Today, I'll Show You What a Senior's Dignity Means!

Super Seminary World.

Keisha sat on her golden throne, a hint of amusement in her eyes as she watched the instance open.

As it opened, an ancient, boundless aura washed over them.

She felt as though she were standing in person on that primordial battlefield.

The ground was strewn with corpses as huge as planets, and rivers of blood ran across it.

The strong fell one after another. Keisha even had the strange feeling that if she really appeared on a battlefield like that, she wouldn't last a second.

Stars fell, heaven and earth changed, and time itself seemed to vanish. Countless terrifying scenes rushed toward her.

[Keisha: !!!]

[Tsunade: !!!]

[Aqua: Waaaah, this is so scary!]

[Kasumi Utaha: You're not joking, are you?]

[Wanda: Is this real?]

[Long Zang: Of course it is, @Kasumi Utaha. Want to come give it a try? It's incredibly thrilling.]

[Keisha: Give it a try? You mean risk our lives?]

[Tsunade: With our strength, we'd probably be gone in an instant if we went there. This is ridiculous. Is this the difference between worlds...?]

[Long Zang: Battles on this scale are pretty common in the Primordial World. They've happened many times before.]

[Keisha: That's why I've always wanted to know, Group Leader: how did you survive? How did you grow so strong in an environment like that?]

[Long Zang: It's simple... Just be stronger than them. Sounds easy, right?]

[Tsunade: What kind of nonsense is that?!]

[Long Zang: Don't you think... it's just "easy as long as you have hands"?]

Long Zang wore a smile as he lounged around, chatting in the group.

So far, only Keisha's world had given him any feedback.

As for Aqua's world, don't even ask. That dimwitted goddess demanded that people believe in her before she'd share cultivation methods. There was no hope for her.

In the Naruto World, Tsunade was already preparing to build a faction. That seemed fairly promising.

As for Wanda's Marvel World... It was even more chaotic than Aqua's, and Long Zang had long since given up on it.

Kasumi Utaha's "Bystander World" didn't hold much promise, but there was at least some chance.

Still, none of that mattered. Long Zang wasn't going to force anything.

After all, everyone had their own choices to make.

Any feedback from these worlds was, at most, an extra gain for him—something that could improve his Small World.

As for relying on them to help him break through to Sagehood? That was practically impossible.

Just then, a new notification appeared in the Chat Group:

[ Ding... Welcome new member "D S Queen" to the Chat Group!]

[Tsunade: Huh? @Long Zang, Group Leader, we've got another newbie.]

[ Ding... Group Leader uploaded an instance: Akame ga Kill World]

[D S Queen: This thing looks interesting. Very interesting.]

[Kasumi Utaha: There's something off about this newbie's vibe... She doesn't seem like a good person.]

[Keisha: This Akame ga Kill World... really does live up to its name. The girls die horribly, one after another. Brutal.]

[Tsunade: From what I saw in the instance, this newbie really isn't a nice person.]

[D S Queen: A good person? What's that? Isn't this world all about the survival of the fittest?]

[Long Zang: ...Stop admiring yourself for a second and change your name back, Esdeath.]

[Esdeath: Is that so? Fine.]

[Tsunade: We've got a dangerous one here...]

[Esdeath: Tsunade? I just watched your instance. You're rather cowardly, aren't you?]

In the Naruto World, veins bulged at Tsunade's temple!

[Kasumi Utaha: The newbie seems kind of... "bold."]

[Esdeath: Was I wrong? You clearly have strength, yet you hesitate so much. Isn't that just cowardice?]

Long Zang read the message and couldn't help laughing. As expected of Esdeath—her belief in the strong ruling the weak hadn't changed one bit.

[Tsunade: Come on, if you've got the guts, let's fight!]

[Esdeath: I'm not afraid of someone like you.]

[Tsunade: You're infuriating!]

[Keisha: Come on, come on, fight! Get it set up already!]

[Kasumi Utaha: Keisha, you really don't mind stirring up trouble, do you?]

[Keisha: I just want to see who's stronger~]

[Tsunade: Just you wait!]

[Esdeath: I'm really not afraid of you.]

In the Naruto World, Tsunade forced herself to take a deep breath and calm down... She couldn't get angry. She couldn't let herself lose her head.

[Esdeath: Was anything I said wrong?]

[Wanda: Uh... I guess she wasn't completely wrong...]

[ Ding... Conflict detected between group members. New Chat Group feature activated: Martial Arts Arena is now open!]

[Kasumi Utaha: What? The Chat Group even arranges fights for us. It really doesn't want us to miss out on a brawl...]

[Tsunade: @Esdeath, meet me in the arena! Do you dare?]

[Esdeath: Why would I be afraid of you? Let's go!]

[Long Zang: Peanuts, sunflower seeds, chairs, sofas—I've got front-row seats for the show~]

[ Ding... Tsunade has initiated an arena battle. All members may enter to watch.]

[ Ding... Esdeath has accepted the challenge.]

On Emperor Venerable Island.

Long Zang also entered the Martial Arts Arena and took a seat in the audience.

A beam of light descended, and Keisha appeared beside him.

She stared at Long Zang. "So you're the Group Leader? This is my first time seeing you in person."

Silver-white hair, handsome features, a relaxed smile, and eyes as deep as the starry sky. Dressed in white, he looked casual and unconstrained, sitting in the audience with an ethereal air.

"Nice to meet you, Group Leader. I hope we get along," Kasumi Utaha said, giving Long Zang a slightly bashful nod.

Long Zang smiled back. "We're in the same group. No need to be so formal."

He turned to Keisha and complimented her. "You're very beautiful too, Keisha."

Keisha smiled faintly and sat down beside Long Zang with calm composure.

"Ah...!"

A scream rang out as someone plummeted from the sky straight into Long Zang's arms.

She wore a blue dress and had an utterly serious expression, with an air of... "intelligence."

Long Zang looked at Aqua in his arms, the corner of his mouth twitching.

"I knew it was you, Aqua. Even your entrance is one of a kind."

Her sudden "throwing herself into his arms" eased the tension in the air.

"Hello, Group Leader!" said a young-sounding voice. It was Wanda, standing behind Long Zang with a cautious expression.

Long Zang turned and smiled. "I'm not a tiger. Why are you all so afraid of me?"

As he spoke, he casually set Aqua down beside him.

Just then, Keisha spoke up. "The match is about to begin."

...In the arena!

Two figures appeared in the ring almost simultaneously.

Tsunade and Esdeath!

"I thought you wouldn't dare show up. But you actually came up here. You've got some guts," Esdeath sneered, opening with a full blast of mockery.

Veins immediately bulged on Tsunade's forehead.

"Fine. Today, I'll show you what a senior's dignity means!" Tsunade's gaze turned cold, her voice steady.

Esdeath's eyes narrowed. The next second, frost erupted across the arena, and an iceberg surged from the ground, sending a wave of cold sweeping over them.

But Tsunade didn't panic. Her long hair fluttered in the wind as she stomped her right foot down, cracking the ground like a spiderweb.

She was no longer the Tsunade from her days as Hokage, who could only rely on medical ninjutsu to hang on.

"This is all the strength you've got? That's it?" Tsunade gave a scornful laugh and charged straight at her.

Countless green, vine-like trees burst from the ground, tearing the iceberg to pieces like dragons.

Moving at incredible speed, she appeared before Esdeath in an instant. White light from Sage techniques glowed around her right fist as she slammed it forward!

Esdeath didn't back down. She drew her sword and met the attack!

The next moment, Esdeath was sent flying—without the slightest suspense.