Chapter 267: Absolute Violence (35k update, please subscribe)

【Killing Species King (Rare and Peerless): Harvested over 1,000,000 Human Species lives; Progress: 317/1,000,000】

【You have killed the Feudal Lord of the Land of Lightning. Your Reputation in the Cloud Hidden Village has been fixed as: Hatred (Solidified 100/100)】

【You will be subject to continuous pursuit by the forces of the Cloud Hidden Village in this world】

【Killing Intent Wave increased slightly, currently: lv3 (576/1200)】

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"Ha, haha~ haha!"

The muscles on Bai Cangshu's arms were torn in large patches, but they were already healing rapidly at this moment. He looked at how he had used mere brute force to knead sand and soil into stone, then hurled it, directly destroying the Daimyo Palace and killing hundreds of people.

He looked up at the full moon and laughed wildly; it was the most genuine joy overflowing from the bottom of his heart.

Just like a child who, for the first time, raises a wooden stick and, with a casual swing, smashes beautiful roadside flowers into tiny fragments—that feeling of realizing one has mastered the power to dictate the life and death of other things is intoxicating.

This is pure power, unmixed with any energy.

Under this full moon, Bai Cangshu felt that if he were to encounter the Werewolf he met in the Jujutsu World back then again, he would only need one punch head-on to directly blast it to death.

This is the 【Performance】 of the Second Tier. This extreme performance, combined with Bai Cangshu's terrifying physique, unleashed an unprecedentedly horrific effect.

Listening to the chaotic sounds of the crowd in the Royal Capital of the Land of Lightning, there were many samurai and civilians attempting to save people, as well as some stationed ninjas trying to locate the enemy.

"Let's go, it is time for us to make this country submit..."

Bai Cangshu's tone was somewhat high-pitched due to excitement, sounding like a drunkard who had drunk too much, or perhaps a lecher who had obtained a beauty; that sense of relief from having his desires vented, which made every pore on his body open up, could be heard by both Orochimaru and Itachi.

The two looked at the purple aura that had almost begun to burn fiercely on Tao Baibai's body—that unknown energy which did not belong to Chakra was clearly related to slaughter.

The other party enhances himself through slaughter, the other party pleases himself through slaughter...

Whoosh~

Itachi's eyelids drooped, and he exhaled a turbid breath gently. In his heart, he confirmed once again that Tao Baibai was an outlier through and through, a monster wearing a human skin, completely devoid of normal human ethics.

But then he thought, the Ninja World has countless heroes, yet no one has been able to end the thousand-year war. Perhaps, it is precisely because humans are surrounded by such monsters that they will truly lay down their greed and stop fighting.

Orochimaru's gaze was even more sinister. Tao Baibai's strike allowed him to see the fragility of humans with unparalleled clarity, even for ninjas, and even for a Feudal Lord of a country standing at the pinnacle of power.

To be targeted by such a guy, who threw a rock from two kilometers away and shattered the Daimyo Palace...

This is power that completely strips human life of its weight.

Moreover, he did not feel that the other party had any moral considerations whatsoever for depriving so many lives.

Many ninjas feel unbearable or vomit when they first start killing; after killing enough and getting used to it, they start finding various reasons to excuse themselves—this is a mission, a ninja must complete the mission, those killed are all enemies... And some bloodthirsty people will grow to love killing, love the thrill of abuse, and enjoy the pain of the dead.

But Tao Baibai is different; Orochimaru could feel that the other party was merely rejoicing in his own strength.

Tao Baibai seemed to not treat the guys he killed as humans at all, or perhaps, he did not treat himself as a human.

Therefore, killing so many people did not cause this guy to have any moral fluctuations due to 【Empathy】, whether good or bad, none at all.

Perhaps if the other party had thrown that rock at a mountain and collapsed it, the other party would also show a satisfied smile.

Bai Cangshu noticed the strange looks from the two and turned back to look down at them.

At this moment, Bai Cangshu was over three meters tall, his bursting muscles almost tearing his clothes apart, and his sense of oppression was extremely terrifying.

