Bai Cangshu’s Destined Death, the Demon King of Absolute Evil

Professor stood within Underwood’s massive city, gazing at the terrifying giant willow tree overhead, something beyond anything imaginable in the real world. A dreamlike feeling lingered in his heart.

This was a spectacular sight ordinary humans could never witness in their lifetimes, a "wonder" reserved exclusively for Reincarnators and the native inhabitants of this world. Yet no matter how beautiful something was, once it gained value, it could easily be destroyed.

For instance, if he possessed the power to destroy this giant willow tree and Underwood beneath it, he could probably gain rewards exceeding those of an S-rank Singularity in one stroke by destroying them both, unlock a great number of milestones, and then obtain the special titles derived from those milestones.

A Reincarnator had no need to understand the miracle represented by the birth of this city and its giant willow tree. Reincarnators only needed to know how to destroy, and through destruction, they could gain power.

[Professor Ye Kai] thought rapidly, trying to understand the thoughts of the president and his own sister.

Before entering this world, the force that had always driven him into Infinite Dimensional Space and its various mission worlds was the desire to find his sister.

He had thought the worst possibility was that Ye Zi had already been killed in some world and all information about her erased.

But he had never expected events to develop beyond the bounds of his understanding.

Ye Zi had betrayed [Infinite Dimensional Space], betrayed the [Reincarnators], and betrayed the [world] she lived in.

Ye Kai could not understand why Ye Zi would go so far, so he tried to feel it out.

But the power and vastness of Little Garden World made it impossible for Ye Kai to empathize with it, much less feel sympathy.

Compared to Little Garden World, the original world where they lived was far too weak. The previous invasion by [Void Paradise] had also left Ye Kai with a sense of crisis.

His side was the weak one. Their group of Reincarnators was the weak one!

It was true that Reincarnators committed all manner of evil. Even Ye Kai agreed that among Reincarnators of this era, people like Mercenary Tao were the mainstream.

But so what? Reincarnators were originally pitiful people passively dragged into Infinite Dimension. Their desire to survive, coupled with the Space’s behavioral patterns, had forced them into becoming what they were today.

If Reincarnators could survive merely by doing good deeds and building good relationships with Plot Characters, then naturally, countless Reincarnators would do exactly that.

Ye Kai’s expression calmed. There was no doubt that Ye Zi’s ideas were wrong, extreme.

Just like the [King of Miracles], who had grown so powerful that he could frolic through all kinds of mission worlds, wanting to blend into them and even make them better.

Ye Zi had likewise developed an arrogance that placed her above ordinary Reincarnators because of her own power.

Thinking of this, Ye Kai gave a self-mocking bitter smile. Wasn’t he the same? It was precisely because he was weak that he could think and argue from the perspective of ordinary Reincarnators.

Crack.

A Ruby of considerable purity was crushed. All kinds of illusions immediately appeared before Ye Kai’s eyes—chaotic images created by a mass of intermingled information, accompanied by all sorts of sounds.

The so-called [Tarot Sequence: The High Priestess] required one to seek the truth amid these revelations.

Ye Kai was exceptionally skilled in this area. He was trying to find a truth, the hidden truth behind the conflict between Ye Zi and the president.

His brows furrowed tightly as he processed the various omens in his mind.

Bang!

Another magical firework shot into the sky and exploded. Someone else, or another Community, had activated a Gift Game with four-star or higher permissions. Ye Kai knew that at this very moment, two groups were pursuing these dangerous high-level Gift Games.

Everyone from Azure Sky except himself, several members of the No Name Community, and… the group of Yin Spirits controlled by Mercenary Tao!

Ye Kai suddenly opened his eyes. He had seen a horrifying image. It was…

The next instant, Ye Kai hurried in a certain direction. He had to notify that person.

The outcome Ye Zi wanted was…

As Ye Kai raced forward, a Gift Game in the air had already been cleared. Amid the exploding fireworks, a group of Yin Spirits descended alongside White Face.

Ye Kai had long anticipated where they would appear, so before they could speak, he said first,

"Find Mercenary Tao, quickly! He’s in danger! Ye Zi… Ouroboros’s goal isn’t to make Mercenary Tao awaken that Demon King… She wants to turn Mercenary Tao into part of the Demon King!"

