Crown of the Outer God

Crown of the Outer God

Quality: Extremely Rare · Extreme

Description: A crown of faith condensed from divine wishes, a crown that walks the earth in a god's stead

Exchange Requirement: Reverence level, 120 reputation

Effect 1: After equipping, gain Temporary Trait · Divine Thought—gain the ability to pray to gods. Depending on the world tier and divine authority, weak to moderate divine power may be bestowed

Effect 2: After equipping, be regarded as a retainer by any member of the Outer God Abode, gaining an additional 100% increase in reputation

Effect 3: In worlds descended upon by members of the Outer God Abode, wearing this crown will cause the wearer to be regarded as the "Outer God Patriarch," granting control over the Reincarnators and Plot Characters of that faction

Effect 4: Divine Human (1/5) · Outer God's power currently unavailable

This was one of the few purple-quality items Bai Cangshu had seen that possessed four precious attributes. It was also an exceptionally rare Extremely Rare-quality set item.

The Outer God Crown condensed above the Throne of the Heart, and Bai Cangshu instantly felt himself enveloped by a vast will.

This feeling was quite familiar to Bai Cangshu. He had already become thoroughly accustomed to foreign wills entering his body.

Yet unlike the cramped feeling from when spirits such as Roland, Satoru Gojo, and Uchiha Madara had previously fought him for control of his body, this so-called divine will stood high above. It did not crowd into the Throne of the Heart, but he could still sense that lofty will hanging over his head.

Bai Cangshu almost could not resist looking up to see how this so-called Great Will differed from himself and the other spirits.

But in the next instant, that vast perspective caused him to overlook everything else. If not for his frequent experiences of battling tens of thousands of spirits for control of his body, Bai Cangshu might have been directly drowned in the wills of countless living beings.

At this moment, he only felt that his perspective had risen infinitely high. The horizon began to curve in his eyes, while the auras and wills of countless living beings rose faintly from the ground like scattered Wildfires.

All he needed to do was gaze downward, and he could sense those tiny wills.

Weak humans had no resistance whatsoever against his will.

And from this perspective, Bai Cangshu saw ever more clearly what kind of creatures humans truly were.

Beneath those frail, pitiful wills were wrapped countless emotions. New desires emerged almost every moment, and amid lives entangled by emotions and desires, the cold radiance of reason occasionally revealed itself.

In almost an instant, Bai Cangshu caught sight of the strongest few individuals within a thousand-mile radius. His will swept through the Spirit World, and when he saw the man throwing punches merely shift his gaze, a chill ran through his entire body.

The next moment, he saw familiar figures on the outskirts of Z-City.

Living beings were being extinguished near him, and from that arose the will to survive.

Many people had no intuitive desire for power, merely because they knew they were weak but had never encountered a situation requiring strength.

But when their entire families were crushed beneath dirt and houses, that desire could no longer be suppressed.

Bai Cangshu lifted those tiny living beings. Wearing a golden crown twisted and entwined like two Ouroboroses, he asked,

"Do you want power?"

Bzz!

White energy gathered violently. Tree Herder’s heart trembled. In the span of a breath, hundreds of Blazing White energy spheres had appeared around him.

Every energy sphere was roughly at the limit of what a Strong-tier spellcaster could release, and their number was still increasing.

Bang, bang, bang, bang.

The ground exploded in succession. Figures shrouded in white light emerged from the ruins, their wounds healing as intense divine power accompanied every one of them.

"Gods?!"

Tree Herder instantly realized who his attackers were, yet he still did not understand why the gods had come for him.

Several white orbs of light traced erratic paths, immediately enclosing Tree Herder from all sides.

Tree Herder’s bloodline was special, granting him powerful resistance to energy. The solidified emerald-green blood wrapped around his body suddenly began to churn.

The next moment, amid a literal storm of blood and gore, Tree Herder transformed into a whirlwind and violently swept several humans empowered by the gods out of the air.

