Killing Intent Bai Is Born (3K First Update)

Virtue Sequence I · Merciful Release: Harbor the virtue of benevolence and grant the destined release.

Sequence Effect 1: Reincarnators of this sequence will be favored by reincarnators with special compatibility.

Sequence Effect 2: Merciful Release—grant the target release through Utmost Benevolence and Goodness. Attacks ignore all defenses and resistances. Ability Priority: High. (This ability must be used with the Heart of Benevolence.)

Bai Cangshu looked at the panel before him. Compared to the Great Sin Sequence, the Virtue Sequence adhered more closely to the rules of "order." From the very first sequence, it possessed a specific path and ability effects.

The Great Sin Sequence, by comparison, felt like groping through chaos from its very first sequence.

The sheer power of this ability called Merciful Release made Bai Cangshu wonder for a moment whether there was an error in its description.

Ignoring all defenses and resistances—given the Infinite Dimensional Space’s rigorous wording, the weight behind the word "all" was infinitely magnified in Bai Cangshu’s eyes.

In other words, what this sequence granted was not some special mechanism, but truly formidable offensive power—the power to grant equal death!

Absolute defense, damage immunity—none of it could withstand this attack.

Bai Cangshu looked at Hiranaka Minoru, whose body had been charred black as though reduced to ash. He lay on the ground not far away, with only half his body remaining. Both legs had completely vanished into blackened ruin.

The destructive power of that strike had far exceeded Bai Cangshu’s expectations. Even the Thunder Arrow of Destiny he had experienced during his trial in the Consciousness Space had not been so powerful.

Perhaps this planet’s will, too, did not wish to see the Golden Order turn this world into a silence beneath divine authority. Or perhaps that strike just now had been the so-called Merciful Release.

Bai Cangshu took a step forward. He wanted to hear what this man, consumed by the Greater Will, had to say at the very end.

But he had only taken one step.

Whoosh!

The purple Satsui no Hado completely transformed into flame-like aura, blazing fiercely around Bai Cangshu’s body.

The shattered stones on the ground floated up in an instant. The air began to thin as vast amounts of it were forced away by the Satsui no Hado. That thick, viscous killing intent continuously emerged from Bai Cangshu’s body.

Satsui no Hado has increased. Current: Lv. 4 (13/1800)

Energy · Satsui no Hado intensity greatly increased.

Virtue · Great Sin Reincarnator EX051, you have met the advancement requirements. Please check the Rank Management Office for your advancement mission.

The excessively dense killing intent gathered together, compressing and colliding, and friction began to arise in the air.

It was the despair and agony of life at the brink of death. It was the final, resolute eruption of a powerful being before death.

Crackle!

Red lightning was born from the air.

The purple Satsui no Hado seemed to ignite in an instant, spreading outward from where that lightning had flashed.

In the blink of an eye, the purple Satsui no Hado turned scarlet.

The red Satsui no Hado was as viscous as water. The fiery phenomenon that soared into the sky slowly faded and drew back, while the scarlet Satsui no Hado flooded back into Bai Cangshu’s body.

It felt as though boiling magma and icy blades had pierced his veins together and begun to flow.

Bai Cangshu’s face began to twitch. It was not because of pain, but because the surging Satsui no Hado had begun destroying his nerves one by one.

As intense killing intent poured into him, the muscles on his face bulged one by one. Reinforced by the Satsui no Hado, they became as hard as steel. His originally sharp, well-defined features began to turn cold and hard, as though carved by blade and axe.

Then the muscles across his body were strengthened fiber by fiber, followed by his blood vessels, then his bones…

Little by little, Bai Cangshu felt that explosive power being crammed into his body.

The intensely corrosive Satsui no Hado entered his body. Vast numbers of capillaries ruptured almost simultaneously, only to heal again through his regeneration, then be destroyed once more by the Satsui no Hado.

Blood seeped from his body’s surface due to the widespread destruction of capillaries, giving him a horrifying red coloration.

A stabbing pain came from Bai Cangshu’s back, where the Satsui no Hado was gathering. He unconsciously turned sideways, and through the all-encompassing vision of the Byakugan and Six Eyes, he saw a clear character for "calamity" beginning to emerge from his flesh.

It was the form manifested when the Satsui no Hado reflected his true heart.

"Calamity…"

Bai Cangshu had thought that, like Akuma, he would manifest the character for "heaven" because of his ambition and aura to pursue power above all else and become invincible beneath the heavens.

Yet what ultimately appeared was "calamity"…

The strokes of that "calamity" character, condensed from the Satsui no Hado, were sharp and fierce, as though they contained boundless savage intent.

Calamity was a Buddhist term representing the ultimate unit of time and causality, while also symbolizing disaster and karma. Did it hold some special symbolic meaning, or…

Boom!

Surging killing intent flooded into his brain. Bai Cangshu’s body swelled as he clutched his head and casually tore away a large handful of scalp, but that pain could no longer stimulate his thoughts.

The wound healed in the blink of an eye.

Pop!

The Six Eyes and Byakugan burst apart at the same time. Scarlet Satsui no Hado stimulated the tremendous vitality within his body, and two new eyeballs had already grown back. Yet no pupils could be seen within them. Those pale eyes looked as though they had completely lost all reason.

The souls of Uchiha Madara and Satoru Gojo were both ejected from the Throne of the Heart.

"Ha!"

