Sequence Ascension: Omen of the Evil God Manifestation

Looking at the name Omen of the Evil God, marked by the space in that special red color among the Sublimation Sequences, Bai Cangshu knew that color was far rarer than the purple representing Extremely Rare—a gleam ordinary Reincarnators rarely ever saw.

For comparison, the previous Scarlet Skull had been marked in purple.

Bai Cangshu did not wait to trigger more Great Sins and accumulate their completion progress. He had already wasted nearly two or three mission cycles on the Sin of Lust.

A Great Sin unsuited to him was extremely difficult to fulfill.

Had he not accidentally discovered Moon Demon’s true form, he probably would not have pursued even the Sin of Lust in the end, instead advancing to Sequence II with the Scarlet Skull.

Now, this Red Quality Sublimation Sequence had reached the very limit of how long he was willing to wait.

With the next mission world’s high difficulty, along with having to face Xu Zhiyu, another Great Sin Reincarnator, afterward, Bai Cangshu’s greed seemed to manifest itself. After sending Du Enqin and Lin Qinfu away—

He hesitated no longer. His joined fingers became like a blade, while he had already completely shifted the muscles and bones in his chest.

Pfft!

He cut open his own heart. A heart flickering with blue-white radiance crackled in the air as vast quantities of ions, exposed to the air, began dispersing in every direction.

The commotion put Li Qingzi on alert. Still somewhat pale beneath her bathrobe, she came to the door gripping a hilt over thirty centimeters long. A ring of blue-white light glowed above its guard, giving it a distinctly technological feel.

The moment she clenched it, a narrow blade nearly two meters long emerged from within the hilt. This was a super-technological combat blade whose length could be altered simply by having nanoparticles rearrange their structure.

The Gantz Sword from the world of Gantz.

Watching Bai Cangshu carve open his own chest, she had no idea what that madman was doing.

The next moment, she saw him pull out his lightning-wreathed heart. She was certain that it was either an extraordinary trait he had gained upon breaking through the limits of the First Tier, or some extremely rare characteristic enhanced at the Rank Management Office.

Pfft!

After the heart was pulled out, blood surged forth. The heart continued pumping blood without pause, and Bai Cangshu’s face turned slightly pale.

"Watch closely, my little slave. This is the power of the Special Reincarnator you’ve been so curious about~"

Holding his own heart, Bai Cangshu wore a morbidly delighted expression. It was not merely joy at the new power he was about to gain; in this manner, he was witnessing his own greatness.

Bai Cangshu raised his heart in his right hand as scarlet light began emerging from the back of that hand.

It has been detected that the Great Sin Reincarnator has met the conditions for Sequence Ascension. Sacrifice Heart of Sin ×1 and Karma Points ×10 to activate the unique hidden Sublimation Sequence: Omen of the Evil God?

Warning: This choice is irreversible.

"Confirm."

The instant Bai Cangshu confirmed it in his heart, a powerful force suddenly surged from his right hand. The character for sin appeared once more on his palm and grew larger and larger, as though it had become a scarlet magic circle enveloping Bai Cangshu.

The heart in Bai Cangshu’s hand gave two final beats before beginning to melt into foul-smelling bloody water.

The electricity accumulated within the heart became currents and bolts of lightning, flashing and echoing throughout the room.

"Tch, it really is picky. Other than those sins, my heart is Extremely Rare material too~"

The Scarlet Great Sin had not the slightest interest in the other rare materials within that heart. More and more bloody water flowed from Bai Cangshu’s raised palm, dripping onto the character for sin that had now appeared on the floor.

As the scarlet blood continued to increase, blood-colored mist rose from it.

In mere moments, it flooded the room. Li Qingzi frowned. Even her Observation Haki could not detect what was happening within the room.

It was as if Bai Cangshu had been swallowed by that scarlet power.

"So this is… the advancement of a Great Sin System Special Reincarnator?!"

She vaguely realized that this was probably not an ordinary Great Sin Reincarnator’s advancement phenomenon at all. There had been several Special Reincarnators in the space, including several who had died, but according to the information she had gathered, none of them had displayed anything unusual when raising their Sequences.

Thump. Thump.

The sound of a heartbeat rang out again, as if an embryo were taking shape within the blood mist. The next moment… Boom!

A violent blast of wind erupted from the room, instantly clearing away the blood mist. Li Qingzi hardened her entire body with Armament Haki. She was uninjured, though quite a bit of blood had splashed onto her.

When she looked back into the room, her pupils contracted.

