"Reincarnator GS55512387, Inverse Universe effect activated."
"You have gained the Revival effect. All negative statuses on your body have been dispelled. Curses have been lifted, and Commands have been removed."
"Your Energy · Internal Force has doubled under the effect of Inverse Universe. Current Energy: 64."
"You have met the qualifications for multiple spatial title competitions and will receive notification before the start of the next cycle. Please check for updates."
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Hong Chen laughed wildly, the air continuously churning with his voice, and the celestial phenomena in the sky changed. Massive clouds rolled incessantly, as if terrifying air currents were surging through the sky.
With over 60 points of energy transformed by the efficacy, Hong Chen was now no less than another martial arts pinnacle. He already met the cultivation requirements for Di Shitian's [Sacred Heart Art] and [Seven Limitless Realms]. As long as he could obtain this cultivation method from the Crown later, he would be able to ascend to the top in one step, becoming one of the few Title-level masters in the current space!
And… he was free!
He felt an unprecedented sense of relief. Not only the Millennium Bug's curse, but also other restrictions placed on him had dissipated with his resurrection.
"Inverse Universe · Modified"
"Quality: Extremely Rare and Exquisite"
"Description: A miraculous medicine meticulously researched by one of the "Three Gods" of the Fengyun World, the Divine Doctor, made even more mysterious and profound by the Goddess's divine power."
"Effect 1: After consuming this medicine, the user will temporarily gain a large amount of cultivation, which will dissipate over time."
"Effect 2: After using this medicine, the medicinal power accumulates in the body and activates upon the user's death or near-death, with a certain probability of resurrecting the user and doubling their cultivation. Triggering this effect will cause the user to lose a large amount of lifespan (30-100 years)."
"Effect 3: The resurrection effect can be triggered multiple times, but the probability gradually decreases, and the consumed lifespan gradually increases."
This was a rare medicinal formula Hong Chen obtained from the Fengyun World, and he spent two b-class special points to have it improved by the Goddess. Finally, he spent quite a bit of resources to obtain the materials, turning it into a potion that he consumed.
This was his trump card, hidden within his body, unknown to anyone.
He did not rashly try to enter a near-death state in his private space just for the doubling of cultivation. Instead, he kept this effect reserved.
His goal was to wait for a dangerous mission, actively detach from the team, and use this item to secretly lift the restrictions on his body.
Now, his wish was granted, and his strength greatly increased. Having consumed the Dragon Yuan before, he had no worries about exhausting his lifespan.
"Hey, hey, you've laughed enough, little brother~"
With a frivolous tone, the massive man seemed to want to pick his ear, but his thick fingers just wouldn't fit, so he gave up, teasing himself blandly.
Hong Chen raised an eyebrow, looking at Tao Bai Bai, whose demeanor had completely changed.
"Is this… multiple personalities?"
"No, it looks more like some kind of possession or transformation ability."
Hong Chen shook his head, a little disappointed. He had thought Tao Bai Bai would be the same type as him, a martial arts fanatic.
Hong Chen extended his left hand, and the treasured blade that had fallen when he died wobbled a few times, flipping over and landing in his hand. He wiped it with his hand, and a chilling blade light flashed. He twirled the blade with his right hand, then casually flicked it.
An ice-blue blade aura instantly emerged from the blade.
Pfft~ Boom!
Hundreds of meters of ground instantly collapsed like tofu, then exploded due to the internal force eruption.
"Tao Bai Bai, you're also interested in that Limiter, aren't you? Would you like to join my subordinates?"
Gojo Satoru felt the red-haired man's ambition, which had almost swelled to ignore everyone else. The other party hardly put him in his eyes.
He chuckled wryly.
"Uchiha's big brother, your Chakra collection should be about done, right? This guy really looks down on us~"
"Hmph, a mere firefly…"
Sharingan and Six Eyes simultaneously focused on Hong Chen. Bai Cangshu's lips curved upwards on one side, showing a frivolous smile, while the other side curved downwards, a disdainful indifference.
Two arrogant individuals, who could least tolerate the arrogance of others.
Because of the passive ability of high-speed self-healing, Bai Cangshu's body did not have the restrictions of [Technique Burnout] or only being able to activate Domain Expansion once a day. This restriction was essentially a manifestation of damage to a jujutsu sorcerer's brain's technique circuits after high-load operation.
But Bai Cangshu's body could rapidly heal even if his brain was shattered, so this level of burden was nothing.
He formed a hand seal, looking at Hong Chen.
"Domain Expansion, Unlimited…"
Pfft!
A scorching blade aura, chilling blade intent, and a cold and cruel smile. Hong Chen held the Snow Drinking Blade diagonally. The speed of his strike was so fast that it was imperceptible to the naked eye.
Gojo Satoru looked at the massive blade aura hovering an inch in front of his finger. The surrounding air had completely turned into ice crystals, parting to the sides. His pupils contracted.
The distance of that blade aura from him was off. Did the force contained in this strike of his distort space?
Buzz!
He instantly disappeared with a teleport, followed by the massive blade aura sweeping across the ground, creating a chasm several thousand meters long.
Hum~
The blade energy roared. Hong Chen instantly seemed to reveal hundreds of afterimages, striking from different angles. The entire world was filled with towering blade energy.
