Secrets of Reincarnation Space

Secrets of Reincarnation Space

Bai Cangshu rose to his feet and walked over to the black-haired woman. Her body's instinctive muscular reactions could not lie—every muscle had tensed, and she instinctively shrank back.

This woman was afraid of him.

Yet at the same time, despite that fear, she had taken the initiative to approach him, even risking being killed by him to reveal her identity.

Tsk. Another madman.

Bai Cangshu could tell that beneath this somewhat timid appearance, this woman possessed a conviction that no one could stop.

And besides... a woman, huh.

Watching the professor's reaction as he approached and even deliberately let his gaze roam over her body, Bai Cangshu's lips curled upward.

A normal woman should not have reacted like this in such a situation.

Women in East Xia—and indeed in most of Asia—always had an instinctive habit of protecting their private areas.

Like that Elizabeth: whenever he looked her over, she would instinctively turn her body away or glare back at him. Those were all signs of self-protection.

But the professor had no such reaction at all. "She" feared him only in terms of life and death, and not in any other sense.

Bai Cangshu looked at the professor with amusement and suddenly said, "You're actually a man, aren't you, Professor?"

"Is an avatar with a woman's appearance more expensive than an ordinary avatar?"

The professor looked as if he had been struck by lightning, his face instantly turning pale. At that moment, immense fear rose within him, as though his disguise had been completely exposed.

He glanced around frantically, having completely forgotten that he had just used Mental Scan on the surrounding space.

That reaction drew a mocking expression from Bai Cangshu. He spread his hands, stepped back twice, and sat down again.

This professor might indeed have his own secrets and certain special talents, but in Bai Cangshu's eyes, he was far too green. Even Clown Evans, who had died by his hand, had been more mature than this man.

The professor stood where he was, his face pale and ashen. He knew that the wealth of experience he had always pretended to possess had been exposed. Before this man, he no longer had any bargaining power. Worse still, if the other party bore him ill will, he might face terrifying extortion.

He took several deep breaths before steadying his emotions. Countless scenes flashed through his mind.

The Reincarnation Space was filled with monsters beyond ordinary human measure. Hadn't he already prepared himself mentally for that?

Right now, he had merely happened to encounter one of them.

Savage, powerful, and intelligent. He possessed none of the recklessness or arrogance of the powerful figures in those stories. Beneath his seemingly crazed behavior lay a sharpness that saw through everything.

The professor looked at Bai Cangshu again. He had already placed this man, who had turned his avatar into an absurd face like that of an ancient god, in the same category as the monsters he had heard about.

He met Bai Cangshu's gaze again, his eyes calm once more.

"Mercenary Tao, I want to make a deal with you."

Seeing that Bai Cangshu did not reject him outright, he continued.

"I think you are also a newcomer, and the kind of newcomer who has no other reincarnators backing him."

"I want to trade a piece of information—information related to Special Reincarnators like you and me—for your promise not to join a faction hostile to mine in this mission!"

Bai Cangshu regarded the reincarnator, who had stabilized his emotions and adjusted his line of thought in such a short time, with amusement.

Perhaps the other party was not as useless as he had thought.

For reincarnators, so-called aptitude often had many dimensions. Being skilled at combat was not the only sign of exceptional talent.

This professor was quite good at judging circumstances and knowing where to draw the line. For example, his request in this deal was merely that Bai Cangshu not join a faction hostile to his own. Clearly, he did not want to face an enemy like Bai Cangshu.

But he had not asked Bai Cangshu to join him, nor was he trying to restrict him.

Although the world's factions ostensibly consisted of only the Demon Slayer Corps and Kibutsuji Muzan, now that the world had changed to the point where Kibutsuji Muzan had contacted high-ranking government officials and begun extending his reach into every area—

There would naturally be many third-party factions.

That was also why Bai Cangshu had not indulged Kocho Kanae.

"You don't seem very brave. If I questioned you before killing you, you'd probably tell me all that information anyway, wouldn't you?"

Bai Cangshu spoke with a smile, his tone gentle, but his words chilling.

But the professor had already sorted out his thoughts. He looked calmly at Bai Cangshu and shook his head.

"You wouldn't do that."

"Although Mr. Mercenary Tao appears to act very crazily on the surface, you are actually extremely rational. After I hinted that there was a faction behind me cultivating me, you would not kill me for no reason."

"The reason isn't fear of retaliation, but rather..."

The professor looked at Bai Cangshu, his tone certain.

"Because that would not be worth it."

Clap. Clap. Clap clap clap!

Bai Cangshu applauded, fully acknowledging this professor who had disguised himself as a woman. He had changed his opinion. The other man was also a very interesting reincarnator, and quite... talented.

"Tell me, then. What exactly is a Card Holder?"

The Professor relaxed inwardly. Although he had already considered Mercenary Tao's behavioral patterns, the man gave off dangerous intent at every moment.

Moreover, the ability to kill Reincarnators in peaceful cooperative mission worlds and obtain Scarlet Drops was simply too terrifying. He guessed it was likely a special ability belonging to a Great Sin System Card Holder.

Such an ability practically encouraged Reincarnators to become maniacs who killed wherever they went.

In fact, he had heard that every Great Sin System Special Reincarnator who had appeared in the Reincarnation Space had risen rapidly within a short time, only to perish in some later mission after offending far too many people.

In the Reincarnation Space, you could be crazy, but you absolutely could not go crazy without limits.

He composed himself and began explaining some of the Space's hidden secrets.

"I don't know how many missions you've personally experienced, or how much you understand about the Space, but I believe you should already know that Reincarnators themselves have another rank besides the Space rating of Paper, Normal, Strong, Fierce, Berserk, God, and Outlier that indicates their strength."

"A rank that signifies what kind of Reincarnator you are, and what value you hold to the Space!"

Bai Cangshu nodded. He had indeed seen this in the Goddess's Abode.

The Professor continued his explanation.

"Once a Reincarnator surpasses a 3-star rating, they gain a unique title and become what is known as a Title-level Reincarnator."

"Every Title-level Reincarnator possesses an exceptionally powerful special authority with extremely high priority."

"It is said that when your personal attributes surpass a certain threshold, you will receive an invitation from the Space to participate in an arena tournament competing for the title of Supreme Expert. There are multiple Supreme Experts in the Space, and each one stands at the peak of a particular type of Reincarnator."

"And within this Infinite Dimensional Space, which no one knows when it first began, there are also special kings who surpass even Supreme Experts. These Reincarnators bearing kingly titles seized the Space's authority through some means."

"They forged fifty-two cards that should never have existed."

The Professor's intelligence was indeed a secret Bai Cangshu had never heard before.

"The Twelve Heavenly Stems are bestowed upon those fated for them;"

"The Seven Sins and Eight Virtues are bestowed upon those born different;"

"The Twenty-Two Tarot are bestowed upon the chosen;"

"And there are also the three most mysterious cards. No one knows their faces, nor does anyone know what abilities lie beneath those faces."

As he spoke, a card appeared in the Professor's hand. Its face depicted a dignified High Priestess, with the Roman numeral "II" above her.

It was the second of the Twenty-Two Tarot—the High Priestess.