Mercenary Tao’s Fierceness! (4K Mega Chapter)

Whoosh!

Pitch-black flames erupted. In an instant, Mercenary Tao, his entire body wrapped in a force field, became a black torch.

The sight made Wei Yixiao, who had "luckily" escaped being killed by Mercenary Tao together with Jiasu, turn grim.

These sinister, terrifying black flames seemed even more dreadful than his current Hellfire. Although Ghost Rider’s enhancement ceiling was quite high, against Mercenary Tao at this moment…

His flames had failed to achieve much, while Mahakala’s black flames had instantly burned through the force field he had struggled to penetrate.

Wei Yixiao no longer expected someone like Mercenary Tao to be instantly killed. At some point, he had developed the impression that Mercenary Tao was extremely difficult to defeat.

Even in this situation, he still believed Mercenary Tao would survive…

As the black flames burned, a fierce whirlwind erupted, instantly drawing the black fire into a massive black tornado that instead swept toward Su Qingqiu.

Mahakala’s eyes narrowed. The next moment, he grabbed with both hands, and the Flame of Finality vanished in an instant. The enormous tornado was dispersed halfway there with a wave of Su Qingqiu’s hand.

Mercenary Tao was nowhere inside it.

"Careful, he can turn into wind!"

His Telepathy was extremely effective, and he caught the instant Mercenary Tao transformed into wind.

Golden light glimmered in Mahakala’s eyes. He formed a hand seal, and his pupils once again appeared faintly in the sky, as though the Black Great Sun had opened its eyes.

Heavenly Eye!

He spotted a figure hiding within the wind and immediately raised a hand to point.

Whoosh!

Black flames rose like a curtain. The high temperature instantly altered the airflow, shifting the wind’s direction.

Even under the suppression of Su Qingqiu’s Pure White Heaven, Mahakala could still control the Flame of Finality across an area exceeding five kilometers in radius.

If he wished, he could fully transform into a destructive humanoid natural disaster. That was why Song Xian had marked Mahakala as a Calamity-level observation target.

Snap!

His gaze sharpened. Illuminated by the black flames, Mercenary Tao emerged from the sea of fire. Force continually circulated over his body, and his defense was incredibly formidable.

Moreover, as a Scarlet Great Sin, Mercenary Tao’s attributes were likely all extremely high. Even under the simultaneous radiance of Pure White Heaven and the Great Sun of Finality, he had not lost his ability to move.

Bai Cangshu staggered out of the wind, only for a silver-white sword pressure to slash toward him at precisely that moment.

Not only were these three powerful, but their coordination was also exceptionally seamless. They did not look like they were doing this for the first time at all.

Only then did the people of the Finality Empire breathe a sigh of relief.

In that brief battle earlier, the combat power Mercenary Tao had displayed had been terrifyingly strong. He seemed not to have used any particular abilities, yet he had effortlessly instant-killed several fierce opponents.

Even a Title-level Great Demon had been unable to withstand a single exchange.

One had to know that Reincarnators of this level could already be called elite Reincarnators. In all kinds of group combat missions, they would be assigned the role of "harvesters" who entered relatively late.

Every one of them had the lives of dozens of other Reincarnators on their hands.

Yet against Mercenary Tao, such people had not fared much better than ordinary people. They were effortlessly killed without even being able to catch sight of Mercenary Tao’s movements.

That oppressive force made even Title-level Reincarnators tremble.

Fierce-tier, without a doubt!

Mercenary Tao was now a genuine Fierce-tier Reincarnator.

Regardless of how the Space judged it, regardless of whether Mercenary Tao had completed his advancement mission, there was actually a better way to identify a so-called Fierce-tier Reincarnator.

That was someone whose mere appearance could make most Reincarnators tremble in fear.

That was fierceness!

Only now, seeing Mahakala join forces with two other top-tier Reincarnators to successfully suppress Mercenary Tao, did they dare breathe a little more loudly.

Ring!

