Chapter 198: Warm Heart, Bai Cangshu Awakens (4K+ Please Subscribe)
Hiss~
In the pure white Space of consciousness, three powerful consciousnesses collided, causing intense jostling, and even the spiritual bodies of the three became unstable.
Roland inherently had the most advantage; not only was he a true Title-level Reincarnator who had crossed two power tiers, but he also possessed the power of [virtue · Morning Star of Hope] and [God Hand].
His inherent success [karma] naturally held an advantage.
However, at this moment, he was constrained by the gritting Marine behind him. Marine Keli should have been in a state similar to the thirty-three thousand Yin Spirit, possessing some power, but unremarkable compared to the three.
Yet, it was precisely such an insignificant fellow whose presence became increasingly strong. He showed no intention of accepting the hope of rebirth, resolutely clinging to Roland, hoping that Bai Cangshu would win to fulfill his promise with the little girl.
This thought could not be hidden in such a pure consciousness contest.
Even Gojo Satoru showed a surprised expression at this moment.
"You fellow… you really are…"
Gojo Satoru was an anomaly to his core; he had accepted the premise of being a born strong person from the depths of his soul and had little empathy for ordinary people.
After the Star Plasma Vessel incident, when he first awakened and was in a state of complete mastery over his power and self, he asked Xia Youjie if they should kill the other humans present. This showed that Gojo Satoru truly possessed the mindset of a superhuman with [Above and Below, I Alone Am Honored].
He merely glanced at Keli, then paid him no further attention, beginning to seriously unleash his existence and consciousness completely.
Amidst the fierce struggle of the three, Bai Cangshu's spiritual body became increasingly solid. His greatest advantage was that he was the natural owner of this body.
The so-called [Heart Throne] had always been his rightful place.
Just by touching the [Heart Throne], he could already perceive the situation outside his body: that extremely domineering aura, that terrifying monstrous strength capable of destroying a town with a single blow, and that surging wrath.
The three spiritual bodies refused to give way, all crowding before the [Heart Throne]. Roland suddenly sighed, then the faces on his lower body all opened their eyes.
Gojo Satoru realized something was wrong. Before he could react, black mist enveloped the three spiritual bodies, and they disappeared together into the Heart Throne.
Keli's hand felt empty. As he fell, he saw a distorted figure appear on the originally empty [Heart Throne], vaguely resembling the shape of a giant hand.
On the ruined Skuld Island, Karp turned his head and saw the man he had struck down gradually rising from beneath the ground.
Ugly flesh buds continuously grew on his damaged body, and soon his body recovered completely.
Not only that, the dissipated black mist became dense again.
And a strong white light began to emanate from the man's body.
"Vice Admiral Karp, if you are now faced with a choice."
"One is to forget the tragedy of Skuld Island and leave here with all the Marine."
"The other is for the tragedy of Alabasta to happen again."
"How would you choose?"
He wore a calm smile on his face, an expression that seemed somewhat incongruous at the moment, as his short black hair was slightly standing up, and a strong power seemed to be rising within him at every moment, while his eyes trembled unstably.
Crack.
Karp turned around. The sound of the surrounding ground shattering continuously echoed, and seawater began to pour upwards, mixing with the blood of those faces. At the same time, a large number of flesh tumors had completely shattered, and many islanders previously transformed by Roland now broke out of their shells, turning into Netherworld Demons-like monsters that began to stir.
Karp lowered his eyelids. He was over two meters eighty tall, easily looking down at Bai Cangshu.
"How would this old man choose?"
He seemed to have heard a joke and burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, of course, this old man would choose to punch you flying!"
Karp would not be bound by such simple moral dilemmas. Without the word [Justice], very few things in this world could restrain his hands and feet.
Karp's steps initiated, and a domineering aura once again emanated from his body. That Haki of the Conqueror, which seemed to melt everything, instantly began to affect the surroundings like lightning.
Whether it was the Netherworld Demons or the strong individuals who had been eroded and transformed into monsters, all were suffering the impact of the powerful Haki of the Conqueror.
Bai Cangshu, no, it should be Roland, was forcefully suppressing the tearing of the two alien souls within him. To achieve his goal, he had resorted to unscrupulous means; he even didn't care if he was still himself, just to forcibly gain control of the body.
Even if he ultimately merged with the other two souls and lost himself, no longer being Roland, he still wanted to use that [dragon slayer sword] to strike a blow against the so-called [Abyss God].
