Chapter 488: The Single-Digit Numbered One of the Throne of Void and Reality (35k)

【Title: Evil Savior】

【Type: Special, Synthetic】

【Title Rank: Tier 3】

【Description: Evil is the original nature, the world... is mine!】

【Title Effect: After equipping, in any world where order remains, you will default to gaining Respect-level reputation within the Order-aligned faction. Reputation gains are doubled, and the Reputation Store is enabled by default.】

【Title Ability: Essential Evil (Passive) (Priority: Medium): Any attack belonging to the Order-aligned Neutral or Good factions will be reduced by up to 45%.】

【Title Ability: Desperate Salvation (Passive/Active) (Priority: High): The collapse value of world order will passively increase the overall attributes of the Evil Savior. When the collapse value exceeds the limit and order completely collapses, Desperate Salvation mode can be activated. At this time, the Reincarnator will receive bonuses from the World Will and Inhibitory Force, with all attributes and abilities significantly enhanced.】

The silver-white stream of information before Bai Cangshu's eyes vanished. He had already returned to the Rank Management Office, and the petite, energetic Knight Girl was clapping her hands lightly.

"You did it!"

Her voice, tone, and emotions were completely different from when she was larger. Bai Cangshu guessed that perhaps it wasn't just a morphological change in power, but rather more like temporarily summoning her future self to descend. Of course, it was also possible that this petite Knight Girl was the projection of the past.

Bai Cangshu nodded, his expression calm. After all, this Deadly Duel Mission was not difficult for him; even that guy at the end was easily killed without Bai Cangshu having to reveal his trump cards.

His current combat power far exceeded the limits of an ordinary 【Strong】 tier Reincarnator.

Before entering, Bai Cangshu had actually learned that because the mortality rate of Deadly Duel Missions was too high, there were not many Reincarnators willing to accept and enter them now.

Among those few people, only the Magic Side Reincarnator at the end was on the level of Li Qingzi and the Flame Demon from before.

Bai Cangshu saw the abilities of this 【Evil Savior】 title clearly. Aside from the passive gain of reputation from almost the entire Order-aligned faction, the title's effects were all combat-oriented.

He checked his panel. Likely because he was in the space, he was not receiving the 【Desperate Salvation】 ability bonus at the moment, and the collapse value item was also displayed as unavailable.

He would have to return to the real world to see how much of an attribute bonus he could obtain in a world where order was beginning to collapse due to the stirrings of Reincarnators.

As for the first ability, 【Essential Evil】, it was very practical. It belonged to the category of highly versatile damage-reduction abilities and could be considered to have filled a shortcoming in Bai Cangshu's current capabilities.

His regeneration and Immortality were good, but his defensive power was not strong at all before he obtained the Azure Heaven Hegemon Blood, and his limbs were often destroyed by powerful enemies.

With this title effect of Essential Evil, at least a considerable number of people, including Plot Characters, would have their attacks against him significantly reduced.

Bai Cangshu looked at the materials for sale by the Knight Girl again; the highest quality was only Rare, and there were no Tese that caught his eye.

He prepared that if he hadn't obtained a more suitable Tese before the next mission started, he would first smelt the 【Core of Nurarihyon】.

Bai Cangshu walked out of the Rank Management Office. His eyes flickered, and he instantly noticed a person leaning against the outer wall of the office. This person was wearing a white robe with black edges, short black hair covering half of his face, a thin build, and a black Tachi hanging at his waist.

"So it was you. It seems An Junxuan didn't die in vain."

This person turned around, his pale purple pupils sizing up Bai Cangshu. His white robe was open, and Bai Cangshu saw the black number 【098】 on it.

This iconic attire, along with the rule of using numerical designations to identify one's own strength, made it clear at a glance that the other party came from one of the top Gatherings in the Infinite Dimensional Space: the 【Black King Society】.

Bai Cangshu nodded, as if savoring the moment, and that Scarlet Drop Card appeared in his hand.

"So his name was An Junxuan. He was indeed a decent guy."

He shook the Scarlet Drop Card twice and said,

"Are you going to buy back his Drop Card?"

