"So this is inside Chiyou. You really can't see any traces of a living creature."
The silver bullet created a hole in Chiyou's body, and Takatsuki and the others jumped into Chiyou's interior through that hole.
Chiyou's body was filled with a large amount of Honkai Energy, which led to the proliferation of many Honkai Beasts within it.
However, these Honkai Beasts were immediately pierced by weapons projected from the golden gate as soon as they appeared.
"I'm going to Chiyou's heart. I'll trouble you all to guard this place and prevent these Honkai Beasts from escaping."
After clearing out the Honkai Beasts, Takatsuki looked at the three people who had jumped down with him and said.
"Takatsuki, I'll go with you."
Mei was still a bit worried. Takatsuki thought about it and agreed. Durandal also wanted to accompany them, but Takatsuki refused her.
A joke, abandoning his father-in-law here alone, did he still want to have a good life?
And if Durandal followed, their hidden relationship would be exposed immediately.
"Alright, Bianka, that's Raiden Ryoma's daughter, right? Let's not disturb the young couple. Dad hasn't fought alongside you in a long time."
Siegfried, having found his daughter again, was in a great mood and completely failed to notice his daughter's somewhat resentful gaze.
However, in the end, Durandal said nothing and could only sigh and accompany her old father.
Meanwhile, Takatsuki and Mei were traversing through Chiyou's body.
Both of them could fly, completely ignoring Chiyou's complex internal structure and heading directly for the center.
Although he said that, Takatsuki actually activated the system's tracking function, because Chiyou's volume was too large, and blindly searching would be endless.
"Takatsuki, are you going to do something with this Chiyou?"
Mei asked curiously. Before, outside Chiyou, it was said to be difficult to kill Chiyou, but now that they were inside Chiyou, not to mention Takatsuki, even Mei could kill it.
Chiyou's massive size was both its advantage and its weakness.
"Hmm, I have an idea. Originally, I didn't plan to use Honkai Energy, but Old Yang reminded me that Chiyou is the best choice. Perhaps I can try it."
Originally, Takatsuki didn't want to use Honkai Energy at all, but since Yang said so, Takatsuki decided to give it a try.
"I plan to use the Honkai Energy within Chiyou to construct a ritual. This ritual might be able to… end Honkai."
Takatsuki wasn't sure how far a Honkai version of the Holy Grail could go, but since the future gave him such information, he thought it was worth looking forward to.
"Ending Honkai…"
Hearing this, Mei also became expectant, as her life had also been changed by Honkai.
Seeing Mei's reaction, Takatsuki breathed a sigh of relief. He had originally wanted to say resurrecting the dead, but he didn't mention it, considering he might not be able to resurrect Mei's mother.
Just as he said before, he didn't want to give people hope only to disappoint them.
Cecilia certainly had the qualifications to become an honored spirit and still had hope, but Mei's mother… was just an ordinary person.
Takatsuki looked at Mei and suddenly remembered a meme from his previous life: the big three combined couldn't produce one mother.
Although it was fun to joke about, when this matter was put into reality, it was so sad.
If it were a natural death, it would be fine, but the mothers of the three were all killed for other reasons.
Although Mei's mother was the most ordinary, said to have died of cancer, Takatsuki felt that it might not be that simple.
Ryoma was an Anti-Entropy executive, after all. Even if he didn't have time to spend with his wife and child, he was rich.
And the medical technology in the Original World was extremely developed; cancer was no longer considered an incurable disease in this world.
At least it wouldn't cause such an early death.
So Takatsuki-kun probably had Honkai Sickness too, but at the time, the existence of Honkai was still being concealed, so it was publicly stated as cancer.
The two flew side by side and quickly arrived at Chiyou's heart.
Chiyou's heart was not made of flesh and blood in the traditional sense; instead, like its body, it was Honkai Energy combined with mineral-like substances.
And near its heart, a figure stood guard.
