Chapter 173: Return

【Treatment successful, removed negative bodily states, deducted 1000 Reward Points.】

The blinding white light dispersed, and Uchiha Fugaku's consciousness gradually cleared. A familiar sensation came from beneath his feet; he slowly opened his eyes and discovered he had already returned to that vast white area of the Main God Space.

"Back in the Main God Space, huh." Fugaku stood up, moved his wrist, only feeling an indescribable lightness throughout his body.

That previous sensation of magma seemingly flowing through his blood vessels, the burning feeling, had completely vanished, replaced by a lightness brimming with vitality.

Fugaku closed his eyes and began carefully examining his physical condition; those meridian nodes damaged by the Blood Spirit Secret Technique were also completely repaired, and even the minor hidden injuries left from previous battles had disappeared without a trace.

"Worthy of the Main God, this healing ability is indeed astonishing. One thousand points. It's actually cheaper than expected." Fugaku murmured softly to himself, striding toward the Main God Light Ball.

As he approached, a half-transparent virtual screen slowly unfolded before him.

【World: Shi Xiong World World】

【Type: Fantasy】

【Level: World Level Seven】

【Mission Rating: B+】

Fugaku's brows furrowed slightly, his gaze pausing on the rating for a moment. "B Rating."

Continuing to look down: Main Quest Completed: 【Virus Terminator】: 7000 Reward Points Mission Rating: You successfully eliminated the Corpse King, but failed to intercept him in H City; the globe has already been contaminated by zombies.

Side Quests Completed:

【Dongying Ninja's Defeat: You killed the First Eastern Ninja, did not let him take the Corpse King】: 13000 Reward Points 【Corpse Nest Battle: You killed the Corpse Nest's Son who already possessed a demi-god body】: 15000 Reward Points "Turns out the rating affects the Main Quest's points." Fugaku looked at the reward points, frowning as if. According to the mission introduction it should be Ten Thousand Points, but now there are only seven thousand; it seems the Main God has many mechanisms he doesn't know about.

Just at this moment, a mechanical voice rang out in his mind:

【Unrecovered special items detected】

【Claim them?】

"Claim?" Fugaku's brows raised slightly; this was the first time he had heard the Main God mention Item Recycling.

As his thought moved, ripples suddenly undulated in the space. Seven streaks of golden light emerged from the void, slowly solidifying into seven ancient swords flashing with cold light.

"This is." Fugaku's eyes widened slightly, his gaze sweeping over the seven ancient swords, "Qinglong's Seven Stars Sword!"

At that time these swords were deeply embedded in that huge meat mass; then the Poison Woman swallowed the entire meat mass, entering her body together; he hadn't expected that upon transmission back to the Main God Space, these swords would actually be collected by the Main God.

Unexpectedly there was this kind of Unexpected Harvest.

Fugaku reached out and lightly touched one of the ancient swords; the sword body instantly let out a clear Dragon Chant, the next instant all seven swords trembled simultaneously, emitting brilliant golden light.

"This is.!" Fugaku's pupil shrank; before he could even react, the seven swords suddenly turned into a streak of golden light, plunging straight into his Eyebrow Center. A strange fluctuation reverberated in his mind; he subconsciously closed his eyes.

"They actually Self-Recognized the master?" Fugaku's expression was surprised; he seemed to be able to summon this set of divine swords at any time. This feeling was very strange, as if these swords had already become a part of his body.

Suddenly, a familiar chakra fluctuation transmitted over; it was Susanoo's aura, but at this moment it was somewhat different from usual.

Fugaku slowly closed his eyes, consciousness sinking into his Mental Space. In his Spiritual Space, a massive black Susanoo stood in the void, surrounded by dark blue chakra flames.

At this moment he noticed that originally only Ame-no-Nuboko floated beside Susanoo, but now there were also seven ancient swords flashing with golden light neatly arranged — precisely the Seven Stars Sword that had just Self-Recognized the master.

"Could it be..." Fugaku's eyes brightened; a bold idea formed in his heart.

He abruptly opened his eyes; the Mangekyou Sharingan pattern rapidly rotated. Vast chakra gushed from his body, instantly condensing into a Half-Body Susanoo around him.

"Come!"

Fugaku's mind moved; he mobilized one Seven Star Sword from his Mental Space. In an instant, a streak of golden light emerged from Susanoo's hand, rapidly lengthening and extending; in the blink of an eye it transformed into a giant sword dozens of meters long.

Swing sword! The sword body flashed with brilliant golden light; Dragon Chants tremored incessantly.

Fugaku could clearly feel that the chakra consumed by this sword was less than Ame-no-Nuboko, but its power was also a notch weaker.

"However, just a single one possesses such power." A sharp light flashed in Fugaku's eyes: "If Seven Swords United."

