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Chapter 320 The Fake Protagonist and the Declaration of War

As a powerful demonic cultivator at the Refinement Realm, Blood River Demon Lord's physical strength had long been refined to the point where it was comparable to a neutron star. With every move he made, he possessed terrifying power capable of destroying the world.

If it were subjected to normal physical pressure, even the slightest collision would produce a devastating aftershock that would level everything within a radius of tens of kilometers.

However, in front of the mysterious and unpredictable Lu Yan, the Blood River Demon Lord's sudden kneeling did not cause any leakage of destructive power in the surrounding environment.

Even the seemingly ordinary marble floor beneath his feet did not show the slightest crack.

The whole process seemed as if the Blood River Demon Lord had knelt down voluntarily.

The ordinary reincarnators who were watching from the sidelines, as well as the titled reincarnators who were also hiding in the shadows, were all staring blankly at the sudden scene.

They hadn't heard Lu Yan's words, so they naturally didn't know what had happened in that brief moment.

Some unsuspecting reincarnators were even whispering their thoughts in the team voice chat:

"Tsk tsk, this Blood River Demon Lord truly lives up to his reputation as a renowned great demon cultivator."

His temperament and cunning are truly unfathomable. A powerful reincarnator with a title, he could so decisively kneel before a native.

This ability to be flexible and adaptable is something we can only dream of.

However, only the Blood River Demon Lord himself, who truly faced Lu Yan and endured that indescribable terrifying pressure, could clearly feel that his soul was trembling violently due to extreme fear.

Only at this moment did he truly realize just how unfathomable Mr. Lu, whom they had previously looked down upon, really was.

As one of the few titled reincarnators who truly stand at the pinnacle of billions of reincarnators in the Main God Space, Blood River Demon Lord has fought his way up from an ordinary mortal to where he is today. The number of powerful figures he has seen and encountered is already countless.

Whether it's the creator gods revered as supreme deities by the native creatures, or the top immortals who have attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal status in certain Xianxia cultivation worlds and are known as indestructible through countless tribulations, in the eyes of the Blood River Demon Lord, they are far inferior to the seemingly ordinary Mr. Lu before him.

In his understanding, only during that mission where he obtained the power of a titled reincarnator, when he went through countless hardships to directly confront the pressure of the main god's true form, did he sense an aura from the main god's true form that was somewhat similar to Lu Yan's at this moment.

In addition, there was Lu Yan's seemingly casual remark earlier.

An incredibly terrifying thought, one that even he himself found hard to believe, instantly took over the Blood River Demon Lord's entire mind like a wildly growing vine.

"Could this being before us be an unparalleled being on par with the supreme god?"

Just as the Blood River Demon Lord was being stirred by this shocking idea, he was unaware that Lu Yan had already seen through all the thoughts and speculations that were surfacing in his mind.

Blood River Demon Lord is a genuine Void Refinement Realm demon cultivator, whose realm is far superior to Lu Yan's. However, in terms of true strength, Lu Yan can easily crush him.

However, in Lu Yan's view, simply killing all these powerful reincarnators would be the most wasteful and foolish approach.

These reincarnated beings, who have now descended upon the cyber version to carry out a version invasion, will sooner or later confront the intelligent god who controls most of the cyber version.

Since that's the case, he decided to use these reincarnators to test the intelligence hidden behind the celestial canopy.

The main reason he had previously revealed his identity as a Level 6 Glorious Councilor was to establish himself as a core native, or even a protagonist of destiny, among these reincarnators from different worlds.

These reincarnators, who have experienced countless worlds and witnessed all sorts of bizarre and fantastical scenarios, have developed a path dependency on the methods for solving mission worlds.

In many situations, if you don't have the absolute power to overwhelm everything, the safest approach is to follow the main storyline as much as possible and act in accordance with the fate of the protagonists who are favored by the world's will.

Because that often yields unexpected benefits and avoids many unnecessary risks.

In this context, the identity of a "destined protagonist" can play a crucial guiding and unifying role.

Of course, having only a fake protagonist's identity is far from enough.

Compared to the powerful power systems wielded by these reincarnators, this cyber version of the psionic system ultimately appears too weak and simplistic.

Given this enormous disparity in strength, those arrogant reincarnators could easily misbehave due to underestimating the local forces, causing trouble beyond their control and even sabotaging Lu Yan's plans.

Therefore, for Lu Yan, the best approach is to carefully select from among these descending reincarnators a person who possesses both sufficient strength and a certain status, someone who can inspire fear in all other reincarnators.

Then, using this character as a medium, one can indirectly manipulate and influence other reincarnators, making them act in the direction one desires.

The result is now obvious: the Blood River Demon Lord, who was just suppressed by him with thunderous means and is now kneeling on the ground in fear, is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

Just now, when the Blood River Demon Lord pretended to offer his head as a show of force and a test, Lu Yan had already silently mobilized the supreme order of the Divine Court and the Underworld.

Furthermore, he deliberately mentioned the Supreme God in his words, and then used the divine decree to intimidate the Blood River Demon Lord's mind.

Having undergone the baptism and sublimation of the previous mysterious version, the power of the Divine Court and the Underworld that Lu Yan now possesses has been greatly enhanced in essence and status.

Even beings at the level of angel kings who possess partial uniqueness can be effectively suppressed by it.

Not to mention, the one in front of us is merely equivalent to an ordinary demonic cultivator in the Void Refinement Realm.

Furthermore, the divine order of the Heavenly Court he constructed is essentially unique in this world.

