Jujutsu Kaisen Begins

Bai Cangshu walked straight between the two white lion statues and entered the Goddess’s Abode.

The enormous silver-haired, red-eyed Goddess was still reclining in midair. Her fluttering skirt blocked all the private areas with perfect precision.

"Tsk, it’s you again, you rude little thing. You’re not dead yet?"

The Goddess clearly possessed some form of intelligence. Not only did she remember Bai Cangshu, she also displayed obvious disdain toward him.

Please select the function you wish to use.

A. Increase Reincarnator Authority

B. Ability advancement and ability removal

C. Bloodline advancement and bloodline removal

D. Sequence advancement and sequence removal

E. Talent advancement and anchoring

F. Insufficient Authority

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This time, Bai Cangshu saw a new option.

"E."

The Goddess lowered her head and glanced at Bai Cangshu once more. Then she descended from the air, her ruby-like eyes shifting as Bai Cangshu felt an invisible force sweep over his entire body like a gentle breeze.

"A talent that has never appeared before. I didn’t expect you to be quite valuable."

After being anchored by the space, Bai Cangshu’s talent currently displayed two possible forms, though neither had a particularly high degree of compatibility.

Talent: Native Genetic Lock: Tier 2 (Similarity 75%) (A+) — an evolutionary shackle unlocked amid death and despair, the power to surpass the limits of life;

Absolute Territory - Ultimate Power (Similarity 72%) (A) — ultimate power beyond humanity;

"Your situation accounts for roughly 0.34% of cases in the space. No corresponding talent has ever been recorded. You may choose to pay a certain price, and I will merge your talent into the existing system."

"Whether it is the Native Genetic Lock or Ultimate Power, both count as talents with considerable potential. That way, you may continue advancing your talent, unlocking higher-tier Gene Locks or awakening Great Cosmic Power."

The Goddess lowered her head. Her enormous face was less than a meter from Bai Cangshu, and her flawless features had not even a single visible pore.

Yet precisely because of that, she evoked the uncanny valley effect, leaving Bai Cangshu entirely unmoved by her beauty.

"Or, Goddess, I should have other choices as well, shouldn’t I?"

The Goddess saw at a glance the arrogance in the heart of the tiny Reincarnator beneath her.

That self-importance was practically written all over his face. He believed himself special and did not wish to be anchored by everything already in existence.

It seemed that every Reincarnator with this sort of talent was the same type, firmly convinced that Destiny favored them. Yet very few ultimately survived long enough for her to see those talents bloom and bear fruit.

Tsk.

"You may naturally choose to forgo the merger and allow your talent to awaken on its own, eventually revealing its true form. The prerequisite is…"

"To live until then. I know."

Bai Cangshu smiled and nodded. The logic behind his decision was not so-called arrogance or self-importance.

It was simply the logic of value. His talent could simultaneously possess the traits of two powerful abilities, which meant that, to a certain extent, it was bound to be more valuable than any single ability.

If he paid an additional price now to have the Goddess merge his talent into one of them, merely so he could spend Singularity Points to advance it quickly, then no matter how he considered it, it would be an enormous waste of resources.

And the resources wasted would all be irreversible high-grade resources.

He did not explain, but the Goddess could see through Bai Cangshu’s thoughts. She descended slightly once more.

"Goddess, can this cursed mark of mine be upgraded?"

Bai Cangshu raised his left hand and displayed Secret Rite: Inari God’s Strike. In truth, this was his strongest burst attack at the moment.

But Bai Cangshu could not determine whether it counted as equipment or an ability.

The Goddess merely glanced at it before looking away.

Secret Rite: Inari God's Strike. Enhancement requires 1 C-rank Anomaly Point. Charging requires 1 D-rank Anomaly Point.

Bai Cangshu considered it. He currently had one B-rank Anomaly Point, two C-rank Anomaly Points, and one D-rank Anomaly Point remaining.

Since he still needed to upgrade Hamon shortly, he did not enhance the cursed mark. He only spent one D-rank Anomaly Point to charge it.

This was also one of the conveniences of being a Reincarnator. Things like incense offerings, prayer power, and faith could all be directly resolved through Anomaly Points here with the Goddess.

Power that most Plot Characters needed years upon years to accumulate was, to Reincarnators, merely a resource exchange.

As long as they used their resources properly, Reincarnators were a pack of bloodthirsty wolves that sustained war through war.

Bai Cangshu then split one C-rank Anomaly Point into three D-rank Anomaly Points.

Under the Goddess's blessing, ability Hamon Lv4 has been upgraded. Current level: Hamon Lv5.

Under the Goddess's blessing, ability Hamon Lv5 has been upgraded. Current level: Hamon Lv6.

Energy increased by 1. Current: 5 (3+2)

Then, beneath the Goddess’s eager gaze, Bai Cangshu offered up another C-rank Anomaly Point and pushed Hamon to Lv7.

Under the Goddess's blessing, ability Hamon Lv6 has been upgraded. Current level: Hamon Lv7.

Energy +1. Current: 6 (4+2)

Constitution +1. Current: 17 (15+2)

Hamon (C+) has broken through to Lv7. Please select an advancement direction.

