Chapter 455: Kaioken
"Accept my ass!"
Ghost Talent angrily raised the X-Gun in his hand, aiming directly at the Multi-Faced Alien and pulled the trigger.
No living human would easily accept death just because of a few words from someone else.
For an individual like a human, their most fundamental information is filled with [Survival] and [Continuation].
Hum!
The high-energy particle beam sank into the flesh, which might or might not be the Multi-Faced Alien's true body. A few seconds later, it exploded with a bang.
Flesh and blood dyed the pure white Room of Truth red, but the Multi-Faced Alien had no reaction.
They felt neither pain nor anger, nor would they generate any unpleasant emotions due to Ghost Talent's actions.
They looked at Ghost Talent calmly, as if overlooking a specimen.
"At the moment you were chosen by that Great Existence 2 months and 3 days ago, your future was already destined for death;"
"You had a 54% probability of dying in the world of your first mission deployment;"
"You had a 17% probability of dying in this deployment, killed on the night of the full moon by a woman named [Bonnie]. She tore you apart in an instant with speed and strength completely beyond your reaction;"
"You had a 9% probability of dying in the real world after returning. You would be careless after surviving the team battle mission, ignoring the advice of [Omega] and [Lancer], and use your power in the real world, bringing upon yourself a fatal crisis and dying from a car bomb;"
...
The Multi-Faced Alien slowly sorted out all of Ghost Talent's possibilities and timelines one by one. Ghost Talent found that his best ending was merely surviving two more missions after this one.
Because he had previously witnessed the Multi-Faced Alien's ability to see through the past, the future, and even the future after the reincarnation of the soul.
He fell into deeper despair.
His death was destined. The moment he became a Reincarnator, it was destined that he couldn't live too long.
At this time, Ghost Talent's anger also began to dissipate, leaving only unceasing despair and sorrow.
The Multi-Faced Alien gave his final parting words at this time.
"We merely collapsed all your possibilities into your current posture."
"You need not be angry, nor sorrowful. For short-lived species, the state of [Survival] originally doesn't belong to the norm. Returning to eternal deathly stillness is your true slumber."
Ghost Talent lowered his head and didn't argue anymore, not knowing whether he was convinced or had completely given up thinking.
[You used Ability Scroll: Kaioken (S+)]
[Judging cultivation conditions...]
[Judging...]
Kaito Shirogane sat cross-legged in the air. Below, in the huge manor, more than a dozen chefs were scratching their heads, processing the giant beast meat and the yokai corpses confiscated by the army.
Actually, Kaito's requirement was very simple. Only simple cooking was needed. Whether boiling, frying, baking, or any other method, they just needed to process these ingredients to a degree that could be considered food.
Because he had the special ability of [Chef], even a piece of shit would become very delicious under the Chef ability.
But Hideto Suga didn't know this. He ordered these top chefs of Japanese cuisine to complete the best cooking of their lives, turning these things that normal humans would have absolutely no desire to eat into delicious dishes.
And Reiji Yoshida, the Chief Priest of Shintoism wearing a white sacrificial robe, and Jingami Shirakawa, who was responsible for the management of the shrines directly under the Emperor, both nodded. These two old men were the two heads of Japanese Shintoism. At this time, they rarely gave up fighting for power and profit and both came to the Prime Minister's temporary official residence.
Claiming to protect the great benefactor of Shintoism since ancient times, the Envoy of God—Mercenary Tao.
Hideto Suga became increasingly convinced of this saying. Just yesterday, families like Kujo and Koizumi simultaneously sent people over, expressing their desire to seek an audience with Mercenary Tao, their expressions showing considerable fear.
And at this moment, Mercenary Tao even displayed a miracle, sitting directly in the air, as if attaining enlightenment.
[Judgment Passed]
[You successfully mastered Ability: Kaioken (S+)]
[Kaioken Lv1: Completely burn the Qi throughout the body, completely overloading the body, and completely multiplying (2x) strength, speed, attack ability, and defense ability]
Kaito's heart beat fiercely and uncontrollably. Even he didn't expect to master an ability like Kaioken so quickly.
