Lawful Tyrant

Chapter 377 Trump Card
"...In short, thank you very much for the information provided by Mr. Lin Qing. This piece of information will be calculated at the highest standard of one billion military merits."

Marquis Xinglian sighed and said, "It's a pity that the information you provided cannot be made public. Otherwise, I would have given you even more military merits. We can just use other reasons to award the merits later."

Military merit is not only earned by killing enemies; intelligence gathering is equally important.

In his view, this piece of intelligence was more valuable than killing multiple enemy Eternals!

According to the military merit standards, killing a peak-level enemy Chaos Being would earn at least 100 million military merits.

And killing the enemy ensures eternal existence?
This clause is not included in the regulations for military merit rewards in state wars!
In a state war, the possibility of an eternal being falling is almost zero. Even if such a situation did occur, it would probably be him who killed him.

Therefore, he never even considered a higher reward.

"nothing."

Lin Qing shook his head and said, "If I were suddenly given a large amount of military merit without a reasonable explanation within the military merit system, others would definitely be suspicious. In addition, since I am a future rule cultivator, they would most likely think that I provided you with future intelligence."

“That’s true…” Marquis Xinglian nodded slightly: “Under the current circumstances, none of the states involved in the regional war can obtain future intelligence. If the enemy doesn’t know that you have already informed me of the intelligence, they will temporarily proceed according to the original plan, making it easier for us to deal with. By the time they realize something is wrong, it will be after the first plan has failed.”

"The higher-ups won't care about the outcome of a war in just one state," Lin nodded.

It should be understood that cultivators of future rules are already rare. Out of tens of thousands of advanced chaotic beings in a state, there may not be many who cultivate future rules!

Those who cultivate to the point of minor mastery of the mysteries of the future and are qualified to become 'Great Prophets' are ten times rarer.

The entire Frozen Empire, with its 952 states, has at most a few hundred 'Great Prophets'.

The title of 'Great Prophet' is far rarer than eternal existence. Each Great Prophet represents an opportunity to update intelligence during the war of the divine kingdom, so how could they possibly waste it on a small regional war?

Even if they wanted to deal with Lin Qing, they would probably have to confirm that the intelligence was wrong before using up an opportunity to update the intelligence.

"Isn't Mr. Lin Qing collecting rare treasures that contain the mysteries of the future rules?"

With a flick of his wrist, Xing Lianhou produced a spatial crystal. "Over the years, I've also collected some related rare treasures for you. See if they're of any use to you?"

Lin Qing's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he immediately took the item. After sensing it, he discovered that there were more than sixty rare treasures among them containing the mysteries of future rules. He couldn't help but show a hint of joy: "It is indeed useful."

"As long as it's useful."

Marquis Xinglian smiled and nodded. He had also been sending people to collect this information at great expense since more than a million years ago.

……

After discussing the details of the regional war with Marquis Xinglian, Lin Qing returned to his manor on Tianxing Island to continue his seclusion.

"Normally..."

"The enemy has three Eternal Realm experts comparable to the Devouring Flame Python, plus a Marquis of the Far Far Realm. They are more than capable of dealing with a mere novice like me who hasn't even broken through to the Eternal Realm yet..."

Lin Qing pondered to himself, "However, the fact that His Majesty the Light King gifted me a Mind Walker clone means that no one in the entire Realm of Kings can see any future events related to His Majesty the Light King. This is one of my trump cards..."

In the entire Realm of Kings, only His Majesty the Light King is the ultimate being who controls the rules of the future universe.

Unless the ultimate beings of other civilizations are invited, future rule cultivators at the King Realm will not be able to see any future lines changed by His Majesty the Light King.

but……

In the war of the divine kingdom, it is perfectly normal to ask for external assistance.

Therefore, this is not entirely reliable either.

"And my most important trump card is the anti-entropy man and the heart of the future!"

Lin Qing narrowed his eyes, "Even His Majesty the King of Light cannot see the future line affected by the Entropy Reversal, and the enemy is even less aware that I can break through to Eternity in a short time, and even cultivate to a higher level by descending into the future..."

