Chapter 446: A Disturbed Battle, the Power of Technology (3k)

Bai Cangshu retracted his leg, his body naturally remaining in mid-air; he was becoming increasingly adept at 【Dance of the Sky】, already beginning to adapt to this new "instinct."

He looked at the large pool of blood that had appeared below, a bubble occasionally surfacing in the thick, viscous liquid.

He knew very well that Nurarihyon had not been shattered by him; rather, before his attack could land, it had proactively transformed into a pool of blood, using this form to evade his 【Wind God Leg】 while simultaneously avoiding the fate of being killed directly by the trigger of Death Intent Senra.

Bai Cangshu did not immediately activate Instant or the ability of 【Lord of the Realm】 to kill Nurarihyon in an instant.

Yes, Bai Cangshu believed that when facing a top-tier entity like Nurarihyon among the aliens of this world, he was already capable of killing the opponent instantly, if he so desired...

According to Bai Cangshu's understanding of the various power levels in space, 【Nurarihyon】 could be considered a 【Strong】-tier creature; with excellent physical attributes, combined with self-healing, Immortality, mimetic evolution, and other abilities, it could be counted as a fairly strong type within the 【Strong】 tier.

In a sense, it was somewhat similar to the former Bai Cangshu.

It was just that, facing the Bai Cangshu of today, who had experienced multiple worlds and grown rapidly, it was lacking far too much.

Reaction speed to attacks, the speed of launching attacks, the force of the attacks themselves, the level of Immortality, the ability to resist abnormal status effects...

In every dimension, Nurarihyon was comprehensively weaker than Bai Cangshu.

Thinking this, Bai Cangshu's eyes clearly saw a core that looked as if it were covered in countless fine eyes within that pool of blood.

Yes, once the mark of 【Arrogant Sight】 was applied, whether it was invisibility or the form-changing Nurarihyon was currently using, there was no way to shake it off.

Nurarihyon's core kept changing shape, while Bai Cangshu simply stood in the air, letting the opponent act as it pleased.

Oka Hachiro, hiding a hundred meters away in the rear, was already filled with despair; as fellow percent bosses, the strength of Reincarnation Alien Tao Baibai was overwhelmingly stronger than that of Yokai Alien Nurarihyon.

The gap was so vast that it might even be greater than the gap between the Onion Alien and Nurarihyon.

He had never seen an alien of this intensity, and he began to doubt if the Black Ball had malfunctioned; enemies of this level were simply not something they could defeat.

Splash!

The sound of water rang out, and his heart stirred—could there be another change?!

He saw that pool of blood suddenly rise, like some kind of viscous soft-bodied creature, constantly flowing and condensing into a humanoid shape.

This blood-red Nurarihyon had a slender figure, its body constantly shifting; in an instant, it spread its arms, its torso turning into a sea of blood as it gathered toward Bai Cangshu in the air.

Hum~

The air beneath Bai Cangshu's feet emitted a vibration like the chirping of cicadas; his figure vanished like a bubble, and the blood rushed through Bai Cangshu's afterimage, crashing into the adjacent commercial street, where the storefronts immediately began to dissolve.

Steel and concrete did not even last a second in this blood before being dissolved.

Bai Cangshu appeared on the ground; watching Nurarihyon's ability in this state, he understood in his heart that it was likely because his speed was too fast and his force too strong, so Nurarihyon had chosen to transform into this semi-solid creature form.

It was to avoid being hit by his martial arts abilities, while simultaneously making its body highly corrosive, using this form to counter his hand-to-hand combat style.

It was indeed thinking of a plan to deal with him, but this plan... was weak, very weak, too weak!

The slight expectation Bai Cangshu had held for Nurarihyon's evolutionary adaptation ability quickly vanished.

Without a hardened heart, even an ability like mimetic evolution would become this feeble.

"Are you afraid of me?"

Bai Cangshu turned his head, his gaze piercing directly through the red blood splashing out from the commercial street building, locking completely onto that core, and asked in a calm tone.

Nurarihyon froze in mid-air, the blood churning violently.

