Chapter 398: Ambition to Seize the God Kingdom

"So, your brother saw the future of this world."

"One day, this world will be completely destroyed because of a battle between a bald man with unbelievable strength and a guy known as 【Fatalism】."

"Therefore, Kageyama Shigeo decided to build a God Kingdom within the Spirit World, taking all souls into his God Kingdom to survive that calamity..."

Kageyama Ritsu nodded with difficulty; his Spirit Body became somewhat illusory. Clearly, he had still mustered the courage to attempt a fight, but this man with hands pressed together was simply too powerful.

【You have accommodated a weak spirit】

【You have accommodated a twisted evil spirit *1】

【Your energy attribute +1, current:?】

Bai Cangshu still maintained the stance of 【Yin Spirit Possession】. The spirits within his body had not yet fully returned, and he was constantly emitting that pulling force.

At this moment, he had already absorbed most of the nearly one thousand spirits he had created by hammer-killing the sages.

He pondered the information he had just obtained.

At this time, he felt he was getting closer and closer to the truth.

Clearly, 【Fate Eternal】 was not the small-minded fellow he had imagined; the opponent had an extremely terrifying ambition.

Although Bai Cangshu had said that to create a Black King, one should choose a guy like Saitama.

But in reality, he did not have a very mature plan.

At best, it was just a step further from the sage's plan: to make Saitama suffer a social death, to make him bear infamy, and to completely lose the foundation of the 【Hero】 concept.

No, he probably couldn't even do that.

Uchiha Madara's soul at this moment could not activate the 【Rinnegan】, nor could he release the 【Infinite Tsukuyomi】, so he could not directly hypnotize everyone through such a large-scale technique.

He could only use the media and Reincarnators to portray Saitama as a villain who "helps the tyrant," making Saitama suffer social rejection.

But the 【Hero】 philosophy in Saitama's heart was extremely pure; it was the most basic 【Good】 rooted in the radiance of human nature.

Just like seeing someone in need, you instinctively want to help.

Seeing someone falling into the water, you instinctively want to pull them up.

That simplest kind of kindness born from the 【Heart】 was the foundation of his hero-for-fun nature.

He was a hero just because he wanted that, not because of the recognition of others.

Without the help of special abilities, he simply could not make Saitama be denied by the 【Hero】 concept.

And 【Fate Eternal】, whom he had initially thought to be incompetent, was unexpectedly playing a very large game.

He had let the elite Reincarnator team, including the sages, spend the time of one mission world to completely guide 【Kageyama Shigeo】 toward blackening, turning him into 【???】, and now, the 【Spirit World Evil Lord】.

But the goal was not to make Kageyama Shigeo the Black King, or to have him fall completely.

【Fate Eternal】 had believed from the beginning that 【Kageyama Shigeo】 would likewise not be devoured by evil; he believed Kageyama Shigeo could overcome the 【???】 state and find his true self.

Of course, Bai Cangshu did not lack malicious speculation: if Kageyama Shigeo did not do as he thought, but instead hid completely in the darkness to become a Monster, then 【Fate Eternal】 would definitely play the role of a hero in this mission world.

Ultimately, he would join forces with Saitama or Tatsumaki and others to kill Kageyama Shigeo together, completing the script of saving the world.

Although this direction could not give birth to a 【Black King】, in terms of the gains from a single world, it was almost in the top tier, enough to make a third-tier Reincarnator team like 【Chaos Sage】 earn a fortune.

But...

Whether it was ability or wisdom, 【Fate Eternal】's choice was not wrong; Kageyama Shigeo was indeed worthy of being a world protagonist. His 【Good】 overwhelmed the 【Evil】, leading him to the current situation.

He was using the appearance of destroying the world to save the world.

"The premise of all this is... that the future your brother saw is real..."

Bai Cangshu opened his mouth to continue probing, because as top-tier Ability Users themselves, what kind of abilities people like Kageyama Shigeo and Tatsumaki could develop was completely unpredictable.

And in these worlds, there were indeed some prophecy-side Ability Users, such as that Shibabawa who successfully predicted the appearance of Boros and others in One Punch Man.

Boom!

A terrifying tremor suddenly struck; the dark Spirit World in the distance seemed to be suffering from a hurricane, shaking violently.

A large number of spirits were blown out of the Spirit World in an instant into this pure land outside the God Kingdom.

Bai Cangshu took the opportunity to grab two and accommodate them into his body.

Kageyama Ritsu could no longer care about stopping Bai Cangshu at this moment; he looked at the shaking and twisting appearance of the Spirit World outside, his face changing drastically.

"Oh no, my brother must be in danger!"

Only if the 【Spirit World Evil Lord】 who currently controlled the Spirit World encountered great danger and difficulty could such a situation occur in the Spirit World.

Kageyama Ritsu immediately turned and ran toward the Spirit World side; Bai Cangshu's eyes shifted, and he took the initiative to speak.

"Fool, if even your brother can't beat them, what's the use of you going!"

"You should be thinking now, here, what else can help him!"

Bai Cangshu's cold mockery made Kageyama Ritsu's Footwork falter.

That's right, even if he went over, he probably couldn't help much and would instead become a burden; what should he do at this time...

In this world, if even his brother couldn't match them, who else could help...

He immediately thought of the legendary strongest Ability User, 【Tornado of Terror】.

"We should find a way to the outskirts of the Spirit World, find a psychic phone, and look for Miss Tatsumaki; she is a hero, she must..."

Bai Cangshu did not get the answer he wanted, and with a cold expression, he denied the boy's hope.

"Heh, I saw earlier that Tatsumaki was fighting your brother; the danger right now might just have been caused by that Miss Tatsumaki."

Kageyama Ritsu was stunned; his heart was in chaos. If Miss Tatsumaki couldn't do it...

"I should go find 【Sho】's father, the boss of that 【Zhua】 organization!"

This was still not the answer Bai Cangshu wanted, and he continued to deny it.

"That guy is probably out there searching the world for an assistant who can kill your brother; you're still looking for him to help you, heh..."

He turned his head and looked at that giant Broccoli plant.

Bai Cangshu's movements finally caught the attention of Kageyama Ritsu, who seemed to have only just remembered his older brother's 【God Kingdom】.

If it weren't for the need to maintain this God Kingdom, his brother's abilities shouldn't necessarily have lost to Tatsumaki...

He did not notice that a certain desire in his heart was being stirred up.

"I have to go... to the God Kingdom..."

Bai Cangshu finally revealed a smile.

"That's right, the only one who can help your brother now is you."

"Of course, if you need it, I can also offer a meager contribution..."

His smile was radiant, and as a white-haired Spirit Body was rapidly retracted into his Consciousness Space, he dropped his stance, stood up, and promoted himself in this manner.

It was as if the person who had just mercilessly elbowed such a young boy was not him at all.

"Tsk tsk, with this look, you really are becoming less and less like a good person, Mr. Host."

Gojo Satoru returned to the familiar sea of consciousness, looking at the slightly empty white Consciousness Space; the cracks on the periphery were more obvious, and the flow rate of the Yellow Springs seemed to have become faster as well.

He put his blindfold back on and lay down into the Yellow Springs.

Regarding Bai Cangshu's actions, he only teased him a little; at this very moment, all the Yin spirits in this sea of consciousness had already been tied to the other party's chariot.

After all, the other party had made an 【Oath】 that upon gaining the ability to release all the Yin spirits, he would release them all to be reincarnated, just like... a Yin Emperor making a promise to his subjects.

(End of chapter)