The Shell

Main God Space

Zhu Shen examined a body within his exclusive domain:

It was a massive humanoid creature with a torso and limbs resembling a human's. Its head featured only one eye, one ear, and one mouth, with the mouth and ear positioned on opposite sides of the head. The eye was a Rinnegan. Its entire form appeared like withered wood, and its head bore nine horns—six on the crown and three on the chin.

This was none other than the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path! To be precise, it was a replica manifested by the system after it had absorbed the initial fortune of the original Demonic Statue.

The original Demonic Statue remained in Amegakure, of course, but the fortune it contained had been entirely drained by the Main God Space during Doflamingo's last mission. Its appearance remained unchanged, and it suffered no loss of function; the only difference was the absence of that unique, inherent fortune.

For Zhu Shen, by leveraging the unique nature of the Demonic Statue as a source of fortune for the Ninja World, he had used points to materialize this shell. By infusing it with fortune, this vessel was now capable of housing a portion of his consciousness!

This was because Zhu Shen was the consciousness of the Ninja World planet itself! While the Demonic Statue was a seedling of the God Tree cultivated by the Otsutsuki Clan, its essence was native to the Ninja World, and it served as the origin of the world's Chakra! Such a unique nature made it the perfect vessel for him to act through.

As for why he didn't use the original statue and instead took such a roundabout path, it was naturally for the sake of the Ninja World as a whole. The resurrection of Kaguya and her subsequent sealing were the main plotline of the entire Ninja World.

Only when this main plotline concluded could the fortune of the entire Ninja World fully manifest, allowing him to grasp it completely.

Of course, it wasn't that he couldn't master the world without following this path, but this route was the easiest. It allowed him to continuously absorb more fortune, thereby better mastering the world's origin. After all, people always lean toward what benefits them, don't they?

From another perspective, having a body that could move freely meant that even if any unforeseen changes occurred during the development of the Main God Space, Zhu Shen would be better positioned to make adjustments!

Thus, through his many schemes, Zhu Shen would finally have an avatar!

"Baymax, initiate soul consciousness transfer!"

"Understood, Master!"

After a mysterious and profound ripple, Zhu Shen felt he had gained an extra consciousness. The massive Demonic Statue in the space opened its eyes!

"It really works!" Zhu Shen had successfully "stuffed" a portion of his soul consciousness into the Demonic Statue, and by relying on the special connection of fortune, he successfully controlled the shell!

"It wasn't easy~ After so many Reincarnator missions, I can finally make an appearance."

"Right, let's check the strength of this body first."

"Baymax, pull up the current strength panel for this body."

Name: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path (Main God Avatar)
Size: 70 meters
Strength: Tier 4 Low (Pseudo)
Bloodline: Ten-Tails
Skills: Soul Absorption, Chakra Absorption, Sealing Jutsu, Soul Pressure, etc.

The giant humanoid Demonic Statue assumed a cross-legged, meditative posture. The current pseudo-Tier 4 strength was merely the inherent potential of the Demonic Statue; after all, Soul Absorption and Chakra Absorption were its original abilities, but the final "Soul Pressure" was likely due to his own influence. The skill list was sparse, and its size was somewhat inconvenient, but that was a minor issue. As the Main God, he had plenty of points to exchange for whatever abilities he desired!

"System, exchange for A-rank Perfect Quantum Control and A-rank Perfect Telekinesis Enhancement."

These two A-rank perfect exchanges would cost a Reincarnator 810,000 and 600,000 points respectively, plus three A-rank side quests each. As the Main God, Zhu Shen didn't need side quests, and the point cost was reduced to one-third. Even so, these two exchanges cost Zhu Shen 470,000 points, nearly half of his total inventory!

Quantum Control originated from Dr. Manhattan of the DC Universe! After his physical body was destroyed in an accident, his consciousness entered another realm. By chance, he reassembled his body in the material world, gaining the ability to manipulate the most fundamental particles of matter. This ability sounded powerful, and in reality, it was even more formidable than imagined!

How strong was it? It could manipulate all matter and non-matter particles, meaning it could destroy, reorganize, or even create various particles in an instant. It allowed for travel across different timelines and the arbitrary destruction or creation of universes!

Of course, all of the above were manifestations of Quantum Control in the original Dr. Manhattan.

The A-rank Perfect Quantum Control could only achieve limited reorganization of most material particles and could not manipulate non-material particles. That is, it could not control any conceptual particles like those of time and space.

After all, the complete version of Quantum Control was an S-rank Perfect exchange—an ability that could only be mastered at Tier 5 High! The current energy reserves of the entire Main God Space could not sustain such a drain. Thus, he could only exchange for the weakened A-rank perfect version.

