Uchiha Hikaru's mood was just like the weather outside: wild winds, flashing lightning, and rolling thunder.
"Warning again! Please refrain from using foul language."
Uchiha Hikaru took two deep breaths. After calming down, he asked, "What exactly is going on?"
"System explanation: At a certain stage in every world, something capable of changing that world will appear."
"It could be a leaf! It could be a grain of sand."
"But whether it is a leaf or sand, they share one trait: no more than one can exist at the same time."
"Unless!!!"
Hearing that there might still be hope, Uchiha Hikaru hurriedly asked, "Unless what?"
"Unless the individual objects themselves possess no power and, like the Dragon Balls, must be gathered into a complete set before they become items powerful enough to change the world."
Uchiha Hikaru shook his head. He was far too obsessed with the Hogyoku!
This was a divine artifact! A divine artifact capable of changing heaven and earth.
"Then do I have no chance of turning the 'Hogyoku' in my hand into a complete one?"
"It is not impossible..."
Uchiha Hikaru had only asked out of curiosity, but unexpectedly, there really was a way to change it.
"What else do I need to do?"
After a period of silence, the system's distinctive synthetic voice sounded in Uchiha Hikaru's mind once more.
"Unless you destroy the original 'Hogyoku,' the incomplete product in the host's hand will automatically become a complete one."
After hearing that, Uchiha Hikaru understood something.
This system was simply spouting nonsense. If he had a complete Hogyoku, why would he need to destroy it—
—and then turn the incomplete one in his hand into a complete product?
"Sigh, system-produced means never top-quality!"
Uchiha Hikaru looked utterly dejected. The Hogyoku's core value lay in