A Salute for the Birth of a King

After Black Butler returned to the Slum Area, he was swiftly inundated by messages pouring in through countless information networks.

He had already been one of the finest mid-tier Information Brokers in the East District. Thanks to his exceptional professional abilities, he had drawn many Assemblies in as clients.

After Mercenary Tao’s meteoric rise, his status rose even further due to being Mercenary Tao’s sole exclusive Information Broker. Many high-level Assemblies were also willing to trade intelligence with him.

Heavenly Feast returned to the Space as well, swiftly compiling all manner of information through an ultra-high-speed computational program.

After the earlier "betrayal" incident, he had truly felt Mercenary Tao’s change. That grand and commanding presence was something the former Mercenary Tao—merely violent, brutal, and bloodthirsty—could never have displayed.

Moreover, Heavenly Feast was an exceptionally rational thinker. Rather than fantasizing about the emergence of a "Benevolent King" who excelled in every regard, it was better to support the person most likely to become king.

In his view, even a tyrant was better than the current chaos among Reincarnators.

To date, East Xia alone had seen the emergence of more than a hundred Reincarnator organizations. Some had only one or two members, while others had dozens.

These small groups were extremely difficult to control and posed a serious threat to East Xia’s security.

The diversity of Reincarnators’ abilities was simply beyond the means of ordinary forces to handle.

And this was East Xia, the place with the strongest control measures. One could only imagine that in other corners of the world, Reincarnators had likely already become a special power structure detached from conventional order.

A more terrifying, more covert kind of organization.

Furthermore, this generation of Reincarnators had never lacked brutal individuals. Heavenly Feast believed that Reincarnators were on the verge of becoming a "disaster."

To control Reincarnators, only more powerful Reincarnators could do it!

Therefore, even if Mercenary Tao was a tyrant, even if he was the Mad King, Heavenly Feast still hoped that he could stabilize the order as soon as possible.

Li Qingzi still wore a half-mask and a purple robe, with a cloak behind her as light as feathered gauze. Her bearing had changed as well, growing increasingly sinister.

Most High-tier Reincarnators knew that the woman codenamed [Eclipse] was truly the Moon Demon, one of the former Four Demons of the East District. Now, she had genuinely become a major figure and gained the unique title [Demonic Evil].

Although A Single Thought of Silk, who had once again claimed the title [Death Sword], had not improved as drastically as Li Qingzi and the others, she was already a top-tier Reincarnator.

Now that Bai Cangshu was no longer restricting her resources, and with [Paradise] rapidly expanding, [Blackwater], that mercenary Reincarnator organization, was about to restart once more.

She would once again gain a shortcut to rapidly increase her strength.

Of course, A Single Thought of Silk knew perfectly well that this [Blackwater] would essentially become a tool for Lord Mercenary Tao to seek suitable prey.

Unlike those Lords who had only appeared in Native Worlds, Lord Mercenary Tao was most likely the brutal sort who would constantly bare his fangs.

A Single Thought of Silk’s lips curled upward in a cruel smile.

The group followed behind Mercenary Tao as though they had returned to their own faithful Paradise. The Reincarnators gathered around E District of the Slum Area all voluntarily made way for them.

Many of the low- and mid-tier Reincarnators who had already joined [Paradise] wore fanatical expressions.

At first, the name [Mercenary Tao] had been despised because of his identity as a vicious madman. In the words of Reincarnators whose enemies had been slaughtered by him, Mercenary Tao was not only insane, but also someone who would stop at nothing.

But as even Title-level Reincarnators began to be hunted down by Mercenary Tao, Reincarnators began to fear him and became unwilling to mention him.

Once even the strongest Reincarnators had fallen one after another, and the Finality Empire abandoned its wanted order, the situation began to change.

Many low- and mid-tier Reincarnators instead began to develop a bizarre admiration for such a savage Mercenary Tao.

He might be vicious, but Mercenary Tao was strong!

In this Infinite Dimensional Space, where no one knew if they would survive another day, strength was everything.

Mercenary Tao’s strength was his greatest mark of appeal.

The weak always fantasized about and yearned for the strong.

Especially when those weaklings realized that they would no longer become the strong man’s hunting targets, they would relax and worship him without guilt, even feeling the impulse to follow him.

Bai Cangshu walked beneath the celestial phenomenon with a smile on his face. This time, his scarlet clownish face no longer seemed so strange.

Instead, it carried an inexplicable majesty.

