"The Black King… yes, you've been to the Pirate World, and you had an encounter with the Black King born in that world. Given your bloodthirsty nature, you weren't killed, so I imagine a… story unfolded between you two."
The illusory figure moved his finger away. Bai Cangshu didn't sense any pressure from this figure; his physical body remained on the altar.
In fact, Bai Cangshu realized that this Supreme Expert was in an unusual state, not entirely due to his Mind Net and Transcendent Helix's information reading abilities, but more because… his hidden mission, God's Power, had appeared.
Bai Cangshu had always been curious about the true position of so-called Gods in a place like the Infinite Dimensional Space.
One must know that, with the Infinite Dimensional Space claiming to deploy players across all worlds, so-called Gods are certainly not rare species.
In some smaller worlds, the strength of Gods cannot even compare to experts from more formidable worlds.
Ultimately, most Gods are actually special races who have gained this title due to their abilities surpassing those of humans.
Just as in the Demon Slayer World, with the gradual fading of mystery, a minor character like Kibutsuji Muzan, who wouldn't be considered particularly strong in other worlds, became a stubborn problem that plagued the priests for a thousand years.
God's Power had weakened to a terrifying degree.
The power unleashed by the so-called Curse Mark - One Strike of Inari was probably only considered decent among the Strong tier, completely incomparable to the punch that Bang Gu and Bang Pu combined to shatter the atmosphere, nor could it touch monsters like Tornado [???].
Therefore, the power that such a weakened Inari God coveted must be of tolerable danger.
His Majesty Destiny Eternal, currently before him, showed no divine peculiarities, seemingly just making deductions based on existing information.
The only display of his ability was likely depriving the Sage of his ability to speak.
Bai Cangshu pondered for a moment, then tapped his foot, passing through the phantom, leading the Sage to the vicinity of the altar.
"You have touched a special creation: Ancient God Ritual."
"If you occupy this creation alone for 72 hours, you will be deemed to have acquired ownership of this creation."
"Current ownership: Unknown."
This was similar in nature to the Golden Township in the Pirate World, both recognized by the Space as special creations that Reincarnators could occupy.
Judging from the unknown ownership, Destiny Eternal was not deployed into this world early this time; at least, he hasn't fully acquired this creation yet.
Of course, it's also possible that he doesn't want to occupy this thing. Bai Cangshu observed the special state of his opponent's hand reaching into the massive wall of the altar, guessing that he was probably seeking something belonging to those Gods.
Bai Cangshu also extended his hand, bearing the Curse Mark, and pressed it against the altar.
"Tao Bai Bai, I advise you not to do that."
The illusory figure reappeared out of thin air before Bai Cangshu. He calmly advised Bai Cangshu.
"You should understand that the reason I'm not acting against you isn't because I'm benevolent, but because I'm currently in another space, which is why you can converse with me as equals."
"Once you help that Outer God enter this space, regardless of whether I or He seizes that thing, you will not be able to survive."
"You should be very clear that the true combat power of such a declining God probably can't even be matched by you, so how could he protect your life in front of me…"
He didn't sound like a threat, but rather like he was calmly explaining the situation.
"I have three objectives in this world. Right now, your most reasonable choice should be to seize the opportunity while I am tied here to gain benefits elsewhere and withdraw early."
"Tao Bai Bai, you are very talented, far superior to the Sage. If you can return to the Space alive from this world, I will invite you to be my follower in the next cycle. I can feel that you possess the essence of Fate Theory…"
The phantom slowly disappeared, and silence returned to the altar.
Bai Cangshu looked at his palm; the Curse Mark became scorching hot. That Inari God was probably impatient, but He indeed had no ability to interfere with his actions.
"Hurry and leave, Tao Bai Bai. Since His Majesty has acknowledged your qualifications, we don't need to fight to the death. With my abilities, I can definitely ensure you gain a lot in this world, and perhaps… we can even hunt down the Tree Herdsman and Tang Sanzang together…"
The Sage regained his ability to speak and immediately began to persuade him. He said this not entirely out of fear of death; even now, he still didn't believe Bai Cangshu could kill himself tens or hundreds of thousands of times. The impact of such a massive number of native deaths in this world would be terrifying.
It would definitely draw in plot characters of Tornado and Saitama's level.
As long as one of them felt emotions like "pity" or "reluctance," he could survive!
The Sage, Yu Huaxin, indeed recognized Tao Bai Bai's value at this moment. In terms of a Reincarnator's aptitude, his opponent was not only above him but probably even surpassed the White Mask, whom His Majesty favored the most.
It was better to be friends with such a person than to fight him.
Bai Cangshu tilted his head, observing the Sage, who was trying to exude an "aura of weakness" with every word. He increasingly looked down on this fellow.
Pfft!
The Sage felt a sudden tightness in his chest as an arm abruptly pierced through his steel-like Dragonification scales and into his chest cavity. Then, he felt that arm churning inside his chest, and his heart was gripped. The suffocating, oppressive feeling of his heart being unable to beat was extremely terrifying.
Blood continuously flowed down Bai Cangshu's arm.
Bai Cangshu raised his hand, lifting the Sage high, and looking at his face with a cruel smile.
"Are you feeling a sense of security because this Supreme Expert is right here?"
"Do you think that even if I'm not killed now, I'll at least be wary…"
The Sage's heart couldn't pump blood to all parts of his body, and his vision began to darken, but the other party's voice still reached his ears. He had indeed thought that.
His head was muddled, and details he should have noticed began to be overlooked.
Bai Cangshu's lips curled. The inverted cross-shaped black Cursed Spirit now almost embraced the Sage, who was held high by Bai Cangshu. By leveraging the Sage's agreement with his words, he once again muddled the Cognitive Demon's ability.
"Dragonify, Mr. Sage~"
He spoke softly, like a demon luring one into the abyss.
The crimson Evil God's Omen had already begun to dim, and much of his long hair had turned white.
But Bai Cangshu still did not deactivate his Transcendent Helix talent. He watched as the Sage, with a roar, began to turn grayish-blue, and huge tails and dragon wings started to grow, gradually transforming into a mythical form.
Bai Cangshu suddenly pulled out his left hand.
Pfft!
That heart, which had just regained immense vitality and was vigorously beating due to Dragonification, was torn out from the grayish-blue Mind Dragon that had begun to appear.
Bai Cangshu turned his back to the Sage, not wasting the transcendent understanding of Transcendent Helix on comprehending extraordinary mythical creatures again. That massive amount of information and mysterious pollution was of little use to him now and would instead create a significant burden.
Dragon blood splattered onto the altar, and the altar instantly began to glow.
Bai Cangshu then went and sat down in front of Destiny Eternal, who was seated cross-legged at the center of the altar. He patted the unconscious body and said,
"Making Tornado and Kageyama Shigeo the Black King, I think you're being a bit too petty."
"Why not choose Saitama? Is it because… you're afraid?"