Bronya had barely warmed up to her newly regained power when it was being borrowed. She immediately wanted to refuse, but unfortunately, with her current strength, she couldn't even manage that.
What frustrated her even more was that she was the one who accepted Welt's trial, she was the one who truly mastered the Herrscher of Reason's authority, yet with just a wave of his hand, the Herrscher of Reason's core abandoned her without hesitation, obediently falling into his palm.
Of course, she didn't know that the Herrscher core's proactive surrender wasn't abandoning her, but protecting her.
The 300,000 consciousnesses within the core had experienced Ren's cleansing and knew his terror. To prevent Ren from attacking Bronya, it had proactively chosen to show goodwill.
Bronya was unaware of these hidden details, but Ren saw them clearly. Joyce's consciousness was just a remnant soul, but it was still protecting the next generation Herrscher of Reason.
He didn't point it out directly, but reassured her with hidden meaning, "I have no malice. The fact that you can still exist is the best proof. Bronya is Kiana's friend, there's no way I would hurt her."
"What are you talking about?" The girl frowned. She didn't know Ren was speaking to Joyce within the Herrscher core, and felt somewhat baffled.
"Don't worry about it. I'll demonstrate how to use the Herrscher of Reason's authority for you. How much you can learn is up to you."
"There's no need. I am the Herrscher of Reason, and I have Mr. Welt as my teacher. I can completely learn through my own means." Although Ren was wearing Kiana's appearance, Bronya knew he was very likely not the real Kiana. With her stubborn personality, naturally, she wouldn't accept a stranger's good intentions.
But the next second, her movements froze in place, her eyes widening as she looked at something in Ren's hand.
"Star of Eden?" A spherical black hole constantly rotated, absorbing all light into it. Bronya had witnessed Welt's battles many times, so she naturally knew what the simulated Star of Eden looked like when used.
"No, this is the authority of the Herrscher of Rock." [Verification Needed: Should "岩之律者" be "Herrscher of Earth" or "Herrscher of Geo" or something else? In Honkai context, is "Earth" or "Geo" more accurate?]
Star of Eden was a Divine Key created by the core of the Herrscher of Rock from a previous civilization. It was found by Welt Joyce of this era, who used the authority of the first-generation Herrscher of Reason to understand and reproduce it.
From then on, the simulated Star of Eden became his primary fighting method.
Welt Yang, the second-generation Herrscher of Reason, inherited the Herrscher of Reason's authority, and also inherited the simulation of Star of Eden.
But as Ren said, the black hole in his hand was purely formed from authority, not through Star of Eden.
"Is there a difference?" Bronya didn't quite understand. To her, the power of Star of Eden was inherently the authority of the Earth Herrscher; the forms of expression were almost identical.
"The Herrscher of Reason's analytical ability grants the Herrscher a deeper level of understanding. With this, you can..."
Just as the two were talking, a flash of cold light suddenly descended from the sky, plunging straight into the earth. The terrifying impact that followed almost destroyed the surrounding dozens of meters, leaving only a deep crater.
"Are you done with your chit-chat? You think you can trap me with just a few rocks?" The Herrscher of Sentience, who had broken free, had dust all over her messy long hair, and her clothes were even more tattered in many places, no longer resembling her former spirited appearance.
She said through gritted teeth, clearly furious at being unilaterally suppressed by Ren.
With a wave of her hand, the Fenghuang Down sword case appeared out of thin air. As soon as the treasured sword fell into her hand, she charged towards Ren with lightning speed.
Having been tricked by Ren once, the Herrscher of Sentience had at least learned a little. She didn't choose to blindly attack, but instead used her sword as a vanguard, to avoid being trapped in the stone formation again.
The attack went smoothly, unexpectedly encountering no obstacles. A surge of joy rose in her heart, and her offensive intensified.
"Is that all you've got?"
But the moment this invincible blade touched Ren, it was like falling into an invisible swamp, easily dissolved.
"Using gravity to change the surrounding spatial structure? But shouldn't Star of Eden only be able to create black holes?" Watching the two start fighting again, Bronya consciously hid in the ruins, quietly observing and analyzing.
Although she was somewhat unconvinced in her heart, and said she didn't want to learn, she still honestly memorized every detail when Ren and the Herrscher of Sentience fought. After all, the combat power of these two far exceeded hers.
Bronya wasn't stupid; she knew she should learn when she could.
