Burial Ground

The unrest in Infinite Dimension’s East District began to spread alongside Mercenary Tao’s declaration-like words. Soon, large numbers of Reincarnators carried his words to every corner.

With the help of Information Brokers from other districts such as Clown Morse, the news was also conveyed to the other major districts.

A newly risen Supreme Expert, the East District monster Mercenary Tao, had revealed astonishing ambition and an almost evil aspiration. He had practically made no attempt to conceal his intention to completely overthrow the world after the one from [Azure Sky] died.

This move was bound to create countless conflicts.

A worldwide struggle, one belonging solely to the Reincarnators themselves, had already begun stirring beneath the surface.

Everyone had foreseen that Reincarnators would inevitably face cross-district deployments and conflicts in the real world someday, but no one had expected that day to come sooner than anyone imagined.

And the curtain had been lifted by the East District’s newly risen Supreme Expert himself.

Within a vast gathering space resembling an ice field, a majestic ancient castle stood amid snowy cliffs.

Clown Morse glanced around. This private gathering space seemed to have grown even larger, and "Ye Di" was getting ever closer to unifying the West District.

He had once believed that, so long as the rumored [The Three Supreme Kings] did not act, the world would eventually be conquered bit by bit by [Ye]. Moreover, among all the Reincarnators he had met, [Ye] possessed the greatest bearing of a king.

Ridiculous as it sounded, Reincarnators had always been a group utterly devoid of any concept of law, morality, or order. Within this group, apart from power, there seemed to be nothing else capable of making others submit.

But there were exceptions to everything…

Clown Morse pulled his clothes tighter around himself, his figure flickering as he continuously leaped forward. Before long, he arrived among the snowy cliffs. Once he passed through the blizzard, it was unexpectedly as warm as spring within, with lush green grass carpeting the snow walls.

Tiny fairies flitted through the flowerbeds.

[Avalon], the rapidly expanding Super Assembly of Infinite Dimension’s West District. In Moss’s view, [Avalon] was the organization most qualified to replace [Azure Sky].

Of course, that was before the [Paradise] in the East District truly expanded to that scale…

Soon, his application was approved. Moss pushed open the nearly hundred-meter-tall gates and entered the palace.

As the gates opened, light streamed in through the gap.

There were six or seven figures in the main hall. A woman stood at the center of them all, her golden hair flowing down her back, sharp light gleaming in her emerald eyes.

Ye turned and saw the Reincarnator wearing a clown mask, speaking gently.

"Sir Moss, it seems that Mercenary Tao has made another insane decision."

Ye’s voice was melodious yet measured, carrying a reassuring strength. The tension in Moss’s heart, which had arisen after witnessing Mercenary Tao’s phenomenon spanning the entire East District sky and his dangerous declaration amid the protection of countless Reincarnators, gradually began to ease.

That was right, it was fine. Even if Mercenary Tao was the monster universally acknowledged by the East District, who did they have?

They had [Ye]!

She was a true powerhouse who had risen as rapidly as Mercenary Tao did now during the previous cycle, and who had risen alone without relying on the bloodthirsty slaughter of [Scarlet Great Sin].

[Ye] was a monster too!

Afterward, Clown Morse relayed, one by one, the intelligence and observations gathered in the East District, especially the matter of the newly emerged mysterious Supreme Expert and [Qiqi], who had successfully defended her title as the strongest in the agility domain, both joining Mercenary Tao’s ranks.

Upon hearing this news, everyone present changed expressions.

Saint furrowed his brows tightly.

"My apologies, Your Majesty. If I could have received some gifts from Mercenary Tao, then the number of Supreme Experts on our side could also have…"

The others were all studying the intelligence, thinking through and analyzing the coming changes in the situation, but Ye did not look at it at all.

She merely turned and returned to her seat at the round table.

"It is no matter, Sir Saint. With the enhancement of Kaio-ken, Mercenary Tao’s strength indeed has a chance of reaching such an exaggerated level. You and he are poorly matched, so it is only natural that you could not seize the crown."

"Besides… although Mercenary Tao’s words were violent, they were not entirely wrong from my perspective."

Moss was startled, and Ye continued.

"Today’s Reincarnators are indeed far too weak. Not to mention comparing ourselves to the Celestial Dynasty of the Vault of Heaven, even against the Primordial Dragon Court and Void Paradise, we are at an overwhelming disadvantage."

"My lords, we need more Reincarnators, and stronger ones!"

Ye’s gaze was majestic. Although she had always been regarded as a benevolent king, she did not possess a woman’s soft-heartedness.

On the contrary, she was an absolute "humanist." Whenever she considered a problem, she always did so from a human-centered perspective.

Every decision she made was for the continuation of humanity.

Therefore, even if it meant becoming enemies with the king she recognized most in her heart, she would not hesitate.

