Multiverse Anime 36-40

Title: Enma Ai

At the high-speed train station.

Yomi, Kagura, and Utaha, who had been standing for quite some time, stared blankly at the Transcendent List.

They were clearly shocked by the fact that humans occupied half of the top ten spots on the Transcendent List.

Then, Yomi, who had slightly come to her senses, couldn’t help but give a bitter smile. “It turns out that from beginning to end, I’ve been overestimating myself too much. These people are the true miracles among humans.”

“In front of them, the title of Prodigy that I prided myself on means absolutely nothing. Now that I think about it, it even feels a bit ironic.”

Kagura beside her also fell deeply silent upon hearing those words.

This scene was indeed a major blow to those who had been regarded as geniuses since childhood. It wasn’t because they were immersed in past praise and honors and couldn’t withstand any setback, but because when they realized the gap between themselves and true miracles—the nearly insurmountable distance, the hopeless chasm where no matter how hard they tried, they could never catch up—anyone would harbor self-doubt in their hearts.

“Hikaru, do you think there will be more humans entering the top ten of the Transcendent List?!”

For Utaha, who had only recently become aware of the supernatural existence in this world, her understanding was still somewhat vague. The impact of this scene on her wasn’t as great as it was on Yomi and Kagura.

“There will be, at least a few people I know who haven’t appeared yet!” Hikaru said firmly.

“Are humans this strong?!” Utaha murmured.

“Human strength far exceeds your imagination. What the Transcendent List shows right now is just the tip of the iceberg. When those titled Human Strongest Candidates appear, that’s when you’ll truly know what a real miracle is.”

“Hikaru Nii-san, do you mean not only are there other humans entering the top ten of the Transcendent List, but there are also hidden figures in even stronger rankings?” Kagura widened her eyes and said in disbelief.

Meanwhile, Yomi beside her was also slightly incredulous. Yes, she truly found it a bit hard to believe that humans could be this strong.

Hikaru glanced at Kagura and Yomi, as if he could read the thoughts in their hearts.

“You two seem to have completely forgotten that the current Transcendent List only announces existences below the Devil King level. You’re not naively thinking there are no Devil King-level powerhouses among humans, are you?”

When Yomi wanted to open her mouth to say something, Hikaru immediately cut her off and continued, “Your ignorance doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Of course, once those Human Strongest Candidates emerge, you’ll truly understand what human miracles are.”

At that moment, Yomi, Kagura, and Utaha suddenly remembered that the Hikaru in front of them wasn’t a Devil King-level existence?

Human Strongest Candidates!!!

What an arrogant title. Hikaru should also be one of them.

The three girls slowly sank into thought, as if digesting the overwhelming amount of information they had suddenly received, which could be described as a raging storm.

However, their silence and contemplation didn’t last long, interrupted by Hikaru.

“Look, another human has entered the top ten of the Transcendent List...”

Hikaru smiled faintly, gazing at the figure who appeared in the fourth rank of the Transcendent List.

That girl wasn’t “unambitious” like Kotoko.

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【Rank Four: Enma Ai】
【Race: Human】
【Power: Highest Level】
【Description: Hell Girl Enma Ai, wandering the human world for hundreds of years. With strong hatred, call the name of the Hell Girl, and write the name of the hated one; the Hell Girl will come to the requester. She will send the hated person to hell... Shadows of uncertain sins, tragic fates, lost paths. Because of hating and being hated, two shattered mirrors are double shackles, emerging in intersecting time and darkness; your hatred, I will eliminate for you... Currently, she is the Hell Miko of Kanzaki Hikaru】
【Rank Reward: Highest Devil King Level Power (Can be combined as desired)】

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The projection of Enma Ai’s reflection appeared on the Transcendent List. A girl wearing a black kimono, with beautiful facial features, long black hair cascading to her waist, red eyes, and an expression utterly devoid of emotion, chillingly cold to the point of inspiring fear.

“Great, another human!!!”

