Chapter 357: The Appearance of the Strongest? (3k)

Luoka, Short Hair, Lilith, and even 【Sera】, who was standing alone further away, all saw the new mission prompt refreshed by the Space at the same time.

Basically, every world contains various factions; once your Reputation reaches a certain level, you can unlock the faction store and use Reputation to purchase that faction's specific items, plot equipment, or even powerful abilities.

However, not every world's power system possesses universality; for example, in a world like the Naruto World, which has almost only the single power system of Chakra, many Reincarnators from non-Chakra systems will not bother to delve into these.

But this world right now is different.

This massive world, which fuses the worldviews of works like 【One Punch Man】, 【Spirit Ability 100%】, and 【Dandadan】, has a diverse power system, and abilities such as superpowers, martial arts, and even the bloodline mutations represented by monsters or the bestowal systems represented by gods are all highly adaptable categories.

Reincarnators of any system would not refuse to obtain a powerful superpower or bloodline.

Several of them felt their heartbeats accelerate; they only needed to complete one mission to open the Reputation Store... and it seems the mission will also receive assistance from plot characters at the ceiling level of this world, such as Tatsumaki and Saitama.

This is simply...

"To think there's such a good thing... huh..."

Luoka muttered to himself; he instinctively wanted to accept the mission, but Short Hair stopped him, signaling to wait for people like Tao Baibai to make a decision before observing.

"Given the Space's temperament, how could this mission have such low difficulty? There must be corresponding consequences..."

Sera bit his nails and gently tugged at his hair, causing strands to fall out one by one; this is a superpower called 【Super-Speed Calculation】, which, after activation, allows for thinking and calculation at dozens of times the normal speed, with the cost being accelerated metabolism and an impact on the lifespan of the cerebral cortex.

He quickly thought about the logic behind this mission; the madman Tao Baibai got together with another madman, 【Zetsu】, when others were unaware, and the two ignored the 【Iron Law】 to involve Tatsumaki, who is at least 【Mad】 rank, and Saitama, who is very likely 【God】 rank or even 【Beyond-Rank】, into the mission.

Furthermore, the opposing side of this mission is not any existing plot character of this world; although he does not belong to the 【Far East Magic Society】 but is a member of the 【Tree Shepherd】 squad, through the 【Tree Shepherd】, he also knows some secrets in the circle of high-level Reincarnators.

Most Secondary Worlds are more easily anchored because they accommodate a large number of Reincarnators at once, and once they appear, they become resource hunting grounds for those third-tier teams.

Whether it is the drops produced by plot characters of such large worlds, the Singularities that can be produced, or the Reputation Stores that can appear in every faction, they are all extremely precious strategic materials.

These Secondary Worlds will be fought over by every high-level team; those Title-level Reincarnators will try every possible way to gain huge Reputation in that world and, through some method he does not yet know, generate a 【Key】, thereby being able to enter that world multiple times.

The biggest disturbance in the East District before this mission was 【Red Lotus Mage Luo Xi】 under 【Fate Eternal】 being defeated in a team battle mission, and it was believed that he would very likely lose the ownership of a Secondary World related to 【Wind and Cloud】.

From this perspective, what 【Zetsu】 said is indeed very likely to be true; 【Tang Sanzang】, a follower of 【End Sun】, is a terrifying guy, and if he joins forces with the 【Sage】 under 【Fate Eternal】 who is best at scheming and 【Cognitive Modification】...

It is indeed possible to influence these powerful plot characters of the orderly faction without anyone noticing.

His eyes showed struggle; although the 【Tree Shepherd】 and several other Title-level Reincarnators who entered this world have agreements and a certain degree of cooperative relationship, he really does not want to miss such a good mission opportunity right now.

"Speaking of which, you guy, you should be that disgusting guy under the Tree Shepherd, that 【Sera】 who likes to dissect the skulls of ability users to observe their brains?"

