Heart of the King and the Absolute Evil Demon King (4K)

Bai Cangshu stroked his second heart, and countless images seemed to appear before his eyes like visions.

Enormous monsters tore through the void and sank the entire Australian continent. Several Black Great Suns hung across the sky, evaporating more than half of East Xia.

Gods and Buddhas of every kind emerged from nowhere. The world fell step by step, until humanity ultimately lost its home entirely.

That was probably the scene described by the Great Calamity of the End.

With his powerful will, Bai Cangshu forcibly suppressed this lingering thought that seemed to originate from the Mad King’s will.

Heart of the King

Type: Material; Bio-Implant

Quality: World's Rare Treasure

Description: The heart of a powerful being who has awakened their true power, the lone king's heart that carries out the will of a king

Usage Requirement: ?

Effect 1: When possessing the King's Heart, can command Heart Light - All Things Re-emerge

Effect 2: ?

Effect 3: ?

Effect 4: ?

Just like Bai Cangshu’s right arm, this heart had been placed into the hollow within his soul without him knowing anything about its attributes.

At that moment, his two hearts occupied the same position, yet they did not collide at all.

Even Bai Cangshu could not understand why his soul had taken that form. Even after regaining consciousness, he found it difficult to comprehend that special transformation state.

He only remembered that, in that state, he had felt incomparably comfortable and incomparably free.

Like a fish returning to the sea, like a bird spreading its wings in the sky.

Light flashed in Bai Cangshu’s hand, and a jet-black card appeared in his palm.

Card

Type: Special Creation

Indestructible

Bai Cangshu flicked his fingers, and the card began spinning at high speed on his fingertips.

Clearly, in the Mad King’s hands, the card had displayed the face of EX00? · God King. Yet in his own hands, it had turned into an unusable card with black faces on both sides.

Had he failed to meet the requirements for using it?

Moreover, Bai Cangshu remembered that cards had special rules. One of them was that after their holder died, the card would disappear and randomly appear elsewhere.

But this card had neither disappeared nor needed to be opened from a Scarlet Drop Card.

He guessed that the three most mysterious cards might have their own independent rules. Otherwise, there was no explanation for why Special Reincarnators from other sequences had appeared more or less over the years, while no one even knew the card faces of those three cards.

Considering that The Three Supreme Kings were hidden behind all Reincarnators, each preparing countermeasures for the Great Calamity of the End, Bai Cangshu was more inclined to believe that the strongest and most mysterious three cards were each being held by one of them.

The Mad King’s rise was also filled with mysteries. Bai Cangshu had never heard of him before, and Black Butler and the others had no idea that such a powerful Reincarnator existed.

Yet the Mad King’s strength had truly surprised Bai Cangshu. He was an absolutely powerful Reincarnator who surpassed Mahakala, A Single Thought of Silk, and the others.

In terms of sheer pressure, he was even stronger than the Great Sun of Finality.

Staircase, authority, Heart Light Pulse… Bai Cangshu had never imagined that the Royal Authority Power of a mere K World could be brought to such a terrifying level, nor had he expected to be forced into such a predicament.

While thinking, Bai Cangshu had already pushed open the door to his Private Space and returned to the public area.

At that moment, Reincarnators hurried through the Slum Area of Infinite Dimensional Space’s East District. Many were panicking over the sudden world mission.

The sense of crisis that the real world was no longer safe weighed upon them, leaving these Reincarnators without their usual ease.

More deeply, this sudden attack had stripped the Reincarnators of their lofty mentality.

In the past, many Reincarnators believed themselves to be higher-dimensional beings. Everyone in the mission worlds was nothing more than useless data, like NPCs, who could be killed at will.

Because they possessed the advantage of knowing the plot, they often felt as though they were looking down upon the entire world. Even knowing that some Plot Characters in those worlds were too powerful for them to match, they still enjoyed the satisfaction of believing they controlled the situation.

But now, everything had changed. The faction known as Void Paradise could actually deploy Contractors into the real world. That meant either the world where Void Paradise existed was of a higher dimension.

And they themselves were merely part of some Plot World.

Or it meant that neither they nor their real world were special at all. The various Derivative Worlds and Secondary Worlds they entered had merely happened to be turned into stories, comics, novels, and films in the real world by certain higher-dimensional beings.

"Mercenary… Mercenary Tao…"

Even amid such widespread panic, Mercenary Tao’s red, monstrous face caused a sensation when it appeared in the Slum Area.

As the first Reincarnator to trigger a battle in the real world that could be called a nation-destroying catastrophe, Mercenary Tao had displayed the destructive power of top-tier Reincarnators to the fullest.

What was more, after word spread that Mercenary Tao had lost consciousness, many High-tier Reincarnators from the East District had rushed to the Philippines to fight over him, resulting in a terrifying battle.

