Power Imprint

Buzz!

Silver Threads lit up in the air once more, and the razor-sharp sword intent made everyone’s scalps tingle.

Su Qingqiu was pulled back at high speed by Su Enfei, while A Single Thought of Silk and Mahakala flew apart in opposite directions from the flanks.

Slash!

The black flames were cleaved apart with a single stroke. Great Sun of Finality’s left arm and shoulder were severed from his body. Before the Demonic Blade · Heart Crossing, most of Tan Zhishan’s defensive techniques were utterly useless.

Moreover, affected by Heart Light, he had never intended to defend in the first place.

The instant his arm left his body, Tan Zhishan grabbed it with his other hand and aimed it at Sen Xia in the distance.

An illusory curse appeared once more.

Blood sprayed from Sen Xia’s mouth and nose, and her body swayed.

Professor, flying high overhead on the Magic Carpet, grew increasingly uneasy. Sen Xia indeed had a record of severely injuring Supreme Experts and defeating them, and even the chairman believed she possessed strength beyond that of ordinary Supreme Experts.

But Great Sun of Finality was a Supreme Expert proficient in curses and Curse Kill. Though he always acted like a blazing sun suspended in the sky, making him seem like the type to crush enemies head-on with overwhelming power—

Great Sun of Finality always hid danger where it could not be seen.

Take that Black Great Sun, for example. It looked as though it attacked with flames, but in truth, merely being illuminated by it would subject one to curses and corrosion.

Ordinary reincarnators who remained near the Black Great Sun for too long, unable to resist its curses, would quickly weaken and fall.

Professor was somewhat confused. Sen Xia knew full well what sort of opponent Great Sun of Finality was, so had she really come to fight without making any preparations?

Was the chairman’s situation so dangerous that even Sen Xia had lost her composure, or was Sen Xia simply too Prideful, confident that she could kill Great Sun of Finality with a single sword strike?

Or had Azure Sky’s previous display of deterrence made Sen Xia lower her guard?

Other than his talent for uncovering hidden plots in mission worlds, Ye Kai truly had no aptitude for combat.

Thus, after witnessing the brutal battle between Sen Xia and Great Sun of Finality, he began to overthink uncontrollably. Distracted and unsettled, he failed to notice a patch of dark void silently approaching from behind him.

Having suffered a setback on the front battlefield, Beverly had already realized that she could gain nothing from today’s operation to seize Mercenary Tao.

So she turned her attention to others.

For example… this newcomer from Azure Sky!

In the Slum Area, terrifying rumors had been spreading these past few days that Azure Sky was about to collapse.

It was said that the King of Miracles, one of The Three Supreme Kings, was nearing his death and would soon fall.

Then Azure Sky’s destruction would no longer be mere speculation.

These mad Idealists had long enraged far too many reincarnators across countless mission worlds.

Once they lost the King of Miracles’s deterrence, people—including Supreme Experts—would make their move against them.

As she pondered this, Beverly’s dark void engulfed Professor.

But suddenly, the sound of dripping water rang out, as if droplets were falling.

Beverly froze. The scene before her had already changed completely.

She found herself soaking in a well. Murky well water had risen past her waist, while a slick, wet chill crawled over her body from behind.

It felt as though something boneless and weightless was clinging to her back.

She spun around abruptly. A head with black hair hanging over its face appeared beside her right shoulder, and the moment she turned, she met its gaze.

Pale skin and blood-red eyes emerged from beneath the black hair.

Beverly’s heart lurched. The tremor in her mind immediately made her whole body turn cold and sluggish.

Damn it, a Heart Demon!

She immediately realized that she had been attacked by the Heart Demon.

Boom!

Azure Flames spiraled upward and outward, transforming into a massive firestorm in the blink of an eye.

ICE frowned, but he remained calm. Seeing everyone else surrounded outside the flames, he knew that this "Mercenary Tao" had most likely chosen him as prey.

Crackle!

Pitch-black lightning spread across his body, and a tyrannical aura slammed outward in every direction.

Conqueror’s Haki!

ICE was no weakling. On the contrary, after Tang Sanzang’s death, he was one of Mahakala’s foremost experts.

His Ice-Ice Fruit had been enhanced to its limit. After removing its weakness to the sea, its power had decreased slightly, but when combined with his freezing ability, its freezing power was exceptionally formidable.

Moreover, as a devoted One Piece fan, ICE deeply understood that only Haki could transcend all things. He was proficient in all Three Types of Haki.

"No matter what you are now, Mercenary Tao, aren’t you being a little too arrogant by choosing me as your opponent?"

Boom!

Under the impact of Conqueror’s Haki, White Face’s uncontrollable expression became increasingly wild. She had always been ambitious by nature, and after obtaining Mercenary Tao’s body, she could feel the absurdly abundant Shamanic Power within it.

She simply did not take anyone seriously.

This level of Conqueror’s Haki could not make her back down in the slightest.

"Ha~"

"I chose you because you’re the weakest, you idiot!"

Buzz!

The Azure Flames around Bai Cangshu’s body exploded. In the next moment, flames appeared out of thin air behind ICE.

This Soul Fire could ignite anywhere in space, and Fox Fire could shift through the flames.

ICE spun around sharply, moving so fast that his body blurred. His Observation Haki sensed everything; White Face’s attack had already appeared in his mind.

White Face hated martial artists and close-combat experts like this the most. Her brows furrowed as she watched a pitch-black fist pierce through her chest.

Bang!

ICE’s chest exploded as Azure Flames and pitch-black lightning infused with Conqueror’s Haki erupted inside him.

ICE spat blood and was blasted away.

Meanwhile, White Face’s chest had already healed itself amid the burning Azure Flames.

"Haha, Mercenary Tao, this body of yours is incredible!"

Fox Fire’s Damage Reflection, combined with Bai Cangshu’s body’s regeneration and immortality, made White Face feel that she had nothing to fear from martial artists like him.

ICE wiped the blood from his mouth. Rather than getting angry, he laughed.

"Just as I thought, you’re not Mercenary Tao either. You’ve even lost the realm of Sensen no Sen."

White Face’s expression darkened instantly. She did not like seeing that expression on an enemy’s face; it meant that they believed themselves capable of matching her.

—

"Master, are you simply going to let her squander your power like this?"

Black Face leaned beneath the gigantic broccoli. It could clearly sense that powerful will had returned, but compared to before, its master’s presence had become even more muddled and unfathomable.

On the giant broccoli, black curse markings had condensed into eye-shaped patterns. Bai Cangshu’s eyes opened from within and began looking down over the entire Consciousness Sea.

Whether it was the River of Yellow Springs covering the ground or the many Yin Spirits within it—

All of it was visible to Bai Cangshu.

He clearly sensed the true nature of this Myriad Tribulations Yin Spirit Yellow Springs Physique. It was more like a prison, or a miniature hell itself.

These Yin Spirits were immortal and indestructible here, yet he could impose punishment upon them at will and seize their power.

Myriad Tribulations Yin Spirits could never enter sainthood, and he was the final shackle binding these spirits.

As he thought this, a figure slowly rose from the Divine Kingdom Remnants left behind by Shigeo Kageyama—the giant broccoli above.

The few powerful spirits below instantly detected this change. Uchiha Madara watched coldly.

He was no longer surprised by the host’s endless variety of powers. He was only wondering what sort of conspiracy this fellow was preparing now.

On the broccoli, Bai Cangshu stirred his thoughts, and a wisp of Azure Flames lit up.

"So this is the power of Shamanic Power and a Possessed Spirit…"