Deathmatch Task Begins: Villain Savior

Heartlight: Lost Requiem (Manifestation 21%)—Decline; Loss

"This is…"

Bai Cangshu looked at the description. Lost Requiem was probably the name of this Heartlight, while Decline and Loss, marked after it, were most likely the abilities it displayed.

It somewhat matched what Li Qingzi had described—her abilities being disabled and her attribute enhancements vanishing. Perhaps her abilities had not been disabled at all, but rather, she had lost the ability to use Haki.

"This is a Heartlight that has yet to fully manifest, but it indeed contains quite formidable power. I can sense it—a delicate, obsessive heart."

When Knight Sister said this, she did not look at Bai Cangshu. She felt that the true owner of this Heartlight was most likely not the Reincarnator before her.

Even without Heartlight, she could tell that the Reincarnator before her was powerful and resolute. He did not seem like someone who would nurture such a "defensive" Heartlight.

"You haven’t entered the Third Tier yet, have you, Reincarnator? Although I don’t know how you came into contact with this power, it is still a little too early for you to wield it at your current stage."

Knight Sister’s body had grown more mature, and her voice and demeanor changed accordingly. Like an elder instructing a junior, her words naturally carried an air of condescension.

Bai Cangshu recalled the Space’s earlier prompt. It had indeed stopped the awakening of his Heartlight because he had yet to enter the Third Tier, ultimately only informing him that he had come into contact with Heartlight.

The true owner of the Heartlight named Lost Requiem was indeed not him, but Li Qingzi.

Li Qingzi had displayed those traits, yet she had not triggered Heartlight. Bai Cangshu guessed that, on one hand, Li Qingzi had likewise not crossed into the Third Tier and lacked the necessary foundation. On the other hand, her soul or attributes were not strong enough, whereas he already met the requirements in that regard.

Bai Cangshu tried asking for more information about Heartlight, but Knight Sister merely told him that Heartlight was the power of the Fourth Tier of God’s Staircase, the true power belonging to every independent individual.

It would not be affected by any authority. Within the power system constructed by Observers and Narrators, it was the only power that eternally belonged to oneself.

This gave Bai Cangshu many more conjectures about the true power system of this world.

He had previously encountered information about Observers through the Multi-Faced Star People. The Multi-Faced Star People claimed to be a high-dimensional race growing into Observers, while humans in the multiverse were merely subjects of observation.

And the Infinite Dimensional Space had been identified by the Multi-Faced Star People as an Observer.

Knight Sister had mentioned that this world’s power system was constructed by Observers and Narrators, and it was obvious that this power system would be influenced by those high-dimensional beings.

Take Reincarnators, for example. Bai Cangshu was already quite powerful, yet the Space could still erase him directly. Most of his abilities had been obtained directly through the Space’s information.

With this understanding, Bai Cangshu desired Heartlight even more.

A moment later, Bai Cangshu had calmed down. His expression returned to normal as he spoke to Knight Sister, who had also reverted to her petite form.

"I want to activate the title task for Villain Savior."

Knight Sister once again revealed an energetic smile. She greatly admired this junior climbing God’s Staircase. He possessed an unwavering pursuit of power.

"Have you prepared Lady Goddess’s offering?"

Title: Villain Savior (Extremely Rare): After spending a B-rank Anomaly Point + 10,000 Dimensional Points, this task can be triggered when holding the villain and Savior milestones. Once equipped, you will gain a unique ability. (Note: Once this task begins, the space will open a special battlefield and summon eligible Reincarnators for a deathmatch. The difficulty is extremely high. It cannot be activated with a rating below Strong rank.)

Bai Cangshu nodded and extended his right hand.

You have lost 1 B-rank Anomaly Point. You have lost 10,000 Dimensional Points.

You have activated the title task: Villain Savior (Extremely Rare).

Generating special Deathmatch Task world.

Generating...

Deathmatch World A993 has been generated.

Screening eligible Reincarnators.

Screening complete.

Deployment will begin shortly...

Bai Cangshu stood where he was. Though he had not expected this format, with a task world specially generated for deployment, it made little difference to him.

He had activated this task partly for the title reward, but more importantly, because of the nature of this task—deathmatch!

This was a task where he could kill his opponents, completely different from the title competition the Space would hold later.

Bai Cangshu was seeking more resources.

After his last large-scale enhancement, he was now severely lacking in resources. Furthermore, the resources required to enhance S+-rank Kaio-ken through the Goddess were completely unimaginable.

Now that he possessed Cleaner Authority, he would seize every opportunity to enter more task worlds.

Deployment begins!

As he pondered, his body had already transformed into a stream of information. His senses and thoughts vanished in an instant.

The piercing chirping of cicadas seemed ready to puncture his eardrums, while the intense sunlight felt as though it could bake the earth.

Bai Cangshu opened his eyes and saw what appeared to be a completely abandoned city.

He stood atop a pitch-black building, directly under the sun. The temperature was probably close to fifty degrees Celsius.

Within a radius of more than ten kilometers, there were no signs of life at all. Everything was shrouded in Silence.

In the city’s shadows, moss covered the walls, while rusted automobile wrecks littered the streets.

This steel-jungle-like metropolis had probably been directly cut out by the Space from some task world. It looked remarkably complete, except there were no humans.

The next moment, Bai Cangshu suddenly sensed seven figures appearing throughout the city through his Mantra.

Task activated.

Deathmatch Task: Title Contest

Task Objective: Kill all opponents and claim victory.

Task Reward: Title: Villain Savior

Note: No milestone rewards can be obtained in this world.

The instant the prompt appeared on the panel, Bai Cangshu took a step forward. Blazing white waves of air erupted behind him.

Boom!

In the sky, white sonic boom clouds continuously exploded. Bai Cangshu became like a sharp sword, instantly piercing through the air and flying three kilometers in an instant. Like a cannonball, he crashed directly into the pitch-black building.

The person closest to him was there.

Rumble!

The instant the wall shattered, Bai Cangshu’s exceptional dynamic vision caught the contraction of the Reincarnator’s pupils inside. The other party reacted quickly, drawing the scarlet katana at his waist with both hands and slashing at him.

Pfft!

Bai Cangshu smashed through the building and crashed into the ground from the other side with a pfft.

The instant he landed, Bai Cangshu bent his body. With a bizarre yet harmonious motion, he perfectly redirected the terrifying impact into the ground.

The stone pavement rolled outward like waves, while slabs of stone flew into the sky.

A head was gripped in Bai Cangshu’s hand.

You have killed Reincarnator ER56100343. Deathmatch Task progress updated. Remaining targets: 7.

Looking at the prompt, Bai Cangshu realized that someone had evaded his Mantra’s search.

The corner of his mouth lifted. Interesting.

A Scarlet Drop Card condensed before him. He put it away, then shot back into the sky with another bang. He kicked through the air dozens of times, changed direction midair, and sped toward the next target.

By then, the others had also realized that battle had already begun. Each displayed their own methods to gather information, and the next moment, someone’s expression changed drastically.

"Damn it, it’s Mercenary Tao!"