Spirit World Evil Lord

Boundless killing intent engulfed Skylark like an ocean.

Skylark’s breath caught as well. From such terrifying Satsui no Hado, one could fully imagine just how many people Mercenary Tao had killed.

A guy like this…

The constellation behind Skylark, the Constellation of Martial Immortals, lit up, and a tall, illusory figure emerged behind him.

As Skylark moved both hands, the massive phantom began to move in tandem.

Within the pitch-black Satsui no Hado space, the very fabric of space began to crack inch by inch.

Terrifying force began acting directly upon space itself.

Meanwhile, Bai Cangshu moved at the most direct, extreme speed, his figures appearing one after another in the air.

It was as if hundreds or thousands of Bai Cangshus appeared in succession, each one accompanied by incomparably solid killing intent.

In the sky, Charanko, immersed in the pleasure of slaughter, was suddenly jolted awake by the terrifying killing intent. Looking down, he saw that both Mercenary Tao and Skylark had assumed stances he had never seen before. For that instant, their terrifying auras were almost no different from that of his teacher in his memory.

Boom!

The moment he thought of his teacher, the Sage, who had already been slaughtered nearly a thousand times, finally seized a sliver of opportunity.

Over the course of being killed again and again, he had simplified his way of thinking as much as possible.

Thoughts that were too complicated would create discontinuity during the process of his mind recovering from cognitive distortion.

Thus, the strategy he gave himself was exceedingly simple: use his "Immortal Body" to throw himself into the most dangerous situation!

At that moment, when Charanko’s attack lagged by a beat, the Sage plummeted straight down, twisting his landing point directly as he crashed toward Mercenary Tao.

"Pfft~"

It seemed that someone in the air had been amused by the Sage’s actions and suddenly laughed.

Charanko turned around and saw a purple gourd appear out of thin air. It swayed twice, and a figure slowly emerged from beside it.

The newcomer was bare-chested, his skin like tarnished gold, gleaming in the desert. Yet that body, seemingly cast from gold, was now covered in cracks.

Charanko instinctively swept one hand out, firing a Blazing White energy blast with a roar.

But Tang Sanzang merely extended a hand, and the explosive energy blast slowly vanished upon touching his palm.

Charanko did not understand what had happened. In an instant, he appeared at Tang Sanzang’s side, already striking with Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist.

Bang!

His fist struck Tang Sanzang squarely in the face, yet all it produced was the sound of metal colliding.

There was no counterattack, no block, and naturally no opportunity for Charanko to use the Water Stream Array to redirect the force and counterattack.

Tang Sanzang raised a hand and grabbed Charanko’s arm. The next moment, his body began to grow larger bit by bit, surpassing three zhang in height in the blink of an eye.

Like a massive Buddha.

"Charanko, don’t you understand? It’s not that these people all think you’re weak and refuse to acknowledge you. It’s because…"

"You really are weak."

Tang Sanzang wore a mocking expression, and those words pierced Charanko’s heart.

Yet with his enormous body, he effortlessly gripped Charanko’s arm. No matter how those white energy blasts continuously exploded, Tang Sanzang remained utterly unaffected.

His golden body had already been formed, granting him powerful immunity to energy attacks. Furthermore, combined with the Buddha’s Disciple milestone, he gained an additional layer of immunity against any divine-type ability.

With those effects layered together, attacks like Charanko’s could not affect him in the slightest.

He raised his other hand, but the corner of his eye glanced toward the pitch-black space beneath his feet.

Tang Sanzang smiled. He was laughing at the Sage, though naturally not because the Sage had led himself into the range of Mercenary Tao’s Shun Goku Satsu in an attempt to escape Charanko’s endless cycle of killings.

Though that choice was risky, given the troublesome traits the Sage had displayed, it was not exactly wrong.

The reason he laughed was that he realized the Sage had most likely lost that sense of mystery during his battle with Mercenary Tao, and therefore could not see what lay at a deeper level.

He could not see… what the most dangerous thing on this battlefield was.

Nor could he see clearly what that thing… was truly seeking!

