As soon as Hashirama Senju spoke, the expressions of the Sage of Six Paths and his brother, Ōtsutsuki Hamura, darkened further. Realizing his words had been misunderstood, he quickly clarified, "Don't misunderstand! When I say 'another world,' I don't mean the Pure Land. I mean a world outside of ours!"
Most of those present were confused, but the two Ōtsutsuki brothers were visibly shaken.
At their level of power, they naturally knew far more than the others. Especially since they were aware that their mother, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, had descended from beyond the heavens—and they had long been wary of threats from the outside. They were certain other worlds existed beyond their own!
However, they never expected that Madara Uchiha and Hashirama Senju had managed to make contact with another world—something even they hadn't accomplished!
"Explain this in detail. What exactly happened?" the Sage of Six Paths demanded sternly.
Madara and Hashirama had no objections. After all, they had already promised Lin Xuan that they would persuade the other deceased powerhouses of this world to willingly travel to the One Piece world and fight alongside him against the Marines. Now that everyone was gathered, explaining things here would save them the trouble of repeating themselves.
Moreover, they were certain that if the Sage of Six Paths and his brother agreed to join the battle, Lin Xuan would welcome them enthusiastically.
Thus, they began recounting how they had been reanimated in another world through the Edo Tensei, and how they could still maintain contact with the person who had summoned them there.
As their story unfolded, shock and disbelief spread among the crowd. Even the Sage of Six Paths and Hamura were stunned.
It was only then that the two brothers realized that the "other world" Hashirama and Madara spoke of was entirely different from what they had imagined!
Meanwhile, in the One Piece world, on Skypiea.
Ding!
Lin Xuan received the "red envelope" and suddenly found himself holding a small, palm-sized shell sealed with a talisman.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, acquired as a maid!
Coincidentally, the Turtle Hermit happened to find him at that moment and immediately noticed the sealed shell in his hands.
For a moment, the old master even forgot why he had come and instead warned Lin Xuan gravely, "You're not planning to release her, are you? With her power, if she breaks free, she could wreak havoc on this world!"
Lin Xuan merely smiled. "Relax. After having the Nine Tailed Beasts extracted and left with only a fraction of her chakra, her current strength is probably on par with Madara when I first summoned him. I can handle her. Besides, this world doesn't have chakra for her to absorb—she won't be able to cause any real trouble."
However, just as he finished speaking and was about to release Kaguya, he suddenly received an unexpected system notification:
Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the hidden mission—Conquering Worlds! Completion rating: 85 points! Reward: 85 million reputation points!
Lin Xuan was dumbfounded.
He had genuinely never expected the system to have hidden missions!
Immediately, he questioned the system, "Why didn't you mention hidden missions before?"
The system countered, "Host, if it's a hidden mission, why would there be prior notice?"
Lin Xuan: "..."
(Touché. I have no rebuttal.)
Still, he quickly moved on. "Then can you at least explain what hidden missions are now?"
System: "This system's purpose is to assist the host in utilizing powerhouses and resources from other worlds to enhance their own strength. After obtaining the system, certain hidden missions are unlocked. These missions are related to the host's exploration of the system's functions—the deeper the exploration, the greater the rewards!"
Lin Xuan's spirits lifted as he began to understand. "So, the system acknowledges my plan of using Madara and the others to gather more DNA for Edo Tensei? And because of this scheme, I completed a hidden mission and got a reward?"
System: "Essentially, yes."
Lin Xuan grinned. "You should've said so earlier! I was worried this loophole might trigger some system update or penalty mechanism!"
System: "Host, you overthink things. This system has no loopholes—or rather, any that exist are intentionally left behind. Any 'exploits' the host discovers can be considered hidden benefits provided by the system."
Hearing this, Lin Xuan's smile widened. "In that case, I'll have to dig deeper in the future!"
Indeed, suddenly gaining an extra 85 million reputation points put him in an excellent mood.
Originally, he had accumulated about 45 million reputation points. With this windfall, his total soared to 130 million!
Before, he had been worrying that even if he obtained the DNA of all the top-tier ninjas, he wouldn't have enough reputation points to summon them all. He had even considered whether he should find a way to farm more reputation before the final battle.
But now, with this sudden influx, he no longer needed to worry.
With 130 million reputation points, even if he couldn't summon every Kage-level fighter, he could still summon the majority.
Then, when the decisive battle arrived, he could arrange a worldwide broadcast, publicly execute three Celestial Dragons as a declaration of war, and shock the world—easily earning another billion reputation points.
And if he actually managed to seize control of Sabaody Archipelago—a crucial location—in front of the entire world, the reputation points he'd gain would likely approach ten billion. At that point, who in the One Piece world could possibly oppose him?
As he reveled in these thoughts, Lin Xuan suddenly remembered something else and asked inwardly, "By the way, system, since Kaguya Ōtsutsuki wasn't summoned via Edo Tensei, can I control her the same way I control reanimated beings?"
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