Yes, it was afraid; Nurarihyon realized at this moment that it was afraid, even while transforming, it had not directly changed into a form similar to its opponent and killed the opponent in a frontal battle with superior abilities.

In the past, it would always choose to do that—to kill the opponent in their own form, with abilities superior and stronger than theirs.

That was the form of a 【God】.

But this time, it had been intimidated by the way the entity before it had instantly killed the Great Tengu and the Dog God, and it had developed fear because the opponent could land attacks beneath its eyes that it could not perceive.

Therefore, it had transformed into this state.

Intense anger, distortion, and unwillingness began to rise from Nurarihyon's heart; the emotion was so strong that Bai Cangshu could almost perceive it with the naked eye.

Amidst the boiling blood, Nurarihyon's core proactively floated out from the blood; it no longer hid; for thousands of years, it had been feared by humans, worshipped by humans, believed in by humans...

The Jewel Shard, which had been unresponsive, now began to bloom with an eerie purple luster; as Nurarihyon's core rotated, a dazzling light suddenly erupted from those fine eyeballs.

Zzz!

A laser shot out, followed by another; Bai Cangshu held his left hand in front of him, moving horizontally or vertically, his arm dancing so rapidly it seemed to vanish.

The destructive laser only made him feel a wave of warmth on his left arm.

Other places did not have such luck; Nurarihyon's countless compound eyes erupted with lasers simultaneously, piercing and destroying the Osaka Commercial Street for several kilometers in an instant, and as the core rotated, the lasers swept continuously.

Zzz~

Zzz~

Thin shop partitions, thick stone slab floors, and company buildings further away were all sliced open in an instant.

That building of nearly a hundred meters let out a boom, beginning to collapse at the waist from a height of over ten meters, crashing downward.

Oka Hachiro rolled and crawled to dodge the lasers; seeing this scene, he no longer cared whether his invisibility would be dispelled, turning directly to sprint toward the canal on the other side, then jumping straight in.

"I feel it... power..."

Outside Nurarihyon's core, a giant skull rapidly took shape; on the human-like cranium, two long horns extended outward, followed by special bones evolved and remodeled after understanding the damage from thousands of years of enduring cold weapon slashes, thermal weapon explosions, and even super-tech weapon bombardments.

They began to cover the body surface piece by piece, with muscles and internal organs forming in sequence.

A giant body over four meters tall landed, bone wings unfolding on its back; Nurarihyon had also granted itself the ability to fly.

Nurarihyon raised its right hand, pressing the Jewel Shard into the center of its forehead; in an instant, intense Demon Power began to surge into its body.

This treasure, which the Reincarnator had obtained from another world of chaotic yokai, was being utilized by the yokai of this world in this special form.

This scene finally made Bai Cangshu smile; he clapped his hands, giving praise for Nurarihyon's efforts.

Clap.

Clap.

Clap.

"Very good, just like that... it should be like this, Nurarihyon..."

"Amuse me."

Bai Cangshu's voice was somewhat manic; the Arrogance of viewing himself as a god, which had taken root in Nurarihyon's heart after obtaining the power of the Shikon Jewel Shard, could no longer be suppressed. He simply could not tolerate another individual speaking to him in such a condescending manner.

"Roar!"

Nurarihyon, in his Bone-Winged Demon form, opened his mouth to roar, and an invisible Wave erupted with a boom.

At this moment, Bai Cangshu opened his eyes completely; a powerful spirit broke out from his body, and his entire frame was hardened by Armament Haki.

Boom!

A shock blast identical to the one Bai Cangshu had previously unleashed with the Shocking Thunder Roar occurred once more; the Osaka Commercial Street sank with a crash, the steel and concrete foundation beneath it was destroyed, and large sections began to crack and sink.

Nurarihyon spread his arms, and the wings formed by gathered bone spurs behind him unfolded. He had never felt such power before; just by roaring, everything was destroyed—this was the true power of a god...

Step, step, step.

Amidst the smoke, Bai Cangshu, whose skin surface was completely covered in Armament Haki, waved his hand casually. Boom—it was as if a level 10 gale had suddenly arrived.