As for Telekinesis Enhancement, it was easy to understand. Similar to a psychic ability, it significantly strengthened mental power, allowed for interference with reality, and came with innate abilities like mental suggestion and mind control.

One ability to control matter, the other to master the mind—these two were enough for Zhu Shen to run rampant for the time being. As long as he didn't go to high-level worlds filled with gods and buddhas, his Tier 4 strength would be no different from a deity in most low-to-mid-level worlds!

"Baymax, which world currently has the fastest progress in acquiring world fortune?"

"C-rank world: Parasyte world." Assistant Baymax pulled up the data for the Parasyte world.

Currently, the Parasyte world had hosted 68 Reincarnator missions with over 230 participants. Most Reincarnators came from the Parasyte world itself, Resident Evil, and Highschool of the Dead—the three currently designated low-level worlds—with a very small minority coming from the three A-rank Death-Fire-Sea worlds. After all, considering mission difficulty, he couldn't let Reincarnators farm points too easily, and Reincarnators from high-level worlds were generally quite strong.

After gaining a basic understanding of the Parasyte world's situation and mission data, Zhu Shen locked onto it.

Reincarnation World: Parasyte World
Background: One day, spores appeared out of thin air on Earth. The larvae born from them invaded bodies, aiming to parasitize the brain. Once parasitized, they assimilated with brain cells to manage the "dead body." They could transform at will, and their food was the same species as their host! However, some people were parasitized by Parasyte but did not lose their own consciousness...
Main Mission 1: Escape the City Hall building!
Reward: 2 D-rank side quests, 800 points!
Main Mission 2: To be unlocked
Mission countdown: 00:09:59!

Cold. Shaking.

The moment she woke up, Saeko Busujima immediately reached for the long sword at her side, rolled over, and sat up, scanning her surroundings with vigilance.

This was a corner of a hall isolated by a protective barrier. In total, nine people—four women and five men—were standing or lying around.

As she woke, a dark-skinned boy with short white hair had already woken up a step ahead of her, also standing guard in the corner.

To be able to wake up even earlier than her—could he be a veteran who has experienced multiple Reincarnator missions?

That's right, this was not the first time she had encountered such a situation, being suddenly and directly teleported into a strange environment to carry out some bizarre missions! This was already Saeko Busujima's second Reincarnator mission!

Just a few months ago, a heaven-shaking catastrophe occurred in her world; a type of zombie known as "Dead Bodies" swept across the entire globe... After enduring a period of difficult survival, by a stroke of luck, she was also selected to become a Reincarnator. She successfully survived the previous Resident Evil world, becoming an official, ordinary Reincarnator.

Now that her second mission had arrived, and it was a 10-person difficulty level, she felt a bit uncertain, so she prepared to inquire with this Reincarnator who she suspected was a veteran.

The one being mistaken for a veteran was none other than Darui, a fresh graduate genin from the Hidden Cloud Village of the ninja world. The only reason he woke up before Saeko Busujima was simply because he was indeed the strongest among this batch of newcomers. With the strength of a peak Tier 1 Advanced genin, combined with his bloodline limit, Storm Release, he could unleash combat power comparable to a Tier 2.

Logically speaking, facing the vast majority of Parasyte in this world would be a crushing victory; after all, Parasyte were merely Tier 1 enhancements of a purely physical nature, and they were naturally at a disadvantage when facing an energy system like Chakra. However, since this mission had deployed him here, it must have taken many variables into account.

Back to the point.

When Darui was questioned by the heroic, purple-haired beauty Saeko Busujima, he was still completely bewildered. Although he didn't understand the situation either, it seemed the person before him knew more than he did. But before he could even open his mouth, he was left dazed by the barrage of words she spoke.

"My name is Saeko Busujima, melee-type swordsman, Tier 1 Intermediate strength, specializing in D-rank internal energy enhancement. And you?"

Darui: ???? Who am I? Where am I?

After a chaotic period of mutual understanding, everyone finally realized that among these 10 people, only Saeko Busujima was a Reincarnator who had experienced one mission, while the others were all novices... This allowed Saeko Busujima to temporarily seize leadership.

Besides her, there was Darui from the ninja world, the young girl Koala from One Piece World, Satomi Murano from the Parasyte world, and six ordinary extras.

A small conflict broke out during this time, but it was suppressed by Saeko Busujima, who had already grown into a qualified swordsman, preventing any larger confrontation.

Soon, the mission countdown ended, and the curtain rose on this mission...