Chapter 124

Of course, although the premium shop is a bit expensive, it still has quite a few benefits.

For example, previously when Lin Cheng drew most of the Akatsuki organization's members, he directly activated the Akatsuki organization's Domain · Hidden Rain Village; when fighting within the domain's range, combat power would all receive a small boost.

At the same time, while boosting one's own side's combat power, it would also cause enemies within the domain's range to suffer a small drop in combat power.

One way and another, the effect was still quite obvious.

The same type, for instance a combat-oriented B-rank three-star puppet might be able to hold its own against a middling A-rank two-star within the domain — one could say it was quite decent.

Of course, these things were not absolute.

Once a puppet's star rating reached B-rank or above, it would all have its own special qualities.

For example, Konan's ultimate move, the Six Hundred Billion Explosive Tags, had in fact already vaguely surpassed the upper limit of B-rank puppets, reaching the tier where A-rank puppets resided.

'As for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, let's put it away for now.'

'If I remember correctly, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's human form seems to be quite beautiful.'

Lin Cheng glanced at the Jellal beside him, and decided to wait until he was alone before summoning the Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

After resting briefly, he once again focused his attention on the system panel in his mind.

'System, star up A-rank puppet Xuanwozhang Sect, A-rank puppet Petelgeuse · Romanne-Conti, A-rank puppet Portgas · D · Ace!'

'Star them all up to three stars!'

'Also, star up the S-rank puppet, Sōsuke Aizen, to two stars!'

Without the slightest hesitation.

Lin Cheng glanced at the forty-plus million emotion points on his panel, then directly threw them all out, tossing them onto the strongest puppets he currently possessed.

In an instant, Lin Cheng's emotion points dropped to a single digit, but the next second they once again became five digits, then six digits — Lin Cheng had been laying groundwork for so long, and the harvest of emotion points had only just begun.

【Ding! Congratulations to the host on successfully obtaining an A-rank three-star puppet! Petelgeuse · Romanne-Conti!】

【Ding! Congratulations to the host on successfully obtaining an A-rank three-star puppet! Portgas · D · Ace!】

【Ding! Congratulations to the host on successfully obtaining an A-rank three-star puppet! Xuanwozhang Sect!】

【Ding! Congratulations to the host on successfully obtaining an S-rank two-star puppet! Sōsuke Aizen!】

Following Lin Cheng's choice, a string of system notification sounds appeared directly in Lin Cheng's mind.

Looking at the puppets whose stats had been boosted geometrically, although Lin Cheng had long anticipated it, he was still extremely delighted — at this point, Lin Cheng finally felt he could go all out and have some fun.

Ace, whose Mera Mera no Mi had awakened and whose three types of Haki had all reached mastery.

Xuanwozhang Sect, who was in perfect health and whose Rinne Sharingan had been mastered to the utmost while also possessing the Six Paths Sage Mode.

And Sōsuke Aizen, who possessed the Hōgyoku mode, and……

'Hm?'

'He got younger?'

When Lin Cheng focused his attention on the Daiduosi Sect puppet, Lin Cheng was slightly taken aback.

Originally, the Daiduosi Sect had given people the image of being twisted, grotesque, and mad — a thoroughly irredeemable, terrifying, fearsome madman; just one glance was enough to send a chill through one's heart.

But now, after Lin Cheng had starred the Daiduosi Sect up to three stars, the Daiduosi Sect's appearance directly underwent an earth-shattering change — a fair-featured, exceptionally gentle-looking man appeared in Lin Cheng's mind.

The man held the Gospel in his hand, wore a solemn black long robe, his originally short green mushroom-cut hair had become long hair, his complexion was Bai Xi, just like a young priest full of compassion for the world.

If someone who didn't know the situation saw the current Daiduosi Sect, they definitely wouldn't be able to connect the current Daiduosi Sect with the previous one — they were completely two entirely different people.

It was only Lin Cheng, who had read the original work, who knew that the current Daiduosi Sect was the Daiduosi Sect's true original appearance.

The appearance of the Daiduosi Sect before he had become a madman, before he had been brainwashed by the Monu Sect.

【Petelgeuse · Romanne-Conti】

【A-rank Puppet】

【Star Rating: ☆☆☆】

【RE: 0 Series, Monu Sect · Dazuisi Sect · Daiduosi Sect】

【Abilities: Primordial Elemental Spirit (Earth), Absolute Elemental Control (Earth)】

【Special Effects: Authority · Unseen Hand (☆ Unlocked), heavy at the fingertips (☆ Unlocked), Primordial Elemental Spirit (☆☆☆ Unlocked)】

'Primordial Elemental Spirit?'

'Does it mean the very first earth elemental spirit in the world?'

Lin Cheng looked at the Daiduosi Sect's stat panel with some curiosity.

If he remembered correctly, Lin Cheng recalled that in RE: 0, Puck was the Great Fire Spirit, yet the Daiduosi Sect was now clearly a Primordial Spirit who looked far more powerful than a Great Spirit.

In the original work, Puck's true form — the Great Fire Spirit, known as the End-Bringer of Eternal Frost — was able to tank two basic attacks from the Chosen One, the world's favored son.

Presumably, the earth-element Primordial Spirit, who was now even more suited to defense, should be able to fight the world's favored son for dozens or hundreds of exchanges.

………

Magnolia, Fairy Tail conference hall.

At this very moment, Erza and the others, who had hurriedly ended their vacation, had already rushed back from the vacation paradise to Magnolia, and were currently reporting to the Fairy Tail Guild Master, Makarov.

"．「The general course of events is roughly like this々‖."

"Master, I feel that relying solely on our one guild alone is absolutely not going to work."

Erza looked at the short, elderly man sitting on the bar counter and said with a solemn expression: "Jellal's strength — Lucy, Natsu, and I have already witnessed it with our own eyes — it absolutely surpasses the conventional meaning of the Ten Holy Mages."

"Even if it's not as strong as the top four of the Ten Holy Mages, I feel the difference can't be far off."

As she spoke, Erza's gaze settled on Sōsuke Aizen, who had come back with her.

The other members of the Fairy Tail Guild also understood what Erza meant.

Jellal, who possessed power surpassing that of a conventional Holy Ten Mage, had been utterly defeated at the hands of Sōsuke Aizen, yet a single member of the Akatsuki organization was able to contend evenly with Sōsuke Aizen and hold the current Sōsuke Aizen in check.

Therefore, the commission from the Kingdom of Fiore was definitely not something that the Fairy Tail alone could handle.