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"Cough cough~ Pfft!"
Flower Fairy's clothes were torn, and her beautiful body and face were covered in charred marks.
Green life energy flickered on her body. Millennium Bug's self-detonation earlier had an exaggerated range, affecting her as well. Fortunately, the distance was far enough, and she only suffered from the aftershock, which was not a serious injury.
However, all the cactus constructs she used for monitoring were destroyed, so she couldn't see the subsequent battle between the strangely risen Tao Bai Bai and Millennium Bug.
But at this moment, she was terrified. She had never imagined that Hong Chen would be killed, and by Millennium Bug at that.
Just then, a voice finally appeared in her mind. It was some kind of ability similar to [Telepathy]. All Reincarnators who joined Chaos Sage would have a certain technique carved into their bodies by the Sage, allowing everyone to communicate across dimensions.
Of course, this technique could be stripped at the Goddess's place, but choosing to strip the technique meant betraying the Sage, and even betraying Crown Destiny Eternal.
"Hong Chen is dead?"
The Sage's voice contained little anger, but rather doubt.
"Yes, when he was fighting fiercely with Tao Bai Bai, Black Water's Millennium Bug unleashed an unknown domain. When the domain was dispelled, I saw a prompt that Hong Chen had died, but Tao Bai Bai seemed to be immune to the domain's attack…"
Flower Fairy briefly reported while pulling out seeds and throwing them on the ground. Soon, a giant treant rose from the earth, carrying Flower Fairy on its shoulder.
She was already preparing to retreat. Regardless of the outcome of the battle between Millennium Bug and Tao Bai Bai, with Hong Chen dead, she no longer had the confidence to participate.
"Flower Fairy, I have a task for you now."
Flower Fairy was startled.
"I want you to find Hong Chen's body and bring it back. At least, bring back his head."
Flower Fairy was already a clever person. She immediately realized that the Sage believed Hong Chen faked his death, but the space had clearly prompted his death.
Resurrection?!
Within the Infinite Dimensional Space, there were indeed a very few special items that could allow a user to resurrect after death, but they were all rare items with high costs.
As Flower Fairy's thoughts flickered, she hesitated, saying,
"My strength is insufficient. Even if Hong Chen resurrects and betrays, I'm afraid I won't be able to…"
The Sage's voice instantly became indifferent.
"Go, confirm whether Hong Chen is truly dead."
Flower Fairy's body trembled. A powerful force instantly rewrote her will. The treant she sat upon also changed direction, heading towards the direction where Hong Chen had died.
"Hehe, to side with a guy like the Sage, you're really foolish, Flower Fairy~"
A playful laugh emerged from behind. Flower Fairy was startled. Turning her head, she found that an additional person had appeared on the treant at some point. The newcomer wore a black cloak, their face hidden within, and their figure was petite.
Whoosh.
An heroic young man with closed eyes also instantly teleported onto the treant at this moment. He had a faint smile on his face and spoke,
"Miss Night Midnight, the master's order seems to be for us to persuade Tornado of Terror to join Claw, right? Are we now…"
The Heart Demon, codenamed Night Midnight, saw Ryō Shimazaki still agonizing over that suicidal mission and said impatiently,
"Ryō Shimazaki, you have two choices now."
"First, go find that Tornado of Terror, who might be even more terrifying than the ??? who beat your boss Suzuki into a desperate retreat, and see what her mood is like, whether she'll crush you into a ball or directly into powder."
"Then I'll choose the second, Miss Night Midnight…"
Ryō Shimazaki, who always wore a smile, now slightly reined in his smile. He possessed the psychic abilities of [Super Perception] and [Teleportation], making it almost impossible for anything to escape his perception.
Therefore, Night Midnight, whose existence he often couldn't even perceive, was one of the few people he respected. He could tell that she wasn't lying; Miss Night Midnight, whom his boss deemed a threat approaching the strongest of the former Five Supers, Katsuya Serizawa, truly feared that Tornado of Terror.
So, even for him, who loved challenges, he shouldn't face such a person.
The Heart Demon saw Ryō Shimazaki's sensibility, and the killing intent that had just flared up somewhat subsided. She sat still, but Flower Fairy was trembling all over, her face pale. A large amount of water seeped from her hair and body, as if she were being submerged in water.
"Flower Fairy, would you mind telling me where the Sage is and what mission he's on?"
"I, ah, Tao Bai Bai and I wanted to find that Tang Sanzang, but that guy disappeared after a brief contact with the Sage…"
Night Midnight rested her head on Flower Fairy's shoulder, gently tugging at her wet hair, her voice very soft.
"Could it be that the Sage killed that guy? You tell me, if he stole our prey, what should we do, ah… so troublesome!"
Pfft!
Night Midnight suddenly pulled with force, tearing off Flower Fairy's hair and scalp together. But even with such intense pain, Flower Fairy still trembled all over, unable to move.
"Tao… Tao Bai Bai is right ahead…"
In Flower Fairy's vision at this moment, she was submerged in a well full of corpses. The icy well water continuously rose, threatening to drown her, but she couldn't use any of her abilities, despairingly close to suffocating.
However, upon hearing the other party mention teaming up with Tao Bai Bai, she still quickly offered her information as if grasping at a lifeline.