Chapter 535: All the World's Evils, Seized!
[Based on the Class Assassin, you obtained Command Spell Enhancement · Regenerative Ability]
[Based on the Class Assassin, you obtained Magical Energy Replenishment (Strong)]
A continuous stream of power constantly emerged from within his body, helping Kaito Shirogane resist the erosion of the black mud. Among them, the power named Command Spell, every time it appeared, immediately rejuvenated Kaito Shirogane's physical body that had been eroded to decay.
Kaito Shirogane's current body actually resided between a Servant and a normal Reincarnator's physical body.
[Class · Assassin] was like an invisible exoskeleton armor, attached to Kaito Shirogane's own physical body.
This armor, most of the time, would restrict the execution of some of Kaito Shirogane's abilities, while simultaneously providing enhancements in some other aspects.
But when suffering erosion, this erosive force acted directly on Kaito Shirogane's own physical body and soul beneath [Class · Assassin].
Yet that kind-hearted Master seemed to "fail to recognize" the reality that the Holy Grail War had already ended, and even the wish-granting segment was seized by her Servant. She was still constantly utilizing magical energy supply and Command Spells to provide strong support to this Assassin.
Kaito Shirogane gained a huge assistance for nothing.
Constantly eroded by the black mud, the first enhancement Kaito Shirogane obtained was his [Immortality] upgrading from Intermediate to Advanced.
Kaito Shirogane could easily understand this, because the Holy Grail War was originally a ritual to pursue the [Third Magic · Heaven's Feel].
And the essence of the so-called [Third Magic · Heaven's Feel] is a magic that turns the soul into a material form like a perpetual motion machine, obtaining eternal life and infinite magical energy.
Although Kaito Shirogane didn't believe that a ritual of the Holy Grail War's difficulty could truly let a person obtain the complete [Heaven's Feel], that so-called eternal life, arbitrarily changing soul forms, and infinite magical energy had never completely appeared in the Type-Moon world either.
This was highly likely a special state that could only be achieved based on the [Root].
But if it was just the effect of enhancing one's immortality, it was highly possible to achieve.
Even, Kaito Shirogane believed that he didn't need to absorb too much "black mud" to realize this effect.
Of course, because [All the World's Evils] would twist humans' wishes, realizing them in a completely malicious way.
For example, at the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War, because Emiya Kiritsugu saw the truth that the Holy Grail had been polluted, he used a Command Spell to order Saber to destroy the Holy Grail.
The result was that the Holy Grail was indeed destroyed, but the black mud flowing out of it directly caused the great fire of Fuyuki City, producing a huge disaster.
Even though Emiya Kiritsugu didn't make a wish, merely issuing an order harboring the thought of wanting to save more people, it was still twisted into a disastrous consequence.
Kaito Shirogane considered himself a completely self-centered person. Unlike Emiya Kiritsugu, he actually didn't care no matter how great a disaster the Greater Grail caused to Fuyuki City, or even if it destroyed Japan or this entire world.
Therefore, the best way for [All the World's Evils] to twist malice was naturally to use the most violent and terrifying power to destroy Kaito Shirogane himself.
Kaito Shirogane also knew this, but he still wished to obtain all power.
This contained his greed, as well as his understanding of the Infinite Dimensional Space.
Just like the infectious distortion that occurred after his Taizan Fukun Ritual, as long as he possessed the possibility of surviving, the Space would find a way to redeem this "loyal" Scavenger.
In a place like the Infinite Dimensional Space, as long as you can obtain it, almost any power can ultimately be digested.
Therefore, with infinite greed, he wanted to absorb [All the World's Evils], including the [Avenger · Angra Mainyu] inside, into his body together.
He completely treated his sea of consciousness as a huge asylum, refusing no one. Yin Spirits, Cursed Spirits, vengeful spirits, guardian spirits... even Divine Spirits and Heroic Spirits, he wanted to try containing them.
The so-called [Myriad Tribulations Yin Spirit Yellow Springs Physique], in Kaito Shirogane's eyes, was to contain all Yin Spirits, control all Yin Spirits, and thereby obtain a special physique of myriad divine marvels.
[You underwent the erosion of All the World's Evils. Trait · High-Speed Self-Healing has upgraded. Current: Super-Speed Regeneration]
[You suffered intense erosion. Vitality massively weakened...]
Unknown how many times this prompt appeared, Kaito Shirogane only felt his skin bag become incomparably heavy, as if his whole person became sluggish.
It was as if his soul had been filled with lead.
The speed of his thoughts began to be affected, and the rotation speed of the Swirl of the Heart plunging into the sky also began to slow down.
"Hey hey, that guy didn't play himself to death, right!"
Gojo Satoru had already taken off his blindfold. Within the Six Eyes, white clouds flowed, but he also couldn't clearly see what exactly the black mud constantly flowing and dripping from the Throne of the Heart was.
The Millennium Bug vaguely perceived the truth. Although he hadn't been able to leave Mercenary Tao's body during this time, through the Heroic Spirits constantly being absorbed in here, he had already confirmed that at this moment, the host Mercenary Tao had highly likely entered the Type-Moon world.
"That is probably energy formed by carrying the malice and negative wishes of the entire world..."
The Millennium Bug answered Gojo Satoru like this, but at this moment, everyone could only quietly watch that black mud constantly flowing and dripping from the [Throne of the Heart] suspended high in the air.
And subsequently falling into this pure white consciousness space. Because several people guarded the four sides of the Throne of the Heart, not many Yin Spirits could enter this space.
For a short time, no Yin Spirits had come into contact with that kind of thing yet. But everyone knew that as long as that black mud continuously invaded, eventually, whether it flowed into the Yellow Springs or let those Yin Spirits touch it,
Some changes would definitely occur.
