Unknown Law?, a Supreme Expert Appears (3K)

"Uh…"

Mahakala’s true form, over three meters tall, tried to grab the man’s hand in front of him with both hands. But the next moment, with a snap, a distorted force field knocked his hands away.

His body, seemingly forged from molten gold dust, emitted cracking sounds. His golden body already showed signs of shattering.

Mahakala would not suffer or lose strength due to something ordinary people found impossible to resist, like suffocation. Yet after Mercenary Tao seized him by the throat, he felt his strength rapidly declining.

You have been affected by the ability · Logic. Your bodily functions have been greatly reduced.

Logic…

For a moment, Mahakala could not remember where that name came from.

Within the Infinite Dimensional Space, abilities and bloodlines were as numerous as stars. There were even quite a few abilities sharing the same name.

More importantly, his heart was in turmoil.

He lowered his head and saw that Mercenary Tao, who was gripping his throat from afar, was not even looking at him.

The other party seemed to have entered some kind of state—or rather, some kind of emotion.

Through Mahakala’s telepathy, Mercenary Tao’s heart was utterly empty, as though he were overlooking the entire world from the boundless heights of the sky.

In other words, the other party had not even been fighting them with his full attention…

In that instant, Mahakala made his decision.

Mercenary Tao like this was far too dangerous.

Whether this powerful transformation ability came from the Saiyan bloodline, Scarlet Great Sin, or Mercenary Tao’s own talent…

After transforming, Mercenary Tao gave Mahakala the feeling that he had completely surpassed him.

He had already faintly touched the threshold of a higher level.

And Mercenary Tao had risen from a mere newcomer to this extent in only a few short months…

Abnormal growth speed, abnormal Strong Luck, abnormal power.

Thinking back now, from the time they had heard that a new vicious figure had appeared in the East District, calling himself Mercenary Tao, whose Avatar had an ugly appearance but wore Mercenary Tao’s pink robe…

They had not even had time to properly approach him or test his strength before Mercenary Tao rose at a speed none of them could adapt to.

He was not foolish, nor was His Excellency incompetent.

They would never act as they did in novels, constantly sending low-level Reincarnators in "refueling tactics" and slowly allowing Mercenary Tao to grow.

When the other party first emerged, he had directly killed a Title-level Reincarnator… In His Excellency’s first targeted assassination plan, not only had he dispatched Mahakala, his foremost follower, he had also contacted The Heaven · Su Qingqiu in advance to deal with him.

He had also arranged for Death Sword to assassinate him.

Such an arrangement was already enough to kill Reincarnators at the level of Mahakala or Tang Sanzang.

Yet Mercenary Tao had completely crossed beyond that level.

"Mercenary Tao, you’re a monster."

Though Mahakala’s throat was gripped, his voice still directly appeared in Bai Cangshu’s mind.

The sudden voice caused Bai Cangshu to fall from that profound state of overlooking Earth and overlooking the world. His gaze shifted before finally settling on the Reincarnator covered in dark golden hues.

At that glance, his originally cold and furious eyes changed in an instant.

Astonishment. Peculiarity.

Intense curiosity and greed burst from those eyes in an instant.

Mahakala did not know whether his brain was deprived of oxygen, but he actually saw countless colors flicker in Mercenary Tao’s eyes for a moment.

Heart Light Pulse!

Bai Cangshu was certain that this strongest Reincarnator here, who had always appeared calm and steady while controlling the situation from the rear, was actually someone who had touched the Fourth Tier.

This man had already touched the embryonic form of the heart. Whether intentionally or not, at this moment, his heart was rapidly beginning to burn.

That irrational, unreasonable power was allowing Mahakala’s strength to break through even further.

Bai Cangshu suddenly flicked a finger toward the rear.

Bang!

With merely a flick of his finger, the air immediately erupted with a blast like a shell leaving its barrel.

Pfft!

Almost at the same moment, Firelight · Aoki Yui, who stood within the shattered barrier in the distance while supporting Ling Lun, exploded apart.

As Ling Lun staggered and fell, he saw that half of her body had seemingly been directly blasted apart by some immense force. She was dead beyond doubt.

You killed Reincarnator CZ41174330 in the real world.

Karma Points +1

Bai Cangshu extended his right hand and pinched the Scarlet Drop Card between his fingers, calmly watching Mahakala’s reaction.

Both possessed mind-reading abilities. This was practically an open-hand duel.

Yet as he watched Mercenary Tao, who after transforming had killed an ordinary Title-level Reincarnator as easily as crushing an insect, reveal such an unrestrained expression…

The thought in Mahakala’s heart became incomparably clear.

I must kill you here, no matter the cost.

Mahakala could not be considered a purely good person, nor had anyone ever called him a vicious figure.

He had always stayed within his own small domain.

But Mercenary Tao’s exceptional performance gave Mahakala an inexplicable sense of mission.

If someone like this continued to grow, the existing order would inevitably shatter.

Mercenary Tao was a ferocious beast that could not be domesticated by order, a monster that could only grow rapidly amid chaos.

Even without mind-reading, he could sense that.

Furthermore, they had acted against Mercenary Tao. Given the other party’s vengeful nature, he presumably would not spare them.

He continuously found excuses and reasons for his actions in his heart, possessing none of a great man’s openness or a holy monk’s Buddha-nature.