“Hell Girl, isn’t that like Tomie, just an urban legend? I didn’t expect her to really exist, the girl who locks sinners into hell...”

“If I’m not mistaken, Enma Ai also appeared on the Eternal Beauty List before, and her rank was quite high.”

“...Right, rank thirty-seven on the Eternal Beauty List!”

“...”

Many people still had a deep impression of Ai, especially her cold expression that made her clearly memorable to many.

“Isn’t anyone noticing that this Hell Girl named Enma Ai is actually the Hell Miko of that playboy?”

Instantly, some people felt a bit confused.

“Sshh, even now, haven’t you figured it out? Is the ‘playboy’ you’re referring to really just a ‘playboy’?”

“Mio, rank three on the Eternal Beauty List, is his current girlfriend, and Iwanaga Kotoko, rank sixty-six on the Transcendent List, and Enma Ai, rank four, are his Mikos. An existence like that isn’t something we can talk about casually.”

“...You’re right!”

“...”

Clearly, many people now spoke about Hikaru with caution, no longer daring to be as casual as before.

Meanwhile, the attention of the gods toward Hikaru had risen to an extremely high level. Two Mikos: the Wisdom Miko with upper Devil-level power, and the Hell Miko with the highest Devil-level power.

As the master they served, Hikaru’s power must surely be at the Devil King level. However, in this entire world, there had never been any news of a powerhouse named ‘Kanzaki Hikaru’.

This made many powerhouses feel extremely strange. Then, they ordered all their intelligence networks to operate at full capacity, determined to find clues about Hikaru. They didn’t believe he had truly appeared out of nowhere, without even the slightest trace to be found.


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Title: Third Rank and Divine Authority

The announcement of the top three on the Transcendent List was about to begin.

The hearts of everyone, including the gods and the powerful, were pounding. Perhaps because too many humans had occupied the top ten spots on the Transcendent List, it made the gods, devils, angels... and other divine and devilic races feel a bit unbalanced. They wanted their own races to strive hard in the top three of the Transcendent List.

At the same time, it served to inform humans that lowly races should not think they could surpass these divine and devil races just because a few talented young people had emerged.

Lowly races would always remain lowly races.

Existences like Emperor Shin were merely exceptions that lasted for thousands of years.

At that very moment, the Transcendent List suddenly changed.

This scene didn’t surprise anyone. Previously, in the Eternal Beauty List, when the top three were announced, the Eternal Beauty List had also undergone a different transformation. Perhaps this was the fundamental difference between the top three and the other ranks in the eyes of the Dimensional List.

It was fire, endless fire, like that from the Red Lotus Hell, bringing divine judgment and punishment that shook the entire world.

Many people stained with sin and evil, upon seeing the red lotus flames appear on the Transcendent List, felt their hearts tremble. It was as if they were facing judgment and sentencing from a supreme existence between heaven and earth. All the filth and ugliness in their hearts vanished without a trace in the face of this.

Some sinners with weak wills even wept uncontrollably, knelt on the ground, repented, and prayed... This strange scene occurred in nearly every city.

“That’s a Transcendent!”

Although they hadn’t yet seen its full form, based solely on the aura and pressure emanating from the Transcendent List, which carried a pure and majestic will, the gods and powerhouses in the world had already assessed its strength.

“Transcendent! How strange—didn’t it say that even Devil King level couldn’t enter the Transcendent List? Why has a Transcendent figure appeared?”

“We’ll know when its true form is revealed.”

“...Judgment and sentencing, and it also carries the aura of divine punishment. This reminds me of an old man.”

“Coincidentally, me too. If its contractor enters the top three of the Transcendent List, it wouldn’t be too surprising.”

“Moreover, the appearance of flames like the Red Lotus Hell also makes sense.”

“The unpleasant exterminator has finally been born.”

As everyone awaited with anticipation, the red lotus flames on the Transcendent List split in the middle, and a little girl with bright red hair and eyes emerged. Her beautiful face carried a hint of cruelty. A black cloak draped behind her, and in her hand was a long sword. The entire little girl appeared valiant and courageous, with a maturity that was completely at odds with her age.

