Whoosh~bang!
A crimson figure fell almost vertically from hundreds of meters in the air, then smashed a large pit in the desert.
The Sage was killed once again.
The re-emerged Sage did not flee, but merely stood in place, allowing Bai Cangshu to capture him once more.
The smile at the corner of Bai Cangshu's mouth faded slightly.
To be honest, the fun in a cat-and-mouse game lies in the mouse always displaying different struggling postures.
But if the mouse is too lazy to even try to escape, then most of the game's fun is lost.
"Sage, do you not know that once I lose all interest, I will simply focus on killing you over and over again?"
He threatened the Sage expressionlessly.
But to his surprise, the Sage merely moved his lips, offering no rebuttal.
Bai Cangshu sensed something amiss, but the closer he got, the denser the obscure information in the air became.
He stomped his foot with force.
Bang!
Amidst the cracking ground, the desert began to collapse like quicksand.
Bai Cangshu did not dodge, but merely held the Sage, sinking with the quicksand.
Whoosh!
There was very little air in the sand, and the pressure was immense, with a very high temperature. An ordinary person entering it would be no different from being caught in quicksand, ultimately suffocating inside.
However, Bai Cangshu and the Sage's physiques, when not in combat or injured, were sufficient to hold their breath for several hours, and the so-called pressure and temperature could not affect the two of them.
Approximately several minutes later, the sand beneath their feet gave way, and the two fell from the quicksand.
The completely dark space resembled an underground tunnel. The falling sand flowed along the terrain, continuously dropping into a fault ahead. Bai Cangshu lifted the Sage and moved towards the place emitting a powerful aura that he sensed.
And the cursed seal on his hand flickered, as if reminding him that he was approaching the mission location.
"Tao Bai Bai, it's still not too late to turn back now."
The Sage suddenly spoke. He did not struggle to escape; instead, he spoke calmly, his tone returning to the gentle manner he had at first.
Bai Cangshu lifted the Sage's head, meeting his gaze. The two were quite close. The next moment, the Sage suddenly grunted.
He saw the spatial panel, indicating that he had been attacked by the Arrogant Vision. After a power judgment, the damage inflicted on him was not high.
But that attack appeared again and again, without interval.
Finally, the Sage could no longer endure the pain of being slowly cut by a dull knife, and opened his mouth to spit out dragon's breath.
Bai Cangshu, however, instantly gripped his jaw with his left hand and twisted it sharply.
Crack!
Amidst the terrifying sound of bones shattering, the Sage's head was directly twisted 180 degrees, turning to the back.
That mental dragon's breath was also directly exhaled into the darkness, its mental impact and penetration spreading forward.
There was no reaction in the darkness.
The Sage's expression, however, changed drastically.
"You fellow, do you know what exists ahead?!"
"Isn't it just a Supreme Expert..."
Bai Cangshu spoke, and at the same time, he noticed that although the Sage, whose spine was twisted, did not exhibit a series of biological reactions such as incontinence, he also lost his ability to move.
The enhancement in the mysterious world, that special transcendent power, had miraculous effects, but on the physical body itself, it did not have the direct effects seen in other worlds.
At least, in other worlds, abilities enhanced to such a high sequence would generally mean the physical body had already begun to possess immortality or strong regenerative properties.
"You know?!"
The Sage had actually sensed a familiar aura ever since he entered this desert, but to avoid scaring Tao Bai Bai away, he hadn't directly shown it.
However, as he drew closer to the ruins in this desert, he noticed something was wrong.
With the ability of His Excellency Destiny Eternal, theoretically, even he shouldn't have been able to detect His Excellency's presence.
The other party was truly transcendent, an existence that used details unimaginable to ordinary people to check world-class experts.
Even though this world had a monster like Saitama, whose danger was difficult to assess, His Excellency still dominated this world as if strolling through a leisurely garden.
And used the bestowal called "Satisfaction" to create an invisible cage, sealing Saitama.
