Chapter 438: Kaioken! (35k second update) Seeking subscriptions

"Mr. Tao Baibai, it seems you truly cannot refuse this trade."

Echo looked carefree, then lowered her head to examine Bai Cangshu's stall.

Bai Cangshu understood that after confirming his intent to trade, the other party was attempting to drive up the price.

An S+ rank Kaioken is naturally higher in value than a 【Demi-human】 Bloodline; even for a bloodline item with top-tier survival capabilities, there is still a gap compared to an S+ rank ability.

The two could trade only because of demand.

Bai Cangshu withdrew his gaze, his expression calming down.

"Value is value, demand is demand. Miss Echo, I don't think you traveled across districts hoping to return empty-handed."

Bai Cangshu's expression was equally carefree; what did it matter if her item's value was high? If anything, the fact that she specifically brought out such a high-value item only proved her demand for this Demi-human bloodline.

【Demi-human】 is inherently very difficult to kill, and the task worlds where Demi-humans appear happen to have low difficulty, making it hard for Reincarnators with the ability to kill Demi-humans to be deployed there.

This is the root cause of why the Demi-human bloodline is extremely Rare.

Echo was infuriated by Bai Cangshu's expression, which was identical to her own, but before she could speak, the Black Butler coughed twice on purpose.

"Miss Echo, His Excellency probably doesn't want to complicate matters."

An excellent broker must be adept at grasping their employer's psychology; he was not trying to help Tao Baibai drive down Echo's price, but he was very clear that Tao Baibai was a madman.

Provoking a madman always leads to unexpected things.

And the person His Excellency behind Echo values this trade highly; he does not want this trade to be ruined.

Subsequently, the Black Butler looked at Bai Cangshu again and said calmly,

"Tao Baibai, I think you are very clear about the rarity and scarcity of this Ability Scroll. So far, I have never seen this ability appear in the East District. If you miss this opportunity, I'm afraid there is a high probability you can only wait for another chance to enter that world yourself..."

He was persuading Bai Cangshu to quit while he was ahead.

Bai Cangshu still had his head tilted, but his pupils moved within their sockets to focus on the Black Butler's face. At that moment, the Black Butler felt that hair-raising sensation once again.

Just as the Black Butler frowned, unsure if Tao Baibai was about to go crazy, Bai Cangshu clapped his hands with a smile.

"You're right, I can offer compensation. Miss Echo, I wonder what you want?"

"Perhaps I can give you this Scarlet Drop Card; this is the Drop Card of a famous Title-level Reincarnator."

Bai Cangshu took the Scarlet Drop Card from his stall, but Echo just curled her lip. She had investigated thoroughly; that so-called "famous" Title-level Reincarnator was merely a mass-produced title holder from the space.

He was killed 1v1 in a head-on fight by the man before her.

"Hand over that scroll of 【Dust Release Practice Strategy (Purple)】, Mr. Tao Baibai. You know that only that thing can be considered valuable."

Echo remained unmoved; she had indeed set her sights on the Dust Release, which now had the highest value in Bai Cangshu's stall.

In the East District, because there are many Reincarnators with the 【Chakra】 energy system, Dust Release has strong liquidity. Furthermore, after mastering this ability, one possesses great destructive power and can gain the ability to float and fly, making it excellent for practical combat.

Therefore, even though Bai Cangshu had no intention of practicing it himself, he had kept it in his stall, and he had not accepted various offers from Reincarnators, including Hong Chen.

After the two stared at each other for a moment, Bai Cangshu finally accepted the trade.

【You have lost Item: Dust Release Practice Strategy (Purple)】

【You have lost Item: Demi-human IBM Li-zi Integrator (Purple)】

【You have obtained Scroll: Kaioken (S+)】

"Tsk, what a greedy man. Clearly, he took such a big advantage, yet it's as if we were the ones profiting from this trade..."

Echo left with the items, shaking her head; she was not satisfied with this trade.

She was a hawk; although she understood that His Excellency valued sentiment, she did not believe at all that the life of a Common Reincarnator could compare in value to an S+ rank ability.

Even if it were her own life, if she had to weigh the value, she would choose the S+ rank ability without hesitation.

But it was precisely because His Excellency was such a person that she was willing to fight to the death for him...