The newcomer's pale purple pupils contracted, and his expression turned cold. He felt that Tao Baibai was likely mocking and ridiculing him, and he snorted coldly.

"Don't think that killing a guy ranked in the hundreds means anything, hmph."

Having said that, the newcomer turned and left, leaving Bai Cangshu frowning.

He had a deep impression of the 【Knight & Knight】 group's desire to exchange for their companion's legacy, so seeing someone come to find him immediately after he killed that Reincarnator, he thought it was the same behavior.

He hadn't expected the other party to be so angry.

Tsk, human hearts are hard to fathom.

Bai Cangshu returned to his stall; 【Ghost Way Master】 seemed to have not yet finished his modifications.

While browsing the received quotes, he examined the Scarlet Drop Card that shimmered with a golden luster. This was the first time he had successfully designated a Reincarnator as a purge target using his Scavenger Authority, and killing the opponent had yielded a Scavenger Scarlet Drop Card.

This person possessed the enhancement of the 【Surgery Fruit】, which was a highly versatile ability worth a fortune.

Seeing this Devil Fruit, Bai Cangshu took out the 【Paramecia Devil Fruit · Heart Fire Fruit】 that had been kept in his Backpack. This Devil Fruit gave him a very strange feeling.

It clearly wasn't a very powerful Devil Fruit, yet because it came from that peculiar treasure, appearing alongside it were the 【Black Sword Dragon Slayer】—which Guts had imbued with Armament Haki and which had been cursed—and the severed arm left behind by the powerful Black King Luffy.

Even though he had already left that Pirate World, Bai Cangshu still could not figure out the connection between these items.

But because of the uniqueness of the 【Black King Society】 and the existence of the Abyss God's Causality power, Bai Cangshu had neither rashly consumed this Devil Fruit nor sold it.

While he was deep in thought, a group of people arrived in front of the stall. It was rare to see Bai Cangshu sitting at the stall himself, so the newcomer also frowned and thought for a moment before taking the initiative to speak.

"Tao Baibai, Black Butler released Intelligence saying that you possess the technology to mass-produce super-tech weapons and equipment. Can you let me see what kind of technology it is?"

Bai Cangshu's eyes drifted, waking from his thoughts. Seeing the newcomer, he raised an eyebrow. His strange red face making such a movement made people feel even more uncomfortable.

"Ha, Song Xian~"

Bai Cangshu's tone rose. Song Xian, a typical Idealist who could sacrifice everything for his country and people, rarely dealt with "lunatics" like Tao Baibai.

Bai Cangshu recalled that just about two months ago, when he saw Song Xian, he was still in the guise of an obedient student, while Song Xian was playing the role of a seasoned criminal police officer.

At this moment, the two were still face-to-face, but their identities and attitudes had undergone a huge transformation.

Bai Cangshu was like a fish in water in this chaotic space and had begun to stir up trouble in the real world, while Song Xian appeared much more exhausted; even in the space, his expression seemed to be constantly burdened by a heavy weight.

【Heavenly Section】 frowned. He did not like Tao Baibai's mocking gaze, nor did he support Song Xian dealing with such a person. Everyone knew that Tao Baibai currently held a 【Death Note】 fragment bestowed by His Excellency 【Deadly Silence Fate】.

Song Xian's real name had long been exposed, and his face was also easy to look up; contact with such a person was extremely dangerous.

But Song Xian only gave a wry smile and continued to speak,

"Tao Baibai, a guy like you shouldn't care about the identity of the trading partner, nor what the other party wants to do with that kind of equipment."

Bai Cangshu naturally nodded. Then, he raised his right hand, and the information for several pieces of equipment was displayed.

【You displayed the items gantzsuit, gantzx-gun, gantzh-gun】

Seeing that these were items from the Gantz World, Song Xian's heart stirred. These items were indeed very powerful for ordinary people, let alone when equipped by the special soldiers of the Qinglong Branch. If coordinated well, they could completely annihilate some 【Parallel】 tier or even 【Strong】 tier Reincarnators.

"Black Butler spoke of technology, could it be that you..."

Bai Cangshu nodded, then displayed the Special Creation he possessed.

