Chapter 433: Kaioken!
"Mr. Mercenary Tao, it seems you indeed cannot refuse this trade."
Echo looked wanton, then lowered her head to size up Kaito Shirogane's stall.
Kaito understood that the opponent was trying to premium the price after confirming his trading intention.
The S+ level Kaioken was naturally higher in value than the [Ajin] bloodline. Even for such a bloodline item with top-tier survival ability, there was still a gap compared to an S+ level ability.
The two could be traded merely because of demand.
Kaito withdrew his gaze, his expression calming down.
"Value is value, demand is demand, Miss Echo. I think you came across districts and wouldn't hope to go back empty-handed."
Kaito looked equally wanton. So what if your item's value was high? Rather, since she specifically took out an item of such high value, it proved the opponent's demand for this Ajin bloodline even more.
[Ajin] itself was very difficult to kill. Moreover, the difficulty of mission worlds where Ajin appeared happened to be not high, making it difficult for Reincarnators capable of killing Ajin to be deployed there.
This was the root cause of the extreme rarity of the Ajin bloodline.
Echo was angered by Kaito's expression identical to hers, but before she could speak, Black Butler coughed deliberately twice.
"Miss Echo, that Majesty probably doesn't want side issues either."
An excellent broker must know how to grasp the employer's psychology well. He wasn't trying to help Mercenary Tao suppress Echo's price, but he knew very well that Mercenary Tao was a madman.
Angering a madman would always lead to unexpected things.
And that Majesty behind Echo valued this trade very much. He didn't want this trade to be destroyed.
Subsequently, Black Butler looked at Kaito again and said calmly:
"Mercenary Tao, I think you are also very clear about the rarity and scarcity of this ability scroll. So far, I have never seen this ability appear in the Eastern District. If you miss this opportunity, there is a high probability that you can only wait for the chance to enter that world yourself..."
He was advising Kaito to quit while he was ahead.
Kaito still tilted his head, but his eyeballs rolled in their sockets, focusing on Black Butler's face. At this moment, Black Butler experienced that feeling of creeping horror again.
While Black Butler frowned, uncertain in his heart whether Mercenary Tao was about to go crazy, Kaito smiled and clapped his hands.
"You are right. I can make compensation. Miss Echo, I wonder what you want?"
"Perhaps I can give you this Scarlet Drop Card. This is the Drop Card of a famous Title Level Reincarnator."
Kaito took out that Scarlet Drop Card from the stall. Echo just curled her lips. She had investigated very clearly that the so-called "famous" Title Level Reincarnator was merely a Space mass-produced type Title holder.
In frontal 1V1 combat, he was killed by the man in front of her.
"Give me that [Dust Release Cultivation Secret Strategy (Purple)], Mr. Mercenary Tao. You know, only that thing can be considered valuable."
Echo was unmoved. Sure enough, she set her sights on the Dust Release with the highest value in Kaito's stall now.
Dust Release had strong liquidity in the Eastern District because of the large number of [Chakra] energy system Reincarnators. Moreover, after mastering this ability, it possessed powerful destructive power and could grant oneself the ability of levitation flight. Its practical combat significance was excellent.
Therefore, even if Kaito himself didn't plan to cultivate it at all, he kept it in the stall, not accepting quotes from various Reincarnators including Red Dust.
After looking at each other for a moment, Kaito finally accepted this trade.
[You lost item · Dust Release Cultivation Secret Strategy (Purple)]
[You lost item · Ajin IBM Particle Integrator (Purple)]
[You obtained Scroll · Kaioken (S+)]
"Tsk, truly a greedy man. Clearly he took such a big advantage, yet acts as if we profited in this trade..."
Echo left with the items, shaking her head, unsatisfied with this trade.
She was a militant. Although she understood Her Majesty valued feelings, she completely didn't think an ordinary Reincarnator's life could compare in value with this S+ level ability.
Even if it was her own life, if value measurement was to be conducted, she would also choose the S+ level ability without hesitation.
But precisely because Her Majesty was such an existence, she was willing to fight to death for her...
