Chapter 229: The Garuda Knife
[Do you wish to offer 1 B-Grade Singularity to increase your Reincarnator authority?]
"Yes."
The Goddess revealed a satisfied smile. She opened her mouth and inhaled, and a purple radiance from within Kaito Shirogane's body vanished into the air.
[Reincarnator authority increased. Current: 2-Star Reincarnator]
[Nexus stay-time extended by an additional 2 hours.]
[From now on, you can form your own exclusive team. Team members will share missions and be transported together.]
[From now on, you will be notified of mission transport timing one day in advance.]
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After increasing Reincarnator authority, besides gaining extra functions, the main benefit was gaining priority in various Nexus functions. For example, the [Directional Anchor] item made by The Chosen and used by Reincarnators—if the authority gap between Reincarnators was too large, the [Directional Anchor] would fail.
At the same time, the Nexus would also open up more functions.
"Can you answer me now, Lady Goddess?"
Kaito Shirogane only put on a false front of sincerity when he needed something from someone—even though he knew the Goddess could read his mind completely.
The Goddess squinted, seemingly savoring the wonderful taste of the B-Grade Singularity. A Singularity of this level contained a significant amount of information.
The Goddess lowered her head, gazing at Kaito Shirogane. Her ruby-like eyes lit up slightly, and then she shook her head.
"You are not [The One]. And, you have not been affected by the [Causality] of that so-called God of the Abyss."
The Goddess could read all of Kaito Shirogane's thoughts, so she naturally knew what he was truly asking. She negated all of his speculations and continued:
"The reason that [Tarot] sequence card cannot be used is naturally because you have not yet found your true, inherent talent."
Ever since Kaito Shirogane's talent broke through to a new realm under the pressure of the Black King, Luffy, in the One Piece world, it had been stuck in the state of [Requires more combat to anchor].
Although Kaito himself guessed it was highly likely related to [Gene Lock], since the Nexus already had a [Gene Lock] system and didn't anchor his special state as [Gene Lock - Tier 3], it naturally meant his talent wasn't just [Gene Lock].
Besides, Kaito recalled the description of Tier 3 Gene Lock from the original Infinite and it didn't match the wondrous state he had experienced. He felt that in that state, he could understand everything and replicate everything. Be it the use of Conqueror's Haki Infusion or even Garp's[Fist Bone Impact], as long as he saw it, he could understand its nature and use it.
"Let's begin the Spirit Awakening and the Cleansing."
Kaito's train of thought shifted quickly. Since he couldn't anchor his talent for now, he would focus on the easier-to-unlock [Virtue] card. The [Virtue] and [Great Sin] series were similar; they were sequences that only required completing a [Special Trial] to unlock.
It was just that the difficulty of this [Special Trial] was higher than a normal rank trial.
Kaito's situation of unlocking a [Special Trial] as a rookie was extremely unusual. Most Reincarnators would only attempt such trials after gaining a certain amount of strength. With Kaito's current power, the difficulty of the [Virtue] Special Trial would be more appropriate.
The Goddess was a little indifferent. All human Reincarnators were always so arrogant. Every single one was convinced they were a Child of Destiny.
She had clearly offered him better choices. Both [Original Gene Lock] and [Ultimate Power] were excellent power systems. Given this Reincarnator's speed of resource acquisition, he could have long since raised his talent level and crossed into a higher tier of power.
But human arrogance made this guy certain that his true talent must be superior to those two. This obsession with [Self], [Soul], and [Uniqueness] was holding him back from advancing.
The Goddess wouldn't waste her breath teaching these Reincarnators. She would only look down from above.
The Goddess floated up slightly. With a casual point of her finger, Kaito floated up from the ground. A scorching heat once again rose from his soul. Every [Cleansing] was a scouring of his bloodline.
It evaporated a large amount of blood, removed impurities, and then used divine power to replenish the loss.
Kaito floated, activating the [Transparent World] to perceive his body's internal state. The source of the heat was untraceable. He could only feel that all the blood in his body was instantly heated to a terrifying temperature.
In an instant, his bloodline ran dry. Pitch-black impurities turned to particles and flowed out of him. His blood vessels withered, his muscles aged. Kaito's [Immortality] was completely unable to resist this high temperature originating from his soul.
Then, a powerful life-force enveloped Kaito. His depleted body was resupplied, and all his injuries were instantly healed. In the process, his cells became even more resilient.
[You have completed one Bloodline Cleansing. Cleansing effect: Good.]
[You have gained minor Fire Resistance. You now have a degree of immunity to C-Grade and lower fire abilities, and minor damage reduction against C-Grade and higher fire abilities.]
[Underworld Erosion status has disappeared. Constitution +2. Current: 31]
Kaito moved his body. Every cell, soaked in the life-force, felt as if it had opened its mouth. He suddenly felt an immense hunger, a desperate urge to eat something.
The disappearance of the Underworld Erosion status made Kaito's body feel exceptionally light. His Constitution attribute was growing stronger, and he was also beginning to show the resistances characteristic of a special constitution.
Before Kaito could process the changes in his body, the Goddess pointed her finger up again.
A purple radiance vanished, along with a B-Grade Singularity from his "Slave Account." A mass of white light particles converged on Kaito's body.
Countless motes of light, from large to small, drilled into his body, then emerged from his back.
Having experienced the battle for the [Throne of the Heart] in the One Piece world against Roland and Gojo Satoru, Kaito now clearly recognized this power. This was the power of [Spirits].
This Goddess had created innumerable [Spirits] that were constantly entering and exiting his body and soul, stimulating the traits within his bloodline.
He soon felt the cold Underworld within his body awakening. In his consciousness, countless Yin-Spirits were howling. He could even see the mocking smile on Gojo Satoru's lips.
Then, that cold feeling spread from his bloodline to the surface of his body, congealing into something like a second skin, a glaze. Except this "glaze" wasn't in the material world; it was a coating on his soul.
[You have undergone one Bloodline Spirit Awakening. Effect: Excellent.]
[You have obtained the Trait: Spirit-Guard (Rare).]
[Spirit-Guard (Rare)]: Passive Trait. You have gained additional resistance to spirits. The effect of soul-type abilities on you will be greatly reduced. Immune to C-Grade and lower spirit-arts and spirit-particle attacks. This ability has Priority. (Note: When abilities with conflicting effects clash, the ability with Priority will take effect first.)
This was a purely defensive trait, and it fit the pattern of most bloodline abilities.
For example, bloodlines with fire-type characteristics would almost always come with fire damage reduction, immunity, or nullification. Kaito's constitution, now that the Underworld Erosion was gone, was beginning to show similar features.
[TT65562877 (Black Butler) has sent you a message: I've found an item you might need · Garuda Knife.]
The Garuda Knife?
One of the Legendary Cooking Tools?!
(End of Chapter)
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