Under the pressure of that power originating from a higher dimension, it is entirely reasonable for Blood River Demon Lord, a reincarnator of the God Realm with a relatively limited perspective, to have some misunderstandings about whether he and the God Realm are beings of the same level.

Looking at the Blood River Demon Lord before him, whose forehead was dripping with cold sweat and whose body was still trembling slightly, Lu Yan casually waved his right hand. The head belonging to the unlucky Elvis was tossed aside on the cold ground like a piece of worthless trash, rolling to the side.

Lu Yan slowly strode forward, walking unhurriedly to the top of the council hall, to the seat that originally belonged to the speaker.

At the same time, his indifferent voice, carrying an undeniable authority, slowly rang out, but only the Blood River Demon Lord kneeling behind him could hear it clearly:

"The intelligent God is about to ascend to the heavens, and the chief god is trying to take this opportunity to seize this world."

But to my surprise, He only sent you, a bunch of ants confined in a tiny cage called the God's Space, invisible even to the truly vast and boundless world beyond, to your deaths.

"It's truly ridiculous."

Lu Yan paused, seemingly with a barely perceptible sigh, or perhaps he was talking to himself:

"However, it doesn't matter. If this game doesn't work out, we can simply clean up the dust and start a new game."

After all, the Main God Space is ever-changing; it would only take a moment for them to harvest another batch of reincarnators like you.

Blood River Demon Lord felt the mountain-like pressure on his body slowly dissipating.

His consciousness gradually returned to normal, recovering from the extreme fear and shock he had experienced earlier.

As he carefully considered what Lu Yan had just said, the Blood River Demon Lord's pupils, which were sunken deep in their sockets, contracted sharply once again.

If anyone else had uttered those words filled with shocking conspiracy theories, even if they were a fellow Reincarnator of the same title level, Blood River Demon Lord would probably have just regarded them as a joke from an ignorant madman.

If I'm in a good mood, I'll ignore it; if I'm in a bad mood, I'll just casually crush it.

However, the one who spoke these words at this moment was Lu Yan, who had just used thunderous means to easily suppress him, the dignified Blood River Demon Lord.

What made Blood River Demon Lord even more alarmed was that many details revealed in Lu Yan's words strangely matched some scattered information he had secretly investigated after arriving in this world.

These titled reincarnators did indeed receive some kind of special protection from the main god when they first arrived in this world.

Its primary purpose seems to be to prevent these powerful vanguards from being targeted and killed by that omnipresent intelligent God in the first instance.

However, among these titled reincarnators, there is one known as the Immortal, whose physical body is so strong that it is said he once bathed in the core of a scorching star and could even swim freely in the terrifying event horizon of a black hole.

That guy has always been arrogant and disdainful of everyone.

Upon arriving in this world, it boldly soared into the sky, attempting to destroy the vast celestial canopy that covered the entire world with its incomparably powerful physical body.

But the fate of the Undying was self-evident; the moment it made a move, it was locked onto by the enormous Eye of God and easily annihilated.

The powerful physical body disintegrated in the sea of ​​spiritual energy, with even the smallest molecules being completely shattered, leaving the soul and spirit utterly destroyed.

Several titled reincarnators, out of fear of the terrifying existence of the Eye of God, attempted to deduce more information about that intelligent God through various secret methods and tools, but without exception, they all suffered a strong backlash.

One of the titled reincarnators, who was proficient in the art of deduction, even lost an incomparably precious treasure, and he himself was seriously injured. In the end, he only obtained the two words "advancement" from that mysterious divine sense.

In addition, these titled reincarnators also vaguely discovered that this cyber world did not seem to be much different in appearance from many of the main god worlds they had experienced before.

However, when they actually came into contact with this world, they were able to feel an indescribable sense of boundless vastness, as if the true size and layers of this world far exceeded their understanding.

The scattered information that these top reincarnators had painstakingly discovered at great cost actually corresponded perfectly with what Lu Yan had just said.

In an instant, a fear that was many times stronger than when he was suppressed by Lu Yan surged in the heart of the Blood River Demon Lord.

As one of the strongest individuals in the Main God Space, Blood River Demon Lord has overcome countless hardships and obstacles to reach where he is today.

How could he possibly be willing to become a pawn that could be discarded at will in the game of the gods, so confused and clueless?
He subconsciously raised his head and looked up at the platform with a gaze filled with complex emotions.

As soon as Lu Yan slowly walked towards the speaker's seat, some quick-witted people in the council hall stepped forward and swiftly moved the speaker's seat, which was covered in Avis's blood and mangled corpse, away, and cleaned up the mess at the fastest speed.

When Lu Yan finally ascended the high platform, the position of Speaker, which originally symbolized the highest power in City Fourteen, had been replaced, as if nothing unpleasant had ever happened.

Lu Yan didn't say much, but slowly sat down in the brand-new speaker's chair.

His deep, indifferent gaze, like that of a king surveying his territory, slowly swept across the entire massive council hall.

Wherever his gaze fell, whether it was the previously arrogant councilors or those powerful reincarnators, everyone subconsciously lowered their heads, not daring to meet his eyes, which seemed to see through everything.

The entire parliament hall fell into an eerie, suffocating silence.

Until Lu Yan's calm yet undeniably powerful voice slowly rang out, clearly echoing in everyone's ears:

"The intelligent God wants to establish a celestial canopy to rule over everything!"

"City Fourteen was born out of resistance and for freedom. No one can enslave us, not even God!"

His voice paused, and his tone became more impassioned:
"From this day forward, let us officially declare war on those who attempt to control our destiny!"

(End of this chapter)