Saving the world was not something idealists like [Azure Sky] could accomplish. Saving the world was cruel and real…

When Ye lowered her head, the divine light in her eyes nearly dragged afterimages behind it.

Within White Jade Manor by the sea, the atmosphere was somewhat stagnant.

Sen Xia, having changed back into her black sailor uniform, leaned against the wall.

"Sorry. I didn’t stop Qiqi. That woman made her move. She seemed unwilling to let me interfere with the selection of Supreme Experts."

Sen Xia’s voice was cold, but everyone understood that for this aloof woman to say the word sorry meant she truly felt guilty.

Professor sat at the very end of the long table, lowering his head as he drank tea. He could no longer participate in any of these matters.

Strictly speaking, Mercenary Tao was a Reincarnator from the same cycle as him, but the other man’s rate of enhancement had been too fast. They were no longer Reincarnators of the same world.

The events in the East District Slum Area had already spread everywhere. Professor also knew of Mercenary Tao’s ambitions. Those words had practically made it explicit that once the chairman died, Mercenary Tao would act without restraint in the real world.

Whether it meant hunting other Reincarnators, massively introducing items from mission worlds into reality, or even bringing the supernatural powers of various rituals into this world.

Mercenary Tao would inevitably lead the real world into an entirely different state.

"Hahaha, Sen Xia, you can show that kind of expression too? If that kid Roland saw this, he definitely would…"

Cao Qi’s voice gradually faded as he laughed. Looking to the other side, he saw that Loman in white robes had indeed become sorrowful.

Azure Sky had few members and rarely recruited anyone new, because joining Azure Sky required not only ability, but also… ideals!

Yet this gathering, with so few members, had crossed the First Tier, Second Tier, and Third Tier in succession, becoming a Fourth Tier Super Assembly.

Cao Qi’s terrifying strength had certainly been one reason, but the others were also, more or less, all the most outstanding talents.

A man in a white suit with short golden hair promptly refilled Cao Qi’s cup with black tea. The man codenamed [Reinhardt] was calm and thoughtful. Although he believed his combat ability fell short of Sen Xia’s, he had actually always served as the one who called the shots for [Azure Sky].

"You really are something. Are you going to make Loman sad even when you’re about to die?"

Reinhardt teased the chairman, then gave Loman a comforting look.

On the other side, [Brunhilde], a woman clad head to toe in pitch-black heavy armor, silently nodded as well, seemingly agreeing with Reinhardt.

Cao Qi laughed and apologized. Roland’s death was not only a pain in Loman’s heart, but an injury in the hearts of every Azure Sky member.

Other than that woman’s betrayal, Roland’s accidental death in the One Piece World was probably the hardest thing for everyone to accept.

Thinking of this, Cao Qi looked at Professor at the end of the long table.

"Ye Kai, do you want to see your sister?"

[Professor Ye Kai] froze. He had not expected the topic that everyone had been avoiding to suddenly be brought up.

But then he nodded forcefully.

Looking at Ye Kai’s Avatar, Cao Qi could vaguely see the stubborn expression of that woman from back then.

Although that woman’s Avatar in the Space had taken on another appearance, he had naturally seen what she looked like in reality.

"Good. Then, at the end of my life, I’ll take you to meet that…"

"Traitor!"

Ye Kai’s heart jolted, his pupils nearly dilating. He did not react for a moment, but then he saw the various expressions on everyone’s faces.

Yet they all turned cold without exception.

A traitor?!

Cao Qi then tossed out an object. It was a tube of blood that seemed to contain the reactions of countless elements mixed together, with flames, storms, and other phenomena continuously swirling within.

"Reinhardt, go find that madman. It’s time for him to fulfill his agreement with us."

Then Cao Qi rose to his feet and looked up at the false sky overhead, as well as the enormous clock faintly visible within it.

Only two flames remained upon it.

His life had reached its end.

Cao Qi suddenly turned around, and a powerful aura erupted. Gale-force winds swept through the Private Space, dark clouds pressed down overhead, and the waves rolled backward, rising higher than the manor’s roof.

"I’m choosing Little Garden as my graveyard. Let the gods mourn for me!"

Rumble! Rumble!

With Shaping Magic, Earth Release, and Wood Release being used in alternation, [Paradise] rapidly expanded. The surrounding cities and villages had long since been quietly cleared out.

It was not merely the Reincarnators’ effort, but also the assistance of Myanmar and the major neighboring countries.

Everyone already understood that this [Paradise] was, in effect, the most unstable bomb.

Everyone needed to do their utmost to protect that bomb and prevent it from detonating prematurely.

The enormous Black Tower where Bai Cangshu was located had also been entirely pulled from the ground by powerful telekinesis and suspended in the air. Layers of white jade and massive stones accumulated beneath it.

