#535Chapter 507: Noble Phantasm: Heart Vortex (EX)AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 507: Noble Phantasm - Heart Vortex (EX)
"You have killed Reincarnator FS60078541. Sin Points +1."
"You have assimilated the special spiritual entity - Death God (Incomplete). Energy +1. Current: ?"
As Bai Cangshu breathed, his loose hair slowly fell. He reached out and collected the two scarlet drop cards that had condensed before him.
Unfortunately, the sudden attack by Servant Medusa didn't give him enough time to slowly devour the complete Death God 強化 Reincarnator. He could only kill the opponent, but at least he managed to obtain some fragments.
Bai Cangshu hadn't yet had the chance to return to his consciousness space to examine the special properties of the Guardian Spirit he had previously assimilated and the Death God fragments he had just absorbed.
On the first night of entering this Fate world, battles came one after another.
At this moment, he looked up and saw Ilyasviel using golden needle magic to shape her hair. Several pigeon-like familiars then successfully caught her from the air.
There was no need for him to specifically catch her.
In terms of her personal strength, Ilyasviel should be considerably stronger than Rin Tohsaka, Emiya Shirou, and others in their normal states at this time.
However, most of the magi in this world, when unable to acquire the Five Great Magics, generally lacked high destructive power. Those who could fight Servants were extremely rare.
Therefore, in the eyes of a Reincarnator of Bai Cangshu's caliber, these magi themselves were the biggest breakthroughs in the Holy Grail War.
Even a magus with vast magical power like Ilyasviel had a high chance of being instantly killed.
Ilyasviel landed and looked at Bai Cangshu, whose body was covered in bloodstains. Yet, she smiled very happily, clapping her hands as if a young girl had found her favorite toy.
"With Ilyasviel's magical support, Assassin has become even stronger…"
"Now Ilyasviel believes you can definitely kill that person for me."
The girl's innocent face, blending with slaughter and blood, created an exceptionally twisted sensation, but Bai Cangshu nodded with delight.
"Indeed, with your magical support, I imagine I can easily kill that person."
"You have triggered the Side Quest: Patricide."
"Quest Details: The young girl Ilyasviel hopes you can kill the Magus Killer, Emiya Kiritsugu."
"Quest Reward: c-rank special point x1, Random Item x1 (Quality no lower than Rare)."
Bai Cangshu's expression changed when he saw this side quest. If the plot development were to follow its course, Emiya Kiritsugu should have already died by this point.
However, the Space's quests wouldn't be wrong, meaning some changes had occurred here…
Bai Cangshu took this detail into consideration. When he entered this world to read the quest, an error occurred due to the interference of the Counter Force, so some information was not obtained normally.
Most likely, some Reincarnators in this world had already entered it before and participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War, leading to subtle changes in the outcome.
But from his recent encounter with Emiya Shirou and Saber, and Emiya Kiritsugu's absence, it was clear that his condition was not entirely good either.
Ilyasviel, wearing a white fur hat, spoke crisply, her expression uncharacteristically lively. Berserker was probably one of the very few humans she truly cared about now.
Bai Cangshu looked at the sky, which was already faintly turning white. After some thought, he nodded and said,
"I probably know where those people came from. Perhaps, we should find a more suitable way to greet them."
On the panel before Bai Cangshu, several abilities were currently displayed.
Ilyasviel was right; with her magical supply, Assassin Tao Bai Bai had indeed gained a considerable boost. At least, as the most powerful trump card of a Heroic Spirit, the Noble Phantasm aspect had been supplemented.
"Please select any of the following abilities or items to be supplemented as a Noble Phantasm."
"A. Black Sword - Dragon Slayer — Noble Phantasm: Sinful Abyss Sword (B+): Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm. The souls of those killed are entangled within the sword. Liberating the Noble Phantasm can release all entangled souls at once, unleashing immense destructive power."
"B. Lord of the Realm — Noble Phantasm: Lord of No Light (A): Anti-Army Noble Phantasm. Passively reduces damage from any energy attack, strips all light within range, prohibits energy, active enhancements, etc."
"C. hollow core — Noble Phantasm: Soul Mask (B+): Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm. When held, attacks will simultaneously strike the soul. When Liberated, transforms into a spiritual entity with the ability to directly attack spiritual bodies."
"D. Martial Arts Grandmaster — Noble Phantasm: Martial God Body (B): Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm. The body transforms into a perfect martial physique. Martial arts skills increase by an additional 2 levels. When Liberated, can forcibly push a designated ability to Lv7."
"E. Killing Intent Engraving - Restriction — Noble Phantasm: Killing Intent Engraving (A+): Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm. Perfect control over Killing Intent Ripple. Killing Intent Ripple level rises to Lv7. When Liberated, the killing intent spreads throughout the entire city, and all living beings who die within the killing intent will be transformed into puppets."
