Chapter 791: Anchoring, the Third Star Particle (Mythic)
Hum.
The sky instantly became like a pure night sky, the stars dim. A large black snake slithered from the west, while a golden roaming dragon meandered from the east. The large snake and the roaming dragon converged in the center of the sky.
A third, gray line emerged from between them, like a sharp sword, bringing the entire sky into equilibrium.
As soon as Kaito Shirogane stepped into the public space of the Infinite Dimensional Space's East District, an anomaly naturally occurred in the sky.
This was the special anomaly exclusive to the [Archetype of Terminus and Genesis].
The noisy chatter of the shantytown quieted down for a brief moment. A new round of the title contention tournament had just ended, and many people were unfamiliar with the identities and exclusive anomalies of the new [Sovereign Monarchs].
After a brief moment of thought and communication, they realized this was the anomaly exclusive to Mercenary Tao, who was now recognized by many as the new King of the East District.
The tyrannical King had returned to the Space!
Standing on the white jade-like covered bridge on the outskirts of the shantytown, Kaito Shirogane surveyed the faces looking at him.
A faint smile hung on his lips, but in his mind, he was pondering how to accelerate the turnover of Reincarnators.
The various operations he initiated in the real world had a purpose beyond remaking the world and finding ways to increase the world's strength.
His true goal wasn't just to let Reincarnators unleash violence.
It was to deliberately escalate conflicts.
If Reincarnators always minded their own business in the real world, then they were actually quite safe there.
Large-scale conflicts rarely occurred, and the intensity of battles was limited to individuals or small groups.
In this way, Reincarnators suffered almost no casualties outside of task worlds.
But...
They were too weak. The quality of these Reincarnators was far too uneven. Many of them were so useless that Kaito Shirogane found it unbearable.
The Infinite Dimensional Space was not suitable for everyone, nor were all humans suited to become Reincarnators.
Kaito Shirogane intentionally initiated this battle royale mode in the real world to accelerate the elimination of Reincarnators.
He wanted to quickly weed out those unfit to be Reincarnators. Given the Space's method of continuously replenishing their numbers...
Like waves washing away the sand, a few Reincarnators with true aptitude would eventually remain.
The Infinite Dimensional Space was indeed raising Gu, but only the strong could sharpen even stronger individuals. Fighting one's way out of a group of weaklings was nothing to write home about.
Kaito Shirogane's eyelids lowered as he arrived at the Goddess's residence.
The two lions outside the white jade stairs respectfully moved aside. Kaito Shirogane casually strolled up the white jade stairs, which were surrounded by white clouds.
Only after watching Lord Mercenary Tao—now called the King of Monsters by many—disappear behind the white jade stairs did the Reincarnators in the shantytown resume their noisy discussions.
Yutsuki pushed up her red-rimmed glasses. She was responsible for receiving various trade information in the shantytown and performing initial screening.
In fact, as more and more Reincarnators joined Paradise, they were consciously recruiting those adept at data processing or divination and prophecy.
This was to improve the efficiency of serving His Lordship.
Yutsuki knew very well that their group was almost completely unlikely to ever team up with Lord Mercenary Tao and enter a task world in their entire lives.
Their role for His Lordship was logistics and support.
Black Butler also coldly observed the buzzing assemblies and Reincarnators. He didn't even have the interest to distinguish who was slandering and who was praising.
The name "King of Monsters" Mercenary Tao had already been established. Although it wasn't yet recognized by all assemblies in the East District, at least on the surface, no assembly dared to stand up and object over a mere title.
Because everyone knew that unlike Sousuke of [Azure Sky], Mercenary Tao was truly the type to mercilessly kill those who displeased him.
Therefore, quite a few assemblies were currently reminiscing about the Azure Sky era. Although they criticized Azure Sky's hypocrisy, that group had at least afforded them a considerable degree of tolerance.
You could slander and insult Sousuke on any occasion, and the King of Miracles would just laugh it off, while the people of Azure Sky wouldn't even cast you a second glance.
But if you dared to do such a thing to Mercenary Tao, let alone being directly killed by him personally, the fanatical worshippers of Mercenary Tao currently in the Space would do many crazy things.
"Hey, Black Butler, did you show His Lordship that material I got? It's a material that can provide an additional level of Martial Arts Mastery! It should be useful to His Lordship!"
"I don't need to trade. I want to give it to His Lordship as a gift! I just hope my harvest can become part of His Lordship's power!"
Black Butler looked coldly at the man with short blonde hair and a baseball cap who had squeezed in front of him, his expression fanatical.
