Chapter 393: The Drug Primer

"Is it you?!"

Within the torn, mottled world, a pitch-black giant figure reached out a hand, wanting to grab the blown-away Tao Baibai, but was blocked by a burst of white light, and could only watch helplessly as Tao Baibai disappeared.

Tang Sanzang's ears twitched; amidst that soul-piercing shriek, he heard a question.

"Why did you stop me..."

Following that, within the Spirit World, amidst the violent trembling of terrifying Spirit Ability waves, Tang Sanzang dared not linger; he stepped directly into the void and fled toward the outside of the desert.

He knew very well that he was no match for Kageyama Shigeo in his fully blackened 【???】 state; the World Mainline issued by that space had already clearly displayed the other party's status.

That was a Monster that required the combined strength of all Reincarnators who had entered this world normally to have a chance at clearing, and currently, among the three strongest Title-level Reincarnators he knew had entered this world.

【The Sage】 had clearly already been defeated in a series of conflicts, losing a portion of their own power.

【The Tree Shepherd】 did not know where they were hiding, plotting their own affairs.

Relying on himself alone, the previous crushing defeat would be the ending.

However...

Tang Sanzang saw from the corner of his eye the Spirit World Evil Lord questioning someone, as well as that power within the Spirit World that prevented 【???】 from grabbing Tao Baibai.

All of it set Tang Sanzang's imagination running wild.

"This world hides very deep secrets."

He was no longer obsessed with killing a Plot Character like Charanko; looking at the place in the desert emitting white light from the air, Tang Sanzang turned and flew toward the nearby Z City.

The 【Godly Relic】 had clearly already been obtained by someone in advance; whether it was the revival of the gods in the original work or some trick played by a Reincarnator, at least from Charanko's state, one could tell that the other party was already able to initially grasp the power of the gods.

After learning that this world hid even greater secrets, he abandoned the idea of competing for the Godly Relic now and fled rapidly.

During the flight, Tang Sanzang soon knew his premonition was not wrong.

The atmosphere in the sky was suddenly pierced by a verdant green light; a figure fell directly from above the atmosphere, Psychokinesis tore through the clouds, and the movement of the crashing into the desert kicked up a yellow sand wave dozens of meters high.

Tang Sanzang's breath hitched; he immediately used the Treasure Gourd to suck himself in again, completely concealing his aura.

"Hand over... the guy who dared to lay a hand on my sister..."

The woman's naturally high-pitched tone sounded incomparably low due to her gloomy tone, but that voice, accompanied by rolling sound waves, echoed continuously in the desert.

The entrance between the torn Spirit World and reality also began to be difficult to shrink; in her fury, Tatsumaki did not want to hear any explanation at all, and she did not even pay attention to Banggu, whom she had not seen for a long time on the other side.

She clasped her hands directly and used Psychokinesis to prop open the entrance to the Spirit World.

She wanted to enter the Spirit World directly to find that familiar aura that had just flashed by.

——

Inside Z City, the terrified screams had not yet dissipated; The Tree Shepherd waved their hand, and the sand in the house was instantly cleared away.

The few Reincarnators guarding below were also cursing as they cleaned up the sand on the first floor; they had been squatting here for several days and were not prepared to leave soon.

The Tree Shepherd's skin currently presented an eerie, pale complexion, and the verdant green blood flowing in their veins appeared incomparably distinct, perhaps because they had just used their bloodline power.

They sat back down on the sofa, nodded to the long-haired man standing in the room, and then asked,

"His Excellency, the time has not yet come, why are you..."

The man turned his head; his face was blurry and impossible to see clearly, as if it had been pixelated, or as if one's eyes had suddenly developed severe nearsightedness upon seeing him, making it impossible to see his specific appearance.

The Tree Shepherd was already used to this appearance of His Excellency.

They actually had many questions, but only dared to ask a limited few.

【Fate Eternal】 shook their head, their voice carrying a smile.

"You don't have to be so reserved; are you asking if my operation at the Godly Relic failed?"

The Tree Shepherd dared not reply.

Although His Excellency Fate Eternal always appeared very easy to communicate with, their spiritual sense was good; as long as they approached this Excellency, they felt restless and their hair stood on end. This Excellency was definitely not a supreme powerhouse to be trifled with.

"I gave up."

They turned their head to look out the window; the scenery in the desert seemed to be within their field of vision.

"Let that lucky fox have that portion of Divine Power; after all... the 【Black King Project】 is more critical. If Kageyama Shigeo obtained Tao Baibai at this time, the subsequent plan would be exposed."

Their smile was natural, without much regret for losing that portion of Divine Power.

The Tree Shepherd was clearly also aware of the so-called 【Black King Project】.

More accurately, basically all Third Ladder Gatherings had a certain understanding of the organization 【Black King Society】.

The 【Black King Society】's brutality toward Reincarnators, as well as the origins and strength of those members, were all circulated as important Intelligence among the various Gatherings.

Reincarnators forever chased after powerful strength; although the Black King Society itself was a kind of "anti-Reincarnator" existence, because it was powerful, this power named 【Black King】 had also become a target for those top teams and Gatherings.

One of the reasons they joined under His Excellency 【Fate Eternal】 was to participate in the 【Black King Project】; that was research that 【Solomon】, the leader of the 【Far East Magic Society】, had explicitly stated they would not do.

"His Excellency, is our goal not to stimulate Kageyama Shigeo to blacken and become the new 【Black King】 by using the experience of his loved ones dying one by one?"

The long-haired man suddenly chuckled.

"Who told you our goal was Kageyama Shigeo?"

"Sumu, oh Sumu, your purity is still a bit lacking; that Tao Baibai denied the possibility of 【Kageyama Shigeo】 at the very first moment."

The Tree Shepherd frowned; it actually wasn't Kageyama Shigeo?!

All the actions they had coordinated previously were basically centered around Kageyama Shigeo, and coupled with the fact that Kageyama Shigeo had been identified by the space as 【Spirit World Evil Lord】 and possessed "trans-dimensional traits," in their view, he almost already possessed the potential conditions to become the Black King.

But His Excellency actually said the target wasn't him?

Knock, knock.

At this moment, a knock on the door sounded, and a female voice spoke up.

"My Lord, the two God's Envoys you sent to kill Reigen Arataka seem to have run into trouble..."

"They stirred up chaos and slaughter in B City and A City, and have now been reported on a large scale."

After hearing this, The Tree Shepherd's first reaction was that those two had failed their mission; because they didn't kill Reigen Arataka and feared their own punishment, they chose to leave the team to farm other mission rewards to make up for the loss, and were preparing to betray them after this world and face their pursuit.

But Fate Eternal clapped their hands.

"See that, Sumu? That guy Tao Baibai's line of thinking is much like mine."

"Kageyama Shigeo, precisely because the potential for corruption exists within him, is a target that, across many world lines, inevitably possesses various possibilities for turning dark."

"But what the Black King requires goes far beyond that..."

"I allowed the Sage to obtain that form of Immortal Body in this world, originally intending it to be a medicinal primer left for Saitama; I didn't expect Tao Baibai to snatch the Sage away, and now he is making a new medicinal primer himself. Interesting..."

"It seems that giving the Sage as a medicinal primer to Tao Baibai is also a fine ending. That future... is truly very interesting."

The Tree Shepherd listened to His Excellency's laughter and felt entirely ill at ease.

(End of chapter)