Chapter 057: Unlucky Admiral, the Celestial Dragon Who Almost Died!

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Prestige points +99,999!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Prestige points +99,999!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Prestige points +99,999!"

Three consecutive notifications of prestige points echoed in Lin Xuan's mind, putting him in an excellent mood.

What delighted him wasn't just the few hundred thousand prestige points but the fact that, as this incident spread, he would likely earn several million, or even tens of millions, more in prestige points!

"Nothing beats the feeling of showing off while also making a profit!" Lin Xuan chuckled to himself.

Then, he maneuvered the golden Susanoo to ascend higher into the sky before dispersing it and returning to the small boat that was still riding the upward current.

The boat had nearly fallen apart earlier, but fortunately, Hashirama Senju intervened just in time. With a Wood Release technique, he transformed it into a larger ship, complete with two massive wooden wings, allowing it to soar steadily upward along the current.

Just as Lin Xuan landed back on the ship, Hashirama suddenly let out a surprised exclamation.

"What's wrong?" Lin Xuan asked, puzzled.

Hashirama didn't answer. Instead, he performed another Wood Release technique, causing a wooden arm-like appendage to grow from the ship and plunge into the ascending current.

A moment later, the wooden arm retracted, clutching an unconscious figure in its grasp—Navy Admiral Aokiji!

Madara Uchiha, upon seeing him, couldn't help but remark, "I didn't expect this guy to get blasted straight into the current by my Shinra Tensei. Can't tell if he's unlucky or lucky!"

He knew all too well that Devil Fruit users in this world had a fatal weakness—seawater.

Just look at Aokiji, a mighty Navy Admiral, caught off guard and dumped into the sea—completely helpless!

Of course, under normal circumstances, even if Aokiji fell into the water, he could freeze the sea with his powers before drowning and escape.

But the situation had been too sudden. Madara's Shinra Tensei caught him completely off guard, leaving him disoriented and submerged before he could react, which explained his current sorry state.

While Madara pitied Aokiji, Lin Xuan had already pulled out a pair of Seastone handcuffs and clamped them onto the unconscious admiral's wrists.

He had obtained these Seastone handcuffs back on Sabaody Archipelago. His system came with an inventory space, allowing him to store items, so he had casually stashed a few pairs away. He never expected their first use would be on Aokiji himself.

Shortly after cuffing Aokiji, the admiral happened to wake up. The moment he saw the Seastone restraints on his wrists, his face darkened.

He never imagined that this mission would end with him failing to capture his targets, failing to rescue the hostages, and instead becoming a hostage himself!

The only silver lining was that Lin Xuan and his group didn't seem intent on killing him—at least not yet. With the Seastone cuffs on, he had no way to resist.

Just then, he noticed the three Celestial Dragons on the ship suddenly collapse to the deck, gasping for air as if they were suffocating.

Aokiji was startled and immediately shouted, "Hey, what did you do to them?!"

Lin Xuan glanced at the Celestial Dragons and said casually, "Oh, it's nothing. These trash bags just have weak constitutions. The air is thinner at this altitude, so they're struggling with oxygen deprivation."

Aokiji pressed, "Are they going to die like this?"

Personally, he couldn't care less about the lives of Celestial Dragons. But as a Navy Admiral, his duty forced him to intervene.

"Hard to say… but there's a way!"

After a brief pause, Lin Xuan stepped forward and pressed a button on the Celestial Dragons' suits. Instantly, oxygen began flowing from their garments, relieving their distress.

Lin Xuan couldn't help but marvel, "Gotta admit, the quality of these Celestial Dragons' suits is impressive. They've lasted this long without damage, and even the oxygen supply system still works!"

Hearing this, Aokiji's eye twitched. He wanted to tell Lin Xuan that these suits were custom-made by Dr. Vegapunk under the World Government's orders—of course they were high-quality.

But he kept that thought to himself.

Once he confirmed the Celestial Dragons wouldn't die, he ignored them and instead fixed his gaze on Lin Xuan and the others. "Who exactly are you people? What's your goal in opposing the World Government?"

Madara smirked mockingly. "Hmph, you're an interesting one. Even as our prisoner, you haven't forgotten your duties as a Navy Admiral."

Lin Xuan simply replied, "Too bad I'm not interested in answering your questions. You can figure it out yourself."

"You—" Aokiji grew angry but quickly realized his anger was pointless in his current state.

Besides, his attention was soon drawn to the surreal scenery around them.

By now, their ship had reached an altitude of 7,000 meters, soaring above the clouds.

This was Aokiji's first time at such heights, and he couldn't help but be curious.

But before he could take in the view, a massive bird suddenly descended from the sky and landed on their ship.

Upon closer inspection, the bird carried an old man clad in armor!

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