Bai Cangshu’s Evil (4K)

Special Trial: Utmost Benevolence and Goodness

Trial Mission Phase One: Within seven days, ensure the survival of Plot Character Hiranaka Hana. Current progress: 3/7

By the third day, the sun rose as usual. Bai Cangshu sat by the inn window, watching with great interest as the terrified commoners below scrambled to buy supplies. The prices in this small town had been devastated by the news Bai Cangshu and Catherine had deliberately released.

"What did you do to me?!"

At that moment, Hiranaka Hana finally woke up on the bed. Her face was pale, and she clutched her chest tightly.

Bai Cangshu turned around, glanced at her, and waved a hand.

"Relax. I have no interest whatsoever in weaklings like you. You’re nothing but a few pieces of rotten meat."

Hiranaka Hana did not grow angry at being called rotten meat. Instead, she breathed a sigh of relief. Though they had not spent much time together, she had already begun to grasp the habits of this tall man.

He was like a beast—powerful and brutal, yet disdainful of deceitful schemes, especially against ordinary people like her.

She did not know why, but he had indeed been protecting her life all along. Even after taking that top-secret intelligence, he had still brought her with him.

"Are you ninja hired by my husband?"

Bai Cangshu could not be bothered to answer. He continued watching the ordinary people below. Since word had spread that Konoha’s upper ranks and the Uchiha Clan might descend into internal conflict, many had realized it could trigger another war—and that the Land of Fire would become a target.

Many were panic-stricken. Bai Cangshu even saw some people dragging their families along, already preparing to leave the town.

"We weren’t hired by your husband. We just… ahem, couldn’t stand ninja slaughtering ordinary people."

Catherine did not lie often, and her lies carried very little conviction. Looking at Mercenary Tao sitting by the window and smiling at the panicked pedestrians below, she thought he looked like a mischievous boy smiling after flooding an anthill.

Someone like him probably wasn’t normal in real life either. She came to that conclusion.

After watching for a while, Bai Cangshu lost interest in those weak humans. They were creatures who did not know why they were born, nor why they would die.

Like ants.

Bai Cangshu lowered his head and looked once more at the book in his hands—the Imperial World-Shaking Tome.

This was theoretically the most valuable item he had found among Li Qingzi’s tools. Yet neither Li Qingzi nor he had ever managed to comprehend its mysteries.

It should have been a strange book of fate, using the principles of the I Ching to deduce the origin of the universe, the evolution of nature, fated destinies, and heavenly laws. But after its transformation in the Sea Tiger World, the Book of Imperial Ultimate World Ordering had become the Imperial World-Shaking Tome.

It contained terrifying truths of martial arts, yet every person who comprehended it gained completely different techniques.

It was a peculiar item, much like a heavenly tome.

Bai Cangshu looked at the words in the book but could not connect them to martial cultivation. He could not determine whether his Martial Arts Mastery level was insufficient, or whether the Sea Tiger World’s martial system was too unusual, making his current qi incompatible with it.

The martial system of the Sea Tiger World was called Magnetic Field Rotation. What it cultivated was not internal energy. More accurately, it was a kind of superpower—a power born after pushing every capability of the human body to its limit, then using Current Propulsion to generate even more terrifying strength.

By continuously advancing, one could use the powerful magnetic field within the human body to enhance all kinds of incredible abilities, eventually using one’s own magnetic field to touch and master the magnetic field of the universe, thereby entering a cosmic level of power.

Bai Cangshu grew even more eager to fuse the Heart of the Thunder Emperor and use it to confirm his speculation.

Snap.

Bai Cangshu suddenly shut the booklet with one hand and put it back into his Backpack. He turned to look at the two women in the room. They had been silent for a long time and had not moved at all.

Seeing the terror in Catherine’s trembling eyes, Bai Cangshu knew she had fallen under Genjutsu. During the previous battle, she had been able to resist that Uchiha’s Sharingan Genjutsu, yet now she had been caught directly, without even time to issue a warning.

Clearly, the newcomer’s strength was on an entirely different level from yesterday’s Uchiha.

Bai Cangshu turned his head and, from the two women’s perspective, looked toward the distant forest at the edge of town. There stood two young ninja dressed in black combat uniforms and wearing Konoha forehead protectors. When they saw Bai Cangshu discover them, their expressions did not change. Two pairs of scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan calmly met Bai Cangshu’s gaze.

"This really is…"

"Like hitting the jackpot."

A cruel smile unconsciously appeared on Bai Cangshu’s lips. He had let that Two-Tomoe Sharingan Uchiha go precisely because he wanted to wait for more valuable targets.

The Uchiha Clan was extremely emotional and twisted. They simply could not tolerate humiliation.

