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Chapter 336 The Only Contender in This World
In the bustling underground of City No. 4, in a shopping mall teeming with people.

A psionicist, draped in a wide black robe that shrouded his entire body in shadow, walked steadily into an empty, old elevator.

His fingers pressed a series of buttons on the elevator control panel in a specific, rhythmic order, slowly and deliberately.

With a slight mechanical friction sound, the previously silent elevator suddenly emitted a deep rumble, and then rapidly descended into the depths of the earth at a heart-pounding speed.

The darkness rushing past the window and the whistling wind in my ears both indicated that the depth of this descent was extraordinary.

It took about half a minute for the rapidly moving elevator to finally come to a slow stop.

At this moment, he had already gone deep into the underground of this bustling shopping mall, hundreds of meters below, into a huge, unknown underground cave.

The elevator doors opened slowly with a "ding," and a murky air, mixed with sweat, spices, and some indescribable frenzy, along with deafening noise, rushed towards us as if it were a tangible thing.

What came into view was a scene that could only be described as chaotic and bizarre.

Inside this vast, man-made underground cavern, hundreds upon hundreds of people, all dressed in black robes, were densely packed together.

They raised their arms high, their expressions fanatical and contorted, chanting the same sacred name in an almost hysterical tone.

"My mother has no life, my hometown is empty!"

"The Eternal Mother, your magical power is boundless!"

"It is fitting that our White Lotus Sect flourishes throughout the world! To save all sentient beings!"

"That false god who usurped the high position is nothing but a fraudulent existence that deceives the world! Only the Eternal Mother whom we worship is the only true god who is truly qualified to ascend the throne and rule over all things!"

Among these fervent crowds of believers, more radical and inflammatory shouts would occasionally erupt.

Even if these believers acted with fanaticism, and even if this secret cave hundreds of meters underground seemed safe and hidden, they still dared not directly mention the name of the intelligent God who was revered as a deity by the global behemoth.

It was as if that word was taboo, and once uttered, it would bring unimaginable disaster.

The black-robed psionicist who had just stepped out of the elevator was neither infected by the almost frenzied atmosphere around him nor affected by the special scent in the air that could directly amplify human emotions.

He stood quietly at the edge of the crowd like a calm observer, carefully scrutinizing those in the crowd who were also dressed in black robes, but whose fanatical expressions concealed a hint of incongruity and deliberate pretense.

Yes, there are quite a few psychics who disguise themselves as devout followers of the White Lotus Cult.

As psychics wielding extraordinary powers, they possess far greater insight and judgment than ordinary people. Naturally, they are well aware that the so-called Eternal Mother and the Vacuum Homeland are nothing more than false divine names and illusory beliefs deliberately fabricated by certain people hiding behind the scenes to achieve some ulterior motive.

However, they still chose to join the seemingly absurd White Lotus Sect, willingly participating in this secret gathering filled with fanaticism and blind obedience, even going so far as to pretend to be the most devout and fanatical believers.

Their purpose was to obtain all sorts of wondrous and peculiar items that the mysterious figure who called himself the leader of the White Lotus Sect would distribute from time to time.

Mysterious magical artifacts that can significantly enhance the purity of psychic energy; precious elixirs that can greatly reduce the rejection reactions caused by psychic energy modification surgery; and extraordinary cultivation techniques that allow ordinary people to bypass the cruel psychic energy modification process and directly sense and initially master psychic energy.
These things undoubtedly hold an irresistible and deadly allure for those psionicists struggling at the bottom of society and lacking resources.

That is why they were willing to take huge risks to infiltrate the White Lotus Sect, a mixed bag of people, hoping to get a share of the profits.

Just as this newcomer, the black-robed psionicist was calmly observing the people around him...

At the very front of this empty cavern, on a simple platform built of rough rocks, a figure suddenly appeared without warning.

He was a handsome young man with a slightly effeminate air, dressed in a spotless white robe.

He stood quietly at the edge of the platform, his narrow, phoenix-shaped eyes, with a gaze that seemed to see into people's hearts, slowly sweeping over the dark mass of people below.

The black-robed psionicist who had just arrived was suddenly startled, and his pupils contracted uncontrollably!
With his remarkably keen psychic perception, he was completely unaware of how this white-robed youth had managed to appear so abruptly on the platform.