Meanwhile, several blacksmiths were instead drawn to the long sword in her hand. The sword’s length was nearly two-thirds of the little girl’s height. Just by looking at the surface of that long sword, it was as if they were seeing a rare treasure. Being able to forge a precious sword like that was a lifelong pursuit for these blacksmiths.

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【Third Rank: Shana】
【Race: Flame Haze (Originally Human)】
【Power: Highest Level】
【Description: Contractor of Crimson Lord Alastor, the new generation Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Hunter, Divine Authority—Judgment and Sentencing, owner of the Precious Artifact: Nietono no Shana...】
【Rank Reward: Divine Authority Shinkaku Arbitrase】

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“As expected, it’s that person. Alastor’s contractor has been reborn. The one who was originally hard to deal with has also obtained Shinkaku.”

“We must be careful in our movements lately. Barriers have already been built in human cities as well...”

“...We need to stay humble for a while.”

“...”

Crimson Denizens and Crimson Lords around the world discussed. After all, for them, the Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Hunter was often accompanied by a storm of blood. Just like the first-generation Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Hunter before her, Mathilde Saint-Omer, the number of Crimson Denizens and even Crimson Lords who died at her hands was countless.

That woman was a living god-slayer.

Therefore, they naturally wouldn’t underestimate Shana just because she was still young and had only recently made a contract with Alastor.

That would only be seeking death.

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In the Bal Masqué (Masquerade) hidden somewhere in the world.

In a prayer temple.

Bel Peol, known as the Judge of Paradoxes, gazed at the Transcendent List appearing in the sky, various plans flashing through her eyes.

“The final piece of the puzzle in the plan has appeared.”

“Alastor’s existence is very dangerous.”

A smooth and emotionless voice sounded in Bel Peol’s ear. The speaker was Hecate, the emotionless girl with a large white hat, a large robe, shoulder-length light blue hair, and blue eyes—the head of the Three Ministers in Bal Masqué.

In her hand, she held a golden triangular staff, and her blue eyes revealed only infinite emptiness.

“A god who slays gods is, of course, dangerous. But to save the Leader, she is the necessary combat force.”

Regarding this, Hecate did not continue speaking. Instead, she slowly walked to the altar and began to pray.

“It’s time to gather the combat forces.”

Bel Peol stared at the Transcendent List and murmured.

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Shana’s appearance might be a significant surprise for the Crimson Denizens, but it wasn’t too great for the gods and humans. The only unexpected thing was that a Flame Haze would appear in the top three of the Transcendent List.

It should be noted that Shana had previously appeared on the Eternal Beauty List as well, right after Hecate, at rank eleven.

The only thing left that drew the gods’ attention was the Rank Reward: Divine Authority Shinkaku Arbitrase.

The gods found it somewhat difficult to assess this. After all, there were many gods across the heavens, and many gods possessed Divine Authorities within their bodies. In fact, Divine Authorities weren’t rare in the presence of the strong.

Of course, everything was based on different levels.

They didn’t think that the Rank Reward: Divine Authority Shinkaku Arbitrase given by the top three of the Transcendent List would be below the Devil King level. It was impossible to even consider it.

If so, anyone who could fuse this Divine Authority would be able to take a shortcut to the Transcendent realm.

Countless people coveted it intensely. However, it was merely a longing. They didn’t dare to move to seize it. The tragic state of various mythologies from before was still fresh in their memories.

The Egyptian mythology had even been completely wiped out after suffering heavy losses from Emperor Shin.

All of this was a bloody lesson.


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Title: The First Rank That Shocked the Gods

After the third rank of the Transcendent List, the second rank was announced shortly thereafter.

The previous scene of red lotus flames on the Transcendent List completely transformed into a symbol of peace in the form of a white dove, which flew out from the list, shifting from a virtual form to reality, soaring freely across the world.

