Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 529 I am the Great Serpent!
Cheng Tian angrily retorted that the giant snake was the local earth god, causing it to break through its defenses and gaining some legendary status.

This does not diminish the divine status of the giant snake. The local earth god is a legitimate deity, right?
However, the problem with Orochi is that, having superimposed the attributes of Yamata no Orochi, it should theoretically be an example of a spirit or a concept that has become a god, and its body is also in a superimposed state of god and demon.

Looking back at how the seal was broken at this point reveals some very interesting points.

A perfect, best, but second-best, passable vessel; a reincarnation of Yuki Kushinada, filled with "purifying" power; the energy dissipation from a fight between martial artists; and negative human emotions.

Compared to these conditions, destroying the three sacred artifacts is a very low priority, and even if their functions are retained, it will not hinder resurrection.

Of course, this also doesn't prevent it from being sealed again.

It can only be said that this giant snake still can't distinguish between primary and secondary matters.

The part that represents the aggregation of negative human emotions has, in a sense, revealed the true nature of the giant serpent.

That's Orochi, which is actually the "human evil" unique to the King of Fighters world!
However, this human evil is disguised in the guise of "Yamata no Orochi," "Planetary Will," "Land God," and so on.

Cheng Tian didn't know how others felt, but for him, who had personally experienced Ys Origins, the evil human attributes emanating from the giant serpent were far too intense.

Just like Cainfant, who absorbed the source of the demon, he also called himself a supreme god, and he also had indiscriminate hatred and desire to destroy humanity... He was also an enemy of himself!
Based on this judgment, Cheng Tiancai summoned the Red Moon Goddess Fina and used the artifact Black Pearl to steal away some of the negative emotions.

Other artifacts may not be able to do this, but for the Black Pearl, which can nurture the source of demonic energy, diverting and preserving negative human emotions is its forte.

Chris, who was reassigned at the time, probably felt relieved, unaware that he had also lost a tiny, almost imperceptible amount of related privileges.

At this moment, Cheng Tian had absorbed nearly one-third of the original blood of the Orochi body, and then consumed all the remaining fresh blood of the Eight Heroes. The "Orochi Power" buff on his body was already shining brightly to an eye-catching degree.

Among all the dungeons, Orochi Blood is of the highest quality, and the bonuses it provides are beyond imagination.

It has already allowed Cheng Tian to use his mental power to mimic the moves of "Breath Storm High Nicole" and "Chaos Dark Erosion Yamazaki Ryuji" without any penalty for using them, and the effect lasts for a long time.

However, Cheng Tian was clearly dissatisfied with this bonus and began to directly absorb the blood of three of the Four Heavenly Kings.

Suddenly, the Orochi Power buff became much more complex.

With the powerful biological instincts of a vampire, Cheng Tian sensed that this serpent power had the potential for a qualitative change, and the key to this came from two things.

One of them is the Black Pearl, a magical artifact containing a massive amount of negative human emotions, which serves as the catalyst.

And the other one...

As Cheng Tian's almost skeletal hands pressed onto the black pearl, the Demon Gauntlet also appeared.

Under the watchful eyes of the guardian spirits Saul Toba, the Undying Vega, and the Unwilling Gis, three souls of the Eight Orochi, who had almost no self-awareness, were enveloped by a sudden burst of orange-gold soul flames, like some kind of ignited fire, continuously sacrificing everything they had.

This power, along with the Demon Gauntlet, spread into Cheng Tian's body. As the black pearl slid into Cheng Tian's bare chest, the somewhat irrational serpent suddenly lunged forward at high speed, swiftly reaching for Cheng Tian's chest with one hand, as if it wanted to rip out Cheng Tian's internal organs along with the black pearl.

But at this moment, Cheng Tian's black hair instantly turned pale, and at the same time, a pillar of spiritual energy with extremely strong power suddenly erupted from beneath Cheng Tian's feet!
Just like a great snake that has just completed its metamorphosis!
However, unlike the giant serpent, the three different attributes of thunder, fire, and solid rock appeared almost simultaneously on the bursting spiritual energy pillar, and the force was so great that even the giant serpent was blasted away.

The giant snake, which was not actually harmed by the mental energy shield, floated in mid-air, ignoring gravity. Its gaze toward Cheng Tian was filled with a series of strong emotional fluctuations, including disbelief, incomprehension, and the question of what had happened.

Because Cheng Tian's appearance has transformed into the way she was originally supposed to be.

White hair, strong, tall...perfect!
Flesh and blood were re-covered in their proper places, but a pattern appeared on his chest that was clearly closer to a sun than the large serpent pattern.

"Now, we're on the same starting line."

Cheng Tian raised his head slightly, gazing at the giant snake's completely out-of-control expression, and revealed a smile as bright as the sun.

His voice had become ethereal, as if infused with electronic music and remixes, and could resonate in everyone's minds without needing to be heard.

Cheng Tian transformed into a giant snake!
[You have consumed a large amount of blood from the "Orochi's True Form," which was incompletely descended based on "Breathstorm High Nico."]

[You have consumed the blood of "Yashiro of the Dry Earth," "Shermy of the Wild Lightning," and "Chris of the Destiny."]

[You used your privileges to merge with the "Artifact Black Pearl" and assimilate the "negative human emotions" within it.]

You sacrificed the souls of "The Barren Earth," "The Raging Lightning," and "The Flame of Destiny."

You have met the basic requirements for transforming yourself into a vessel and seizing the "Great Serpent's" authority.

[Your S-rank talent 'Game Master' has been triggered. Your Orochi privilege-stealing behavior will be safely presented in the form of a "loaded template"—]

[You have overlaid and loaded a villain template from this world—Orochi.]

Orochi: A villain template of level ?, based on the final boss "Orochi" from "The King of Fighters '97".

You have successfully plundered some of the abilities and permissions from Orochi through a special method that is difficult to replicate. Until the blood belonging to Orochi is completely exhausted, you will have related powers that are almost identical to those of Orochi.

When you load the "Orochi" template—

You will simultaneously gain the template-exclusive skills "Gaia is with you", "Soul Sacrifice", and "Sunshine".

This template will continue to be applied until only one person remains between you and the Orochi, and the Orochi's blood is exhausted.

[Additional Hint: Unknown changes have occurred in your Stand's "world."]

(End of this chapter)