But he had not expected the ones who came to be the Uchiha Clan’s two greatest prodigies—Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi.

Even in other worlds, these two would have been unimaginably gifted. In their teens, they had already surpassed what other geniuses of this world could achieve in decades.

Uchiha Shisui had earned the name Body Flicker Shisui during the Third Great Ninja War while still in his teens. He had even received the same "highest courtesy" from enemy villages: "If you encounter Shisui during a mission, you may retreat immediately."

This was the ninja world’s recognition of his outrageous strength, held to the same standard as Konoha’s White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, and the Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato.

Uchiha Itachi was no less impressive. He graduated early from the ninja academy at the top of his class at seven, awakened the Sharingan at eight, passed the Chunin Exams alone at ten, joined the Anbu at eleven, and after exterminating his clan and joining Akatsuki at thirteen, defeated Orochimaru, one of the Three Ninja, at the height of his power.

Bai Cangshu beckoned to the two of them, then laid Hiranaka Hana and Catherine, whose lives were not in danger, down on the bed.

The place where the two Uchiha stood was over eight hundred meters away.

"Tch. They cast Sharingan Genjutsu from this distance… You truly are worthy of being the Uchiha Clan’s strongest of this generation."

As Bai Cangshu spoke, two light landing sounds came from behind him.

Bai Cangshu turned around and looked at the two, who only reached his chest. Age-wise, both were still youths, but their terrifying bloodline and talent had already given them crushing strength compared to ordinary people.

Itachi frowned. He glanced at the two women sleeping on the bed and gripped the sword on his back, but Shisui stopped him.

If Shisui had wanted to kill, he could have used Genjutsu to severely injure the two women just now. But he firmly believed violence could not bring peace. Slaughter would only breed more hatred and more slaughter, without end.

The corners of Bai Cangshu’s mouth lifted in a mocking smile as he looked at their Sharingan.

"You didn’t use Genjutsu on me because that little brat reported the details of his fight with me?"

Uchiha Shisui nodded frankly. He had noticed the traces of Bai Cangshu checking the other two’s life signs just now, and he believed the man before him was not as brutal as Uchiha Konoho’s report had described.

Besides, he did not wish to complete the mission by killing an unarmed woman.

"That’s right. Konoho said that after Uchiha Tou used Genjutsu on you, he suffered tremendous pain. It seems you possess some Kekkei Genkai capable of countering Sharingan Genjutsu."

Though Uchiha Shisui was young, he carried himself with extraordinary poise. He calmly looked at Bai Cangshu, whose hands had likely already been stained with the blood of two Uchiha.

Uchiha Itachi also released the sword hilt behind his back. He trusted Shisui deeply.

Their innocence finally made Bai Cangshu laugh.

"Heh… hehehe… hahahaha!"

Bai Cangshu covered his forehead and laughed wildly, nearly doubling over. At last, he straightened, took two steps forward, and stopped less than a meter from Uchiha Shisui. Leaning forward, he looked down at the Uchiha Clan’s strongest.

"Tell me, aren’t you being a little ridiculous? As the pinnacle of your clan, have you really never considered your own clansmen?"

"If—just if—you were replaced by your clan’s former strongest, Uchiha Madara, do you think Konoha and the Uchiha would have reached this point?"

Uchiha Shisui frowned. He truly had no intention of using Kotoamatsukami on the man before him. That power absolutely did not exist for the sake of a single enemy.

Feeling his resolve, Bai Cangshu continued his mockery.

"The Uchiha are feared because of their power, and coveted because they lack enough power."

"Do you know how badly Shimura Danzō wants to collect every eye in your clan? It is all because you, the so-called Body Flicker Shisui, have failed to give him the deterrence he deserves."

Ring—the sword flashed!

A figure appeared behind Bai Cangshu in an instant. Uchiha Itachi no longer wanted to listen to this man’s "bewitching nonsense." More importantly, he actually felt that some of what the man said made sense…

Clang!

The moment Uchiha Itachi felt the powerful recoil, he released his grip. As the blade bounced away, he leaped backward out the window. At the same time, several Shuriken flew from his hand.

Bai Cangshu raised an eyebrow and instantly appeared beside the bed.

Clang, clang, clang, clang! With a swing of his left hand, he blocked the Shuriken, but that opening allowed Uchiha Itachi to successfully retreat from the room.

Uchiha Shisui watched Bai Cangshu’s movements and drew a deep breath. He had not attacked while Bai Cangshu fought Itachi. Only now did he speak calmly.

"Perhaps you are right. I am not a good leader for the clan, but sooner or later, someone more suitable will take that position. All I can do now is maintain peace while doing my utmost to…"

"Eliminate all destabilizing factors."