A girl of twelve or thirteen years old, with short pink hair and pink eyes, barefoot, wearing a dress and a ribbon scarf around her neck, slowly walked out from the list like a graceful noble young lady.

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【Second Rank: Hecate】
【Race: Crimson Lord】
【Power: Highest Level】
【Description: The strongest Crimson Lord in the Crimson Realm, who uses Existential Power to freely construct the Fūzetsu she desires. Nicknamed the Master Throne, Hecate only collects nearly extinguished torches created by other Crimson Denizens and has never preyed on humans. She is regarded as an existence harmless to the world’s balance. The extermination mission for Flame Haze does not apply to this special Crimson Denizen; she is considered a harmless Crimson Denizen...】
【Rank Reward: Existential Power (Transcendent)】

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“The third rank is a Flame Haze, and the second rank is a Crimson Lord!”

“A harmless Crimson Denizen? So not all Crimson Denizens prey on humans!”

“...How foolish. Hecate doesn’t prey on humans, but she’s just an individual case. Using an individual case to compare with other Crimson Denizens is clearly idiotic.”

“...”

“Hecate, what a beautiful name.”

“...”

This scene was truly beyond the expectations of many people. Of course, some powerful individuals who had dealt with Hecate before knew that although she hadn’t reached the Devil King level, with the various diverse and multi-dimensional Unrestricted Spells she mastered, it was enough to defeat most Devil King-level powerhouses.

She was a very famous powerhouse in the world.

Next was the long-awaited first rank that everyone anticipated. Both divine and devilic races, as well as powerhouses and even ordinary humans, all felt excited at this moment.

They all wanted to know who the true first rank of the Transcendent List really was?!

Moreover, everyone understood that whoever could enter the first rank of the Transcendent List meant they were the number one below the Devil King level, an irreplaceable invincible existence.

“Hikaru Nii-san, can you guess who the first rank of the Transcendent List is?!”

Kagura couldn’t hold back from asking Hikaru beside her.

“I do have a few candidates in mind; I just don’t know which one of them will make the list.” Hikaru said calmly.

“A few candidates?”

Hearing Hikaru’s words, not only was Kagura confused, but Utaha and Yomi were as well. They all suspected if he had misspoken.

In their eyes, the candidates considered by Hikaru, even if they didn’t occupy the first rank of the Transcendent List, would at least be in the top ten of the Transcendent List. They were quite certain of this. But now, the entire Transcendent List only had the first rank left unannounced.

Utaha and Yomi were very doubtful that Hikaru was just guessing.

At that moment, Hikaru also realized that his words were a bit illogical and explained, “The people I mentioned earlier, I don’t know their recent conditions. However, one thing is certain: whoever among them hasn’t successfully broken through and ascended to the Devil King level will definitely be the first rank of this Transcendent List...”

“Looking at the situation, there’s only one person who’s ‘unmotivated’.”

As soon as these words came out, Kagura and Yomi didn’t know what to say.

Someone who could enter the first rank of the Transcendent List was still called ‘unmotivated’ by Hikaru. Then, what about the two of them who were at the end of the Transcendent List? Trash...

These words sounded extremely irritating.

However, not only Kagura and Yomi, but even Utaha deeply understood one thing: the heights achieved by Hikaru might be higher than they imagined. At the same time, they became increasingly curious about what list could reveal this figure shrouded in mystery every day.

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Under everyone’s anticipation, the first rank slowly emerged on the Transcendent List.

There was no strange phenomenon visible like during the announcements of Shana and Hecate before. What appeared was simply a girl with short white hair, skin pale to the point of pallor, a smooth face, and bright red eyes that looked somewhat frightening, wearing a very neutral shirt and jeans. What drew attention was that her left hand rested on a cane, walking with a limp, her movements appearing slightly uncomfortable, as if her leg was injured.

This girl was completely unfamiliar to ordinary people, as she had never entered the list like Shana and Hecate from the Eternal Beauty List.