Next second, Fugaku slowly recalled his chakra; the Half-Body Susanoo dissipated along with it. He pondered something in his heart, then opened the Main God Mall interface.

According to previous experience, the Mall should have information on the Seven Star Sword. Fugaku quickly searched the Product Categories and soon found the relevant information.

The moment he saw the price, his pupil violently contracted.

【Item: Seven Stars Sword】

【Origin: Shi Xiong World World】

【Level: Six-Star】

【Introduction: Shi Xiong World World World, one of Yanhuang Nation's National Treasures. Each sword is a divine artifact; seven swords combined form a true divine artifact. Seven swords combined form a Killing Sword Array.】

【Price: 130000 Reward Points】

"One hundred thirty thousand points?" Fugaku's breathing became rapid. He still remembered the heaven-shaking might when Qinglong deployed this sword array, but he hadn't expected this set of divine artifacts to be valued so high.

He continued flipping through the Main God Mall pages and soon found a few more familiar items. When he saw the first item's information, Fugaku's pupil contracted again.

【Item: Nine Dragon Hairpins】

【Origin: Shi Xiong World World】

【Level: Six-Star】

【Introduction: Yanhuang Nation's National Treasure. Contains the lifetime Internal Force of nine Heavenly Martial Artists. Each hairpin activated grants extremely strong Internal Force augmentation. But the pressure on the flesh body also surges violently. Nine Hairpins United can briefly elevate individual strength to Sixth Order Peak; if unable to endure, the flesh body will collapse.】

【Usage Restriction: Must master Shi Xiong World World World Internal Force System】

【Price: 230000 Reward Points】

"Two hundred thirty thousand." A trace of shock flashed in Fugaku's eyes; this was the highest-value Exchange Item he had seen so far.

He continued flipping down and soon saw a familiar Skill: 【Technique: Fuma-ryu Ninjutsu】

【Level: Four-Star+】

【Introduction: The untransmitted secret of the First Eastern Ninja Technique Family. A superior Ninjutsu integrating speed, concealment, and assassination.】

【Price: 30000 Points】

"Thirty thousand points." Fugaku shook his head slightly. This price was a drop in the bucket compared to the previous two divine artifacts, but also within expectations. After all, it was the secret technique of that Dongying Ninja he personally defeated; its value naturally wouldn't be too high.

Fugaku continued browsing the Mall interface; looking at one new item after another, Fugaku's brows gradually furrowed.

"Ancient Martial Arts, Internal Arts, Body Refining Arts." Fugaku quickly scanned these entries. "Most are this world's martial dao inheritances, or various weapons; they're of little use to me. My current main cultivation, the Profound Sea Hidden Treasury, is already that world's top-tier technique, and the Blood Spirit Secret Technique can even exempt him from bitter cultivation time. Under these circumstances, ordinary techniques indeed find it hard to produce any help for him."

"Waste of time." Fugaku shook his head, a thought moved him, and he directly jumped to the Ninja World Category, finding the item he had always wanted to exchange for.

【Skill: Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan】

【Level: Six-Star】

【Price: 150000 Exchange Points】

【Prerequisite Bloodline: Uchiha Bloodline】

A flicker of something unusual flashed through Fugaku's eyes. Although he could already use the complete form of Susanoo, every use placed an enormous burden on his body. If he could obtain the Eternal Mangekyou, this problem would be completely solved.

At this moment, the Main God's mechanical voice suddenly resounded in his mind:

【Detected that Reincarnator possesses Uchiha Bloodline and Mangekyou Sharingan】

【Can choose to directly upgrade Mangekyou Sharingan】

【Points required: 100000】

"One hundred thousand points." Fugaku's eyes flickered slightly. Although this price was still not cheap, at least it already let him see hope.

After pondering for a moment, a trace of determination flashed through Fugaku's eyes: "I want to sell techniques: Xuanhai Mizang and Blood Spirit Secret Technique."

【Technique: Xuanhai Mizang, appraised as Six-Star Technique, recycle success, obtained Reward Points: 10000 points】

【Technique: Blood Spirit Secret Technique, appraised as Five-Star Technique, recycle success, obtained Reward Points: 5000 points】

Watching the points slowly increase, Fugaku took a deep breath, and continued searching in his memory. During that time cultivating in the Wu Shen Ge, he had read a large quantity of technique manuals; although most were fairly ordinary techniques, the quantity was indeed not small.

"Main God, I want to sell more techniques." Fugaku closed his eyes, and began sorting through them in his mind.

