A Task Easily Completed and Generous Rewards

"I apologize for my offense, and thank you for saving him."

After struggling to pick his jaw up off the floor, Lin Qiye apologized to Li Jiahao, who was wearing an expression that practically screamed, "Go on, admire my greatness."

However, no matter how thick one's skin is, it cannot withstand the strange gazes of so many people for long, so Li Jiahao's expression quickly returned to normal.

He put on a cold, aloof facade and nodded at Lin Qiye, as if to say, "Ah, I don't mind, your apology is accepted."

"By the way, I would also like to thank you and Uncle Uchiha Madara over there for accepting my rescue mission and coming to my world to save me. There is also one person I haven't met yet; I will thank him in person next time."

He Lingxuan smiled as he expressed his gratitude to Li Jiahao and Uchiha Madara. Li Jiahao reacted with an "it was only right" attitude, while Uchiha Madara remained indifferent.

"Right, to thank you all, if you ever need my help in the future, just let me know. If I can help, I absolutely will. Also, my current strength is quite formidable."

As he spoke, he released some of his aura, and this aura immediately left Uchiha Madara astonished, his eyes revealing a look of disbelief.

After all, back in the Dragon Ball World, He Lingxuan was just a guy whose body was slightly stronger than an ordinary person's. Aside from the undeniable power of his Great Ape transformation, his base form after reverting was truly too weak to look at.

He never expected that in such a short time—less than a day—his strength would undergo such a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change. This truly left Uchiha Madara incredibly surprised.

Even in Li Jiahao's eyes, a trace of astonishment appeared. He truly had not expected that in just over ten hours, He Lingxuan's strength would have grown to such an extent.

Even a Saiyan shouldn't be able to cheat like this; he wasn't Son Gohan, whose power would explode just from getting angry.

Li Jiahao grumbled inwardly.

Clearly, in his Spirit Awakening World, the anime Dragon Ball existed.

Despite the thousands of complaints in his heart, he still wore a smiling face on the outside, nodding at He Lingxuan to show he understood.

"Alright, let's all get to know each other. Aside from Li Jiahao and Uncle Uchiha Madara being old acquaintances, the rest of us are new Chat Group members.

Let's all introduce ourselves. My name is He Lingxuan, I am a Saiyan, and I am very happy to meet you all."

He Lingxuan looked at everyone present with a kind expression as he made his introduction.

"Ah, hello everyone! My name is Arataki Itto, the boss of the Arataki Gang, the number one gang in Inazuma! If you have any trouble, just come find me!"

Arataki Itto patted his solid pectoral muscles, grinning broadly at everyone as he introduced himself.

The others almost couldn't hold back their laughter at this scene, and He Lingxuan hadn't expected that meeting Arataki Itto in reality would be so comical.

"Li Jiahao, an unremarkable awakener from the Spirit Awakening World. Please take care of me in the future."

A hint of incongruity suddenly appeared on Li Jiahao's cold, aloof face as the corners of his mouth curled into a smile while he introduced himself to the group.

At this moment, Lin Qiye had also recovered. He looked at the diverse group, all of whom possessed extremely powerful auras, and began his own introduction.

"Lin Qiye, a blind man and mental patient who has just recovered."

"My name is Thanos, you can call me whatever you like."

A bald, purple-skinned, purple-sweet-potato-looking guy.

Everyone had almost finished introducing themselves, except for Uchiha Madara, who had been standing with his arms crossed and watching since the beginning.

Uchiha Madara, being watched by everyone, finally spoke.

"Oh? I can't tell, you look like you've just recovered from a serious illness."

"Uchiha Madara, that is my name."

After speaking, Uchiha Madara's pair of black pupils instantly transformed into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, and the aura of a powerhouse erupted from his entire body!

He looked toward a small boy on a building; the boy had a small black dog beside him, yet he inexplicably brought a massive sense of threat to Uchiha Madara!

"What's wrong with Boss Madara? Why did he suddenly release such a powerful aura?"

Li Jiahao looked suspiciously at Uchiha Madara, who was staring solemnly at a building. Following his gaze, he seemed to see something different as well, and the aura on his body became ethereal, as if he could drift away at any moment.

