Chapter 276: Destiny is Mine (3K+)
Bai Cangshu sat atop the cliff, his muscles a dark bluish-black, as large areas of necrotic cells regenerated and healed. He chewed a few times, then swallowed the cooked Tailed Beast Meat.
His cellular activity grew increasingly stronger.
Sizzle!
Another bolt of lightning struck his body.
But at this point, the pain in his body began to lessen. Instead, a certain consciousness began to enter his body.
[You have used a special item: Arashi Tokumitsu, Inheritance of the Eight Jades Collection]
[Qualification judgment in progress…]
[Judgment passed]
Bai Cangshu estimated that this lightning strike test was entirely to test whether the Reincarnator possessed sufficient physical strength and tolerance to lightning.
A body that was too fragile would likely be unable to withstand the inheritance of the Orochi clan.
Bai Cangshu's vision suddenly went dark. When he opened his eyes again, he was already in his Mental space.
[You have activated a special trial: Arashi Tokumitsu]
[Attention, Reincarnator Ex051, the special spirit body, Arashi Tokumitsu of the Eight Jades Collection, has entered your body. This trial cannot be terminated. Should you fail, you will suffer consequences including but not limited to soul loss, Mental fragmentation, dual souls, possession, and death.]
In the world of consciousness, a flash of lightning appeared. Its original appearance was completely indiscernible; its form twisted and constantly swayed, resembling a twisting serpent, materializing out of thin air.
This was not the beautiful woman with bangs covering her eyes from Bai Cangshu's impression; this was the true soul of the continuously inherited Eight Jades Collection.
[Trial Content: Survive Arashi Tokumitsu of the Eight Jades Collection's attacks until its soul energy is depleted.]
[Trial Reward: Inherited Title: Arashi Tokumitsu]
Bai Cangshu leisurely rose from the Heart's Throne and then landed on the ground.
Countless Yin Spirits sensed the Heart's Throne was once again vacant, and the Underworld began to roar again.
"Tsk, can't you let us have some peace, you fellow?"
Gojo Satoru lay in a corner, too lazy to move. He merely lifted a corner of his blindfold and saw the special soul, which seemed to be entirely composed of lightning and twisted like a great serpent.
He had to admit that his host was indeed exceptionally good at causing trouble, always attracting strange characters.
And every single one of them… was quite formidable.
In another corner, the Shinigami's spirit body was massive, rising from the Underworld. The dead silent Underworld water was actually quite comfortable for it, but it sensed the appearance of Bai Cangshu's spirit body and still floated upwards.
Uchiha Madara, meanwhile, was soaking in the Underworld, his hands spread out as if he were in a hot spring. Around him, a large amount of spirit body fragments were scattered. These fragments would gradually dissipate and dissolve over time, regenerating Yin Spirits.
He had already realized that in this space, there was no concept of "death." This was a massive dueling ground, merely designed to allow these Yin Spirits to constantly evolve through battle.
Furthermore, according to the silver-haired man with the blindfold, this place was actually a cage, merely a Heart Prison used by the master of the Heart's Throne to imprison and extract the power of all within.
Uchiha Madara, with his long hair disheveled, now looked with indifferent scrutiny at the so-called master of the Heart's Throne in the sky.
A sneer tugged at the corner of his mouth. What Heart's Throne, what host? He didn't care at all. As long as his eyes saw an opportunity, he would reclaim everything.
He was no longer satisfied with fighting these mediocre Yin Spirits. In this space, apart from the man with the blindfold, no other soul caught his eye.
And at this moment, the appearance of Bai Cangshu's soul, with its solidity far surpassing all other spirit bodies, indeed showed Uchiha Madara something different.
He lay in the Underworld, his eyes clearly displaying the Sharingan.
"So-called Heart King, dance before my eyes…"
… …
Bai Cangshu landed in the Underworld, and Die Yi Sen Luo flowed over his ankles along with the Underworld water.
He seemed not to notice the arrogant and playful smiles revealed by Uchiha Madara and Gojo Satoru. His left hand beckoned slightly towards Arashi Tokumitsu, who was twisting in the air.
"Come, mighty heroic soul of the Orochi clan, let me witness how powerful the dark side of the Earth's will is…"
Sizzle!
A bolt of lightning flashed. The figure that had been twisting in the air a moment ago now appeared behind Bai Cangshu like a streak of electricity.
It was precisely because it was a spirit body unconstrained by a physical form that it could fully unleash the power of the elements.
Intense lightning suddenly condensed in front of that spirit body.
[Dark Lightning Fist]!
The powerful lightning condensed into a ball less than a meter square, then erupted violently in an instant.
Bai Cangshu leaned back, his entire spirit body bending backward like a spiritual serpent. His lower body remained in place, but his upper body folded down to the ground.
The intense lightning exploded, but it did not directly harm Bai Cangshu's spirit body.
Arashi Tokumitsu's spirit body showed no pause. When the Lightning Fist missed, it took a step forward, directly touching Bai Cangshu's body, and lightning exploded.
Zzz!
Bai Cangshu was pierced by the intense lightning, and terrible pain assailed him.
This was the world of souls; Iron Block and Flame Dragon Scales, such physical techniques and extraordinary traits, could not take effect. Furthermore, lightning itself inflicted additional damage on spirit bodies.
This strike caused Bai Cangshu's soul body to tremble slightly, but he swiftly raised his right hand. Bai Cangshu's tolerance for pain far exceeded that of ordinary people, and at this moment, he actually fell back into that state of finding pleasure in pain.
