Chapter 277: Legacy Title · Arashi Tokumitsu
Bai Cangshu walked out from the white mist, holding Arashi Tokumitsu, who had been struck by the Arrow of Destiny's Thunder, in his hand; the latter was still emitting smoke.
The Arrow of Destiny's Thunder is an extremely terrifying ability, known as the judgment of heaven's will, but the user of this move only draws upon the thunder of the nine heavens; the target of the descending thunder is chosen by fate, or rather, by the supreme will of the Earth.
"How is this possible…?"
Arashi Tokumitsu still couldn't believe that fate favored this human more than himself, a member of the Orochi clan.
The Orochi clan was actually a product of the Earth's supreme will, guarding humanity since creation, but ever since humans gradually detached themselves from nature, the Orochi clan's identity regarding humans transformed from sacred guardians to symbols of evil.
They sought to use the planet's power to thoroughly cleanse humanity, restoring the world to its most primitive, natural state.
The Eight Jades Collection of the Orochi clan, who had been continuously reincarnating based on this mission, and Arashi Tokumitsu, who also controlled the power of lightning among the Four Heavenly Kings, actually lost to a human in this selection.
This matter was extremely absurd to him.
Bai Cangshu's hand crackled; the power of the lightning sent sharp pains through his arm, but he grew even more delighted.
[You have passed the special trial · Arashi Tokumitsu]
[You have obtained the legacy title · Arashi Tokumitsu]
[Legacy Title · Arashi Tokumitsu]
[Type: Special, Unique]
[Effect 1: When equipped, Martial Arts and Combat Specialization +1]
[Effect 2: When equipped, gain Advanced Lightning Affinity]
[Effect 3: When equipped, possess the ability to draw upon the power of lightning. This ability is positively correlated with Mental attributes. When Mental attributes reach 30, 60, 90, and 120, the power of lightning will increase by one tier respectively.]
[Effect 4: When Arashi Tokumitsu is on a planet recognized as Earth, he gains the recognition of the planet's supreme will and can unleash the legacy ability · Arrow of Destiny's Thunder.]
Bai Cangshu threw Arashi Tokumitsu into the Yellow Springs; the turbid yellow water of the Yellow Springs was clearly shallow, but it instantly swallowed the heroic soul of the Eight Jades Collection, who had been reincarnating for 1800 years.
He glanced at Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Madara; at this moment, both powerful souls were radiating fierce battle intent, and their auras began to clash.
Bai Cangshu suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the sky.
Hum~
That terrifying sensation of the entire sky pressing down reappeared.
In Bai Cangshu's Mental space, using this ability had no cost. The space immediately began to crackle, and a large amount of static charge appeared, with electric arcs flickering in the pure white space.
Bai Cangshu smiled freely. Although he looked disheveled, pointing at the sky with one hand in such a wild and unrestrained posture, he was in no way inferior to Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Madara.
In fact, because the solidity of his soul body far surpassed theirs, his presence at this moment began to overwhelmingly exceed theirs.
"Gojo Satoru, Uchiha Madara, are you interested in betting on destiny with me?"
Death, feeling the terrifying pressure in the air, unconsciously began to descend, returning to the Yellow Springs; he seemed to be searching for the souls of the Eight Jades Collection.
Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Madara's smiles remained unchanged; both were the type who wouldn't bat an eye even if the sky fell, but they thought of the terrifying nature of that previous strike, and the strangeness of the heavenly thunder striking its master even though the opponent merely stood still.
Finally, Gojo Satoru lazily waved his hand, pulled down his blindfold, and instantly teleported to a corner to lie down.
"Tsk, I don't want to gamble against your bizarre good fortune."
Uchiha Madara, seeing Gojo Satoru's posture, frowned, merely looking with disgust at Bai Cangshu's charred appearance.
"Next time, when you are in good condition, I'd be interested in showing you the full power of…"
Whoosh.
Bai Cangshu's figure instantly vanished, his lightning-infused soul body crashing through the newly piled Yin Spirit Tower, then he sat on the Heart's Throne, which caused Uchiha Madara, whose voice was deep and about to utter some high-sounding words, to stiffen.
Then, with a gloomy face, he sat in the Yellow Springs.
He decided to retract his assessment; this King of Hearts was utterly loathsome.
Gojo Satoru, seeing this, a smile played on his lips. To some extent, all three were embodiments of arrogance, but the more arrogant and wild a person was, the less they wished to see others display such wildness in front of them.