Suddenly, Li Jiahao's serious voice came through.

"Hey, Lingxuan, this mission should be finished, right? If it's done, submit it quickly. I feel like we need to leave early, otherwise, there might be trouble."

Uchiha Madara was also silent, continuing to watch that direction, though his pair of Mangekyō seemed as if they were about to transform into the Rinnegan.

Hearing this, He Lingxuan didn't ask any questions, simply submitting the mission in the Chat Group within his mind.

"Ding, mission submitted successfully, settlement in progress..."

"Binding successful, rescue mission completed. Chat Group members can return to their original worlds via the Chat Group at any time. Contribution rewards are being calculated..."

"Settlement complete. For this rescue mission, the member Saiyan from Earth accounted for 90% of the mission contribution and receives an additional mysterious gift package. The member Lord of Time and Space Awakening accounted for 5% of the mission contribution and receives an additional 500 points. The member Ninja World Asura accounted for 2% of the mission contribution and receives an additional 200 points..."

Thanos and Arataki Itto, who did not take action, also accounted for 2% of the mission contribution and only received the additional 200 points.

This was, of course, because they were merely spectators throughout the process and did not provide any substantial help during the mission. However, the reason they received 2% contribution was because the danger of this mission was not as simple as it seemed.

"I always feel that there is an ominous aura on this planet. It gives me a bad feeling."

Thanos, who had remained silent ever since introducing himself, spoke up at this moment to share his intuition.

As someone cursed by Mistress Death, Thanos was practically immortal. Furthermore, even within the Marvel World, he was an anomaly. Having witnessed all kinds of wonders and strange things in the universe, his senses for such things were exceptionally sharp.

"Hmm, there might be some special existence on this planet... for example, a god."

He Lingxuan spoke indifferently. Hearing this, the furrowed brows of the others suddenly smoothed out; knowing what kind of existence they were dealing with was better than the complete unknown.

But He Lingxuan's immediate follow-up made them tense up once more.

"However, the vast majority of gods in this world are very strange. For some, merely gazing at them is enough to cause mental collapse and physical mutation in a person. And most importantly, the majority of these gods do not hold a favorable attitude toward humanity."

Hearing this, the members of the Chat Group, while not panicked, felt that trouble was brewing. Uchiha Madara withdrew his aura, his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan fixed on Lin Qiye as he spoke.

"Is that so? Well, the mission is over anyway, so let us return to our respective worlds to avoid any unnecessary accidents. Hey, kid over there."

"Lin Qiye, is it? We outsiders might attract the attention of gods or whatever, so you should be careful yourself. Try not to let the Chat Group issue another rescue mission, even if the rewards are quite good."

Immediately following this, a flash of light streaked by, and Uchiha Madara had already returned to his own world.

"See ya! Hope to see you standing on your own two feet next time we meet, Qiye."

Just as Li Jiahao finished his farewell to Lin Qiye, his figure flickered with a burst of silver light and vanished from this world.

"Goodbye."

Watching the direction of his departure, Lin Qiye muttered to himself.

Only Arataki Itto looked left and right in confusion, only to find that the mission in the Chat Group was now marked as complete.

"Ah! It's over before the Great One even got to make a move? Well, that's fine too. I'll head back as well; my gang must be waiting for me."

After choosing to return, Arataki Itto's figure also vanished from the spot.

Watching the members of the Chat Group leave one by one, Lin Qiye suddenly sighed, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from his shoulders.

Just then, a large hand suddenly rested on his shoulder and patted it.

"Keep it up, Qiye. I believe in you. I can sense the partner of the middle-aged man lying on the ground rushing this way, so I'll head off first. Wouldn't want to cause you any more trouble."

Having said that, He Lingxuan's figure vanished from this world, returning to the Dragon Ball World.

"Actually, this feeling isn't bad... the feeling of having friends."

In the pouring rain, a woman draped in a dark red cloak stood in the middle of the street, soaked to the bone. A long black case was strapped to her back, and she was hunched over, gasping for air.

"Xiangnan! I've reached the old residential district. Where is Old Zhao?!"

"In the open space two buildings ahead of you."