【You have displayed the Special Creation Gantz】

Song Xian could not hide the joy on his face.

"I think we can reach a deal, a deal that is not small!"

The Black Butler also teleported over at this moment; seeing that Tao Baibai and Song Xian had already met, he worried that the two would not get along and wanted to act as a go-between, but he only saw Tao Baibai nodding readily.

"Coincidentally, I also have some things I hope you can give me."

The people from the Heaven Section had all heard of Tao Baibai's notorious reputation; this person had already been listed by Dongxia as a Catastrophe Grade observation target, and was forbidden from entering Dongxia territory.

But no one could confirm whether a guy like Tao Baibai might have some secret ability to evade detection by perception and Prophecy-type abilities.

Bai Cangshu then sent a special request to Song Xian via spatial communication, and Song Xian's brows furrowed tightly after seeing it.

"I cannot make the decision on such a matter."

Bai Cangshu, however, waved his hand.

"Then go and apply to someone who can make the decision. You know they will agree, don't you..."

Song Xian looked at Tao Baibai's undisguised, playful smile and did not refute him. Once the situation in the real world truly worsened, he knew that the person in charge of the Nantianmen Project would definitely agree to such a request.

Or rather, the appearance of the so-called 【Paradise】 in Southeast Asia was a good thing for Dongxia, as it would allow more Reincarnators to choose to head to Paradise instead of Dongxia.

——

On the other side, in a vast, illusory space, blue skies and white clouds drifted; the entire space spanned over hundreds of square kilometers, far too large to be a mere Public Space for a Gathering.

The man with the number 【098】 on his chest swayed; another old friend had died, leaving him in a bad mood.

"Yo, Number Ninety-eight, why the long face?"

A crisp voice rang out, and a young girl with long, ink-green hair styled into twin tails was seen sitting on the eaves of a black-and-white building, her feet dangling.

She wore a white-based, black-trimmed high-collared uniform with the chest open, and underneath she wore a mismatched shirt with the number 【03】 written crookedly in what looked like ink.

The man ranked 98 in the Baiyin Jijun, Mo Qingzhu, looked up, and upon seeing who it was, he instinctively frowned before respectfully lowering his head.

"Captain Kurushi... one of our members was killed in a Deadly Duel Mission."

"Oh, is that so? What was their number?"

The girl did not care at all about the death of An Junxuan and just asked for the number casually; upon hearing it was a member with a triple-digit rank, she had nothing more to say.

Mo Qingzhu took two steps away, then suddenly turned back and took the initiative to say:

"Captain, will the Emerald Battle Group continue to try to recruit Tao Baibai?"

"How about I go to the real world to..."

Mo Qingzhu pressed his hand against the Zanpakuto at his waist, and the blade let out a soft chime, as if responding to his agitated Soul.

"Ha... haha, hahahaha..."

The girl clutched her stomach and laughed, rolling on the eaves and making the black tiles creak and groan, before finally recovering after a long while.

She stood up and took a step forward; like a frame-skipping animation, she instantly appeared in front of Mo Qingzhu, pressing one hand onto Mo Qingzhu's Zanpakuto.

Woo~

The Zanpakuto seemed to be letting out a mournful cry.

Mo Qingzhu subconsciously used Flash Step to retreat, while the girl just stood where she was, looking at her incompetent subordinate with a wanton gaze.

"Stop saying these things that make me laugh, Number Ninety-eight. You have no idea of the gap between you and those who truly have the qualifications."

She looked up at Mo Qingzhu.

"The true, essential gap can be seen at a glance..."

Boom!

Mo Qingzhu only felt the world turn ink-green in an instant, and the thick Spiritual Pressure almost turned into liquid, shrouding the entire sky.

Whoo~ whoo...

It was unknown how much time had passed, but Mo Qingzhu gasped for air. Unlike the Public Space, the Gathering space had a higher degree of freedom; although one could not fight directly, one could feel the other party's power much more clearly.

Mo Qingzhu recalled the terrifying Spiritual Pressure of the girl who called herself Kurushi, his expression dejected.

Tao Baibai... is he a guy of that level...

A single-digit ranker...

(End of chapter)