Infinite Reincarnation: I am the Monster.

Chapter 631 Reason or Wildness

tread, tread, tread...

The radiant glow of magic, far surpassing Yun Wujiu's chilling aura, extinguished the flames in the underground world in an instant, causing the temperature to plummet.

The spores buried underground and in the rocks were frozen.

“You and I aren’t compatible either, Tree Shepherd.”

The Snow Witch, Fu Qinghuan, had somehow already hidden herself in this underground world, and the Tree Shepherd's expression changed.

"Solomon changed his mind?!"

He had long ago secretly discovered the secret of Solomon's abilities: the overwhelming restraint on magic-side reincarnators and the power to vaguely absorb the magical characteristics of others. This immediately made Shepherd Tree Man, an ambitious man who originally wanted to become the "behind-the-scenes BOSS" of the reincarnators, think of a conspiracy.

He was almost certain that Solomon's purpose in establishing the Far Eastern Magic Society, a purely magical organization, was not to create some kind of "enthusiasts' club."

The other party wants to cultivate a group of reincarnators who can go far enough in various magical fields!
Then, one day in the future, kill off the ability to absorb everyone.

Furthermore, after coming into contact with the existence of the [Stairway], Mu Shuren vaguely guessed that the truth about Solomon's power was the ultimate existence in the world of A Certain Magical Index—the power of the Demon God!
The "Demon God" is not a god of demons, but a god of magic!

A great being who has exhausted the mysteries of magic, reached the pinnacle of all power, possessed all possibilities, and whose mere step out of the hidden phase would cause the world to collapse.

Solomon is using a convenient method unique to reincarnators to try and explore the full potential of magic!
"How could he let you go... That shouldn't be the case. Could it be that Tao Pai Pai's injuries after the battle with Odin were actually quite severe, to the point that Solomon felt he could achieve his goal in this world without absorbing your power?"

A flash of light appeared in the Snow Witch's hand, and a rather enormous staff appeared, with the power of ice shining within her.

She felt a little regretful. The Tree Man was indeed very intelligent. She could frankly admit that in terms of intelligence, neither she nor Jin were as good as the Tree Man.

She was like a puppet manipulated by Solomon, completely unable to keep up with his train of thought.

But the tree shepherd can.

Unfortunately... the tree shepherd made the wrong choice.

The Snow Witch stepped forward, and the chill instantly froze the entrance to the underground world, preventing the puppets left on the ground by the Tree Shepherd from entering.

In fact, this world is indeed the rarest opportunity to kill the Tree Shepherd.

There are no other reincarnators in this world, therefore, the Tree Shepherd cannot create new [Divine Messengers]. Similarly, because Solomon emphasized that this is a secret mission of the gathering, the Tree Shepherd cannot bring other Divine Messengers into it.

In the dark green veins on Mu Shu's body, the blood flowed faster and faster. Soon, the veins bulged and were pulled out of the skin little by little.

Dark green blood vessels, like some kind of energy conduit, began to shift positions from behind the tree shepherd and insert themselves into his body.

The Tree Shepherd's muscles rapidly filled with the dark green divine blood, his muscles bulging inch by inch, and a powerful force began to emerge.

The black cross mark between the treant's eyebrows had now turned completely dark green and was shimmering with fluorescence.

A faint layer of divine power began to flow across his body.

His druidic spellcasting abilities were of little use against the powerful ice authority, so the Treant quickly transformed himself into the form of a divine messenger.

In exchange for a powerful physical body and divine power, they sacrificed their spellcasting abilities.

His eyes darted around, trying to find a way to escape.

"Fu Qinghuan, do you really think Solomon is guaranteed to win?"

“You haven’t witnessed Tao Pai Pai’s power. If you make a move now, you will definitely be killed when Tao Pai Pai returns.”

As the tree shepherd retreated, he tried to persuade the snow witch to change sides.

