#525Chapter 498 Seizing the Destiny of the White NoodleAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 498: White Mask Seizing Destiny
The next morning, sunlight filled the golden estate. Bai Cangshu's eyes suddenly opened, and a Log Pose appeared in his hand.
The pointer was now fully upright, a sign that it was about to be usable.
With a thought, Bai Cangshu's figure vanished. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in his familiar private space.
Tao Pai Pai, having returned to the Slum, was now treated like a celebrity. Almost all low and mid-tier Reincarnators were observing him.
Previously, a "information war" had erupted in the public space, centered around Tao Pai Pai, involving over a dozen famous information brokers.
Black Butler, Jin Ruohai, White Mask, and other increasingly renowned information brokers also entered the fray. Some were concealing information, while others were leaking it.
But without exception, it all revolved around Tao Pai Pai.
At this moment, even the most obtuse person realized that someone was targeting Tao Pai Pai, this powerful Reincarnator who seemed to have a smooth journey all along.
And the existence of the so-called [Anti-White Alliance] was, through the spread of various rumors, believed by many to be real.
However, no one could pinpoint its definite members.
Therefore, the Reincarnators looked at Tao Pai Pai with rather strange gazes.
When Bai Cangshu arrived at his stall, a girl with dark green twin pigtails was sitting in mid-air above his stall.
The surrounding Reincarnators subtly scrutinized her, yet dared not make direct eye contact.
"Yo, Tao Pai Pai, you actually showed up?"
Kurushi was somewhat surprised, feeling that Ghost Taoist indeed had some tricks up his sleeve.
She scrutinized Bai Cangshu up and down. Despite the spatial barrier, even with any eye technique, nothing could be discerned.
Yet, she kept making clicking sounds as she looked.
Bai Cangshu had no time to waste. He merely glanced at her white-collared uniform with black trim and guessed that she was likely a member of The Empyrean Seat, and not a low-ranking one.
As he pondered, her movements revealed the casually written '03' on her chest.
03… Bai Cangshu remembered the last one he encountered was '98.' He roughly understood that the girl before him was a high-ranking member of The Empyrean Seat.
"Tsk tsk, hmm… I feel you're indeed a good guy."
The girl reached this conclusion, then raised her right hand.
A jade-colored invitation appeared again.
"How about it, join our The Empyrean Seat, Tao Pai Pai? The [Jade Battle Group] is even more special than you imagine."
"Moreover, for someone of my strength to invite a newcomer, it shows sincerity, doesn't it~"
The girl was very narcissistic, but Tao Pai Pai didn't respond, only saying,
"Where's Ghost Taoist? I still have something with him."
Light flashed in the girl's right hand again, and a dark purple orb appeared in her palm.
"Ghost Taoist told me to give it to you."
Bai Cangshu extended his right hand, but the girl suddenly pulled back the modified hollow core. She blinked her eyes and said crisply,
"If you don't join the Jade Battle Group, I won't give you this. How about it?"
Bai Cangshu remained silent, but his expression completely chilled. He looked indifferently at the woman, then a cruel smile appeared.
"Ha~ That's the expression!"
"I knew I didn't misjudge you!"
The girl suddenly showed a surprised expression. She watched Tao Pai Pai's ugly face slowly bloom, and after the cruel smile appeared, his dull eyes seemed to become lively.
That was his true appearance.
[Reincarnator CC56799111 has initiated a trade with you]
[You have obtained item · Unsealed hollow core]
[Unsealed hollow core]
[Special Creation, Biological Implantation, Spirit Seed]
[Quality: Extremely Rare · Extreme]
[Description: A hollow core not yet born, molded into a seed of power by a great will. It will have irreversible effects on the soul, and its outer core has already disintegrated.]
[Effect 1: Integrate into any item, with a chance to awaken Manifestation Art (probability related to wielder's spiritual pressure)]
[Effect 2: Directly integrate into the soul as material at the Goddess, can possess Hollowfication characteristics]
[Effect 3: Very small chance of giving birth to a new Spirit Seed creature]
[Effect 4: If touched by any spiritual entity, it will devour the spiritual entity and be born as a Hollow]
Bai Cangshu saw that after Ghost Taoist disintegrated its outer core, this hollow core was indeed more convenient to use.
But essentially, it still couldn't produce immediate effects.
He wasn't a Shinigami-enhanced Reincarnator and couldn't directly fight with a spiritual body. Hollowfication characteristics also couldn't directly enhance combat power.
So now, for him, this thing was either for cultivating the so-called Spirit Seed creatures, or… to integrate into some item, pursuing a Manifestation Art.
Bai Cangshu knew that with the soul power within him at this moment, awakening Manifestation Art would probably not be difficult.
But what item should he integrate it into…
As Bai Cangshu pondered, a snap of fingers sounded before him.
The girl, though small in stature, stood in mid-air, level with Bai Cangshu, and spoke with a giggle,
"I advise you to join the Jade Battle Group; those jackals outside are all eyeing you…"
"The enemies aren't just the ones you see. In places you can't see… they're all enemies, heh…"
The girl smiled and raised her right hand again.
[You have obtained item · Invitation (Special)]
Bai Cangshu accepted the item, but he paid no mind to the girl's warning. From the very beginning, he considered everyone an enemy, so he naturally wouldn't care about such things.
He checked the prices at the stall, but most of them didn't excite him.
He didn't see powerful materials or items like the bodhi leaf, so he kept flipping backward.
Suddenly, his gaze fixed on an item called [Aghanim's Scepter]. The other party wanted to exchange it for the Operation Fruit from his stall.
Bai Cangshu's thoughts stirred. Seeing the pointer begin to tremble, he sent a message to contact the other party.
—
White Mask still sat in the room, watching the countdown appear, the smile on her lips becoming even more pronounced.
She had already learned from other channels that Tao Pai Pai had returned to his private space, meaning that the beast would most likely pursue her into the mission world.
"Heh, interesting…"
"Tao Pai Pai, I hope you won't regret it~"
The next moment, White Mask transformed into a silvery information stream and vanished into the dark space.
When she regained consciousness, she was already in a dark city.
White Mask raised her right hand, and a transparent light emerged from it.
Countless illusory trajectories seemed to appear in the sky. White Mask searched continuously and finally found one. She leaped into it.
The next moment, White Mask felt herself transform into another person, living an entire life. Finally, White Mask pulled out a set of black priest robes and draped them over herself.
Ch. 525 / 787