Chapter 270: Unparalleled Violence, Unwarranted Benevolence (3K+)
Weak Reincarnators conform to the world;
Excellent Reincarnators dominate the world;
Top-tier Reincarnators subvert the world.
This is a common notion in the Infinite Dimensional Space.
When you are weak, the best survival strategy is to follow the development of the plotline and rely on plot characters to execute missions; if your strength can already stir up trouble in this world, then you must pursue greater changes, disrupt the plotline, and chase singularity points;
But there is another type of Reincarnator who will completely subvert the mission world, transforming it into a completely unfamiliar state. Such Reincarnators often seize the greatest benefits, eventually either perishing under the world will's punishment, or… rising to become a new top-tier Reincarnator.
Bai Cangshu had heard of this notion, but he scoffed at it. Once you're in the Infinite Dimensional Space, why still summarize rules? So-called infinity means you can do whatever you want, live however you want!
His expression was grim at this moment because he felt like he had been put on a leash.
Under the manipulations of that woman and the Space, he had to ensure that this fool named Ping Zhongshi survived for more than twenty days.
Although Ping Zhongshi's body still retained the enhanced prayer of the Golden Tree Vow, facing the terrifying power that completely overturned his cognition, he could barely even struggle.
"Tao Bai Bai… you… you can't kill me… I still have a mission to complete…"
At this moment, Ping Zhongshi's breathing began to become obstructed, and less and less oxygen flowed into his lungs. His vision began to darken, but what he thought of at this moment was not his wife, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, but that the Golden Tree Era had not yet arrived, and the era of perfect benevolence and supreme goodness had not yet come.
Bai Cangshu's eyelids drooped. Although he mocked Pingzhong Hua, such a weak person who couldn't even contend with one of his fingers, for only muttering about love.
But the current Ping Zhongshi, who had perhaps gained a bit of power, made him even more disdainful.
Those without power who entrust themselves to love and the care of family might be weak and mediocre;
But those who, having gained even a tiny bit of power, dream of changing the world and forcibly take on a sense of mission for things they cannot possibly bear, are foolish and beyond redemption.
Bai Cangshu's right hand gradually increased its force. He felt the other party's fragile throat cartilage constantly deforming and compressing in his palm, perhaps about to shatter in the next moment.
Purple light appeared in his eyes, clearly indicating he was truly intent on killing.
"You are Tao Bai Bai?!"
Rip!
A bolt of lightning carrying the Fourth Raikage's figure appeared twenty meters in front of Bai Cangshu. Although his tone carried a question, his body had already fully entered combat mode.
At the same time, Uchiha Obito landed on a tree on the other side. He had no intention of attacking, merely laughing, "See, Tao Bai Bai, I told you that woman would only cause more trouble. But before you kill this guy, can you lend him to me for a bit?"
Obito was still thinking of using Ping Zhongshi to exchange for Kakashi from Providence.
Since Tao Bai Bai appeared, Obito had begun to realize that his power was insufficient without the Double Mangekyo Sharingan. He began to regret not having taken back his eye from Kakashi all those years ago.
Anyway… that guy had already betrayed their promise; he hadn't protected Rin, but instead killed her…
That scene reappeared before his eyes, and the pupil power in Obito's eyes grew stronger along with the twisted pain in his heart.
Bai Cangshu couldn't be bothered with this childish guy who seemed to want to destroy the world just because he lost a crush. In Bai Cangshu's view, Uchiha Obito's character was simply too pathetic. If it weren't for the Uchiha bloodline, which makes power stronger the more intense the emotions, the other party probably wouldn't be able to accomplish anything.
He watched the light in Ping Zhongshi's eyes gradually dim, contemplating whether to abandon the special trial in this world and restart it next time.
There were two "tree-planting" missions in this world at the moment, but neither offered high returns for Bai Cangshu.
Uchiha Obito wanted to collect Tailed Beasts, grow the Divine Tree, and then unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi, and this action would cause the true ceiling of this world, Kaguya Otsutsuki, to be reborn.
By then, with Bai Cangshu's current strength and means, he would no longer be able to dictate the world's development, and this mission line, apart from some Space mission rewards, would yield him almost no useful gains.
On the other hand, Providence and Ping Zhongshi wanted to irrigate the Golden Tree to grow, allowing this world to enter the Golden Tree Era. This kind of action, which directly changes the world's laws and ecology, would cause the world will to target them. Once exposed, they would become a true enemy of all.
The risks were immense, but the benefits were almost entirely seized by Providence.
At this moment, Bai Cangshu, due to this special trial, was almost forcibly bound to the Golden Tree side, which caused his killing intent to surge.
The different wording of the trial mission also destined that Bai Cangshu could not complete this mission by killing Tao Bai Bai himself. The only way he could think of to break it was to make Ping Zhongshi commit suicide.
Furthermore, his own actions could not be involved in this suicide. Genjutsu, hypnosis, or forced violence would not be able to bypass the description of "ensure he will not be killed."
Neither the Fourth Raikage nor Uchiha Obito received a reply from Bai Cangshu. Ai, with his violent temper, stepped forward directly. His body surged with lightning, and intense Chakra transformed into lightning, beginning to course over his body.
"It seems even if I want to ask you about the capital, you won't answer…"
The Fourth Raikage's voice was indifferent. He walked towards Bai Cangshu, and as he took a step, his hair suddenly stood on end. He had already learned from intelligence that the one who invaded Konoha and brazenly killed the Third Hokage was most likely this person.
Therefore, he held nothing back in his attack, directly activating the strongest output of his Lightning Release Chakra Mode—the Strongest Lightning Release Armor.
