Honkai Impact: Travel Notes of the Tree and the Sea

"pain!!"

Bella was mercilessly thrown over the shoulder by Tianqin, causing the dragon-like Bella to show a very human expression of pain. However, she struggled but could not break free from Tianqin's tightly grasping claws.

There was really no other way, so Bella had to change back into a girl, and only then did she break free from Tianqin's restraints and return to Xilin's side.

"My Lady Queen..."

"It's okay, Bella, let's go together. With my spatial ability, humans will definitely show their flaws."

Xilin gripped the weapon in her hand and let out a long sigh to relieve the tremendous pressure brought to her by Tianqin.

Even though she knew in her heart that the man in front of her was not serious at all, it was difficult just to stand in front of him.

"Bella, do it!"

Xilin roared angrily, and the power of space that was as easy as her arm made Xilin's figure appear directly behind Tianqin, with the wide-open scissors opening pointed directly at Tianqin's neck.

Sensing Xilin appearing behind him, Tianxun half turned around and tried to use his right claw to forcibly resist Xilin's attack.

But just as he turned around, Tianqin saw a red and blue figure coming towards him from the corner of his vision.

"Don't even think about dealing with the Queen!!"

Bella's hands tightly grasped the long sword made of fire and ice. Her actions also successfully prevented Tianqin from having the opportunity to deal with Xilin behind him.

He saw the double swords of ice and fire in front of him attacking him fiercely, and the scissors behind him were aimed at his neck.

Tianqin finally showed a look of satisfaction in his eyes, and then he used his hands to directly block the attacks from Xilin and Bella.

"Ah! Ha!!!"

Xilin and Bella kept injecting their strength into the weapons in their hands, while Tianqin relied on the gauntlets on his arms to resist the attacks of the two.

"Finally, there seems to be some cooperation."

Even though he was under the combined attack of two people, Tianqin's tone did not sound nervous at all. Instead, he seemed very satisfied with the performance of Xilin and Bella.

"Well, let's see how long you can keep up this enthusiasm."

"boom!!"

"ah!?"

Tianqin used brute force to shake off the attacks of the two men. Seeing that the two men wanted to continue attacking, Tianqin simply clenched his fists with his claws and smashed the ground beneath his feet hard.

“Wow??”

"Ah, you really have a bad heart, eh?"

Tianqin's attack not only affected Bella and Xilin who were closest to him, but also the spectators around them who were somewhat unsteady on their feet due to Tianqin's sudden attack.

In order to avoid being affected by the shock wave, Xilin pulled Bella away from the center of the explosion as soon as possible, and imitated Tianqin's initial "spaceless barrier" to resist subsequent attacks.

Xilin looked at the figure slowly standing up at the center of the explosion, and watched Tianqin twisting his numb wrist. She was not reassured by the attack that seemed to be a little successful this time.

"Bella, be ready to enter dragon mode at any time. The human might be serious this time."

In fact, it was just as Xilin said. Tianqin just moved his wrist and his figure disappeared instantly.

"later!!"

The tacit understanding developed from fighting together with Xilin played its due role at this moment.

The moment Xilin opened her mouth, Bella immediately flapped her wings and flew into the air, with the flames and ice in her hands pouring out mercilessly.

The moment Tianxun disappeared, Xilin sensed through the spatial fluctuations that he would appear behind her. She also immediately moved her position, and distorted the space of her original position as much as possible.

"Stop!!!"

"Ok?"

Tianqin appeared from the crack in space, but his figure was slightly delayed because of the distorted space around him.

It was this delay that allowed Bella's Ice and Fire to perfectly hit Tianqin's body. Although Tianqin took timely precautions, the impact of the attack still forced Tianqin back a long distance.

“nice!!”

Seeing that her and Bella's attacks finally worked, Xilin finally clenched her fists excitedly.

Then, in line with the principle of striking while he's ill, Xilin prepared to seize this rare opportunity to give Tianxun another big blow.

"Bella! Activate the dragon bloodline! Then activate our contract!"

"Yes!!"

Bella once again transformed into a dragon, but this time she did not use the fire and ice on her body to attack. Instead, she forced them all into her chest. Watching the red and ice-blue lines gradually spread across the dragon's body through the gaps in the scales, Bella's body became even larger at this moment.

Looking at Bella, whose whole body had turned dark purple, Xilin also put her hand on the largest scale on the dragon's heart.

Then the dark purple energy from Bella's body began to flow along Xilin's arms, quickly covering Xilin's body, and then pieces of armor-like scales gradually wrapped around Xilin's exposed parts, and a pair of purple horns also emerged from her forehead.

"Bella... You are worthy of being the knight born because of you."

