Legends of Little Garden, Deployment Begins

Ability Enhancement: Imperial Ultimate Thunder Prison Scripture.

Enhancement failed. Ability: Imperial Ultimate Thunder Prison Scripture is a self-realized ability of the Reincarnator and cannot be enhanced using Singularity Points. You may spend Singularity Points with the Goddess to mutate this ability into a similar ability before proceeding with enhancement.

Bai Cangshu frowned. The cultivation technique he had comprehended from the Imperial Ultimate World-Shaking Tome, the Imperial Ultimate Thunder Prison Scripture, could not actually be enhanced directly.

He had already realized that abilities in the form of cultivation techniques were more cumbersome to upgrade. However, correspondingly, each improvement was far more significant than that of ordinary abilities.

When Imperial Ultimate Thunder Prison Scripture Lv1 rose to Lv2, it had directly gained a new active effect.

The Purge Mission will begin in 10 minutes. Reincarnators, please return to a safe environment.

The Space Purge Mission prompt appeared once more. Bai Cangshu no longer hesitated and turned to leave the Goddess’s Abode. Perhaps because he had spent enough Singularity Points during these two visits, the Goddess did not try to tempt him into spending the few remaining Singularity Points.

Bai Cangshu now had only one high-tier Singularity Point left: an A-rank Anomaly Point. Li Qingzi’s resources, meanwhile, had been completely exhausted.

Space enhancements were exhilarating, but they did consume resources at a terrifying speed.

Standing at the entrance to the Goddess’s Abode, Bai Cangshu still held the most valuable Drop Card he had obtained in the previous world—the Drop Card: Spirit World Evil Lord (Red).

This Drop Card contained Shigeo Kageyama’s power.

Bai Cangshu had never used it. He did not want to waste it for nothing.

He could not say whether it was because he desired the power to rule the Spirit World, or because of that shōnen himself—the one who had deliberately died by his hand in order to give hundreds of thousands of souls an answer.

Bai Cangshu still did not crush it. He had decided to pay the price to purchase a chance at a designated draw. The A-rank Anomaly Point he had deliberately saved was for the rumored opportunity to designate a Drop Card’s opening.

Bai Cangshu headed into the area occupied by High-tier Reincarnators nearest to the Goddess’s Abode stalls. Then, he suddenly stopped.

A man in a crisp white coat leaned behind the stall. Black lines wrapped around the edges of his clothing, giving his overall appearance a sharp, solemn air.

The man was not particularly tall, standing under 1.8 meters. By the average build of Space Avatars, he could even be considered petite.

His hair was oddly divided between black and white. His expression was indifferent. When he saw Bai Cangshu stop before his stall, he merely raised his eyes for a glance.

He showed no unusual reaction toward Mercenary Tao, who was currently the hottest topic in the Space. In his eyes, Mercenary Tao seemed no different from anyone else.

Bai Cangshu looked at the stall number: A-04.

It was among the most expensive stalls. Its daily rent alone likely exceeded several thousand Dimensional Points, a price only High-tier Reincarnators and high-tier gatherings could afford.

The High-tier Reincarnator named Glaze Crack, who had used Causality System abilities to foresee that he possessed soul-related power, had given him some information after trading Shishigawara’s Knuckle Duster and a Void Core for the Sage’s Drop Card.

The Throne of Illusion and Reality, one of the top gatherings in the East District and even the entire Space, possessed the powers of Hollowfication and Fullbring. The stall she had recommended he try his luck at was A-04.

Bai Cangshu lowered his head to inspect the stall. As expected of a High-tier Reincarnator from the Throne of Illusion and Reality, nearly every item within radiated purple light.

Ability Scroll: Cero (A-)

Ability Scroll: Hierro (B+)

Ability Scroll: Sonído (A)

The various ability items and scrolls they produced were almost all related to the Bleach World. Bai Cangshu could not help but suspect that the Throne of Illusion and Reality had obtained something akin to a channel that allowed them to stably enter a certain medium-to-large Bleach World through Hearthstone.

"I obtained a Void Core. Someone told me I could find a suitable way to use it here?"

Only then did the man with smooth center-parted hair, half black and half white, raise his head and look Bai Cangshu directly in the eye.

At that moment, Bai Cangshu noticed the black number 07 beneath the man’s left eye, which was obscured by his bangs.

Espada?!

Or had he deliberately styled his Avatar this way?

