Slaughter (Third Update)

Team member QX78009070 (Phantom Dragon) has died

Mercenary Tao in Chizha’s field of vision seemed to teleport, instantly leaving the range of his attack. Just as Phantom Dragon brought his sword down, Mercenary Tao punched through his body, then tore him apart outright.

Before his anger could rise, his Spiritual Pressure had already begun to surge violently.

"Hah!"

Chizha roared and took several steps forward, gripping Heaven’s Cry, Earth’s Rupture tightly in both hands. The Spiritual Pressure throughout his body was frantically absorbed by the Zanpakutō.

This was a Zanpakutō of both the slashing and sound-wave types. After absorbing a massive amount of Spiritual Pressure, every slash it made would unleash destructive force and sound waves surpassing the previous one, like an instrument whose pitch steadily rose.

So long as his Spiritual Pressure could sustain it, he could theoretically unleash attacks several times beyond his own level of power. More importantly, this was not a purely slashing-type Zanpakutō like Zangetsu.

Beginning with the second strike, it would release infrasound and ultrasound far beyond what ordinary humans could endure, directly destroying an enemy’s internal organs and brain in a manner that was difficult to resist.

Buzz!

Chizha felt as though he were swinging down while holding a towering tree. The sheer weight brought catastrophic destructive force; the ground, houses, and all those ordinary creations of the material world were like clay sculptures.

They were sliced apart in an instant.

Feeling the intense impact of Spiritual Pressure, Bai Cangshu lowered his eyelids. With a shift of his feet and a twist of his body, he grabbed his new Master and hurled her into the air.

Like an exquisite doll, Illya showed no expression even as Bai Cangshu threw her flying. The tremendous centrifugal force did not faze her; she merely curiously observed her new Servant, just as she had once observed Berserker.

Boom!

The lightweight construction that Japanese-style buildings took pride in immediately appeared incomparably fragile beneath an attack of this level.

Bai Cangshu practically watched an entire city block turn to dust in an instant. Fragments scattered everywhere, while invisible sound waves spread even farther, passing through Bai Cangshu’s body almost immediately.

Bai Cangshu’s vision instantly reddened, and his brain felt a wave of dizziness. The corners of his mouth split apart, blood seeping between his lips and teeth.

He had never encountered this kind of infrasound attack before. At this moment, he truly sensed the uniqueness of this Reincarnator’s abilities.

Unlike Bai Cangshu’s surprise, Chizha’s heart was already being swept by monstrous waves.

How was that possible?!

The infrasound attack layered onto his fourth strike was enough to directly kill any living creature within several hundred meters. Even a Defense-Specialized Reincarnator would suffer internal injuries without resistance to infrasound.

Yet Mercenary Tao had endured the impact head-on and was only bleeding from his mouth?!

Ignoring the intense strain on his body, he took another two steps forward. Even more violent Spiritual Pressure surged back and forth between the Zanpakutō and his body.

Fifth Tone: Feather!

The Zanpakutō in his hands began to tremble violently under the enormous amount of Spiritual Pressure. That frequency caused the flesh on Chizha’s hands to begin necrotizing, blood streaming down them in an instant.

Bai Cangshu suddenly took a step toward him.

Crack. The ground beneath his foot instantly fissured, then shattered with a bang.

Chizha fiercely slashed forward.

Clang!

A steel-like left hand tore through the air and appeared before Chizha out of nowhere, directly grabbing the Zanpakutō before its descending blade could fall.

Both the sword pressure and the sound waves instantly vanished without a trace.

"This arm…"

"Hah!"

At point-blank range, Bai Cangshu opened his mouth and roared.

The surrounding air instantly thundered as if detonating. Dark-purple lightning and blue-white arcs flashed together, piercing straight through Chizha’s flesh.

Bang!

The instant the explosion erupted, flesh exploded along with it.

Bai Cangshu’s pupils gleamed. Without pausing, he rammed forward fiercely, ripping apart the air and tearing open that ruined body to expose the spiritual body within, clad in Shinigami Robes.

As expected, beneath his physical body, the other party had a Death God spiritual body capable of fighting!

Bai Cangshu stretched out his hand, and a black sheen instantly spread across it.

Whoosh!

Chizha repeatedly used Shunpo. Without his physical body, he moved even faster, but his expression was extremely ugly. The reason he had spent such a high price to have Goddess modify his flesh and spirit was precisely because he did not want to become a mere Death God or spiritual life-form.

Within the Infinite Dimensional Space, such purely spiritual life-forms faced many restrictions. For instance, they found it difficult to interact with Plot Characters in most worlds. The various physical attribute enhancements and extraordinary traits from the First Tier were also basically wasted. More importantly, within the Infinite Dimensional Space, some special abilities had exceptionally strong counters against spiritual bodies.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Four sonic booms burst in succession. Chizha turned his head, only to find an elongated blur already behind him—it was Mercenary Tao, black light gleaming on his right hand.