Uchiha Shisui formed hand seals. In an instant, his figure seemed to be copied and pasted, appearing one after another throughout the room and corridor. Bai Cangshu’s eyes flickered twice. Within his Transparent World perception, every Shisui figure had an identical heartbeat, but their killing intent drifted unpredictably.

Interesting…

Purple light churned in Bai Cangshu’s eyes. The next moment, he moved, his body launching forward in an instant. A violent wind surged madly through the window, sweeping everything in the room into the air.

Uchiha Shisui witnessed that miraculous ability requiring no hand seals. The next moment, countless leg shadows appeared.

Puff, puff, puff, puff…

The force of the Wind God Leg erupted before Bai Cangshu. In mere moments, the wooden inn was shattered. Light streamed in from every direction, and amid the terrified screams of pedestrians below, Bai Cangshu stood on one leg and slowly lowered his right leg.

Looking at the countless Shisui figures before him that had yet to disappear, fighting spirit began to surge across his face.

"Genjutsu, Body Flicker Jutsu, taijutsu… To think several abilities can produce such an effect… Heh, Uchiha Shisui, you really are interesting!"

Boom!

The three tomoe in Uchiha Shisui’s pupils contracted slightly. A terrifying aura erupted like a storm. He raised one hand before him and retreated continuously as the phantoms in the room vanished one by one.

Thud, thud, thud…

On the street below, the panicked commoners rolled their eyes back and collapsed one after another. Uchiha Itachi raised a hand before him as he watched Shisui withdraw from the room, his expression grave.

"What ability is that… a Kekkei Genkai?!"

Feeling that aura battering his mind like ocean waves, Uchiha Shisui showed a solemn expression for the first time.

He shook his head, denying the guess.

"I saw no sign of Chakra flow. Even a Kekkei Genkai would not be like this."

"This is probably… sheer presence."

For a moment, Uchiha Itachi found it absurd. He had never heard of someone using nothing but their presence to knock out everyone in an entire town.

Bang!

Bai Cangshu punched through the wall on the other side. There were no more obstructions around them. He could clearly sense that all movement nearby had vanished, leaving only the two before him and several people hiding in the woods hundreds of meters away.

These were all the people Konoha had sent.

Bai Cangshu raised one finger and spoke to the two genius youths below.

"Uchiha Shisui, fight me with the resolve to kill me and give it everything you have. Otherwise…"

"War will begin at once."

His smile was cruel. Uchiha Shisui and Itachi did not understand Bai Cangshu’s meaning, but Itachi instinctively sensed something was wrong. Looking at Shisui standing before him, he said,

"Shisui, this guy is dangerous. We should…"

After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Shisui still shook his head. From the corner of his eye, he looked at the many civilians who had collapsed nearby. Using Susanoo in a place like this would directly cause massive casualties.

"Itachi, move these people away first. Leave this to me."

Itachi nodded and vanished instantly. Several figures on the ground nearby vanished with him.

Seeing this, Bai Cangshu understood that Uchiha Shisui was still clinging to that damned Ninja Way of not killing.

He was completely disappointed in this overly naive strongest Uchiha.

"Shisui, sometimes, if one does not experience pain, one can never grow."

His eyelids lowered. The next moment, his heartbeat began to accelerate violently.

Thump, thump, thump!

The heartbeats instantly blended into one continuous sound, and his muscles swelled at once. Bai Cangshu once again felt the air grow thick.

He calmly looked at Uchiha Shisui.

"Moment, activate."

Bzz—boom!

The instant the blazing white sonic boom cloud exploded, Uchiha Shisui’s heart seemed to stop. A powerful sense of dread seized him. His Three-Tomoe Sharingan immediately began to change, and the instant the Mangekyō Sharingan appeared, intense green Chakra began to rise from the ground—the sign that Susanoo was about to manifest.

Bang!

A figure too fast to follow sent Uchiha Shisui flying in an instant. He vomited blood in midair.

Uchiha Itachi, who had just returned using Body Flicker, turned pale at the sight.

He instinctively formed hand seals, but the air beside his ear exploded as well. His three tomoe trembled as they caught that completely blurred figure moving at impossible speed. Vast amounts of blood sprayed from the figure’s body, as though even he could not withstand such limit-breaking speed.

Bang!

Far away, the Anbu ninja secretly observing the scene changed expression.

"This is bad. Contact the village immediately—Uchiha Shisui has been defeated!"

Bang!

The sonic boom cloud exploded in the air again. A distance of nearly a thousand meters was crossed in the span of a breath. The Konoha Anbu who had just sent the signal instinctively used Body Flicker in three different directions.

The next moment, the place where they had stood was completely crushed by an immense force.