A mocking voice rang out, and Sera's face turned pale; he did not fear 【Zetsu】, and although he knew the other party's abilities were bizarre, he was also considered comprehensive.

But right now, seeing Tatsumaki and Fubuki looking at him, he hurriedly explained.

"I swear, I have never done that kind of thing in this world!"

"This world?"

Fubuki felt that what the other party said was very strange; she also remembered at this time that the tall, white-haired Spirit Body from before was talking to her sister about taking advantage of the fact that his host had not yet awakened to properly interrogate these people who can travel between worlds to see what Intelligence they have...

But at the time, the other party hadn't had time to elaborate before being rudely interrupted by her sister; Fubuki vaguely realized something and was about to ask.

Bai Cangshu, however, bypassed him and walked directly toward the pale-faced Flower Immortal.

He gripped the woman's wet neck and lifted her up, walking a few steps to the side of Hongchen, who seemed to be frozen after being hit by 【Infinite Void】.

"You should know this guy..."

The Flower Immortal looked at the tree-man getting further and further away from her, wanting to summon the Saibamen buried underground, but now, even if a few of those combat-capable Saibamen had mutated under the effect of special potions, it was impossible to achieve any results on today's battlefield.

She could only take a few deep breaths, quickly adjust her mindset, and show a forced smile to Bai Cangshu.

"Yes, this guy is the second-in-command of the 【Chaos Sage】, that 【Sage】's most capable deputy."

She bit the words "most capable" very hard; as the super-powered sisters behind her were questioning 【Sera】 due to Zetsu's instigation, she once again exerted her strength in being good at pondering people's hearts.

It looks like Hongchen was defeated, but a guy like Tao Baibai didn't kill Hongchen directly; there are only two possibilities.

First, he cannot kill Hongchen; combined with the prompt she saw earlier about Hongchen being killed, it is very likely that Hongchen has some kind of immortality-type ability?

Second, he wants to extract more benefits from Hongchen and the entire team, and, Tao Baibai already feels that victory is in his grasp...

Combined with the fact that both Tatsumaki and Saitama have appeared, the Flower Immortal guessed that the second possibility is higher.

Just like when she used the opportunity of Bai Cangshu's public bidding for those Compound V to force a bid, causing Rose Tiger to have to throw out the combination of 【Shun Goku Satsu】 and 【Killing Intent Wave】; although Rose Tiger eventually relied on his quick wit to make Tao Baibai join Luo Xi's command, which meant he didn't lose too much.

But in the end, he lost two rare items and abilities.

It also laid the fuse for his eventual betrayal by the Flower Immortal and his defeat.

At this moment, the Flower Immortal once again accurately grasped the opportunity; as long as she can survive, she doesn't care about the interests of the 【Chaos Sage】 at all.

Bai Cangshu heard the subtext of the woman; he looked at this cunning woman with mocking eyes and cooperated, saying:

"Then the Sage might have misjudged; this Hongchen, just after being resurrected, was planning to take me into his command and set up his own shop. Now that I have cleared out such a traitor for the Sage, I think..."

The Flower Immortal nodded hurriedly; she pressed her head and began to communicate through the 【Sage】's ability.

"Hongchen is not dead; he betrayed the team, but has been defeated by Tao Baibai, Tao Baibai he..."

The Flower Immortal just spoke simply, but before she could say two sentences, her mouth opened and closed, unable to make a sound, and the corners of her mouth began to twitch, curling into a twisted smile.

Fear still remained on that beautiful face, but the expression had already uncontrollably twisted into a look that was like crying yet like laughing.

"Hello, Tao Baibai, I am the Sage."

A voice so low that it couldn't possibly be made by a woman emerged from the Flower Immortal's mouth; Bai Cangshu noticed that the other party's throat began to bleed, which is likely some kind of ability that forcibly controls the other party's body and changes its physical structure.

The bizarre ability made Lilith and the others even more silent.

