Chapter 565: The So-Called [King]

The "resurrection" opportunity suddenly tossed out by Bai Cangshu caused the Consciousness Space, which had been like a dead sea, to begin rioting once again.

Countless spirits yearning for resurrection were in a frenzy.

Even Gojo Satoru, Uchiha Madara, and the others were quite concerned about the two words "resurrection."

And the two with the most intense desires were, without a doubt, the former Reincarnators, Millennium Worm and Baimian.

Precisely because they were Reincarnators who had witnessed the miracles of various powers, they understood better how difficult resurrection was; even in the Infinite Dimensional Space, which possessed nearly infinite types of power, things like Reincarnators remained as fragile as scraps of paper.

Moreover, compared to other ordinary Plot Characters or ordinary people in the real world, they, as Reincarnators, were even more humble and fragile.

The moment a Reincarnator underwent informatization after entering the space, they had effectively become an asset of the space.

When a Reincarnator died, the space would reclaim that 【Intelligence】, or reward their intelligence to other Reincarnators in the form of a 【Scarlet Drop Card】.

Thereby achieving a transfer of value between Reincarnators; the true power system within the space—the 【Ladder】—was built precisely with this transfer of intelligence as its cornerstone.

Resurrection in the conventional sense could not take effect on dead Reincarnators because their souls would also become a type of intelligence, reclaimed by the space.

However, because Baimian and Millennium Worm had been killed by Tao Baibai's special ability, their souls were instead extracted and preserved.

At this moment, facing the dripping Black Mud, the two were filled with uncontrollable ecstasy.

They wanted to live, they wanted to be resurrected!

That impulse was enough to make even someone with a personality as eccentric and arrogant as Baimian want to lower her head and kiss the instep of Tao Baibai's feet.

Gojo Satoru watched as the man in the black windbreaker, who had always followed behind him and remained lukewarm aside from providing some intelligence, now stepped forward urgently.

"Mr. Tao Baibai, please resurrect me. I will assemble a mercenary squad for you that spans the real world and the Reincarnation Space, clearing away all obstacles for you."

"Additionally, I personally possess intelligence on the connections of multiple top-tier Gatherings; as long as I am resurrected, those values will also..."

Millennium Worm was somewhat uncomposed, speaking eagerly for fear that Gojo Satoru and the others might get there first, but what he received in return was a sneer from Bai Cangshu.

He saw the man sitting on the Heart Throne in the empty space, one hand gripping the petite Baimian, the other resting on the throne, looking down at him with eyes that held only aloof indifference, without the slightest intention of being moved by him.

Millennium Worm's heart went cold, but Baimian's lips curled up, revealing grim white teeth; she had a canine tooth on each side and a petite face, so when she smiled, it had an exceptionally mocking and playful look.

"Mercenaries... Ha~ what a fool."

Baimian mocked Millennium Worm almost instinctively; this was her personality. She had been extremely clever since she was young, precocious, and considered herself a special human endowed with extraordinary talent.

Completely different from those mortals destined to live a mediocre life.

Even after entering the Infinite Dimensional Space, she remained calm, and after surviving her first trial mission in a somewhat panicked state, she quickly gathered intelligence and began analyzing the original plots of various Derivative Worlds in large quantities, searching for loopholes and special strategies.

Her completion rate for her second mission improved rapidly.

Baimian's rapid self-improvement attracted the attention of the 【Sage】, and after being absorbed, she gained the attention of His Excellency 【Shiyu】, who was not yet His Excellency at the time, after only two or three more missions, and was granted a 【Card】.

Baimian was a good judge of character; she could tell at a glance that Tao Baibai was likewise the type of person who stood out from the crowd. For such a person, trying to negotiate with mercenary squads, connections, or influence was like playing the lute to a cow.

Baimian twisted her head forcefully; the jaw of her Spirit Body was almost crushed by Tao Baibai's overly powerful hands.

"Don't you want to know the secrets of the 【Cards】 and the 【Ladder】? I can tell you everything, and there are even more secret rumors about the space..."

"Do you know about the existence above the 【Strongest】?"

Bai Cangshu let out a "ho," his gaze no longer focused on the insufficiently valuable Millennium Worm; he pulled Baimian's petite face close to his own.

"Above the Strongest, is that what you call the 【King】?"

Baimian frowned, then realized that rumors had it that during that time in the Pirate World, members of the Black King Society had entered and a large number of Reincarnators were slaughtered; Tao Baibai had successfully returned, and it was assumed that Tao Baibai had just been lucky enough not to run into members of the Black King Society.