Then the Main God's voice sounded: 【Technique: Cloud Dragon Nine Changes, appraised as Three-Star Technique, recycle success, obtained Reward Points: 300 points】

【Technique: Dark Yin Hand, appraised as Two-Star Technique, recycle success, obtained Reward Points: 100 points】

【Technique: Iron Cloth Shirt, appraised as One-Star Technique, recycle success, obtained Reward Points: 30 points】

【Technique: Wandering Dragon Steps, appraised as One-Star Technique, recycle success, obtained Reward Points: 20 points】

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Although each technique's value was not high, most being One-Star, Two-Star techniques, he won on quantity; back then in the Wu Shen Ge, he had almost memorized every technique he could find in his mind.

Soon, the points broke through the ninety thousand mark. A trace of joy flashed through Fugaku's eyes; these techniques exchanged for more points than he had expected.

"If I can gather some more valuable things in the Ninja World, perhaps before the next mission starts, I can scrape together the points for the Eternal Mangekyou."

But right at this moment, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He carefully recalled his experiences during this period, and his gaze gradually became grave.

The Main God seems extraordinarily "tolerant" toward Reincarnators plundering items in mission worlds; whether physical items or technique manuals, as long as they can be brought back to the Main God Space, they can be exchanged for considerable points.

"Is the Main God encouraging Reincarnators to plunder?" Fugaku's gaze sharpened.

If any world can become a mission objective, then what about the Ninja World? The Uchiha Clan, as a major clan of the Ninja World, could also possibly serve as a Reincarnator's mission dungeon.

Thinking of this, Fugaku's heartbeat couldn't help but quicken a few beats, a sense of urgency instantly welling up; it seemed his strength had to be raised as quickly as possible.

Next second, Fugaku moved a thought, and called up his Personal Panel:

【Reincarnator: Uchiha Fugaku】

【Level: Level Five】

【Initial World: Ninja World】

【Skills: Xuanhai Mizang Tenth Layer, Mangekyou Sharingan, Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique】

【Item: Seven Stars Sword】

"Only Level Five?" A trace of doubt flashed through Fugaku's eyes.

Recalling his growth trajectory, when he first entered the Main God Space, he was a Level Four rating, and now, a simple Fire Release could probably easily kill his past self. Logically speaking, such an improvement should have crossed several levels.

It appears the Main God Space's level division is far stricter than imagined, with almost no possibility of cross-level challenge.

Then Fugaku closed the Virtual Screen: "The exchange matter need not be rushed; returning to exchange before the next mission starts is not too late either."

"It is time to go back." Fugaku took a deep breath: "Main God, I want to return."

A pillar of light enveloped Fugaku, and then a violent dizziness instantly assaulted him. Fugaku subconsciously closed his eyes, waiting for this bout of vertigo to pass.

When he opened his eyes again, he had already returned to Orochimaru's dark and damp Underground Laboratory; the air still permeated with that nauseating medicine smell, and the various test tubes on the experiment tables shone with an eerie light.

"Tap, tap, tap"

A burst of footsteps came from the darkness; Fugaku raised his head to look, and saw Orochimaru slowly walking over from the depths of the laboratory, his golden snake pupils flashing a strange light in the dim lamplight.

"Welcome back, Fugaku-kun." The corner of Orochimaru's mouth curved slightly, "The time you stayed in the mission world this time was not short; I was even starting to worry whether something would go wrong with this mission of yours."

His gaze swept back and forth over Fugaku, as if wanting to find some minute change: "But it looks like this mission went quite well; your chakra fluctuation is much stronger than before."

Fugaku looked at Orochimaru, revealing a trace of puzzlement: "You didn't go back to Konoha?"

"Hehe." Orochimaru chuckled lightly, licking his lips with his tongue, "This is just a Shadow Clone, specially waiting for you to return. After all, this is a once-in-a-thousand-years experimental opportunity; how could I miss the data on Hashirama Cells and Sharingan fusion?"

"This matter later." Fugaku's expression unchanged: "During the time I was away, what changes occurred in the Ninja World?"

"The recent situation is indeed somewhat complex." A trace of gravity flashed through Orochimaru's eyes, "Just yesterday, Uchiha Madara made a move again."

"Hmm? Where this time?" Fugaku's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Takigakure, Uchiha Madara directly took the Seven-Tails." Orochimaru said softly, "The whole process took less than ten minutes; Takigakure, which guarded the Seven-Tails, was almost completely annihilated."

Fugaku's Sharingan rotated slightly: "How did the other hidden villages react?"

"The Five Great Nations have already begun mobilizing ninja, preparing to gather all the Tailed Beasts together for joint protection." Orochimaru slowly paced to the front of the experiment table, the corner of his mouth revealing a meaningful smile: "Jiraiya, Tsunade have also returned to Konoha; soon the next Hokage Election will begin."

The corner of his mouth revealed a meaningful smile: "Truly ironic; the Five Great Nations that were previously fighting life-and-death struggles now actually have to huddle for warmth."

(Chapter End)