Tianqin looked at the changes in Xilin in front of him and understood everything in his heart.

No matter who they are, as long as they make a contract with the dragon clan and use this power, they will be affected by the dragon clan's life level, causing part of their appearance to change to that of a dragon clan.

Of course, the prerequisite for the transformation is that both parties to the contract have achieved 100% compatibility in soul and blood.

……

Xilin carefully felt the powerful force flowing in her body, and her thoughts drifted to the Siberian snowfields of the past.

At that time, she was so eager for power, eager for the ability to subvert everything, she wanted to prove her strength to the world.

However, she failed, and she and Bella, who was born because of her, were buried in history.

Until Xilin met Tianxun.

Although she is a herrscher, she can go shopping openly without worrying about anyone hurting her or people around her being hostile to her because she is a herrscher.

Now, she has a power that she never dared to believe in before. With this power, she can completely subvert the world.

However, this time, Xilin just looked at the man in front of her quietly.

It had nothing to do with how strong she was. This time, she just wanted to prove it to the man in front of her.

Prove that she and Bella are worthy of standing by his side and of continuing to travel with him.

……

The scissors in Xilin's hand had disappeared, replaced by a number of sub-sky spears. They carried energy enough to break the space, and all pointed their tips at Tianxun who was standing on the ground and looking up at them.

At the same time, Bella, who was in the state of a magic dragon, also raised her head, gathered all the energy in her body into her mouth, and prepared to send this breath that was enough to destroy the stars to the man who gave her rebirth.

"Human, this is the limit of what I can do right now... Please... take a good look at my determination!!"

Xilin and Tianqin looked at each other from a distance, then Xilin stretched out her hand and gently clenched her fist towards Tianqin's position, as if she wanted to take him into her hands.

"Space! Return to the abyss at this moment!!!"

Xilin's voice slowly reached everyone's ears, and then they saw that the space where Tianqin was located was isolated and compressed, and countless sub-space spears pierced through it, and in the very center of the space there were faint signs of the birth of a black hole.

"Roar!!!!!!"

Then, Bella, without any hesitation, poured all her breath into the space that blocked Tianqin through the crack opened by Xilin.

In the eyes of others, the place where Tianqin was originally located had completely become "nothingness", and the space filled with Bella's breath and destroyed by countless Sub-Sky Spears had been completely collapsed into a small shining point by Xilin's power.

Then, the energy that had been compressed to the extreme was about to burst out...

"Everyone please be careful!!"

Alicia and Phantom came in front of everyone, and countless crystals and thorns surrounded everyone tightly. Before Kiana and the others merged their powers, they were the only two people present who could block this explosion that was enough to shatter space.

----

However, the shock that Alicia had imagined did not come, but instead a man's voice was heard.

"Very good attack, you have passed the test."

Tianxun, who was supposed to be trapped in the collapsing space, appeared safely in front of everyone at this time. In his hand, a flash of light wrapped in terrifying energy was constantly trembling, and then with a light squeeze from Tianxun, it disappeared without a trace.

"Bella, lower your head."

Tianqin didn't say much, but just gently stroked Xilin's soft long hair, watching Bella's dragon head gradually lowered.

"You have passed the Rite of Rebirth perfectly, Bella."

"Under my witness, you have the dignity and strength that a dragon should have, and together with your contractor, you have proved your determination to me."

"This is my reward to you..."

Tianqin placed his hand on Bella's dragon kiss, and dark golden light gradually covered Bella's entire head, as if some entity was condensing under this light.

When the light faded, Bella's head was covered by a dark golden helmet with purple lines. (Inspired by the ice armor on the head of the Ice Curse Dragon in Monster Hunter)

……

"I didn't expect that the master would think so highly of them."

The phantom standing nearby looked at the armor on Bella's head and couldn't help but sigh.

"what does that mean?"

Phantom's eyes left Bella's and he explained softly.

"Miss Bella just received the [Crown of the Dragon Clan], which is the highest evaluation that the Dragon Lord can give to the newborn dragons."

"With it, Miss Bella is qualified to become a Supreme Dragon."

"Thank you for your appreciation, Sister Huanling. But I have no intention of becoming a supreme dragon. I just hope that I can always stay by the side of the Queen and Master Tianqin and fight for them."

Bella, who had transformed into a human form, just heard the voice of the phantom. The crown given to her by Tianqin now turned into a tiny dark golden scale on her forehead, adding a different kind of charm to Bella.

Because she had devoted herself to the battle, Xilin, who had fallen asleep, was now gently held in Bella's arms.

After hearing Bella's inner thoughts, the phantom just nodded with relief, then turned into purple smoke and disappeared in front of everyone.