Both Orochimaru and Itachi subconsciously assumed a combat stance in alert.

Bai Cangshu, however, sneered.

"Do you know why ninjas have always been driven to wage war, and why it has remained so for a thousand years?"

"Because of... loyalty?"

"No, it is because you have absolutely no self-awareness as a Transcendental."

Bai Cangshu turned around and walked with bare feet toward the Royal Capital built on the cliff in the distance.

Orochimaru and Itachi followed behind, while Ping Zhonghua and Danzō were placed on the backs of two Summoning Beasts respectively.

Bai Cangshu's voice grew louder and louder, beginning to echo like thunder between the cliffs and canyons; even the clouds and mist seemed to begin to churn because of the immense sound.

"You possess power, but you lack the spirit to wield that power."

"What is a Transcendental? To transcend the shackles of the mundane; everything in this world, I can change with a wave of my hand!"

"Power controls strength?"

"No, only absolute power can give birth to absolute authority!"

Itachi listened to Tao Baibai starting to "seduce" them again, yet he could not stop those contents from entering his brain and beginning to ponder their rationality.

Absolute power... can give birth to absolute authority... can absolute authority bring absolute peace...

Bai Cangshu's pupils focused, looking at the ninjas maintaining order above the chaotic Daimyo Palace in the far distance; the other party had also heard the sound of Bai Cangshu speaking and was looking toward this side, shouting for others to pay attention.

Bai Cangshu raised his right hand, and a strong Killing Intent Wave began to condense beneath his palm.

A wave is a manifestation of Qi, but it is more unstable and reacts more violently.

The intense wave rotated and condensed continuously, eventually turning into a wave cluster about thirty centimeters in diameter. Because it was violently compressed, it became increasingly unstable, emitting a shrill, whistling sound.

The sound was extremely sharp, almost making one feel their eardrums stinging.

Bai Cangshu, however, curled his fingers on one hand, still compressing this wave, and did not, as usual, strike it out with both hands to turn it into a Wave Fist.

Since he had realized that the shackle between the Second Tier and the Third Tier was energy intensity and energy control ability, Bai Cangshu naturally would not relax his control over energy.

Compared to the powerful but difficult-to-leverage Soul power within his bloodline, Qi and waves were much easier to control for Bai Cangshu, a Martial Artist who constantly trained.

He felt that intense power pulsing continuously under his palm; the terrifying energy contained within, once out of control, would be enough to completely destroy an area of more than ten meters in radius.

Watching Orochimaru and Itachi merely alert but not leaving his side, Bai Cangshu suddenly had a strange feeling; even such powerful ninjas, guys who could casually deprive hundreds of people of their lives, were now unable to perceive his own terror.

This is the difference at the biological level. Although Orochimaru and Itachi both mastered the energy of Chakra and were even stronger than him from the perspective of energy manipulation alone.

But in terms of the biological attributes themselves, both were too fragile. Even the Uchiha clansmen, who were counted as having the bloodline of the Otsutsuki Clan, were only superior to ordinary people at the physical level.

Whether it was the sense of smell for danger or the ability to resist damage, they were far from comparable to him.

If one had to say it, it was that although everyone was a Human Species organism and had a human appearance, inside, they were already worlds apart.

Ring!

An intense whistling sound seemed on the verge of exploding, and scorching clouds of smoke continuously emitted from beneath Bai Cangshu's palm.

In front of the Daimyo Palace in the distance, a squad had already gathered; several ninja turned into black shadows, leaping from the cliffside and approaching the group at high speed, while others stood in battle formation, their hands ready to weave hand seals at any moment.

The Wave beneath Bai Cangshu's right hand had now shrunk to less than ten centimeters, its frequency and amplitude of vibration extremely exaggerated; Bai Cangshu felt as if he were clutching a bomb that had already detonated, with terrifying impact force constantly darting beneath his palm.

Finally, with a cruel smile, he pushed his right hand toward the Royal Capital of the Land of Lightning, toward the position where those ninja had formed their ranks.

Hum~

The air instantly caved in, and the next moment, the Killing Intent Fluctuation Fist, radiating a dense Wave that seemed to blur one's vision, tore through the air.