Whether it was him, Bai Cangshu, or Uchiha Madara, it was all the same.
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Uchiha Shisui frowned deeply; the collapsed Land of Lightning Daimyo's Residence in the Land of Lightning's capital and the strong smell of blood already allowed him to foresee what had happened here.
Even on his way, he had heard about the Land of Fire Daimyo being killed and the Land of Lightning Daimyo's Residence, and that most of the Land of Fire's capital had been shattered by a terrifying ninja.
Now, the surviving great nobles of the Land of Fire had declared their allegiance to a group called Akatsuki.
The Land of Lightning would probably also soon fully surrender.
These royals and nobles were far less resilient than ninjas; although such a decision to surrender due to bloody violence would not gain much approval and was very likely to be disintegrated in the next riot.
But the surrender of the two great nations still shook Uchiha Shisui's heart.
This was something that even the most brutal wars before had failed to achieve.
Since the era of the Hidden Villages, Kage-level ninjas had successively fallen in wars, but never had Daimyo and great nobles died in war.
The wars of the Five Great Nations had always been very "restrained."
Uchiha Shisui at this moment also began to question the rationality of such wars.
He quickly found Uchiha Itachi, who was slaughtering in the darkness. This younger brother, who once followed him and together pondered how to achieve peace between the Uchiha and Konoha, now had a blood-stained katana in his hand, and his Sharingan eyes held no emotion, merely wielding the sharp blade indifferently.
Itachi sensed someone approaching, turned his head, and two sets of three-tomoe Sharingan met.
"Itachi, where is he?"
Uchiha Shisui averted his gaze; he was beginning to find it difficult to read the thoughts in his brother's eyes.
Uchiha Itachi also flicked his wrist, and a shuriken accurately killed several escaping samurai. This clan had tried to contact the Cloud Village elders, wanting to regain control after Tao Bai Bai left.
Although Uchiha Itachi did not think highly of the new Daimyo Tao Bai Bai had casually appointed, he still decided to kill this clan, allowing for the possibility of a great unification.
Subsequently, Uchiha Itachi quickly led Uchiha Shisui to the base of the mountain where Tao Bai Bai was cultivating. There, they saw the two spouses, Ping Zhongshi and Pingzhong Hua, in a state of deathly stillness.
The golden rings in Ping Zhongshi's eyes were far more pronounced than those seen by the people of Konoha.
Uchiha Shisui had originally sought Tao Bai Bai to investigate his and that woman's objectives: to crush Konoha and trigger war, yet when Konoha was on the verge of falling, he attacked the Land of Lightning's capital, causing the Raikage to retreat.
But at this moment, he realized that he might have unexpectedly discovered the truth of another matter.
That Golden Tree, and the inexplicable increase in power among the villagers.
Ping Zhongshi looked up, meeting Uchiha Shisui's eyes.
The crimson three-tomoe rotated slightly.
Ping Zhongshi's eyes went blank; his Mental defenses had collapsed.
Uchiha Itachi saw Zhi Shui's action and did not stop him; instead, his ears twitched. He heard that the thunder in the clouds had disappeared.
The next moment, a figure fell from the cliff above.
Boom!
The ground exploded, and the terrifying impact shattered the rocks on the ground, sending sharp fragments flying.
Uchiha Itachi subconsciously held his sword horizontally, blocking the stones heading towards him and Zhi Shui.
Pingzhong Hua, however, reacted to nothing, and the shattered stones had already flown towards her.
Clang, clang, clang…
Ping Zhongshi stepped forward, blocking in front of his wife; the shattered stones were completely stopped by his armor. He clutched his head, feeling his brain extremely fatigued.
And Uchiha Shisui also showed a shocked expression at the same time.
"Golden Tree Era…"
"A future where no one will die…"
Uchiha Shisui was captivated by the sight he saw, muttering to himself.
"That era will not come."
Bai Cangshu casually brushed off the dust from his body. He was increasingly fond of doing such free-fall movements; he wanted to adapt himself to this instinct of a transcendent being, thereby avoiding thinking about useless combat Logic during battle.
He casually denied the future Uchiha Shisui yearned for.
He looked at Ping Zhongshi and the golden rings in his eyes.
"This world is too small; it's only enough for me to live freely and happily, it cannot accommodate the supreme will…", "Of course, the Otsutsuki are the same."