By the seaside of Skypiea, in a place resembling a pavilion with two chairs.
Thud!
Lin Xuan unceremoniously tossed the three unconscious Celestial Dragons aside, then frowned in thought.
He was considering a problem—carrying these three useless burdens around every day seemed like a hassle. Since they couldn't be stored in the system space, should he just kill them outright?
Moreover, he suddenly realized that while he planned to use the Impure World Reincarnation, he hadn't prepared the necessary sacrificial offerings. Maybe he could use one of these three Celestial Dragons as a sacrifice?
But upon further reflection, he felt disgusted. The physical condition of these Celestial Dragons was just too poor—they were practically useless even as sacrificial offerings!
The poor Celestial Dragons had no idea they had just narrowly escaped death—twice—and that the only reason they were still alive was because their trash-tier physiques made them unworthy of being sacrificed.
"Looks like I'll have to find a proper sacrifice here in Skypiea," Lin Xuan muttered to himself.
Just then—
"Excuse me!"
A gentle female voice suddenly came from behind Lin Xuan.
He turned his head, and his eyes instantly lit up.
Now, don't get the wrong idea—it wasn't because he had spotted a potential sacrifice for the Impure World Reincarnation. Rather, it was because the girl standing behind him was exceptionally beautiful.
Conis!
A Skypiean girl with light blonde hair tied into spherical twin tails, adorned with two round hair ornaments.
At the moment, she was holding a harp.
From what Lin Xuan knew, she often played the harp on Angel Beach—a pretty, kind-hearted, and upright girl, and a character he had quite a fondness for in the original story.
Right now, she was looking at him curiously, accompanied by her cloud fox, "Suu."
As Lin Xuan turned around, she quickly asked, "Hello, my name is Conis. Are you from the Blue Sea?"
"Hello, Conis. I'm Lin Xuan!"
Lin Xuan greeted her in return, then feigned curiosity. "How did you know I'm from the Blue Sea?"
Conis smiled and said, "Because I've never seen you before, and you don't have the wings that all Skypieans have."
"I see!"
Lin Xuan's eyes gleamed with an idea, and he said, "I just arrived in Skypiea. Would the lovely Miss Conis mind being my guide and introducing me to your homeland?"
Truth be told, he already knew most things about Skypiea from the anime—perhaps even more than Conis did. His request was clearly driven by ulterior motives.
Hearing Lin Xuan's compliment, Conis's cheeks flushed slightly, but she responded generously, "Of course!"
Then, her gaze fell on the unconscious Roswald Saint and his family lying on the ground. She asked cautiously, "What about your three friends? Should I ask someone to help take them to a place where they can rest?"
"Them?"
Lin Xuan glanced at the three figures on the ground, frowned, and felt another wave of disgust.
At that moment, the system suddenly reminded him: "Host, the reputation shop offers rental system cages for 10,000 reputation points per day!"
Hearing this, Lin Xuan felt a surge of joy, then asked inwardly, "System, why didn't you tell me about such a convenient thing earlier?"
The system replied, "Because the host previously had very limited reputation points. This system deemed it unwise to spend them on such items."
Lin Xuan's lips twitched. "So you're saying that now that I'm somewhat wealthy, I can afford to indulge a little?"
The system: "Correct."
Lin Xuan didn't bother arguing further. He quickly rented a cage from the system shop and tossed Roswald Saint's family inside.
From Conis's perspective, it looked as though Lin Xuan had made the three vanish into thin air, leaving her utterly shocked.
Seeing her reaction, Lin Xuan quickly smiled and explained, "Did I startle you? My apologies—this is my ability. I sent them to a safe place to rest!"
As for Conis's assumption that Roswald Saint's family were his friends, Lin Xuan didn't bother correcting her. After all, dragging around a bunch of slaves—even if they were scum—wouldn't leave a good impression.
Besides, who had the time to explain the origins of these trash Celestial Dragons?
After her initial surprise, Conis quickly composed herself and warmly invited Lin Xuan to her home as a guest. Along the way, she enthusiastically introduced him to various aspects of Skypiea.
Meanwhile, over on Uchiha Madara's side, the four priests from the Upper Yard had already launched their attack. The moment the two sides met, Madara wasted no time and immediately engaged in battle!
As a result, deafening explosions and clashes erupted from a nearby forest, startling many of Skypiea's residents—though no one dared to approach and investigate.
Hearing the commotion, Lin Xuan suddenly remembered that he could use one of the priests as a sacrifice for the Impure World Reincarnation!
He turned to Conis and said, "Please excuse me for a moment. I'll be right back!"
With that, he flashed away, heading straight for the source of the noise. Moments later, he arrived at the battlefield.
Just as he got there, he saw the so-called "Iron Trial" priest—Gedatsu of the Skybreeders—knocked unconscious by Hashirama Senju's Wood Golem's slap.
Seeing that the others were still fighting, he simply called out, "I need this guy. Taking him with me—carry on!"
Then, he grabbed Gedatsu and left without another word.
"Hey! Where do you think you're taking him?!" Shura the Sky Knight shouted angrily, trying to rush over and stop Lin Xuan.
Unfortunately, his opponent was Uchiha Madara. The moment he lost focus, not only did he fail to save his comrade, but he was also engulfed by one of Madara's Fire Release techniques!
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