Sword qi shrieked wildly. A Single Thought of Silk’s swordsmanship did not follow the grand, dazzling path of the One Piece World. Her sword intent was strange and nimble.

Every strike targeted a vital point, and her sword speed was extremely fast. Combined with her current high attributes and bonuses, the result was that within several breaths, the entire block was utterly shattered.

Deep ravines were everywhere.

She displayed to the fullest the terrifying destructive power a close combat Reincarnator could possess after growing strong.

Moreover, Bai Cangshu could sense that the frequency with which the death intent appeared in her sword qi was inconsistent. It seemed every sword contained death intent without releasing it, only for that death intent to burst forth when it was about to strike him.

In terms of killing power, this swordsmanship far surpassed Li Qingzi’s previous methods.

This was swordsmanship born solely to kill.

A Single Thought of Silk was even more shaken. Her swordsmanship came from that great villain from Bleach a thousand years ago—Yachiru Unohana.

It was a sword forged for slaughter after integrating all manner of sword techniques.

With the support of abilities and items, her swordsmanship specialization had likewise touched the level 9 Peak of Technique, vaguely reaching toward the transcendent boundary beyond limits.

Yet even so, in Mercenary Tao’s eyes, her swordsmanship seemed full of flaws. It did not possess the usual feeling of a swordsmanship grandmaster suppressing an ordinary Grand Martial Arts Master.

Mercenary Tao’s Martial Arts Mastery… had broken through the Peak of Skill?!

As soon as that thought arose, the sword in her hand swung faster and faster. The sword light in her hand was not straight or dazzling at all. Instead, the strikes she unleashed became increasingly tricky and unpredictable.

They began slashing toward all of Bai Cangshu’s blind spots from every imaginable, impossible angle.

Su Qingqiu had yet to make a move. Like someone controlling the battlefield, he was the trump card the Kill Bai Alliance had specifically found to counter the Scarlet Great Sin.

Pure White Heaven’s suppression of attributes could greatly limit the greatest advantage of Great Sin Reincarnators like Mercenary Tao.

He could see clearly that A Single Thought of Silk had begun to get serious. In other words, even with himself and Mahakala involved, she was still beginning to struggle to suppress Mercenary Tao.

Mahakala noticed this as well. He looked at the Black Great Sun in the sky. If he used that move now…

No, it was not time yet.

He immediately abandoned that thought.

The next moment, Mahakala’s body swayed, and a dark-golden figure staggered out of his body, followed by a second, then a third.

Each time Mahakala swayed, another version of himself appeared.

These Mahakalas differed slightly in appearance. It looked as if Mahakala from every age had been summoned simultaneously.

There were nine in total.

Behind each of the nine Mahakalas burned a Black Great Sun.

In an instant, the temperature in the area rapidly rose, and the intensity of the corrosive curse increased sharply.

Su Qingqiu raised his left hand and swept it before himself. An enormous playing card appeared, its surface rapidly developing countless black spots.

Whoosh!

The playing card caught fire. Su Qingqiu flicked his left hand, and a new playing card appeared. He seemed to be using this method to avoid the damage of the corrosive curse.

Mahakala merely glanced at him before paying him no further attention.

The nine figures abruptly transformed into black fire lotuses. The next moment, black lotuses exploded within the space where Mercenary Tao and A Single Thought of Silk were fighting.

Boom!

In just an instant, A Single Thought of Silk let out a muffled groan and was blasted away, one hand pressing against her sword. Smoke even began rising from her body, while her hair yellowed and curled.

In terms of pure destructive power, the Flame of Finality far surpassed other Title Abilities.

The Three Parts Return to Origin Force over Bai Cangshu’s body instantly ignited. Bai Cangshu frowned and shook both hands.

Bang!

The Three Parts Return to Origin Force exploded outright, violent currents sweeping outward like a tornado.

Yet in the sky, the nine Mahakalas stood in different positions. All formed seals, raised their hands in unison, and struck a palm toward Bai Cangshu.

