Chapter 396: Heart Fire
"If the Divine Kingdom is unsealed, Brother will definitely win... right?"
[Ritsu Kageyama] was very shaken. He and Kaito Shirogane were already standing outside that huge broccoli-like plant.
If not for him leading the way, unless activating [Transcendent Helix], Kaito probably couldn't have found the path to enter here at all.
The time and space of the Spirit World were not restricted by the real world. Therefore, the terrain and obstacles seen by the naked eye were meaningless here. Similarly, places invisible to the naked eye would also have insurmountable barriers.
The two bypassed various spatial shackles through a peculiar route, finally arriving at the periphery of this peculiar plant.
Here, Kaito could already feel that extremely strong scent of [Spirit]. Just by approaching here, he felt a sense of peace.
The owner of this world, that [Spirit World Evil Lord], applied some powerful force to this place, allowing all souls entering here to be sheltered and obtain peace of mind.
Simply put, souls entering here would be 'purified.' Negative emotions in the soul would be eliminated, and impurities would be washed away to a certain extent.
Kaito looked up at this creation almost entirely condensed by spiritual power. He was truly amazed at what the top plot characters of this world could do.
Compared to Reincarnators in the Space at the current progress, Kaito believed the plot characters of this world were stronger.
Not to mention Saitama, even Mob and Tornado fully revealing their power were probably not easily challenged by those top Reincarnators in the Space.
From a series of arrangements by [Fate Eternal], Kaito could feel that he was consciously avoiding taking action personally, avoiding becoming the target of these top plot characters.
If a Supreme Powerhouse was really strong enough to surpass this world and suppress plot characters other than Saitama, the opponent should have had a better and more convenient plan.
For the first time, Kaito felt the distance between himself and the current peak of the Reincarnation Space.
At the same time, he knew very well that Reincarnators were a special kind of 'short-lived' extraordinary life form, with a survival cycle far shorter than any known extraordinary creature.
Based on the intelligence he currently knew, Reincarnators were deployed in a cycle of 5 days to a month. Calculating with the rule that Reincarnators might die in mission worlds at any time, Reincarnators were a group of creatures whose life could be completely calculated in units of [Day] or [Month].
Of course, the other side of this short-lived species was an incomparable growth rate.
Reincarnators possessed a growth system and speed far exceeding any extraordinary creature. That ability to directly seize the cultivation fruits of other creatures in the form of [Information] and rapidly strengthen oneself was unimaginable to other extraordinaries.
A Reincarnator might have their strength greatly enhanced after a mission deployment. With a bit of luck, they could even directly cross classes to complete metamorphosis.
Therefore, the combat power level of the group [Reincarnators] was actually always fluctuating. The overall strength of Reincarnators would fluctuate within a certain range according to the current deployment rhythm of the Space.
Because Kaito was still a rookie before, his vision wasn't broad enough, and he hadn't been completely clear about the strength of upper-layer Reincarnators.
How far true powerhouses could go now.
But as the [Final Empire] challenged the established order in the real world, and in this mission world, [Supreme Powerhouses] also appeared.
Kaito could finally lift that veil.
He was very certain that the current [Supreme Powerhouses] were probably around the level of Tornado and Mob, not much stronger, but not much weaker either.
Of course, he wasn't clear about the deployment frequency and the secrets of the so-called [Native World] at the level of [Supreme Powerhouse], unable to judge the speed of strength changes of Supreme Powerhouses.
But at least, based on his current rate of becoming stronger...
[Supreme Powerhouse] was not unreachable.
"Heh, I thought it would be more unfathomable..."
Kaito licked his lips, his eyes greedy and fervent.
He couldn't wait to push Ritsu gently, almost no longer concealing his coveting of Mob's self-built [Divine Kingdom].
"Open the Divine Kingdom quickly, young man. Your brother is waiting."
