#583Chapter 555: The Soul and the Flesh Open, the Attack of the White Cangshu (3K)AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 555: The Ladder of Spirit and Flesh Activates, Advancing Bai Cangshu (3K+)
Knight Girl slowly withdrew her hands, and her physique transformed from its mature form back into a petite maiden's figure.
She exhaled, seemingly a little tired; this was the first time Bai Cangshu had seen her show such an expression.
Evidently, the appraisal of The Ladder's power essence consumed far more of her energy than appraising ordinary materials.
"An extraordinary The Ladder. Even within the entire Infinite Dimensional Space, the length of this The Ladder is considered profound."
Knight Girl leaned on her sword with both hands, a posture that inexplicably made Bai Cangshu associate her with Saber.
He quickly dismissed some unsubstantiated conjectures in his mind and examined this unfamiliar power system.
No, it should be said that for Reincarnators, and for the Infinite Dimensional Space, perhaps The Ladder is the most fundamental power system.
Whether it was Reincarnators breaking through their attribute limits, referred to as breaking through the first The Ladder, or receiving a hidden special reward from the Infinite Dimensional Space after achieving an S-rank evaluation, which allowed Reincarnators to additionally fuse materials and, in doing so, come into contact with God's Ladder—
All of this confirmed one point: in this Infinite Dimensional Space, which can reach all heavens and myriad realms and contact a myriad of power systems, The Ladder is the most fundamental power that integrates all power systems.
Combined with the previous narration from the Multi-faceted Star People, The Ladder is likely the result of the Infinite Dimensional Space, as an observer, "observing."
The Infinite Dimensional Space, through its observation, collapsed the countless power systems into a unified The Ladder system.
[The Ladder of Spirit and Flesh (11th The Ladder) — The Ladder of Soul and Flesh, a trial of life's essence]
[Special Reincarnator EX051, do you wish to activate… The Ladder of Spirit and Flesh (11th The Ladder)?]
Bai Cangshu did not activate it directly; he continued to ask,
"Knight Sister, after activating The Ladder of Spirit and Flesh, can I still continue to explore God's Ladder?"
Knight Girl seemed to have a deep understanding of this Reincarnator, who displayed an extreme greed and thirst for power; she nodded.
"God's Ladder is an incomplete The Ladder. Strictly speaking, it is a The Ladder without a visible end and lacking footholds. In fact, in the eyes of many cultivators, God's Ladder cannot be considered a true The Ladder."
"You will understand this once you activate a new The Ladder."
Bai Cangshu nodded. Due to his excessive greed, he always paid particular attention to descriptions like "upper limit" and "future height."
He never worried about being unable to climb The Ladder; he only worried about choosing a The Ladder with insufficient prospects.
After knowing that it would not affect God's Ladder, which Knight Girl said had no visible upper limit, Bai Cangshu immediately chose to activate The Ladder.
[Confirm]
[The Ladder activated…]
In an instant, beneath the one and a half rings of characteristics on Bai Cangshu's right arm, the dim Context instantly lit up.
The next moment, that Context emitted a blue-white glow, extending from his arm like an electric current, instantly into Bai Cangshu's body.
Bai Cangshu unconsciously spread his arms, feeling a powerful, icy force permeate his entire body.
In just a moment, it illuminated every inch of his skin, every muscle, and even every nerve ending.
He felt his body become light and transparent, and then, it suddenly tensed!
Creak~ Pop!
When Bai Cangshu's terrifying physique instantly tensed, it was as if a steel whip lashed through the air, creating a scorching white cloud trail.
Bai Cangshu's body was enveloped in a blue-white glow, and he floated directly upwards. He felt an incredibly terrifying energy being violently stirred within him.
That feeling was more powerful and surging than the Qi he gained after activating Kaioken, and more immense than the Killing Intent Ripple that raged uncontrollably after he unleashed his killing intent suppression.
In fact… it was even more powerful than both of them combined.
