Life Court, Primordial Dragon Court

Artoria cast one last glance at the red-haired girl, who had completely perished amid the intense magical power. The pitch-black mist seemed to have been provoked.

It rapidly changed shape, and pairs of eyes opened simultaneously in the air.

Artoria felt uneasy and instinctively met the gaze of one pair. In that instant, she seemed to see layer upon layer of eyes within endless emptiness, shifting her consciousness away.

She possessed considerable resistance to special effects, yet at that moment, she still felt the world turn upside down and her mind lose its bearings.

A powerful impact struck her, instantly bringing Artoria back to her senses. She turned her head, lingering fear still visible in her platinum eyes.

The power born from within Seraphina was exceedingly bizarre—and extremely powerful!

It was far beyond anything ordinary Mystic Eyes could compare to.

The next moment, an abnormal thought emerged in Artoria’s heart. She felt her body grow slightly hot, and the face of her Host involuntarily appeared in her mind.

His strength, his cruelty, and that domineering attitude of treating everything as his alone all vaguely made Artoria feel admiration for him.

Magical power burst from her body, flooding her entire form. She warily looked toward her Host.

Bai Cangshu’s expression remained unchanged. He continuously flicked and tapped his fingers, Ki Blasts shattering eye after eye, while he gave a strange laugh.

"Heh, who told you to fall for that thing’s trick? If I hadn’t struck you with the Heart of Slaanesh, how could you have come back?"

Bai Cangshu’s gaze swept over the Black Armored Knight’s petite body. She also came to her senses and immediately drew her sword in a horizontal slash.

Every swing of Excalibur directly cleared an area nearly a thousand meters wide. Yet the black mist did not dissipate; instead, it grew thicker and thicker.

While relying on her special resistance to abnormal conditions to resist the strange feelings endlessly arising from deep within her heart, Artoria also continued to unleash terrifying slashes. The ability called Heart of Slaanesh was quite frightening; even she had to treat it seriously.

At the same time, she swung her sword and pushed the battlefield outward.

"We should withdraw. This power is dangerous."

Artoria could not find the true body of that black mist, so she could not kill it. If this continued, even her magical power would eventually run dry.

But Bai Cangshu did not answer.

He stood where he was, looking at the other Seraphina body he had recreated.

She had refused to transfer her life into that body, causing Bai Cangshu’s plan to fall through.

Bai Cangshu had originally expected that as long as Seraphina transferred into the body he had recreated using the Origin Substance heart and Active Blood, there was a high chance she could escape the influence of that void and chaotic power.

Then, she could use that special purifying Origin Substance to resolve this problem.

But even with her life at its end, this woman had still chosen the method Bai Cangshu hated most.

Bai Cangshu looked at the unchanged shell of a body, his eyelids lowered. His fingers shot out as he prepared to cut out the Polluted Origin Substance heart and end this not entirely successful mission.

Even though he had obtained a new Power Tier and acquired Polluted Origin Substance, Bai Cangshu did not feel much satisfaction.

The instant Bai Cangshu’s fingers pierced her chest, he suddenly noticed that her brow had furrowed for an instant.

This was…

In an instant, Bai Cangshu grabbed her by the neck, even gripping her waist with his left hand to keep the body from shattering due to his excessive speed.

Bai Cangshu controlled his strength, but as he stomped down, the ground still shattered with a bang. The foundation collapsed with a thunderous crash. Like a meteor, he burst through the black mist and leaped a thousand meters into the sky.

Artoria immediately followed. After rushing out of the mist, the two sped toward the distance.

Below them, the British Peninsula, broken in half down the middle, was slowly and completely swallowed by the black fog.

From high above, the black mist twisted and coiled, eventually forming a gigantic phantom that rose from the sinking island and the ash-covered continental fragments.

Like a giant standing on the surface of the planet, it stretched its hands toward its surroundings. The black mist continued spreading, and eyes opened one after another within it as an indescribable power rapidly devoured this world.

Bai Cangshu opened his panel and saw that this world’s Collapse Value had already exceeded 80%. Perhaps before long, he would even be able to activate Despair Savior Mode here.

But he paid no attention to that. He flew through the atmosphere at an incredibly terrifying speed before finally landing on an ice field.

He set down the girl in his hands. The red-haired girl, curled up tightly, opened her eyes in confusion, all manner of light flickering within her crimson pupils.

"Who are you…?"

"Blergh!"

She suddenly began vomiting violently. Since this was a newly created body, there was nothing in her stomach, so apart from some gastric fluid, she could not vomit anything else.

Yet she continued retching.

With a thought from Bai Cangshu, golden Ripples unfolded behind him like wings and wrapped around the girl’s body.

The warm power immediately dispelled the cold and greatly strengthened the vitality of the girl’s flesh and blood.

If Starry Sky Ripple Lv.4 were measured in data, it could probably increase a person’s attributes by five to ten points and grant various buffs, including vitality.

It was considered powerful for others, but to Bai Cangshu as he was now, it was still not enough.

"Pfft!"

Seraphina suddenly vomited out a piece of crimson flesh before collapsing limply onto the ground.

Bai Cangshu made a grasping motion with one hand, generating suction from thin air. The flesh immediately flew up and landed in his hand.

Bai Cangshu sensed it for a moment, then gently clenched his hand. The flesh was crushed by golden qi, leaving only the crimson crystal at its center.

The thing was roughly the size of a fingertip. Rings of radiance lingered around it, and as it floated in Bai Cangshu’s palm, specks of light drifted into the air and vanished.

Bai Cangshu closed his hand around it.

You have obtained Special Creation: Origin Substance (Level 1, compatible Power Tier 2)

Origin Substance!

Unpolluted Origin Substance?!

Bai Cangshu almost immediately wanted to cut open the girl’s chest and see whether her heart would still be judged as Origin Substance.

But as Artoria’s footsteps sounded behind him, he abandoned that unrealistic greedy thought.

Special Creation: Origin Substance

Level 1; compatible Power Tier 2 (Life Court, Primordial Dragon Court)

Description: A remnant left behind by the Creator at the creation of the world, the crystallization of life and dragons, containing the power of origin.

Effect 1: Can be submitted anywhere in the space to obtain S-rank Singularity ×2 and Authority ×1 (an Authority within the third tier may be selected).

Effect 2: Can be fused into a true Power Tier while climbing it, greatly completing the Power Tier and obtaining the perfect climbing effect for that tier.

Effect 3: Can be used in the Goddess's Abode to enhance any ability. The ability will change as a result and receive a substantial increase in effectiveness.

Effect 4: Using this Origin Substance will be noticed by the Life Court and Primordial Dragon Court. Please note: this choice is irreversible.