But the Snow Witch simply stretched out her hand, and the temperature dropped at an unbearable rate. The Shepherd Tree's body shimmered with divine power, and he temporarily gave up breathing.

He suddenly turned around and pounced on the Snow Witch.

The Snow Witch simply opened one hand, and a huge ice spear shot out out of thin air. The Treant used both hands and feet, and like a catapult, he flashed several times in the underground world, narrowly avoiding the attack by grazing the ice spear. Then he closed up and came to the Snow Witch's side.

With a stab, a tube of golden blood appeared in his palm, which had mutated into a claw-like shape.

boom!
The Snow Witch's body shattered into a pile of ice. The Treant was frozen in place by the cold air released when the ice shattered.

The Snow Witch's body gradually materialized from the side, and with a single tap of her hand, the ice layer rapidly thickened.

She looked at the dark green cross between the tree shepherd's eyebrows and sighed.

"It's no use, Tree Shepherd. Solomon knows everything, including your last-ditch effort to turn me into a divine messenger using Odin's blood as a means of attack..."

The tree shepherd was frozen in place. His divine power protected him from being killed outright, but he was indeed unable to escape the increasingly thick ice.

It contains the power of authority.

Snow Witches, who specialize in a single type of magic, are the type most likely to elevate their authority to a higher level.

At this moment, the tree shepherd was still pondering what exactly went wrong.

Suddenly, he realized that only he, Artoria, and... Tao Pai Pai knew about obtaining Odin's blood.

Even with Solomon's magical eyes and his ability to see the future, it's theoretically impossible for him to have seen Odin and Tao Pai Pai's fierce battle.

That was a battle between two absolutely superior forces; Solomon's Mystic Eyes shouldn't be that high-level.

His heart suddenly turned cold.

The Snow Witch added, just as he had expected.

"Tao Pai Pai won't do anything for you. He... has already joined forces with Solomon..."

The Snow Witch didn't actually want to turn against her own people, but she had no choice.

If she doesn't intervene, she will die, and so will Yun Wujiu.

"Solomon and Tao Pai Pai have abandoned their internal strife; they are going to join forces and reap the rewards of the entire world!"

The tree shepherd felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. Yes, only this answer could explain it, and he recalled Solomon's character all along.

Stay calm, be rational, and always prioritize your own interests.

It seems that all the arrangements are made before each battle.

Even if the enemy is too powerful, he will find a route where the cost of failure is lower.

Having learned of Tao Pai Pai's immense strength and his own defection, Solomon's best course of action was... only one: abandon his enmity with Tao Pai Pai, cooperate with him, and become the truly powerful one!
The tree shepherd felt a sharp pain between his brows; he hated himself for only realizing this now.

He had always felt that someone like Tao Pai Pai would never consider cooperating with Solomon, because Tao Pai Pai was a monster, a beast, and such a person would not share his interests.

However, it overlooks the fact that Tao Pai Pai was severely injured after the battle with Odin. In that situation, rationally speaking, cooperating with Solomon was indeed the best option for Tao Pai Pai.

The tree shepherd felt a stinging pain on his scalp; the divine power emanating from his body was growing weaker and weaker.

Damn it, did I make the wrong choice...?

Click!

Inside the ice, due to the extremely low temperature, cracks began to appear on the surface of Mu Shu's body, a sign that his divine power was waning and his physical body was beginning to die.

The Tree Shepherd saw Tao Pai Pai's face, and various expressions flashed before his eyes, finally settling on Odin's arrogant laughter as he saw Odin unleash his divine power.

A thought struck Mu Shuren: Could someone like Tao Pai Pai really make a rational choice...?

Ming!
The sound of a sword ringing out rang out, and the crimson and pitch-black sword light slashed through the ice layer with a thunderous roar.

When the tree shepherd saw Artoria's face, he almost cried with joy.

It wasn't because he was able to survive, but because he was certain that he hadn't made the wrong choice!

Tao Pai Pai did nothing wrong by refusing to cooperate with Solomon!

(End of this chapter)