Wu Xiangnan's voice came through the earpiece. He paused, his tone heavy.

"Hong Ying... you need to prepare yourself."

"Prepare for what?"

"We lost contact with him a few minutes ago, and Old Zhao's emblem signal hasn't moved for several minutes now..."

Hong Ying's pupils contracted sharply. Her body trembled slightly before she shot forward like a sharp arrow, sprinting toward the front!

"Don't talk nonsense!! Maybe, maybe he's just tired..."

Hong Ying gritted her teeth, her voice already laced with tears.

"Hong Ying..."

"Shut up!!" Hong Ying roared.

Dull thunder rumbled across the heavens, and the rain poured down like a curtain of water, washing over the earth incessantly...

After suppressing her emotions and rushing forward for a while, Hong Ying finally discovered the expanded Forbidden Airspace. But as she reached the dilapidated signpost, her rapid pace slowed. One step, two steps...

Until she stepped inside, what met her eyes was a young man.

He had a long blade strapped to his back and was cradling a sleeping middle-aged man in his arms, seemingly preparing to leave.

Seeing this scene, Hong Ying's tears couldn't stop falling. Thank goodness... thank goodness, he's alright!

In the Dragon Ball World, with a flicker of silver light, He Lingxuan appeared in his hotel room.

He glanced at the ticking clock and realized only half an hour had passed.

"Sigh, this mission was certainly an eye-opener, though it ended quite quickly."

After sighing, He Lingxuan seemed to recall something, and his expression turned somewhat grim.

"Even the protagonist of the world almost died. This anomaly was truly dangerous. Was it because of joining the Chat Group, or has the world itself changed?"

Thinking about the anomalies that appeared in the world of Godslayer in the Mental Hospital, He Lingxuan felt a sense of dread.

It was supposed to be just a minor boss from the opening act, one that the protagonist had successfully soloed, yet it had manifested such a terrifying side. According to the power levels of that world, its mental strength was likely at the Boundless or even Klein level.

And this was merely due to a sudden mutation of unknown origin. One must know that before the mutation, it was at most equivalent to the River Realm in mental strength. The realms of that world were roughly divided into six stages.

When mental strength is like water in a cup, small and still, it is called the first realm, the 'Cup' Realm;

When mental strength is like water in a pond, abundant and still, it is called the second realm, the 'Pond' Realm;

If it is like flowing river water, abundant and circulating, it is called the third realm, the 'River' Realm;

If it is like the water of the ocean, vast and boundless, it is called the fourth realm, the 'Sea' Realm;

If one's spiritual power is nearly infinite, vast and boundless, it is the fifth realm, "Immeasurable."

If one's spiritual power is inexhaustible, breaking through spatial dimensions and approximating a Klein bottle, it is the sixth realm, "Klein."

Although even this mutated strength was nothing to He Lingxuan.

But the most important thing was this sudden leap across several major levels, which had nearly killed the protagonist of that world, Lin Qiye.

After all, who knew if such a situation would occur in other worlds?

Especially in Dragon Ball, where the surge in combat power after becoming corrupted was absurdly high.

Thinking about it made him feel a lingering fear, so He Lingxuan shook his head and stopped dwelling on these matters. Anyway, with both a system and a Chat Group as his golden fingers, he would surely grow rapidly, and when he had the strength, he wouldn't fear any danger!

As for what came next, it was time to check the harvest from this mission. First was the reward settlement from the Chat Group.

500 base group points for the mission, a talent skill pack from the Godslayer in the Mental Hospital world, plus a mysterious gift pack obtained from his 90% contribution rate.

These were the rewards from the Chat Group.

Then there were the items obtained from the system for slaying creatures in that world.

"Ding, detected arrival in a brand new world. Update world magnitude assessment?"

"No!"

At the time, upon seeing this message, He Lingxuan had nearly panicked. After all, this wasn't his home world; did he really have to come back to this world every time he needed to level up?

Naturally, he denied it immediately, and then the information the system sent next nearly made his mouth stretch from ear to ear.

"Ding, algorithm update received. Detected that the current world is extremely unique. In this world, slaying creatures will yield special drops, and the spiritual power template has been unlocked!"