Lin Xuan merely glanced at Roswald Saint with a mocking smile and chuckled lightly, "Hah, so this is the so-called World Noble?"
As for Uchiha Madara, he didn't even need Lin Xuan's instructions—he acted immediately!
"Scram!"
With a cold shout, Uchiha Madara lashed out with a kick, striking Roswald Saint's face with overwhelming force!
"Boom!"
The glass covering Roswald Saint's face shattered instantly as Madara's foot connected squarely, distorting his features grotesquely. The impact sent him flying like a cannonball!
Three lofty Celestial Dragons—in the blink of an eye, two of them were severely injured. The only one left was the female Celestial Dragon, Charloss Saint, who had earlier declared her desire to capture Uchiha Madara alive.
Now, she was utterly petrified.
The rest of the crowd was on the verge of losing their minds.
"H-he… he even attacked Roswald Saint!"
"This is insane! He's definitely dead for sure!"
"The Navy Admirals and their fleet will be here any moment!"
"Run! We need to run! If we don't, we'll be caught up in this disaster too!"
...
These elegantly dressed high-society individuals were now screaming in terror, scrambling over each other to escape the auction house.
In their desperate rush to flee, the exit became jammed, leaving a crowd of people tangled together in a farcical scene.
Their panicked cries finally snapped Charloss Saint out of her daze.
Seeing her father and younger brother lying unconscious and severely injured, a surge of overwhelming rage erupted within her.
A shrill, furious scream tore from her throat: "Kill him! Kill him now! Detonate the collar—blow him to pieces!"
The auction house staff, who had been frozen in shock, finally snapped into action. The auctioneer, who had been itching to press the detonator, immediately complied.
And so—
"Boom!"
With a deafening explosion, the collar around Uchiha Madara's neck detonated, blasting his head into smithereens!
The upper-class attendees, who had been scrambling for the exit, froze at the sound of the explosion behind them.
Turning back, they saw Uchiha Madara still standing, his neck shrouded in smoke, motionless.
A collective sigh of relief swept through the crowd.
The madman had finally been dealt with!
Charloss Saint also exhaled in relief, but her fury didn't subside with Uchiha Madara's apparent death. Instead, it burned even fiercer.
Abruptly, her gaze shifted to the only person still seated calmly in his chair—Lin Xuan, who had earlier called out to Uchiha Madara.
"Seize him! He must be the mastermind behind this! I'll tear him apart limb by limb to avenge my father and brother!"
"Yes!"
The guards accompanying her, shaken but snapping back to attention, swiftly moved to surround Lin Xuan, ready to attack.
Faced with this onslaught, Lin Xuan remained utterly unruffled.
Why? Because while watching the spectacle unfold, he had used the reputation points he'd just earned to purchase several items from the system shop to enhance himself.
Shaolin Great Revitalizing Pill!
Super Gene Serum!
Body-Tempering Magic Potion!
...
Each of these items cost at least 10,000 reputation points. After consuming them all, his physical strength had now increased twentyfold compared to his original state.
While such power might not be considered formidable in the world of One Piece, it was more than enough to dodge bullets and deal with these small fry.
However, Lin Xuan had no intention of fighting them himself.
As the guards closed in, poised to strike, he suddenly let out a light laugh and said, "Did you really think he'd die that easily? You're severely underestimating the Edo Tensei!"
His words made everyone think he'd lost his mind.
One of the Celestial Dragon guards sneered, "Then tell me—how can he possibly survive after having his head blown to—WHAT?!"
Mid-sentence, the guard glanced toward Uchiha Madara and let out a horrified shriek.
The others, puzzled, followed his gaze—and their faces twisted in sheer terror.
What they saw defied all logic.
Uchiha Madara, whose head had been obliterated by the explosion, was now moving!
As he shifted, countless particles of dust swirled toward his neck, rapidly coalescing into a brand-new head!
"H-how… how is this possible?!"
Charloss Saint and the high-society onlookers, who had momentarily halted their escape, turned as pale as ghosts.
Even Rayleigh, who had been preparing to leave earlier, was stunned by this horrifying sight.
What in the world was happening?
A Devil Fruit ability?
But that couldn't be! How could such a terrifying Devil Fruit exist?!
Meanwhile, Uchiha Madara, his Edo Tensei body swiftly regenerating, began moving stiffly toward Charloss Saint.
By the time he reached her, the man everyone had thought was dead was now completely restored!
"Thud!"
Charloss Saint collapsed onto her backside, her face drained of color, her earlier arrogance replaced by sheer terror.
"St-stay back! Don't come any closer!" she shrieked, her voice piercing the air.
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