Chapter 298: Enhancement · Thunder Emperor's Heart, Steps to Godhood
It's actually not difficult to complete the [Tarnished] milestone. One only needs to join the Golden Order, receive the Golden Grace, first become a member of the Golden Dynasty, and then, regardless of whether the Grace is revoked by the agent of the Greater Will or the Golden Grace is resolved by the Goddess after returning to the Space, the [Tarnished] milestone will be completed, granting that special enhancement ability.
Kaito Shirogane was not surprised to learn that none of the trio chose to become an agent of the Greater Will. After all, in the Naruto world, this woman also bewitched Minoru Hiranaka to become the so-called Empyrean.
After "scavenging" some intelligence and receiving Ten'i's promise to complete the [Tarnished] milestone for him within three worlds, he left the trio's team space.
Kaito Shirogane actually didn't care much whether this promise could be fulfilled. The [Tarnished] milestone looked powerful, but Runes were products of the Golden Grace. Unless it was their special situation of possessing multiple Golden Erdtree saplings, it was actually quite difficult to enhance attributes. The Golden Rune in Kaito Shirogane's hand would at most give him one or two free attribute points; its value was not as high as imagined.
However, the intelligence possessed by that woman was quite valuable.
She almost used her personal experience to prove to Kaito Shirogane the power of [Talent], and even more so proved that upgrading the rank of these abilities, talents, and bloodlines could bring huge changes.
Kaito Shirogane had quite a few good things on him at the moment, but none had been upgraded to a very high level, meaning they had huge enhancement potential. Coincidentally, his resources were so abundant right now that even some large teams would be envious.
Because after returning from the One Piece world, the Moon Demon Kiyoshi Ri became his slave, so he gained the ability to control Kiyoshi Ri's resources.
During the last bloodline refinement, he paid one B-Grade Singularity from Kiyoshi Ri's account.
After returning from the Naruto world, his personal Singularity count reached an astonishing 1 A-Grade, 6 B-Grade, 3 C-Grade, 3 D-Grade, and 1 E-Grade.
And in Kiyoshi Ri's assets, there were also 1 B-Grade, 4 C-Grade, and 8 E-Grade Singularities;
Dimensional Points exceeded seventy thousand.
This level of resources was enough for him to squander.
Kiyoshi Ri followed behind Kaito Shirogane. The two appeared in the shantytown. She had the intention to purchase a weapon of sufficient strength. Kaito Shirogane's attitude made her nervous again, wanting to quickly enhance her strength.
But she had no hope for things like buying a bloodline; this guy would definitely not allow it. However, her entry into the Claymore world wasn't completely fruitless. Given enough time, she also had a chance to obtain a bloodline herself.
"Go to the stall, put up this Loot Card, and set it to accept offers."
Kaito Shirogane took out the [Loot Card · Uchiha Obito]. This item was of the same nature as the long-dusty [Loot Card · Nakime] in his backpack.
Both Loot Cards contained excellent special abilities, but there was no guarantee of obtaining them. If other items were opened, the value of the Loot Card would be greatly discounted.
Therefore, Kaito Shirogane had been looking for abilities or items that could specify the loot obtained, but the harvest was meager. Now, borrowing the Uchiha Obito Loot Card, he could attract a wave of attention to see if any Reincarnators possessing such abilities would actively show up.
Because Kaito Shirogane successfully accommodated Gojo Satoru, the [Limitless Cursed Technique] in his body became clearer and clearer. He was no longer so eager for the abilities of Nakime and Uchiha Obito. If he could exchange them for props or abilities that could specify the rewards in the Loot Card, he could accept it.
As he spoke, another purple Loot Card appeared in Kaito Shirogane's hand and was directly crushed by him.
The purple glow falling from between his fingers immediately attracted the attention of many people around.
Kaito Shirogane's iconic eccentric avatar and that pink robe all indicated his identity.
[You opened Purple Loot Card · Onoki of Both Scales]
[You obtained 4000 Dimensional Points]
[You obtained the item: Scroll · Dust Release Cultivation Secret Strategy (Rare & Peerless)]
"Mercenary Tao, did you get something good again?!"
Someone plucked up the courage to ask Kaito Shirogane. Since the last time Kaito Shirogane directly sat on the stall and opened the Scarlet Loot Card, his fierce reputation needed no further elaboration.
But among Reincarnators, who lived and died quickly, there were still many who were not afraid of death. Relying on the safety characteristics of the Public Space, they would actively strike up conversations with the strong people they saw, or even speak rudely.
Kaito Shirogane was in a good mood at this moment. He took out the scroll and shook it at the crowd. The purple luster was extremely obvious, causing a small range of exclamations.