That was the compensation Guts deserved, who was toyed with by fate and the world until his death; that was the compensation he deserved, who sacrificed everything and ultimately died!
Roland's heart was so firm that the two alien souls, lacking human consciousness and empathy, were simultaneously suppressed by the power of [God Hand] and could not break free.
Roland watched Karp's steps approaching him. He raised his hand, and a powerful aura instantly condensed. Through that special left arm, the aura seemed to be extremely strengthened in an instant.
The dazzling golden aura condensed extremely, not spreading, but solidifying to the thickness of a fingertip.
Dong Dong Wave!
Roar!
The Qigong Wave shot out, and Karp naturally stepped aside, letting the laser-like Qigong Wave shoot past him. To him, such an attack was meaningless.
Roland's mouth curved unnaturally, probably wanting to smile, but the wills of Gojo Satoru and Bai Cangshu prevented him from doing so.
Karp's expression changed. He suddenly forcefully changed his direction and punched Roland from a distance.
The air shattered completely again, and the power entwined with Haki of the Conqueror erupted prematurely.
The Qigong Wave was distorted, and then the two forces directly collided, causing a huge explosion.
Karp had just foreseen that if he did not block this attack, this Qigong Wave would pierce through a Marine warship ten nautical miles away, killing a ship full of Marine in the explosion, and continue to penetrate, ultimately landing in the Golden Emperor's grand fleet further away, causing terrible casualties.
Roland floated backward in the air like a crane spreading its wings. His movements were not as natural as when Bai Cangshu used them himself, but much more natural than when the Yin Spirit controlled this body. He used Karp's concern for his subordinates to detonate Karp's attack prematurely, and he floated backward.
He pointed a hand towards the center of the shattered island. As a Reincarnator whose Mental power had crossed two tiers, he knew very well that a Cursed Spirit seed had been buried underground by a certain Reincarnator, and as Karp shattered the island, it began to reveal itself.
This seed absorbed the despair of the mutated people who had been long eroded by him on this island, as well as the despair of the islanders who had been brutally ruled by Enel for two years. It was supposed to be a good Cursed Spirit.
Therefore, he gave this Cursed Spirit a [hope], a possibility of giving birth to an extremely strong Cursed Spirit.
Screech!
In the sky, Enel suddenly turned his head. He couldn't see the Cursed Spirit, but he clearly felt the electricity in the atmosphere boiling.
Is there another person controlling lightning?!
Roland continuously retreated, watching the twisted Cursed Energy begin to condense into shape in the form of black lightning.
Because of the fear of Enel, the fear of lightning, accompanied by twisted despair, the Special Grade Cursed Spirit born from this finally let out its first roar in this world.
Unfortunately, most beings in this world could not observe such things.
Even Karp only felt an anomaly.
Screech!
Karp moved as if instantly teleporting, but large patches of charred black suddenly appeared on the ground.
Roland released the Cursed Spirit, preparing to use this Cursed Spirit, which he could not control but was also quite troublesome for the plot characters of this world, to buy time. He, on the other hand, was going to retrieve his own [Special Structure · Golden Township].
Screech!
Blue-white lightning flashed, and a huge electric net enveloped Roland. Enel, holding a golden long staff, floated in the air, with a persistence Roland couldn't understand, still preventing Roland from leaving.
"Yeahahaha, Demon, do you think I'll let you leave?!"
Roland looked at Enel in confusion.
"That King should have only told you to guard me until I die or escape, right? Now that the agreement has clearly been reached, why are you still doing this?"
"Go pursue your endless earth, Enel."
Roland held the power of [hope] in his hand; he was even willing to give Enel a portion of [hope] to help him find the boundless earth more smoothly.
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But Enel transformed into a thunderbolt, avoiding the white light. His body was full of lightning, and electric ions crackled all around him.
"Who do you think I am?"
"I am… God."
"God, naturally, should punish Demons!"
"Yeahahaha!"
The smile on Roland's face gradually faded. These people, one after another, rejected his hope and repeatedly obstructed him, causing the malice Roland had forcefully suppressed to resurface little by little.
Below Bai Cangshu's body, faces also began to appear. Roland's [God Hand] Demon body had been completely shattered. At this moment, he couldn't truly restart [Eclipse], but the power of the Netherworld was still returning to his soul.
However, that kind of alienation would still be hindered by the king's left arm.