Puff!
A sound of air being torn echoed as Bai Cangshu's right hand, like a Devil Spear, thrust out with a motion completely uncoordinated with his body.
Arashi Tokumitsu's soul body instantly flashed backward like an electric current again.
At this, not only Bai Cangshu, but even Uchiha Madara and Gojo Satoru realized that this newcomer was indeed very troublesome.
As the controller of lightning power, which was the greatest counter to spirit bodies, its soul nature itself had already transformed into something akin to lightning.
The spirit body seemed to blow a breath at Bai Cangshu.
The next moment, a bolt of lightning exploded out of thin air in front of Bai Cangshu's chest. The scattered electric light then shattered the newly piled Yin Spirit Tower.
Along with the pain of Bai Cangshu's spirit body being almost torn apart, Bai Cangshu caught a fleeting sensation.
That was the turbulent lightning power within the opponent's spirit body; it was one of the ultimate destructive powers, the power of lightning, used by the Earth's will to punish humanity!
Bai Cangshu now also realized why this trial required him to survive Arashi Tokumitsu's attacks until its energy was depleted. This special spirit body was almost untouchable.
It was like a more experienced Enel; he was constantly moving at lightning speed. And the way to gain inheritance and control the power of Arashi Tokumitsu, most directly, was none other than to feel it with his own soul!
"Ha, interesting."
Bai Cangshu suddenly stopped pursuing. He stood in place, opening his hands.
"Come, Arashi Tokumitsu, let me feel the power with which the Orochi clan wishes to destroy humanity!"
He seemed insane, no longer dodging.
This scene made Gojo Satoru's smile deepen. That madness deep within the soul was his biggest reason for acknowledging Bai Cangshu—it was the self-awareness of being an anomaly, an undeniable essence of madness.
And Uchiha Madara, at this moment, his Sharingan slowly rotated. He slowly rose from the Underworld. He admitted that this so-called Heart King was not purely a mediocre person; the opponent possessed a familiar aura.
The next moment, as if sensing Bai Cangshu's will, Arashi Tokumitsu's twisted form raised an arm, pointing towards the sky.
Zzz~
Although it was a spirit body space, an extremely intense oppressive feeling suddenly appeared. That heavy feeling, as if the entire sky was pressing down on you, made one's spirit body uncontrollably heavy.
That finger clearly pointed to the sky, but whether it was Bai Cangshu, Gojo Satoru, or Uchiha Madara, they all had a vague, inexplicable feeling.
The moment that finger fell, it would unleash an incredibly terrifying move.
Since successfully using [Curse Blood Homology] to purify his bloodline into a perfect individual, Bai Cangshu had never felt such a clear sense of Die Yi Sen Luo, excluding when Roland occupied his body and was hostile to the Black King. At other times, he had almost never felt that he could be killed.
But at this very moment, in this battle of souls, as the Arrow of Destiny's Thunder was about to descend from afar, he indeed felt a wisp of Die Yi Sen Luo, spreading up from the Underworld and engulfing his entire body.
Is this my Die Yi Sen Luo?
Ha.
Gojo Satoru had now completely removed his blindfold, his Six Eyes gazing at Bai Cangshu's soul body.
"Tsk, even if you don't die from taking this hit, you won't be able to hold that position firmly, host~"
Uchiha Madara, meanwhile, looked at the fellow who, even as the entire space seemed to be locked down by that powerful, unreleased will, still stood with arms outstretched, welcoming the attack with a heroic posture. A smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of his mouth, which then transformed into battle intent. He stepped out of the Underworld, and turbid yellow spring water continuously dripped from his soul.
"Such an aura. If you can take this blow and not die, I will acknowledge that you can fight me."
He walked step by step, his aura continuously rising. The three-tomoe Sharingan in his eyes had already changed its appearance. At that posture, Gojo Satoru also shed his frivolous and casual state.
Bai Cangshu took in the postures of everyone, including the thirty-three thousand Yin Spirits wildly howling behind him, and the Shinigami that had appeared from the Underworld, seemingly intending to reap him.
A peerlessly fervent smile also appeared on his face.
"Each and every one of you, who do you think you are…?"
"I am the master of this world!"
At this moment, Arashi Tokumitsu, who had raised its twisted arm high, suddenly brought it down.
The Mental space instantly went dark, and then, a flash of lightning appeared, as if splitting the entire Mental space.
"Behold the will of heaven, the final judgment!"
Arashi Tokumitsu spoke for the first time, its voice as deep as thunder, as solemn as destiny.
[Arrow of Destiny's Thunder]
Sizzle!
The lightning descending from the sky suddenly struck. The Yin Spirit Tower, already hundreds of meters high, was the first to vaporize. The moment this strike fell, the aftershock of the lightning pulverized these howling Yin Spirits.
Then, that bolt of lightning, in a world that seemed to stand still, suddenly fell upon… that twisted spirit body.
Boom!
A earth-shattering roar echoed. In the Mental space, circles of pale aftershocks continuously spread, engulfing the entire Mental space. The might of heaven's lightning intersected with the dead silence of the Underworld, and white mist submerged everything.
"Hahahaha… Hahahahaha…"
Amidst the mad laughter, both Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Madara's expressions subtly changed. Then, both revealed expressions of keen interest and became fervent.
The tall figure emerged from the white mist, clutching his forehead and laughing uncontrollably.
"Destiny, is mine."