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Chapter 324 Heaven-Covering Talisman

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed since Lu Yan returned to City Fourteen with lightning speed and declared war on the global giant in the council hall.

During this period, the reincarnators who descended to this world gradually adapted to its rhythm after the initial shock and observation.

They no longer pay as much attention to the minutiae of power shifts and personnel changes taking place in the parliamentary hall as they did at the beginning.

The fact that City Fourteen has taken the initiative to declare war on a global behemoth and even the intelligent god behind it is definitely the outcome that all reincarnators most hope to see.

Only in this way can they legitimately use the power of these native forces to fight against the celestial dome that covers the entire world, thereby completing the EX-level legion confrontation mission issued by the main god.

Under Lu Yan's leadership and instructions, various departments in City Fourteen began to systematically absorb and integrate the reincarnators who had voluntarily come to join them into the city's defense system.

The entire city of City Fourteen has entered a tense atmosphere of active preparation for war.

Of course, during this process, there will inevitably be some self-important reincarnators who try to take advantage of this opportunity to seek personal gain or to gain a more advantageous position in the future great war.

Some more shrewd reincarnators believe that if they can successfully occupy a high enough position in City Fourteen and gain some real power, they will be able to obtain greater benefits than others in the future great war, and even have the opportunity to compete for the final mission reward.

After all, the rewards for EX-level legion combat missions are unimaginably generous.

Even if the mission is successfully completed, it is impossible for all the participants in the cycle to receive the final mission reward.

The vast majority of those who are lucky enough to survive to complete the mission will only receive the standard reward of story points.

The top-tier rewards mentioned after that, such as special titles and permanent exemption from reincarnation, will inevitably be available only to a very small number of people who have made the greatest contributions.

Therefore, the vast majority of reincarnators who are confident in their own strength are eagerly seeking opportunities to get involved more deeply in the upcoming war, hoping to stand out in the war with their own strength, or even gain the opportunity to dominate the course of the war.

However, all these private schemes and plots of the reincarnators came to an abrupt halt in front of one person, and they dared not overstep their bounds in the slightest.

This person was the first titled reincarnator, Blood River Demon Lord, to show himself and submit to Lu Yan.

Ever since he knelt before Lu Yan in the council hall that day, Blood River Demon Lord has taken an almost forceful stance, prohibiting all other reincarnators from interfering in the internal affairs of City Fourteen in any way.

For this reason, he even engaged in several fierce conflicts with other reincarnators who were also titled, and each time he emerged victorious.

To the other reincarnators outside, the Blood River Demon Lord's willingness to sacrifice his dignity as a titled powerhouse and grovel before the native protagonist Lu Yan on that day clearly indicated that he had successfully gained the trust and support of the higher-ups in City Fourteen.

Having successfully secured this powerful patron, the Blood River Demon Lord, who had already monopolized this benefit, was naturally unwilling to easily relinquish this readily available and enormous advantage to others.

The other titled reincarnators, though filled with resentment and jealousy, couldn't do much about Blood River Demon Lord's almost selfish behavior.

After all, the Blood River Demon Lord's strength was already among the top of all the titled reincarnators.

Furthermore, he now clearly has the support of the local forces in City Fourteen. If he were to completely break off relations and start a war, it would undoubtedly put him on the opposite side of the entire City Fourteen.

If they are indeed driven out of the city by the Blood River Demon Lord and the local forces of City Fourteen, and forced to be exiled to that desolate land outside the city that is always shrouded in the terrifying pressure of the sky, then they will probably only face death.

Faced with such a powerful Blood River Demon Lord, the other reincarnators could only choose to endure for the time being, tacitly accepting that he would temporarily monopolize this greatest benefit.

Furthermore, under the intentional or unintentional manipulation and guidance of the Blood River Demon Lord, the reincarnators in the entire City Fourteen managed to maintain a relatively orderly situation without major chaos.

Of course, these reincarnators also had their own plans. They believed that once the war between City Fourteen and the global corporation truly began in full swing, the situation on the battlefield would change rapidly.