A towering figure stood inside, its head nearly touching the three-and-a-half-meter ceiling of the luxurious lounge.

Its entire body was blood red. The air around it warped, making it impossible to see the figure clearly, but beyond the rippling air, it was unmistakably inhuman.

The body swayed continuously. Only after Li Qingzi took two steps closer did she see clearly that it was not a real body of flesh and blood, but some sort of "phantom" condensed from scarlet radiance!

Yet whether in how solid it seemed or in the terrifying aura it emitted, it was like an evil god from myth and legend manifesting its body in the mortal world.

You have completed Great Sin Sequence Ascension.

You have advanced to: Great Sin Sequence II · Omen of the Evil God.

Great Sin Sequence II · Omen of the Evil God: You whisper within the sea of chaos and desire. You are the omen of an evil god's descent.

Sequence Effect 1: Evil God Manifestation. Can be actively activated. Each activation consumes 1 Karma Point. Cannot be activated when Karma Points are below 1. Upon activation, you gain the active effects of Omen of the Evil God.

Sequence Effect 2: Omen of the Evil God: Gaze of Arrogance. Passive Effect: You gain special vision that can mark all targets within your visual range whom you judge to be weaker than yourself. This effect has medium priority. Marks cannot be dispelled by abilities such as invisibility, illusions, clones, and so on. Active Effect: Under Omen of the Evil God, Gaze of Arrogance deals massive damage to marked targets. Damage is positively correlated with the difference in strength between both sides and your Heart of pride.

Sequence Effect 3: Omen of the Evil God: Cocoon of Greed. Passive Effect: You gain evil greed. Every Reincarnator killed by you is guaranteed to produce a Scarlet Drop Card, regardless of mission world type, and automatically gains one additional reward tier. Scarlet Drop rewards increased by 50%. Active Effect: Under Omen of the Evil God, you continuously absorb the life energy of all nearby existences, as well as energy produced by attacks, forming an invisible shield around the surface of Omen of the Evil God. Absorption amount and speed are related to your Constitution attribute and Heart of Greed. The stronger a target's desires, the faster the absorption speed.

Sequence Effect 4: Omen of the Evil God: Blade of Tyranny. Passive Effect: Targets attacked by you receive a continuous Pain Brand. Their wounds cannot heal, and their minds suffer torment. Active Effect: Under Omen of the Evil God, you may actively detonate Pain Brands, inflicting limb-severing-level damage upon targets. This ability's duration and degree of pain are positively correlated with the difference in Agility attributes between both sides and your Heart of Tyranny.

Sequence Effect 5: Omen of the Evil God: Heart of Slaanesh. Passive Effect: You gain additional attraction toward non-order-aligned Plot Characters, regardless of gender, and your reputation growth speed within corresponding factions is additionally increased. Active Effect: Under Omen of the Evil God, you can control the desires of all targets directly gazing upon Omen of the Evil God and mentally hypnotize them, stirring up lustful sin. This effect is positively correlated with the difference in Spirit attributes between both sides and your Heart of Lust.

The unprecedentedly complex Sequence Abilities left Bai Cangshu standing still for a long time. Feeling that inexplicable power, he raised his hand and looked at the blood red force enveloping his body. For the first time, he realized that the Scarlet Great Sin’s scarlet power could directly participate in battle.

"Ha~"

His smile began to turn twisted. Great Sin, Great Sin—of course it could not merely grant him kill drops. That aspect of his abilities had now also been enhanced through the Cocoon of Greed.

More than that, he had effectively gained an extremely powerful transformation ability.

Before Li Qingzi realized what was happening, it suddenly felt as though a fire had ignited deep within her heart.

"You…"

The next moment, her mind began to blur. The last thing she saw was her status panel’s notification stating that she had directly gazed upon the descent of Omen of the Evil God, had been affected by Heart of Slaanesh, and was undergoing a mental resistance check.

When Li Qingzi opened her eyes again, she was lying on the bed, and the room was filled with the scent lingering after pleasure.

Looking at the naked man by the window, who had returned to his original appearance, she felt that he had completely become a demon wearing human skin.

"You’re awake?"

"We should be heading to Korea. I also want to see how much longer Xu Zhiyu intends to hold onto my treasure map…"

Li Qingzi saw terrifying greed flash across Bai Cangshu’s face. Just as she was about to respond, she saw a notification from the space.

Based on your three-star Reincarnator Authority, you are hereby informed that your next deployment will begin in two days.

"The mission is about to begin."