Exclusive Item: Satsui Seal: Forbidden

Satsui Seal: Forbidden

Bai Cangshu walked amid the clouds when he suddenly felt weightless beneath his feet. The surrounding mist churned at high speed, and within moments, it had completely dispersed.

When Bai Cangshu looked up, an enormous face had already appeared before him.

The Goddess’s ruby-red eyes studied Bai Cangshu with keen interest. Only then did he realize that the clouds had not been moving at all—it was this Goddess who had directly lifted the several-hundred-meter-long White Jade Staircase.

The Goddess’s Abode was surrounded by white mist, making it impossible to discern any changes in the space. This was also the first time he had seen this Goddess display such power.

She was not merely floating around the White Jade Plaza, sleeping. At this size, she had probably exceeded a thousand meters in height.

The scene before Bai Cangshu suddenly changed. He was certain he had not blinked, yet in an instant, he had returned to the White Jade Plaza. The White Jade Staircase and clouds in the air had both vanished.

The change was extremely abrupt, as though a television program had suddenly switched channels.

He neither sensed any spatial fluctuation nor felt any movement in the air. Everything had been altered in an instant.

Genjutsu?

Reality alteration?

Or… time stop?!

The silver-haired, red-eyed Goddess had displayed power that utterly surpassed Bai Cangshu’s understanding.

The Goddess had no intention of explaining. She merely floated down from the air, her toes touching the ground as the ribbons around her body drifted without wind.

"You do realize that storing so many Singularity Points without using them is dangerous, don’t you?"

Whether the Goddess’s words were true or not, after witnessing Heaven’s Will’s innate ability, Bai Cangshu was likewise inclined to rapidly improve his various abilities.

"Lady Goddess, is there any way to resolve my Satsui no Hado?"

Upon hearing this question, the Goddess grew languid and once again reclined diagonally in the air.

Information immediately appeared on the Space Panel.

Do you wish to offer the Goddess 1 B-rank Anomaly Point to completely remove the special energy within your body: Satsui no Hado?

Bai Cangshu naturally shook his head. Not wanting to waste time, he said directly,

"What I want is to retain Satsui no Hado Lv4 while avoiding a complete loss of sanity and avoiding the Space’s suppression."

Only then did the Goddess show some interest in speaking.

"This pursuit of extreme power is not something your current Mental Power can control. Rather, it is precisely because it is out of control that this power can be so powerful."

"You are greedy. You want this power that surpasses the limits, yet you also want to avoid its negative effects."

Bai Cangshu understood this as well. The Satsui no Hado he could currently control was probably around Lv3. This was likely tied to his Mental attribute. To control Lv4, his base Mental attribute would probably need to reach around 40 points.

At Bai Cangshu’s rate of improvement, after entering the Strong-tier, if he focused entirely on pursuing his Mental attribute, he could probably reach it in roughly two mission worlds.

But that approach was no different from drinking poison to quench thirst. Given Bai Cangshu’s rate of killing, Satsui no Hado would likely rise just as quickly. He could not remain restricted by this forever.

"If it is you, there must be a way…"

Bai Cangshu offered this utterly insincere flattery. Perhaps because of all those Singularity Points, the Goddess did not take offense. She merely raised her hand, and a black earring appeared in her palm, spinning continuously as it slowly descended.

Bai Cangshu had excellent dynamic vision and could see it clearly. The object was roughly five centimeters long, made of some sort of pitch-black metal or special stone, its surface covered in countless fine patterns.

What drew the most attention, however, was what connected the earring. They were black living creatures resembling tiny people, like humans shrunk a hundredfold. They had no faces, only mouthparts that occupied nearly the entire face. One after another, they linked the earring together by biting each other’s bodies.

As the object descended, he saw its information through the Space Panel.

Satsui Seal: Forbidden

Quality: Extremely Rare

Description: An engraving fabricated by a great existence through twisting the Killing Intent Stone and Reishi Absorption Device from the Bleach Derivative World. Possesses powerful abilities.

Effect 1: After being equipped, Satsui no Hado will continuously be devoured. Satsui no Hado output level -1, negative effect level -2.

Effect 2: The devoured Satsui no Hado will be stored within the engraving. When the engraving is removed, the Satsui no Hado will be fully released, increasing the Satsui no Hado level.

Effect 3: After the engraving is shattered, Satsui no Hado output level +1, negative effect level +2.

"How is it? This is equipment I personally tailored for you. Normally, this is a service only Title-level Reincarnators can enjoy…"

Bai Cangshu looked at the earring in his palm, which gave off an icy texture. This thing could indeed be called exclusive equipment.

