Chapter 059: Bounty Soars! Shockwaves Across the Seas!

The news from Jaya Island in the West Blue had finally reached Marine Headquarters at Marineford.

"What did you say? The target you went to encircle escaped, and Kuzan is missing?!"

When Sengoku received this news, he was completely stunned.

Garp, who had been eating rice crackers in his office, also widened his eyes.

After confirming that today wasn't April Fool's Day and that this wasn't a false report, their expressions turned extremely grave.

Though there were some coincidental factors in this incident, it was clear that the threat posed by Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara was far greater than they had originally imagined!

Moreover, the appearance of Senju Hashirama made Sengoku and the others feel that this wasn't a good sign.

It was entirely possible that their claims about confronting the Marines and seizing Sabaody Archipelago weren't just empty boasts—they might actually have the ability to do it!

Sengoku immediately ordered another emergency meeting of the Marine high command.

At the same time, the news quickly spread throughout the Marines, causing another wave of shock!

The names Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara once again forced the Marines to reassess their understanding of them.

Soon, their bounties were raised directly to 500 million berries—a controlled increase to avoid causing too much upheaval in the world.

Additionally, Senju Hashirama, who had just arrived in the pirate world and whose name wasn't even widely known yet, was also issued a bounty of 100 million berries!

In an instant, shockwaves rippled across the four seas!

Countless powerful pirate crews in the New World, including the Four Emperors, turned their attention to Lin Xuan and his group.

In truth, they had heard about the incident on Sabaody Archipelago before, but most had dismissed it as exaggerated rumors, preferring to believe the Marines' official statements.

However, with this new incident and the increase in bounties, they began to suspect that the previous event might have been true!

Many who hadn't been interested before started investigating in secret, confirming the authenticity of the Sabaody incident and even uncovering Kuzan's disappearance.

Almost overnight, the suppressed impact of the previous incident erupted once more, accelerating the growth of Lin Xuan's reputation points!

Thus, while Lin Xuan was still on Sky Island trying to persuade old man Gan Fall to lead them to Enel, he suddenly heard a series of system notifications in his mind:

"Ding, congratulations, Host. Reputation points +99,999!"

"Ding, congratulations, Host. Reputation points +99,999!"

"Ding, congratulations, Host. Reputation points +99,999!"

...

In the blink of an eye, millions of reputation points poured in, leaving Lin Xuan momentarily stunned.

Soon, however, he realized what was happening, and a smile spread across his face. "Looks like reaching 100 million reputation points isn't far off!"

At this point, his account already held over 30 million reputation points. Combined with the 10 million he had spent earlier, he had earned more than 40 million reputation points since arriving in the pirate world!

And now, his reputation points were still rapidly increasing. Once he finished his business on Sky Island, he would likely hit the 100 million mark!

With so many reputation points at his disposal, he naturally couldn't just sit on them.

Lately, he had been feeling that his strength was growing too quickly, almost to the point where he couldn't control it. It felt like he had hit a bottleneck—not due to a lack of energy, but because his current power exceeded his ability to manage it.

After some discussion, neither Uchiha Madara nor Senju Hashirama could offer a solution, as Lin Xuan's training methods differed from theirs.

With so many reputation points on hand, Lin Xuan considered using the Impure World Reincarnation to summon a mentor who could guide his training.

Just as he was pondering who to summon, Gan Fall seemed to finally make up his mind and said, "Since you're so insistent, fine—I'll take you there! After all, even if I don't, you'll probably find a way yourselves!"

Lin Xuan smiled. "A wise decision."

With that, the group set off once more, heading toward the giant tree at the center of Sky Island.

Meanwhile, in the temple atop the giant tree, the "God" Enel suddenly sensed something and cast his gaze downward.

Abruptly, his pupils contracted—his Mantra had detected four extraordinarily powerful presences on Sky Island, and they were approaching rapidly.

These four auras were so intense that even he felt a sense of danger, which left him utterly bewildered.

However, Enel's expression remained calm. He took a bite of an apple and said to his subordinate below, "Four intruders have appeared on Sky Island. Send the four Priests to deal with them."

"As you command, God!"

The subordinate bowed respectfully and quickly withdrew.

Once the subordinate was gone, Enel frowned. "Where did these powerful individuals come from? Why have they come to Sky Island, and why are they with that old fool Gan Fall? Do they intend to challenge me?"

In truth, he already knew that his four Priests stood no chance against the intruders, but he sent them anyway.

He wanted to use his subordinates to test the intruders' strength.

Under his orders, the four Priests immediately mobilized, rushing toward the country's gates.

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