Sixth: Authority of Flames He could control high-temperature flames and molecular movement. Combined with the fifth authority, he gained full control over molecular behavior.
Seventh: Authority of Consciousness He could manipulate minds and create illusions.
Eighth: Authority of Earth He could control the land, gravity, and even generate black holes.
Ninth: Authority of Domination He could create clones that inherited part of his power.
Tenth: Authority of Restraint He could suppress all 'special' abilities.
Eleventh: Authority of Corruption He could erode both creatures and machines to bring them under his control.
Twelfth: Authority over Life and Death He mastered the forces of creation and decay.
And finallythe Power of End itself.
He now controlled time and could even restart civilization.
As the Cocoon of the End fully integrated with him, Takumi gained all thirteen authorities.
Feeling the power surge within him, Takumi clicked his tongue.
"Even though there are no more humans in this world..." "Just the remnants were enough to make me this strong." "Ridiculous."
The Cocoon of the End had bound Takumi to this world.
Or rather, to the legacy of the civilization on this planet.
But there were no humans left.
Takumi was now the last human being in this world.
Even if he was a foreigner, he was still human.
Therefore, he was the rightful inheritor of everything this world had left behind.
Humanity here had completely perished.
He was the last human, the last hope of humanity.
Thus, all of this world belonged to him.
Because of that, once he merged with the Cocoon, he was automatically recognized as part of this civilization.
Its entire legacy made him leap to unimaginable heights of power.
"Destroying an entire continent would be no problem now." "Even wiping out a planet would be simple."
Feeling the power surging within him, Takumi gave this assessment.
Clearly, this world's legacy was quite impressive.
The moment he fused with the Cocoon of the End, Takumi obtained all of this planet's knowledge.
He now knew the planet had already begun plans to build a spaceship.
But!
It was ultimately useless.
The project never reached completion.
Just as the blueprints were being drawn, those scientists had already perished.
Until the very end, humanity never escaped this planet.
The last remaining survivors died long ago.
Sorting through the knowledge in his mind, Takumi sighed.
Feeling the power within him, Takumi raised his hand and condensed Honkai energy.
In the next instant, a mirror appeared in his hand.
The power of the Herrscher of Reason: Understanding and Manifestation.
With the knowledge of an entire planet, creating a mirror was trivial.
Takumi looked at his reflection and fell into thought.
His eyes had turned into golden crosses, not star pupils.
His hair color had changed, though his clothes remained the same.
No Herrscher outfit had appeared.
Or maybe, if he wanted one, he could design it himself?
Staring at his reflection, Takumi clicked his tongue.
"Handsome!!"
Touching his strikingly handsome face, he couldn't be more pleased.
Strength aside, being good-looking was mandatory.
And he had become white-haired.
In the real world, this would be the kind of hair your mom would beat you over.
Shaking his head, Takumi let the thought go.
He casually tossed the mirror, and it dissolved into Honkai energy.
Without his intent, the mirror couldn't persist.
If he needed it again, he could simply remanifest it.
At that moment, Takumi began to think seriously.
He was now bound to this planet.
If he wanted to become stronger in the future, there was only one path:
Develop civilization!
His power was tied to civilization. The more advanced it became, the stronger he'd grow.
Though this civilization was destroyed, it had left behind many relics.
For example, tools for awakening superpowers.
These powers weren't pseudoscientific "magic-as-science" tricks, but genuine bodily evolution.
No calculations needed Once awakened, they became as natural as using your limbs.
In addition, there was the vast knowledge and technology left behind.
Using this, could Takumi rebuild civilization?
He fell deep into thought.
To develop a civilization, you need people!
Without people, what was the point?
Make mechanical lifeforms?
Or use the Honkai-mutated magical beasts?
Takumi was lost in thought.
"No people... so it's a dead loop?" "If I can't cross into other worlds, I'll be stuck here forever!"
A very serious problem.
If he remained the only person here, civilization couldn't develop.
Unlesshe created a mechanical civilization?
Or developed a civilization of Honkai Beasts?
Either way, the absence of humans was a huge disadvantage.
