Chapter 382: Sacrifice
"Black King... Right, you've been to the One Piece world. You had interaction with that Black King born in the One Piece world, and with your bloodthirsty personality, you weren't killed. Presumably... a [Story] happened between you."
The illusory figure moved his finger away. Kaito Shirogane didn't sense any oppression from this figure. The opponent's real body still remained on the altar.
Actually, Kaito realized something was wrong with this [Supreme Powerhouse] not entirely because of his [Mantra] and the information reading ability in the [Transcendent Helix] state, but more because... the appearance of his hidden mission [Power of God].
Kaito was actually always curious about what position the so-called [Gods] held in a place like the Infinite Dimensional Space.
Knowing that the Infinite Dimensional Space claimed to deploy players to the heavens, the so-called [Gods] were definitely not rare species.
Even in some small worlds, the strength of [Gods] couldn't compare with powerhouses of some terrifying worlds.
In the final analysis, the vast majority of [Gods] were actually just some special races that obtained this title because their ability values exceeded humans.
Just like in the Demon Slayer world, with the gradual fading of mystery, Kibutsuji Muzan, a small fry not considered powerful in other worlds, became a stubborn disease troubling those priests for a thousand years.
The power of gods had weakened to a terrifying degree.
The power erupted by the so-called [Cursed Seal · Strike of Inari] was probably only considered decent among the [Strong] tier, incomparable to that punch of [Bang] and [Bomb]'s combination attack shattering the atmosphere seen earlier, let alone touching monsters like Tornado and [???].
Then, the danger of the power coveted by such an Inari Okami, who had weakened to this extent, must be bearable.
The His Majesty [Fate Eternal] before him didn't show anything miraculous, seeming to only infer based on existing intelligence.
His only display of using ability was probably depriving [Sage] of the ability to speak.
Kaito thought for a moment, tapped his foot, passed through the phantom, and led Sage near that altar.
[You made contact with Special Creation · Ancient God Ritual]
[When you occupy this creation alone for 72 hours, you can be judged to have obtained ownership of this creation]
[Current Ownership: Unknown]
This was something of the same nature as [Shangri-La] (Gold City) in the One Piece world, both recognized by the Space as special creations that could be occupied by Reincarnators.
Judging from this unknown ownership, [Fate Eternal] wasn't deployed into this world very early this time. At least, he hadn't fully obtained this creation yet.
Of course, it was also possible that the opponent didn't want to occupy this thing. Kaito sized up the special state of the opponent reaching one hand into the huge wall of the altar, guessing the opponent was probably seeking something of those [Gods].
Kaito also extended his hand with the Cursed Seal, pressing towards the altar.
"Mercenary Tao, I advise you better not do this."
The illusory figure appeared in front of Kaito out of thin air again, calmly persuading Kaito.
"You should be clear that the reason I don't attack you is not because I am kind, but because I am currently in another space, so you can communicate with me equally."
"Once you help that Outer God enter this space, regardless of whether He or I seize that thing, you cannot continue to survive."
"You should be very clear that the real combat power of such a god with fading mystery probably can't even match you. How can He protect your life in front of me..."
He didn't seem to threaten, but more like narrating the situation.
"I have three goals in this world. Now, your most reasonable choice should be to take advantage of me being tied down here to seek benefits elsewhere and evacuate early."
"Mercenary Tao, you are very talented, far superior to [Sage]. If you can return to the Space alive from this world, I will invite you to become my follower in the next cycle. I can feel the scent of [Fatalism] on you..."
The phantom slowly disappeared; silence returned to the altar again.
Kaito looked at his palm. That Cursed Seal became scorching hot. That Inari Okami probably couldn't wait, but He indeed didn't have the ability to interfere with Kaito's actions.
"Go quickly, Mercenary Tao. Since His Majesty acknowledged your qualification, we don't have to fight to the death. With my ability, I can definitely make your harvest in this world extremely high. Even... we can go hunt [Treant] and [Tang Sanzang] together..."
Sage recovered his ability to speak. He immediately persuaded. He said this not entirely out of fear of death. Even now, he still didn't believe Kaito could kill him tens or hundreds of thousands of times. The influence caused by the death of indigenous people of this world on that scale would be terrifying.
It would definitely attract plot characters of Tornado and Saitama's level to get involved.
As long as one of them had emotions like 'pity' or 'unbearable,' he could live!
[Sage] Yu Huaxin indeed recognized Mercenary Tao's value at this moment. In terms of aptitude as a Reincarnator, not only was the opponent above him, but probably even [White Mask], most favored by His Majesty, couldn't compare.
Being friends with such a person was always better than killing each other.
Kaito tilted his head, sizing up Sage, whose every word and sentence revealed the 'aura of the weak.' He looked down on this guy more and more.
Squelch!
Sage's chest felt tight. An arm suddenly pierced his steel-like dragon scales, inserting into his chest cavity. Then, he felt that arm stirring constantly inside his chest cavity. Subsequently, the heart was grabbed. That dull, oppressive feeling of the heart unable to beat was extremely terrifying.
Blood flowed down Kaito's arm constantly.
Kaito raised his hand, lifting Sage high, looking at his face with a cruel smile.
"Did you feel a trace of security because this Supreme Powerhouse is right beside you?"
"Thinking even if I'm not killed now, at least I would have scruples..."
Sage's heart couldn't pump blood to various parts of the body. Consciousness began to darken, but the opponent's voice still reached his ears. He indeed thought so.
His head was groggy, beginning to ignore details he should have realized.
The corners of Kaito's mouth curled up. The upside-down cross pitch-black Cursed Spirit almost hugged Sage lifted high by Kaito at this time. Through Sage's agreement with his words, it confused the ability of the Cognitive Devil again.
"Dragonize, Mr. Sage~"
He spoke softly, like a devil luring people into the abyss.
The crimson [Omen of the Evil God] had begun to dim at this moment. More than half of his long hair had also turned white.
But Kaito still didn't cancel the [Transcendent Helix] talent. Watching Sage, whose body began to turn cyan-gray with a roar, huge tail and dragon wings growing out, turning into a mythical posture bit by bit...
Kaito suddenly pulled out his left hand.
Squelch!
That heart, which had just regained massive vitality and beat vigorously due to dragonization, was pulled out from the body of the appearing cyan-gray Mental Dragon.
Kaito turned his back to Sage, not wasting that transcendent comprehension of [Transcendent Helix] on understanding the extraordinary mythical creature again. That massive amount of information and mystery pollution were of little use to him now but would generate a large load instead.
Dragon blood spilled on the altar. The altar began to shine instantly.
Kaito sat down in front of [Fate Eternal] sitting cross-legged in the center of the altar, patted this unconscious body, and spoke:
"Letting Tornado and Mob become Black Kings... I feel you are still a bit too petty."
"Why not choose Saitama? Is it because... fear?"
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