He didn't know how many times this guy, codenamed [Ryuk], had come over to ask this question, and he could only tirelessly reject him once again.
"Ryuk, His Lordship's martial arts have entered a realm that cannot be improved by materials of this level. Rather than doing this, I think His Lordship would prefer you strengthen yourself and prove you are a competent Reincarnator."
Ryuk wasn't adept at Martial Arts Mastery at all; he was a Marksmanship Mastery Reincarnator. Hearing Black Butler's words, he pursed his lips, feeling that His Lordship's subordinates were all somewhat arrogant.
But he didn't mind, nor did he feel humiliated. On the contrary, looking at Mercenary Tao's powerful, evil figure gave him hope for survival.
Rather than relying on himself, it was better to stand behind a sufficiently powerful expert.
Especially since this expert was incredibly evil, seemingly a natural-born villain boss. What could offer a greater sense of security than standing behind a guy like this?
Compared to "kind," righteous figures like Sousuke who had to adhere to various rules, a villain who stopped at no evil was far better at protecting people.
Ryuk had once been terrified by the impending chaotic war between districts and the rumored Dimensional War. He knew the truth that Reincarnators were essentially mercenaries for the Space.
Therefore, he found a sense of stability in his evil worship of Mercenary Tao. There were quite a few people like him; he heard someone was even trying to establish a dedicated assembly.
"To think a tiny, ignorant, weightless bug has grown to such an extent~"
The Goddess descended from the air, her ruby-like eyes looking down at Kaito Shirogane.
Kaito Shirogane met the Goddess's gaze. He saw intricate patterns lingering within those ruby-like eyes.
The Goddess's body seemed to truly be the rumored [Divine Body].
Unlike the divine bodies temporarily manifested by Reincarnators whose Authorities had reached the Seventh Tier, this Goddess's divine body was completely indistinguishable from a physical entity.
She could permanently maintain the existence of this body.
"Are you actually starting to take an interest in My body? You little rascal, quite amusing."
As always, the Goddess could directly read Kaito Shirogane's thoughts. Kaito Shirogane had activated the Martial God's Ultimate Intent, but it seemed to have no effect at all.
This indicated that the Goddess's Spirit Status, or rather, her position, was far higher than his.
Kaito Shirogane felt as if he had returned to the state he was in when he first faced the Black King and Saitama. Because the gap in power levels was still too vast, he couldn't distinguish the relative strengths of the powers above him at all.
For example, comparing the Goddess before him with the 3-Digit exception, the Halloween Queen of the Little Garden world, which side was actually stronger?
The Goddess didn't answer this question, merely looking at Kaito Shirogane with great interest.
Eventually, Kaito Shirogane lost the desire to investigate. He reached out his hand, and a drop of fresh blood spun in his palm.
[Third Star Particle]
"Goddess, what is the price to identify this thing?"
This was the substance that flowed out of Izayoi Sakamaki's body after their fierce battle. It was recognized by the Space as a [Special Creation] and could not be used directly.
[Do you wish to spend B-Rank Singularity Point * 1 to anchor the Special Creation: Third Star Particle?]
Kaito Shirogane noted the Space's wording: "anchor," not "identify."
In other words, it wasn't that this thing couldn't be recognized, but rather its abilities were unstable, or... this kind of power simply didn't exist within the Space's current power system?!
This price was considered incredibly cheap relative to the Third Star Particle. It was likely that the Space itself hoped to acquire corresponding information by anchoring this thing.
In the endless multiverse, acquiring various types of [Information] was exactly the fundamental intent of the Infinite Dimensional Space.
[Yes]
The Goddess opened her mouth and inhaled. A purple radiance lit up within Kaito Shirogane, and a B-Rank Singularity Point instantly vanished.
Subsequently, the Goddess reached out her hand for the first time, and the drop of blood in Kaito Shirogane's hand slowly floated up.
Invisible power fluctuations rippled through the void. Kaito Shirogane saw the surrounding clouds begin to change rapidly. Amidst the churning wind and clouds, the void behind also manifested.
Kaito Shirogane saw the appearance of the Little Garden world in the void, followed immediately by the figure of Izayoi Sakamaki.
Through Izayoi Sakamaki's perspective, various enemies and battles appeared in the void.
The scenes shifted faster and faster, as if the Space was searching through all relevant information at ultra-high speed.
This was Kaito Shirogane's first time experiencing this perspective, akin to that of an [Observer].
That drop of blood was originally just a minuscule amount, but amidst the shifting scenes, the blood churned continuously, going from nothing to something, from little to much.
