Ch. 953Superficial

Kaguya unleashed her full power against Xu Yue, but he consumed all six of her dimensions and left her defeated. The group returned to the shinobi world, where the trapped Reincarnators struggled to comprehend what had happened.

  • Kaguya absorbed the shinobi world’s Chakra, bound the Allied Shinobi Forces in branches, and transported everyone to her icy dimension.
  • Kaguya attacked Xu Yue with her ash bones, Eighty Gods Vacuum Attack, and Expanding Truth-Seeking Orb, killing members of the Sino-Japanese Alliance.
  • Xu Yue shattered Kaguya’s dimensions one by one and absorbed all six worlds, including her Expanding Truth-Seeking Orb.
  • Xu Yue returned everyone to the shinobi world and spared it, while a tearful Kaguya and Black Zetsu stared in shock.
  • Zhang Zuolin and Cao Kun dismissed the spectacle as nothing unusual, while the other Reincarnators remained stunned.

Ch. 954All Over

Xu Yue sealed Kaguya and freed the people trapped by God Tree World Advent, while the Sino-Japanese Alliance believed its Elite Reincarnators had returned with valuable intelligence. Xu Yue revealed that he had captured every one of them, including Lord Xue, leaving the Alliance’s remaining members stunned and trapped.

  • Xu Yue sealed Kaguya and released everyone bound by God Tree World Advent.
  • Zaizhen and the other Alliance leaders told their Elite Reincarnators to return with the intelligence while they stayed behind.
  • The Elite Reincarnators refused to leave, despite the naval major general ordering them to preserve their lives for the Empire.
  • Xu Yue descended and confronted the Alliance members, who boasted that they had learned his abilities and could use the information to develop fighters like him.
  • Xu Yue produced rows of frozen Alliance members he had captured, revealing that none of the supposedly returned Reincarnators had escaped.
  • The Alliance members saw Lord Xue standing beside Xu Yue and realized he had been captured too.

Ch. 955The Traitor

Xu Yue exposed how he had captured the Sino-Japanese Alliance’s intelligence operatives and persuaded or manipulated survivors into signing agreements. After dealing with the Alliance, he turned to Beiyang, where Hollow Rice Noodles pledged loyalty, though Xu Yue let the other teammates go.

  • Snow revealed herself as a traitor after Xu Yue used Kotoamatsukami to control her.
  • Young Prince Zaizhen and the Minister of Hidden Cloud's Anbu accused Xu Yue of using an Illusion Technique, but Madara Uchiha realized the missing operatives had been taken away.
  • Xu Yue explained that the Alliance’s returning survivors would provide misleading intelligence, and he recruited the Intruder representative from Wings of Freedom after the others refused.
  • Xu Yue headed to Beiyang, where Hollow Rice Noodles broke his brother Hollow Noodle’s memorial portrait and signed an agreement of allegiance.
  • Xu Yue accepted Hollow Rice Noodles’s agreement but told the other Beiyang teammates they could leave because they had signed confidentiality agreements.

Ch. 956Return

After consolidating his control over the Naruto world, Xu Yue finished preparing the base space and spent his remaining resources before returning to the World of the Living. The others had already returned from the mission, but they waited to celebrate until Xu Yue joined them.

  • Xu Yue established the Naruto world as a base space whose resources, skills, and recruits could strengthen the Legion.
  • Jiraiya accepted the unified Ninja World, where Naruto and Sasuke continued to challenge Xu Yue and Kaguya settled down after repeated captures.
  • Xu Yue completed the statues across the Ninja World, then returned with 3 SS-Rank Plot Points, 4 S-Rank Plot Points, and 12 A-Rank Plot Points remaining.
  • Xu Yue spent Plot Points to strengthen the Reality Stone, integrate it into his system, and install another Limiter before returning to the World of the Living.
  • Chen Yao welcomed the returning Reincarnators and Intruders, and Zhang Zuolin suggested they wait for Xu Yue before attending the celebration banquet.

Ch. 957Gathering

Chen Yao and the Beiyang leaders waited for Xu Yue after the mission, while Zhang Xun clashed with Cao Kun over the delay. Xu Yue arrived, attended the banquet without joining the head table, and considered the coming developments in France before the Punishment mission.

  • Chen Yao reflected on Xu Yue's contribution to the mission as Zhang Zuolin confirmed that he had returned safely.
  • Zhang Xun arrived and criticized the group for waiting, prompting Cao Kun to argue with him.
  • Chen Yao tried to defuse the dispute, and Xu Yue appeared before Cao Kun could refuse the compromise.
  • The Beiyang leaders and other powerholders gathered for a banquet, where Xu Yue sat with Osprey, the others, and Hollow Rice Noodles.
  • Cao Kun redirected Zhang Xun's barbs while Xu Yue ate casually and anticipated developments in France before the Punishment mission.