The dust and smoke were instantly swept back, and the line of sight between the two was no longer obstructed.

Watching the unscathed Bai Cangshu walk toward him, the Bone-Winged Demon Nurarihyon walked toward his opponent in the same manner.

Their gazes collided.

The next moment.

Psychokinesis erupted again.

Bang!

Bai Cangshu's figure jolted, but he remained unscathed; he continued forward, his speed increasing steadily.

Nurarihyon's hollow eyes suddenly lit up, and two lasers instantly pierced through Bai Cangshu's body.

The moment the lasers reached him, Bai Cangshu's figure instantly accelerated into Wind-Turning, only to reappear from the wind the next moment, to the point that in Nurarihyon's eyes, it looked as if Bai Cangshu had passed directly through the lasers.

He prepared to fire lasers again, but Bai Cangshu had already reached his front.

Bai Cangshu clenched his right fist and took a step forward; his fist had already exploded outward. At the same time, Nurarihyon clenched his right fist, and purple Demon Power lit up on it, striking out with a punch of his own. The moment the fist was swung, the Demon Power tore through the air, and tiny Resentful Spirits appeared in the surroundings.

Bang!

Before the two fists even touched, Nurarihyon felt the viscous air in front of his fist being blasted away. The next moment, an incomparable force pierced through his hard bones and surged into his arm.

Crack, bang, bang, bang!

A series of explosions began to occur within his arm; the force only began to erupt after entering his body. His flesh could not resist it at all, and his right arm shattered directly.

Nurarihyon looked at Bai Cangshu's fist, attempting to understand this attack. His arm began to regenerate; as it did, the number of bones and the arrangement of muscles began to change.

Bai Cangshu knew that this was likely Nurarihyon's core ability of Adaptation; he was attempting to learn his attack...

But, it was too slow!

As Bai Cangshu's long black hair danced, Nurarihyon's right hand had already transformed into a posture almost identical to Bai Cangshu's arm.

The purple Demon Power grew increasingly vigorous; the Shikon Jewel Shard was responding to Nurarihyon's malice. His entire body began to be wrapped in skin, and Demon Power spread throughout him; he had begun to shed his Gantz World form, changing toward the image of those demons from the Inuyasha World.

【Scavenger EX051, now activating coordinate display again】

At this moment, the space seemed to be urging Bai Cangshu, activating the coordinate display ability once more. Bai Cangshu frowned, then lightly waved his hands up and down.

A monstrous killing intent instantly submerged the surroundings completely.

Nurarihyon, immersed in his own evolution, suddenly felt the boundless killing intent, followed by a sky full of fist shadows smashing down.

Invisible power was drawn upon again; Nurarihyon activated his Nen Ability once more, but before the Psychokinesis could be driven, waves of force had already pierced through his body.

Bang, bang, bang... Pfft!

Bai Cangshu felt the surging Death Intent Senra manifest; the next moment, dozens of instances of Death Intent Senra had already pierced through Nurarihyon's body.

The Bone-Winged Demon Nurarihyon then exploded into pieces, and the Shikon Jewel Shard fell to the ground.

【You have activated the Tese: Death Intent Senra】

【You have killed Nurarihyon, obtained B-rank Singularity *1】

【You have obtained a Drop Card (Purple)】

Bai Cangshu indifferently put away the Drop Card, then, without looking back, pointed his left hand behind him.

Ring~

A golden Qi Gong Wave instantly pierced through the collapsed building, drilling through the center of the forehead of a man wearing a black Reinforced Suit.

The man had no room to struggle, and he fell to the ground with a look of astonishment.

That person's face was exactly the same guy who had already been killed by Bai Cangshu after being pierced through the back of the head by a blade, even though the Drop Card had already been collected into his Backpack.

Yet, this guy had appeared in front of him again, and... there was more than one.

In Bai Cangshu's indifferent gaze, one after another 【Qingyun】 wearing black Reinforced Suits appeared all over the ruined commercial street.

The black sphere can even do this kind of thing... Mass-producing Reincarnators?!

(End of chapter)