Bai Cangshu looked up, but found that the Old God Master, who was likely a member of Japan's largest Shinto Priest family, the Ogami clan, showed no unusual signs.
At this moment, Bai Cangshu instead sensed that something was wrong.
Bai Cangshu checked the exchange list again and found a new item below the [Secret Prayer] set, which should have been the last item.
More accurately, it wasn't an item, but a symbol, a symbol shaped like a fox outlined in red simple strokes.
[Secret Rite: Inari God's Strike - Requires 100 Reputation (Reverence) for exchange]
[Quality: Purple (Extremely Rare)]
[Description: Inari God's grace, trust, mockery, or curse bestowed upon the faithless]
[Effect 1: Utilize Wish Power to summon Inari God's powerful strike]
[Effect 2: Cannot be used when Wish Power is depleted, must be replenished before continued use]
[Effect 3: Non-Inari God believers who engrave this curse mark will suffer more malice]
This was an incredibly powerful item, with no usage requirements and not even needing to be practiced.
It was like a very convenient "hot weapon."
But Bai Cangshu frowned. He looked at the Shinto Priest and said,
"Where is your Shikigami?"
Although the Old God Master didn't understand why this ominous star was concerned about his little trick, within the shrine, using hundreds of years of incense and Wish Power, he could still perform some spells.
He immediately summoned his Shikigami to appear, tightened his hand seal, and lightly shouted.
But under the clear sky, nothing happened.
The Old God Master didn't feel embarrassed, he just frowned. He cast another spell, and mysterious power swirled around him. Immediately, a gentle breeze blew into the shrine.
Ogami Masaya also realized something at this moment. He looked at Bai Cangshu, his face pale, his expression filled with unspeakable panic.
Ignoring the need to speak to Bai Cangshu further, he quickly turned around and devoutly knelt before the Inari God's divine body (Yulingdai) enshrined within the shrine, muttering incantations.
Bai Cangshu could hear that the other party's heart was beating fast and his breathing was erratic, a clear sign of extreme panic.
He looked at the newly appeared item on the exchange list again, and already understood.
Perhaps the main body of the fox Shikigami was truly Inari God's Messenger, but as Inari God's divine power declined, the Messenger was left by the Old God Master's side in the form of a Shikigami.
The Old God Master himself hadn't noticed, thinking it was his own Shikigami, and thus acted under the name of Inari God.
Bai Cangshu looked at this special "reward" named Secret Rite: Inari God's Strike, thought for a moment, and a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.
Japanese Shinto is a polytheistic religion, claiming 8 million gods, but in the eyes of East Xia people, most of the enshrined beings are ghosts and demons.
Although Inari God is an agricultural god, a benevolent god in the conventional sense, the meaning revealed at this time was indeed difficult to discern as good or evil.
But Bai Cangshu looked up at the direction the Old God Master was kneeling. After all, the other party couldn't directly punish him, just as the Old God Master hadn't been punished for his fraudulent activities under the name of a god.
Perhaps a deeper intention was hidden within this curse mark.
"Do you want to force me to believe in you, or let me die under the so-called more malice?"
"Interesting."
[You have exchanged for the special item, Secret Rite: Inari God's Strike]
What appeared in Bai Cangshu's hand was a small fox mark emitting a red glow. With a thought from Bai Cangshu, this thing fell onto his left hand.
Sizzle~
As if a branding iron had landed on his skin, the curse mark resembling three foxes connected head to tail instantly appeared on the back of Bai Cangshu's hand.
Bai Cangshu didn't know if this curse mark chose to land on his left hand because his right hand was broken, or because the Reincarnatormark was lodged in the Reincarnator's right hand, preventing the so-called Inari God's curse mark from landing on the right hand.
[Secret Rite: Inari God's Strike (1/1)]
This special curse mark had no ability level or quality level, it merely indicated that the current Wish Power could be used once.