Now that the protagonist behind all those events had appeared, a commotion was inevitable.

Many people unconsciously followed behind Bai Cangshu and arrived with him at the stalls in the Slum Area.

Black Butler was extremely well informed and had already been waiting before his stall. There were quite a few others with him as well.

The man at the very front had long red hair hanging wildly over his shoulders. He wore a blue-and-white robe that left his chest bare, with the Snow Drinker Blade hanging at his waist.

"Ha… hahaha, you really didn’t die. I told you, how could someone like you fall to a lunatic like that?"

Red Dust laughed insincerely. Orange, the woman who had previously offered Blood Bodhi in exchange for Bai Cangshu saving Red Dust, stood behind him with a blissful expression.

Bai Cangshu’s gaze passed over the woman’s innocent expression, but the other heart within him suddenly beat rapidly, as though the pure emotions of someone so innocent could stir it more easily.

Red Dust had earned quite a few resources by taking advantage of the news of the battle between the Mad King and Mercenary Tao. Now, he voluntarily raised his hand and fulfilled the transaction Orange had agreed to.

Although he knew perfectly well that Tachibana had most likely been deceived or forced into that deal by this cunning fellow, once that battle had ended, none of it mattered anymore.

The Mad King’s true strength and Mercenary Tao’s terrifying power had both exceeded his expectations. He had thought that after learning Di Shitian’s two martial arts, he could already become a top-tier Reincarnator.

But in truth, he realized that the gap between them seemed to be growing ever wider.

You obtained Blood Bodhi ×3

Bai Cangshu raised an eyebrow. His agreement with Orange was that after rescuing Red Dust, Red Dust had to additionally give him two Blood Bodhi or items of equivalent value.

Aside from directly increasing the Energy attribute during the first three uses, Blood Bodhi could also heal its user when injured. It was practically a mutated version of a Senzu Bean.

Its actual value should have been close to an A-rank Anomaly Point. Red Dust had knowingly taken a loss and even voluntarily offered one extra. His attitude could not have been clearer.

This Bladesman, Red Dust, who appeared carefree and bold, was actually quite thoughtful.

He deliberately laughed loudly in front of everyone, putting on the appearance of being very familiar with Mercenary Tao.

"This time, I really have you to thank for saving me. That extra Blood Bodhi is only a small token of my appreciation. If you ever need anything in the future, just come to me. I definitely—"

"Sure."

Bai Cangshu spoke, cutting off Red Dust’s flowery speech and making the latter’s expression stiffen.

Behind Bai Cangshu, Jin Yue’an, who had just arrived, curled her lips into a smile. No one knew Boss Bai’s habits better than she did. This kind of pretty talk would definitely be targeted.

"Red Dust, since you’re so grateful to me, why not join my Paradise? I happen to be short on security over there. You know how Reincarnators are—they’re always restless, and conflicts are bound to break out…"

After hearing that, Red Dust fell silent for a moment before smiling and nodding. He had thought Mercenary Tao would make things difficult for him, perhaps asking him to find some high-value materials or items. Yet he had not expected to be invited to join Paradise instead!

There was actually such a good thing?

Red Dust felt that Mercenary Tao seemed somewhat different, but the joy of boarding the "ship of the new era" in time prevented him from thinking further. He immediately agreed.

"Sure, leave it to me!"

The watching Reincarnators also broke into discussion. Red Dust had been invited by Mercenary Tao to join his faction…

Did that mean Mercenary Tao would no longer refrain from building a faction as he had in the past?

One of the newly risen strongest Reincarnators, Mercenary Tao, was about to establish his own faction?!

Mu Yu, an ordinary-looking woman wearing glasses, watched the scene before taking the initiative to speak.

"Mr. Mercenary Tao, Enfei was somewhat disrespectful during the previous operation. If you do not mind, The Heaven is willing to offer a Bodhi Leaf as compensation."

Mu Yu had learned the full course of events from Su Qingqiu. There was no way she believed Mercenary Tao would simply let Su Enfei off for trying to seize control over him, so she had come to offer compensation of her own accord.

At the same time, it was a gesture of goodwill. She agreed with Su Qingqiu and Su Enfei’s judgment. Since Mercenary Tao intended to build a faction and had even formed an alliance with Life of Silence, there was no reason for The Heaven not to join.

The next moment, many Reincarnators began speaking over one another. They all wanted to board this visibly luxurious ship.

Black Butler stood behind Bai Cangshu, his expression complicated. Although he did not know what Mercenary Tao had experienced, it was obvious that this lone wolf merely needed to call out from on high to almost become one of the leading controllers of a top gathering in Infinite Dimension’s East District.

That was the power of strength!

Only the strongest power could bring such influence!