Considering the items and Ability Scrolls at the stall, Bai Cangshu guessed that this Reincarnator had most likely truly become an Espada in a mission world.

The Arrancar Espada generally possessed combat strength comparable to Bleach captains, while the higher-ranked Espada even surpassed ordinary captains.

Without question, the guy before him was powerful.

"You came too early. The next person at this stall will be the Kidō Master."

High-tier gatherings did indeed have arrangements where they permanently occupied a batch of fixed stalls, while different Reincarnators took turns using them.

Bai Cangshu did not dwell on it. His resources were no longer abundant. Most of his rare items, including his high-tier Singularity Points, had been nearly depleted.

Even if the Kidō Master were here, Bai Cangshu would probably be unable to afford his asking price. He might even have to use Singularity Points to find a broker and conduct a three-party trade.

He was short on time and did not have that kind of leeway.

Just as Bai Cangshu was about to leave, the man said, "Glaze Crack’s Void Core ended up in your hands, didn’t it?"

"When the Kidō Master returns to the Space, I’ll let him know. He’s very interested in that Void Core…"

Bai Cangshu nodded and quickly made his way to the Rank Management Office.

"Knight Sister, check which Title Missions I can accept now."

Bai Cangshu had already met the trigger conditions for the Villain Savior title, but because his rating had never reached the Strong rank, he had been unable to accept it.

Knight Sister reached into the air and seemed to tap a few times. The next moment, another Space prompt appeared before Bai Cangshu.

You have been found to possess the milestones villain, Killer Demon (Rare), Savior (Extremely Rare), Hero, Anti-Hero, and others. You have obtained the following methods to unlock advanced milestones and titles.

Title: Villain Savior (Extremely Rare): After spending a B-rank Anomaly Point + 10,000 Dimensional Points, a mission may be triggered while holding the villain and Savior milestones. Upon equipping it, you will gain a unique ability. Note: After this mission begins, the Space will open a special battlefield and recruit qualified Reincarnators for a deathmatch. Difficulty is extremely high. Cannot be activated below a Strong-rank evaluation.

Milestone: Night Walker (Rare): After spending a C-rank Anomaly Point + 5,000 Dimensional Points, a mission may be triggered while holding the Anti-Hero and Hero milestones. Upon equipping it, you will gain a unique ability. Note: This mission’s difficulty will vary according to the mission world. Please choose carefully.

Title: Evil Heart Hero (Extremely Rare): After spending a B-rank Anomaly Point + 8,000 Dimensional Points, a mission may be triggered while holding the Killer Demon, Savior, and Anti-Hero milestones. Upon equipping it, you will gain a unique ability. Note: This mission’s difficulty will vary according to the mission world. Please choose carefully.

Because Bai Cangshu had acquired new milestones afterward, he had unlocked new synthesis formulas. Since he had not chosen a sparring partner during this visit to the Cultivation Institute and had only spent nearly twenty thousand Dimensional Points, he planned to split apart his A-rank Anomaly Point and accept the Villain Savior mission.

"Knight Sister, I want to activate the Villain Savior title."

Unexpectedly, Knight Sister shook her head.

"If I am not mistaken, your current identity is Scavenger, and the Purge Mission is about to begin. At this point, there is no longer enough time to recruit enough qualified Reincarnators and open the special battlefield."

"The Space’s time flow for activating this mission isn’t specially adjusted?"

Bai Cangshu had thought that activating this mission would be like entering the Space from the real world to begin deployment, with its own unique difference in time flow.

He had not expected it to interfere with the Purge Mission.

He could choose Evil Heart Hero or Night Walker now, but title synthesis was different from milestone synthesis. After Milestone Synthesis, the original milestones would remain.

Title synthesis, however, was irreversible.

Compared to the Evil Heart Hero title, Bai Cangshu valued the more costly Villain Savior far more, since it allowed him to directly kill other Reincarnators.

After all that trouble, Bai Cangshu had merely gained some new information. Basically, none of it would be useful until after his Purge Mission ended.

By the time Bai Cangshu returned to his stall, there was little time left. The Reincarnators gathered around it were all deeply disappointed, because they had discovered that the Ajin Bloodline Item from Mercenary Tao’s stall had disappeared.

"Mercenary Tao, how could you just sell that thing directly?!"

"Do you know how much time and resources we spent preparing things you might need?"

"Yeah, yeah! Even if someone was eager to buy it, you should at least have held an auction!"