However, some gods who saw this girl had their eyes widen, as if witnessing an unimaginable sight.

“Isn’t this person already dead? I saw her fall into the void with my own eyes. She shouldn’t possibly have survived!!!”

A god murmured in disbelief.

The girl who specialized in killing gods, the fugitive of the gods, was still alive in this world. If so, all the great expenses that had been incurred before—weren’t they all in vain?

No one answered.

Many gods stared sharply at this hated girl. Some high Transcendents above also averted their gazes.

They had all heard of this girl’s great name.

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【First Rank: Suzushina Yuriko】
【Race: Human】
【Power: Highest Level】
【Description: The strongest Esper among humans, also one of the Human Strongest Candidates. Ability—Vector Manipulation, can manipulate the direction of energy, can control the direction of all energies such as kinetic energy, thermal energy, electrical energy, etc., at will, and can reflect all physical attacks... Likes to slaughter gods, is the world-famous God Slayer, hunted by the gods—Disciple of Kanzaki Hikaru】
【Rank Reward: Level 6 Calculation (Transcendent)】


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Title: Disciple of Kanzaki Hikaru

An unimaginable sight.

Suzushina Yuriko.

The emergence of the first rank on the Transcendent List was too astonishing and unbelievable for everyone.

From a human perspective, although they all desperately hoped that the first rank on the Transcendent List would be human—to suppress the divine and devil races and showcase human pride—before the first rank of the Transcendent List was announced, everyone essentially thought this was just an unrealistic fantasy, a fabricated dream of theirs. They never imagined that humans could truly seize the first rank on the Transcendent List.

At this moment, the hearts of all humans were filled with immense joy. The two names, Suzushina Yuriko, were truly etched into the hearts of everyone. It was believed that for hundreds of years to come, these names would be hard to fade from human history.

After all, she was the first person to lead humans in defeating the divine and devil races!!!

Amid this joy, they also felt unprecedented terror and shock.

After all, the description on the Transcendent List was clearly written.

Vector Manipulation.

The strongest human Esper.

One of the strongest human candidates.

God Slayer.

Disciple of Kanzaki Hikaru.

Regarding what was called the strongest human Esper and one of the strongest human candidates, they had no concrete impression, only knowing that they were extremely powerful existences. Meanwhile, Vector Manipulation—the more one understood vectors, the deeper the fear they felt toward its ability. This was truly a power that only a god could master, a Divine Authority.

Speaking of God Slayer and Hikaru’s disciple, an inevitable chill crept up. It was at this very moment that everyone truly began to fear Hikaru deeply in their hearts.

The initial image of a playboy in everyone’s minds had now transformed into an object of terror for all.

Hikaru, who was capable of training Yuriko, the first rank on the Transcendent List—if he himself didn’t possess immense power, it would be tantamount to fooling fools. Several factions and organizations that had previously wanted to cause trouble for Hikaru now completely erased those thoughts from their hearts.

It was better not to provoke such an existence; otherwise, it might invite a great catastrophe.

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Meanwhile, on the side of the gods.

The chief god of a certain mythology roared in his temple.

“Investigate, investigate thoroughly for me. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, find out the true identity of Kanzaki Hikaru.”

Their mythology was one of those that had suffered the most god killings by Yuriko. They had lost nearly five experts at the Devil King level. In a second-class mythology without any Transcendents, this was nearly equivalent to annihilating their entire high-level combat force. It was no wonder that the remaining chief god, who was at the threshold of the Devil King level, became extremely furious.

Other first-class and second-class mythologies had also dispatched many powerful individuals and intelligence networks, starting investigations with Hikaru as the focal point, hoping to use this as a breakthrough to capture Yuriko and destroy her.

Meanwhile, major mythologies like Norse Mythology, Greek Mythology, Indian Mythology... these mainstream mythologies shifted even more of their attention to Hikaru.

They all secretly speculated: who exactly was this person?