Yin Spirit Possession!

Chizha extended his hand, and the Zanpakutō flew over from his corpse. He leaned back, trying to evade the grab, but Mercenary Tao was terrifyingly fast. He had barely dodged one attack when Mercenary Tao appeared at his side again and seized his shoulder, black power instantly flooding into his body.

It was an extremely chilling power. In that instant, he seemed to hear the sound of some river rushing onward.

You have been affected by a special ability. Based on your spirit attribute, you have obtained the following information.

You have been affected by the special ability Yin Spirit Possession. A check is being performed...

Checking...

Yin Spirit Possession? What was that?

Though Chizha did not understand the effects of this ability, he could tell from that inexplicable chill alone that it was certainly an ability connected to the dead, undead, or something similar.

Check successful. You have resisted this ability's effects.

Chizha sighed in relief, but the next moment, even denser black mist emanated from Mercenary Tao’s body. A powerful suction force emerged, as though Mercenary Tao’s body had become a miniature black hole, and Chizha’s spiritual body was uncontrollably about to fly toward him.

He looked up just in time to see Mercenary Tao’s greedy smile.

He wants… to devour me!

At that moment, Chizha’s hair stood on end. As his soul trembled, his Spiritual Pressure seemed to rise slightly.

He planted his feet firmly and thrust his Zanpakutō into the ground before him, resisting that suction force as powerful Spiritual Pressure began pouring outward.

Though he still could not reach the level of Spiritual Pressure possessed by a captain-class Death God, it was more than enough to intimidate Reincarnators with ordinary soul-related traits!

Buzz!

Intense Spiritual Pressure continued to gather, beginning to radiate pressure in every direction.

But Mercenary Tao was still smiling, as if he felt nothing at all.

What the hell is wrong with this guy?!

Chizha could not understand what kind of enhancement path Mercenary Tao had taken. Judging from their earlier battle, the other party was undoubtedly a Martial Artist whose strength utterly crushed Phantom Dragon’s, and he also possessed some ability that explosively increased his speed.

He could even use Kamui with his body to evade attacks.

Those abilities combined already made him an incredibly troublesome and powerful Martial Arts Reincarnator, yet now this man was completely immune to Chizha’s Spiritual Pressure and showed an intent to devour him.

Could Mercenary Tao’s true enhancement type be that of a soul-oriented Reincarnator?!

Absurd!

Bai Cangshu operated Yin Spirit Possession at full force. The aura of all kinds of spirits emerged from his body as he greedily watched that rare Death God spiritual body, utterly unwilling to let the other party escape. His momentary state had yet to end, and his pupils remained fixed on the other party without moving.

The instant the other party showed any possibility of escape, he would immediately unleash Shun Goku Satsu and turn him into a Scarlet Drop Card.

Step, step, step.

Watching Mercenary Tao walk toward him step by step, Chizha felt the suction grow stronger and stronger. He could practically smell the murky yellow river water mixed with the scents of various spiritual bodies in his nose and mouth.

Moreover, an intense killing intent enveloped him, like a restriction that could erupt at any moment.

Suddenly, Bai Cangshu’s ear twitched. His eyes narrowed as he looked in a certain direction, only to see a purple streak tear through the air, shooting from the night sky like a beam of light.

It was so fast that it was no slower than he was at this moment.

Bai Cangshu no longer hesitated. Spreading his hands, boundless killing intent instantly erupted from his body, completely enveloping the surroundings.

The charging Rider Medusa saw only a black "barrier" light up, boundless deathly intent surging from within. The next moment, the barrier shattered, and the strongest among the several support magi specially selected by Matou Zouken had become a broken spiritual body, fallen to the ground.

No, she had not fallen to the ground. Medusa saw clearly that the fragments of that spiritual body were being absorbed by that mysterious Servant!

Step, step!

Medusa stepped through the air several times, tracing a sharp zigzag in midair. In an instant, she launched a surprise attack and arrived before Bai Cangshu. Her eyes opened, and her purple Mystic Eyes lit up at once.

Yet Bai Cangshu seemed to have foreseen it. He closed his eyes first, then slashed fiercely with his right hand held flat like a blade.

Pfft!

The black blade light struck the ground. Medusa spun sideways in midair, evading the strike while the short sword in her hand had already thrust toward his face.

Clang!

The left hand he raised without warning collided with her short sword, producing a sound like metal striking metal.

Medusa did not stop moving at all. After changing direction once, she flew into the air and vanished from sight.

From the air, Medusa lowered her head and looked down at the mysterious Heroic Spirit, possessing only a rough guess as to his origins.

He was some kind of Martial Artist, with a physique like steel.

She had to report the failure of this operation to Sakura. However… she had the feeling that Sakura had gradually begun to change after those support magi arrived.