In this future war scenario where intelligence is flying everywhere, it's no longer really important who can break through on the spot, who has hidden treasures, or who has hidden trump cards.

Are you deliberately holding back from breaking through?
The future is already known, and we have already prepared a plan sufficient to deal with your breakthrough!
Therefore, the real breakthrough lies in the unpredictable variables.

Lin Qing has three such trump cards in his hand!

"Continue cultivating." Lin Qing immediately closed his eyes and continued to comprehend the rare treasures that Xing Lianhou had given him.

……

time flies.

In the blink of an eye, the interstate war had begun.

As planned, Xinglian Prefecture dispatched an expeditionary force to attack other prefectures, while the remaining soldiers were responsible for guarding the transit star of Xinglian Prefecture.

Lin Qing was worried that the enemy would use the Eternal Divine Blood to cripple him again, so he did not send out his main body or other clones. Instead, he sent his Mind Walker clone to change its appearance and disguise its aura, and sent it to the transit star as the commander of the garrison.

The blood of the eternal gods can only transform beings below the level of eternity into divine messengers; it is of no use to the current spiritual practitioners.

Even Xing Lianhou had not discovered the special nature of the Mind Walker's clone.

After all, this is one of the innate secret techniques of the Mind Walker's clones. Unless one masters a secret technique to counter and break it, even the eternal being cannot see through it.

After the start of the interstate war, the expeditionary force from the Far East State also sent troops to attack from time to time.

But they are all just high-level chaotic beings, at most some of whom are at the peak of the chaotic beings as leaders. To the Mind Walker's clone, it's just a minor skirmish.

In just a century, after concealing his true strength, the Mind Walker's clone casually used the same methods as the original body to make a few moves and easily amassed hundreds of millions of military merits.

"Haha, Commander, you're too strong."

"Dianyan Bo of Jueyuan Prefecture is the strongest fighter under the Jueyuan Marquis. Many peak Chaos beings are no match for him, but he can't even last three moves against our commander!"

"What's so special about this? Even the infamous Lord Xiaoying was easily suppressed by the Commander back then."

"What a pity! With your unparalleled strength, Commander, wouldn't you have made a fortune if you had used it to plunder the expeditionary force?"

"What do you know? A powerful being like the Commander, who is close to eternal, would definitely not care about the meager gains from the expedition."

Lin Qing's several moves completely shocked and impressed his soldiers with his strength.

Other hostile states didn't even dare to send expeditionary forces to attack Starforge State. After all, all sides could only accept a give-and-take situation, so how could they be willing to throw their lives away?

For a time, the entire Xinglian Prefecture was peaceful and stable, as if it had not entered a war phase, which made the garrison troops stationed on the transit star even more idle.

However, the soldiers who were willing to garrison and guard the area were originally unwilling to plunder and kill indiscriminately outside, so they were naturally happy to have some peace and quiet at this time.

Time is long.

this day.

On the inter-boundary plaza of the Star Refining State's transit star, Lin Qing casually inspected the various shuttle passages leading to first-class and second-class stars, as always.

The reason why the transit star can guard the entire Star Refining State is mainly because of these shuttle channels connecting various places. They can send troops to support and suppress at any time. At the same time, it is connected to the Holy Star. With the Holy Star's origin protecting the entire transit star, even an eternal being would need some time to break through it, which is enough time for the Star Refining Marquis to arrive.

Suddenly--

A lofty and eternal aura spread out, and suddenly an avatar condensed on the empty interdimensional plaza.

This avatar was in the form of a bald old man, who was smiling at Lin Qing.

"The father of Marquis Jueyuan? Marquis Cangliu?" Lin Qing raised an eyebrow slightly. He had already seen the intelligence on Marquis Jueyuan's side, so he recognized him at a glance.

Marquis Jueyuan's father, whose title was Marquis Cangliu, was also an Eternal Being, but his strength was relatively ordinary among Eternal Beings. He was the ruler of another state and had joined forces with Jueyuan State this time.