A single drop of blood actually spread bit by bit into something resembling a pool of blood. Kaito Shirogane reached out to touch it, but touched nothing.
But the presence and power surging in the space made Kaito Shirogane realize that the pool of blood was not an illusion, but a real, existing entity.
At this moment, this blood had transformed into the opposite of matter—antimatter—and was still continuing to change.
The Third Star Particle, according to its description in the original work Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, should be a miraculous creation.
It is a third type of particle distinct from matter and antimatter.
It is a miraculous object that shouldn't exist, and simultaneously, it serves as the theoretical foundation for the perpetual motion machine.
[Anchoring Complete]
[You have obtained the Item: Third Star Particle (Mythic)]
[Third Star Particle]
[Quality: Mythic]
[Type: Bio-Armor, Miracle Armament]
[Usage Requirement: Third Star Particle Compatible Individual]
[Effect 1: Perpetual Energy. The Third Star Particle can continuously spawn from nothing. Therefore, the energy recovery rate will be made constant as instantaneous recovery.]
[Effect 2: World-Shattering Force (Tier 1). The user's physique and strength will mutually influence and multiply each other. The stronger the strength, the stronger the defense and immunity to damage; the stronger the physique, the stronger the outputted strength. Current conversion multiplier: 2x.]
[Effect 3: Light of Shattering (Tier 1). The user's attacks will affect energy, rules, and Authorities.]
Kaito Shirogane looked at that drop of blood, which seemed to have regained its vitality, constantly shifting its form in his palm.
The blood seemed to contain endless power.
No, it should be said that this blood indeed contained endless power.
This was a creation of the ultimate development of human technology under the worldview of Little Garden. Such development would even destroy humanity itself.
The emergence of the perpetual motion machine would cause humanity to completely lose its ambition, thereby giving rise to a new [Final Trial of Humanity].
But for Kaito Shirogane outside of Little Garden, this blood itself was the crystallization of science and philosophy, a pinnacle power.
Even though he only obtained a single drop, the special nature of this substance allowed him to simultaneously obtain its complete form.
Of course, it was just like how the Infinite Dimensional Space had previously observed and anchored Kaito Shirogane's talent.
Kaito Shirogane believed that the Infinite Dimensional Space, as an Observer, was still growing. Therefore, it could not observe everything.
Its anchoring actually had flaws as well.
It tended more to attribute these unknown pieces of information to existing information.
In other words, the Infinite Dimensional Space's anchoring was actually using currently existing abilities, Authorities, and effects to explain the unknown.
While this could quickly collapse the unknown power into a concrete power usable by a Reincarnator, it actually wore away the possibilities.
Just like Kaito Shirogane's talent, [Limit-Break Spiral]. If Kaito Shirogane had chosen to spend a Singularity Point and have the Goddess anchor it earlier...
He would likely have been able to obtain his talent's power in an earlier task world.
But for the Space at that time, it would have been more likely to anchor Kaito Shirogane's special state as a transformation ability akin to the Genetic Constraint.
But Kaito Shirogane's talent, fundamentally speaking, was actually an exploration and imitation of information.
The physical changes were merely an additional state derived from the changes in the Limit-Break Spiral. It was an evolution the body had to undergo due to the massive burden of attempting to use this inherently existing talent.
Only by accelerating his heart rate to that extent and abnormally boosting his physical capabilities could Kaito Shirogane sustain the burden of the Limit-Break Spiral.
Only after Kaito Shirogane gradually improved his attributes and activated the complete Limit-Break Spiral relying on his own power did he obtain his complete talent.
This Third Star Particle undoubtedly also contained an unimaginably profound essential power.
But Kaito Shirogane was not the original owner of this thing. This was Izayoi Sakamaki's dance of destiny.
Kaito Shirogane merely utilized this thing to gain power, so he didn't spend the time and qualifications to undergo the primal awakening.
But even so, the level and effects of this thing after anchoring greatly exceeded Kaito Shirogane's expectations.
It almost completely simulated several of Izayoi Sakamaki's essential powers to a significant degree.
However, a Reincarnator's physical body did not possess the formidable strength of Izayoi Sakamaki, who had the Third Star Particle coursing through him since childhood.
It could only be upgraded tier by tier.
"Third Star Particle Compatible Individual?"
This usage requirement was rather unique, but looking at this blood, Kaito Shirogane inexplicably felt a strange sense of familiarity.
Was it because of his Antinomy Stairway of Miracles and Destiny?
Or was it...