After some thought, Takumi relaxed.
He still had the chat group.
Maybe he could cross into other worlds someday.
Maybe some people from other worlds would want to immigrate.
Could he persuade them to come?
With that thought, his eyes lit up.
As long as this world had humans, as long as civilization could grow,
Takumi would continue to grow stronger.
He could even acquire knowledge of other civilizations via the chat group, and incorporate them into his own,
using them as fuel to grow his own civilization and strength.
Now that he'd thought it through, Takumi was very pleased.
"Before that, I should clean up the place." "Can't let the Honkai Beasts wreck the world too much."
He sensed the activity outside,
and made up his mind.
If he wanted to attract immigrants in the future,
he needed to maintain safety and hygiene.
Who would want to move to a dangerous world?
Even if he had become the embodiment of Honkai
He was still a good guy!
So, time to clean up.
First, he needed to deal with this world's situation.
Chapter 4: The Previous Generation of Humanity Was Completely Defeated
Takumi used his newly acquired powers to leave the underground base.
As he activated his ability, a dark golden black hole appeared.
He turned around and stepped into it.
At the same time, another dark golden black hole opened up in the void outside.
Takumi's figure slowly emerged from it.
When Takumi appeared in midair, it was as though he was stepping on invisible stairs.
The void rippled slightly.
Then, Takumi simply floated quietly above this world.
Standing in midair, he took a deep breath.
"The air is not bad!"
"No smog or industrial pollution."
Praising the clean air, Takumi looked around.
The sky was a clear blue, giving off a peaceful atmosphere.
It was very quiet, though some occasional sounds could be heardlike things moving.
Takumi could also feel that the world was now saturated with Honkai energy.
All of this powerwas his.
Because he was the Honkai. The origin of it.
All the Honkai energy scattered and absorbed by beasts still belonged to him.
But now, it was time to do some cleaning.
This world didn't need so many magical beasts.
Just enough to serve as food.
Also, Takumi wouldn't allow them to use Honkai energy.
Still, it would be a bit of a waste to completely wipe out all Honkai Beasts.
After thinking for a moment, Takumi had an idea.
He snapped his fingers.
Snap~!
With a crisp sound, it was as if a drop of water fell into the void.
In the next moment, black holes appeared under many Honkai Beasts.
These holes swallowed them entirely and disappeared.
Takumi had sent them into imaginary space.
He'd use them as summoned beasts later.
Ones he could carry around.
Of course, he didn't collect all of them.
With Honkai energy spread across the world, Takumi could now perceive everything.
Almost all monsters had become Honkai Beasts
Countless ones at Saint, Emperor, and even Judgment levels.
Takumi collected every Honkai Beast above Chariot level.
As for the rest, he would later withdraw the Honkai energy and revert them to normal.
They'd serve as food.
After acquiring this world's knowledge, Takumi knew the magical beasts here were edible
and even quite tasty.
Some could even enhance superpowers.
There were likely tens of billions of Honkai Beasts.
Takumi just collected at least three billion in one go.
No wonder humanity lost!
Realizing the situation, Takumi couldn't help but sigh.
But he didn't dwell on it.
He took everything he could.
Some powerful beasts he let remainso they could breed.
They'd only serve as food later.
After this, Takumi began reclaiming the Honkai energy.
Purple energy started extracting from all over the world and flowed toward him.
Even from the Honkai Beasts, their energy was pulled away
returning them to normal, though now weaker.
They would likely recover after resting for a few days.
After reclaiming all the Honkai energy,
Takumi felt much stronger again.
The overwhelming Honkai energy in his body felt great.
Now, the Honkai energy in this world was scarce.
Even if any remained, the beasts couldn't absorb it.
Takumi didn't want all his "food" turning into Honkai Beasts again.
Satisfied with the situation, he nodded.
He looked down at the earth
Only ruins remained.
The cities were overgrown with plants.
This world was truly tragic.
Destroyed, just like that.
He sighed.
Raising his hand, he began cleaning up the ruined city below.
