Mission Complete and Return

As they neared the edge of Dressrosa Island, Orochimaru and his group of five moved with great speed.

"I'm starting to truly believe this is another world," the Raikage muttered gloomily. Being suppressed by Doflamingo had left him in a foul mood; since his debut, this was only the second time he had suffered such a crushing defeat in battle.

"If my predictions are correct, completing this mission should allow us to grasp the mechanics of these reincarnation tasks. And everything behind this is becoming increasingly intriguing," Orochimaru's train of thought remained as pragmatic as ever.

Just as the group neared the island's perimeter, a figure approached them from the air behind them, moving with the speed of someone walking on thin air.

The pursuer was Doflamingo, who was pulling himself through the clouds using his fruit abilities.

"You killed members of the Donquixote Family, and you think you can just run away?"

Doflamingo's killing intent boiled over. His Observation Haki had locked onto those sinners. The sleight of hand (Substitution Jutsu) they used had only worked as a cheap trick the first time; this time, he had memorized their signatures, and he would not let them escape again.

As Doflamingo moved rapidly, his right hand flicked thin threads. The gaps at the edge of the Birdcage ahead were quickly covered by new white strings, weaving into a dense web that blocked any possibility of escape.

Seeing this, the fleeing group exchanged glances. The Raikage, Kitsuchi, and Kisame dropped back half a step, intending to intercept Doflamingo.

Seeing three of the five break off to stop him, Doflamingo laughed in extreme anger: "Do you really have the confidence to block me?"

None of the Raikage's group were the type to waste words in battle; they immediately launched a pincer attack on Doflamingo.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru and Pakura reached the edge of the Birdcage. Looking at the barrier blocking their retreat, both began weaving hand signs.

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!" "Scorch Style: Over-Steaming Murder!" A massive fire dragon and dozens of giant fireballs slammed into the giant Birdcage woven from white threads.

Although Doflamingo was a powerful String-String Fruit user who had reached the mid-third tier, objectively speaking, the fruit itself was not inherently strong. What made it powerful was Doflamingo's mastery of his fruit, his proficient use of all three types of Haki, and his superior combat intelligence.

Without being coated in Armament Haki, the strings of the String-String Fruit were merely exceptionally tough, comparable to metal. Because the Birdcage was so dense, Doflamingo could not cover it entirely with Haki. Thus, faced with the fire-based ninjutsu of Orochimaru and Pakura, the Birdcage held for a moment before it began to slowly melt.

Doflamingo, entangled by the Raikage and the others, was furious. They killed his family and still wanted to run? Even though Doflamingo held the advantage in strength, he found it difficult to break away while facing the Raikage's fearless onslaught and the relentless interference from Kitsuchi and Kisame.

"Young Master!" A group of the Donquixote Family led by Pica arrived from the rear. The Raikage and his companions felt their hearts sink; sensing the dwindling chakra in their bodies, their breathing grew heavy. At that moment, Orochimaru's urgent voice rang out: "Retreat!" Hearing this like a divine decree, the three immediately cast illusions and the Hidden Mist Jutsu to withdraw from the battlefield.

"Damn it!" Doflamingo erupted with Conqueror's Haki to break free from the illusion, but all he saw was a thick fog. However, his Observation Haki already sensed the five of them escaping through the hole they had melted in the Birdcage. He chased after them in a rage, only to see the Raikage and the others leaping into the sea, while in the distance, a fleet flying skull-and-spider pirate flags was approaching.

Doflamingo scanned the area from high above using his fruit, but found nothing. Yiwen, the captain of the Guimian Pirate Crew who had just arrived, assumed Doflamingo had come to greet him and hurriedly ordered his men to bring the ship alongside.

A brown-haired man with a sinister face at the bow of the ship greeted Doflamingo in the air, "Joker! Hehehe~ You're quite impatient, aren't you?"

"Plan cancelled," Doflamingo said coldly, suppressing his rage, before turning back toward Dressrosa Island, leaving a bewildered Yiwen and his crew behind.

Inside the vast, white Main God Space, five figures appeared accompanied by a flash of white light.

Orochimaru and the others materialized in the plaza of the Main God Space. Where was this? One second they were struggling to survive in the ocean, and the next, they heard the voice of the so-called Main God in their ears:

[Main Mission 2 complete. Returning to the Main God Space. Do you choose to return immediately?]

Naturally, none of them wanted to continue struggling for survival in the vast sea, so they all agreed simultaneously.

The next moment, they felt a sense of weightlessness, and upon opening their eyes, they found themselves in this strange space.

Looking around, it was a seemingly boundless plaza with a floor made of an unknown white material. Above them hung a massive white sphere of light, radiating a faint glow like a sun, illuminating this unknown space. Looking further out, it was all a vast, white void, appearing empty as far as the eye could see.

Within the Main God Space, the giant sphere of light was the manifestation of a portion of Zhu Shen's will. The space where his true soul resided was a sub-dimension; he had partitioned a portion of it to serve as the Main God Space and manifested a part of his will as the Main God sphere. Watching the returning reincarnators, he sent out the pre-edited information regarding the Main God Space.

The five who had just awakened in the Main God Space stared blankly at the giant sphere above. Suddenly, a light screen appeared in their minds, displaying a series of information in an unknown script. Although they didn't recognize the characters, they could inexplicably understand the meaning:

[Main Mission 1: "Snipe the Heavenly Yaksha" completed. Reward: Everyone receives 3 C-rank side quests and 3,000 points.