Ch. 958A Way Out

At a banquet, Zhang Xun tried to use the mission’s apparent retreat to discredit Cao Kun and win over Zhang Yulin. Cao Kun revealed that the Sino-Japanese Alliance had suffered catastrophic losses, leaving Zhang Xun stunned and without a way to salvage his attack.

  • Zhang Xun mocked Cao Kun’s survival and praised Zhang Yulin while trying to draw him into an alliance.
  • Cao Kun sarcastically described the mission’s results, prompting Chen Yao to infer that their team had ambushed and defeated an enemy group.
  • Zhang Xun pressed Cao Kun for details and tried to suggest their success depended on Zhang Yulin’s status.
  • Cao Kun clarified that only a few people had returned from the Reincarnation Space, revealing the Sino-Japanese Alliance’s catastrophic losses.
  • Duan Qirui, Xu Shichang, and Chen Yao demanded an explanation as Zhang Xun fell silent, realizing his plan to undermine Cao Kun had collapsed.

Ch. 959Arrival from Afar

Beiyang and the Qing Court battled over public opinion and sought allies as France’s planned political marriage stirred speculation over Princess Shirley’s arrival. At TJ Port, representatives and spectators gathered to receive the French delegation as its silent warship approached.

  • Zhang Xun left the banquet carrying Beiyang’s account of its victory, while both sides spread information and accusations to win neutral support.
  • The major proxy legions aligned with Beiyang or the Qing Court, while France maintained a reserved public stance despite French reinforcements secretly joining Beiyang.
  • News spread that Princess Shirley would visit China to arrange a political marriage, prompting the Qing Court and Beiyang to consider potential candidates.
  • Xu Yue paid little attention to the marriage speculation and intended to correct events if they strayed from his plans.
  • At TJ Port, which had been closed to ships and lacked Space authority, gathered factions watched a French warship silently approach over the sea.

Ch. 960Poised and Ready

Shirley arrived in Beiyang to a formal reception, where rival young men from the Qing Court and Beiyang competed for the chance to court her. Xu Yue checked the dossiers on his competitors at the guesthouse and ran into Britt, suggesting that more foreign contenders had come to China.

  • Prince Su Shanqi and Chen Yao welcomed Shirley as she arrived by spacecraft-like vessel and escorted her toward the guesthouse.
  • Zhang Xueyou dropped Xu Yue at the guesthouse and urged him to make use of the opportunity to win Shirley over.
  • Xu Yue reviewed the competitor dossiers Zhang Xueyou had given him and noticed that several Japanese youths had joined the competition.
  • Xu Yue encountered Britt from Saint Hill Military Academy in the guesthouse lobby.

Ch. 961Spendthrift

Xu Yue met several competitors at the guesthouse, including Tang Baochao and Cao Shisong, and traded his room for an A-rank task point. Cao Shisong then provoked Young Prince Zhong Quan, who left rather than risk offending Princess Shirley.

  • Xu Yue spoke with Britt, who suggested gathering for a salon on the train to the capital.
  • Xu Yue met Tang Baochao, who said his uncle had arranged room 402 and that Princess Shirley was staying in room 301.
  • Cao Shisong offered Xu Yue an A-rank task point to exchange rooms, and Xu Yue agreed to give up room 307.
  • Cao Shisong taunted Young Prince Zhong Quan by proposing a wager involving Zhong Quan's concubine.
  • Zhong Quan covered his face and left, while Cao Shisong called after him to return if he changed his mind.

Ch. 962Fisherman

Shirley warned Xu Yue not to travel to the capital, but he decided to go with Beiyang’s delegation. When the other Reincarnators crowded around Shirley to seek her favor, she chose Xu Yue and asked him to show her around before they boarded the train.

  • Shirley told Xu Yue that the capital was dangerous and urged him not to go, but he reassured her that Beiyang would be prepared.
  • Tang Baochao told Xu Yue that the summons to the capital suggested the trip would be unsettled, and Xu Yue said Beiyang could handle the Qing Court’s home-ground advantage.
  • Young Prince Zhong Quan and the other fourth-floor residents waited on the stairs for a chance to meet Shirley.
  • Yuan Keding, Young Prince Zaizhen, and other Reincarnators crowded the third-floor corridor to approach Shirley as she left her room.
  • Shirley ignored the crowd, took Xu Yue by the sleeve, and asked him to show her around before they boarded the train that afternoon.