Since the moment he obtained the Cocoon of the End, Takumi had become omnipotent.
Moreover, he could also use this world's superpowers.
Speaking of which
Most of the superpowers here were quite weak.
The strongest ones could maybe destroy a city solo.
"No wonder humanity lost."
"Powerful beasts could sink an island and summon endless minions."
"They had both quantity and quality."
"Humanity did achieve early victories through technology, but once it failed and a new system couldn't be built in time, it was too late."
Looking at the ruined city, Takumi stopped thinking about it.
Humanity had lost terribly.
In the end, only a few people were left.
The other bases were all empty.
The last survivors took their lives centuries ago.
There was no hope left.
After some consideration, Takumi began organizing his territory.
By manipulating molecular motion,
he dismantled the ruined city completely.
As for the remnants of civilization?
Unnecessary.
Anything he needed, Takumi could create from scratch.
No need to scavenge.
With his power, the city was enveloped in a terrifying force
Everything disintegrated and vanished.
Only clean land remained.
Now, Takumi began building his city.
With all the knowledge he had, he naturally knew urban planning.
He didn't need much for now.
Just the basics.
The rest could come later.
No skyscrapersjust a livable house.
With the Herrscher of Reason's power,
Takumi constructed an underground water system.
He also built a few small villas.
Then, he used his construction ability to create some cleaning robots.
After handling those basics,
Takumi descended to the ground.
But looking at the empty city,
he felt a bit dissatisfied.
After thinking for a bit,
he used his powers to rapidly grow trees.
He filled all the empty areas with greenery.
Beneath his home, he made a towering tree over a hundred meters tall.
By the time he finished, the area had become a full forest.
Having gained so many powers,
Takumi now felt omnipotent.
"Mm. Now that's more like it."
A wilderness villa. Nothing wrong with that.
It felt cozy.
Now, he just needed to wait for the chat group's world-hopping function to activate.
Once it did, Takumi could start "recruiting."
"Hey kid, want to immigrate?"
"Come here and you'll get a house and land for free."
Thinking this, Takumi smiled.
Although he was alone for now
The future was promising.
What he lacked now were people
Special talents who could help him develop civilization!
Chapter 5: Hello? Want to Immigrate? Free Superpowers Included
Takumi had prepared many things for this new world.
After finishing all of that, he finally lay down in the house he had created.
Only now did he feel a sense of security in this world.
Even though the transmigration had been sudden, the chat group turned out to be quite useful.
Thinking of this, Takumi opened the chat group and started looking for people to immigrate.
Takumi:
[I'm back!]
[Anyone want to immigrate?]
[The safety issues are resolved, and I am now bound to this world. I urgently need people to immigrate and help me develop civilization.]
[Immigration comes with free housing and land. If you immigrate now, you'll become one of the founding elders of this world.]
He didn't hold back and directly posted in the group.
"Hey, I have a new world. Anyone want to immigrate?"
Not only free land and housinghe'd even throw in robots.
As soon as Takumi spoke up, the group was instantly stirred.
Chika Fujiwara, who was attending class, was astonished by his message.
Chika Fujiwara:
[You've already handled everything?]
[Did you use the Cocoon of the End?]
[What's the situation? Tell me, tell me!]
[Did you turn into a Herrscher? Do you have the same powers as Insect Girl now?]
She was full of curiosity.
After all, only one person in the group had received such power before through check-in rewards.
Did Takumi instantly become a Herrscher?
He had previously said in the group that he transmigrated.
Now he must be bound to that world, right?
To suddenly gain such overwhelming powerhow enviable!
Takumi:
[You're underestimating me!]
[I didn't just get one Herrscher's powerI got several. Plus, I received all the knowledge and heritage of this world.]
[Also obtained plans for developing superpowers and even drugs.]
[If you want superpowers, come to my world. I'm giving them away for free.]
At that, Takumi's eyes lit up.
Right! He had access to tons of superpower development plans.
If he wanted people to awaken abilities, he could totally make it happen.
This world's previous civilization had already mastered a method for ordinary people to awaken superpowers using special serums.
