Capítulo 416: Blue Spider Lily - Executing Project Ad Infinitum (2)
Kai felt a cool breeze brushing against his naked body and opened his eyes.
His hazel pupils had become vertical slits, a circular rim of light purple covering them, making him look astonishingly evil.
"Clothes," he said, noticing the strange rhythm in his voice.
Cersei approached him, her eyes a blur. "You scared us to death," she said, helping him dress.
Kai gave Cersei a look and then looked at Item-M. He smiled.
Item-M's heart gave away on the spot. Blushing furiously, she returned to her post, her fingers curling into a fist, her knuckles going white.
Kai then looked at Moraine, whose eyes had widened in awe. She nodded at him before turning around and resuming her watch.
Kai then shifted his gaze and found Red Sun running at him. The short-haired Contestant paused next to him and gulped. "I didn't know Blue Spider Lily could do that," he said.
Kai ran his hands through his hair and shrugged. "I didn't know about eyes…"
"Not that," Red Sun cut in. "Who cares about eyes? I meant that…" The 10th-floor Contestant winked and pointed his chin downward… toward Kai Jr. "Can we obtain one more Blue Spider Lily from this world?"
"..."
Silence.
Kai closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and smothered the urge to kick Red Sun in front of all ladies.
Cersei chuckled. She threw her hands around Kai's waist from behind and smirked at Red Sun. "That's not the effect of Blue Spider Lily," she whispered, her breath misting into Kai's mind. "That's all him."
Red Sun frowned as if he didn't believe her words.
"Go back," Kai said, almost shaking his head. What kind of idiots have I gathered around me?
Red Sun stormed away, mumbling - I will find the damn flower one way or another.
Cersei circled Kai and kissed him. "Will you go to her?" she asked.
Kai looked down at the beauty and nodded. "I will."
Not only did he want to see Shinobu, but he also must go for the Demon Slayer Title and the mysterious ore which they used to forge their Katana.
Cersei nodded, her expression flat. "Very well," she said, pecking him on the cheek. "Do what you have to do."
Kai saw Cersei as she walked away and brought his attention to his body.
He felt… good. A sense of power had taken root in his cells, becoming an inherent part of himself.
Without waiting more, he brought out the Stats granted by the Blue Spider Lily. And as he read them, a profuse bout of elation coursed through his very veins.
"Haha!" Kai chuckled, unable to control his happiness.
Ignoring the three Skills — Demon Progenitor (growth type), Biokinesis, and Demon Manipulation — for now, Kai again sat down and closed his eyes.
Within his mind, a storm surged as millions of diamond-like crystals came into being and vanished. A maelstrom of these crystals took over everything, each representing a memory.
More crystals kept appearing in subconsciousness, placed at a set location in such a way that each Crystal reflected all other Crystals, making it utterly impossible to tell which memory was which.
This was the basic setup of Ad Infinitum, the Occlumency.
But there had always remained a great disadvantage of this method -
While securing his memories using this method of Occlumency, Kai could not actively act out both mentally and physically.
The only reason he had taken the risk of going against the four Supreme Generals in the 3rd Stage was because of the red armor granted by the Constant Selfless Breathing. Otherwise, he had been bound to fail, then. Much less needed to be said about taking over the minds of Supreme Generals.
Regaining the armor by strengthening his physique was a solution, but not an answer. Not only it would take him a hundred years to achieve the same level of physique, but it also would hinder his plans and his unavoidable confrontation with the Order of Immortal Lotus.
No. What Kai needed was a permanent solution, which could theoretically make him stand toe-to-toe with the Kings.
He must think ahead, otherwise, there was no point in going through these troubles. So, he couldn't rely on Selfless Breathing.
He couldn't wait for centuries.
He couldn't put a hold on his crucial plans.
And he couldn't attack while defending his mind.
But what if…
What if…
What if he just gave up on both attacking and defending?
What if… he would let his mind do them both… autonomously?
BOOM!!!
This resounding and world-ending boom hadn't occurred outside but in Kai's mind.
All Crystals within his Conscious Mind gathered, including those who were in the process of making. Even the source of his memories, the ocean of yellow mist, surge upwards and condensed, becoming a spherical ball.
With the Crystals suspended in it, the ball of yellow mist looked like a Nebula, birthing new stars one after another.
Outside, a ripple of power pulsed out simultaneously.
Ethereal yellow lightning cracked as Kai's Conqueror Haki went out of control, but somehow willingly.
Kai's sitting figure lifted and hovered midair.
The White Serpent Pirates all looked up at their captain's silhouette, with the giant moon in his background.
And then they saw the mesmerizing sight they would never forget.
Stars began appearing around Kai, one by one, arranged in an enchanting, spherical configuration.
A gust of wind coiled around him, oddly gaining a yellowish color.
The Nebula of Memory Crystals projected itself onto reality, giving Kai a demonic, yet celestial appearance.
With a focus like never before, Kai concentrated on three Abilities.
When he forgot everything, even himself, he took out the Dark Scroll Potion, which could enhance his computing capabilities by 100%, and emptied the vial down his throat.
An eerie buzzing sound thrummed in his surroundings.
The entire yellowish Nebula of Memory Crystals exploded, covering the entire mountain. Electric Signals began firing between the Memory Crystals, with a speed that boggled the foreign minds.
Shockingly, these electric signals looked like electric synapses firing between the neurons of a brain.
The corners of Kai's mouth curled upward.
When he opened his eyes, his slitted pupils were screaming in joy, the purplish rim around his pupils glowing evil.
And a notification flashed in the dull gray color in front of him, dancing in happiness.
[
Contestant Kai Stormborn, you can sacrifice your Abilities — Advance Telepathy, Advance Emotions Manipulation, and Elementary Consciousness Manipulation to get a brand new Elementary Ability.
WARNING: Beware. The resulting Elementary Ability will give birth to an Artificial Intelligence within your mind.
Do you agree to sacrifice the said Abilities?
]
This was the reason that even Kings were interested in this world.
Verse Fusion Random World could let a Contestant fuse Abilities.
For someone like Kai, who had Abilities scattered around like Skills for the strong ones, and who was smart enough to know how to take advantage of this world, it was like a tiger gaining wings.
The grin on Kai's face bloomed. "Artificial Intelligence," he mumbled the words he had been expecting to see for hundreds of years. "Yes, I agree. I will name this AI…
… Ad Infinitum."
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