Kaioken required Martial Arts Mastery above Lv7, Constitution above 50 points, and [Qi] energy above 50 points. Almost every requirement was a terrifying value unattainable for low- and mid-tier Reincarnators.
But because Kaito constantly improved his martial arts abilities and invested a large amount of resources, with the bonus of [Mercenary Tao's Pink Robe], he had already met this condition;
As for the 50 points of Qi energy, because of the [Energy: ?] characteristic of the [Myriad Calamities Yin Spirit Yellow Spring Body], he possessed a bug-like judgment threshold when judging energy attributes.
Kaito knew that his true [Qi] intensity was probably far from 50 points. Even counting the attributes gained each time Dodon Ray upgraded, it was far from enough.
What was even harder was the 50 points of Constitution. Because Reincarnators could only actively allocate attributes after reaching the [Strong] tier, even a Constitution-specialized Reincarnator would need to obtain 30 free attribute points after the Strong tier and put them all into Constitution to meet the requirement.
Even for a Sin-type Reincarnator, obtaining so many Constitution attributes by opening Scarlet Drop Cards would require a rather terrifying number of kills.
But the gift from the Multi-Faced Aliens instantly fulfilled Kaito's wish.
Therefore, Kaito was very certain that the chip offered by the Multi-Faced Aliens was these attribute points. The Multi-Faced Aliens not only knew his goal but could also directly shape an individual that met his needs.
Exhaling a breath of foul air, Kaito dismissed his thoughts. No matter what purpose the Multi-Faced Aliens had, his thirst for power would not stop.
Golden Qi suddenly condensed and instantly became scorching inside Kaito's body, burning like fire. In just an instant, Kaito felt a terrifying burning pain from all the cells in his body.
But Kaito had experienced bloodline refinement many times, and each time brought the pain of his blood being completely evaporated.
At this moment, Kaito felt his resistance to this pain was unimaginably strong.
He unconsciously opened his mouth and let out a low roar.
That was the natural physical reaction after the constantly rising Qi, reacting continuously with his cells, expanded inside his body.
He felt as if his body was about to explode. While his cell activity violently increased, it felt as if all his cells were experiencing the pain of being torn apart, and his nerves were also torn.
And that explosive Qi surged wildly in his cells, meridians, and blood vessels throughout his body.
The permanently active Breathing Technique and Ripple Qigong broke down instantly, completely unmaintainable.
Pfft!
The overly strong Qi pierced through Kaito's body surface, which was now comparable to a dragon beast. After the capillaries ruptured, the blood was instantly evaporated by the strong Qi and heat.
The golden Qi was now reflected as blood red.
"Ah... Ha!"
The muscles all over Kaito's body swelled. Unlike the posture when his incomplete talent was activated before, where his body swelled to over three meters, Kaito's muscles at this moment were tight to the point of being almost like steel.
His cells constantly tore and regenerated, but the physical strengthening was perfectly limited to his current body size.
Creak, creak...
His muscles squeezed against each other, and explosive power was compressed within his cells and muscle tissues.
[You used Kaioken Lv1, you have been strengthened]
Kaito opened his arms, erupting all the accumulated pain in his muscles and that swelling Qi in an instant.
"Ha!"
Boom!
Strong Qi erupted from Kaito's mouth, turning into a Qigong Wave that shot into the sky, then exploded thousands of meters high.
Shockwaves spread out in circles, forming rippled clouds that completely covered the sky above the official residence.
Below, the guards of the official residence all covered their ears, looking at the sky in panic.
Kaito still wasn't satisfied. He clenched his right fist again. In this instant, with over 100 points of naked strength amplified by efficacy, he felt unimaginably powerful.
He punched out just half an inch. As the sonic boom cloud exploded, the air in front, like a thick liquid, was dented by his punch.
In the next moment, accompanied by a hum.
A white dragon-shaped smoke cloud hundreds of meters long smashed down from the sky onto the ground with a bang.
Rumble!
The official residence shook violently.
(End of Chapter)
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