Doomsday Jigsaw Puzzle

Chapter 474: Chapter 91: Bai Wu and Huangquan’s Plan to Create a God with the Wicked

The greatest impediment on Yellow Archipelago was the Bridge of the Dead.

Even though Bai Wu had played many games with the pack of evil spirits during the first exploration, as his strength had changed, so had his approach to passing through.

With the suppression of the rules, only the Bridge of the Dead remained; now that he had crossed it, it signified that there were no more obstacles left on Huangquan Island.

The Judge and the Doctor had sensed an aura long ago, but compared to before, Bai Wu’s aura was vastly different. They had never imagined someone could cross the Bridge of the Dead.

This place might not have looked long, but very few knew the rules.

Under the influence of the rules, the undead would try every means to tempt the passers to speak, and once they did, they were beyond redemption.

But Bai Wu was clear about the rules and came over without uttering a single word.

The aura he radiated became increasingly more formidable, and all the undead on Huangquan Island felt a terrifying pressure.

This was an aura stronger than that of both the Judge and the Doctor, stronger than the many vicious spirits of Huangquan Island.

On Hanging Corpse Bridge, the Judge was watching the hellish spirits wail beneath the drawbridge, discussing some matters with the Doctor. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

They had thought it impossible for anyone to cross the Bridge of the Dead. Although they were surprised at what kind of person number one would be, they didn’t take it seriously.

"We have already recovered, and Lord Jing Wu also has the will to fight Mechanical City again. But I suspect he is trying to divert our attention," the Judge said.

Wearing a mask, the Doctor looked at those evil spirits beneath the drawbridge whose faces hardly differed:

"All beings cannot escape the cycle of life and death, who wouldn’t covet this power? On the surface, he is attacking Mechanical City, but actually, he’s trying to draw us away to that airplane, isn’t he?"

The Judge nodded, as he and the Doctor came to the same conclusion:

"The biggest threat to him is you, who can modify the Mutation Entries, since breaking the cycle of reincarnation would break Lord Jing San’s greatest protection."

"If I’m not mistaken, he should already be on his way; fortunately, I’ve already found the location during the previous exploration,"

The Doctor and the Judge exchanged a look, and the Doctor said:

"We should act without delay."

After thinking for a few seconds, the Judge nodded as well. The darkness of the drawbridge became more intense, and the wails of the undead grew louder.

Just as the Judge and the Doctor were preparing to leave the drawbridge to prepare for boarding the Death Flight, those evil spirits climbing along the cliffs suddenly began to retreat.

It was as though the tide had suddenly ebbed after a high tide. The glints in the eyes of those evil spirits, the only parts of them that were lit up, all faded.

All the wailing evil spirits fell silent.

At the top of the huge drawbridge, formerly obscured by the cliffs, meant the area beneath the Hanging Corpse Bridge was shrouded in darkness, lit only by torches.

But suddenly, a loud noise caused a massive hole to appear in the "ceiling" cliff.

The dim surroundings under the light of the fire brightened instantly. The coldness around Hanging Corpse Bridge abruptly turned hot.

Wrapped in crimson flames, carrying the Envy Greatsword on his back, Bai Wu made a forceful entrance.

"Yo, isn’t that the Judge and the Doctor? It’s been a while, how you guys have slacked off."

At the other end of Hanging Corpse Bridge, the red Karmic Fire enveloped Bai Wu like a layer of armor, as if a mother were protecting her child.

The Judge and the Doctor both felt that powerful aura but hadn’t expected it to be Bai Wu.

"You... how could you be here?"

Recalling the fear inflicted by the "men’s doubles" with Bai Wu and Yan Zizai, the Judge could still feel that pain worse than death.

Even though Yan Zizai wasn’t here right now, Bai Wu’s strength had already become capable of contending with Well Level beings.

The Judge and the Doctor faced him as if facing a great enemy.

Bai Wu said:

"I have something I’d like to consult about with the one in a white coat behind you. Island Master, although your power of life and death is troublesome, I happen to have mastered a new power."

In the Inner World, after the red door opened, Bai Wu’s body was entwined with Karmic Fire.

Soon, a blue door also opened. The Judge decided to flee using Nether River Lead; this time, he had almost no hesitation.

But within Prayle’s Eye, Bai Wu had anticipated all of the Judge’s actions in advance.

