On how PhDs become human evil

At the very center of the black mud, at the core of the giant pit, a stream of black mud gradually rose up and formed a human shape.

"Ugh... I never thought I'd understand my power this way. I really want to slap myself. There's a limit to how ignorant and stupid I can be."

Bai Jie emerged from the black mud, but he has changed a lot compared to before.

His white hair turned black and grew all the way to his shoulders. His eyes were still true red, but they gave the impression of peering into a pitch-black abyss.

Looking at his naked body, Bai Jie casually summoned a wisp of black mud, which transformed into a black robe that he wore. Then, looking at the Herrscher of the End in the sky, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

That smile sent chills down the spine of the Herrscher of the End.

Section 438, paragraph 21: Destroy everything, integrate everything.

Bai Jie was well aware that he was a manifestation of human evil.

At the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War, the Greater Grail was not completely destroyed, and the black mud flowing out of it nearly burned down the entire city of Fuyuki.

At that time, in order to cure his Oripathy, Bai Jie followed Talulah's advice and jumped into the black mud, completely destroying his original physical body. With the help of Talulah's power of natural disaster, he reconstructed a body formed from the evil of this world, absorbed all the evil of this world, and came into contact with the Vortex of Root.

That was the starting point for Bai Jie to become the source of human evil.

Possessing the power of [anti-order] and holding the principle of [integration], it is a great calamity (evil beast) born from natural disasters.

This is Bai Jie.

As for his identity as a human evil, Bai Jie didn't delve too deeply into it. In his view, he had simply changed bodies, and the changes that had occurred were merely that he was now "immortal," "possessed endless magical power," and "had the wisdom of the entire Type-Moon world."

To be honest, Bai Jie would occasionally think that the title of Magic King was more suitable for him than human evil. After all, he had never done anything against humans and spent most of his time studying magic. Even his abilities were all related to the magic path.

It's understandable, though. The wisdom of the entire Type-Moon universe is an inexhaustible treasure trove for Bai Jie. As a researcher, he naturally wants to study it thoroughly, so it's reasonable that he didn't explore the evil side of himself as a human.

Now, Bai Jie has come into contact with the evil side of himself as a human being, and the side of himself as a great calamity.

【Nega Order】This is the power that Bai Jie possesses. To be honest, after learning about it, Bai Jie truly understood how extraordinary this ability is. Compared to it, even the mysteries of the Age of Gods are insignificant.

So-called order is rules and systems, things that must be followed.

No one is allowed to disobey it, no one is allowed to change it, and it will not change because of anyone; this is order.

However, the anti-order can completely nullify the effect of order on Bai Jie, and even allow Bai Jie to evolve afterward, gaining a constitution that is completely immune to that order.

Just like now—

"Snapped!"

Bai Jie snapped his fingers lightly.

"boom--!"

The world shattered with a deafening roar. The vast magical power that had been suppressed within Bai Jie's body erupted uncontrollably, nearly bursting the world apart!

Seeing Bai Jie enveloped in dense magical flames, the Herrscher of the End hastily released her anti-magic domain once more, however—

"How could this be! The domain was clearly released!"

"Yes, it has indeed been released. I can feel that the anti-magic field is functioning well. — However, it is no longer effective against me."

Bai Jie laughed.

"The rule that one cannot use magic or spells while in a magic-suppressing zone has been erased by my Nega Order, and my physique has changed as a result, becoming the type that can never be controlled by a magic-suppressing zone."

Just as people develop antibodies, Bai Jie has acquired antibodies against the "virus" of the anti-magic field. In fact, all methods targeting magic will be ineffective against him, and Bai Jie will no longer face any obstacles in exercising magic.

"Om-!"

A massive magic circle appeared on the surface of the Black Sea beneath Bai Jie's feet, instantly stirring up the calm black mud. Within the area covered by the magic circle, dragons and snakes made of black mud appeared around Bai Jie.

World Magic: The Wrath of the Four Seas, capable of upending the world!

"Let's go."

Bai Jie calmly gave the order.

"GGGGGGGGGAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY!!!"

The roars of dragons and serpents echoed throughout the desolate world. Huge beasts burst forth from the black mud, baring their fangs to devour the apostle of the god who sat in the sky.

"Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you can use magic—"

A dazzling light exploded from the Herrscher of the End, and under that light, the dragons and serpents that had soared into the sky showed signs of melting and disintegrating.

But this trend only lasted for a second.

"Snap!!!"

The divine wings that had covered the entire sky were torn to shreds by the dragons and serpents. The Herrscher of the End, who had just escaped from her original spot at the last moment, looked at her divine wings that had been devoured, still in shock.

"How is this possible! The binding force is not working!?"

"Didn't I already say that rules and order are meaningless in front of me?"

The power of the Herrscher of Binding is to create a barrier with a radius of 100 kilometers. Within the barrier, all Honkai energy will be nullified, and other forms of energy will be weakened to varying degrees. The Herrscher of the End, on the other hand, can weaken all types of energy at will. In theory, even if they are made of black mud, the dragons and snakes should be quickly weakened to the point of being unable to exist.

However, Bai Jie possesses the [Nega Order], and in that initial second, this power had already completed the reverse analysis of the binding force. The rule that [energy is weakened within the binding field] is no longer effective for Bai Jie.

However, this only has no effect on Bai Jie himself. The dragon-snake that has left Bai Jie's body cannot obtain this bonus, but Bai Jie still has the power of [Integration].

If [Anti-Order] is a passive skill that needs to be activated, then [Integration] is a passive skill that can work without being activated. Its effect can be summarized in one sentence: fusion.