Bai Cangshu's reputation also immediately dropped to the level of [Respect (15/100)].
He quickly scanned the previous items and, after some simple thought, chose the items to exchange.
[Katori Maru]
[Quality: White]
[Description: A special pill made by Shinto Priests, possessing healing effects]
[Effect: After swallowing, accelerates the recovery of current injuries]
These yellow pills were the most basic items in the reputation store, available for exchange at the [Friendly] level, costing 10 reputation per pill. Bai Cangshu exchanged for 3 pills, planning to use them during his usual practice sessions to accelerate body healing in conjunction with [Ripple Breathing].
[Emblem: Shinto]
[Quality: Blue]
[Description: An mark used by Shinto to signify special contributions]
[Effect 1: Mental +1, Energy +1]
[Effect 2: Wearing this emblem will grant an additional increase in Shinto reputation]
This was an item that could be exchanged at the [Respect] level, increasing Bai Cangshu's most needed Energy attribute. At the same time, because Bai Cangshu knew that there was a high probability he would encounter derivative worlds with a Japanese background in the future, the reputation increase from this emblem was also somewhat useful.
This item cost 45 reputation points.
[Barrier Talisman: Tent (Simplified Version)]
[Quality: Blue]
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[Description: A talisman enshrined in a shrine, possessing the power to dispel ordinary people within a certain range]
[Usage Requirement: Mental > 10, or possess relevant Onmyoji spell specialization]
[Effect: After crushing, ordinary people within a fifty-meter radius will receive Mental suggestion and leave this place]
This quite convenient talisman cost Bai Cangshu 40 reputation points, a combination that completely depleted Bai Cangshu's reputation.
After his reputation was cleared, the talisman that Ogami Masaya had given Bai Cangshu also burned and disappeared.
Looking at the Old God Master who was still constantly kowtowing and confessing his sins, Bai Cangshu turned and walked down from the shrine.
At this time, the severe pain in his abdomen finally slowly disappeared.
[Talent re-anchoring complete]
[Talent: Native Gene Lock - Second Order (Similarity 75%) (A+) - The evolutionary shackles unlocked in death and despair, power that surpasses the limit of life;]
[Absolute Territory - Ultimate Power (Similarity 72%) (A) - Ultimate power that surpasses humans;]
[Reincarnator Ex051, talent anchoring abnormal, suspected of being a new talent, can go to the Goddess in the current area for analysis]
Bai Cangshu looked at the prompts and found that the abnormal swelling muscles and terrifying explosive power he exhibited during the battle indeed had some similarity to these two powers.
But the reason why Infinite Space is infinite is that there are too many types of power, so Space can only "anchor" based on similarity.
This "anchoring" is more like a categorization, classifying your talent into a certain existing ability system.
Space does not bestow talent upon you, Space merely "observes" your talent.
Just as the digital panel only displays your attributes, the Reincarnator's body is not digitized and still has the limitations and weak points of the flesh.
"Gene Lock, Ultimate Power..."
Bai Cangshu shook his head, not thinking about this question that currently had no answer.
In this world, he still had one last plan. When that plan was completed, he believed that even if the main mission completion degree did not reach the highest, his gains would exceed almost all Reincarnators who had come to this world.
On Bai Cangshu's scarred left hand, the blue spider lily appeared again.
"Muzan, you must be slowly being pressured to the breaking point by the Professor and those noble families..."
Bai Cangshu walked along the torii path, a smile that was difficult to distinguish between good and evil on his lips.
"Come find me quickly, bring out everything you have, and then, beg me."
Bang!
A gunshot rang out. Bai Cangshu's body froze. Looking at the bullet hole at his feet, a man's shouting could be heard in the distance.
"There's a man at the shrine, covered in blood! I think I hit him!"
The man's shout was mixed with fear and excitement.
Bai Cangshu let out a silent laugh, but the smile was incredibly chilling.
Is this the so-called "suffering malice"?!