He was merely like countless ordinary living beings. Before doing something as instinct-defying as "giving up his own life," he kept preparing all kinds of reasons for himself.

It was as though he were persuading another self inside his body.

I must do it. This must be done by me…

To Bai Cangshu, the surging emotions between life and death were like countless sharply edged flints colliding with one another, sparks constantly flashing.

In his eyes, Mahakala’s value rapidly surpassed everyone else’s.

A strange radiance began rippling across Mahakala’s body. It resembled translucent Ripples carrying a faint black sheen.

They spread outward in circles. At first, their range was even less than Bai Cangshu’s Hamon, but in the next instant, like an enormous force field, they spread in all directions from beneath Mahakala’s feet.

At that instant, Bai Cangshu felt his perception of Mahakala completely cut off.

The next moment, when he listened again with Mantra Lv9, he instead heard countless noisy human voices. Some complained that work had been too exhausting today, some mocked how ugly some idol looked offline. Countless voices scattered countless thoughts.

Bai Cangshu clutched his head. Even with his information reception and processing abilities, he felt his mind growing dizzy.

Mahakala took the opportunity to raise both hands.

He cast a pitying glance at the Finality Empire members who had not yet managed to escape, as well as the two helpers who had been severely injured, their fates unknown.

"Mercenary Tao, this is… Finality."

Buzz~

A soundless wave spread from overhead. Bai Cangshu looked up and discovered that the thunderclouds summoned by the Thunder Arrow of Destiny, which had covered the sky, vanished in an instant.

The world suddenly turned pitch-black and sinister.

The black mist radiating from the Black Great Sun had already covered the entire sky. Moreover, that great sun grew larger and larger in his eyes.

You have been affected by the ability · Finality.

Trait · Instant Death Resistance effect reduced. Current: 78%...

Trait · Instant Death Resistance effect reduced. Current: 46%...

Trait · Instant Death Resistance has failed.

Trait · Spiritual Art Resistance effect reduced. Current...

A flood of notifications continuously appeared. Bai Cangshu discovered that his resistances were being comprehensively weakened. At the same time, the terrifying heat was clashing against the force and qi surrounding his body.

Visible black flames began winding around his body.

The gold dust on Mahakala’s body likewise began to melt. His golden body had already been broken by Bai Cangshu, and now he too began suffering damage.

Whoosh~Bang!

A private plane flew overhead. Its engine detonated from overheating, exploding in midair into a massive burst of fire.

A figure flew out from within and landed in the rainforest.

Li Qingzi looked up at the terrifying Black Great Sun, more than a thousand meters in diameter, descending toward the location of the Paradise here. Her heart trembled in fear.

"That is… the Title Ability of the Great Sun of Finality?!"

She frowned. The next moment, Super Speed activated, and her entire body turned into a streak of light as she shot forward.

The pitch-black great sun descended lower and lower. Several figures who had luckily survived until now burst into flames with a whoosh because they were too close to the center.

Without any resistance, they curled up on the ground and turned into charred black corpses in an instant.

Mahakala sighed as he looked at Mercenary Tao, who was right before him. He stepped forward and extended one palm, his entire body swelling against the wind.

In an instant, Mahakala transformed into a thousand-meter-tall great Buddha and seized Mercenary Tao with one hand.

Black flames instantly began igniting his head.

"Mercenary Tao, let us end it here together."

At that moment, Bai Cangshu seemed to hear Buddhist chants amid the other party’s chaotic Heart Light Pulse. That sound was rapidly merging all the noise together.

In that instant, he raised his head in satisfaction, his eyes wide open.

Countless colors flowed through his eyes.

Call it the highest-grade Mystic Eyes, or magic connected to The Root—it was a special ability that even the Space Panel displayed only as a question mark.

It was the greatest treasure he had obtained from surviving the Swirl of the Root.

Bai Cangshu also raised both hands. In an instant, translucent blood-tinged waves swept out from beneath his feet.

Buzz!

The Black Great Sun froze in midair.

Mahakala’s pupils dilated. He immediately fell from that surging state of mind, the mysterious waves beneath his feet dispersing. He felt his hand suddenly empty.

The next moment, he saw Mercenary Tao, whose body radiated incomparably pure power, raise both hands. The Black Great Sun began moving upward against his will.

That was impossible!

Mercenary Tao had stolen the Finality bestowed by His Excellency from his hands?!

How could such a thing be possible…

Bai Cangshu’s eyes were wide open as he forcefully pushed upward with both hands. Then, as though he had grasped something, he formed a seal with both hands and held it before his chest.

The sky slowly turned white, and the Black Great Sun in the air, thousands of meters in diameter, slowly vanished.

Mahakala looked at the black sun floating behind Mercenary Tao, staggered back two steps, then collapsed to the ground. His eyes were filled with absurdity and disbelief.

You have obtained the ability · Finality (Special, cannot be upgraded).

Bai Cangshu walked toward Mahakala, those translucent golden Ripples around him growing ever stronger.

You have come into contact with the incomplete Heartlight · Heart Like Prison.

Having gotten what he wanted, Mercenary Tao strode toward Mahakala. Just as he was about to bring down a palm, he suddenly stopped.

He turned around. A stern-faced middle-aged man draped in a black cloak had already appeared there.

Supreme Expert · Great Sun of Finality!