The Lightning Style ninja standing before the shattered Daimyo Palace were wearing exquisite robes; seeing that point of purple light ignite in the distance, they then heard a terrifying whistling sound in the air.

As ninja skilled in Lightning Style, they knew very well that some extremely high-level Lightning Style Ninja Arts would also cut through the air and cause similar whistling sounds when they triggered lightning.

This kind of sound often signified extreme danger!

Over a dozen people wove hand seals in unison.

【Lightning Style: Sixteen Pillar Binding Technique】!

This was a special Lightning Style Ninja Art combined with Earth Style Barrier Technique, usually a special Lightning Style used only to defend against or obstruct the movements of a rampaging Tailed Beast.

Accompanied by intense lightning, walls resembling refined steel rose up, blocking the path before them.

Pfft~

Under Bai Cangshu's smiling gaze, that dense Killing Intent Fluctuation Fist collided with the barrier raised by the Lightning Style; the next moment, the steel-like walls caved in silently, and the Killing Intent Wave accompanied the impact, the intensely compressed energy within instantly beginning to diffuse completely.

A scorching white light erupted from the dense purple glow, instantly masking all other light.

Boom!

Orochimaru raised a hand to block his eyes, shielding them from the intense light, followed by the terrifying sound of the explosion and the shockwave.

A massive firework erupted from the cliff of the Land of Lightning's Royal Capital, and the terrified screams were completely drowned out.

Swoosh, swoosh, pfft~

Several swift figures carrying flickering lightning appeared instantly behind the three; one person held a Kunai accompanied by thunder, instantly piercing through Orochimaru's neck.

Another person slashed with a lightning longsword toward Uchiha Itachi, who was still looking at the explosion, but the Three-Tomoe in Uchiha Itachi's pupils rotated slightly, and his figure seemed to blur for an instant.

Clang!

He had already drawn his sword at some unknown moment, precisely blocking the opponent's blade, while his Three-Tomoe Sharingan stared coldly at the other; this dark-skinned ninja wearing a Cloud Hidden Village forehead protector felt his heart sink upon seeing those eyes.

Damn it, it's an Uchiha...

Immediately, an image of crows taking flight appeared before his eyes, and the next moment, a sharp blade pierced through his throat.

The person who appeared behind Bai Cangshu was sturdy and wrapped in lightning, clearly a master of Ninja Body Arts; with a tap of his foot, the ground shattered, and his figure vanished again behind the half-turning Bai Cangshu.

This sturdy Cloud Hidden Village Jonin wearing sunglasses held his palms together like a blade, suddenly appearing before Bai Cangshu; as he slashed horizontally, the air was instantly torn, and the lightning seemed to transform into a silver blade of light.

Pfft!

At the end of the blade light was a massive palm.

The Cloud Hidden Village Jonin Odula only felt that his hand-blade, which could split mountains and crack rocks, had slashed into diamond; as his hand bones nearly shattered, his force felt like a clay ox entering the sea.

Bai Cangshu's left hand gripped the arm that was far too slender in his grasp, then he turned and slammed the sturdy ninja into the ground.

Bang!

The sound of the ground and human bones shattering rang out simultaneously.

Bang!

Pfft!

Like a piece of rotten meat, in the face of such terrifying brute force, even a body reinforced by Ninja Body Arts shattered instantly, leaving only a twisted arm held in Bai Cangshu's hand.

【You have killed Cloud Hidden Village Jonin Odula, gained 1000 Dimension Points】

【You have killed Cloud Hidden Village Special Jonin...】

【You have killed...】

Pfft!

The ninja, horrified by Odula being killed so brutally, did not notice that the Orochimaru he had killed had turned into a snake; behind him, Orochimaru appeared silently, opened his mouth to spit out a large snake, and instantly bit the ninja's throat; as the poison was injected in an instant, the remaining ninja also twitched twice and went silent.

"Everyone in the Land of Lightning, I am the one who just killed your Daimyo; now, I will give you a choice..."

"Submit, or die."

(End of chapter)