Ch. 963Fourth Young Master

Xu Yue traveled toward the imperial capital with Shirley and the French visitors while Beiyang competitors discussed how to recruit him. Yuan Kerui approached Xu Yue in Shirley’s carriage, introducing himself by invoking his father, Yuan Shikai.

  • Xu Yue and Shirley traveled with Britt, De Gaulle, and Johnson after showing them around China.
  • On the special train, Beiyang competitors agreed that whoever brought Xu Yue to their gathering would receive priority for a future opportunity.
  • Yuan Keding and Yuan Kewen regarded their younger brother Yuan Kerui as an unlikely recruit, while noting their father had ordered them to prioritize Xu Yue.
  • Yuan Kerui entered Shirley’s carriage, invited Xu Yue to join the Beiyang gathering, and announced that he was Yuan Shikai’s son.

Ch. 964A Warning

Xu Yue joined the Yuan brothers and the other competitors for afternoon tea, where Yuan Keding tried to assert authority over him. Xu Yue turned the confrontation to his advantage and then agreed to sell Cao Shisong intelligence.

  • Yuan Kerui brought Xu Yue into the Beiyang carriage after keeping the others waiting.
  • Yuan Keding reproached Xu Yue for the delay, but Xu Yue denied that he had made a mistake and accepted Yuan Keding's praise without modesty.
  • When Yuan Keding grew angry, Xu Yue warned him that mishandling the mission could make him answer to Yuan Shikai, forcing him to back down.
  • Cao Shisong reminded Xu Yue that they had swapped rooms and offered to pay for his intelligence, which Xu Yue agreed to provide.

Ch. 965Poised to Strike

Xu Yue arrived in the imperial capital with the Beiyang delegation and exposed the Qing Court’s deliberate insult by refusing its horse-drawn carriages and riding with Shirley instead. As the convoy headed toward the city, Teacher Yagyu and a young man watched from a hill and discussed acting before Yuan Shikai’s arrival left them no opportunity.

  • Cao Shisong bought Xu Yue’s intelligence exclusively, while Yuan Kerui mistook Xu Yue’s behavior for advice about lying low.
  • Xu Yue sensed the imperial capital’s immense but decaying national fortune as the train arrived at its sealed suburban station.
  • Zaizhen taunted the Beiyang delegation by providing horse-drawn carriages, but Xu Yue refused them and chose to ride with Shirley.
  • Xu Yue rebuked Zaizhen and joined Shirley, shocking the other groups with how close he had become to her.
  • Teacher Yagyu told the young man that they had to act soon because Yuan Shikai had already entered the capital.

Ch. 966Calm Before the Storm

Xu Yue stopped Yagyu Yukiyoku’s assassination attempt on Shirley by breaking through his Sword Domain and destroying his primordial spirit. The convoy continued on without remembering the encounter, while Yagyu Yukiyoku’s distant physical body died.

  • Yagyu Yukiyoku froze the space around Shirley’s car and prepared to kill her with his sword.
  • Xu Yue moved through the Sword Domain, took Yagyu Yukiyoku’s katana, and praised his adaptation of Sword Twenty-Three.
  • Yagyu Yukiyoku recognized Xu Yue’s strength and offered to pursue peace between China and Japan.
  • Xu Yue shattered Yagyu Yukiyoku’s primordial spirit and sent the katana hilt flying toward his distant body.
  • Reality restored the car and the convoy continued, leaving Shirley and her maid unable to recall what had happened.
  • Yagyu Yukiyoku’s physical body was pierced by the hilt, and he collapsed on the distant hill.

Ch. 967Punishment Mission (End of Volume Fourteen)

After Yagyu Yukiyoku failed to assassinate Shirley, Japan ordered its operatives in the capital to sabotage the political marriage while Yuan Shikai’s arrival kept the situation calm. Xu Yue then entered a Punishment mission to find Kudo Shinichi, where his abilities were restricted and death would mean failure.

  • Yagyu Yukiyoku revived in Japan and reported that Yuan Shikai had defeated him, prompting Japan to order its operatives in the capital to obstruct the political marriage.
  • Yuan Shikai, Shirley, and the Beiyang representatives reached the capital, where the rival sides settled into an uneasy calm.
  • Britt, De Gaulle, and Johnson said farewell to Xu Yue as he prepared for his Punishment mission, and Tang Baochao warned him about hostile competitors and mission traps.
  • Xu Yue entered a Punishment mission to find Kudo Shinichi, where Reincarnators received randomized locations, altered appearances and bodies, and restrictions on most abilities.

Ch. 968The Beginning

Xu Yue entered a Conan-themed Punishment mission as a senior police official and considered how to obtain two special abilities while preparing to investigate the world. After meeting his staff, he visited Sato Miwako and won her over with a meal, leaving her eager to have him move in.