Among them, only White Face understood Ye Kai’s words. Yet her first reaction was to frown in suspicion. She did not believe in the goodwill of others, much less believe that Azure Sky members, who had always been hostile to them, would offer useful intelligence.

Besides, turning a Reincarnator into a Demon King sounded rather inconceivable.

But Artoria and Satoru Gojo reacted swiftly.

After darkening, Artoria sought to carry out the path of a tyrant, and she greatly approved of Mercenary Tao. From Mercenary Tao’s brutality and self-centered path, she saw a Way of the King untainted by the influence of foolish commoners.

As for Satoru Gojo, he likewise believed that Bai Cangshu possessed traits similar to his own. They were both born different from others; in a sense, they were kindred spirits.

Satoru Gojo vanished from the spot. Teleportation through the Limitless Cursed Technique was not particularly refined, but for him now, as long as he knew the rough coordinates, he could teleport there.

Artoria, meanwhile, thrust her holy sword forward, forcing White Face aside. Her voice was cold.

"Move."

Uchiha Madara, who had returned once again from a familiar Gift Game, looked at his new body and sneered twice. He had not obtained those eyes, but he had gained an "Immortal Body." The result was not bad.

Uchiha Madara did not leave with the others. Instead, he said to White Face,

"Kid, we should continue pursuing other Gifts."

As the Sharingan in his eyes spun, terrifying Chakra surged across Uchiha Madara’s body. White Face sensed that Uchiha Madara, having successfully used a Gift to obtain an [Impure World Reincarnation Body], had developed tremendous ambitions for this world.

After thinking for a moment, she did not stop him. No matter what had happened between Mercenary Tao and the person behind the scenes, her involvement would not accomplish much.

On the contrary, taking this opportunity to continue gaining power was what mattered most!

Uchiha Madara needed her knowledge, while she needed Uchiha Madara’s power.

The two turned and disappeared into the crowd.

When Bai Cangshu emerged from the cave, Artoria, Professor, Satoru Gojo, and Black Face were already waiting outside.

Because of the layers of barriers outside the cave, none of them could enter.

"Oh? Quite the lineup waiting here. Let me guess what you want to say…"

"Miss Ouroboros probably concealed certain truths. She used me, and I am about to meet some terrible end?"

Bai Cangshu even wore a smile.

Ye Kai could not understand what kind of mindset Mercenary Tao had. Was he putting on a brave front, or was it pure arrogance?

"Do you even understand how serious this is, Lord Mercenary Tao?!"

"Ye Zi wants to eliminate you and the president in one fell swoop!"

"More than that, she will use this incident to successfully draw the [Reincarnators] into this world’s timeline. In the end, the Reincarnators and Infinite Dimensional Space will be directly exposed to the sight of the major figures of this world’s three-digit and two-digit levels. She wants to… use Little Garden World’s trait of connecting countless worlds to unite all [plane] forces and completely strangle the newly born Space faction. She…"

Ye Kai’s face was pale as he gasped heavily. Ye Zi’s madness exceeded his imagination. It was a talent and ambition he did not possess.

"So what?"

Bai Cangshu looked at Ye Kai strangely. The other party did have a slight connection to him, but their relationship was clearly nowhere near good enough for him to go this far to "help" him.

Their relationship amounted to nothing more than Bai Cangshu helping him complete a trial in Demon Slayer World, then nearly getting him killed in D45 World.

Whether the other party had nearly died or completed the trial, Bai Cangshu’s actions had nothing to do with him. His slaughter of the Upper Ranks in Demon Slayer World had only been for himself.

Ye Kai froze, then immediately explained.

"Lord Mercenary Tao, you are no longer merely an individual Reincarnator. A dimensional war is about to begin. Even setting that aside, the foreseeable and unavoidable chaos in the real world also requires Reincarnators like you and the president to…"

"So what does any of that have to do with you or me?"

Bai Cangshu looked down at Ye Kai from above. This weak fellow seemed to have developed additional expectations of him.

No, it should be said that it was precisely weak people like this who would unconsciously develop dependence and expectations toward the strong. In the end, that dependence and those expectations would become a form of binding. When the strong could not meet their expectations, they would resent them and blame everything on those powerful people who bore the world upon their backs.

Artoria also looked toward Bai Cangshu at the right moment, as if she could sense the thoughts of this cold host.