This was the fundamental reason they dared to recklessly pursue the power of the Limiter.
Saitama had deviated from the plot and progress of this world, thus giving Reincarnators the possibility to largely alter the world's direction.
Then, they used the corrupted Kageyama Shigeo to restrain the equally terrifying Tatsumaki.
They used cognitive interference from professional heroes to make those powerful S-rank individuals lose their social presence and begin to retire.
Every step of the plan was entirely within His Excellency's design.
But why did His Excellency...
He connected this to the geographical location and quickly realized that His Excellency was pursuing the power of a God.
Did His Excellency want to become a God?!
The Sage couldn't speculate further, but he changed his communication strategy and began to try and dissuade Tao Bai Bai.
Bai Cangshu's lips curled into a smile, like a demon who saw through people's hearts.
"The Supreme Expert... is not in a good state, is he?"
He laughed, his voice rising.
Bai Cangshu gently tapped the Sage's head, which was the only part he could still feel, and deliberately moved his hand away when he sensed Senluo Death Intent appearing.
He wasn't in a hurry to kill the Sage.
"I know far more than you imagine, Mr. Sage..."
He carried the Sage, walking step by step inward, while describing his conjectures aloud.
"I guess you used some method to restrict Saitama and Tatsumaki, those guys with too much combat power."
"And you probably used some means to stimulate Kageyama Shigeo, causing him to be corrupted."
"Then you reaped a huge harvest."
"And then, you deliberately released information, making others realize that a new Sub-World had appeared, and everyone thought this world was unclaimed territory, wanting to compete for resources."
"And you already knew that this world had been distorted by you, so you could both hunt Reincarnators and throw out a group of powerful Reincarnators to become enemies of the plot characters."
"And you, on the other hand, were vying for even greater power."
At this moment, light finally appeared ahead.
A massive altar seemed to appear out of thin air in the darkness, illuminating the surroundings somewhat.
On that huge altar, a person sat cross-legged, dressed in a white robe, with long black hair spread out from behind his head. A hazy light emanated from around his body, making his specific appearance unclear.
"You think you're very clever, Tao Bai Bai..."
A genderless voice echoed in Bai Cangshu's ear out of nowhere.
"So when you realized this, you deliberately spared that woman's life and left her with Fubuki, just to see if her weakness could ignite the fighting desires of those heroes."
"You probably wanted to use her death to provoke Fubuki, thereby causing Fubuki to irrationally fight my people, after which Fubuki would die, and Tatsumaki would angrily make a move..."
"A crude arrangement, but it yielded unexpected results."
Bai Cangshu's hair turned white inch by inch from behind; almost half of his hair turned white in an instant.
He looked at the black-haired, white-robed figure, trying to see through his appearance.
The next moment, a chilling sensation appeared; a finger was already pressed against his glabella.
Bai Cangshu was startled, having no idea how the other party had appeared.
He blinked, confirming that the figure on the altar had not vanished.
But in front of him, a phantom figure had indeed appeared.
"Your Excellency, I..."
The Sage tried to explain his predicament, but soon fell silent.
The phantom figure looked at Bai Cangshu and said,
"Saitama made a move, how do you feel?"
"Are you also hoping that Saitama will make a move against me, ultimately causing a Supreme Expert to fall here, forging your good name..."
"But you cannot see through the arrangements of destiny; your self-proclaimed clever choices will only make me obtain everything I desire faster~"
This Destiny Eternal's voice was ethereal, and his tone indistinct, making it hard to tell if he was mocking or praising.
The cursed seal in Bai Cangshu's palm was scorching hot, seemingly urging him to complete the mission.
Bai Cangshu, however, shook his head and suddenly burst into laughter.
"Haha~ hahaha..."
"How could I think that?"
"I'm well aware of His Excellency's purpose, after all... I've also met a Black King..."
"So, I'm helping you. I also want to witness the birth of a new Black King."