Tang Sanzang’s smile was somewhat stiff at that moment. He had traversed many mission worlds, and as someone with exceptional combat power among the Fierce-tier, he had never taken other reincarnators or Plot Characters seriously.

There were already too many reincarnators and Plot Characters to count whom he had suppressed and killed.

But this world’s level was indeed somewhat beyond the limit. He had been set up by those two women, and he had not expected Dimple to be so determined to die.

Tang Sanzang had originally intended to subdue Dimple and had never planned to kill him. Rather than saying Dimple was killed by him, it would be more accurate to say that Dimple had chosen suicide under his attacks!

He had obtained several precious Golden Soul Fragments, but in exchange, he had incurred ???’s hatred and attack.

A golden plot equipment item had been shattered with a single strike, and even his golden body had nearly been broken.

At that thought, Tang Sanzang’s ever-smiling face abruptly changed. His expression darkened, and killing intent surfaced.

A pitch-black power emerged from his right hand and began to gather before him.

Within a few breaths, a small black sun had appeared in the air.

Looking at that black sun, less than a meter across, Charanko suddenly felt fear, just as he had when he saw that pure white giant in the Consciousness Space.

An irresistible evil force began causing his body to age.

Tang Sanzang suddenly raised one hand upright. A fierce gust appeared, and a sharp white figure instantly arrived before him, throwing a punch. The air showed no abnormalities, but Tang Sanzang immediately activated an ability.

Great Luo Incantation!

As golden Buddhist light suddenly burst forth from behind him, Bang, who had appeared out of nowhere, also punched Tang Sanzang’s massive arm.

Bang!

That terrifying fist force, capable of shattering the atmosphere with one blow, showed no trace at all before touching the enemy’s body. This horrifying control over force had already surpassed the limits of ordinary martial arts.

Tang Sanzang’s heart suddenly pounded violently. Intense vitality and blood energy instantly destabilized his golden body. His massive body, over three zhang tall, staggered back two steps, and his hand loosened involuntarily.

Bang grabbed Charanko and rapidly descended from the sky.

"This is… Burst Heart Release Fist?!"

Bang pulled Charanko up, then instantly threw another punch at the two people who had been building up their attacks.

Skylark’s gaze was focused. Satsui no Hado continuously assaulted his body, while the lightning of Conqueror’s Haki Infusion relentlessly struck his skin.

Yet he was completely unaffected, merely staring at Mercenary Tao.

The huge phantom behind him clenched its fist. Flames of light ignited in the void, and the phantom of Heracles seemed to descend across worlds at that moment.

At the same instant, Bai Cangshu’s countless pitch-black figures struck out.

Boom!

Herculean Strike!

Shun Goku Satsu!

Intersecting Dragon Killing Fist!

Three supremely tyrannical fist techniques appeared at once.

But before the three attacks could collide, the space beneath them suddenly shattered.

A huge pitch-black figure emerged from beneath the world itself. He tore apart the space here and unfolded the spirit world once more.

Bang threw a punch. Seeing the Spirit World Evil Lord appear again, he knew there was no longer anything he could do. Among the Hero Association of the past, perhaps only Tatsumaki and that mysterious No. 1, Blast, could contend with such a monster.

Your Shun Goku Satsu struck the Spirit World Evil Lord, causing no effect

Death Intent Senluo has triggered. The target has resisted this check.

Death Intent Senluo has triggered...

A flood of notifications refreshed in an instant. Bai Cangshu turned his head and saw the enormous pitch-black figure, its hair seemingly connected to every corner of this colorful, twisted world.

This was… ???!

Moreover, as Bai Cangshu looked into those hollow white eyes, if he understood correctly, the other party was probably staring at him as well.

"Is that you?!"

"You appeared… you still appeared…"

Moo!

A terrifying soul shriek erupted. Bai Cangshu’s long hair turned completely white in an instant as an unmatched spirit world storm swept over him, blowing him away in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, the pitch-black giant reached out toward him, seemingly trying to grab him. But twisted white light appeared and stopped ???. Bai Cangshu was then knocked out of his Limit Break Spiral state.

Yet even at a time like this, Bai Cangshu still held onto the Sage’s main body as it flew toward him, like a ferocious beast that would never release its prey once it had bitten down.