Terrifying flames completely enveloped Mercenary Tao from every direction. The air distorted and blurred in an instant. In such an environment, turning into wind was useless as well.

Mahakala watched coldly as Mercenary Tao spread his arms as though resisting the surging heatwaves. At the same time, Mercenary Tao’s entire body turned black as powerful Armament Haki covered him.

The sight made everyone inwardly breathe a sigh of relief. Mercenary Tao had finally begun using other abilities. This proved that he, too, was being forced near his limit and had no choice but to reveal his trump cards.

"Namo Amitabha."

"The Sea of Suffering is boundless; turn back and reach the shore."

Like rolling thunder, Mahakala’s voice began reverberating through the air. It was impossible to tell how the sound was being produced, yet it directly shook within everyone’s minds.

"This is bad, it’s Lord Mahakala’s Life-Reaping Buddhist Chant! Quickly, activate the barrier!"

Two people immediately formed hand seals, their hands moving as swiftly as flowers in the wind. In an instant, a purple barrier lit up in Paradise.

The others looked somewhat more relaxed as well. The effect of that seductive Buddhist chant weakened considerably.

Mahakala was immensely powerful, but many of his abilities were indiscriminate, large-scale attacks. Therefore, no one had rushed to help; they had merely been watching from the sidelines.

A Reincarnator in black-rimmed glasses watched Mercenary Tao, who had been completely contained within Mahakala’s attack and seemed about to be burned to death, then raised the wand in his hand.

An extremely terrifying spell had already been prepared. Most of the Title-level Reincarnators who had come with Mahakala were caster-type Reincarnators. Their killing power was strong enough that, even if they were weaker than Mercenary Tao, they still had a chance to join Mahakala in blasting him to death.

But Mercenary Tao’s strength had proven far too great, leaving these people afraid to act. Fortunately, the backup arranged by His Excellency was powerful enough. The appearance of two top-tier Reincarnators had stabilized the situation.

Sweat dripped down One-Hit Magus Ling Lun’s forehead. He had been maintaining that spell in its ready-to-cast state.

But as the Black Great Suns behind the nine Mahakala clones grew increasingly brilliant, and the Life-Reaping Buddhist Chant continued to be recited, Mahakala’s clones had already closed to within fifty meters of Mercenary Tao.

Puff~

Accompanied by the faint crackle of flames, Mercenary Tao’s signature pink robe was finally ignited by the black fire.

Ling Lun finally breathed a complete sigh of relief.

It worked!

Once ignited by the Flame of Finality, even if one was not burned to death, the corrosive curse would completely consume them. All vitality and power would be devoured, and they would eventually turn into a pile of rotten flesh.

A Single Thought of Silk, who had retreated into the distance and still formed a triangular formation with Mahakala’s main body and Su Qingqiu, crushed a talisman. Holy light fell across her body, but the searing pain still could not be dispelled.

She kept her eyes on Mercenary Tao from the corner of her gaze. As long as he was not dead, she could not rest easy. The pressure was so immense that she had not even immediately demanded compensation from Mahakala for being caught in his ability.

Thump.

It was as though a heartbeat had pounded violently once.

Mahakala’s main body’s eyelid twitched, and he immediately spoke.

"Ling Lun, do it!"

His Telepathy and Heavenly Eye were not only focused on Mercenary Tao; he also knew his allies’ conditions perfectly.

He gave the order at once.

At that instant, it was as though the string in Ling Lun’s heart suddenly tightened again, until it snapped. The exquisite gemstone atop his wand shattered directly.

He poured all his magic power into this strike.

One-Hit Magus: All magic power could be condensed into a single spell. When cast, every point of energy attribute increased its effect by 2.5%.

Layer upon layer of dazzling magic circles abruptly exploded before Ling Lun.

Crack~ Boom!

The first thing to shatter was the Four Violet Flames Formation in front of him. Then, the terrifying magic power directly dispersed all other energy and elements in the air.