Guardian Spirit Skill —— Evil Thought Clone.

Next to an enemy harboring murderous intent toward oneself, one can create a clone. This ability hailed from Supernatural Tale Apartment.

Ever since the refuge battle in Baichuan City, Bai Wu had noticed that the judge’s Power of Life and Death was mighty powerful, but... there were casting actions.

As long as the judge was rendered immobile, he could only be furiously pummeled by himself and Yan Zizai.

The Evil Thought Clone delivered a punch that interrupted the judge’s actions. But Bai Wu’s onslaught didn’t stop there.

He intended to resolve the matter of the judge with the swiftness of thunder.

Guardian Spirit Skill —— Undead Puppet Skill.

Still a skill from Supernatural Tale Apartment, it enabled control over dead things. Although the environment was hard to destroy due to the influence of the rules, it could still be manipulated.

Under the massive Hanging Corpse Bridge, countless desiccated corpses hung, now starting to sway because of the warping of the bridge.

The Hanging Corpse Bridge became like a gigantic python under Bai Wu’s control.

The python coiled around the judge, and the terrifying Hanging Corpse Bridge seemed to come to life!

There was no longer a Hanging Corpse Bridge beneath the doctor and Bai Wu — the doctor, after a few leaps and bounds, landed upon a cliff, and Bai Wu — floated in the air.

Red Karmic Fire and blue cold light formed a pair of wings, one on each side.

They resembled the ice and fire wings from an old online game material, just a bit of Bai Wu’s wicked sense of humor.

These red and blue emotions could be shaped into anything by him.

With the snake-like entanglement, the Hanging Corpse Bridge trapped the judge, and the dried-up corpses hanging from it clung to him like talisman papers.

But Bai Wu was well aware that the judge wasn’t severely injured yet and still had the strength to fight.

He held on to that phrase from Bai Yuan: An enemy that can’t die, just don’t let him.

So Bai Wu, grasping the Envy Greatsword, didn’t treat it as a sword but like a flat-bottomed pan, smashing it hard onto the judge’s head.

The judge indeed wished to struggle free, but the utilization of the Power of Life and Death hadn’t reached the level of occurring with a single thought; the Hanging Corpse Bridge was protected by the rules and not easily destroyed.

Moreover, Bai Wu’s speed was extraordinarily fast. This battle, Bai Wu’s three-pronged tactic — to disintegrate the judge’s defenses, to immobilize the judge’s body, and to stun the judge, was executed in one fluid motion.

Under the effect of Prayle’s Eye, Bai Wu saw through every move the judge made.

A so-called battle genius is someone who, when faced with an opponent stronger than themselves, can turn the tide by various means from disadvantage to advantage.

And when facing someone weaker than one’s self, even by just a little bit, can create an overwhelming situation.

Wu Jiu was like this, and so was Bai Wu.

The doctor, witnessing this scene, knew that his fate was sealed and immediately raised his hands in surrender.

Despite recalling the humiliation of Bai Wu leaving a note during their time in Shudu Prison, gnashing his teeth with hatred, the situation was stronger than people.

With the judge out of fighting capacity, Bai Wu didn’t release the Hanging Corpse Bridge. Though the doctor had raised his hands, ceasing the fight, Bai Wu didn’t take it lightly.

Invisible puppet strings connected the boulder beneath the doctor’s feet; Bai Wu stated:

"Now, I’ll ask a question, and you’ll answer one."

"Understood, I’ll tell you everything I know,"

the doctor said, forcibly keeping calm.

Huangquan Island being breached so easily surprised him.

The combat power of Huangquan Island was not low, especially since he had modified quite a few of the island’s filthy objects with Mutation Entry abilities, creating many troubling monsters.

If this island were to truly battle, it might not be a match for Black Gold Island, but delaying Bai Wu to buy time for the judge and the doctor to escape wasn’t that difficult.

Except that Bai Wu’s moves were too fast, and his advance to the core area of the Hanging Corpse Bridge too smooth.

But none of this was unexpected.

The Tomb Guardian indeed had perished, absorbed by the judge, yet the actions of the Tomb Guardian still took effect.

To the island, Bai Wu wasn’t an invader, but a guest.

Apart from the product of such rules as the Bridge of the Dead, subsequent barriers to entering the island were meaningless to Bai Wu.