That was… the power of the soul!
Within Bai Cangshu's current body, his strongest attribute was neither strength nor constitution, nor Mental power or agility.
His strongest attribute was energy!
Every time he absorbed various spiritual entities, Bai Cangshu would gain improvements. Eventually, he could no longer remember how many improvements he had received in total.
Due to a special physical condition, his energy attribute always displayed as [?].
However, Bai Cangshu had always found it difficult to mobilize this incredibly powerful energy attribute.
It was as if the Yellow Springs within his body flowed silently, yet he struggled to control it as he wished.
At this moment, that dormant soul power also seemed to begin to awaken.
Knight Girl looked up at the floating Bai Cangshu, her eyes filled with anticipation.
An 11th The Ladder, in the entire Infinite Dimensional Space, was an extremely rare height.
The highest The Ladder currently speculated in the Infinite Dimensional Space, apart from God's Ladder with its unknown upper limit, was likely anchored at the 13th The Ladder level.
However, that was only inferred based on the hierarchy of power systems; no one had yet been able to activate a 13th The Ladder, let alone climb it.
On Bai Cangshu's body, blue-white Context continuously extended from his right arm, quickly enveloping his entire body.
He was almost swallowed by the blue-white light. The next moment, Bai Cangshu was suddenly awakened by an intense tearing sensation.
He fell from the air, seeing that at his left shoulder, the blue-white Context had stalled.
It was the king's left arm; this arm was affecting The Ladder climb?!
He opened his panel.
[The Ladder of Spirit and Flesh activated]
[Currently climbing the First The Ladder - Remnant Soul · Decaying Flesh… Success!]
[You have gained Aging Resistance (Intermediate), Trait · Soul Return (Soul power recovery speed increased by 35%)]
[Currently climbing the Second The Ladder - Condensed Soul · Tempered Body… Success!]
[You have gained Trait · Soul Steel (Rare) (Additional soul defense increase), Trait · Flesh Steel (Rare) (Additional physical defense increase)]
[Currently climbing the Third The Ladder - Heart Flame · Steel Body… Success!]
[You have gained Special Ability · Mental Flame (B+) — Your soul can ignite a special Mental flame, burning the opponent's Mental power and soul, its strength tied to soul power and Mental power]
[You have gained Special Ability · Steel Transformation (B+) — Your physical body can change its nature, transforming into a special metal, its strength tied to basic constitution and basic defense (currently transformable into Carbonado), duration tied to soul energy]
[Currently climbing the Fourth The Ladder - Soul Domain · Regeneration… Success!]
[You have gained Trait · Soul Regeneration (Rare) — Even if the soul is damaged, it can slowly regenerate]
[You have gained Trait · Hyper-Regeneration… Detecting Reincarnator EX051 already possesses Trait · Hyper-Regeneration, Trait being enhanced]
[You have gained Trait · Instant Regeneration (Extremely Rare) — Regeneration begins the moment the physical body is damaged, with extremely fast healing speed]
[Currently climbing the Fifth The Ladder - Holy Soul · Immortality… Failed]
[Holy Soul: Perfectly purified soul, not obtained (Unlock progress 13%)]
[Immortality: Concept-level immortal body, not obtained (Unlock progress 57%)]
A long string of panel notifications made Bai Cangshu's eyes flicker with brilliance.
He finally understood what Knight Girl meant when she said he would understand once he activated The Ladder.
It turned out that climbing The Ladder itself bestowed power upon the climber!
Each The Ladder granted additional power, whether it was characteristics, resistances, or even active abilities!
Without any special bloodline, just climbing The Ladder of Spirit and Flesh was enough to grant a Reincarnator powerful physical and soul defense, and even the formidable trait of Hyper-Regeneration, which was highly sought after among Reincarnators!
This was the power of The Ladder!
However, Bai Cangshu also understood that it was precisely because he had previously purified his bloodline through his special physique and the 'Curse Blood Homologous' potion that he was able to climb so smoothly, reaching the fifth The Ladder in one go.
