Chapter 76: Advanced Ability, Solitary Jealous Fire

"I didn't expect you to slay two 【Parallel】 rank enemies at once, and one of them is a powerful man-eating Ghost of the 【Parallel-Upper】 rank. It seems you are a Reincarnator with great potential."

The female NPC of the 【Rank Management Office】, wearing armor, looked at Bai Cangshu and praised him sincerely.

In truth, Bai Cangshu still does not know whether these people who manage the various institutions in the space are real Reincarnators or virtual constructs of the space; there are all sorts of theories about this within the space.

But because these people have never been replaced, and their cycle of death and replacement is completely different from that of ordinary Reincarnators, most people treat them as NPCs.

The woman at the East District 【Rank Management Office】 is called by Reincarnators with unclear titles such as 【Knight Girl】, "Bootleg Quilt King," or "Space Knight King," and she has never expressed any objection.

Conversely, the old alchemist at the 【Alchemy Workshop】 is only ever called "Old Thing."

"These two heads both contain powerful strength; they can become the cornerstone on your path to becoming a stronger Reincarnator."

"However, for now, you can only choose one of these heads as the material for your advancement."

The Knight Girl is quite energetic, and Bai Cangshu begins to understand why she is so popular among the Reincarnator community.

【You have completed the advancement mission: Enemy Flesh and Blood, My Sustenance】

【Please select advancement material】

Bai Cangshu thought for a moment; he had spent nearly 1500 Dimension Points to find the best fortune-teller in the East District, and he had incidentally learned the details of the advancement mission from that broker codenamed 【Black Butler】.

The so-called 【Enemy Flesh and Blood, My Sustenance】 is a mission that is triggered without fail when a Reincarnator advances from the 【Paper】 rank to the 【Parallel】 rank.

A Reincarnator who kills any enemy with a 【Parallel】 rank rating alone will obtain the opponent's head and use the head of the strong as a medium to realize their own advancement.

Depending on the quality of the head used as a medium, the Reincarnator will receive 3-5 advancement options; the more powerful and special the enemy, the higher the probability of obtaining rare and special options.

Moreover, the options provided by different Plot Characters will also have some differences.

Currently, it is known that the enhancements provided by the 【Human Species】 mostly lean toward technical skills, ranging from obtaining a basic mastery of a certain craft, to acquiring some kind of special Specialty, or even obtaining the qualification to practice a certain special ability, all varying.

Meanwhile, the monsters of the 【Non-Human Species】 tend to lean toward basic attributes; it is possible to obtain an increase in a certain attribute, or obtain a certain special racial Specialty, or even obtain a special racial ability.

Overall, for 【Parallel】 rank advancement mission materials, the improvements from 【Non-Human Species】 are somewhat better.

Bai Cangshu looked at the two heads in his hands at this moment; man-eating Ghosts are actually a very special category. They were all once 【Human Species】, retaining human techniques, but at the same time, their bodies have completely departed from the human realm.

Bai Cangshu picked up Doma's head, and a series of options appeared immediately.

【a: Ice Demon, gain additional Ice element affinity; using Frost-type abilities will grant a small additional bonus (Rare)】

【b: Evil Child, gain additional pain reduction, gain slight damage immunity, and speed up the learning rate of religious-type abilities】

【c: Heartless Puppet, the heart is no longer a vital point; after the heart is destroyed, the Reincarnator can still maintain blood circulation (Rare)】

【d: Regeneration (Weak), gain a weak level of Regeneration; injuries will be able to recover relatively quickly with the replenishment of energy and nutrients】

【e: Silent Meditation, gain basic Meditation Specialty, Spirit +2】

Doma's head was clearly of high quality; not only did five options appear, but both Rare and Rare-quality options appeared as well. Especially the 【Heartless Puppet】 entry made Bai Cangshu realize something.

I fear that in the future, there will be many things happening in Reincarnator battles that defy common sense.

If he chose this one, then a 【Parallel】 rank version of himself would be able to ignore a shattered heart and continue fighting, which is actually quite terrifying in actual combat. Bai Cangshu then picked up Kokushibo's head.

【a: Longevity Power, cell vitality increased, life expectancy increased by 20%, Constitution +2 (Rare)】

【b: Sword Demon, gain basic Sword Art Specialty, and gain an additional speed boost when practicing Sword Art Specialties】

【c: Regeneration (General), gain a general level of Regeneration; injuries will heal at a perceptible speed, consuming additional stamina】

【d: Moon Without Sun, at night, physical abilities receive an all-around boost, the degree of boost is 50% (cannot exceed the Extreme Value) (Rare)】

【e: Solitary Jealous Fire, gain special passive ability: Solitary Jealous Fire. When facing an enemy stronger than oneself, every time one is injured, there is a probability of igniting Jealous Fire, additionally increasing one layer of ability value (all attributes +1, Regeneration slightly increased), stacking up to 7 layers (Rare and Peerless)】

"Oh, an extraordinary option has appeared, Reincarnator. Your luck is very good today."

The Knight Girl seemed to be able to see the options Bai Cangshu was looking at directly.

Bai Cangshu lowered his head and also discovered the reason; on Kokushibo's head, which only had three eyes left, various colors of light were flowing, among which that touch of purple was particularly conspicuous.

Bai Cangshu learned from 【Black Butler】 that Reincarnators who usually obtain the head of a 【Bing-Initial】 enemy only get 3 options, and generally there are no Rare options, while 【Bing-Lower】 has a chance to appear with 5 options, and there is a small probability of Rare and Rare-quality options appearing;

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For enemies of 【Parallel-Middle】 and above, it is almost certain that a 【Rare】 level option will appear.

Because this mission must be completed by the Reincarnator killing the target alone, except for those large factions that have sufficient means to grant Reincarnators rule-breaking combat capabilities.

For most 【Paper】 rank Reincarnators, wanting to cross an entire rank to win a battle, aside from saturation bombing or using traps, is quite difficult.

Therefore, heads of 【Parallel-Upper】 rank appear very rarely.

Bai Cangshu had indeed gained an unexpected harvest today; even 【Black Butler】, that Reincarnator who seemed to have some fame among Information Brokers, had never seen a 【Rare and Peerless】 option appear during advancement.

"I choose 【Solitary Jealous Fire】."

The Knight Girl nodded as a matter of course. She grabbed Kokushibo's head, and suddenly blue-white light bloomed in her hand. The next moment, Kokushibo's head melted directly, and the various colors of radiance dissipated along with the flesh and blood during this process.

In the end, all that remained was that touch of purple radiance. The Knight Girl suddenly reached out.

Bai Cangshu's pupils shrank, and his muscles twitched once before that hand pressed against his chest.

This Knight Girl, her speed is terrifyingly fast!

【Your rating has been upgraded, current: Parallel】

【You have obtained the rank ability: Solitary Jealous Fire】

Bai Cangshu felt an evil fire suddenly ignite from within his body. That feeling was not scorching; instead, it had a strange, eerie chill. Bai Cangshu pulled open his robe and saw a scarlet flame mark appear on his chest, which then slowly faded away.

Tsk, it doesn't feel like a very righteous ability either.

Bai Cangshu felt that ever since he got that 【Great Sin】 card, he had been coming into contact with these abilities that lean toward the evil path.

The one who taught him martial arts in the Special Trial was the world's number one assassin, Tao Baibai; the special ability he obtained in Demon Slayer was a Cursed Seal from an existence that was both god and ghost; and now, upon advancement, he had obtained this evil fire.

"Clearly, I have always been law-abiding."

(End of chapter)