"Ding! Congratulations, host. Prestige points +6,666!"
Just as everyone in the venue was terrified by the eerie "resurrection" of Uchiha Madara, Lin Xuan's mind once again echoed with the system's notification.
Only a little over six thousand?
Lin Xuan frowned slightly but quickly relaxed, as he realized the reason: probably because many people had already fled earlier.
However, it didn't matter. He knew that once this bizarre and utterly inconceivable event spread in this world, he would harvest an even larger wave of prestige points!
It had to be said that the "dark art" of the Impure World Reincarnation was incredibly shocking. Even if Lin Xuan did nothing else, simply having the reincarnated individuals display their "immortality" in front of the world would be enough to earn him a massive amount of prestige points!
At that moment, as Charloss's screams rang out, the Celestial Dragons' guards who had been surrounding Lin Xuan snapped back to reality.
"Not good!"
"Quick, protect Lady Charloss!"
...
With panicked shouts, they rushed toward Uchiha Madara, suppressing their fear as they tried to intercept him.
Unfortunately, their fate was no different from that of the auction house guards who had tried to attack Madara earlier. Before they could even touch him, they suddenly felt an invisible force slam into them, sending them flying backward!
"Boom—!"
The guards at the front were sent flying uncontrollably, crashing into those behind them.
In an instant, they were sent tumbling, bruised and battered, looking utterly disheveled.
With the guards out of the way, Uchiha Madara could finally vent his frustration.
Charloss, the female Celestial Dragon, received no special treatment. Like her brother and father, she was beaten to a pulp by Madara, left barely alive!
In the world of shinobi, an enemy was an enemy—there was no distinction between male and female. Thus, in Uchiha Madara's eyes, Charloss was no different from the other two Celestial Dragons. In fact, he found her even more repulsive!
Fortunately, he remembered Lin Xuan's earlier instructions and didn't kill Charloss or the other two Celestial Dragons, leaving them with just a breath of life.
Meanwhile, everyone else in the auction house had already fled in panic, including the slaves.
They were afraid Uchiha Madara might harm them, but even more terrified that a Navy Admiral might arrive with a fleet and annihilate them all in the crossfire!
Apart from Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara, the only people left in the venue were the Celestial Dragons' guards.
It wasn't that they were brave enough to stay and fight Madara to save their masters, but because they knew that if they abandoned their masters and fled, they would be hunted down and killed—along with their families. So, they had no choice but to stay.
Silvers Rayleigh, who had been hiding in a corner, pondered for a moment before releasing his Conqueror's Haki, knocking out the already injured Celestial Dragon guards.
Then, he leaped forward, appearing before Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara.
Seeing him appear, Lin Xuan grinned and said, "Oh? Old man Rayleigh, I thought you'd run away. Didn't expect you to still be here!"
Uchiha Madara, on the other hand, scrutinized Rayleigh with a thoughtful expression and asked, "What was that power just now?"
Lin Xuan explained, "That's a unique power in this world called Haki. What he just used was Conqueror's Haki, a rare form of Haki."
Hearing their conversation, Rayleigh grew even more puzzled about the two.
He found it strange that Uchiha Madara, despite his immense strength, didn't even know about Haki, while Lin Xuan, who seemed much weaker, knew so much.
Moreover, their way of speaking—phrases like "this world"—only deepened his curiosity.
Could these two be from another world?
The thought flashed through his mind but was quickly dismissed.
It was just too absurd!
Little did he know, the absurd idea he dismissed was actually the truth!
At that moment, Rayleigh glanced at the three brutally beaten Celestial Dragons, still feeling a sense of shock.
Then, he said gravely to Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara, "I never expected you two to be so bold as to actually attack the Celestial Dragons! By now, news of this must have reached the Navy. They'll likely send an Admiral and a fleet here soon. You'd better run, or it'll be too late!"
As he spoke, he even considered finding a place to hide himself. After all, he didn't want to get involved in trouble, nor did he want to lose his peaceful life forever.
However, to his surprise, Uchiha Madara, upon hearing his words, turned to Lin Xuan and asked, "Are the Navy Admirals he mentioned strong?"
Lin Xuan grinned and said, "The Navy Admirals are among the top-tier fighters in this world. There are only a handful of people at that level."
Uchiha Madara snorted arrogantly and said, "Hmph, perfect. Let me see just how powerful the fighters of this world really are!"
Lin Xuan was equally eager. He, too, wanted to see who was stronger—Madara from the shinobi world or the Admirals of this world!
Of course, the more important point was that after beating up the Celestial Dragons, they would then proceed to crush a Navy Admiral. The shockwaves from such an event would undoubtedly send tremors throughout the entire world.
Just how much prestige would he gain then?
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