A: Hamon Enhancement. While active, additionally increases Strength, Agility, and Constitution by 2 points. (This effect cannot trigger extreme values.)

B: Crimson Hamon Overdrive. Activating Crimson Hamon causes Hamon to generate intense heat, and attacks gain high-temperature effects.

C: Hermit Hamon Overdrive. Hamon gains the ability to penetrate walls and stone.

D: Cyan Hamon Overdrive. Activating Cyan Hamon allows it to spread through liquids.

E: Silver Hamon Overdrive. Activating Silver Hamon allows it to be transmitted through metal.

F: Hamon Surge. Hamon intensity is additionally increased. Energy +1. (Rare)

Once any ability reached Lv7, it had already entered a fairly profound realm, and the boosts gained were correspondingly powerful. However, Bai Cangshu had no intention of considering all those elaborate battle-of-wits scenarios from JOJO.

His fighting style leaned more toward using explosive speed and power to crush opponents head-on. Thus, after only a moment’s consideration between options A and F, he chose F.

The reason was that although option A granted a high attribute increase, it could not trigger extreme-value effects. In essence, it resembled the effect of activating his talent: a boost to his attributes, but no qualitative transformation.

The increase in Energy and Hamon intensity, meanwhile, could not currently be replaced through other means.

After confirming his selection, Bai Cangshu could almost feel the Hamon within his body, saturated to the point of overflowing, with every shift of his breathing.

The rapidly rising Energy attribute not only increased the strength of the Hamon he could release, but also greatly enhanced Hamon’s healing effect on his body.

So long as he did not suffer devastating injuries like losing a limb, which would prevent him from using Hamon, Bai Cangshu already possessed extremely powerful "combat endurance."

At this point, Bai Cangshu had only one B-rank and one D-rank Anomaly Point left. Considering that the materials needed for Secret Treasure: Cursed Blood Homology had a considerable chance of appearing in various anime Derivative Worlds set in Japan,

he kept the B-rank Anomaly Point as a reserve. At certain critical moments, he could use Cursed Blood Homology to temporarily transform himself into something similar to Muzan and fight for survival.

"Reincarnator burdened with sin, will you not raise your Reincarnator rank?"

"Sometimes, the things that appear utterly useless to you can have a great impact…"

There was no doubt that the Goddess needed Anomaly Points, but Bai Cangshu could not tell whether she was hinting at something.

Still, Bai Cangshu would not spend his B-rank Anomaly Point because of such cryptic hints. He waved his hand and turned to leave.

"Next time, Goddess."

Please return to your Private Space immediately. Mission deployment is about to begin.

Not long after Bai Cangshu left the Goddess’s Abode, he saw the familiar prompt. With a thought, he returned to his Private Space and quietly awaited deployment.

At the same time, in an enormous Private Space elsewhere, a man clad in a green robe picked up Black Blade: Yoru from beside his chair. Looking at the clock floating in the air, he muttered to himself,

"Too late, huh? What a lucky newcomer."

3...

2...

1...

Deployment begins...

Countless streams of information pierced through Bai Cangshu in an instant. He was already growing accustomed to the sensation. The corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, and his heartbeat quickened slightly.

Thump, thump, thump…

Who knew how much time passed before thunderous heartbeats roused Bai Cangshu. He blinked once, and only then did the image of the world slowly enter his vision, as though lagging a beat behind.

A pitch-black plaza. Dilapidated high-rises. Walls covered in moss and bloodstains. Crooked neon signs flickered now and then, making the atmosphere even more eerie.

A woman stood in a corner roughly fifty meters away from Bai Cangshu. Her face was pale, and her violent heartbeat was especially piercing within the silent space.

She also saw Bai Cangshu awaken and mouthed words at him, but unfortunately, lip-reading was not included in the Reincarnators’ fixed Language Comprehension.

The next moment.

Bang!

The wall behind the woman and the woman herself exploded together. A massive blue-green arm stretched from the darkness, its surface covered in human faces. Some were crying, some laughing, and every face was carefully watching the space within the darkness.

"Quiet now. Quiet is good, hehehe…"

"Yeah, that heartbeat was so noisy, so noisy!"

The faces on the arm spoke to one another.

Bai Cangshu stood in the shadows, expressionlessly watching the scene unfold.

He knew very well that the space would not arrange an "instant death encounter" the moment Reincarnators entered a world. Therefore, as long as he did not do anything excessive right now, he would be safe for the time being.

Blood flowed across the ground. Bai Cangshu lowered his head and saw a row of words appear.

World Loaded

Mission World: Jujutsu Kaisen Derivative World B3243

World Type: Team Competition (Battles between Reincarnators in this world will produce Scarlet Drop)

Challenge Difficulty: Medium to High

Time Limit: 30 days

Notice: Due to the influence of DM66616387, Important Plot Character Satoru Gojo has died. Related missions are being removed...

Notice: Due to the influence of DM66616387, faction Tokyo Jujutsu High has disappeared. Related missions are being removed...

Notice: Due to the influence of DM66616387, faction Zenin Clan has disappeared. Related missions are being removed...

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Before the milestones for this world had even appeared, Bai Cangshu was already seeing a lengthy series of notifications. He clicked his tongue inwardly.

"Looks like some incredible fellow has already turned this world upside down."