“Mr. Jialin.” The avatar of the Hidden Stream Marquis smiled and said, “I have long admired your name, and I am only now coming to visit you. Please do not take offense.”

"What brings Lord Cangliu to visit me, the commander of the enemy forces?" Lin asked casually.

“Mr. Jialin, there’s no need to be so hostile. In the end, it’s just a war between states.” Marquis Cangliu shook his head and smiled. “I am here to negotiate with Mr. Jialin on behalf of Cangliu State and Jueyuan State.”

"Negotiation?" Lin Qing looked at him.

"Does Mr. Jialin know that my son, Marquis Jueyuan, and Marquis Xinglian made a bet, witnessed by His Majesty the Ice Emperor?" Marquis Cangliu asked.

"I've heard a little about it," Lin Qing said. "Just say what you have to say."

"I wonder what price Marquis Xinglian offered Mr. Jialin?" Marquis Cangliu said, "My son can offer an even higher price, as long as Mr. Jialin is willing to help us."

"Is that all you wanted to say?" Lin Qing shook her head slightly. "Doesn't Marquis Cangliu know that contracts were signed before the war?"

"Of course I know," said Marquis Cangliu. "But such a contract can't be too restrictive. If one pays a sufficient price, it's not impossible to switch sides, right?"

"No interest," Lin said calmly. "If you're so capable, then just take over Xinglian Prefecture directly."

Marquis Zangliu frowned slightly and said, "Then Mr. Jialin only needs to stand by and watch, without interfering in this war."

"Contractual restrictions prevent me from doing it," Lin Qing said decisively.

"Rest assured, we can provide a special location where Mr. Jialin can feign being trapped and unable to escape, allowing us to stand by and watch," said Marquis Cangliu. "The reward will remain the same, how about it?"

"Not interested," Lin Qing said.

Marquis Zangliu looked at him, paused for a moment, and asked, "Nothing to discuss?"

Lin Qing said directly, "There's nothing to discuss."

"...Alright then, let's meet again on the battlefield." Zangliu Hou nodded slightly and immediately dispelled this avatar.

Lin Qing glanced at it and then continued to inspect the various interdimensional passages.

He thought to himself, "So far, everything matches the information recorded in the future. Next..."

……

……

In the distant, far-off Starry Sky State, on the farthest Sacred Star.

"Sigh, Jialin really didn't agree..."

Inside a magnificent palace, the bald old man, Marquis Cangliu, sighed and turned to look at Marquis Jueyuan beside him. He frowned slightly and said, "What should we do? If this continues, you're likely to lose your bet. Even if we join forces, we'll have a hard time stopping Marquis Xinglian and the Devouring Flame Python. Now, there's another terrifying genius who's appeared out of nowhere. The situation is really unfavorable."

Marquis Jueyuan was also bald, but his face was much younger and more handsome. His expression remained calm, and he smiled and said, "Father, don't panic. All of this is within expectations. Inviting Lin Qing was just to save some trouble, but the outcome is already decided."

"Is the outcome already predetermined?"

Marquis Zangliu asked in confusion, "You know the outcome? Didn't you say that it was impossible to invite the great prophet who would descend into the future?"

"Haha..." Marquis Jueyuan laughed, "Of course I can't invite the Great Prophet, but there is a big shot who wants to deal with Lin Qing!"

As he spoke, he said with a slightly polite tone, "Gentlemen, please show yourselves."

As Marquis Jueyuan finished speaking, three figures appeared simultaneously in the temple. They were three mysterious people dressed in black robes and wearing golden masks, each exuding a terrifying aura that made Marquis Cangliu feel a little uneasy.

"Black robe and golden mask?"

Zangliuhou's expression changed slightly. "A black-robed saint from the Great Black Heaven Temple under Lord Yu? Lord Yu is going to deal with Lin Qing?"

Marquis Jueyuan smiled and said, "Father, the black-robed saints are just one of their identities. You must remember... they are just idle people, merely three soldiers of the Jueyuan Army."