Black Butler looked at Echo, then looked at Kaito who seemed to be bewitched looking at the scroll in his eyes, choosing to catch up with Echo. While saying he would see her off, he tried to leave opportunities for future trades.
[Kaioken (S+)]
[Cultivation Conditions: Martial Arts Mastery > Lv7; Constitution > 50; Qi > 50]
[Effect: Unrestricted by anything, completely multiply one's combat power, and overload the body (Minimum double combat power and load)]
Kaioken was a special ability. Most auxiliary enhancement abilities would have "marginal effects."
That is, there existed an upper limit for ability enhancement.
For example, the [Berserk] possessed by Orc bloodline, in the First Ladder, almost similarly possessed the powerful effect of multiplying one's attributes.
After activating Berserk, Strength and Constitution attributes almost doubled, gaining powerful combat power. Agility attribute also gained significant improvement, and possessed characteristics like Pain Immunity, greatly enhancing the user's combat power.
But this enhancement itself was linked to one's physical ability, body attributes, and body potential.
Human physical body and attributes both had limits.
Just like that [Limiter] theory, when average attributes were at 10 points, Berserk could double your attributes. But when your average attributes reached 20 points, Berserk couldn't let you cross the limit of the [Vessel], doubling you to 40 points.
That kind of thing exceeded the upper limit of your own ability and was impossible to achieve.
Therefore, after such enhancement abilities brought your ability to your limit, they would produce strong marginal effects, with effects significantly weakened.
This was normal.
This was the effect most abilities should maintain.
But [Kaioken] was different. This was a powerful technique created by North King Kai in that world where combat power was exaggerated to the extreme.
After using Kaioken, whether Strength, Speed, Physical Defense, Destructive Power, Qi Intensity... everything of the user would be multiplied.
Whether it was Son Goku of the Z Fighters period unable to transform into Super Saiyan, or Kakarot able to transform into Super Saiyan Blue state in the later period, they could still use [Kaioken] to multiply their combat power significantly.
And in Son Goku's hands, this ability could even amplify his combat power by twenty times!
Except for the load exceeding limits, this ability had almost no shortcomings. It was a super combat amplifier that would never depreciate.
It was the most powerful combat ability Kaito had encountered so far!
"Constitution... My Constitution is not strong enough..."
Kaito felt that itching sensation in his heart for the first time in his life. He couldn't wait to master this ability.
He wanted to cast this ability. No matter how strong the load was, he wanted to become stronger!
Kaito immediately thought of the dozen or so points of Strength obtained from killing Seo Ji-woo earlier. His current base naked Strength was as high as 47 points. If converted to Constitution, even for a high-rank ability like Kaioken, it would be close to the level of being able to cultivate.
Damn it, Seo Ji-woo, oh Seo Ji-woo, why weren't you a Constitution-specialized Sin...
Kaito pressed his right hand. That greed made the power of Omen of the Evil God ready to move.
Kaito took a few deep breaths, finally focusing his attention on the [Purge Mission] about to start soon.
According to Lee Chae-rin's intelligence, Purge Mission drops were very rich...
The obsidian imprint on Kaito's earlobe shook violently.
Those pitch-black little people, sensing the huge killing intent emerging constantly, gnawed on these killing intent fluctuations increasingly joyfully and crazily.
The violently shaking and vibrating obsidian earring seemed about to shatter. Kaito forcibly suppressed that almost man-eating killing intent, ignoring a crowd of Reincarnators who found Mercenary Tao returned and gathered over wanting to trade.
He entered the Goddess's residence directly, spending 1 D-Class Singularity to strengthen Mantra to Lv3, then used 1 C-Class Singularity to break through Mantra to Lv4.
[Under the Goddess's blessing, Mantra Lv3 has been upgraded. Current: Lv4]
[Spirit Attribute +1. Current: 35]
[Ability · Mantra (B+) has broken through to Lv4. Please choose deepening direction]
[A: Gigantification. Mantra coverage range doubled]
[B: Refinement. Within Mantra coverage range, can set keywords. Any existence chanting keywords will be captured in detail immediately (Even at the farthest boundary distance of Mantra)]
[C: Voice of All Beasts. Within Mantra coverage range, can perceive non-human surface thoughts and emotions]
Accompanying [Mantra], this Observation Haki intertwined and mutated with electromagnetic force, upgrading to Lv4, Kaito finally saw a shadow of Enel's Mantra.