As if unable to bear the excessively powerful Satsui no Hado, Bai Cangshu suddenly opened his mouth and shouted.

The scene he had once seen Mercenary Tao perform in the Dragon Ball World now surfaced instinctively.

Purple Satsui no Hado erupted from Bai Cangshu’s mouth in the form of aura, instantly bombarding the spot where Hiranaka Minoru’s corpse lay.

Rumble!

The mountaintop exploded in an instant, as though it had been struck by a missile. The upper hundred meters of the mountain were immediately engulfed in sand, stone, and smoke.

When everything dispersed, an entire layer had been shaved off the mountain.

Bai Cangshu emerged from the smoke. He was now nearly two and a half meters tall, and his hair seemed to have turned red. A layer of scarlet Satsui no Hado continuously rose from the back of his head.

Uchiha Shisui, who had chased after him from afar, felt his heart jolt for no reason when he saw that sight.

In his eyes, Mercenary Tao had once been like a wild beast, radiating powerful aggression at every moment. Anyone who came into contact with him would feel uncomfortable.

But compared to Mercenary Tao’s drastically altered appearance now, his former appearance could perhaps be considered gentle and harmless.

This was a crazed Fierce Beast!

Bai Cangshu turned his head, as though he had sensed something, and bent his legs. The next moment, accompanied by a bang—

He leaped straight into the sky. With just one stomp, he had already jumped hundreds of meters into the air.

After changing direction twice in midair, he vanished without a trace.

Uchiha Shisui looked in the direction Mercenary Tao had departed. That was where the Erdtree stood, but at the same time… Konoha was now also at the foot of the Erdtree.

He did not dare delay and immediately used the Body Flicker Jutsu toward Konoha.

Uchiha Shisui’s Body Flicker Jutsu was exceptionally clean and swift. Few ninja of the same rank could keep up with him, but this time, he only felt that he was not fast enough. He wanted to go even faster.

Rumble!

A massive explosion erupted in the distance. Shisui’s heart sank. When he arrived moments later, he saw that Konoha’s rebuilt gate and barrier had already been shattered.

The ninja who had been affected by the Golden Order and later trapped inside the village by Lord Jiraiya and Lady Tsunade’s barrier had continued assaulting it without pause. Now, severed limbs littered the ground.

The Erdtree above still swayed. As the barrier shattered, golden radiance once again began to spill into the village.

But this ninja village, once overflowing with life, was now left only with desolation, as well as flames and killing intent soaring into the sky.

Bang!

Accompanied by a tremendous impact through the air, a gigantic toad fell backward, face-up.

Uchiha Shisui swiftly leaped onto one of the Erdtree’s enormous roots. Sure enough, beneath the roots, he saw Mercenary Tao, like a rabid beast, standing amid several ninja.

The enormous Summoning Beast called forth by Lord Jiraiya had been sent flying, and its injuries were severe.

As for the person who had originally been besieged by Jiraiya and Tsunade, he had gained a chance to catch his breath.

If Shisui remembered correctly, that man was called… Leren.

At that moment, the ninja called Leren was drenched in blood. A long and a short Chakra Blade had long been deployed in his hands. He panted heavily, his eyes filled with confusion and delight.

"Mercenary Tao, have you finally chosen to stand with Lady Heaven’s Will?"

Leren could not tell whether he felt more disappointment or more delight. If this madman Mercenary Tao truly stood with Lady Heaven’s Will, then perhaps he could live to see the Erdtree Era descend.

Once that happened, after he completed what Lady Heaven’s Will wanted done, she would surely treat him a little differently after they returned to the Space. I only need to…

Whoosh!

A fierce wind rushed toward him. Leren’s expression changed. His twin swords danced wildly, and the Chakra Blades were extraordinarily sharp. As he unleashed a Blade Storm to force back those around him, he was already preparing to activate Windwalk.

His half-baked senjutsu was completely unable to rival Jiraiya’s. In the end, he still had to rely on a Reincarnator’s abilities to fight.

A figure radiating scarlet aura stretched several meters long, blurrily coming into focus in Leren’s pupils.

It was Mercenary Tao, who had suddenly attacked and sent Jiraiya flying.

"Mercenary Tao, you…"

Splat!

A fist wrapped in intense killing intent punched straight through his Blade Storm and pierced through his chest in a single blow.

"Urgh… pfft!"

Blood choked his airway, mouth, and nose. Life and warmth drained from his body together.

Leren lowered his head and saw that both Chakra Blades, forged from special materials, had already shattered. Yet the other man’s left hand had plunged into his chest completely unharmed.

Tears suddenly slid from Leren’s eyes of their own accord.

I’m going to die…

Very soon, everything he had would disappear. His former fear, resentment, hopes, and love—everything would vanish without a trace.

For the first time, he no longer dwelled on Mercenary Tao or Heaven’s Will.

At that moment, only he remained in his eyes.

Splat—

Tsunade’s face began to turn pale, while Jiraiya stood in front of her. He did not understand what was happening between these two. Just moments ago, he had thought Mercenary Tao was allied with Leren, who had been obstructing their efforts to attack the Erdtree. Yet in the next instant, the man had been brutally killed.

With a casual fling, Mercenary Tao threw Leren’s body away like a broken rag doll. It smashed into the Erdtree’s roots, and blood instantly seeped into the ground below.

Bai Cangshu turned around impassively and beckoned at Jiraiya and Tsunade with his right hand.

"Come. Continue…"