Chapter 298: Return, Monster Power (3k third update, making up for 1500 monthly votes)

"Have you heard, Nagato? It seems Tao Baibai has been sealed by Uchiha Shisui..."

Konan arrived in the cave where Nagato was hiding; through the light at the cave entrance, one could see golden specks of light still falling continuously from the sky.

Nagato's body was weak, but his spirit was good at this moment.

He only paid slight attention to the matter of Tao Baibai's disappearance.

"It is likely news deliberately spread by Konoha. It doesn't matter; nowadays, the Ninja Villages are also beginning to decline due to the influence of that Golden Tree Grace."

Although the Golden Tree Era had not completely fallen, after that battle in the Land of Fire, the Golden Tree had not been destroyed. Rumor had it that the monster named Tao Baibai had gone mad and slaughtered the guardian of the Golden Order.

But afterward, that monster was sealed by the hero of Konoha's Uchiha Clan, Uchiha Shisui, at the cost of his own eyes, and the turmoil was quelled on the surface.

Yet the Golden Tree's Grace continued to fall, and at every moment, a large number of people and beasts gained power because they received the Golden Grace.

The era ruled by ninjas was already on the verge of bankruptcy; when everyone possessed power, it was naturally impossible to continue the old system.

What's more...

Through Nagato's eyes, on the other side, Pein Liudao was already standing in the Royal Capital of the Land of Wind, and the Daimyo was prostrate on the ground.

This great nation in the desert had heard of the calamities in the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, and coupled with the previous destruction by Sasori of the Akatsuki organization, he had already developed fear.

Therefore, disregarding the opposition of Rasa and others, he resolutely chose to surrender.

He submitted a letter of state to the empire named Akatsuki.

Now, the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Lightning on the surface had united into a single massive empire. Large groups of new nobles in the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning were constantly colluding with each other to purge the influence of the old great nobles.

Although Nagato had not yet obtained the peace he wanted, he indeed discovered that the world had changed.

Those days of returning to the starting point after every war had ended.

This time, it was not just the Land of Rain, but these great nations that were all undergoing change.

He did not know if this change was good or bad, and even less whether the so-called Five Nations Fall Plan of the missing Tao Baibai was truly useful.

But he had indeed found a new path, a path that could change the world more effectively than simply inflicting destruction and fear.

Konan wanted to speak but hesitated; she always felt that the current world had become more terrifying, even though after that battle in the Land of Fire, those golden blessings had not caused humans to kill each other again.

But every time she saw the eyes of those who revealed golden rings in their pupils, she always felt strange, as if another will was lurking within those people's bodies, ready to awaken at any moment and cause a horrific situation.

With the golden light falling continuously now, the number of people "infected" was already hard to count; once that kind of chaos erupted again, just thinking about it made one feel a chill all over.

Nagato did not think so; he had already despaired of the former world, and now that the world had changed again, no matter if that change was good or bad, he was willing to pursue it and change with it.

"Next, let's go to the Land of Earth. Since that guy Zetsu is no longer hiding, we don't need to keep things from him either."

Nagato had made his decision. The Akatsuki organization had also undergone significant changes recently; Zetsu had disappeared, and the last place he appeared was that terrifying battlefield in the Land of Fire, seemingly having clashed with Tao Baibai, his life or death unknown.

Orochimaru had obtained the Sharingan and had not shown his face for a long time, not knowing what he was researching; Sasori was still recuperating after returning from the Land of Wind; and Tao Baibai had completely vanished.

Perhaps he should find some new people to join; he had a premonition that this world was brewing a massive upheaval, and he must, before that, make the world move toward the direction Yahiko had once hoped for, before... he himself died...

Somewhere in the Land of Fire, Ping Zhonghua stood before the collapsed mountain. She carried a massive Backpack, her figure almost crushed, but she carefully dodged all the falling golden light.

She guarded that pot of cuisine, but in the end, she did not wait for Lord Tao Baibai to return to enjoy it. She waited and waited, and in the end, she neither waited for Tao Baibai nor saw her husband.

She could only eat some White Snake meat, then pack up the best portion and come to search.

Finally, at this place where the legendary great battle occurred, she stopped. At the place where the monster Tao Baibai, in the words of those Konoha big shots, had slaughtered the golden monster, she tilted her head, as if she sensed a familiar scent.

"Shi, have you found peace here..."

Tears streamed down Ping Zhonghua's face, dripping onto the ground and emitting wisps of white mist. She suddenly felt her body grow hot.

Ping Zhonghua took off her pack and sat on the ground. She thought to herself that she had eaten the White Snake Sage mentioned by those ninja adults, so she must be destined to be punished; she was a wicked woman who had begged others to kill her husband, so she must be destined to die as well.

She sat on the ground, waiting for the final arrival of death, but the pain never appeared. Instead, her body became increasingly light, and she was eventually completely enveloped by the white mist...

——

【Special Event: Five Nations Fall, progress updated, current completion: 63%, settle now?】

【Virtue/Sin Reincarnator ex051, your stay in this world has expired, penalty calculation will begin, leave now?】

In the frozen sea, a scarlet Wave suddenly exploded, and a figure emerged from beneath the solid ice layer.

Bai Cangshu emerged from the sea, spitting out the fish meat he had not yet swallowed. Because he had left that extreme low-temperature environment, the scarlet Killing Intent Wave began to churn again.

The muscles and meridians on his body bulged one by one again.

On Bai Cangshu's face, streaks of black shadows were instantly dispelled.

"Settle."