Normally, Bai Cangshu would probably be delighted to fight the Raikage in this state, but at the moment, he was in a bad mood, his head still looking down at Ping Zhongshi, who was on the verge of death. He merely shifted his pupils, glancing at the Fourth Raikage from the corner of his eye.
"Huh?"
He uttered a sound, and a white, misty vapor exhaled from his mouth, instantly engulfing Ping Zhongshi.
Crack~
The ground beneath the Fourth Raikage's left foot cracked and groaned as he stepped forward. The next moment.
Boom!
The ground directly exploded. At the same time, the Fourth Raikage almost directly tore through all the air within twenty meters between them, appearing before Bai Cangshu, enveloped in powerful air pressure.
His right hand, wrapped in intense Lightning Release Chakra pushed to its peak, like lightning, and his well-trained hand-blade, carrying currents that instantly electrolyzed the air, slashed down in an instant.
Lightning Release: Lariat!
Puff!
As if cutting through an incredibly hard mountain rock, the Fourth Raikage was shocked by the physical strength of the person before him. Such body defense was almost identical to that of a Tailed Beast.
His hand-blade, imbued with lightning, like a treasured sword, brazenly cut into the opponent's massive body from the shoulder, severing the iron-like bones and entering the opponent's chest.
Hot blood splattered, and the Fourth Raikage only felt intense burning pain appearing on his body. The next moment, the Chakra of the Strongest Lightning Release Armor dispelled the flames on his body.
He looked at the powerful enemy, who had been almost cut into the chest and abdomen by his single strike, and felt a slight relief in his heart.
Amidst the spreading white mist, he snorted coldly.
"Whether or not the capital incident was your doing, Tao Bai Bai, your life… I'll take it."
On a tree a hundred meters away, Uchiha Obito's Sharingan rotated slightly. He clearly saw that the Fourth Raikage had indeed cut through Tao Bai Bai's defense with one strike. That speed, that destructive power, was unimaginably terrifying.
Even his Mangekyo Sharingan struggled to keep up.
At this moment, he even felt a hint of fear due to the Fourth Raikage's immense strength.
The terror of this Ninjutsu at full burst was completely incomparable to other Ninjutsu. This was unparalleled frontal combat power; even a monster like Tao Bai Bai was killed in one blow…
He silently floated forward, preparing to take Ping Zhongshi, but suddenly, his pupils constricted, and his heart pounded violently. The horror of this moment made him instinctively activate his Kamui.
The Fourth Raikage, who was about to turn around, also shuddered. A high-temperature mist spewed from the mouth and nose of Tao Bai Bai, who had been cut from shoulder to waist by his strike.
How is that possible?!
In this world, no one could survive such an injury!
A powerful force came from his right hand, which had cut into the opponent's body. It was the feeling of countless muscles firmly gripping his right hand.
It was the muscles between the opponent's waist and abdomen, clamping his hand-blade!
Rip!
Lightning Release Chakra burst forth. The Fourth Raikage's ferocity in battle completely surpassed that of the aging Hiruzen Sarutobi and others. At this moment, instead of retreating, he advanced, stepping his right foot between Tao Bai Bai's legs, taking a forceful step forward.
As his center of gravity shifted, intense electricity concentrated on his left elbow. With the full power of his body and the burst of the Strongest Lightning Release Armor, he slammed it violently into Tao Bai Bai's shattered chest.
Liger Bomb!
The power to split mountains and crack stones burst forth within a tiny space, and the electricity exploded in an instant.
He watched as Tao Bai Bai still seemed unable to react, allowing his elbow to strike his chest.
But the next moment.
A pitch-black left hand silently appeared before his elbow, and then his immense power vanished like a mud ox sinking into the sea, and the violent lightning also disappeared instantly.
Bai Cangshu lowered his head, looking down at the Fourth Raikage. His left hand calmly caught the Fourth Raikage's elbow, as if picking up the lightest object.
Bai Cangshu's eyelids drooped, meeting the eyes of the Fourth Raikage, whose face was filled with disbelief.
"Your timing is bad. I'm not… in the mood right now."
The Fourth Raikage suddenly felt an immense power appear, a terrifying force absolutely beyond human reach, grabbing his body as if a human were picking up a pebble. He was completely unable to resist that monstrous strength.
His feet instantly left the ground.
The world inverted, boom!
Bai Cangshu grabbed the Fourth Raikage and slammed him violently onto the ground, then lifted him again and slammed him down again.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground constantly vibrated, as if a giant drum was being continuously struck.
Obito swallowed. He admitted that at this moment, a thought of fear arose in his heart.
A golden light suddenly lit up on Bai Cangshu's right hand.
A massive golden magic circle suddenly spread out. The healing wound on Bai Cangshu's chest instantly disappeared, and a huge amount of life force surged into his body.
A prayer called Golden Tree Restoration was released by the dying Ping Zhongshi, and its target… was surprisingly Bai Cangshu.
This change even interrupted Bai Cangshu's action of continuing to hammer the Fourth Raikage.
He looked at the man who had regained a chance to breathe because of the Fourth Raikage's fight with him. The heavy armor on his neck was deformed from Bai Cangshu's grip, and his face was as pale as paper, but he still looked at Bai Cangshu with those eyes bearing a golden luster.
"Tao Bai Bai… to reach that perfect benevolence and supreme goodness ending… I need your power…"
"Only you can fight the Sages…"
Ping Zhongshi's words were like a dying delirium, the golden luster in his eyes almost coalescing into a complete ring.