Moreover, with the precise lightning avoidance of Prayle’s Eye, Bai Wu executed an assassination that took everyone by surprise.

"Seven hundred years ago, what kind of beef did you have with the guy wearing a mask?"

"That question... well, I’ll have to think about it."

The doctor planned to stall Bai Wu, as the judge wouldn’t be unconscious for too long, and once the judge woke up, the Nether River Lead could be activated, and they could leave this place.

All he needed to do was to hold Bai Wu’s attention.

But he had underestimated Bai Wu, especially with Bai Yuan also present, who seemed to possess some kind of mind-reading ability. Bai Yuan uttered the doctor’s thoughts effortlessly while leisurely standing by Bai Wu’s side.

If Bai Wu was a villain character, he would definitely qualify as a competent one.

Bai Wu’s fingers moved slightly, and the huge rock controlled by puppet strings instantly changed shape, sprouting countless spike-like protrusions at its edges. And beneath the doctor’s feet, vines began to grow.

The rock-like vines imprisoned the doctor.

"You have fifteen seconds to answer the question. If you go over time, I will dismember one of your arms. Hmm, to give this threat a bit more meaning, I’ll start by taking off one of your arms first."

The spikes on the ground surged violently, piercing through the doctor’s shoulder, while simultaneously, Bai Wu’s Evil Thought Clone made its move. Behind the doctor, the clone easily tore through the flesh like tearing a piece of rotten cloth—snap, the doctor’s arm was ripped off.

"By the way, I should tell you something, the judge won’t wake up easily, and even if he does, it won’t be a big problem for me. Multi-tasking is just standard for the Investigation Corps."

The doctor looked at Bai Wu in shock and agony.

Feeling the unemotional torment inflicted by Bai Wu, he felt a twinge of fear.

"Time’s up."

In fact, it hadn’t been fifteen seconds yet, only about ten had passed, but Bai Wu didn’t mind breaking another of the doctor’s arms.

After all, he planned to take the doctor away no matter what, but a complete doctor was of no use to him. He only needed a conscious one.

Dark blood spurted out, and the doctor cried out in agony.

Bai Yuan shook his head, "I didn’t even let you use the needle, and he’s screaming like a pig being slaughtered."

Bai Wu said:

"I’ll give you another fifteen seconds, think carefully, fifteen, four, three, two..."

Wait, wasn’t it fifteen seconds? How did it suddenly count down from four?

The doctor was shocked, angry, and afraid. Why was this man completely unreasonable?

With no time to contemplate further, he instinctively replied:

"Because I have the ability to change Mutation Entries, which can be useful on flights..." free𝑤ebnovel.com

Bai Wu smiled:

"See, we’re working together quite pleasantly, aren’t we? Okay, this time I’ll give you sixteen seconds. I’m adding a second for you. Is the flight where Lord Jing San is located?"

"Three, two, one..."

Damn it, redefine adding a second! The doctor didn’t dare delay:

"Yes! Lord Jing San is indeed on the flight. The Masked Strange Person is trying to find Jing San! But even he... cannot undo Reincarnation."

Bai Wu glanced at Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan understood what Bai Wu meant. Not long ago, the two had discussed something about the Temporal Power that the First Generation Old K possessed and which was stronger: Mutation Entries or Sequences.

Bai Yuan believed Old K’s power was fundamental, but Bai Wu thought that Mutation Entries and Sequences were "processed goods", with no question of which was stronger, only which was more practical.

This indeed proved the point that even as a possessor of Temporal Power, the First Generation couldn’t unravel Reincarnation.

"Your answer is good, please listen to the next question."

"The key to unlocking Reincarnation is hidden on you, is it because of your ability? How would you solve—"

This time, Bai Wu didn’t get a chance to count down, as the other party had already learned to interrupt:

"My ability is the Mutation Fusion Technique, the highest level of Mutation Entry. Although it’s not combat-oriented, I can change the nature of a Mutation Entry, whether to weaken or strengthen it, even with top-level Mutation Entries like Reincarnation."

"Under my power, Reincarnation can be restructured!"

Bai Wu understood that once within the range of Reincarnation, any effort was in vain. If he hadn’t returned to the High Tower earlier and cut off Reincarnation, everything would have been reset.