【Special Event: Five Nations Fall is settling...】

【Settlement complete, final completion: 63%, Rating: S-】

【Obtained 8000 Dimension Points】

【Obtained B-rank Singularity *1】

【Completion exceeds 20%, additional item obtained, drawing...】

【You have obtained the item, Flame Fan (Silver Plot Equipment)】

In Bai Cangshu's hand appeared a massive gourd-shaped Gunbai, imprinted with a pattern of six Magatama, with a chain connected at the end.

He did not have time to examine it carefully before the monstrous killing intent surged over.

He spoke at this moment.

"Return."

A white stream of information instantly engulfed Bai Cangshu, and along with the soaring Killing Intent Wave, they disappeared in specks of light from this world that had already become unrecognizable.

In the pitch-black space, Bai Cangshu's figure instantly condensed and appeared.

【Reincarnator ex051 has returned, checking status...】

【Reincarnator ex051 is suffering from intense erosion, detecting source of erosion: Killing Intent Wave】

【Based on Article 10 of the Safety Regulations, Killing Intent Wave lv4 is now being suppressed.】

【Sealing in progress...】

【Killing Intent Wave lv4 has been sealed.】 (Article 10 of the Safety Regulations: When a Reincarnator returns, if they are in a state of special mental control that may cause self-destruction or other harm, their state will be temporarily sealed until the Reincarnator leaves the Private Space.)

【Reincarnator ex051 is suffering from special mental control, detected ability source: Kotoamatsukami*2】

【Detecting control effect, complies with Safety Regulations. Spend B-rank Singularity*1 and 7500 Dimension Points to remove?】

A massive amount of information refreshed like a waterfall. Bai Cangshu felt a rare moment of clarity. He rubbed his forehead. To be honest, a lv4 Killing Intent Wave is indeed difficult to control; once entering that state, it feels as if the whole person has turned into fire, unable to be calm for even a moment.

But he had anticipated this day since he acquired Killing Intent Wave, knowing that in the Private Space, such abilities that affect the mind would be temporarily sealed by the space.

This is to prevent Reincarnators from self-destructing under the influence of these abilities after returning to the Private Space.

The space's positioning of Reincarnators is always as its own "means of production"; all Reincarnators are useful mercenaries for the space.

The space can accept Reincarnators dying in large numbers in various dangerous Derivative Worlds, because that is exploration, that is obtaining 【Information】;

But the space will not let Reincarnators consume themselves meaninglessly after returning to the Private Space.

What the space thinks is: You want to go crazy and self-destruct? Fine, go to those mission worlds, and bring back a bit of 【Information】 for me before you die!

"Do not remove, settle directly."

The influence of Uchiha Shisui's two 【Kotoamatsukami】 is not particularly great. Naturally, Bai Cangshu will not pay such a high price to remove it here. Once he reaches the Public Space, there will naturally be Reincarnators with ways to remove it, and the price will be much lower.

【Starting settlement now】

【Settling...】

【World: Naruto Derivative World y7781】

【Special Trial: Ultimate Benevolence, completed】

【Side Mission, special large-scale event, and special unique event detected as triggered, Rating significantly increased】

【Mission completion evaluation: SS-】

【Mission reward: 6000 Dimension Points; Character Attribute Point*8】

【Note: Sinful Reincarnator ex051's rating is below "Strong" level, Attribute Points have been automatically allocated】

A current of electricity flashed through Bai Cangshu's body; his muscles and bone marrow turned scalding hot for an instant, but quickly returned to normal.

He checked his attributes, and sure enough, they were being added in a balanced direction again.

【Basic Attributes】

【Strength: 29+1 (Moonlight Silver Wolf·1.5)】

【Agility: 29+1 (Wind Demon 1.9)】

【Constitution: 30 (Killing Intent Wave entered body) (Flame Dragon Scale·1.8)】

【Spirit: 24+6 (Yin Spirit Curse Erosion) (Active Spirit·1.7)】

This mission was the first time Bai Cangshu had actively changed a mission world on such a large scale. Of course, there was also the pushing of that woman named 【Heaven】 involved.

He obtained the highest rating since entering the space, and also received the most Attribute Points. After the space enhancement, all his attributes coincidentally reached 30 points. Combined with the four effects obtained by surpassing the limit in four attributes, in terms of attributes alone, Bai Cangshu's true physique has likely completely surpassed the Reincarnators of the Second Tier in the space.

【dd99115435 (Heaven) sent a contact: To thank Mr. Tao Baibai for his help in the mission world, I specially invite you to my Private Space for a chat.】

A contact appeared almost as soon as Bai Cangshu landed in his own Private Space. Bai Cangshu guessed that the woman probably sent him this message in advance after returning a step ahead of him.

The other party seems to be constantly radiating goodwill, and he is also very curious about what treasure 【9527】 obtained back then, and how this group of people, as slaves, managed to make a famous farming-type team perish so rapidly in the end.

Coincidentally, just as Bai Cangshu thought of slaves, the space provided a prompt.

【Reincarnator qo60833805 (Moon Demon) requests to use 3000 Dimension Points for body repair, allow?】

The corners of Bai Cangshu's mouth curled up. He didn't expect his little slave to be beaten so miserably in some world again. A wound requiring 3000 Dimension Points to repair is likely to the extent of complete destruction of important limbs.

"Teleport qo60833805 to my Private Space."

The next moment, the beautiful woman with one arm and one leg severed appeared before Bai Cangshu. This woman's expression remained cold, but her whole body was covered in blood, the bright Tachi in her hand was already broken, and she was emitting a certain pungent odor.

Bai Cangshu lifted his chin, and Li Qingzi felt a sharp pain in her nerves immediately. She could not maintain her cold and arrogant expression, slowly lowered her head, and reported:

"It is Demon Power. I entered the world of Claymore. Please allow me to repair my body..."

"Master..."

Li Qingzi closed her eyes in pain, but Bai Cangshu touched her head with a smile.

(End of chapter)