"Just a little trick." Her attack missing, the Herrscher of Sentience snorted angrily, then drew out her scythe blade. With the sound of chains rubbing, the scythe blade, almost covering the entire space, enveloped Ren within it.
This kind of large-scale attack couldn't be easily affected, even if Ren could create a gravity field.
This was the Herrscher of Sentience's advantage. She possessed Fu Hua's memories and also inherited her vast combat experience. The countless skills contained in these combat experiences were enough to deal with any combat situation.
Even if one method failed, she could find other ways to cope.
The scythe blade locked down space, constantly constricting, strangling Ren inside like a python.
Seeing revenge was about to be completed, a joyful emotion surged into her heart. The Herrscher of Sentience finally revealed her usual smile. But this smile hadn't even lasted a second when a crisp sound of metal breaking suddenly rang out.
The densely interwoven chains seemed to be cut by an invisible blade, breaking apart one after another. As the chains disintegrated, the blockade completely collapsed.
In the Herrscher of Sentience's shocked gaze, the unharmed Ren slowly walked out, and in his hand, he was holding a familiar longsword.
"The ability the Herrscher of Reason displays is understanding and reproduction, but its true strength lies in understanding." Facing the Herrscher of Sentience's attack, Ren even had time to explain, "Understanding grants the Herrscher of Reason terrifying learning ability, and this ability even includes the authorities of other Herrschers."
"How is that possible, this is my..." There was no doubt that the ability Ren used was the treasured sword the Herrscher of Sentience had just used, but the ability to cut space with a sword was something Fu Hua learned from her Previous Era comrade, Sakura. Ren shouldn't have had access to it.
Moreover, this was a dreamscape formed by her consciousness domain. Only she should be able to create her own weapons.
"Just by seeing it, you can understand it. Just by touching it, you can learn it." While slowly explaining, Ren flicked his wrist, and the Herrscher of Sentience's spear was created. He tapped his toe, and the rotating spear shot towards the Herrscher of Sentience like an arrow.
"Directly creating weapons is just the most superficial way to use it."
While they talked, the battle between Ren and the Herrscher of Sentience also entered a white-hot phase. Apart from the spear, sword, and chains, the Herrscher of Sentience possessed countless combat skills.
"You're not only using my weapons, but also learning my moves, you're shameless! I'll see just how far you can go!"
Abandoning her usual three weapons, the Herrscher of Sentience used even more tricky and bizarre attacks, with endless moves rushing towards Ren. Neither of them used Herrscher authority, only purely competing in skill.
However, as time gradually passed, the Herrscher of Sentience was shocked to discover that no matter what skill she used, the next second, the opponent could completely master it, and might even use it more skillfully than she could.
"Unfair, you're copying me!" The Herrscher of Sentience shouted in exasperation.
"Understanding and reproducing, even exceeding the original limits, this is not copying."
Gradually, as Ren learned more and more skills, the Herrscher of Sentience's fighting became increasingly stifled and frustrated. The enemy was getting stronger and stronger as they fought.
No matter how she attacked, as long as she couldn't defeat the opponent immediately, the opponent could immediately counterattack in the same way.
What angered her was that it was one thing that she couldn't beat him in pure strength, but her most proficient combat experience was also failing to take him down. She couldn't defeat him and couldn't kill him, he was even stickier than taffy.
Even more disgusting was that even though the opponent was fully capable of taking her down immediately, he had been maintaining a evenly matched state.
At first, the Herrscher of Sentience thought that the opponent revealing openings was her chance, but gradually, she finally understood that the other party was deliberately holding back to teach Bronya.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!" Finally, the Herrscher of Sentience, unable to endure it any longer, decided to disregard martial virtue. and use her own authority of consciousness.
Intangible and immaterial consciousness erosion surged towards Ren, attempting to influence his mind and judgment, but the next moment, the consciousness echo that bounced back was completely empty. At the same time, an identical wave of consciousness spread out from Ren.The empty consciousness was Ren's Taixu Sword God consciousness barrier, but when he used the same consciousness authority, even Bronya outside the arena noticed something was wrong.
"Did you see that? As long as you analyze it deeply enough, even Herrscher authorities can be replicated. This is the terrifying aspect of the Herrscher of Reason. Whether it's the Herrscher of Rock, Herrscher of Ice, or any other." Ren turned his gaze to Bronya, "As long as you can see through its essence, Bronya, you can reproduce it in the form of the Herrscher of Reason."
"Even Herrschers can be..." If Bronya had been somewhat indifferent at the beginning, at this moment, only shock remained in her heart.