Infinite Reincarnation: I Am the Monster
Chapter 20

Disguise: Ancient God's Visage

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Disguise: Ancient God's Visage

Although many people called Bai Cangshu a "madman," he was actually an exceptionally calm person by nature.

He was often judged an oddity by others precisely because he was too calm.

For example, upon arriving in a new environment like Infinite Space, he would immediately prioritize viewing every other Reincarnator who entered his sight as someone harboring ill intentions toward him.

The reason was that if he himself appeared in a place possessing such terrifying resources, he too would be full of ill intent toward newcomers.

After all, based on the information he had gathered so far, this was undoubtedly a special space capable of turning ordinary people into Supermen.

The value of such a place far exceeded the imagination of ordinary people.

Take the Killing Intent Perception possessed by Bai Cangshu's robe. In the real world, how many wealthy tycoons and politicians would stop at nothing to obtain something like that...

Therefore, Clown Evans's attempt at conversation, which he believed to be perfectly disguised, appeared riddled with flaws in Bai Cangshu's eyes.

But Bai Cangshu was in no hurry to expose him. He merely waited for Evans to reveal more information.

Bai Cangshu's way of thinking had always been like this.

Take his plan to kill Mercenary Tao, for example.

From the moment he saw Mercenary Tao's truly unreasonable brutality, he had instinctively begun considering how to get rid of him.

When he asked Fat Bo about the Capsule Corp. Capsule in the taxi, he had already subconsciously considered using its ability to shrink and restore objects as large as cars to kill someone.

When others watched the Dragon Ball anime as children, they would only marvel at the Capsule Corp. Capsule's magic and fantasize about owning one themselves.

But what Bai Cangshu thought was that if someone could be made to swallow a Capsule Corp. Capsule, it would be the perfect murder weapon!

Perhaps all his plans had been born from that seed planted in childhood.

As for Bai Cangshu's plan to kill Mercenary Tao, he had actually made three layers of preparation.

The first layer was naturally the most obvious poisoning plan.

He had Tang Badan poison all the food, tea, and utensils, placing everyone, including Tang Badan himself, within the scope of the poisoning. He had then given Tang Badan that so-called "antidote."

Only then had greedy Tang Badan felt safe enough to carry out the plan.

The second layer was the core, Bai Cangshu's true plan for killing Mercenary Tao.

He crushed all of Qing She's antidote, kneaded it back into a ball, and wrapped the Capsule Corp. Capsule inside it.

He then deliberately chose to have Tang Badan begin the poisoning plan only when the Reincarnators were about to enter the world.

He had foreseen that Tang Badan, because of the poison, fear, and other emotions, would be unable to conceal his panic and would ultimately be seen through by Mercenary Tao.

Moreover, Tang Badan was not someone who could withstand pressure. In the end, he would only spill everything about the first layer of the plan, allowing the "antidote" to fall into Mercenary Tao's hands.

If the Reincarnators were truly powerful enough, then Mercenary Tao would not endure the negative effects of Qing She's poison. He would choose to take the antidote and ultimately be killed by Bai Cangshu.

The third layer was a contingency in case Mercenary Tao did not take the antidote. Bai Cangshu had taken out the two boxes of money he had personally handed Mercenary Tao at the mountaintop hotel and had Fat Bo contact several forces, including the Red Ribbon Army.

In fact, if Mercenary Tao's battle with Flame Demon and Demon Mountain had dragged on a little longer, Moon Demon would have had no choice but to join the battle. At that point, local forces such as the Red Ribbon Army would have intervened.

That would have been Bai Cangshu's opportunity to flee with the injured Mercenary Tao.

Bai Cangshu was not crazy at all. His rationality was terrifying.

"Guest, have you made your choice?"

An aged voice interrupted Bai Cangshu's thoughts.

He was currently inside the Alchemy Institute. An old Whitebeard man wearing a purple mage's robe and a pointed hat smiled as he questioned Bai Cangshu.

Now that he knew such establishments existed, he naturally had to come and "disguise" himself.

"Yes. This should be fine, right?"

So-called appearance disguise was actually similar to a character creation system. The old man gave him a crystal ball, and he could imagine and alter his appearance however he wished while facing it.

In the end, the old man would fix that appearance in place, turning it into his "disguise."

"Of course, Guest. No matter how exquisite the appearance, this old man's alchemy will certainly be able to... uh..."

The old man froze as he looked at the crystal ball Bai Cangshu handed over.

"Guest... are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

A towering forehead, a deeply sunken chin, and a nose nearly as long as Usopp's. His eyes were abnormally small, and most crucially, this appearance had bright red skin.

This appearance had completely transcended the concept of "ugly." Rather, after taking one look at it, the alchemist felt as if his mind had been harmed.

Bai Cangshu shook his head, dissatisfied with this "character creation" as well.

"Master, your crystal ball may not be complete enough. It wasn't able to present the perfect appearance in my mind."

The old man lightly tapped his forehead, trying to dispel the mental contamination, and instinctively grumbled,

"What exactly are you trying to create, an Ancient God?!"

Alchemist Yupi has quoted you 1,000 Dimensional Points. Do you accept?

The old man endured his disgust and completed the alchemical creation. The price was also somewhat higher than the usual 800 points.

Bai Cangshu readily accepted the quote.

You have obtained item: Disguise Mask Disguise Mask Quality: Blue (Rare) Description: A special mask created by an alchemist according to your design. The master refused to sign it due to the distortion of his work. Durability: 30/30 Effect 1: After wearing it, your appearance will be altered into a specific form. Effect 2: This alchemical disguise cannot be seen through by any Pupil Technique or detection ability.

Once Master Yupi sensed the Dimensional Points entering his account, he finally felt a little better.

Honestly, those who came to him generally either wanted their masks to be exquisite, handsome, or beautiful beyond human measure, or they wanted completely ordinary faces that no one could remember.

This was the first time he had suffered such mental harm.

"Guest, as a special Reincarnator like yourself, I'm afraid you need to conceal not only your appearance, but even your number."

The master pushed another item toward him.

Item: Reincarnator's Right Hand

It was simply a hollowed-out palm, with a special Black Curses pattern on the back of the hand.

"This costs one E-rank Anomaly Point, plus 800 Dimensional Points."

Bai Cangshu knew that Master Yupi was an Infinite Space character similar to an NPC, so he was not surprised that the other party could sense that he possessed Anomaly Points.

"I don't have an E-rank Anomaly Point, Master."

Yupi pointed at Bai Cangshu from afar, and a new prompt appeared before Bai Cangshu's eyes.

Anomaly Points can be freely split and combined. A high-level Singularity can be split into 3 lower-rank Anomaly Points. Do you wish to split one C-rank Anomaly Point into 3 D-rank Anomaly Points?
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