But what if he encountered someone who could impose restrictions on Reincarnation?

"Then why did you initially need the Sequence from Yan Zizai?"

"Are you referring to the Eternal Being from Shudu Prison?"

The doctor’s tone carried a hint of regret, but his replies became faster and faster. After confirming that Bai Wu was ruthless, he realized he had no chance of winning and dared not entertain any further thoughts.

Bai Wu nodded:

"Yes, his Bipolar Transposition, is it helpful to you in unraveling Reincarnation? I remember in Shudu Prison, you seemed very interested in his abilities?"

"Of course... Bipolar Transposition itself cannot break through Reincarnation, because the things it can transpose are very limited. But what if Bipolar Transposition was modified to transpose more things?"

Bai Wu pondered for a moment and understood.

This was the real reason why Yan Zhao had betrayed Yan Zizai back then.

The judge is a Semi-Evil Fallen, capable of accepting the transplantation of Sequences.

And the doctor could transplant these things and also restructure Sequences and Entries, because he had the legendary Mutation Entry—Mutation Fusion Technique.

So the first step was to completely eradicate Yan Zizai’s will and then remove his Sequence for transfer onto the judge.

The second step, using the Mutation Fusion Technique, was to alter the Bipolar Transposition in the judge, making it capable of transposing Entries and Sequences.

In this way, the risk was much lower than directly using the Mutation Fusion Technique to modify Reincarnation, because the judge could directly seize it!

It could even be said... the judge would evolve into a monster that surpassed the Well Level.

If the judge could then upgrade the incomplete Power of Life and Death from Lord Jing San to a complete version, he would become an unbeatable entity.

If Bipolar Transposition truly were modified to transpose Sequences and Entries, this ability would definitely be able to contend with legendary Mutation Entries.

Even in Bai Wu’s view, the original Bipolar Transposition was nearly at that level.

"Such a grand scheme, but unfortunately you met me, the great villain. Little did we know Yan Zizai almost became a sacrifice to the Great Demon King. So the judge is key, being a Semi-Evil Fallen, he can serve as the vessel for the Sequence?" Bai Wu asked the crucial question.

The doctor continued to answer truthfully:

"Yes. Not just the Sequence, no Evil Fallen can withstand two legendary Mutation Entries, but a Semi-Evil Fallen has no such limitation. I already have one on me, so Reincarnation is also carried by the judge."

"Alright, I think I’ve got a pretty good idea of what you’re up to now, I’m quite a nuisance, aren’t I? When were you planning to start the operation?"

The doctor felt reluctant:

"If it wasn’t for you... we would have acted today. But now, the judge and I have been restrained by you, and we can’t carry out any plans. We calculated everything, but we didn’t foresee this outcome!"

Bai Wu smiled:

"Don’t fret; I’m the most reasonable person around."

The doctor was taken aback, and Bai Wu continued:

"The judge is a Semi-Evil Fallen, very special, capable of carrying Entries and Sequences. I am also quite special, after drinking the Well Water, I can use the power of Entries. You’ve seen my power too."

"How about this, we make a deal, from today onwards, you work for me. Whatever the judge promised you, I will promise you the same."

"I can ensure you live, and live comfortably, and even let you off without paying for your past deeds, wiping the slate clean of your grievances with the Masked Man."

"But in exchange, or rather in trade, on the plane, I need you to confer upon me the power of Reincarnation and Lord Jing San’s abilities."

The doctor couldn’t believe what he was hearing, while the invisible Bai Yuan nodded in agreement; Bai Wu’s choice was dangerous.

But it was also intriguing, and Bai Yuan was eager to find out whether the doctor had a connection with Jing Yi, and how exactly Jing Yi intended to reclaim the doctor as a contingency plan.

Is there a possibility to turn the doctor? After all, it seems now that the doctor’s motive is to create a god.

To create a god who stands on the shoulders of Jing San, stronger than Jing San himself.

But if a judge with such low qualifications can become a god, why can’t Bai Wu?

(It’s the end of the month, so I’ll skip the summary. The climax of the story will take place on the plane, with multiple forces colliding inside, followed by a major twist. The updates this month have been less frequent than last due to writer’s block, but I’ll strive to outdo myself next month. Finally, on the last day of the month, we are at 7,700 votes, asking for monthly votes, let’s reach 8,000!)