Black Butler had realized long ago that he lacked the talent to become a combat master. He panicked in battle, feared powerful enemies, and even when he spent enormous resources in the Cultivation Institute to hone his skills bit by bit, he worried about wasting resources and could not focus wholeheartedly.

He knew very well that he could never become a powerful Reincarnator among those of the same rank. Even with the same bloodline, the same attributes, the same abilities, and the same specialties, if he fought someone to the death, he would likely be the one who failed to survive.

He had long since settled on a strategy of using his identity as an Information Broker to gain resources, strengthen himself, and use those resources to complete missions and survive in mission worlds at the bare minimum.

But at this moment, as he looked at Mercenary Tao, he could not help feeling that longing.

Under everyone’s gaze, Bai Cangshu placed Scarlet Drop Cards into the stall one after another. These people had all been Reincarnators controlled by the Mad King, although Bai Cangshu had killed them while in that special state.

Yet even in that state, Bai Cangshu apparently had not forgotten to collect every Scarlet Drop Card.

These people were all Title-level Reincarnators. If all their cards were opened, they could provide a considerable increase in attributes.

But Bai Cangshu wanted to squeeze the greatest possible value from the Scarlet Drop Cards of these Reincarnators, who had all achieved impressive results in their respective fields. Naturally, he would try trading them first.

Any card that could not be traded for something of greater value would be opened.

Bai Cangshu placed one Scarlet Drop Card at the very top of the stall. The name written on it was the Mad King’s Drop Card.

The name stunned everyone for a moment before terrifying waves of discussion erupted.

Below the Mad King’s Drop Card was Mo Shi Mo Wang’s Drop Card. As for the others, Bai Cangshu truly could not remember their codenames, so he simply arranged them all together.

Seeing that Reincarnators were still continuously gathering around the outskirts, Bai Cangshu merely instructed Black Butler and Jin Yue’an.

He needed powerful materials, abilities, or items. The minimum quality could not be lower than Extremely Rare, and he still preferred types that enhanced the essence of life.

"Also, if there are powerful abilities or staircases with opposing natures, they can be traded with me as well."

Neither Black Butler nor Jin Yue’an understood what that requirement meant.

Only Bai Cangshu himself understood that the requirements for ascending the Binary Paradox staircase were probably absolutely related to this type of power.

Previously, he had not known how to ascend the Binary Paradox staircase. Yet after placing the Mad King’s heart within his body, it had activated for some unknown reason. The effect of its first step, Good and Evil, was so powerful that it was simply unbelievable.

Its total height reached thirteen steps, making it nearly the tallest known staircase besides God’s Staircase, which did not provide separate enhancements at each step.

The two traits and one ability granted by the first step were all immensely powerful. Combined with Bai Cangshu’s Villain Savior title, they gave him special advantages against both the good and evil factions.

The kinder and more righteous someone was, the more their attacks and abilities would be negated. Meanwhile, the more evil someone was, the more heavily they would be affected by Bai Cangshu’s abilities.

More importantly, he could reverse the definition of good and evil.

In other words, Bai Cangshu could forcefully negate an evil person’s attacks at any time, while violently unleashing his power upon those who did good.

Unlike other staircases, which simply provided progressively stronger enhancements, the first step of Binary Paradox already granted a fairly complete combat capability.

Bai Cangshu teleported directly out of the Slum Area and arrived at the Rank Management Office. He had promised Life of Silence that he would hunt down a traitor, so he needed to confirm the information on this staircase and complete an enhancement as soon as possible.

According to Life of Silence, her Title Ability could forcibly lock onto a target she had once encountered and establish a Causality Law connection between herself and that target.

Simply put, once she locked onto a target, as long as she underwent deployment afterward, there was a high chance that she would enter the same mission world as the target, or be forcibly deployed into the mission world where the target was located.

The world where the target of this mission was located was quite high in difficulty. Even someone like Life of Silence needed to find help.

"Welcome back, powerful Reincarnator~"

Knight Sister’s voice rang out. Her eyes glowed golden as she lightly clapped, sincerely delighted by Bai Cangshu’s strength.

As she looked at the half-black, half-white spiral staircase full of contradictions, the desire to investigate in her eyes gradually faded.

She restrained her impulse.

"The heart of a king, the paradox of dualism… what truly incredible treasures~"

For a moment, Bai Cangshu also sensed a desire for power from Knight Sister.

The paradox of dualism… At that moment, inspiration flashed through his mind, and he formed many more guesses about this staircase.

In the Little Garden World he had always wanted to enter, there existed a Demon King known as Absolute Evil—the Final Trial of Humanity, Azdahaka.

And the dualism of good and evil was precisely the doctrine of Zoroastrianism, the faith from which Azdahaka had been born…