Destructive fluctuations spread among the nine Mahakala clones.

"Explosion!"

Explosion Magic!

The ultimate destruction magic, condensed into a single point by a pure caster-type Reincarnator at the summit of the path of destruction, revealed its devastating power in an instant.

Mahakala’s nine clones shattered and vanished one after another, followed by Mercenary Tao, who had been surrounded by those clones.

The figure whose eyes were closed as black flames began to envelop him seemed as though he, too, would be ripped apart and erased by the violent magic power.

But the next moment, Mercenary Tao’s eyes abruptly opened. Purple, white, red, green… countless colors flowed through those eyes.

Ling Lun had exhausted all his magic power, yet his perception of that instant was incomparably clear.

He was certain that after Mercenary Tao opened his eyes, countless radiant lights flowed and spiraled within those pupils, and then…

Boom!

The terrifying explosion swallowed everything.

The shockwave directly flattened the recently built Paradise.

Mai, who was howling in pain atop a rooftop after his scalp had been cut open and poisoned; Jin Yue’an, standing atop a more distant building; Jiasu and Wei Yixiao, lingering at the edge of the battlefield; and the Great Demon, whose head had only just been reattached.

All of them were blasted thousands of meters away by the terrifying impact, flying out along with dust and rubble.

"Nice one, Ling Lun! Is Mercenary Tao dead?!"

Steelbone Atai, the Defense-Specialized Reincarnator whose arms were crossed and whose body had completely transformed into an alloy form, was the first to turn around and check on Ling Lun’s condition.

Having lost all his magic power and expended enormous mental energy, Ling Lun could not move at all. His hands trembled, and his face was deathly pale.

"Run… run!"

The next moment, Mahakala immediately understood Ling Lun’s meaning through Telepathy.

"Mercenary Tao isn’t dead. All of you, teleport away immediately!"

With a wave of Mahakala’s hand, his body expanded once more, surpassing three meters in height.

The Black Great Sun above his head began to swell as well. Black qi extended outward from it, as though it would swallow everything whole.

Without even raising his head, he merely moved his lips and spoke without joy or sorrow.

"Su Qingqiu, A Single Thought of Silk, you should leave too. Collect your payment from His Excellency."

The two knew Mahakala was likely about to use that calamity-like move and were about to depart, but the dust on the ground began to tremble, and the airflow in the air changed direction.

In an instant, it was as though some new gravitational force had appeared, and everything began flying toward the sky.

Rumble!

Golden qi shot into the sky from Paradise’s ruins like a massive light pillar several meters in diameter.

Crackle!

Golden lightning burst from within it, accompanied by an aura so intense it felt as though it could shatter one’s heart.

"Ha~ Hahaha… hahahahaha!"

Laughter shook the air as a visible Blazing White shockwave spread outward like ripples.

A Single Thought of Silk’s dark-purple hair scattered wildly under the shockwave.

Su Qingqiu’s ponytail came undone as well.

Their expressions turned grave. They exchanged a glance, and nothing remained in their eyes but the resolve to fight to the death.

The next moment, Mahakala’s Heavenly Eye saw the terrifying figure within the golden light pillar—a man bare from the waist up—casually wave his hand.

Boom!

A horrifying impact appeared in an instant. Mahakala subconsciously raised both hands, his entire body seeming to be struck by a weight of a thousand tons as he slid backward hundreds of meters.

He used the same trick again, sending a large number of clones out from within his body. The Life-Reaping Buddhist Chant rang out, but what greeted him was a terrifying roar.

"Ha!"

World-Shaking Thunder Roar!

Thunder boomed across the nine heavens all at once. The sky suddenly flashed bright, robbing everyone of their sight.

BOOM!

Ai Tai, standing guard before Ling Lun, did not make a sound. His internal organs were completely blown apart, blood spraying from every opening in his body.

Ling Lun also vomited blood from his mouth and nose, his eyes bursting apart on the spot.

The others, too, erupted in cries of agony…