After all, having two Mikos capable of entering the Transcendent List, and also a disciple who was the first rank on the Transcendent List—his existence truly seemed to appear out of nowhere. Previously, he was completely unknown in the world. The name Kanzaki Hikaru felt extremely foreign.

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“Hikaru, is Suzushina Yuriko really your disciple?!!!”

Yomi stared at Hikaru in disbelief.

This scene truly shocked her.

A disciple?!!! The disciple of the first rank on the Transcendent List. Who could have imagined this before?

“I did teach her for a short time, so it’s not wrong to call her a disciple.”

Hikaru looked at Yuriko’s figure on the Transcendent List. Honestly, several people he had previously guessed to Yomi, Kagura, and Utaha regarding the Transcendent List had all missed the mark without exception. Yuriko’s appearance in the first rank of the Transcendent List was indeed slightly beyond his expectations.

“Originally, I thought she would fail to make the list. It seems her injuries have recovered faster than I anticipated.”

When he had saved her from the void before, Yuriko had been completely paralyzed. According to Hikaru’s conservative estimate, she would need at least several years to fully recover. He hadn’t expected that in such a short time, Yuriko had essentially fully recovered from her physical injuries, and her own power had even grown significantly.

“Now even your disciple is an existence we must admire.”

The one speaking was Utaha. She felt the world was truly filled with deep envy toward her. Before she had truly stepped into that mysterious supernatural world, she had already felt how insignificant she was.

Yomi and Kagura fell silent.

The mysterious fog surrounding Hikaru had indeed lifted slightly, but the sense of distance he gave them now felt like a towering mountain pressing on their chests, making it hard for them to breathe.

“The emergence of the Dimensional List will turn all impossibilities into possibilities.”

Hikaru said indifferently, words that seemed out of place.

However, it was precisely these words that made Utaha, Yomi, and Kagura, who were in confusion and weakness, suddenly have their eyes light up.

Right, as long as the Dimensional List existed, as long as they kept entering the list, they could rely on the Rank Rewards given to shorten the gap between them and Hikaru.

Looking at the situation of the Transcendent List, although it was updated every three months, three months was enough time for most people on the list to digest the Rank Rewards and further enhance their strength.

The top ten or even top twenty of the Transcendent List were very likely to break through and ascend to the Devil King level. This would surely vacate many spots. As long as they worked hard, they could naturally replace them, thereby obtaining greater Rank Rewards and enhancing their own power.

However, at this moment, there weren’t a few people who had such thoughts.

Sawamura Eriri, Shirayuki Hime, Kochou Kanae...

These girls silently encouraged themselves in their hearts and made training plans.

As for how much enhancement Hikaru himself could gain by entering the Dimensional List in the future, that wasn’t something they could consider at this time.

Mio...


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Title: Consolation Prize

After the announcement of the first rank on the Transcendent List, the entire Dimensional Miracles List changed once again. The previous list entries and information seemed to be erased by an invisible hand, reverting to the original Dimensional List.

Instantly, everyone knew that the time for abundant rank rewards had arrived. As the listed individuals assimilated these rank rewards, the gap between them and others would widen, even stretching to a despair-inducing level.

Although all of this caused envy, no one dared to seize them. Now, no one even dared to entertain such a thought, not because of the lesson from the previous gods, but because the supreme Great Power of The Other Side realm on the current Dimensional List instilled fear in this world.

They had no doubt that anyone daring to act rashly would be obliterated by this supreme Great Power, leaving no trace, even if the mythological oddities of the past were to repeat.

So, to be able to enter the Dimensional List, all they could do was strive hard to improve themselves and ensure they could also be listed in the next update announcement.

At this moment, the Dimensional List once again displayed new information.

【Transcendent List—Announcement Complete】
【Rank Reward Distribution Underway—】
【Basic Level Special Ability Development (Has a ten percent chance to develop a low-level superpower...)—Distributed】

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Ten light orbs emerged from the Dimensional List. Instantly, they tore through space and shot off in all directions.