"Here, hang this thing on the stall together. It's a hot item."
Kaito Shirogane handed this scroll along with the [Ryuchi Cave Senjutsu Cultivation Method] to his slave to put on the stall. [Chakra] was a top-ranking enhancement system in the Infinite Dimensional Space.
Secret strategies for cultivating Kekkei Tōta and Senjutsu had a huge audience.
Moreover, a special Kekkei Genkai like Dust Release, which didn't rely on bloodline and could be passed down through "ability," had unique advantages compared to [Sharingan].
Reincarnators could completely possess multiple Kekkei Genkai. Combined with Senjutsu, they could obtain combat power surpassing ordinary Kage-level ninjas.
Many information brokers who heard the news immediately followed behind Kiyoshi Ri towards Mercenary Tao's stall. They didn't even have the mind to pay attention to who the woman following Mercenary Tao was.
They all wanted to be the first to spread the news of the precious item.
Kaito Shirogane went alone to the Rank Management Office.
The Knight Girl leaned on the table with one hand, seeming to be taking a nap. Sensing someone coming in, she opened her eyes and then revealed a cheerful smile.
"Congratulations on your triumphant return again."
"Let me see. Eh, this strong golden glow, you indeed got that kind of evaluation again. Amazing."
This female knight, whose true strength was probably stronger than most Reincarnators, was still sparing no effort to provide a large amount of "emotional value."
Kaito Shirogane took out the heart that seemed to be infused with lightning from his backpack. It immediately crackled, and the electric charge in the air began to gather.
"Are you sure you want to use this heart as the material for the final enhancement of the [Bing] (Parallel) Rank?"
Kaito Shirogane remembered that he still had a [Dragon-Transformation Snake Head] in his backpack, so he took it out as well for the Knight Girl to appraise.
But regardless of the result, he had decided to use the [Thunder Emperor's Heart] as the final material for the [Bing] Rank.
Because his Satsui no Hado reached LV4, he could already accept the advancement mission for the [Qiang] (Strong) Rank. Therefore, even if the [Dragon-Transformation Snake Head] had a very good effect, it would just be used one world later.
He now possessed the inheritance title of [Wild Sheathed Light] and had the [Book of The Ultimate Emperor] in his backpack. The [Thunder Emperor's Heart] was the most suitable.
"Mn, enhance it for me. I will choose option C."
[C: Thunder Emperor (Rare & Peerless), Spirit +2, obtain the power to control lightning. Every heartbeat will accumulate a trace amount of thunder power. The upper limit of accumulated lightning power is linked to the Spirit attribute (conversion ratio is 3.0). The user can actively activate the Thunder Emperor state to trigger the accumulated thunder power. (Note: This ability will place an extra burden on the constitution. If the Constitution attribute is too low, it will not be possible to be immune to the damage of thunder power to the body)]
This was the choice Kaito Shirogane had prepared long ago.
Seeing Kaito Shirogane's determination, the Knight Girl raised her hand. Enel's heart quickly melted into pure lightning light and, following the Knight Girl's gesture, drilled into Kaito Shirogane's body.
Crack!
A thunderclap exploded out of thin air. Intense lightning light almost shone through all the acupoints of Kaito Shirogane's body. Kaito Shirogane's basic Spirit attribute was 30. Under the extraordinary characteristic transformation of the efficacy [Active Spirit], the actual Spirit attribute was 51 points. Accompanied by Kaito Shirogane's heartbeat, the upper limit of thunder power accumulated in Kaito Shirogane's body was terrifyingly high.
[You obtained the trait: Thunder Emperor (Rare & Peerless)]
Kaito Shirogane suddenly felt a stinging pain in his right wrist. He looked down and saw three runes appearing: the crimson [Lonely Jealousy Fire], the silver [Setsuna] (Moment), and the newly obtained blue-white [Thunder Emperor].
The three powers turned into fine textures, linking into a complete ring, forming on Kaito Shirogane's wrist, and then slowly disappearing.
The Knight Girl watched this scene and smiled again.
"Congratulations, Reincarnator. You are also a member who has perfectly stepped onto the first step of the Steps to Godhood."
As she spoke, the Knight Girl raised her right hand. On her wrist, a clear ring appeared, also composed of three power runes. Like Kaito Shirogane, the outer periphery of each rune flashed with a purple glow.
Steps to Godhood... We...
Kaito Shirogane obtained more information from the Knight Girl's words, but the Knight Girl didn't give him a chance to ask. She picked up the huge snake head on her own, and a purple glow began to appear.
(End of Chapter)
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