The area around the Black Tower was beginning to be completely transformed into another kind of structure.

Bai Cangshu himself stood in the air, looking down at everything.

Having reached this point, there were many things he no longer needed to do himself. With a single command, large numbers of Reincarnators would willingly help him accomplish them.

This was authority, authority born from power!

With a thought from Bai Cangshu, his figure vanished with a whoosh. The next instant, he landed on the balcony of an office.

Chu Qi and Song Xian, whose backs were toward the window, instantly tensed up before relaxing again.

If it was Bai Cangshu, then by this point, there was little difference between guarding against him and not guarding against him.

"Cang Shu, you’re here."

Chu Qi greeted him with a smile. Just as before, he was still one of the few people who would not show excessive fear before Bai Cangshu.

Song Xian was somewhat worse off. His heart rate had risen noticeably, and he could no longer return to the calm state of mind he had possessed when he first met Bai Cangshu.

Crackle~

Electric currents flowed through the air. Bai Cangshu’s Mantra was constantly spread out.

"You wanted to tell me that my clone has disappeared?"

Song Xian was somewhat embarrassed, but Chu Qi nodded in response.

That clone had likely obtained some title in the title competition, allowing it to disappear from the Yanjing base without anyone noticing.

Of course, that was also because, after the title competition ended, all sorts of intelligence had needed countermeasures and processing, and the base had become too chaotic.

But the two of them knew the true purpose behind Bai Cangshu sending that clone over, so they naturally worried that Bai Cangshu would use this as an excuse to turn against them.

Bai Cangshu smiled and waved his hand.

"That little matter is nothing. If you need them, I can send you a few more clones."

"As long as you can get them into the Space, I can provide as many of those things as you want."

He seemed utterly unconcerned about the lost clone. Even Song Xian began to wonder whether he had misunderstood Bai Cangshu before, whether Bai Cangshu had not actually been planning to send clones into the Space and then hunt them down.

Bai Cangshu’s clones possessed exceptional talent, far surpassing ordinary Reincarnators. While they certainly could not replicate Bai Cangshu’s own success,

the fact that the previous clone had entered the Title-level so quickly showed that if an organization could possess a large number of Bai Cangshu’s clones, it would be terrifying.

Song Xian nodded. That was precisely why the organization had sent him here.

Old Zhong’s judgment had indeed been correct. Not only did Bai Cangshu not blame them, he even agreed to continue sending over more clones.

The two of them then wished to further convey East Xia’s desire to cooperate with Bai Cangshu, but a huge magic circle unfolded across the sky.

Its majestic scale was simply beyond comparison with ordinary Reincarnators.

The massive magic circle spanned an area of more than several dozen kilometers. The intense fluctuations of magic power left the magic-oriented Reincarnators, who had not yet had time to construct fixed barriers, visibly alarmed.

Super-tier magic?!

Red Dust shot into the sky, his entire body wrapped in surging force. He had entered Oneness of Heaven and Man. Standing in the air, he resembled an unsheathed treasured blade, with the phantom of enormous blade energy shrouding the surroundings.

But the next instant, space twisted. Red Dust only felt his mind turn dizzy, and when his vision cleared again, he was already above the sea.

Spatial transfer?!

Red Dust immediately checked his panel.

At the same time, Bai Cangshu saw waves of fluctuations appearing beneath the massive magic circle. This huge magic circle seemed capable of simulating the effects of multiple spells and abilities.

Red Dust had been swallowed by distorted space without the slightest ability to resist, proving that the newcomer was not someone an ordinary High-tier Reincarnator could face.

The next moment, the golden-haired [Reinhardt] appeared in the air.

At a glance, he looked toward Bai Cangshu’s location.

In that instant, an image of a golden Saint Seiya seated in the void appeared in Bai Cangshu’s mind. As the figure opened his eyes, intense Cosmo blazed.

This was… imitating the effect of Shaka opening his eyes?!

Bai Cangshu turned to look around and discovered that he was already within a stretch of void, while the golden-haired man stood not far in front of him.

Reinhardt bowed slightly.

"My apologies, Your Majesty. We did not wish anyone to know of this transaction, so I have offended you…"

Bai Cangshu narrowed his eyes. The man before him appeared to be a member of [Azure Sky].

"From the way you’re acting, you don’t seem as though you think you’ve offended me."

Reinhardt did not argue. He raised his right hand, and that tube containing the Bloodline Item appeared.

"Your Majesty, it is time to fulfill our agreement. The Little Garden Gate will be opened by you."

Bai Cangshu raised his right hand.

[You have obtained the item: Dragon Blood (Four Monarchs United)]

Bai Cangshu understood instantly. After thinking for a moment, he smiled.

"It seems that the King of Miracles has chosen Little Garden as his burial ground."

"That’s really… not bad."