Interrupted by Mercenary Tao again, Ye Kai could not immediately understand what Mercenary Tao meant.

Bai Cangshu walked past everyone. Behind him, a flag faintly appeared and vanished, as though planted in his back, shimmering with a golden gleam in the air.

Merely seeing it up close wrapped everyone in intense goodwill.

It made both Satoru Gojo and Artoria uncomfortable.

Seeing the object from the revelation he had received, the sense of crisis in Ye Kai’s heart swelled even further.

"Lord Mercenary Tao! Ye Zi is deceiving you! With the president and Reverse Uchiha Izayoi here, she cannot possibly destroy the [Tree of Life] and release the [Demon King of Absolute Evil]. She said she wanted you to bear the banner of [Absolute Evil] and become the Demon King’s Avatar!"

Seeing that Mercenary Tao still showed no reaction and continued walking forward step by step, Ye Kai’s expression twisted in conflict.

Whether Mercenary Tao himself lived or died truly did not matter that much to him. But after realizing that planes and the Space were opposed on this level, Mercenary Tao, this powerful Reincarnator who had risen so rapidly, possessed a different kind of value.

"That is your [Destined Death]!"

"You are about to die, my lord!"

Ring!

A piercing sword cry rang out. Black Face’s katana had not left its sheath, but an intense sharpness had already pierced the skin like a blade. Black Face had merely drawn an inch of steel when Professor felt unable to keep breathing. The next moment, terrifying Spiritual Pressure erupted.

Buzz!

Professor Ye Kai instantly fell to his knees. Clutching his heart, his entire body seemed drained of all strength. The world had turned black and white, and he was as weak as if he had entered a near-death state.

With a tap of his toes, Bai Cangshu soared away. Artoria and Black Face immediately followed.

Only Satoru Gojo remained behind. After Professor recovered slightly, he wanted to continue persuading them, but Satoru Gojo shook his head and crouched down.

"It’s useless. That guy has already made up his mind. No one can change it. But…"

"Would you mind telling me about that guy’s [Destined Death], little brother?"

"I’m very interested."

Satoru Gojo wore a blindfold, but eyes began opening one after another on his arms, crimson cursed energy spreading from them.

He found this so-called Destined Death utterly repulsive, because he had learned of his ugly ending from that Millennium Worm fellow. No matter how he looked at it, that was not pleasant at all~

Crack!

Pitch-black lightning erupted from the sky, and an overwhelming, terrifying aura spread with a thunderous roar. Accompanied by rings of black lightning, it swept across all of Underwood almost instantly.

As Bai Cangshu had just returned to the city, his Conqueror’s Haki erupted automatically. The crimson-and-black aura was instantly forced back by that tyrannical, tragic, nearly despair-inducing terrifying presence.

His Conqueror’s Haki was almost completely driven back into his body, making Bai Cangshu realize that the user of that Conqueror’s Haki was extraordinarily powerful.

He looked in that direction and saw Reverse Uchiha Izayoi and Cao Qi descending from the sky together.

Black lightning-like traces still coiled over Reverse Uchiha Izayoi’s body, but he dispersed them with a wave of his hand.

At that moment, a smile still lingered on Reverse Uchiha Izayoi’s face.

"So there are people like that too. I’m becoming more and more interested in your world~"

Cao Qi did not reply. He merely took out another bottle of rum and drank by himself.

Through Black King’s projection, he roughly understood the extent of what Ye Zi could accomplish under the Queen’s Gift.

The power she could manifest depended on two aspects.

First, it had to be power displayed by a target she had witnessed. She could not record abilities the target had never used before her eyes.

Second, the upper limit of the target’s power seemed to be bounded by the Queen’s own power…

At least in terms of sheer destructive force, Black King’s projection was no different from when Luffy had first transformed into Black King.

In that case, Ye Zi truly held power capable of causing immense trouble.

The descent of that Beast would also become real due to Halloween Queen’s status and power.

Even in Little Garden World, defeating the Mother of Creation from Mesopotamian Mythology could not be considered particularly easy, especially since their current location was in an Outer Gate area.

"She was actually hiding Black King. Hahaha, good, very good!"

Bai Cangshu appeared before Cao Qi and Reverse Uchiha Izayoi, inviting them both.

"Want to try that six-star Gift Game together?"