In Roland's left hand, a light flashed, and the black dragon slayer sword was gripped in his single hand.
The king's left arm held this dragon slayer sword that would absorb Haki. In an instant, black lightning shot through the air, and even from tens of nautical miles away, a terrifying aura could be felt rising.
Roland suddenly slashed at Bai Cangshu's body with his sword.
Pfft!
Blood gushed out, and a large amount of black gas began to dissipate. Bai Cangshu's body began to be completely entwined by black mist, and a strong will began to descend upon Bai Cangshu's body.
In this instant, both Bai Cangshu himself and Gojo Satoru felt a sense of oppression and despair emerge, firmly suppressing both their souls.
Roland seemed unaware of what was happening; he only thought that he had to complete that one sword swing, no matter the cost.
Even if it meant sacrificing this world, or allowing the Abyss God to truly descend here, as long as… he could unleash that one sword strike…
"Karp, Enel, embrace the despair that belongs to this world."
Roland raised his right hand, and the illusory white light was dim and weak. The suppressed Scarlet Sin began to reveal itself.
[Morning Star dims, hope fades, the world turns to embrace the silent light named despair]
[Note: Do you want to devour the virtue sequence (Ascension II · Morning Star of Hope) based on the Great Sin sequence (unascended)?]
At this moment, Bai Cangshu's pupils had also turned scarlet. Roland had no hesitation and was about to confirm, but his right hand slowly drooped.
His lips began to curl into his characteristic cruel smile.
"Hey, Roland, don't go bossing my body around!"
Boom!
Black Overlord Color Haki surged into the sky. In the Space of consciousness, Gojo Satoru fell from the [Heart Throne]. He stared blankly at the man now sitting on the throne, the ordinary-looking man in a Marine uniform, who was gritting his teeth as he tore apart the consciousness of Roland and another guy that was linked together.
Presumably, he himself had just been torn off in the same way.
Moreover, the opponent's spiritual body was ethereal, gradually about to dissolve onto the throne.
At this moment, Bai Cangshu, through the [Heart Throne], finally experienced Keli's feelings. He seemed to transform into Keli, living an entire lifetime in just a brief moment.
An ordinary family, growing up nurtured by love, thus also wanting to warm others with love. He had some talent, but facing the endless monsters on the sea, he could only secretly grieve. He ultimately chose to give up Marine Headquarters and return to his hometown branch, to be an ordinary "Captain Corey."
He gave up many grand dreams, retaining only a tiny bit of greed, hoping to become a Hero-like figure who would cleanse the East Blue into the safest sea area in his hometown.
He did many things, some successful, some failures. Sometimes, in a tavern, he would even mock himself, thinking he would probably live a mediocre life.
But one day, he raided that dangerous island, his body convulsing from lightning across the sea. A small figure dragged him from the beach to the forest, helping him evade the Sky Island People's pursuit.
Ultimately, despite his weakness and the Thunder God's power, he once again made a bold promise.
"Cindy, as the Special Task Force Captain of the G51 Branch, I grant you the status of a temporary Special Task Force member."
"Member Cindy, I will return to call for support and seize the opportunity to completely rescue this island from the evil god. And you, before I arrive, must protect yourself, and… help others to the best of your ability, understand?!"
"Understood! Officer Corrie!"
The little girl saluted, almost hitting her forehead red. The admiration and hope flowing in her eyes warmed Keli's heart, making him no longer fear the Thunder God, and no longer wanting to become a Buddha and reincarnate now.
He wanted to feel that… warmth flowing in his heart, once again.
Bai Cangshu touched his heart. For the first time, that heart beat with such vibrant power.
"Ha, you two… truly are naive fellows."
Bai Cangshu felt waves of killing intent Shock his nerves, which felt like they were breaking with pain, but he still laughed cruelly.
Bai Cangshu raised his right hand high, once again actively activating his bloodline ability [Yin Spirit Possession].
"Gojo Satoru, you probably don't want to see this guy win either, do you? Come, lend me your power, and let's… end all this!"
In the Space of consciousness, Gojo Satoru felt a strong suction coming from the [Heart Throne], knowing that the other party wanted to use his power to suppress Roland together. He curled his lips, raised his hand, and flung away the Yin Spirit that was unconsciously flying towards the [Heart Throne] in response to [Yin Spirit Possession].
"Yo, if I possess you, don't regret it."