Every attribute was directed at Satsui no Hado. Bai Cangshu guessed that the "great existence" mentioned in the description probably referred to this Goddess.

He had also heard about the exclusive equipment the Goddess mentioned from Heaven’s Will. This was secret knowledge that only Title-level Reincarnators began to encounter. Once a Title-level Reincarnator received an S-rank or higher evaluation, they could not only unlock hidden services at places such as the Rank Management Office.

They could also unlock hidden services at the Goddess’s Abode.

Of course, Heaven’s Will had also said that she heard from 9527’s former captain that once a Reincarnator had enough Singularity Points of sufficiently high rank, the Goddess would activate this service in advance.

However, each Reincarnator could only obtain and wear one piece of exclusive equipment. If they obtained a new one, the Goddess would destroy the previous one.

Bai Cangshu guessed that this earring’s prototype likely came from Kenpachi Zaraki’s eyepatch in the Bleach Derivative World. It was likewise the type that could absorb Spiritual Pressure and suppress one’s own Spiritual Pressure.

But Kenpachi Zaraki’s eyepatch was merely a "weight" he used to restrict his own strength so that he could enjoy battle. The earring provided by the Goddess, however, had gained certain special attributes that Reincarnators like Bai Cangshu would find difficult to give up.

Bai Cangshu raised his head and met the Goddess’s gaze. Those ruby-red eyes seemed to reflect every thought within Bai Cangshu’s heart.

Bai Cangshu truly wanted to suppress the negative effects of Satsui no Hado, but deep down, he also harbored a mad desire to push Satsui no Hado to even greater heights.

This earring possessed the dangerous characteristic of erupting with killing intent and increasing killing intent once removed. Bai Cangshu recognized the hidden benefit within it. He could use this to rapidly raise his Satsui no Hado level and grow swiftly.

But at the same time, this behavior would also make Bai Cangshu increasingly prone to losing control.

Finally, even if this exclusive engraving was shattered, it could permanently provide additional enhancement to Satsui no Hado’s output capability. Although this item was merely Extremely Rare in quality, in a sense, because all its attributes targeted Satsui no Hado, its value to a Reincarnator specializing in Satsui no Hado was probably no less than that of a World’s Rare Treasure-grade item.

Do you wish to offer the Goddess 3 B-rank Anomaly Points in exchange for the exclusive item, Satsui Seal: Forbidden?

You have lost 3 B-rank Anomaly Points.

You have obtained the item, Satsui Seal: Forbidden.

The black earring finally fell into Bai Cangshu’s hand. Once he picked it up, the tiny black people seemed to smell the aura of Satsui no Hado and began to grow restless.

Bai Cangshu placed the earring beneath his left earlobe, and the little black people immediately leaped up and bit into his earlobe.

Radiant Flame instantly ignited, but as black light flashed from the earring, the Radiant Flame was extinguished. Bai Cangshu felt a slight pain, followed by an icy chill spreading from the earring.

The restless killing intent immediately slowed.

Detected that Reincarnator EX051 is no longer suffering mental erosion from Satsui no Hado. Satsui no Hado suppression removed.

The Goddess inhaled the three B-rank Anomaly Points into her mouth, her eyes narrowing, yet she was still not satisfied.

Bai Cangshu catered to her preferences and continued to "spend."

"I want to begin Bloodline Refinement."

Do you wish to spend 1 B-rank Anomaly Point to undergo Bloodline Refinement?

"Yes."

The Goddess opened her mouth and inhaled again. The Singularity Point slid down her throat, and her eyes shifted as terrifying heat once more appeared within Bai Cangshu’s body.

All the blood in his body was instantly vaporized. He could even feel the Yellow Springs within his consciousness world begin to surge at that moment, wanting to replace the blood in his body and flow through him.

Impurities were expelled bit by bit, and his bloodline was drawing closer to the state described in ancient myths.

This time, Bai Cangshu did not lose consciousness. He felt that withered, deathly state as the Myriad Death Intent within his body circulated throughout him.

The next moment, an enormous amount of life essence appeared, repairing Bai Cangshu’s shriveled and ruptured cells one by one. Even the damage within his body caused by the erosion of Satsui no Hado was restored.

You have completed one refinement. The effect was excellent.

Damage from Killing Intent Infusion has been repaired. Current Constitution: 31.

You have gained low-tier Instant Death Resistance. When facing instant-death judgments, you will possess a certain degree of immunity. (Priority: Low)