Main Mission 2: "Survive" completed. Everyone receives 2,000 points. Kill Donquixote Family Executive Diamante: Reward 1,000 points (Orochimaru); Kill Donquixote Family Executive Buffalo: Reward 500 points (Kisame); Kill Donquixote Family Executive Machvise: Reward 500 points (Kisame).

Reincarnator novice mission complete. Unlocked status: Ordinary Reincarnator.]

[Detected Reincarnator status: Severely injured. Automatically repair? Note: This repair is free upon completion of the novice mission.]

As they stood in half-doubt, the light of the Main God enveloped them, and all their injuries, large and small, were healed—including the hidden wounds the Raikage had sustained from years of training and the trauma Orochimaru had suffered from his soul research.

"This is truly incredible." After accepting the free repair, they received information about the Main God Space from the Main God Sub-System in their minds:

[Main God Space, created by the unknown, great existence—the Main God. It absorbs the chosen ones from infinite universes across the heavens, grants them the status of "Reincarnator," and sends them to execute reincarnation missions across the multiverse... In return, the Main God grants points, which can be used to exchange for anything the Reincarnator desires: power, health, wealth, authority, lifespan, or even immortality!]

Faced with such an exaggerated description, they muttered to themselves in disbelief. However, when the Sub-System opened the exchange list in their minds, they were stunned by the dazzling array of options. At a glance, the items at the top of the default list were:

[Rinnegan, eye of the Otsutsuki Clan. Exchange cost: 100,000 points, 1 A-rank side quest. Tenseigan, the final evolution of the Byakugan. Exchange cost: 100,000 points, 1 A-rank side quest.]

Every legendary Bloodline Limit, ninjutsu, and secret art from the Ninja World was available for exchange. Even more shocking were the other items they had never seen before:

Philosopher's Stone: an item crafted by alchemists using living sacrifices, capable of transmuting any material while bypassing the law of equivalent exchange. Exchange cost: 120,000 points, 1 A-rank side quest. Prehistoric Wu Clan Physique: the constitution of the ancient Wu Clan from the primordial universe, which eschews magical arts to focus entirely on the physical form. Exchange cost: 1 S-rank side quest, 2,000,000 points.

At the same time, Zhu Shen had edited a short film from movies in his past life, cutting together grand scenes of war, science fiction, and fantasy. With the help of the system's black-tech scene rendering, he created a terrifyingly impressive CG of the multiverse, far surpassing any blockbuster collection he had ever seen, and transmitted it to all the reincarnators via the Sub-System.

Orochimaru scanned the exchange list with excitement, his eyes darting over everything from familiar Ninja World ninjutsu and ninja tools to legendary items from unknown worlds. The vast, star-like array of goods seemed to open the gates to a new world for him, and he felt an urge to exchange for every single valuable item he saw.

Suddenly, a short film from the Main God Space regarding the myriad worlds appeared in his mind:

This was an Origin Universe Sea whose origins could no longer be traced. Within this endless expanse, the silhouettes of countless universes were scattered across the void like stars. Some clustered together, while others remained in isolated corners, all radiating brilliant light...

The scene shifted. Orochimaru saw massive steel fleets destroying planets in the vast sea of stars, mighty beings capable of overturning oceans and plucking stars from the sky, and countless humanoid and non-humanoid fantasy races slaughtering one another for survival. The imagery in his mind felt so immersive, showcasing the distinct splendor of the myriad worlds. For these individuals from a Ninja World where even the concept of a planet remained vague, the impact was monumental. They remained dazed long after the vision ended.

Orochimaru was the first to calm down. He glanced at the others nearby, some wearing thoughtful expressions while others browsed information with their eyes closed, and mused to himself: The myriad worlds, infinite universes—so the Ninja World is nothing more than a tiny, insignificant planet! Life is so small... For someone as obsessed with immortality and power as he was, this miraculous Main God Space felt like a beacon illuminating his lifelong pursuit.

"The Main God, is it? What a wondrous existence."

Orochimaru licked his lips, recalling the rules of the Main God Space that had just surfaced in his mind: Reincarnators could upload their own equipment, items, ninjutsu, and secret techniques (non-repeatable). He immediately uploaded every ninjutsu he had learned over the years and several he had developed himself without reservation, receiving a total of 3,000 points (the ratio between the points earned by the system and those actually received by the reincarnator was 3:1).

Zhu Shen looked at his net gain of 6,000 points and thought to himself that for reincarnators, uploading was more cost-effective than doing missions in the early stages. However, it was a one-time deal, so they would eventually have to rely on missions.

Since the points they earned would be spent right here, Zhu Shen could take a cut. For instance, the snake-style ninjutsu Orochimaru had just uploaded earned him 1,000 points, but if someone else in the Main God Space wanted to exchange for that series of ninjutsu, Zhu Shen would set the price at 3,000 points. He would win twice over—it was an absolute landslide victory. Just as Zhu Shen was pondering how to better harvest his leeks, the others in the Main God Space also uploaded their ninjutsu and secret techniques. The side plots and points obtained by the group were as follows:

Orochimaru: 3 C-rank side plots, 9,000 points (5,000 from the main mission, 1,000 from killing Diamante, 3,000 from uploading ninjutsu).

Raikage: 3 C-rank side plots, 6,000 points (5,000 from the main mission, 1,000 from uploading ninjutsu).

Kisame: 3 C-rank side plots, 6,800 points (5,000 from the main mission, 1,000 from killing the officers Buffalo and Machvise, 800 from uploading ninjutsu).

Pakura and Kitsuchi received 6,000 and 5,500 points respectively, both also with 3 C-rank side plots.