At this time, Mantra at Lv4 level had a conventional coverage range as high as 20 kilometers radius, and refined coverage range reaching 5 kilometers radius. If choosing Gigantification, it would almost allow Kaito to control a huge range of a hundred li radius immediately.
And option B corresponded to Enel's special perception ability for those chanting his name. Enel symbolized this ability as the rule of his divine authority.
Option C was likely a lower-tier effect of Observation Haki listening to the Voice of All Things, allowing Reincarnators to perceive non-humans.
Kaito only thought briefly before choosing B.
For Reincarnator combat, this refinement had more application possibilities.
"Start bloodline refining and enlightenment, Goddess-sama."
The Goddess didn't say much this time. Seeing Her these two times, Kaito "paid" tributes very generously.
Seeming because Kaito's constitution was already strong enough, She only opened Her mouth and inhaled this time, and two B-Class Singularities disappeared.
Kaito withdrew B-Class Singularities from Lee Chae-rin's Singularities again. Now, there were no high-rank Singularities in this woman's Singularities either. Kaito planned to arrange for the opponent to act alone in the next mission, so that she wouldn't be unable to farm enough rewards due to his overly high rating.
*[You lost B-Class Singularity 2]
[You started Bloodline Refining and Enlightenment]
Kaito's body lifted off the ground. In the next moment, his bloodline was steamed completely dry. Like a dried corpse, Kaito perceived clearly this time that before that life force healing him appeared.
Between bloodline and soul, cold and dead Yellow Spring water poured into his bloodline.
This might be the true purpose of bloodline purification.
[You completed a refining. Effect excellent]
[Constitution +2. Current: 36]
[Your immortality obtained slight improvement. Current: Intermediate Immortality]
Before Kaito could savor the difference of the so-called slight improvement in immortality, a strong will crashed into his Sea of Consciousness with a boom.
[You completed an enlightenment. Effect: Outstanding]
Subsequently, when Kaito opened his eyes again, he had returned to his Throne of Heart, the pure white consciousness space. At this time, hundreds of thousands of pitch-black spirit bodies looked up at the White Jade Throne from below simultaneously.
"Why..."
"Why..."
Those hundreds of thousands of spirit bodies were still murmuring that question with no answer forever.
Kaito extended his hand. In the next moment, all spirit bodies including Gojo Satoru and Uchiha Madara shook with a boom. A strong pressure appeared in an instant.
Boom!
Hundreds of thousands of spirit bodies prostrated with a crash. Terrifying pressure erupted from the Throne of Heart. The consciousness space quieted down abruptly.
"This is..."
Gojo Satoru felt this host truly seemed like a Spirit World Monarch sitting on the throne at this moment.
[You obtained new characteristic, Spirit World Monarch (Unique, Special) — Spirit bodies with Spiritual Pressure lower than yours will passively be under your domination. This ability possesses Priority]
"Shut up."
This time, hundreds of thousands of spirit bodies finally closed their mouths completely. Those distorted wills, those unwilling grievances, could only wander inside the spirit bodies. Lacking Mob's suppression, these spirit bodies would sooner or later degenerate into Cursed Spirits or Vengeful Spirits.
But Kaito didn't care.
Kaito thought of that Red quality Drop Card still unopened by him, thought of that Spirit World Evil Lord who saved him and voluntarily died at his hands again, looking at the spirit bodies with increasingly indifferent eyes.
"To protect your God, even if distorted, evolve power that can be used by me... scums."
Kaito's gaze swept over Gojo Satoru, Uchiha Madara, and Millennium Bug wearing a black trench coat beside the two, said no more, and disappeared from the throne.
Kaito was still very busy. Before entering the Purge Mission, he still had two things he must do.
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