#473Chapter 446: Four Soul Jade FragmentsAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
As the nuclear explosion dissipated, Qingyun's remains completely transformed into a distorted, decaying mass of flesh. Bai Cangshu, expressionless, pointed a finger, and a Dong Dong Wave instantly vaporized the flesh.
At this moment, Osaka, where Bai Cangshu was located, had been completely reduced to a wasteland. The shopping district was entirely leveled, with only remnants of broken steel and concrete structures remaining.
Most of the collapsed buildings were carbonized, though their frameworks largely remained.
Bai Cangshu walked through the ruins; there was no sound left in this world. Within the range of his Mind Net perception, no life existed.
This was the price of the Multi-faceted Star People's single interaction with him; countless individuals he had seen and not seen had turned to ash.
Okahachiro, who could be considered talented in this world, and the Reincarnators who might have been hiding somewhere in the city, would all perish in this explosion.
Bai Cangshu took one last look at the monsters on the ground, of whom not even bones remained, feeling a touch of regret. He took out Ace's Single Seater, stepped onto it, and lightning surged from beneath his feet.
Due to the effect of Royal Extremes Thunder Hell Sutra LV1 and the acquisition of the new energy system, Current Propulsion, the lightning Bai Cangshu could now control and wield was much stronger than before.
Using this item for flight was essentially cost-free.
With a surge of cloud-like energy, Bai Cangshu shot into the sky. He crushed the Nume Slime's drop card, his mind pondering his conversation with the Multi-faceted Star People.
Regarding the observer, the only thing he could think of was the famous observer Effect, which roughly states that the act of observation affects the observed.
The most direct example is in the double-slit experiment, where the wave-particle duality of photons changes depending on whether they are observed: they behave as particles when observed, but as waves when not.
This fact, that an objective entity can change due to a third-party subjective act like observation, has led to many terrifying conjectures.
And the observer described by the Multi-faceted Star People is likely such a concept: they believe there exists an extremely high-dimensional being that observes worlds, universes, and all things, and it is because of their observation that the world manifests in different forms and appearances.
This power level is too high, already beyond the scope Bai Cangshu can currently access.
However, combining the information theory advocated by both the Multi-faceted Star People and Space, Bai Cangshu formed many conjectures.
Then, there was the so-called 'Heart.'
Bai Cangshu knew that the Multi-faceted Star People's statement about his soul's extraordinary weight likely stemmed from his soul being shattered by Saitama's Serious Punch and then repaired by Kageyama Shigeo using golden soul fragments he obtained from the Pirate World.
Both Saitama's conceptual attack and those golden soul fragments remained within his soul.
But even when Bai Cangshu activated Transcendent Helix, he couldn't grasp the impact of this change on himself.
Neither actual power nor effects on his thoughts or emotions were perceived, and neither the goddess nor Space showed any abnormalities.
"Heh, the Heart is truly elusive, formless and intangible."
Bai Cangshu looked up, recalling the Black King he had met. He was indeed incredibly powerful; even without the overwhelming, utterly unmatched feeling Saitama gave him, the dense despair and the sense that the entire world had merged with him left no possibility of victory.
Was that power related to the Heart?
Bai Cangshu himself didn't realize that all his concern for the Heart was tied to power. He wasn't concerned with the heart; ultimately, he was concerned with power.
You have activated Drop Card: Nume Slime.
You have gained 2500 dimensional points.
You have gained Material: slime/nura clan's supreme commander core (Extremely Rare).
You have gained Item: four souls jade Fragment (Purple).
Bai Cangshu's attention returned due to this rather successful draw, and he emerged from that rare state of contemplation.
Things too distant held little meaning for Bai Cangshu. He greedily desired the power of the Black King and Saitama, but he was unsure how much of that power was attributed to the Heart, something he completely failed to comprehend.
That was why he explored, and why he communicated with the Multi-faceted Star People.
But ultimately, only power held in hand is true and real power!
four souls jade Fragment (Small)
Quality: Extremely Rare
Description: A fragment of a treasured jade formed by a great miko of the Yokai era, combining her pure soul with the souls of numerous great demons.
Usage Requirement: Possesses demonic power or spirit-related abilities.
Effect 1: When worn, grants low-level demonic power resistance and low-level demonic power enhancement.
Effect 2: Consuming or implanting this item will greatly amplify spiritual power, demonic power, and other attributes, but simultaneously, the user will be affected by the souls within the jade.
Effect 3: This fragment can merge with other fragments. Each merge will amplify the effects until it reaches its complete state.
This fragment of the four souls jade was probably one of the smallest, only about the size of a crystalline facet, but Bai Cangshu could indeed feel a considerably strong power emanating from it.
If this item wasn't fundamentally from a different system than the Nume Slime of this world, it probably could have given it a significant boost.
Bai Cangshu looked at Effect 2 of the four souls jade, with its clearly marked negative effect, and he actually felt an urge to try it.
If he could truly draw in the souls of the great miko Midoriko, and the great demons and dragons of that era, it would be a huge enhancement for him.
Bai Cangshu had just fully experienced the power of Gojo Satoru's Limitless during the nuclear explosion. With his current physique, suffering a nuclear explosion at close range would normally carry a certain probability of complete annihilation, of being entirely carbonized.
But with Limitless, his Armament Haki didn't even completely shatter.
This rule-based technique allowed him to completely avoid the shockwaves, flames, and other damage from a close-range nuclear blast.
Therefore, Bai Cangshu increasingly looked forward to accommodating more and more powerful souls, then fully absorbing and simulating their powers. At that point, Bai Cangshu could truly be called the most versatile Reincarnator.
Furthermore, he wouldn't need to spend resources to cultivate and upgrade these abilities.
Scavenger EX051, initiating your third coordinate broadcast.
Space did not mark Bai Cangshu as a target for elimination, nor did it intend to deploy new Scavengers; it directly initiated the third round of coordinate broadcasting.
A large amount of coordinate information immediately appeared in Bai Cangshu's mind, accompanied by current images of those coordinates.
To Bai Cangshu's surprise, the most concentrated coordinates for Reincarnators were in Tokyo.
And at this moment, Tokyo had not been destroyed by the nuclear explosion.
Bai Cangshu counted the number of coordinates, totaling seven. Besides one target far away in Germany, all other Reincarnators in this world were completely concentrated in Tokyo.
"That means one of the two targets that must be eliminated has been teleported to Tokyo by the Multi-faceted Star People..."
Bai Cangshu recalled the agreement the Multi-faceted Star People had silently reached with him; the other party had most likely placed this elimination target on him.
Thinking this, Bai Cangshu's lips curved into a smile. He was very curious what kind of chip, in the eyes of a high-dimensional race like the Multi-faceted Star People, they believed he would accept without needing communication.
Bai Cangshu understood this point when he returned to the skies above Tokyo and saw the monsters continuously crashing through the city below. At the same time, he also learned why the nuclear explosion had not destroyed Tokyo.
A monster covered in scales, with several large spikes protruding from its back, extremely similar to Godzilla from films, was rampaging through downtown Tokyo.
Shibuya had completely fallen, and numerous armed helicopters hovered above the city. Bai Cangshu could also see many Black Ball Squad members appearing on the tops of various high-rise buildings, likely because the Japanese zaibatsu had issued new missions.
But Bai Cangshu knew very well that this Godzilla-like monster was a gift from the Multi-faceted Star People, and it was one of the Reincarnators he had to eliminate.