MTLNOVEL Chapter 535: The Ad Infinitum
Kai felt a cool breeze brushing against his naked body and opened his eyes.
His reptilian, hazel pupils had gained a circular rim of light purple covering them, making him look astonishingly evil.
"Clothes," he said, noticing the strange rhythm in his voice.
He took a moment to adjust it, burying the demonic hum.
Cersei approached him. "You scared us to death," she said, helping him dress.
Kai gave Cersei a look and then looked at Meg. He smiled.
Meg's heart gave away on the spot. Blushing furiously, she resumed 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 red-haired Contestant paused next to him and gulped. "I didn't know Blue Spider Lily could do that," he said, his green eyes falling on…
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 the 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 had to go for the Demon Slayer Title and the mysterious ore that they used to forge their Katana. The Title more so for the Side Mission Kai had generated for Switching World was for it this time.
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.
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, 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, yellow 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 Kai's Mindscape — The Ad Infinitum.
But there had always remained a great disadvantage of this method — while securing his memories using this method, 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 of the Tournament of Worth was because of the red armor granted by the Total Concentration Constant.
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 some time 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 put a hold on his crucial plans.
And he couldn't attack while defending his mind.
But 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 birthing.
Even the source of his memories, the ocean of yellow mist, surged 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.
Crackkkkkkkkk!!!
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 his Abilities.
The Purple King had given him a direction for his Abilities, aiming to gain Force.
However, that would have been a blessing for Kai, only if he wasn't a Glitched Contestant. How would the King know that Kai had more Abilities than Skills? How would the King ever know what kind of mind Kai possessed?
How could the King ever know that what he thought to be a destined journey of a Conqueror, had always been the path Kai had been treading forever?!
Kai had his own plans for the Abilities.
So, yes, he began focusing on them, forgetting everything.
When he forgot everything, even himself, he took out the Dark Scroll Potion that could enhance his mind's 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 — Master Telepathy, Master Emotions Manipulation, Master Fear Absorption, and Elementary Consciousness Manipulation to get a brand new Ability.
WARNING!
WARNING!!
WARNING!!!
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 his face bloomed.
"Artificial Intelligence…" Kai mumbled the words he had been expecting to see for hundreds of years.
He remembered his teacher.
The only man he could ever call his…
Sigh!
"Yes, I agree," Kai said, his purple-rimmed eyes pulsating. "I will name this AI…
"… Ad Infinitum."
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