As mentioned before, Bai Jie can easily combine various spells and create entirely new spells on the spot. This is not because Bai Jie's magical talent is too outstanding, but because of the power of [integration], which gives Bai Jie the power to reconstruct spells.

Therefore, after [Anti-Order] completed the reverse analysis of the constraint field and generated the corresponding countermeasure ability, Bai Jie immediately wrote a spell with the same effect and incorporated it into the dragon and snake.

The anti-order movement led Bai Jie to break all the rules.

Integration allowed Bai Jie to create entirely new rules.

This is Bai Jie's true power. Just like the development of human history, every time a great destruction occurs, human civilization will develop to a completely new level. From this perspective, Bai Jie's power is truly in line with the evil identity of humankind.

"Impossible... How could such power exist? Even a god wouldn't possess such power!"

The Herrscher of the End cried out in disbelief. She simply couldn't believe that someone could possess such extraordinary power. Didn't that mean he couldn't possibly have any natural enemies? No, not only were there no natural enemies, but there wasn't even a way to counter him!

"Don't make such a scary face. To defeat me, you only need to meet one condition. Once that condition is met, all my powers will be rendered useless, and then defeating me will be a piece of cake."

Bai Jie smiled and shrugged.

"Human beings."

"If you are human, you have a chance to defeat me, but if you are not human, you don't even have a chance to defeat me. After all, I am the evil that can only be defeated by humans."

Bai Jie's words chilled the heart of the Herrscher of the End.

P.S.: Destroying everything, integrating everything—does this sound familiar? You might think the protagonist is human evil, but he's actually the destroyer of a new generation of worlds!

Section 439, Chapter 22: The Herald of the End, Draws His Sword

Human evil is not "evil that destroys humanity", but "evil that is destroyed by humanity". Just like the evil dragon in mythology that will inevitably be defeated by the hero, human evil will eventually be defeated by humanity.

It is not by gods, nor by demons, nor by anything else; the only thing that can defeat human evil is the human beings who gave birth to it. As the saying goes, the one who tied the knot must untie it.

Given this characteristic, Bai Jie's [Anti-Order] power is completely ineffective against humans. Bai Jie doesn't know if other human evils are like this, but he himself is definitely like this. Therefore, if you want to have a chance of winning against him, you can only challenge him as a human. Other species will be punished by [Anti-Order] without exception in front of him.

Although Herrschers are transformed from humans, their bodies have long lost their human characteristics due to the modification of a large amount of Honkai energy. This is especially true for the Herrscher of the End, who is the strongest Herrscher. Not to mention, the donkey ears on her head don't look like something a human could have.

Facing the pale-faced Herrscher of the End, Bai Jie sighed softly, "Let's finish this quickly, my lovely little sister is waiting for me to come home for dinner."

"Zheng—!"

A golden flame suddenly burst forth, and Bai Jie loudly chanted the incantation:

"For victory, come quickly before me! Immortal sun, grant me a radiant steed. Spiritual steed with swift hooves, bring forth the halo symbolizing judgment!"

Vereslana, one of the Ten Incarnations, the White Horse!

An annihilation-type incarnation that can only be activated against the most heinous criminals. As the Herrscher of the End, whose purpose is to destroy human civilization, there is absolutely no reason not to activate this incarnation!

"Yu Yu Yu ————————!!!"

The neighing of a horse echoed across the vast sky, and then a blazing sun suddenly appeared directly above the Herrscher of the End.

It was a white horse exuding immense majesty.

Bathed in radiance and blazing sunlight, the divine steed locked onto its target the moment it appeared in the sky. With its fiery hooves pounding the sky, it instantly increased its speed to near the speed of light, like a sun god's arrow descending from the heavens, charging fiercely towards the Herrscher of the End!

That's his nemesis.

The Herrscher of the End understood this instinctively. If she were hit head-on by that wild horse, she would undoubtedly die on the spot. Even if she could be resurrected by the power of the Herrscher of Death, it would still be the same. Even her god could not save her from that wild horse!

This is the ultimate blow against evil!

"Ok?"

Bai Jie frowned. In his view, the Herrscher of the End was not defending itself at all, and even lowered its hands as if it had given up struggling.

(Did the clairvoyant see that this was an illusion? Have they really given up?)

Bai Jie didn't believe that the Herrscher of the End would just give up like that. Every Herrscher he knew would struggle and resist like a madman the more desperate they were, and he believed that the Herrscher of the End would be the same.

The divine steed, traveling at the speed of light, plummeted from the sky and arrived before the Herrscher of the End in the blink of an eye. The distance between them was less than an arm's length, leaving the Herrscher of the End with no way to avoid it!

"Clang..."

Without warning, Bai Jie's ears caught a fleeting, tiny sound—the sound of a blade rubbing against its sheath as it was drawn from its sheath.

"Click..."

A cracking sound rang out, followed by—

"Crack crack ...

Space itself shattered like a broken windowpane, instantly breaking into countless fragments! A pitch-black spatial rift appeared in the sky like a gaping hole, and spatial turbulence poured out like a flood! The divine steed, wreathed in blazing sunlight, was instantly swallowed up by the spatial turbulence!

"Coming immediately! The Dragon Serpent Mercury!"

As Bai Jie summoned, the two-headed dragon that devoured space roared out from the shikigami talisman, opened its jaws and bit directly at the cascading spatial turbulence, swallowing it all in its belly as if drinking water!

Recalling the Dragon Serpent Mercury to protect him, Bai Jie looked in the direction of the Herrscher of the End, then sighed softly: "This is your true trump card. Were all those previous attacks just minor skirmishes?"