"Where... am I?"
Lin Xuan groggily opened his eyes and looked around. At a glance, he froze.
Because he realized he was locked inside a cage, surrounded by darkness, though he could make out many others similarly imprisoned in cages.
This seemed to be a dungeon!
Moreover, his hands and feet were shackled, and around his neck hung a strange collar-like contraption!
Seeing this, he was instantly bewildered.
What was going on?
Why had he woken up to find himself locked in a dungeon, shackled and collared?!
Was this a dream?
Lin Xuan pinched himself, only to nearly cry out from the pain.
At that moment, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind: "Ding! Congratulations, Host, on successfully crossing over. The Super-Dimensional Reincarnation System has been activated!"
Holy shit! A system!
Lin Xuan almost shouted aloud!
Clearly, hearing such a prompt meant this wasn't a dream—he had truly crossed over and even activated his golden finger!
At this moment, Lin Xuan was both thrilled and anxious, but he quickly calmed himself.
Because he realized his earlier excitement had drawn the attention of those around him.
Especially when he noticed a giant, mountain-like figure whose gaze fell upon him, the pressure was overwhelming!
He was genuinely afraid the other might rush over and crush him to death with bare hands!
After controlling his emotions, Lin Xuan, like the protagonists from countless novels he'd read, tentatively called out in his mind: "System?"
The system immediately responded: "Host, I am here!"
Hearing the system's voice and confirming it wasn't an illusion, Lin Xuan's excitement surged again.
Then, he quickly began communicating with the system: "System, when others cross over, they either start off overpowered or at least as free ordinary people. Why did you dump me here as a prisoner?!"
The system replied: "Host, the crossing location is random. Your current predicament isn't due to this system but because, during your crossing into this world, you were severely injured and unconscious, coincidentally landing in front of a group of slave traders. Hence, you were captured. It's simply bad luck!"
Lin Xuan: "..."
Recalling carefully, he did have some vague memory of this.
However, he'd initially thought he was just asleep and that being captured by slave traders was part of a dream. Turns out, it was real!
Resigned to this fact, Lin Xuan asked again: "Then, what kind of world is this? What are its characteristics?"
The system answered: "Host's current location: the world of One Piece!"
"Oh?"
Lin Xuan's eyes instantly lit up. He hadn't expected to cross into his favorite world—One Piece!
Upon closer inspection, he suddenly realized where he was. No wonder it felt so familiar—this was the dungeon beneath the Human Auction House on Sabaody Archipelago!
Wait a minute!
Lin Xuan suddenly noticed something and swiftly scanned the other slaves around him.
When his gaze landed on a white-haired old man in the corner, his pupils contracted sharply.
That was... Dark King Silvers Rayleigh!
For any One Piece fan, Silvers Rayleigh was no stranger. He was the former first mate of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger, known as the "Right Hand of the Pirate King," a legendary figure in the One Piece world.
However, after Roger's execution, Rayleigh went into seclusion and now worked as a coating mechanic on Sabaody Archipelago.
His coating skills were excellent, but he was notoriously lazy, unwilling to take on just any job. Combined with his love for drinking, life was often tight.
To make ends meet, he'd even considered selling himself.
"He's locked up here too. Does that mean the plot has reached the point where the Straw Hat Pirates are causing chaos on Sabaody Archipelago?"
But soon, he sensed something amiss.
After looking around, aside from Rayleigh, he didn't spot other slaves who should've been present.
For instance, the mermaid Keimi, whom the Straw Hat Pirates had intended to rescue, was nowhere to be seen.
What was going on?
Had Keimi not been captured yet?
Or had the auction already begun outside, with Keimi taken out for bidding?
Lin Xuan's mind was full of questions.
But soon, he stopped pondering these matters, realizing there was something more pressing to address!
He directly asked the system: "System, what abilities do you have?"
This question was crucial, as it determined how he would rely on the system to grow and how he'd show off in the One Piece world!
The system replied: "This system's primary function is Super-Dimensional Reincarnation. Through Super-Dimensional Edo Tensei, it can summon powerful beings from other dimensions to the host's current world to aid in your growth!"
"Super-Dimensional Edo Tensei?!"
Lin Xuan was stunned. "Does that mean you can reincarnate characters from the Naruto world into the One Piece world and have them help me attack Marineford?!"
He was familiar with Edo Tensei.
In the Naruto world, it was an S-rank forbidden jutsu invented by the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju.
This technique could summon the souls of deceased ninja back to the living world, reviving them in physical form, with the caster retaining control over them—though control could be relinquished.
Now, Lin Xuan wondered: if the system truly allowed him to perform Edo Tensei on beings from other dimensions, just summoning powerful figures from the Naruto world would be enough to dominate the One Piece world!
To his speculation, the system responded: "Absolutely possible!"
Instantly, Lin Xuan clenched his fists in excitement.
However, he soon realized another issue and hurriedly asked: "System, I remember Edo Tensei has many restrictions, such as requiring the DNA of the reincarnated individual. Does your Super-Dimensional Edo Tensei not need that?"
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