Chapter 463: Can Gods Also Divert?
A crystal-clear black pearl suddenly appeared in Cheng Tian's mind, and he equated it with Chris in front of him.
As someone who had experienced "Ys Origin" and directly confronted the Root of Evil, Cheng Tian was extremely sensitive to collections of malice. However, his preconceived notions prevented him from immediately thinking in that direction.
Chris was inherently innocent and pure, but he displayed the external personality trait of "human nature is evil at birth."
His blank-slate personality, having absorbed human malice, unconsciously skewed towards an even more malicious direction.
And this was one of the main conditions for the release of Orochi's seal.
Sufficient energy, sufficient negative emotions, weakened Three Sacred Treasures, a suitable sacrifice, and a suitable vessel—these combined constituted the conditions for Orochi's revival.
Among these, a suitable sacrifice and vessel were the most crucial conditions. As long as the energy was roughly sufficient, Orochi could still revive even without further weakening the Three Sacred Treasures.
In other words, the New Faces Team already met the basic conditions for Orochi's revival. Their additional actions and plans were merely to further unseal the power on Orochi's body.
In the setting, Orochi was the embodiment of nature's will, but after experiencing the Origin dungeon, Cheng Tian had a new understanding of Orochi's form of existence.
Perhaps Orochi was still the embodiment of nature's will, but when it used the absorption of human negative emotions as a key to its revival, it was already destined that its re-unsealed form would inevitably stand on the side of "destroying humanity."
It was no different from that old geezer Fact trying to destroy humanity and have monsters stand at the pinnacle of the world.
So, was there something that could suppress this Root of Evil-like existence that absorbed human negative emotions?
Yes, my friend, there is!
At the main venue, the Tai Chi True Eye in Cheng Tian's glabella slowly emitted a warm light. Unlike the intense Solar Flare, it was like a warm sun shining down with an appropriate UV index, making everyone around feel warm and cozy.
And the figure of the Red Moon Goddess Fina also materialized from illusion, slowly appearing behind Cheng Tian, and very smoothly and effortlessly reached out to wrap her arms around Cheng Tian's neck—
"Cough cough! Ahem!!!"
The half-elf's deliberately emitted cough was very sharp, but this only strengthened the Red Moon Goddess's resolve, making her grip even firmer.
Compared to her older sister Leia, Fina was truly too free, even choosing to do this when she discovered there were so many humans present.
So much so that a few seconds later, Cheng Tian, like a wrestler choked in a WWE match unable to breathe, began frantically tapping Fina's arm to signal surrender.
Once a month in the trial dungeon, Cheng Tian could summon the Twin Goddesses with portable Twin Towers to provide additional support.
Of course, what Cheng Tian needed this time was not the monster groups and hero teams of the Twin Towers, but... "Did you see it?"
Cheng Tian asked, sharing the scene he saw through World Empathy with the Goddess.
"An existence almost like the concretization of the Root of Evil... It feels a bit different from Cain Fact's form of existence."
The Red Moon Goddess immediately replied the moment she saw Chris, instantly realizing why Cheng Tian had called her.
This conclusion was almost identical to Cheng Tian's, but Cheng Tian's next words made the Red Moon Goddess break out in a cold sweat.
"Strictly speaking, the god behind this has been sealed for over 1800 years. Can the Black Pearl handle it?"
"...Even if you sacrificed both of us sisters, wings and all, it wouldn't be able to handle it! It's not on the same scale!"
Cheng Tian immediately gave her such a massive task, which truly made Fina a bit unable to cope.
"Then let's try to steal some of the human evil. It's a roundabout way to suppress Orochi's power."
Cheng, who also realized he was being a bit naive, settled for a new request.
"That might be worth a try."
Having already broken free from the Origin dungeon's restrictions and becoming an official staff member of the space, some of her previous qualms no longer existed. The Red Moon Goddess Fina clasped her hands in front of her chest.
At the same time, the Azure Moon Goddess Leia, who was currently slacking off and drinking tea near the Space Twin Towers, also received a request for authority transfer from her younger sister.
Soon, the Origin Divine Tool Black Pearl, which had already been formatted once and had ample internal space, appeared directly in Fina's arms, traversing space.
The moment the Black Pearl appeared, the human negative emotions that would have instinctively flowed into Chris's body, and even some scattered energy, suddenly gained a new channel through which to flow.
The Black Pearl, an otherworldly divine tool usable only by the Twin Goddesses, couldn't seize authority over the King of Fighters MUGEN world, but creating a diversion for emotional energy was no problem at all. This was its specialty.
As soon as this channel was established, Chris, who had always been in a state of emotional garbage dump, constantly feeling things surge into his body, actually let out a breath unconsciously due to the sudden lightness of his body... and then was hit by Kyo Kusanagi's Aragami, sending him flying far away.
However, Cheng Tian, the instigator, didn't know that his ingenious move from another world had completely pushed the worldview of "The King of Fighters '97 MUGEN" into an entirely unobservable, unknown timeline.
Whether it was holding back or simply not fully awakened, the power displayed by the New Faces Team left Kyo Kusanagi feeling quite disappointed.
This was not strange, as he almost instinctively compared the trio to Goenitz.
The result was that Goenitz back then brought an oppressive feeling like a true storm sweeping through, and he fought against many, overpowering the heroes. Even though he ultimately couldn't accept being defeated by the combined efforts of the Three Sacred Treasures, which led to a collapse of faith and his choice to end his own life, Goenitz still left a deep shadow on the fighters and spectators who participated that year.
Compared to Goenitz, the New Faces Team was simply too weak, so weak that Kyo Kusanagi, who had strengthened his training for a whole year to dispel the shadow, even lost the desire to eradicate them.
Coincidentally, Iori Yagami thought the same way.
"Even if Orochi truly revives, I can seal it again!"
The arrogant Iori completely disregarded Kagura Maki's warning. This even included his selfish desire to prove that he transcended his bloodline curse by sealing Orochi.
As Shiro Kusanagi was heavily slammed to the ground by Goro Daimon's Tenchi Gaeshi, motionless, he fell silent, and the announcer declared the Japan Team's official advancement.
To the disappointment of the bloodthirsty spectators, Kyo Kusanagi and his group were too virtuous, not dealing lethal blows.
Boos rained down!
As for Cheng—
He was openly extracting the blood of the New Faces Team trio!