Bai Cangshu naturally walked over to his stall. At this moment, Reincarnators from the higher-ranking stalls began gathering closer as well.

Even in A District, the area closest to the Goddess’s Abode, the expensive stalls exclusively reserved for top-tier Reincarnators had begun to empty.

Not only that, members of the more secretive [Destiny] Assembly—the [Chosen] who had always been lofty and self-important—also gathered on the other side, watching from afar.

Beams of light appeared one after another. More Reincarnators received the news and rushed toward the public space.

The East District’s Slum Area became more crowded than ever before.

A man wearing a black top hat and a clown mask stood at the outskirts.

He was [Clown Morse], a famous Information Broker from the West District. He was now effectively working exclusively for that Lord who was most likely to unify the West District.

Together with Information Brokers from the various districts, he had spent expensive Singularity points to come here and gather as much detailed intelligence on Mercenary Tao as possible. He had never expected to witness this scene.

He had a premonition that something unusual might happen next.

Based on the available intelligence, Mercenary Tao had risen at a frightening pace. Though his real identity had been confirmed, he was living extraordinarily well.

He was also a brutal madman who had no qualms about launching terrifying battles in the real world. His battle with another top-tier Reincarnator had directly caused Japan to sink.

Every piece of intelligence pointed to the same conclusion: Mercenary Tao was a combat genius, an anomaly supremely suited to Infinite Dimensional Space, a madman, a monster, a beast that could not be restrained.

Yet now, a vast number of Reincarnators had gathered before such a man, including two [Supreme Experts]!

Such a lineup was unsettling.

Clown Morse even experienced a Vision. He felt as if he had seen an incomparably terrifying beast king standing before a pack of wild beasts.

Thinking of how the East District had always been known among the four major districts of Infinite Dimensional Space as the [strongest district], with the largest Reincarnator population, the most High-tier Reincarnators, and the most Supreme Experts—

His unease grew heavier.

If a place like this came under the rule of someone with such a nature, the coming situation would likely be extremely grim…

Bzz… Bzz… Bzz…

New figures appeared one after another. They wore identical white stand-collar uniforms, pristine white with black trim. Every uniform was impeccably neat, and each of them radiated the bearing possessed only by elite Reincarnators.

These were… the elites of [Throne of Illusion and Reality]!

Clown Morse’s heart stirred, and he immediately took two steps back, wanting to see more clearly.

[Throne of Illusion and Reality] spanned all four districts, recruiting high-potential Reincarnators everywhere. Yet it had always kept a low profile and had never participated in the struggle for [Crown of Supremacy].

Morse suddenly realized something. Before Sen Xia, Azure Sky’s No. 2, took part in this contest for supremacy, not a single person from the Space’s three strongest Super Assemblies—[Throne of Illusion and Reality], [Destiny], and [Azure Sky]—had entered the competition for Supreme Expert.

It was as though these three Super Assemblies had deliberately yielded the positions of Supreme Experts to others.

Was that a tacit understanding, or some kind of contract and agreement?

The dark-green twin-tailed girl who had crossed paths with Bai Cangshu still wore her white uniform open. The crooked writing had long since been erased, and she stood openly at the third position on the right side of the formation.

Looking at the celestial phenomenon overhead and Mercenary Tao, who was being surrounded by numerous Reincarnators at the center, she burst into loud laughter.

"See? I told you the president wouldn’t misjudge him, and neither would I. That guy is genuine uncut jade!"

[Kurushi]‘s Zanpakutō swayed at her waist along with her exaggerated movements as she spoke.

"Yes, he truly is uncut jade. What a pity that his talent is so great that he bloomed and bore fruit on his own without needing that person’s help~"

At that moment, the man standing to Kurushi’s left spoke mockingly. His tone was full of ridicule. He had long black hair, an exposed chest, and a pale, gaunt appearance.

The mark [No.4] was displayed on his chest.

Kurushi’s smile instantly turned cold. As if changing faces, she turned around and stared coldly at Lin Yu.

"Are you questioning whether the president and I discovered him too late?"

Even though Spiritual Pressure could not be released in Infinite Dimensional Space’s public area, Morse could sense the change in the dark-green twin-tailed girl’s aura from afar.

He knew something about the three major legions of the Throne of Illusion and Reality. The [Silver Cluster] had the largest number of members among the three clusters, more than a thousand in total. Every one of them was a talented Reincarnator selected through screening.

Only those ranked among the top hundred could receive a [Number], gaining the qualifications to obtain special enhancements and bear a number on their bodies.