With the power of Blood River Demon Lord alone, he was no longer able to stop the overwhelming tide of events.

At that time, these powerful reincarnators will be able to rely on their own strength and methods to freely exert themselves on the chaotic battlefield and compete for their share of merit and rewards.

However, these reincarnators are unaware of a cruel truth.

That is, the so-called beneficiary Blood River Demon Lord in their eyes is actually just a medium in Lu Yan's hands used to influence and manipulate all of them, the reincarnators.

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City Fourteen, Speaker's Office.

A peculiar crystal emitting a dim, indistinct light hangs quietly in the center of the office.

The invisible energy emanating from it effectively shielded the office from all prying eyes from the God Network and any other possible traces of surveillance, ensuring the absolute security of conversations within the office.

Inside the office, Lu Yan was leisurely leaning back on a soft sofa, casually sipping the fragrant tea in his cup.

Beside him, the Blood River Demon Lord stood respectfully, his face plastered with a humble and ingratiating smile, a stark contrast to his title of Demon Lord.

"Reporting to the Speaker."

Blood River Demon Lord bowed slightly and reported respectfully, "Based on the intelligence I have gathered over this period, it can be confirmed that there are nine titled reincarnators currently residing in our City Fourteen."

In addition, there are at least thirty-seven other teams whose overall strength is comparable to that of top-tier reincarnation teams at the Nascent Soul stage in the cultivation system.

"Because of the overwhelming power you displayed in the council hall, coupled with the guidance your subordinates provided in secret."

Currently, most of these reincarnated individuals have chosen to temporarily align themselves with the various local forces under your command, hoping to gain a foothold before the great war begins.

"However, there are still some powerful lone wolf-type reincarnators who do not seem to want to get involved in this conflict too early. Instead, they choose to hide in the shadows and wait for the situation to become clear before making a decision."

"But I believe that once the prelude to the great war truly begins, the entire world will be in turmoil."

By then, whether or not to intervene will likely no longer be their own choice.

Lu Yan's face remained as indifferent as a still well.

However, upon hearing the numbers reported by the Blood River Demon Lord, he was slightly startled. Nine titled Reincarnators meant that at least nine top-tier experts with strength comparable to the Void Refinement Realm were currently gathered in this small city of number fourteen.

It should be understood that without the restrictions and suppression of that omnipresent intelligent God, the strength of these nine Void Refinement Realm experts alone would have been enough to completely annihilate all the native creatures in this cyber version countless times.

Even if this number of top experts were placed in those mysterious or fantasy versions where powerful figures gather, they would still surpass those top immortal sects or righteous god sects that have been passed down for tens of thousands of years.

Moreover, Lu Yan was very clear that this was only a portion of the power among the reincarnators that had already been exposed.

In those unknown, dark places, there must be many more, even more powerful, reincarnators silently lurking, waiting for the best opportunity to strike.

Lu Yan nodded calmly and said in a flat tone, "Hmm, well done."

Upon hearing this, Blood River Demon Lord's face immediately lit up with joy, and he quickly said even more humbly, "Thank you for the praise, Speaker! This is merely what your subordinate Blood River should do!"

In his view, the greatest opportunity of this EX-level legion confrontation mission issued by the main god was not the so-called final mission rewards, but the mysterious powerhouse in front of him whose strength was unfathomable and who was suspected to be on the same level as the great main god.

If one can truly gain Lu Yan's favor and appreciation, then what is the mere privilege of escaping the main god space?

It's possible that by then, even if one wanted to ascend to a higher level in one step, it wouldn't be impossible.

Therefore, during this period, Blood River Demon Lord devoted himself to the control and stability maintenance of the entire City Fourteen, and dared not slack off or be careless in the slightest.

Lu Yan glanced casually at the Blood River Demon Lord, whose face was filled with obsequiousness and fawning, and said in a still indifferent voice:
"You came from that lower-dimensional world, and have struggled all the way to this point. All you seek is your own transcendence."

“I have seen your performance over the past few days. Since you are so sensible, I can give you a chance to go further.”