The Black Butler watched Echo, then looked at Bai Cangshu, who seemed to be obsessed with the scroll in his eyes, and chose to chase after Echo, saying he would see her off while trying to leave an opportunity for future trades.

【Kaioken (S+)】

【Practice Requirements: Martial Arts Mastery > lv7; Constitution > 50; Qi > 50】

【Effect: Without any restrictions, completely multiply your combat power and put your body under overload (minimum of double combat power and load)】

Kaioken is a special ability; most auxiliary enhancement abilities have "diminishing returns."

That is, there is an upper limit to the ability's boost.

For example, the 【Madness Enhancement】 possessed by the Orc bloodline has a powerful effect of multiplying one's own attributes when at the First Tier.

After activating Madness Enhancement, Strength and Constitution attributes almost double, granting powerful combat power; Agility attributes also receive a significant boost, and it possesses traits like pain immunity, greatly enhancing the user's combat power.

But this enhancement is inherently linked to one's own physical capabilities, body attributes, and physical potential.

Human bodies and attributes all have limits.

Just like the theory of the 【Limiter】, when your average attribute is 10, Madness Enhancement can double your attributes, but when your average attribute reaches 20, Madness Enhancement cannot help you cross the limit of the 【Vessel】 to double it to 40.

That kind of thing exceeds the upper limit of your own capabilities and is impossible to achieve.

Therefore, such enhancement abilities produce strong diminishing returns once your ability reaches your limit, and the effect is significantly weakened.

This is normal.

This is the effect that most abilities should maintain.

But 【Kaioken】 is different; this is a powerful technique created by North Kai in that world where combat power is exaggerated to the extreme.

After using Kaioken, the user's Strength, Speed, physical defense, destructive power, Qi intensity... everything is multiplied.

Whether it was Sun Wukong, the Z-Fighter who could not yet transform into a Super Saiyan, or Kakarot in the later stages who could already transform into Super Saiyan Blue, they could still use 【Kaioken】 to significantly multiply their combat power.

And in Sun Wukong's hands, this ability could even amplify his combat power by twenty times!

Aside from the load that exceeds the limit, this ability has almost no flaws; it is a super combat amplifier that will never depreciate.

It is the most powerful combat ability Bai Cangshu has come into contact with so far!

"Constitution... my Constitution is not strong enough yet..."

Bai Cangshu felt that for the first time in his life, he had that itching sensation in his heart; he couldn't wait to master this ability.

He wanted to unleash this ability; no matter how strong the burden, he wanted to become stronger!

Bai Cangshu immediately thought of the dozen or so points of Strength he had gained from killing Xu Zhiyu earlier; his base unequipped Strength was now as high as 47 points, and if he had converted that into Constitution, even a high-level ability like Kaioken would be close to the level he could practice.

Damn it, Xu Zhiyu, oh Xu Zhiyu, why weren't you a Greed Sin specialized in Constitution...

Bai Cangshu pressed his right hand; that kind of greed made the power of his Omen of the Evil God stir restlessly.

Bai Cangshu took a few deep breaths and finally focused his attention on the 【Purge Mission】 that was about to begin.

According to Li Qingzi's Intelligence, the drops from a Purge Mission are very abundant...

The Obsidian Seal on Bai Cangshu's earlobe shook violently.

Those pitch-black little figures felt the massive Killing Intent Wave constantly emerging, and they devoured these waves of killing intent with increasing joy and madness.

The violently shaking obsidian earring seemed as if it were about to shatter; Bai Cangshu forcibly suppressed that killing intent which was almost ready to devour people, ignoring the group of Reincarnators who had noticed Tao Baibai's return and were crowding over to trade.

He entered the Goddess Residence directly, spent 1 D-rank Singularity to strengthen Heart Net to lv3, and then used 1 C-rank Singularity to break Heart Net through to lv4.

【Under the Goddess's blessing, Heart Net lv3 has been upgraded, current: lv4】

【Spirit attribute +1, current: 35】

【Ability · Heart Net (b+) has broken through to lv4, please choose a direction for Deepening】

【a: Gigantification, Heart Net coverage area doubles】

【b: Refinement, within the Heart Net coverage area, keywords can be set; any existence that speaks the keyword aloud will be instantly captured with precision (even at the furthest boundary distance of the Heart Net)】

【c: Voice of a Hundred Beasts, within the Heart Net coverage area, can perceive the surface thoughts and emotions of non-humans】

Along with the upgrade of 【Heart Net】—this Observation Haki that had mutated by intertwining with electromagnetic force—to lv4, Bai Cangshu finally saw a glimpse of Enel's Heart Net.

