Infinite Reincarnation: I am the Monster.

Chapter 397 The Ambition to Seize the Divine Kingdom

"So, your brother saw the future of this world."

"This world will one day be completely destroyed because of a battle between an incredibly powerful bald man and a guy known as the 'Fatalist'."

"Therefore, Shigeo Kageyama decided to build his own divine kingdom in the spirit world, incorporating all the souls into his kingdom, in order to overcome that calamity..."

Ritsu Kageyama nodded with difficulty. His spirit body became somewhat ethereal. Clearly, he had mustered the courage to try fighting, but the man with his hands clasped together was simply too powerful.

You have embraced a weak spirit.

[You have harbored a twisted evil spirit*1]

Your energy attribute +1, current status: ?

……

Bai Cangshu maintained the posture of "Yin Spirit Entering the Body". The spirit in his body had not fully returned, and he continued to exude that attraction.

At this moment, he had absorbed most of the nearly one thousand spirits created by the sage behind him.

He pondered the information he had just received.

At this moment, he felt he was getting closer and closer to the truth.

It's obvious that [Eternal Destiny] isn't the petty guy I thought he was; he has extremely terrifying ambitions.

While Bai Cangshu said that if you want to create the Black King, you should choose someone like Saitama.

But he didn't actually have a very mature plan.

At best, it's just a step further than the sage's plan, causing Saitama to suffer a social death, burdening him with infamy, and completely stripping him of the fundamental concept of a "hero."

No, he probably couldn't even do that.

Madara Uchiha's soul was unable to activate the Rinnegan or unleash the Infinite Tsukuyomi at this moment, thus preventing him from directly hypnotizing everyone with such a large-scale technique.

He could only use the media and reincarnators to portray Saitama as a villain who "aids and abets evil," causing Saitama to be scorned by society.

But Saitama's concept of "hero" is extremely pure; it is a kind of "goodness" rooted in the brilliance of humanity.

Just like when you see someone in need of help, your instinct is to help them.

When you see someone fall into the water, your instinct is to pull them up.

That simplest kind of goodness, born from the heart, is the very essence of his heroic spirit, which stems from his passion.

He became a hero simply because he wanted that kind of recognition, not because of other people's approval.

Without the help of special abilities, he simply couldn't make Saitama's status as a "hero" be negated.

What he initially considered worthless, "Eternal Destiny," turned out to be playing a much bigger game than he expected.

He had the elite team of reincarnators, including the Sage, spend the entire time of a mission world to completely corrupt [Shigeo Kageyama], turning him into [???], and now the [Evil Lord of the Spirit World].

But the goal is not to make Shigeo Kageyama the King of Black, or to make him completely fall into depravity.

[Eternal Destiny] believed from the beginning that [Shigeo Kageyama] would not be consumed by evil either, and that Shigeo Kageyama could overcome the state of [???] and find himself again.

Of course, Bai Cangshu also had some malicious speculations. If Kageyama Shigeo did not turn out as he thought, but instead completely hid in the darkness and became a monster, then [Eternal Destiny] would definitely play the role of a hero in this mission world.

Ultimately, they team up with Saitama or Tatsumaki to defeat Shigeo Kageyama and save the world.

While this trajectory may not produce the "Black King," in terms of the profits from a single world, it is almost top-tier, enough to make a fortune for third-tier reincarnation teams like the "Chaos Sage."

but……

Whether it was ability or wisdom, the choice of "eternal destiny" was not wrong. Shigeo Kageyama, as a protagonist of the world, truly deserves to have his "good" overcome his "evil," leading him to the current situation.

He is saving the world by pretending to destroy it.

"All of this is based on the premise that... the future your brother saw is real..."

Bai Cangshu continued to probe, because as a top-tier esper, the abilities that people like Kageyama Shigeo and Tatsumaki could develop were completely unpredictable. Indeed, some prophetic espers did appear in these worlds, such as Granny Shibabawa from One-Punch Man, who successfully predicted the appearance of Boros and others.

boom!
A terrifying tremor suddenly struck, and the dark spirit realm in the distance shook violently as if hit by a hurricane.

In an instant, a large number of spirits were blown from the spirit realm into this pure land outside the divine kingdom.

Bai Cangshu seized the opportunity to grab the two and absorbed them into his body.

At this moment, Ying Shan Li could no longer stop Bai Cang Shu. He looked at the trembling and distorted appearance of the spirit world outside and his expression changed drastically.

"Oh no! My brother must be in danger!"

This situation could only occur in the spirit world if the current ruler of the spirit world, the "Evil Lord of the Spirit World," were to encounter great danger and difficulties.

Kageyama Ritsu immediately turned and ran towards the Spirit Realm. Shirakami Shu's eyes darted around, and he spoke up.
"Idiot! What use are you if even your brother can't beat him!"

"Now you should think about what else you can do to help him here!"

Shirakami's cold mockery made Kageyama Ritsu pause in his steps.

Yes, even if I went there, I probably wouldn't be of much help and would only be a burden. What should I do now...?

In this world, if even one's own brother cannot match him, who else can help...?

He immediately thought of the legendary strongest esper, [Tornado of Terror].

"We should try to get to the outskirts of the spirit world, find a supernatural phone, and search for Miss Tornado. She's definitely a hero..."

Bai Cangshu did not get the answer he wanted and coldly denied the boy's hopes.

"Heh, I saw Tornado fighting your brother earlier. The danger we're in right now might just be caused by that Tornado."

Ritsu Kageyama was stunned. His mind was in turmoil. If Tatsumaki-san couldn't make it...

"I should go find [General's] father, the boss of the [Claw] organization!"

This was not the answer Bai Cangshu wanted, and he continued to deny it.

"That kind of guy is probably out there searching the world for an assistant to kill your brother, and you're asking him for help? Ha..."

He turned his head and looked at the huge broccoli plant.

Bai Cangshu's actions finally caught Yingshan Ritsu's attention, and he seemed to only now remember his brother's [Divine Kingdom].

If it weren't for the need to maintain this divine kingdom, with his brother's abilities, he might not have lost to Tatsumaki...

He didn't realize that a certain desire within him was being stirred.

"I have to go... to the Kingdom of Gods..."

Bai Cangshu finally smiled.

"Yes, now you're the only one who can help your brother."

"Of course, if you need it, I can do my part in whatever small way..."

He smiled brightly, and as a white-haired spirit was swiftly drawn back into his sea of ​​consciousness, he dispelled his pretense and stood up to promote himself.

It was as if he wasn't the one who had just mercilessly elbowed this young man.

"Tsk tsk, you really are becoming less and less like a good person, host."

Gojo Satoru returned to his familiar sea of ​​consciousness, looking at the somewhat empty white space of consciousness. The cracks on the outside were more obvious, and the flow of the Yellow Springs seemed to have become faster.

He put his blindfold back on and lay down in the underworld.

He merely made a few sarcastic remarks about Bai Cangshu's actions. At this moment, all the Yin spirits in this sea of ​​consciousness had already been bound to the opponent's chariot.

After all, the other party made a [oath], promising to release all the spirits after obtaining the ability to release them, just like... a king of the underworld making a promise to his people.

(End of this chapter)