Bai Cangshu, however, gripped the Flower Immortal's neck again, lifted her to his eyes, and locked his pupils onto the woman's gaze, seemingly wanting to peek at the Sage hiding within.

The Sage was clearly also distracted by Bai Cangshu's morbid and outrageous behavior and failed to maintain the aura of the bizarre ability descending on the scene.

The Flower Immortal's eyeballs rolled, seeing Hongchen lying on the ground holding his precious blade.

"Heh, it really is 【Reverse Universe】, what a simple guy."

"Tao Baibai, give this guy back to me."

His voice echoed in the air; Bai Cangshu was inexplicably driven to go and pick up Hongchen, but the next moment, a cold snort sounded, amidst the roar of the air shattering.

The Flower Immortal's mouth and nose sprayed blood, and her eyes were also completely dyed red by blood.

The Sage's ability was interrupted by Tatsumaki; he seemed to only realize at this moment that a character of Tatsumaki's level existed at the scene, and this performance gave Bai Cangshu a new speculation about his ability.

Perhaps that was not some kind of possession ability; the other party merely controlled this woman through Spirit and perceived the surroundings via mental power, disguising themselves to appear as if they could see everything.

The facial muscles of "Flower Fairy" had already begun to necrose; it was difficult for her to make vivid expressions anymore, yet she continued to make sounds from her mouth.

"You dragged Tatsumaki into this, Tao Baibai, you have broken the 【Iron Law】... His Excellency will not forgive you."

The next moment, Flower Fairy's body began to tremble violently; Bai Cangshu sensed something was wrong, suddenly raised his hand, and a giant fox appeared out of thin air, directly swallowing the woman.

【You have killed Reincarnator mm60355053】

"That Excellency... Heh, that guy Sage is as disgusting as ever!"

Hearing interesting Intelligence in the middle of the night, the only ones in the entire Infinite Dimensional Space who could be called "His Excellency" by a powerful Title-level Reincarnator like 【Sage】 were probably only the 【Supreme One】 and a few other Reincarnators standing at the pinnacle.

Could that kind of guy have entered this world too?!

Or was it that Sage sensed Tao Baibai had dragged Tatsumaki into this and was deliberately hinting at the existence of the Supreme One to force them to back down?

Sage was a master of manipulating human hearts, a powerful Reincarnator who had mastered an ability similar to "word follows the law"; his words were a mix of truth and lies, making it hard to distinguish.

"Tao Baibai, what do you think?"

The Inner Demon asked Bai Cangshu, but saw Bai Cangshu looking down at the Magatama-like mark in his own hand.

【Secret Rite: Strike of the Inari God】, it did not seem like he had actively unleashed that strike just now; according to Bai Cangshu's habits, if he wanted to attack, he would choose the currently more lethal Dodon Ray.

Moreover, every time this Cursed Seal was used, it was equivalent to consuming 1 D-rank Singularity, and Bai Cangshu had not actively used it for a long time.

Yet, in that instant just now, he had instinctively triggered this strike.

Associating this with the strange circumstances when he first obtained this thing, Bai Cangshu looked at this world that had been infected by the Spirit World and suddenly thought of the answer.

The Infinite Dimensional Space was likely indeed raising Gu, but the "Worm" were not just the Reincarnators; there were many existences who had sensed the anomaly and also actively participated...

From this perspective, the appearance of something like the 【Black King Society】 was no longer bizarre.

Bai Cangshu turned his head to look at Saitama, his eyes radiating a strange, fervent heat.

After the previous Gojo Satoru blunder, Saitama no longer really trusted the "judgment" of these people.

"Hey Genos, that guy should be looking at me, right..."

"Yes, Teacher, that Nameless Hero known as Tao Baibai is looking at you with eyes mixed with Greed Sin, fanaticism, and madness. According to the judgment in the database, the other party's sexual orientation may exist..."

"Ahem, Genos, say no more."

"Understood, Teacher."

(End of this chapter)