"What... what's going on?"
"What did that guy just do?"
"Could he be some big shot?"
"Yeah, otherwise why would those guys kneel?"
...
The crowd buzzed with discussion, their faces filled with shock and confusion.
Rayleigh, however, kept his gaze fixed intently on Uchiha Madara, his heart shaken: Did he activate some kind of Devil Fruit ability to control these people?
But no matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn't think of any Devil Fruit ability that worked like this.
At that moment, Lin Xuan suddenly smiled and spoke up, "Order them to bring their master here!"
Rayleigh was stunned to see that Uchiha Madara—who had seemed completely uncooperative with Lin Xuan earlier—now obeyed without hesitation, commanding Roa and the others, "Go, bring your master here!"
"Yes!" Roa responded respectfully before quickly leaving.
As for the jailers originally stationed in the dungeon, they remained motionless, still kneeling on the ground.
Rayleigh was utterly baffled. Why did Uchiha Madara suddenly start following Lin Xuan's orders?
Could it be that Lin Xuan really can control Uchiha Madara?
But that didn't make sense. Uchiha Madara had clearly used his strange eyes to control Roa and the others, so how could he himself be controlled by someone else?
Before Rayleigh could figure it out, his expression suddenly changed. The master behind the auction house? Isn't that a Celestial Dragon?!
He immediately called out, "Hey, you two, what exactly are you planning?"
Uchiha Madara ignored him completely.
Lin Xuan, however, glanced at Rayleigh with interest and said, "Nothing much. I just want to leave this place—and pull off something big while I'm at it!"
As for what that "something big" was, Lin Xuan didn't elaborate.
Rayleigh frowned and turned his attention back to Uchiha Madara. "Those eyes of his... are they a Devil Fruit ability?"
The others in the dungeon had also fallen silent, all eyes fixed intently on Lin Xuan and Uchiha Madara, waiting for an answer.
Uchiha Madara remained cold and indifferent. After all, he was entirely under Lin Xuan's control at the moment. Though he could hear and see everything happening around him, he had no power over his own body!
Lin Xuan, however, didn't mind explaining. Revealing this information could also earn him some reputation points, so he answered generously, "This isn't a Devil Fruit ability. It's a pupil technique called the Sharingan!"
This statement left the surrounding slaves bewildered.
"What the hell is a pupil technique?"
"What's a Sharingan?"
"No idea, never heard of it!"
...
Rayleigh studied Uchiha Madara's eyes with curiosity and asked Lin Xuan, "Kid, can you explain what this so-called pupil technique does? Why did they suddenly kneel and obey your orders just now?"
Lin Xuan grinned. "Because they fell under Madara's genjutsu. In the illusion, Madara is their master, which is why they're so obedient!"
"What?!"
The dungeon erupted in exclamations, and soon, many of the slaves grew agitated!
Ding! Congratulations, host, for earning 300 reputation points!
A system notification rang out in Lin Xuan's mind.
But Lin Xuan felt dissatisfied. There are too few people in this dungeon. The reputation points are coming in way too slowly!
It turned out that these reputation points came from his earlier manipulation of Uchiha Madara—forcing him to use genjutsu to make Roa and the others kneel—as well as his explanation of the Sharingan's abilities, which shocked everyone present.
Among them, Rayleigh alone contributed 200 reputation points, while the other insignificant weaklings only gave two or three points each, adding up to a mere 100 points in total.
Having seen the items in the reputation store, which cost hundreds of thousands or even millions, Lin Xuan was naturally unhappy with such a slow accumulation rate.
Just as he was grumbling internally, someone in the dungeon suddenly shouted, "Since you've taken control of them, can you make them remove our collars and handcuffs?"
Lin Xuan glanced toward the voice and saw that the speaker was the enormous giant he had noticed earlier.
"Of course!"
Lin Xuan agreed and immediately issued another command to Uchiha Madara. Instantly, Uchiha Madara used genjutsu to order the jailers to come forward and remove his shackles and collar.
"It really works!"
"Incredible!"
"He can actually control people!"
...
Witnessing this, the other slaves grew even more excited.
Soon, many of them began clamoring, desperately urging Lin Xuan to help remove their collars, handcuffs, and leg irons as well.
Unfortunately, Lin Xuan was no saint. He couldn't be bothered to help them.
As their incessant shouting grew unbearable, Lin Xuan finally lost patience and had Uchiha Madara cast a genjutsu to silence them all.
"Finally, some peace!"
Lin Xuan smirked, then turned his gaze back to Rayleigh.
Earlier, only Rayleigh and a few others with slightly stronger wills had remained calm when faced with the possibility of escape, refraining from the noisy begging. As a result, Lin Xuan hadn't subjected them to the genjutsu-induced slumber.
Now, Rayleigh was still studying Uchiha Madara, his expression grave. "Truly a formidable ability."
Then, his eyes shifted to Lin Xuan. "But I sense that you're even more dangerous."
Lin Xuan paused briefly before grinning. "Dark King Rayleigh, your insight is as sharp as ever!"
The moment these words left his mouth, the few people in the dungeon who hadn't been put under genjutsu were once again struck with astonishment.
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