The scar-faced man and his companion were actually the captain and vice-captain of their pirate crew, as well as the two strongest members on their ship.
At this moment, the two of them had narrowly escaped death, avoiding being crushed, but they were still seriously injured. Despite their condition, they actually thought of fighting Lin Xuan—truly a suicidal idea.
Lin Xuan didn't even bother to lift a finger. He simply activated his Sharingan and cast an illusion on them. Instantly, the two dropped to their knees, begging for mercy.
When the merchants saw the pirates climbing aboard earlier, their faces had turned pale with fear, thinking they were doomed. Yet, in the blink of an eye, they witnessed this bizarre scene.
What was going on?
The merchants were utterly baffled.
Lin Xuan, of course, wouldn't explain that he had merely made the pirates see their worst nightmares in an illusion, which was why they were now kneeling in terror.
Instead, he ordered the lifeboats on the pirate ship to be lowered and had the merchants board them.
Shortly after, Lin Xuan and his crew set sail on the luxurious pirate ship, changing course!
As for Water 7, now that he had secured both a ship and sacrifices, there was no need to go there anymore.
As for his next destination, Lin Xuan had already decided—Skypiea!
Why Skypiea?
Because Skypiea was a place even the Marines struggled to reach!
He planned to go there to further enhance his strength in preparation for the decisive battle a month later. At the same time, he wanted to boost his reputation points on Skypiea!
After all, Skypiea had a sizable population, and the people there were completely unaware of what happened below. Thus, the events at Sabaody Archipelago wouldn't have earned him any reputation points from them.
So, Lin Xuan felt it was necessary to visit and let the people of Skypiea witness his brilliance firsthand!
Of course, during the voyage, he didn't forget his earlier promise to Madara. He prepared to perform the Super-Dimensional Edo Tensei again, summoning both Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama!
He started with Uchiha Madara. With the DNA recorded by the system, he only needed to spend the reputation points required for the Edo Tensei, and Madara reappeared in the world of One Piece!
"Your efficiency is impressive!"
Amidst a swirl of dust, Uchiha Madara's figure materialized, and his first words were praise for Lin Xuan.
He truly hadn't expected Lin Xuan to find sacrifices so quickly and even acquire what seemed to be a sturdy ship.
After expressing his approval, Madara looked at Lin Xuan expectantly.
Lin Xuan understood—he was urging him to summon Senju Hashirama next.
This time, Lin Xuan didn't delay. He directly entered the system shop to purchase a sample of Hashirama's DNA, then gave the mental command:
"System, use Super-Dimensional Edo Tensei. Target: Senju Hashirama. Sacrifice: this scar-faced pirate in front of me!"
Immediately, the system's prompt sounded in his mind: "Ding! This Edo Tensei will consume 6 million reputation points. Confirm execution?"
Hearing this, Lin Xuan was puzzled and asked, "Wait, System, didn't you say that the more powerful the person being summoned, the more reputation points it costs? Madara has unlocked the Rinnegan, so logically, he should be slightly stronger than Hashirama, right? Why does summoning Hashirama cost more?"
The system replied: "Host, originally, summoning Senju Hashirama would only cost 4.8 million reputation points. However, since Hashirama's soul is currently in a sealed state, forcibly performing Edo Tensei requires breaking the seal, which consumes an additional 1.2 million reputation points!"
Hearing this, Lin Xuan suddenly understood. "Ah, I forgot about that. Right, Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama's souls were sealed inside the Shinigami's belly by Sarutobi Hiruzen during Orochimaru's attack on Konoha!"
Then another thought occurred to him. "So, if I release the Edo Tensei later and Hashirama returns to the original Naruto world, will he go back into the Shinigami's belly?"
The system answered: "Yes, Host."
Lin Xuan found the situation somewhat amusing. If the Shinigami in the Naruto world had consciousness, it would probably be baffled—why did a soul in its belly suddenly disappear, only to reappear later?
Thinking of this, he felt a bit regretful that he couldn't see what was happening in the Naruto world.
Unexpectedly, the system then revealed something that delighted him: *"Host, as the system grows alongside you and you achieve certain special milestones, additional rewards will be unlocked. For example, when your cumulative reputation points first exceed 100 million, a new feature will be activated: Super-Dimensional Communication. At that time, not only will you be able to communicate across dimensions with those you've summoned before, but if the summoned individuals agree, you can even share their visual perspective!"*
Hearing this, Lin Xuan's eyes lit up. "There's such a hidden feature? So, if Madara agrees later, I can see the Naruto world through his eyes?"
"Yes, Host."
"Nice, nice!"
Lin Xuan said cheerfully. "This means I won't miss the epic showdown when Madara and the others turn the tables on Black Zetsu!"
The thought alone made him eager to unlock this feature as soon as possible!
Of course, earning 100 million reputation points wasn't easy. For now, his priority was to summon Senju Hashirama!
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