Lord of the Realm (Extremely Rare) (Second Update)

"You’ve grown even stronger."

Knight Sister saw Bai Cangshu enter, propped her chin on one hand, and smiled with undisguised approval.

The process of completing Enemy’s Flesh, My Sustenance II had been somewhat unusual, so he needed to confirm it first.

"Miss Knight, does this mean I’ve completed the mission?"

Strictly speaking, Enemy’s Flesh, My Sustenance II required the Reincarnator to kill the target alone.

Shigeo Kageyama had willingly allowed Bai Cangshu to kill him, which indeed satisfied the condition of being killed by Bai Cangshu alone. Yet for some reason, Bai Cangshu had not obtained Shigeo Kageyama’s head.

Instead, he only received the material Head of the Spirit World Evil Lord after the divine kingdom collapsed.

Light flashed in his hand, and the enormous pitch-black phantom head nearly blocked up the Rank Management Office.

A powerful golden radiance erupted from Knight Sister. The next instant, the Head of the Spirit World Evil Lord rapidly shrank, soon becoming only slightly larger than an ordinary human head.

The pitch-black phantom drifted toward every corner of the room like countless tentacles.

Knight Sister examined the strange entity. After pondering for a moment, she said,

"So that’s how it is. Such a powerful being had voluntarily divided itself into two parts…"

"But even in its incomplete state, this being possessed overwhelming power."

Knight Sister looked solemnly at Bai Cangshu and acknowledged his strength.

Use Head of the Spirit World Evil Lord as the material to complete Enemy's Flesh, My Sustenance II?

"Yes."

You have completed the advancement mission: Enemy's Flesh, My Sustenance II

Special Reincarnator EX051, your rank has been updated. Current rank: Strong-? (Abnormal energy attribute; unable to anchor)

Bai Cangshu had finally entered the Strong-tier. He reached out and touched the pitch-black phantom head that Knight Sister had shrunk. As expected, the material had already been automatically appraised.

Material: Head of the Spirit World Evil Lord

Quality: World's Rare Treasure

Description: An innately powerful aberration from a certain world that fell into the Spirit World and became an evil lord of one region. It contains a curse against Supernatural Ability Users.

Effect: After smelting, one of the following traits may be obtained:

A: Innate Spirit Ability User (Rare)—Awaken as a Spirit Ability User and gain the potential to train and strengthen spirit abilities. The type and effects of the spirit ability are random, but will be no lower than B-rank.

B: Spirit World Creature (Rare)—Bloodline altered, gaining the traits of a Spirit World Creature, additional spiritual energy resistance, the ability to pass through barriers, and special resistance that negates half the effects of physical attacks.

C: Lord of the Realm (Extremely Rare)—Scatter blood to open a personal Netherworld. Within the Netherworld, all non-soul-type abilities cannot be used. After suffering damage, Spirit World Creatures will be drawn to attack; the more serious the injury, the more powerful the attracted Spirit World Creatures.

D: Evil Lord (Extremely Rare)—The souls of all targets killed by you will be enslaved.

This Red Quality material did not possess a Red Quality Smelting Trait, likely because Shigeo Kageyama had divided the Spirit World Evil Lord’s power in two for those hundreds of thousands of souls.

Half of it had already been obliterated by Saitama, while Bai Cangshu had only obtained the other half. Thus, its effects had been weakened.

Of course, it might simply have been a matter of luck. After all, this material had two Extremely Rare Smelting Trait options at once. It was already an exceptionally powerful material unlike any he had seen before.

Knight Sister also sighed and reached out her hand, as though she were sensing the other party’s former strength through the material.

"Such extraordinary power, yet it can only fade away here. What a pity."

Bai Cangshu looked at the two options, Evil Lord and Lord of the Realm, and began to consider them.

Both traits were extremely powerful for him.

Lord of the Realm was an active ability. Once activated, it would create a domain akin to a "magic ban" for most Reincarnators and Plot Characters.

When wielded by Bai Cangshu, who excelled in physical combat and possessed a powerful soul, it would surely create a devastating battlefield.

Evil Lord, meanwhile, would supplement Bai Cangshu’s Myriad Tribulations Yin Spirit Yellow Springs Physique, allowing him to continuously obtain powerful souls.

The Reincarnators he killed would all be imprisoned by him in this manner.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Cangshu ultimately chose the Lord of the Realm trait.

"I’ve made my choice, Miss Knight."

Knight Sister clenched her hand, and the pitch-black phantom head instantly shattered into countless dark shadows. Like huge snakes, they slithered through the Rank Management Office before Knight Sister pushed forward with her hand.

The countless shadows slammed directly into Bai Cangshu’s body.

You have obtained the rank trait: Lord of the Realm (Extremely Rare)

Bai Cangshu then had Knight Sister appraise the Corpse Demon Mask’s attributes as well.

Material: Corpse Demon Mask

Quality: Rare

Description: The face of an undead evil ghost from a certain world, containing sinister power.

Effect: After smelting, one of the following traits may be obtained:

A: Ghost Illusion Body (Rare—Superior)—Active trait. Consumes a portion of energy to transform the body into a ghost, ignoring physical attacks and passing through walls, among other effects. However, it takes additional damage from holy-attribute and yang-attribute energy.

B: Evil Intent—Your thoughts will gain tangible power and can continuously inflict negative effects upon a target's mind. Its intensity is linked to the Spirit attribute.

C: Corpse Body (Uncommon)—Constitution +2, Strength +2, Agility -2. Gain additional damage reduction.

D: Ghost Face (Uncommon)—Constitution +1, Strength +1, Agility -1. Gain low-tier vampiric regeneration, with effects equivalent to C-rank.

"It counts as an uncommon ghostly object. It should fetch a good price."

It was obvious that Knight Sister did not like materials such as the Corpse Demon Mask. Seeing the Ghost Illusion Body trait, Bai Cangshu knew that the mask was actually quite valuable.

This ability was highly practical. In battle, it could allow a Reincarnator to defeat a stronger opponent, even establish an entire personal combat style.

He nodded, put the item away, and turned to leave the Rank Management Office. Just as he was about to go out, Knight Sister spoke first.

"That shattered crown—if you can obtain its other pieces, I can reforge it for you."

Bai Cangshu turned back. Knight Sister was merely looking at him, without her usual energetic smile. Above her head, a golden crown also flickered in and out of sight.

Bai Cangshu suddenly had many more guesses about the origins of Supreme Experts and even the power of various titles.

He looked at the Fatalism Fragment he had obtained, said nothing, and walked straight toward the two enormous lions.

The guards of the Goddess’s Abode moved aside almost the instant he appeared.

Not long after Bai Cangshu stepped onto the White Jade Staircase, he felt the world spin. A massive jade hand descended from the sky, seized the several-thousand-meter White Jade Staircase, and pulled it into the clouds.

"The rich scent of offerings, a talent I have never seen before… EX051, you truly delight me~"