Real-Time Panel

Zhou Yang rummaged through several zombie heads in the footage, then slung the fire axe over his shoulder and cursed as he headed toward the other end of the street.

His retreating figure looked miserable.

But Fang Xu could tell that the guy was tough to kill. Even after losing his Attribute Panel, he could still keep slaughtering zombies.

A transmigrator with a system like that would definitely stir up even more trouble later, so long as he did not die.

The image gradually faded. The rotten street, the wrecked cars, and Zhou Yang dragging his axe all vanished as if swallowed by gray mist.

The next instant, Fang Xu's consciousness returned to the little house in Konoha.

The candle flame on the table swayed gently. His palm was empty, and that tuft of Uchiha black hair had long since vanished.

Fang Xu was not disappointed. Instead, his breathing grew slightly heavier, because the notification in his mind had arrived.

[Exchange complete.]

[Obtained: Attribute Panel.]

[Notice: This panel is a system plugin that can quantitatively display the host's attributes, status, skill proficiency, and other information.]

[Notice: This plugin originally belonged to Apocalypse World transmigrator Zhou Yang. The integrity of his system has decreased.]

[Notice: Exchange Talent has erased all hidden dangers from this plugin.]

[Notice: This plugin could originally have accompanied Zhou Yang to the pinnacle. Due to the joint interference of Exchange Talent and the Apocalypse World Will, ownership transfer has been completed.]

Fang Xu stared at the notifications in his mind and fell silent for several seconds.

Then, he slowly let out a breath.

"A tuft of hair... traded for a system plugin?"

Even though he had already gained something as outrageous as the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, he still found it hard to keep himself together.

That tuft of Uchiha black hair from Obito was indeed no ordinary hair.

It came from the Uchiha clan and contained at least a trace of special bloodline information, but no matter how one put it, it was still only hair.

It was not a Sharingan, not Uchiha bloodline, and even less so Obito himself.

Under normal circumstances, he would have accepted getting even a small amount of ordinary resources in exchange for it.

Yet this time, he had directly traded for the Attribute Panel plugin from Zhou Yang's system.

Fang Xu stared at the words "joint interference by the Apocalypse World Will," and his expression gradually turned strange.

"So that's where the issue lies."

If Exchange Talent alone had been involved, a tuft of hair might not have been worth something so valuable. But if the Apocalypse World itself disliked Zhou Yang, then it all made sense.

Zhou Yang was a transmigrator with a system.

Systems were not necessarily welcome in any world. Killing monsters for experience, leveling up and allocating points, rapidly growing stronger—for Zhou Yang, it was a cheat.

For the Apocalypse World, it might not have been a good thing.

It was like an outsider barging into someone else's house with cheats, frantically farming monsters, snatching resources, and swallowing the world's evolutionary benefits.

It would have been stranger if the World Will had not rejected him. Fang Xu's Exchange Talent just happened to open a channel, so the Apocalypse World Will gave things a little push.

Zhou Yang's system panel plugin had been "scammed" away just like that.

"Poor bastard."

Thinking of how Zhou Yang had lost his composure over that black hair in the footage, Fang Xu could not help smiling.

That guy probably still could not figure out why, after killing zombies, he had not gotten equipment or rewards, but instead lost a tuft of Uchiha black hair.

But it also gave Fang Xu a warning.

Exchanges across worlds were not necessarily matters between him and the person being exchanged with alone.

The world itself might also interfere.

He immediately thought of his previous exchange with the pirate world.

The copied Chakra Refinement Technique he had sent had automatically transformed into something Nami could understand once it reached her hands.

That mass of chakra had also turned into a chakra crystal that Nami could absorb.

At the time, Fang Xu had assumed it was special processing by Exchange Talent.

Now, it seemed that might not have been all there was to it.

The World Will of the pirate world might have lent a hand as well.

Nami was an important figure in that world.

Giving her a chakra system she could cultivate might even benefit the future course of that world.

"So the more special the exchange target, the more likely the world they belong to is to step in?"

Fang Xu lightly tapped the tabletop with his fingers. He could not confirm this guess for now, but it was worth remembering.

If there was another opportunity next time, he would pay close attention to the changes that exchange items underwent in the target's world.

If he could truly figure out the preferences of World Wills, he could make his future exchanges far more targeted.

For example, if the other world rejected something, he might be able to trade it away at a lower cost. If the other world wanted to advance something, then what he offered might receive additional processing.

This was not an ordinary transaction. It was a gap between the rules of countless worlds.

If handled properly, the profits would be terrifying.

Of course, Fang Xu did not get carried away. He could only test such things slowly. Something like a World Will sounded difficult to provoke.

Right now, he was only a Ninja Academy student. He had to carefully deal with even the eyes within Konoha, let alone scheme against a world itself.

What mattered most at the moment was the Attribute Panel he had obtained.

Fang Xu suppressed the excitement in his heart and focused his mind.

"Open the Attribute Panel."

The moment the thought fell, a translucent light screen silently appeared before his eyes.

The light screen was not large, but it was exceptionally clear.

The words on it entered his vision directly.

[Name: Fang Xu]

[Status: Healthy, mildly fatigued]

[Talent: Exchange LV1]

[Chakra Attributes: Lightning, Earth, Water]

[Chakra Level: Genin]

[Ability: Rumble-Rumble Fruit Mastery (limited by physique)]

[Skills: Beginner Swordsmanship, Proficient Lightning Mode]

[Ninjutsu: Proficient Lightning Release: Lightning Ball Technique, Proficient Three Body Technique]

[Overall Evaluation: Possesses Genin-level chakra and extraordinary lightning potential. Basic physique is insufficient. Continued strengthening of bodily endurance is recommended.]

Fang Xu's heart stirred as he looked at the final evaluation.

"Basic physique is insufficient..."

The panel was blunt, but accurate.

The Rumble-Rumble Fruit was a top-tier ability, and Enel's development experience was in his mind.

But his greatest limitation right now was his body.

Elementalization could only last fifteen seconds. Many techniques such as Thunder Bird, Thunder Beast, and Thunder Dragon still demanded more than he could sustain. Lightning Body Tempering was effective, but it had to be done step by step.

The panel had laid this issue out directly before him.

Its greatest value was not merely displaying his strength, but helping him confirm his direction.

Fang Xu continued looking downward.

Behind Beginner Swordsmanship was a thin progress bar. It was not merely a few words; he could see his current accumulation.

Lightning Mode was the same.

Lightning Release: Lightning Ball Technique was marked as proficient, with progress changes behind it as well.

Fang Xu raised his right hand and controlled a thread of extremely fine lightning as it flowed across his fingertips.

He did not increase its intensity. He merely followed the method in the Incomplete Cloud Hidden Body-Tempering Technique, allowing lightning-attributed chakra and the current from the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to slowly stimulate the skin of his fingertips.

A numb sensation spread through them.

The tiny progress indicator behind [Proficient Lightning Mode] twitched slightly.

The change was minor, but it had definitely changed.

Fang Xu's breathing immediately grew heavier.

"It can provide real-time feedback. Now that's impressive."