Ritsu was completely panicked at this moment. Mob's Divine Kingdom wouldn't block him. He reached out his hand, and that huge broccoli immediately trembled as if a crack was about to open from it.
"Stop!"
A voice full of energy came over.
Kaito lowered his eyelids, his whole body beginning to emit unconcealed malice.
In the Spirit World, the feeling of this pure emotion emanating was extremely obvious. His malice dripped towards the surroundings like liquid with a pitch-black luster.
Kaito turned his head indifferently, looking at the foolish man with one arm broken from the elbow, who somehow also arrived at this place.
[Cloud Lark] was wrapped in golden light points, fighting spirit bursting forth. The energy of [Cosmo], even in the Spirit World, still prevented him from suffering any harm.
And at this moment, his aura was biting cold. His Cosmo had begun to burn, not fearing Mercenary Tao's devil-like arrogance at all.
Ritsu saw the newcomer, paused his action, and turned around.
"Continue to open the Divine Kingdom, young man. That's the only thing you can do."
Hearing that the voice of that previously 'enthusiastic' big brother had become icy cold, Ritsu was even more terrified. He knew his perception was not wrong; the other party really wasn't a good person.
But... why did he trust him just now?
"Stay away from him, Ritsu Kageyama. This man absolutely doesn't want to help your brother."
Cloud Lark could clearly perceive Mercenary Tao's evil. The opponent was probably greedily wanting to seize something from that teenager.
Kaito sighed. This guy again.
He was finally annoyed by this so-called "Ally of Justice." A small flame seemed to ignite with a bang at the bottom of his heart.
"You guy really make me a bit annoyed."
Bang!
Gray-white ripples spread under his feet. Kaito drilled into the wind in an instant. In the next moment, a hand pressed directly towards Cloud Lark's face.
Warning bells rang immediately in Cloud Lark's brain. He tilted his head, but his shoulder was still grabbed by Mercenary Tao's right hand appearing out of thin air. Huge force hit him, about to smash him to the ground.
Behind Cloud Lark, the Hercules constellation lit up again. The phantom of Hercules appeared.
Stepping on the ground with both feet, he shook his shoulder. A huge force appeared out of thin air, actually throwing Kaito away instead.
Kaito felt that copious huge force. The strength this guy burst out in this instant probably exceeded a hundred points. This was absolutely not a value a Reincarnator of this level could obtain by stacking on their own.
That meant... this was the power of Cosmo...
Ha!
Kaito exhaled and shouted. The moment he was thrown away, his toes hooked Cloud Lark's shoulder. His body curled back; the pitch-black [Dragon Slayer] sword had appeared in his hand.
Creak!
Relying entirely on unmatched violence, swinging the sword at extreme speed, the sound of cutting through the air sticky as forged steel was loud and piercing.
Gray-white slash wave spread instantly.
This slash was too close. Cloud Lark only had time to slant his body and raise both hands vertically in front of him before being hit by the terrible sword light and the black sword itself.
Boom!
Cloud Lark sprayed blood from his nose and mouth instantly. The Cosmo on his hands blocked the slash of the black sword itself, but this sword contained peculiar force, penetrating directly through his body.
"Martial artist's force..."
Cloud Lark's vision was dyed red. He suddenly felt the heavy sword on his hands disappear, and his vision emptied.
Bad!
Cosmo sensed the enemy appearing from behind again in the next moment. The instant he turned his head, the opponent had already stepped out a gray-white shockwave in the air, his left hand pressing on his cheek.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three shockwaves exploded in succession in the black-and-white space, intervals becoming farther and farther.
Terrifying impact force constantly rubbed against Cloud Lark's face. Holding his breath and burning his Cosmo, he only felt himself being constantly smashed against the surfaces of various buildings.
Squelch!
A spirit body was crushed by the two, purple blood flowing all over the ground.
Cloud Lark didn't even have time to distinguish who was crashed to death.
He was smashed out of [New Seasoning City] with a bang.
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