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Chapter 529: I Am Orochi!
Cheng Tian furiously called Orochi a Earth God, causing her to break down and provide a bit of legend.
This wouldn't negate Orochi's divine attributes; after all, Earth Gods are legitimate deities, aren't they?
But Orochi's problem was that, with the added attributes of Yamata no Orochi, she should theoretically be considered a spirit or an example of a concept ascending to godhood, with her body existing in a superimposed state of god and demon.
Looking back at how her seal was broken reveals some interesting points.
A perfect container (or a secondary one that would suffice), a reincarnation of Kushinada Hime filled with 'purifying' power, the energy leakage from martial artist brawls, and human negative emotions.
Compared to these conditions, the destruction of the Three Sacred Treasures was a very low priority; even if their functions remained, it wouldn't hinder her resurrection.
Of course, it also wouldn't prevent her from being sealed again.
One could only say that Orochi still couldn't distinguish between primary and secondary concerns.
Among these, the part that was an aggregate of human negative emotions had, in a sense, already exposed Orochi's true nature.
That is, Orochi was, in fact, the 'evil of humanity' unique to the King of Fighters world!
It was just that this evil of humanity was also cloaked in the skins of 'Yamata no Orochi,' 'Planetary Will,' 'Earth God,' and so on.
Cheng Tian didn't know how others felt, but for him, having personally experienced "Ys: Origin," the 'evil of humanity' attribute on Orochi was simply too strong.
Just like Cain Fact, who absorbed the Root of Evil, she also claimed to be a high and mighty god, harbored indiscriminate hatred and a desire to destroy humanity... and was also his enemy!
It was based on this judgment that Cheng Tian summoned the Red Moon Goddess Fina at that time and used the divine artifact Black Pearl to snatch away a portion of the negative emotions.
Other divine artifacts might not be able to do it, but for the Black Pearl, which could itself nurture the Root of Evil, diverting and preserving human negative emotions was its specialty.
Chris, who was diverted at the time, might have felt a sense of relief, unaware that he also lost a subtle, almost imperceptible, related authority.
At this moment, Cheng Tian, having absorbed nearly one-third of Orochi's original blood and subsequently consumed the remaining frozen blood of the Hakkesshu, had his 'Orochi Power' buff glowing to a dazzling degree.
Considered top-tier Orochi blood across various dungeons, the bonuses it provided were beyond imagination.
It had already allowed Cheng Tian to gain the ability to use his mental power to mimic the moves of 'Goenitz, the Blowing Storm' and 'Ryuji Yamazaki, the Chaotic Darkness Corrosion,' without any casting penalties, and with a very long duration.
But Cheng Tian was clearly not satisfied with this bonus and began to directly absorb the blood of three of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Suddenly, the Orochi Power buff became even more complex.
Relying on the powerful biological instincts of a bloodsucker, Cheng Tian felt that this Orochi Power had the potential for a qualitative change, and the most crucial key to this came from two things.
One was the divine artifact Black Pearl, which served as a catalyst and contained a massive amount of human negative emotions.
And the other... as Cheng Tian's almost skeletal hands pressed onto the Black Pearl, the Oni Gauntlet also emerged.
Under the gaze of the Guardian Spirits within the Oni Eye—Saul Tobe, the Undying Vega, and the Unyielding Geese—three souls of the Hakkesshu's great sins, almost devoid of self-awareness, were enveloped by suddenly appearing orange-gold soul flames, like some kind of ignited kindling, continuously sacrificing everything they had.
And this power, following the Oni Gauntlet, spread into Cheng Tian's main body.
As the Black Pearl embedded itself into Cheng Tian's exposed chest, Orochi, somewhat losing her sanity, actually darted over at high speed, swiftly reaching for Cheng Tian's chest with one hand, as if intending to dig out Cheng Tian's internal organs along with the Black Pearl.
But at this moment, Cheng Tian's black hair instantly transformed into a pale color, and at the same time, a column of spiritual energy with extremely strong power fluctuations suddenly erupted from beneath Cheng Tian's feet!
Just like Orochi when she had just completed her transformation!
However, unlike Orochi, lightning, raging fire, and solid rock—these three different attributes almost simultaneously appeared and erupted on the spiritual energy column, and its force actually shook Orochi away as well.
Orochi, who had not suffered actual damage under the defense of the mental power shield, floated in mid-air, defying gravity, her gaze towards Cheng Tian filled with a series of intense emotional fluctuations: disbelief, incomprehension, and 'what on earth happened?'
Because Cheng Tian's appearance had already transformed into what she originally should have looked like.
White hair, robust, tall... flawless!
Flesh reappeared in all the right places, but on his chest, a pattern appeared that was clearly more akin to a sun motif than Orochi's.
"Now, we're on the same starting line."
Cheng Tian slightly raised his head, gazing at Orochi's completely uncontrolled expression, and revealed a smile that shone like the sun.
His voice had also become ethereal, as if augmented with autotune and reverb, and could resonate in everyone's minds without needing to be heard.
Cheng Tian transformed into Orochi!
[You have consumed a large amount of the 'Orochi's main body' blood, which was based on 'Goenitz, the Blowing Storm' and achieved an incomplete descent.]
[You have consumed the blood of 'Yashiro Nanakase, the Dry Earth,' 'Shermie, the Raging Lightning,' and 'Chris, the Flame of Destiny.']
[You have merged with the 'Divine Artifact Black Pearl' using your authority and assimilated the 'human negative emotions' within it.]
[You have performed a Soul Sacrifice of the souls of 'Dry Earth,' 'Raging Lightning,' and 'Flame of Destiny.']
[You have met the basic conditions for turning yourself into a vessel and plundering 'Orochi's' authority—]
[Your S-rank talent, 'Game Master,' has been triggered. Your act of plundering Orochi's authority will be safely presented in the form of 'template loading'—]
[You have stacked and loaded the ?-rank villain template from this world—Orochi / Orochi.]
[Orochi: ?-rank villain template. The blueprint for this template is the final BOSS 'Orochi' from 'King of Fighters '97.'
You have successfully plundered part of the ability authority from Orochi's main body through special, difficult-to-replicate means. Before Orochi's blood is completely exhausted, you will possess nearly identical related divine powers to Orochi.
When you load the 'Orochi' template—
You will simultaneously gain the template-exclusive skills 'Gaia Is With You,' 'Soul Sacrifice,' and 'Sunshine.'
This template stack will continue until only one remains between you and Orochi, or until Orochi's blood is exhausted.]
[Additional hint: Your Stand, 'The World,' has undergone an unknown change.]