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Bai Cangshu coveted almost every single one of these attributes. This Noble Phantasm transformation property almost specifically enhanced most of his abilities and items, and most of the enhancements were very suitable for his fighting style.
Even the Black Sword, which was the least compatible with Bai Cangshu among these, could bring him an extremely powerful burst attack after being transformed into a Noble Phantasm.
Because the original owner of this sword had probably used it for countless slaughters in that world. Combined with Bai Cangshu's own slaughter, the burst power of a liberated strike would be terrifying.
As for the other items, their effects made Bai Cangshu even more tempted. Although the Martial God Body was only B-rank, its ability to push a designated skill to Lv7 was, in Bai Cangshu's opinion, no less than an EX-rank Noble Phantasm.
He possessed a heaven-defying ability like Kaioken. Once it reached Lv7, as long as Bai Cangshu's physical body didn't collapse, it could almost directly transform him into a flesh-and-blood Titan. That kind of power, just thinking about it, made Bai Cangshu uncontrollably want to choose this option.
Ilyasviel, walking beside Bai Cangshu, curiously observed this Assassin who had voluntarily become her Servant.
A strong scent of blood emanated from him. It wasn't just from the two people he had just killed; the very essence within him exuded the scent of slaughter.
That scent was even stronger and more malicious than the scent emanating from Berserker.
Yet, she felt no ill will towards such a sinister individual. Or rather, only such fierce individuals could make her feel more at ease.
Just like when she was abandoned in the dense forest by her family, facing endless attacks from beasts and monsters, only the savage Berserker, who caused her agonizing pain every time she drew magical energy, could provide her with a sense of security.
Bai Cangshu's gaze continuously roamed among the various options, lingering between Martial God Body and Killing Intent Engraving. But the next moment, his eyes moved to the very bottom, where he saw an option that made it even harder for him to look away.
"G. Transcendent Helix — Noble Phantasm: Heart Vortex (EX): Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm. Accepts the vortex of the Root, transforming into a Heart Vortex. Transcendent Helix possesses the ability to observe the magic and human order of this world. When Liberated, it will directly activate the Heart Vortex, forcibly understanding the target it comes into contact with, and obtaining the same essence as them."
Heart Vortex, the vortex of the Root…
This was almost the Noble Phantasm ability with the highest degree of integration with this world, but its description was also the most ambiguous.
Observation of magic was understandable, but observation of human order became unclear, and the description of obtaining the same essence as the target after activating the Heart Vortex was even more obscure.
Bai Cangshu suddenly looked down at the silver-haired girl.
The same essence as the target…
The girl, as a living small grail, seemed to be used to store the heroic spirits of deceased Servants…
A flash of inspiration crossed Bai Cangshu's mind, and his expression almost lost control for a moment. He covered his slightly distorted face and immediately made his choice.
"You have completed the Servant Class Correction. In this world, you will receive Noble Phantasm correction and possess the ability to Liberate Noble Phantasms, but it will incur additional magical energy consumption."
Ilyasviel frowned, but it quickly disappeared. She had long grown accustomed to excessively large magical energy absorption. Berserker's violent demigod status, while surprising, made her able to accept this level of magical energy absorption.
As they spoke, the two had already arrived at a hillside, where a rather elegant mansion could be seen in the distance.
A flash of light appeared in Bai Cangshu's hand, and a technologically advanced firearm materialized.
Ilyasviel looked at the weapon, which seemed completely different from modern technology, and asked curiously,
"Assassin, is this your Noble Phantasm?"
Bai Cangshu shook his head. His eyes looked at Ilyasviel; the magical energy circuits on her body and the Command Spells covering her body all emitted unique auras that were "seen" by his eyes.
"Times have changed, Master. This isn't a Noble Phantasm, it's technology…"
Bai Cangshu picked up the H-Gun and aimed at the mansion below, finding that the range was insufficient. After some thought, he simply switched to the gravity gun. He had replaced all basic firearms in his space with Gantz-series firearms.
These auto-locking weapons were more suitable for a Reincarnator like him who had no shooting specialization whatsoever.
Click.
Click.
Click.
Ilyasviel stood on the high ground, watching her Servant pull the trigger repeatedly. Then, accompanied by faint rumbling sounds from the sky.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
The elegant wooden Japanese garden was instantly pulverized, and the blood of unknown individuals began to flow within.
Facing such a massacre-like assassination, Ilyasviel instead revealed an innocent smile.
"You have killed Shinji Matou. You have gained e-class special point x1."
Ch. 535 / 787