The smaller the number, the stronger the person. Every numbered member possessed the strength of a Title-level Reincarnator.

The top ten numbered members were deemed to possess the strength of top-tier Reincarnators, and the lower the number, the more terrifying their strength.

Due to insufficient information, their actual combat capabilities were unknown.

"Enough. Quiet down a little and let us see what that Mr. Beast intends to do…"

The speaker had short golden hair flowing loosely behind his head. His uniform was worn with great precision, but there was a hollow in the center of his brow.

When he raised a hand to stop the two from speaking, Morse saw the clear [No.1] marking on his hand.

The No. 1 numbered member of the Throne of Illusion and Reality’s Silver Legion…

Bai Cangshu’s gaze swept across the new faces at the outskirts. He discovered that the top-tier Reincarnators, who were usually mysterious and unfathomable, seemed to have appeared as well.

Even the high-end forces of [Destiny] and [Throne of Illusion and Reality]—people who, in Bai Cangshu’s previous understanding, seemed detached from ordinary Reincarnators—had appeared.

Judging from Kurushi’s position, the people from the Throne of Illusion and Reality were likely truly formidable. And there was also…

Bai Cangshu looked at the Destiny Organization members, whose gazes were all focused on several newly arrived figures.

One of them was extremely familiar to Bai Cangshu.

Her silver hair trailed behind her, while one of her eyes was green and the other red, both gleaming with a gemstone-like emerald luster.

The girl floated half a meter above the ground, her expression as calm as stagnant water.

She was the person who had made a deal with Bai Cangshu before he entered B711 World and warned him to beware of [Fatalism].

And judging by this Avatar’s attire, Solomon of the Far East Magic Society likely had a close relationship with her.

Solomon’s Avatar could practically be regarded as an altered version of this girl.

Bai Cangshu withdrew his gaze from those people, like a lion king surveying his territory.

He then slowly floated up from the ground. Divine power flowed across the surface of his skin.

The authority of the [Primordial Human Body] shone brilliantly. Bai Cangshu could feel the world’s origin beneath his feet.

Thump. Thump. Thump!

The Demonic Dragon Heart furnace slowly began to operate.

Closest to Bai Cangshu were the Reincarnators of Paradise, along with Qiqi’s followers. These people quieted down of their own accord.

Those farther away were also curious about this man who had risen at incredible speed and caused such a tremendous stir in the contest for supremacy.

Many people said that Mercenary Tao had displayed terrifying strength capable of crushing the other [Supreme Experts] in that battle. Some even believed that Ye, the woman from the West District who had once been regarded as the strongest Supreme Expert, might not necessarily be Mercenary Tao’s match.

Bai Cangshu spread his arms and looked at all the Reincarnators.

"Everyone, I am deeply disappointed."

His voice spread outward with rolling waves of air. The authority of a [Supreme Expert] allowed Bai Cangshu to carry out certain special activities in the public space.

Just as the Great Sun of Finality had made its dazzling entrance that day.

After Bai Cangshu spoke, everyone froze, unable to understand what he meant.

"Weak. Far too weak. So weak that it is unbearable!"

Bai Cangshu lowered his eyelids and looked down upon the Reincarnators. Among them were people who had undergone far more deployments than he had, yet now, nearly all of them had fallen behind him.

His disappointment was entirely genuine. Bai Cangshu was utterly disappointed in these people who had received "heaven’s favor" and thus gained such special opportunities.

Among the crowd, Chu Qi stood beside Song Xian and the others, revealing a bitter smile at those words.

He had indeed long realized that what Infinite Dimensional Space needed was a prodigy like Bai Cangshu. When he had seized the card, he had been pursued by multiple teams.

That person from the Throne of Illusion and Reality had nearly completely shattered his confidence.

Chu Qi had believed that he was doomed to die. That was why, carrying such thoughts, he had wanted to bring the greatest anomaly in his understanding—Bai Cangshu—into Infinite Dimensional Space.

He had never expected that action to directly create the current situation.

Bai Cangshu heard scattered murmurs rising, then swelling like sound waves. Many Reincarnators were dissatisfied, while others were pondering his words.

Bai Cangshu gave them no time and continued.

"The gentle era led by [Azure Sky] is over. From this day onward, Reincarnators, enter the Paradise of hunting and being hunted…"

"Unleash your power to your heart’s content; wield your weapons without restraint; reshape the world with magic, overturn the world with technology!"

"We Reincarnators will guide this world… into transition!"