  • Xu Yue assessed his ordinary human-level physical abilities and reviewed his identity as Sato Xu Yue, head of the Metropolitan Police Department Security Department and Sato Miwako's younger brother.
  • Xu Yue learned that Kudo Shinichi had already become Conan, then held a meeting and delegated the Security Department's work to its section heads.
  • Xu Yue discovered that his service pistol caused an absolute bleeding effect and could temporarily kill targets in the mission world.
  • Xu Yue visited Sato Miwako, cooked for her, and suggested he might move in while conducting field research.
  • Sato Miwako prostrated herself and asked Xu Yue to move in so she could take care of him.

Ch. 969Case

Xu Yue persuaded Sato Miwako to take him to the police station so he could observe criminal investigations, then stayed late until a murder case brought them to Yoko Okino’s home. There, they found Kogoro Mouri at the scene and Xu Yue spotted Conan investigating.

  • After dinner, Xu Yue asked Sato Miwako to take him to a crime scene, and she agreed to bring him to work.
  • At the office, Xu Yue spent the afternoon with Sato Miwako and her colleagues, including Takagi, but no case came in before the end of the day.
  • Xu Yue persuaded Sato Miwako and Takagi to stay and eat a meal he cooked at the office.
  • Inspector Megure called the officers to a murder at Yoko Okino’s home, and Sato Miwako joined the response.
  • At the scene, Inspector Megure encountered Kogoro Mouri, while Xu Yue noticed Conan examining the area.

Ch. 970Testing

Xu Yue helped Inspector Megure solve the death of Yoko Okino’s ex-boyfriend, proving that he had committed suicide and earning a large surge of Experience Points. After uncovering the extra role Ikezawa Yuko played in the incident, Xu Yue left with Sato Miwako, intending to seek out more cases around Conan.

  • Xu Yue revealed that Yamagishi Yoko had hidden something, and police found Yoko Okino’s hair on the victim, directing suspicion toward her.
  • Xu Yue pointed out that the stabbed victim could not have grabbed the killer’s hair, helping rule out Yoko Okino as the murderer.
  • Xu Yue identified the victim as Yoko Okino’s ex-boyfriend and explained how the evidence showed he had stalked her and died by suicide.
  • Xu Yue showed Inspector Megure his police ID and received thanks for helping solve the case.
  • Xu Yue found Ikezawa Yuko’s earring beneath the sofa, and her explanation completed the reconstruction of the incident, greatly increasing his Experience Points.
  • Xu Yue said goodbye to the others and left with Sato Miwako.

Ch. 971Valentine's Day

Xu Yue joined Sato Miwako and the police to investigate the Valentine's Day poisoning of Minagawa Katsuyoshi. After Naomichi confessed to poisoning Katsuyoshi’s cigarette but was shown not to have killed him, Xu Yue exposed Katsuyoshi’s aunt as the real killer, and left Conan wary of his growing interest in following him.

  • Xu Yue and Sato Miwako bantered over her Valentine’s chocolate before joining Inspector Megure’s team at the murder scene.
  • Xu Yue questioned Conan about the gathering and learned how the guests had distributed chocolates and cigarettes.
  • Kogoro Mouri accused Ami, then Naomichi, who confessed to poisoning Katsuyoshi out of jealousy over Kayo.
  • Xu Yue showed that the poison on Naomichi’s cigarette had not reached Katsuyoshi and identified the victim’s aunt as the real killer, who had poisoned his coffee and tried to frame Ami.
  • Katsuyoshi’s aunt confessed after Xu Yue described the evidence, and Xu Yue credited Conan’s observations while leaving Conan unsettled by his attention.

Ch. 972Fate

Xu Yue visited the Mori Detective Agency as Conan worried that the young officer might suspect his identity, while Ran began developing suspicions of her own. Two disabled Reincarnators separately found Kudo Shinichi’s home, and Xu Yue joined the group as they set out with a new client.

  • Conan fretted that Officer Sato’s sharp deductions might have exposed unusual behavior, just as a visitor arrived at the Mori Detective Agency.
  • A wheelchair-bound Reincarnator and a man on crutches independently discovered Kudo Shinichi’s home, recognized each other as Reincarnators, and went their separate ways.
  • Xu Yue passed the two Reincarnators on his bicycle and recognized them, then continued to the Mori Detective Agency.
  • Xu Yue found Conan, Ran, Kogoro Mouri, and their unfamiliar client leaving the agency, while Ran suspected Conan after he identified the client as a surgeon.
  • Xu Yue picked up Conan and paid Kogoro Mouri during a handshake so he could accompany them and watch the case unfold.
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