"You guys! Why are you stopping me!"
Looking at the petite figure, Takatsuki-kun remembered that sealed with Chiyou was Fu Hua's companion, Ji Lin.
She also corresponds to Ji Xuanyuan, the Yellow Emperor in mythology.
"Is this Chiyou's heart?"
Mei looked at Ji Lin below, and sure enough, she mistook her for the heart's manifestation.
"No, Mei, this is Ji Xuanyuan, Ji Lin, from the myths of Shenzhou. She self-sacrificed to seal Chiyou, and has remained so until now."
Takatsuki-kun and Mei landed in front of Ji Lin. Takatsuki-kun explained to Mei, "Because Chiyou broke free from its seal, she was liberated. However, due to a thousand years of sealing, she was corrupted, which is why she's like this now."
Looking at Ji Lin, who was glaring at them with gritted teeth, perhaps because Takatsuki-kun hadn't broken the two sealing crystals, Ji Lin's power was very weak, and she could only watch the two intruders converse.
She had originally intended to lure the two, but she didn't expect them to head straight for the heart.
"Senior Ji Lin, thank you for guarding Shenzhou for a thousand years. There's no need to worry now; we will deal with Chiyou. You can rest."
Takatsuki-kun looked at Ji Lin, but she was very ungrateful: "I don't want any rest! I want to take revenge on those I once protected!"
Although she said this, Ji Lin was merely putting on a brave front.
She could sense that both individuals in front of her possessed immense Honkai Energy.
And although she wielded the Xuanyuan Sword, it is well known that this mass-produced Divine Key cannot compare to a regular Divine Key, let alone a true Herrscher.
"Alright, alright, revenge, revenge, take revenge however you like. But Senior, you can't get out in your current state, can you? How about I propose a plan?"
"Don't treat me like a child! If you want to help me, then go and destroy the seal within Chiyou's body."
Takatsuki-kun paid no attention to Ji Lin's attitude and directly pulled out a piece of paper.
"That won't do. I still have use for this Chiyou. It's not easy to find a Honkai Beast with such a massive amount of Honkai Energy in the current world. Actually, Senior Ji Lin, you don't need to borrow the power of this Honkai Beast at all. Look at this: as long as you sign the contract, you can become an immortal Yingling. Then you can take revenge as you please. How about it?"
Ji Lin jumped up at the sight of the contract in front of her: "Don't think I'm a child! Do you think I can't understand this thing?!"
Seemingly insulted, Ji Lin directly swung the Xuanyuan Sword. Although it was like a praying mantis trying to stop a chariot, she still wanted to express her attitude. The result was that she was directly suppressed by Takatsuki-kun's Supreme King Haki.
"Sigh, it really didn't work, huh."
Takatsuki-kun sighed, and Mei, beside him, was somewhat speechless.
"Takatsuki, there's no way you could convince her with that, right?"
"Indeed, never mind. Let's suppress Ji Lin for now. After all, she's a senior, so let someone who can handle her deal with it."
Takatsuki-kun was naturally referring to Fu Hua. Fu Hua was, after all, Ji Lin's former companion. Although Ji Lin was completely corrupted now, who knows?
In any case, Ji Lin couldn't cause any trouble now, so Takatsuki-kun directly opened a passage, preparing to retrieve the Lesser Grail and begin constructing the Greater Grail system for the Holy Grail War.
"Takatsuki-kun, is it already resolved? Wow! Where is this?"
On the other side, Hestia seemed to have been with the Lesser Grail all along, and seeing Takatsuki-kun open the passage, she immediately followed.
"This is inside Chiyou. It has immense energy within it, and I plan to use it as the energy source for the Holy Grail War ritual."
Hestia couldn't help with the rest of the matters. Takatsuki-kun briefly explained to Hestia, then had the two of them watch Ji Lin, while he himself took the Lesser Grail closer to Chiyou's heart and began setting up the ritual.