For the vast majority of Reincarnators, an Ajin bloodline was more alluring than anything else. With that bloodline, they could ignore the risk of death in many worlds.

Although the item stated that its user needed to meet eligibility conditions, the Infinite Dimensional Space had plenty of technologies capable of freely modifying human bodies. Meeting one eligibility condition was not something impossible.

As Bai Cangshu placed a new Bloodline Item radiating intense brilliance onto the stall, he turned toward the few people shouting.

Bai Cangshu was becoming increasingly accustomed to keeping his head fixed in one position and merely moving his eyeballs to meet others’ gazes.

On one hand, this movement allowed him to grow more adept at the fine control of his body, transcending biological instinct.

On the other hand, he had discovered that whenever he did this, people would reveal frightened expressions.

Sure enough, when the Reincarnators shouting the loudest suddenly met Mercenary Tao’s eyes, their hearts clenched and their bodies turned cold. Clearly, they were in a public Space where abilities could not affect them.

Yet they still felt fear instinctively.

Bai Cangshu narrowed his eyes and revealed a teasing smile.

That expression… How delightful, humans.

Mercenary Tao’s display quieted the Reincarnators who had been agitated over losing their chance at the Ajin bloodline. Once they calmed down, they all realized that Mercenary Tao was no kindly gentleman. This guy was a beast who had risen swiftly by hunting Reincarnators everywhere.

He was a monster that could not be measured by reason.

"If you really want an Ajin bloodline, then… why don’t you go find one? Find another Ajin, tell me their identity information, and I’ll kill them for you~"

Bai Cangshu spoke with a smile, launching a "Kill It for You" service for the Reincarnators present. They mumbled a few words, but no one said anything.

Only then did they notice the bloodline that had just been placed on the stall.

"Another Bloodline Item…"

"The blood marrow of the King of Sky and Wind. Re-Red Quality?!"

The armored Reincarnator’s voice suddenly rose sharply. The next moment, all the other Reincarnators widened their eyes as well.

"What kind of quality is red… A World’s Rare Treasure…"

Bai Cangshu once again successfully drew traffic to his stall.

Purger sequence number 04. Purge deployment is about to begin. Please return to a safe space.

Bai Cangshu vanished instantly, leaving behind a large group of Reincarnators frantically sending offers.

The professor in black-rimmed glasses and the tall Elizabeth stood at the edge of the crowd, and they too saw the item from afar.

Elizabeth immediately looked at the professor and said, "This is… the bloodline of a Dragon King from the Dragon Raja World? Wouldn’t that satisfy that person’s needs?!"

The professor pondered for a moment.

"The Dragon King should indeed be able to meet the minimum requirements of the three strongest dragon species, but… what could we offer to trade with Mercenary Tao?"

Elizabeth also fell into thought. She understood Mercenary Tao’s madness, cruelty, and absolute pursuit of profit very well. He was absolutely not the sort of person who would care about old ties merely because they had once gone through a mission together.

The professor crushed a hexagonal Ruby and activated the power of The High Priestess card, once again seeking revelation from the unseen.

In her daze, she saw Reincarnators from the West District trade with Mercenary Tao. Then she saw Mercenary Tao holding that Ability Scroll with an obsessed expression.

After recovering from that "revelation," the professor quickly realized that Mercenary Tao valued that ability greatly, yet was facing some kind of problem.

Mercenary Tao did not meet the training requirements for that high-tier ability!

That was the most reasonable guess. As long as she could find a way for Mercenary Tao to meet those training requirements, she might be able to make him complete a trade with her.

The professor was certain that trades were not determined entirely by an item’s value. More often, willingness and need mattered more.

What she needed to solve now was to confirm what that high-tier ability was and… what Mercenary Tao lacked.

As The High Priestess, a Special Reincarnator, she possessed an innate advantage in intelligence.

The professor, whose real name was Ye Kai yet had set his Avatar as a woman, settled on her plan and regained her confident expression.

Elizabeth also sighed in relief. Their team had encountered a thorny problem, but if they could complete that mission, perhaps they might gain something unimaginable.

After all… Little Garden was the true fantasy realm where gods and Buddhas walked the earth. In a place like that, obtaining any kind of power would not be strange at all!—

Deployment begins now.

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Deployment begins!

Bai Cangshu’s body instantly transformed into a stream of information and vanished from his Private Space.