They crashed into a district thousands of meters away.

He rose to his feet with an indifferent gaze, calling in his mind for the divine envoys he had modified to quickly converge on him. But in the next instant, he abruptly turned around. Footsteps came from the desert, still several kilometers away from him.

Yet their powerful aura could no longer be concealed.

"This is… an S-Class Hero?!"

Boom!

The next instant, a tyrannical fist technique erupted from several kilometers away. Fierce force tore through the air. The buildings showed no signs of damage, but Tree Herder felt himself pierced by the immense power and sent flying.

Countless blood vessels extended from Tree Herder’s body in midair. Like tentacles, they gathered together and reshaped themselves into two enormous wings as he glided into the distance.

Silver Fang Bang had returned!

Tree Herder was certain that if he fought someone like that head-on, there was a considerable chance he would die. Such behavior did not align with his combat philosophy.

For a Reincarnator, ensuring one’s survival under any circumstances was the foremost principle.

Bzz!

The wings formed from green blood vessels shone brilliantly as emerald divine power erupted. In the next moment, he was like a jet fighter, sweeping up Blazing White clouds as he vanished into the sky with a roar.

Bomb watched the scene and slowly dispersed the force around his fist. Had the opponent moved a little slower, he would have been caught by the Whirlwind Iron Cutting Fist.

Bang turned his head, only to find that Tatsumaki, who normally had such a fiery temper, had not moved to stop the enemy. Confusion appeared on his face.

Tatsumaki’s hair drifted continuously as her body slowly rose into the air.

"You all withdraw. I’m enough on my own here."

A cruel smile appeared on Tatsumaki’s face, and Bang’s gaze shifted. He realized that Tatsumaki must have sensed an enemy even stronger than the one who had escaped.

But looking at the unconscious Charanko and Skylark in his hands, he merely nodded.

"Then… I’ll leave it to you."

At this moment, Bang rarely felt a sense of exhaustion. These people who had appeared from nowhere were unexpectedly powerful, seemingly no weaker than the Monster Association of old.

Bang and Bomb swiftly gathered up the two injured people and departed in a blur.

Yet more and more people began to float in the sky.

Their eyes were all vacant, and Blazing White energy radiated from their entire bodies.

Tatsumaki spread her hands. As powerful psychic force surged forth, huge cracks began appearing throughout the surrounding districts amid sharp cracking sounds.

"You’ve got some nerve. You knew I was looking for you, yet you still stayed here…"

Tatsumaki’s normally shrill voice had strangely become calm.

Eternal Destiny looked at the almost tangible telekinetic force in the air before him. The air had completely solidified, and gravity had begun to rise abnormally.

But he merely patted his clothes, then swept his long hair back with both hands and took a step forward, standing in midair.

"I never expected the proud Miss Tatsumaki to accept that fox’s gift as well. That really doesn’t seem like you."

He chuckled. Sure enough, in the next second, white light appeared at the tips of Tatsumaki’s hair.

Then Eternal Destiny looked up into the sky and continued, shaking his head.

"And you too, Mercenary Tao…"

"You don’t really think that borrowing the authority of such a half-baked god will let you kill me, do you?"

Eternal Destiny formed a hand seal before his chest. The next moment, he suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Tatsumaki and the group of ordinary people temporarily empowered by Bai Cangshu.

Riiip!

The atmosphere suddenly churned violently. Tatsumaki raised her head and saw the sea of clouds part, leaving the sun in the sky completely unobstructed.

An incomparably enormous finger emerged from above the clouds and pointed straight toward Z-City.

Tatsumaki’s eyes narrowed. She raised a hand, and powerful telekinesis erupted.

Boom!

The enormous finger, likely tens of thousands of meters long, seemed to collide with something in midair. Like a meteor striking the earth, it rapidly exploded with terrifying force.

Flames carrying a violent shockwave exploded above Z-City.