Upon hearing this, the Blood River Demon Lord felt an indescribable surge of joy that instantly coursed through his body like an electric current.

He was so excited that his body trembled slightly, and he quickly bowed deeply again, saying, "Thank you, Speaker! Thank you for your kindness! Your subordinate, Blood River, will go through fire and water for you without hesitation!"

Lu Yan didn't say anything more, he just casually waved his right hand.

A peculiar talisman emitting a faint golden glow slowly appeared in his palm.

The talisman was inscribed with countless intricate Daoist characters, each trajectory seemingly containing the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, and concealing countless ineffable and profound changes.

Even with Blood River Demon Lord's current cultivation level and vision at the Void Refinement Realm, he was completely unable to discern the true meaning of these Daoist inscriptions, and could only sense a vast and unfathomable depth from them.

"This talisman is called the Heaven-Covering Talisman."

Lu Yan handed the golden talisman to the Blood River Demon Lord and slowly explained:

"Once activated, it can temporarily conceal the secrets of this world for a quarter of an hour."

Within this quarter of an hour, even the omnipotent and intelligent God could not perceive the area shrouded by this symbol.

"Take this talisman now and go to the border region of City Fourteen to dismantle all the border outposts set up by those global giants."

Blood River Demon Lord carefully extended his hands and respectfully accepted the Heaven-Covering Talisman that exuded a mysterious aura.

He could clearly sense the terrifying energy contained within this seemingly light and airy talisman.

But he couldn't help but ask, "Speaker, I've heard that in City Fourteen, there's a mysterious program called the Heavenly Code, which is said to be able to effectively shield you from the spying of the intelligent God."

Why don't we just use that Heavenly Dao code directly, instead of...

"Fool!" Lu Yan interrupted him with a disdainful sneer before he could finish speaking:

"If an intelligent God can tamper with the underlying rules of this world, how could he not discover the loopholes in the Heavenly Dao code?"

The reason those so-called Heavenly Dao codes in the city can still be used is simply because He deliberately allows them to continue to indulge in flawed judgments, making it easier for Him to wipe them out in one fell swoop later.

"If you actually take those erroneous Heavenly Dao codes and rashly leave the protected area of ​​City Fourteen and enter the actual control area of ​​the global behemoth, you probably won't even know how you died!"

Upon hearing Lu Yan's words, Blood River Demon Lord broke out in a cold sweat.

Among the reincarnators, there were indeed a group of self-righteous individuals who obtained some so-called Heavenly Dao Code through various channels.

They believed they had grasped the truth to oppose the intelligent God, and even planned to use this opportunity to stir up trouble in City Fourteen, attempting to overthrow Lu Yan's rule and thus control the entire city's situation.

If it weren't for his efforts to curry favor with Lord Lu Yan and his deliberate efforts to secretly hinder and suppress those people's actions, City Fourteen would probably already be in complete chaos because of those foolish fellows.

But how could Blood River Demon Lord know that the so-called Heaven-Covering Talisman that Lu Yan gave him was actually the original Heavenly Dao code?

It was simply cleverly hidden by Lu Yan in those seemingly mysterious Taoist talismans using some special means.

Only when it is officially activated will its true Heavenly Dao code be fully revealed.

The so-called effective time of maintaining a quarter of an hour is essentially the limit of the true Heavenly Code, which, in a world where the fundamental constants have been tampered with, can resist the "error correction" and "assimilation" of the world's rules, thereby maintaining its own correctness.

If this period of time is exceeded, the true Heavenly Dao code contained in this Heaven-Covering Talisman will also be affected by the rules of the world, gradually transforming into false Heavenly Dao code, thus completely losing its due effect.

Lu Yan threw the Heaven-Covering Talisman to the Blood River Demon Lord as bait.

Once this Heaven-Covering Talisman successfully demonstrates its effectiveness on the battlefield, more reincarnators will inevitably come to him seeking this magical talisman in order to complete their missions.

At that time, Lu Yan can legitimately use the power of these reincarnators to test the trump card of the intelligent God.

(End of this chapter)