Chapter 517: The Ladder of Spirit and Flesh

Pfft!

A golden ray, as if fired from an infinitely distant point, shot directly through Root Shiki's right hand.

This strike deviated as a result.

The Magic Eye, which can kill any target as long as it hits the death point, can even kill a 【Concept】, yet at this instant, it deviated.

Root Shiki's face revealed a look of confusion.

She should have been able to perceive such an attack; as an individual flowing out from the Root, and currently occupying the mission of a 【Hero】, fate should not have allowed her to be hit.

But she was hit nonetheless.

Root Shiki looked back; in the extreme distance, it was as if a giant beast was violently charging out from the mountain forest.

The speed was so fast, the momentum so vast, as if some monster thousands of meters tall was sprinting from the foundations of the earth.

But in reality, there were only two giants less than three meters tall charging over violently.

The two were constantly hacking and killing each other.

A massive axe-sword and a pitch-black greatsword exuding an ominous aura slashed into the other's body time and again.

But they were deflected at the surface of the skin.

The two giants, one black and one white, had almost identical auras.

Roar!

Ha!

The two, like clones, roared simultaneously.

The pitch-black Magic Power turned into a shockwave, and hundreds of meters of the city block shattered in an instant.

On the other side, Bai Cangshu roared, and amidst the explosive sound of thunder and lightning, a more intense explosive force blasted out, causing blood to instantly stream from the eyes and ears of the Heracles who was close at hand.

Clearly, Shocking Thunder Roar can exceed the immunity level of 【Twelve Labors】.

【Noble Phantasm · Heart Vortex analysis of Twelve Labors progress increased, your Tese · Intermediate Adaptation has upgraded to Advanced Adaptation】

【You suffered a Magic Power and sonic shock; you have developed additional immunity to Magic Power shock and sonic shock, and will negate most damage of this type】

Bai Cangshu punched Heracles's head, causing it to snap backward, but this kind of attack could no longer kill him.

But Bai Cangshu grabbed the other's body, completely ignoring all obstacles, and crashed through the entire world.

The translucent vortex behind him grew larger and larger, already like a giant tail, rushing into the sky.

Bai Cangshu retracted his left hand; with the Heart Vortex activated, he did not need to use his eyes to know that he had hit his target.

Above his head, half a crown shone brilliantly.

【Fatalism】 can negate the influence of fate-side and Causality-type abilities; for someone like Root Shiki who is, to a certain extent, similar to a "cheater" who can know what she wants to know at any time, it possesses a restraining effect.

After activating the Heart Vortex, Bai Cangshu not only improved his combat ability but also enhanced his thinking ability.

Before activating the Heart Vortex, he knew he had fallen far behind in the race of "stirring up trouble" with Baimian, and at the time, he only thought of learning 【Twelve Labors】 first to strengthen his own power.

But after fully activating it, he realized more things.

Baimian activating the 【Human Instrumentality Project】 was a better opportunity for him.

【Current World Collapse Value: 378/500 (Relatively stable)】

The title of 【Evil Savior】 seemed to be flashing with some kind of light.

Bai Cangshu's mind flashed with the existence of Root Shiki, and he immediately let out a crazed laugh.

As a chosen hero, Root Shiki might not be his match at all...

A hero cannot inflict effective damage on a Savior.

Rumble!

In the midst of the frantic advance, ripples began to appear in the sky, a large number of mysterious and ancient characters began to flash, and then, a mysterious power began to radiate.

It was as if there was some kind of strong mental suggestion, but it was different from mental suggestion; it was not an aggressive aura, but rather more like water that permeates everything.

It instantly entered everyone's heart.

That moment was like casting a tiny individual soul into a vast, empty sea.

There was clearly nothing in the sea, yet it could completely contain 【You】.

Whether it was your anger, fear, unwillingness, grievances, darkness, or even sins, everything was bleached white and disappeared along with the water ripples.

A large number of humans were ejected from the houses shattered by Bai Cangshu and Heracles, but these people neither screamed in terror nor were they hysterical.

Each one was incomparably calm, with serene expressions; they turned into liquid in mid-air, splashed onto the ground, and vanished without a trace. Water, as a substance, has no presence, but when faced with this kind of power-based attack, it would not produce any reaction either.

Plop, plop, plop, plop...

Pools of water appeared from all over Fuyuki City just like that, and then merged together.

In the empty and void sea, there was more and more water.

The rain and mist in the sky had dissipated at some unknown time, perhaps because of that previous strike between Root Shiki and Baimian, or perhaps influenced by the Dead Sea Scrolls.

In the azure sky, the sunlight was no longer bright, but had turned orange-yellow.

The entire world seemed to be drawing to a close.

Patter, patter...

Bai Cangshu and Berserker were still running, but there was no longer the sensation of stepping on solid ground beneath their feet; instead, those orange-yellow liquids were constantly splashing under the sunlight.

The entire world became silent.

Bang!

With just one punch, Heracles's head suddenly exploded.

This pitch-black giant swayed twice, and the next moment, a new head had regenerated.

Roar!

He roared, and more powerful Magic Power exploded outward, but Bai Cangshu merely raised his hand and blocked all the exploding Magic Power in front of him.

【Current World Collapse Value: 7800/8000 (Order collapsing, imminent return to nothingness)】

【Desperate Salvation, passive bonus: 200% (All attributes)】

Not only physical attributes like Strength, Agility, Constitution, and Spirit, but outside Bai Cangshu's body, the scorching white Killing Intent Wave burned; energy attributes, and even Charisma and Luck attributes, were all enhanced.

"Ha, hahahahaha..."

Bai Cangshu looked at the resurrected Heracles, making no move, merely watching the opponent and allowing him to condense Magic Power; the next moment, a pitch-black slash occurred simultaneously with a Magic Power explosion.

Pfft!

The laughing fluorescent white head was slashed away, but after flying only a few dozen meters, the head turned into fluorescent white radiance and returned to the body.

【Noble Phantasm: Heart Vortex, Twelve Labors has been fully analyzed】

【You have obtained the special property: Twelve Labors (?)】

Bai Cangshu walked on the orange sea; at this moment, the city had become incomparably quiet.

There was only the roar of Heracles and the faint sound of fetal movement appearing beneath the water's surface.

Only a very small number of people had been able to resist until now; the Man-Eating Flower, currently Weak, appeared from the Barrier with Ilya and shouted at Tao Baibai,

"What are you doing, Tao Baibai? Hurry up and kill the white-faced one!"

Bai Cangshu shook his head and simply reached out a hand toward Ilya.

"Master, before you melt, what wish do you want to realize?"

Ilya tentatively stepped on the orange sea beneath her feet, feeling a strange sensation.

As one who was not understood, as a tool destined to die, at this moment, even she seemed to be able to begin to be understood by others.

She shook her head and suddenly walked toward the pitch-black giant.

"Berserker, have you come to pick me up?"

The young girl's smile was flawless and innocent, but the giant, who had clearly already been corrupted, swayed twice and actually left Bai Cangshu, walking toward the girl.

Bai Cangshu watched this scene, his eyes revealing an intense light; it was this kind of thing!

It was this kind of thing that transcended the control of rules, that kind of power, that kind of... heart!

Bai Cangshu reached out his hand, but Ilya turned into a pool of liquid and merged into the sea beneath her feet.

Bai Cangshu withdrew his hand, his gloomy face quickly turning into a smile.

"I will not let you disappear just like this."

"My... Master, I am, after all... the Savior!"

(End of chapter)