In a rented house in Tokyo.

Satou, an Ajin wearing a baseball cap, merged with a light orb that suddenly appeared before him with great anticipation.

A large number of black particles emerged from his body. These were the unique IBM particles belonging to Ajin, and also the main source that formed the Black Ghost and resurrection. However, the quantity of IBM particles emerging from his body increased, completely exceeding their usual extreme limit.

“It seems my luck is pretty good; I managed to hit the ten percent chance. This is truly the most ideal state in the game.”

Seeing this unusual scene, Satou showed no panic. On the contrary, he was ecstatic, and the curve of his smile widened further.

One fold!

Two folds!

Four folds!

Only when the number of his IBM particles quadrupled from before did they stop increasing. These IBM particles, scattered in the air and invisible to the naked eye of ordinary people, quickly solidified beside Satou into four Black Ghosts.

“Good, very good!”

Satou became even more excited seeing this scene. Not only did the number of Black Ghosts increase, but the power contained within them also increased severalfold from before.

“Fire!”

Instantly, thick flames emanated from the Black Ghosts’ bodies, like mummies engulfed in fire, looking very terrifying. Furthermore, the temperature of the flames was extremely high. The surrounding walls turned red from the intense heat.

This was only a low-level superpower development. If it were mid-level and high-level, it would be truly unimaginable.

“I’m really looking forward to causing big chaos and having fun in the game. Unfortunately, the game of gods and devils isn’t something I can enter.”

Satou sighed, retracting the Black Ghosts. Everything in the room returned to normal. The hot air also dissipated as the room ventilated.

He didn’t become arrogant because of the sudden power he gained. Because now was different from the past. He no longer had the qualifications to treat Japan or other countries as games to play as he did before.

Satou was confident that if he were to appear now, the Onmyōji, Exorcists, and various powerful individuals who mastered supernatural powers would only need one to make him truly fall, without any chance of rising again forever.

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Compared to Satou’s good fortune, Yomi and Kagura, after receiving the Rank Reward: Basic Level Special Ability Development, did not manage to hit the ten percent chance.

Neither of them complained much about this. After all, it was just a matter of probability. If anyone could hit the ten percent chance, wouldn’t it become a hundred percent? Besides, even though neither of them succeeded in the development.

However, the process of superpower development seemed to provide certain benefits for them, allowing their strength to slightly increase.

For this, Yomi and Kagura were already very satisfied.

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【Mid-Level Special Ability Development (Has a ten percent chance to develop a mid-level superpower...)—Distributed】

....

【Advanced Level Special Ability Development (Has a ten percent chance to develop a high-level superpower...)】—Distributed

...

【Highest Level Special Ability Development (Has a ten percent chance to develop a highest-level superpower...)—Distributed】

...

【Highest Level Special Ability Development (2) (Has a twenty percent chance to develop a highest-level superpower...)—Distributed】

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Instantly, all rank rewards for the bottom fifty of the Transcendent List had been distributed.

“Aside from the top fifty rank rewards of the Transcendent List, just looking at these bottom fifty, it seems one level higher than the Eternal Beauty List.”

“That statement isn’t entirely accurate. The Eternal Beauty List primarily grants potential and talent, while the Transcendent List is about actual power and combat strength. If the chance were a hundred percent, it would indeed be one level higher than the Eternal Beauty List. But with these ten percent and twenty percent chances, it’s hard to say...”

“Right, it all depends on luck!”

“...”

If one were to conduct statistics, they would find that the number of listed individuals in the bottom fifty of the Transcendent List who truly succeeded in awakening a superpower, like Satou, was very small, far below that ten percent chance. Let’s not forget, among them, there was even a Rank Reward: Highest Level Special Ability Development (2) with a twenty percent chance.

It could only be said that luck sometimes made no sense; everything was blurry.

However, even though most people did not gain a superpower, they, like Yomi and Kagura, experienced a slight increase in their strength or spiritual energy.

This could be considered a consolation prize!