Even for a Reincarnator like the Millennium Bug, he had never encountered such a thing.
According to the setting, when ordinary people come into contact with this black mud, they are basically all eroded by malice, ultimately leading to mental breakdown or death. Magi with Magic Circuits who touch the black mud can try to use magecraft to resist, but ultimately, they will still be affected, suffering mental erosion or a massive shortening of their lifespan.
Even for those powerful Heroic Spirits and Servants, being infected by the black mud would also cause their personalities to twist and their physical bodies to be damaged.
Then, what exactly did they, these spirit bodies, count as?
Could they resist the erosion of the black mud?
The Millennium Bug also completely couldn't know.
He suddenly turned his head to look at the special spirit body whose face was filled with black incantations.
Black Mask!
The special spirit body · Shinigami from the Naruto world!
In Fate, Gilgamesh coming into contact with the black mud not only didn't suffer erosion, but instead used this black mud to reconstruct a physical body, becoming a special Servant capable of existing independently.
Besides Gilgamesh being powerful enough himself as a Heroic Spirit, the special points, in the Millennium Bug's view, probably lay in two aspects.
First, Gilgamesh possessed Divinity;
Second, Gilgamesh was extremely arrogant and self-centered, a guy very difficult to be changed by malicious erosion.
Of these two points, Mercenary Tao, who now controlled the life and death of the multitude of spirit bodies, highly likely also possessed the second point.
Mercenary Tao's arrogance and ego had gained the recognition of Gojo Satoru, who similarly believed that "Throughout Heaven and Earth, I Alone am the Honored One."
"Divinity... I think he needs Divinity!"
The instant the Millennium Bug spoke, Gojo Satoru almost teleported to appear in front of Black Mask.
Black Mask was wrapped in intense Reiatsu all over. He was not afraid of Gojo Satoru, or rather, after awakening, he considered himself higher than all the spirit bodies here.
He was a Divine Spirit!
"Go, sit on it!"
Gojo Satoru's eyes were cold. Cursed Energy all over his body was like burning, turning into an appearance of intermingled pitch-black and scarlet, manifesting in this space.
After those Cursed Energies condensed, they appeared like chains from the flesh and blood behind Gojo Satoru, and drooped down into the Yellow Springs below.
An aura of chilling deathly stillness began to radiate from Gojo Satoru's body. He spread his hands, and on his two arms, new eyes suddenly began to appear one by one. Upon opening, they all revealed the posture of the Six Eyes.
This is...
The Millennium Bug, Uchiha Madara, Namikaze Minato, as well as the newly entered Lu Bu and other spirit bodies, were all startled.
They entered this space at different times, but had never seen Gojo Satoru in such a posture.
They only felt that Gojo Satoru in this state seemed to be faintly linked with the Yellow Springs, exuding an extremely appalling oppressive feeling.
Black Mask gripped that tachi, not unsheathing it. Coldly confronting Gojo Satoru for a moment, he spun and floated up.
"When the King returns, I will eat you."
Black Mask's voice was hoarse and hollow, as if not directly transmitting into others' senses, but echoing in the surroundings and being heard by you.
This was his extremely rare vocalization, and also revealed terrifying malice towards Gojo Satoru.
Gojo Satoru didn't care. The chains behind him pulled in the Yellow Springs, the Cursed Energy extremely thick.
In this space, Cursed Spirits were born almost every moment. As the only "Jujutsu Sorcerer" in this world, he was rightfully growing stronger.
At the same time, seeing Kaito Shirogane becoming stronger and stronger, and the more and more novel powers, Gojo Satoru naturally wasn't willing to fall behind either. He was similarly pursuing power in his own way.
In the next moment, this Gojo Satoru appeared out of thin air before that pure white constantly squirming spirit body. His mouth pulled open, revealing an incomparably chilling smile.
"Miss, it seems we still have a score to settle between us. Heh~ While that guy hasn't come back yet, I'm very interested in settling it with you."
Gojo Satoru lowered his head, looking at White Mask who used her spirit body to lock up the blonde female knight, his eyes reckless. As Cursed Energy radiated, his temperament grew increasingly sinister.
White Mask's eyes shifted, also realizing that this Gojo Satoru before her was the one she curse-killed by using him as a sacrifice in the Taizan Fukun Ritual.
The corners of her mouth hooked up, just about to open her mouth to mock.
But suddenly felt the world before her eyes being torn apart.
Pfft!
The white spirit body turned into flesh and blood flying everywhere.
Gojo Satoru tore with both hands in movements invisible to the naked eye. The spatial power twisted by the Limitless Cursed Technique directly tore to pieces White Mask, who had completely reversed her AT Field to lock up Saber.
White Mask's consciousness fell into chaos. When she reappeared, she emerged from the turbid yellow water. Just as she revealed herself above the water surface, she saw the white-haired sinister man with his head lowered, Cursed Energy constantly surging.
"Damn it, this guy Mercenary Tao really sucks everything into his body..."
At this time, Black Mask, who had arrived in front of the Throne of the Heart, slowly sank into the black mud. In the next moment, Black Mask was like being struck by lightning.
Golden light erupted from the Throne of the Heart.
Buzz!
An intense vibration appeared. In the next moment, Black Mask was violently knocked flying like a ray, crashing into the Yellow Springs with a boom.
"Who allowed you to touch my things?!"
The arrogant voice unique to Kaito Shirogane echoed in the sea of consciousness.
On the Throne of the Heart, the golden light was incomparably warm. In the next moment, the vibration of the sea of consciousness had already disappeared.
Saber frowned. The power of the Throne of Heroes absorbing her seemed to... disappear?!
[EX051, you underwent the erosion of All the World's Evils]
[You obtained Special Creation · All the World's Evils (Red)]
(End of Chapter)
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