Outer God

Divine Power (Hidden, Unique)

Mission Description: The Outer God residing within you has revealed its existence. It covets this godless world. Help it successfully descend upon this world, and you will receive divine favor.

Reward: The special hidden faction, Outer God Abode, will be unlocked, granting a large amount of reputation and an unknown reward.

Failure Penalty: Cursed Seal: Inari Ōkami's Strike will be destroyed.

Bai Cangshu reached out. Even though the Spirit Toucher milestone and his increasingly powerful Soul Power now allowed him to touch all kinds of spirit bodies, he still could not touch the "Fox Divine Envoy" before him.

This Avatar, the "Fox Divine Envoy," was most likely Inari Ōkami’s true form. It showed no displeasure at Bai Cangshu’s disrespect. Instead, it floated upward slightly until it was level with him, its ruby-like eyes fixed on Bai Cangshu.

"Seeker of power, as long as you accomplish what I have arranged, even touching me shall be permitted."

Bai Cangshu stared unblinkingly at it. The white traces at the ends of his hair rapidly spread, and blood began to flow from his nostrils.

Yet Bai Cangshu noticed none of it, still greedily watching the other party.

The Fox Divine Envoy’s form rapidly dimmed, but its voice still reached Bai Cangshu’s ears perfectly.

"This is not power you should investigate yet, mortal. Find that altar and offer a sacrifice sufficient for my descent. I will tell you everything…"

It had not revealed much, but Bai Cangshu, in his Limit Break Spiral state, possessed information-gathering and analytical abilities far beyond his normal self.

Scenes from when Cursed Seal: Inari Ōkami’s Strike had appeared continuously flashed through his mind. This item had not been included in the Shintoism faction reputation exchange manual given to him by that old priest, and this Fox Divine Envoy clearly held a status nearly equal to Inari Ōkami itself.

That was why the old priest had been scared out of his wits and knelt before the Goshintai.

Thus, that exchange had clearly been something the deity itself had wanted Bai Cangshu to obtain.

As for what was special about this world, it was vast enough, and its gods had most likely been killed by Saitama. It also still contained the peculiar altars left behind by those gods.

Everything pointed to one conclusion: Inari Ōkami, from the Demon Slayer World, likely wanted to invade this world.

Just as the Space’s descriptions were always precise, the term it used this time was—Outer God.

"Pick up the pace, greedy Reincarnator. Someone even greedier than you has already found that altar. He covets that power…"

Inari Ōkami’s voice slowly faded away, but the cursed seal seemed to have been fully recharged directly. Previously, this ability had clearly required him to spend a D-rank Anomaly Point to recharge it at the Goddess.

Bai Cangshu’s lips curled upward. No matter how calm this "Outer God" sounded, it could no longer conceal its urgency.

"Hey, Sage, can you still use Dragon Transformation?"

Sage, badly wounded by Bang, had once again shown extremely faint signs of life. He had been unable to detect the Outer God’s appearance in the first place, so he did not understand the malice behind Bai Cangshu’s question.

Bai Cangshu simply took out Ace’s Skiff – Modified. With a stomp, electricity surged wildly, and he shot through the sky toward the target location at high speed.

"Hey, is he dead?!"

Li Qingzi gripped her pitch-black war blade, her entire body enveloped in Armament Haki. Even so, she felt little sense of security.

Dimple, having revealed his peak form, had not lasted long against Tang Sanzang. Of course, she understood that this was probably Dimple’s intention.

That seemingly unreliable evil spirit had deliberately intended to use his own death to try and awaken the "sleeping" Shigeo Kageyama.

Their battle stirred up monstrous waves in the Spirit World. In the end, Dimple completely perished, fragments of his spirit scattering everywhere.

??? unsurprisingly sensed just how powerful the enemy within the Spirit World was.

A power that made Li Qingzi and Midnight Watch tremble appeared. ??? raised its hand and tore open the boundary between the Spirit World and reality once more.

It grabbed up the fragments of Dimple’s spirit body, then let out a painful howl.

At that moment, Li Qingzi rarely saw Midnight Watch fall out of that nearly imperceptible state. The entire Spirit World howled as countless spirits were annihilated amid that furious rage.

Naturally, Tang Sanzang, who had nearly covered the Spirit World with that red kasaya, bore the brunt of it. This Title-level Reincarnator, famed for his strength, directly faced the terror of ???.

That kasaya, rumored to possibly be Golden Plot Equipment, was ripped apart at once. Tang Sanzang’s Great Heavenly Dragon Manifestation was destroyed in an instant. Li Qingzi saw his face turn the color of gold paper; he had clearly suffered grave injuries.

She drew her blade in an instant, and the sword light vanished into the shredded kasaya from afar. But it struck nothing but emptiness.

Instead, it drew ???’s attention. Li Qingzi immediately activated Divine Speed and fled several kilometers away with Midnight Watch in an instant.

Then Tatsumaki flew into a rage and launched even more violent attacks, dragging ??? back into the real world once again. Only then did Li Qingzi and Midnight Watch survive.

Now, Li Qingzi had once again lost track of Midnight Watch and could only ask loudly.

"That guy’s gourd has a problem!"

"Tch, as expected of a follower favored by Great Sun of Finality. He really has plenty of good stuff…"

Amid an irritated click of the tongue, Midnight Watch described how, before ???’s follow-up attack and before Li Qingzi’s sword strike arrived, a purple gourd had appeared in Tang Sanzang’s hand, and then he had vanished.

Moreover, even her special ability could neither detect nor affect him. That could only mean Tang Sanzang had hidden himself, and his method of concealment was exceptionally sophisticated. It was almost as though he had opened another phase, or another world, within the Spirit World.

Li Qingzi could tell from Midnight Watch’s strange tone when she said "favored" that she was probably mocking Tang Sanzang. But after truly fighting a Title-level opponent of that rank, Li Qingzi had no choice but to admit that, for now, they were better off just talking big.

The power of the Third Tier had been displayed to the fullest. Both the intensity and precision of its energy were overwhelmingly superior, while it also wielded an even more unusual power—some kind of… rule.

She guessed that even if Mercenary Tao joined forces with the two of them and once more displayed the powerful form he had shown in the One Piece World, they might not necessarily win.

Reincarnators who had truly entered the Fierce-tier possessed methods far more varied than Plot Characters, making them more difficult to deal with than ordinary Fierce-tier Plot Characters.

With that in mind, she cautiously questioned Midnight Watch.

"You mean Mercenary Tao is challenging Sage alone on that battlefield?!"

Her heart pounded uncontrollably, but she could not tell whether the feeling was joy, anxiety, or both.

By now, Li Qingzi had to admit that she might truly have developed Stockholm syndrome, but…

In some respects, Sage was a Reincarnator on roughly the same level as Tang Sanzang, perhaps with even more mysterious abilities. There were many rumors about him outside. Even if he was not one of Eternal Destiny’s highest-ranking followers, someone like that… a newcomer like Bai Cangshu should not be able to defeat him.

Moo!

The painful howl rang out again. Li Qingzi’s eardrums instantly ruptured and bled. She froze in place, and Midnight Watch revealed herself as well. The two blankly turned around, only to see a corner of the Spirit World torn open once more.

Tatsumaki, radiating a violent aura, shoved ??? back into the Spirit World and stared at it with a terrifying expression.

"If you want to go mad, then hide in here and go mad by yourself!"

"Stop turning my world into such a mess…"

Her voice was low, and unconcealable fury filled her face.

"Now, be quiet. I’m going to find that guy… and drag him out!"

Li Qingzi watched the scene, unable to understand what had happened.