At this time, the lv4 level Heart Net already had a conventional coverage area of up to 20 kilometers in radius, and a precise coverage area of five kilometers in radius; if he chose Gigantification, it would almost allow Bai Cangshu to instantly control a massive area with a radius of one hundred miles.

And option b corresponded to Enel's special ability to detect those who spoke his name; Enel symbolized this ability as the rule of his divine authority.

Option c was likely a lower-tier effect of the Observation Haki's Voice of All Things, allowing the Reincarnator to perceive non-humans.

Bai Cangshu only thought for a moment before choosing b.

For Reincarnator combat, this Refinement had more possibilities for application.

"Open Bloodline Refining and Soul Awakening, Goddess."

The Goddess did not say much this time; Bai Cangshu had been very generous in "paying" the Tribute both times he had seen Her.

It seemed that because Bai Cangshu's Constitution was already strong enough, she only took a breath this time, and the two B-rank Singularities disappeared.

Bai Cangshu once again withdrew B-rank Singularities from Li Qingzi's Singularities; now, there were no more high-level Singularities left in this woman's possession, and Bai Cangshu prepared to arrange for her to act alone in the next mission so that she would not be unable to farm enough rewards due to his own overly high Rating.

【You have lost B-rank Singularity *2】

【You have opened Bloodline Refining and Soul Awakening】

Bai Cangshu's body lifted off the ground; the next moment, his bloodline was steamed until it was completely dried up, and Bai Cangshu, who felt like a mummified corpse, clearly perceived this time, before that life force that healed him appeared.

Between his bloodline and his Soul, cold and deathly Yellow Springs Water surged into his bloodline.

This was perhaps the true purpose of bloodline purification.

【You have completed a refining, the effect is excellent】

【Constitution +2, current: 36】

【Your Immortality has gained a slight improvement, current: Intermediate Immortality】

Before Bai Cangshu could savor the difference in the so-called slight improvement of Immortality, a strong will crashed into his Consciousness Space with a boom.

【You have completed a soul awakening, effect: Outstanding】

Afterwards, when Bai Cangshu opened his eyes again, he had returned to his Heart Throne, the pure white Consciousness Space; at this moment, hundreds of thousands of pitch-black Spirit Bodies were looking up at the white jade throne from below at the same time.

"Why..."

"Why..."

Those hundreds of thousands of Spirit Bodies were still muttering that question that would never have an answer.

Bai Cangshu reached out his hand; the next moment, all the Spirit Bodies, including Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Madara, shook violently, and a strong pressure appeared in an instant.

Boom!

Hundreds of thousands of Spirit Bodies collapsed to the ground with a boom; a terrifying sense of oppression erupted from the Heart Throne, and the Consciousness Space suddenly became quiet.

"This is..."

Gojo Satoru felt that this host was truly like the Spirit Realm Monarch sitting on the throne at this moment.

【You have obtained a new Tese, Spirit Realm Monarch (Unique, Special) — Spirit Bodies with Spiritual Pressure lower than yours will be passively under your domination; this ability possesses priority】

"Shut up."

This time, the hundreds of thousands of Spirit Bodies finally shut their mouths completely; those twisted wills, those unreconciled grievances, could only linger within the Spirit Bodies; lacking the suppression of Kageyama Shigeo, these Spirit Bodies would sooner or later fall into Cursed Spirits or Resentful Spirits.

But Bai Cangshu did not care.

Bai Cangshu thought of that red-quality Drop Card that he still hadn't opened, thought again of that Spirit World Evil Lord who had saved him and then voluntarily died at his own hands, and his gaze toward the Spirit Bodies became increasingly indifferent.

"In order to protect your god, even if it's twisted, you must evolve power that can be utilized by me... you scum."

Bai Cangshu's gaze swept over Gojo Satoru, Uchiha Madara, and the Worm in a black trench coat beside the two, and without saying anything more, he disappeared from the throne.

Bai Cangshu was still very busy; before entering the Purge Mission, there were two more things he had to do.

(End of this chapter)