"...I understand." Zangliu Hou looked at the three black-robed saints and said softly, "With the help of these three, the outcome is indeed already determined."

He knew that in the Great Black Heaven Temple, the black-robed saint was a top expert among the eternal beings, not far from the peak of the eternal realm.

Even if these three black-robed saints joined forces, they might not be able to defeat him, even in front of an Eternal Peak expert!
With such a powerful lineup, dealing with Na Jialin and Xing Lianhou would naturally be a piece of cake.

"May I ask how the three of you are addressed?" Marquis Cangliu asked cautiously.

“We are merely idle individuals, without titles, only ranked among the saints of the temple,” one of the female saints in black robes said calmly. “You may call me the Second Saint, while the other two are the Third and Fifth Saints.”

Marquis Zangliu felt a chill run down his spine and became even more polite and cautious.

There are also differences among the black-robed saints.

It is said that the Great Sage and the Temple Master of the Great Black Heaven Temple are both peak Eternal Realm experts. Being ranked second among the Sages means that one is obviously very close to being a peak Eternal Realm expert.

"This time, the three of us have only one target: Jialin."

The two leading saints looked at Cangliuhou and said indifferently, "According to the intelligence, the clone that Jialin left behind on the transit star is a chaotic creature. Although it is unclear what kind of chaotic creature it is, it must have already entered the eternal level."

"Is Jialin's clone a chaotic being at the Eternal level?" Zangliu Hou was taken aback.

The bloodline of the first generation of Chaos creatures is extremely precious, and he wouldn't even dare to think about it, let alone use a real Chaos creature as an avatar. The price would be so high that even some ultimate beings would feel the pain!
“No wonder he has such strength…” Zangliu Hou murmured.

"That's not true. His true strength is also close to eternal."

The two saints said indifferently, "It is meaningless to capture this chaotic creature's clone alive. Our target is his other clones. As far as we know, his clones are currently on Star Refining Saint Star, so we must deal with Star Refining Marquis first."

She looked at Zangliuhou and said, "Your strength is the weakest. When the time comes, you will attack Zhongzhuanxing. If Jialin invites Xinglianhou, we will deal with him on Zhongzhuanxing. Otherwise, we will have to attack Xinglian Shengxing. On Shengxing, Xinglianhou is protected by the Shengxing Origin, so there will inevitably be some trouble."

"Yes." Zangliu Hou could only obediently agree, since his strength was indeed quite ordinary among the eternal beings.

"If we must attack Star Refining Sacred Star, we must do it quickly."

The two saints said coldly, "I will seal the Flame-Devouring Python. Marquis Jueyuan and the three saints will deal with the two clones of Marquis Xinglian respectively. Marquis Cangliu, you will deal with Jialin in the open, while the five saints will find an opportunity to seal Lin Qing in the dark."

Marquis Cangliu nodded inwardly. The plan did indeed sound perfect, but...

He couldn't help but ask, "I heard that Lin Qing cultivates the rules of the future and has such an extremely precious clone. Could he be a disciple of the Lord of the Heavenly Light Divine Kingdom?"

"Of course, is that even a question?"

The two sages glanced at him. "But this operation is being led by Lord Yu, and behind him are His Majesty the Primordial God Emperor and His Majesty the Lord of Wanhai Kingdom. What is there to worry about? Lin Qing is not even His Majesty the King of Light's true disciple yet. What difference does it make if he is killed?"

Seeing this, Marquis Jueyuan transmitted his voice and said, "Father, once this matter is over, we can join the Primordial Divine Kingdom. The treasures bestowed upon us by Lord Yu are more than enough for us to take on any risks."

Marquis Zangliu sighed helplessly in his heart. He knew that he could no longer control his son.

Are ordinary eternal beings like them, father and son, really qualified to participate in such a game between the highest-level powerhouses of the King Realm?
Ultimately, they were blinded by profit.

But Zangliuhou could only take a deep breath and slowly nod, saying, "I understand."

(End of this chapter)