Thinking of this, Bai Cangshu decided to continue questioning Knight Girl, as he had already determined that Knight Girl was a being with individual thought and consciousness, so his way of speaking was more akin to dealing with other Reincarnators.
"Knight Sister, I presume you've heard of the terms 'First The Ladder · Attribute The Ladder,' 'Second The Ladder · Energy The Ladder,' and 'Third The Ladder · Authority The Ladder'…"
Knight Girl shook her head. She raised her right hand, as if looking at the 'Rings' on both her and Bai Cangshu's right arms, which were inlaid with characteristics of extremely rare quality or higher, and said,
"Among Reincarnators, fewer than 5% can come into contact with various true The Ladders, and probably less than 1% can fully maintain the possibility of God's Ladder."
"The Infinite Dimensional Space naturally prepared a special The Ladder for those who cannot touch the truth, a Power Ladder exclusive to Reincarnators."
"First The Ladder · Attribute The Ladder, Second The Ladder · Energy The Ladder, Third The Ladder · Authority The Ladder, Fourth The Ladder · Heart Light Pulse…"
"And then?"
Bai Cangshu had also heard of these four The Ladders and agreed with them. Now, he wanted to know the subsequent divisions of this so-called Power Ladder.
Knight Girl, however, shook her head.
"There is no more. This false and crude Power Ladder ends here; there is no path forward."
"Ordinary Reincarnators, upon reaching this stage, reach their end. Unable to find a true The Ladder, they will eventually become nourishment for others."
Bai Cangshu froze for a moment, then grinned.
This was indeed the style of the Infinite Dimensional Space. Even individuals deemed unqualified by the Infinite Dimensional Space would still be utilized in this manner.
They would be allowed to climb to a sufficiently valuable stage using a so-called Power Ladder, and then be devoured by more valuable individuals.
He… liked this approach!
However, although Knight Girl said this Power Ladder was merely a false The Ladder created by the Infinite Dimensional Space, Bai Cangshu felt that it indeed had its unique aspects.
Although this The Ladder was not detailed enough, it very clearly stratified the strength among Reincarnators.
Reincarnators of the First The Ladder were mostly no match for Reincarnators of the Second The Ladder who had mastered energy emission abilities;
And Reincarnators of the Second The Ladder with energy emission abilities had an even greater gap compared to those of the Third The Ladder who had mastered special authority rules.
The Fourth The Ladder · Heart Light Pulse, moreover, possessed a special power that Bai Cangshu coveted—Heart Light!
However, the channels for promotion between each The Ladder were unclear, and after promotion, it did not continuously provide various enhancements like The Ladder of Spirit and Flesh, but rather only granted rewards similar to 'Extraordinary Traits' after each major The Ladder.
This was like a "shell" that possessed the Prototype of The Ladder, providing not enough, not detailed enough, but sufficient for ordinary Reincarnators to temporarily use.
Bai Cangshu temporarily intended to improve himself by simultaneously pursuing three types of The Ladders.
He scrutinized his various panels. Next, there was still much he needed to do.
Fuse materials, complete the second ring, and activate the 'Fierce' rank advancement mission!
Find a way to continue climbing The Ladder of Spirit and Flesh. He already had a few ideas. Looking at 'Holy Soul (Progress 13%),' he thought of his soul, which had been repaired by the golden soul fragment. That was probably a way to achieve a so-called Holy Soul or soul purification.
Finally, it was cultivation, further cultivation! Absorb all the "war reparations" sent by various factions, turn them into nourishment, and allow himself to step into the realm of 'Magnetic Field Rotation.'
Improve his physique, enabling him to activate higher multiples of Kaioken and sustain that eye technique for longer durations;
Hunt the Scarlet Sin, increase his total attribute points, and climb the Limiter activation threshold!
Bai Cangshu seemed to see countless terrifying powers laid out before him.
I want… I want them all!
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