It was as if he had been standing there from the very beginning, or as if he had descended directly from the void.

On the high platform stood a white-robed youth with an effeminate air, a faint smile playing on his lips. He spoke slowly, his slightly magnetic voice clearly reaching the ears of everyone present:

"My devout brothers and sisters, it is a great merit and a great opportunity that you are able to follow the will of the Supreme Wisdom Eternal Mother and participate in this auspicious Dharma assembly without sparing any effort."

In the future, you will surely be able to rely on this merit to smoothly enter that eternally peaceful, blissful, and carefree homeland, and enjoy great bliss.

These words were like a drop of cold water poured into boiling oil, instantly igniting the already restless crowd below the stage.

Countless people raised their arms high, shouting with all their might, "The White Lotus has descended! Long live the leader! Long live the leader! Long live the leader!"

The deafening roar almost blew the entire dome of the underground cave off.

The young man in white robes on the high platform seemed to smile even more broadly, and he nodded in satisfaction.

But then the smile on his face vanished instantly, his tone abruptly changed, and his voice took on a barely perceptible chill:

"However, it seems that some uninvited guests with ulterior motives have infiltrated this otherwise pure and sacred Dharma assembly."

Before he could finish speaking, the white-robed youth's sharp, knife-like gaze, like a precisely positioned searchlight, suddenly locked onto the black-robed psionicist who had just arrived at the edge of the crowd.

Immediately afterwards, a cold and mocking voice seemed to pierce through the barriers of space, resounding clearly deep within the heart of the black-robed psychic:
"Aren't you right, my lovely little mouse?"

"boom!"

An indescribable, boundless fear, seemingly emanating from the depths of his soul, instantly engulfed the black-robed psychic like a flood bursting its banks.

He finally realized that the mysterious man known as the White Lotus Cult Master possessed strength and methods far exceeding his wildest imagination.

His supposedly secret infiltration was probably exposed to the other side from the very beginning.

On the brink of life and death, he instinctively gripped the deep blue eyepiece in his hand, a piece of jewelry sculpted like a gemstone and given to him by the regional general manager of the fourth-tier global conglomerate.

The moment he clenched the eye, a pure and warm spiritual energy wave, seemingly capable of dispelling all the gloom in the world, suddenly emanated from the eye, flowing into his body like a gentle stream, instantly dispelling the fear and despair in his heart that was about to devour him.

"Oh?" The White Lotus Sect Leader on the high platform let out a soft exclamation, tinged with a hint of surprise and uncertainty.

He seemed not to have expected that the little mouse he had so easily locked onto would actually be able to resist his mentally imposing lock.

Just as a cruel smile crept onto his lips, preparing to personally descend from the platform and approach the black-robed psychic to thoroughly investigate what secrets this little mouse might be hiding,

The black-robed psionicist, who was like a lamb to the slaughter in his eyes, suddenly raised his right hand, holding up the gem eye that emitted a faint blue light tightly in his palm, clearly presenting it to everyone present.

"That is?"

The White Lotus Sect Leader, standing atop the high platform, felt an intense unease the moment he saw those azure eyes.

It was as if that tiny eye contained some kind of terrifying power that could threaten his life.

To his bewilderment, no matter how carefully he sensed it, he couldn't detect even the slightest trace of extraordinary energy fluctuations from that seemingly ordinary gemstone eye. Just as he was filled with doubt and hesitation, wondering whether to immediately seize that strange eye...

The next moment, a terrifying roar that could shake the earth suddenly came from above the cave.

Immediately afterwards, in the sky above City Four, which was originally shrouded by the vast heavens, an unimaginably huge golden eye, radiating boundless majesty and holy radiance, slowly opened!

That enormous golden eye, like a god in legend looking down upon the mortal world, coldly and indifferently cast its judgment light upon the entire City Four and all living beings deep beneath its walls, light that could pierce through all illusions.

The mere hundreds of meters of underground rock layers and building structures could not obstruct that gaze that seemed to penetrate all material barriers and contained supreme divine power.

Immediately, a vast and boundless sea of ​​spiritual energy, like the Milky Way pouring down from the heavens, with a terrifying power capable of destroying everything, surged down from that huge golden eye!

"An intelligent God? How is that possible? How could He find me so quickly?"

A cry of disbelief and despair burst uncontrollably from the mouth of the White Lotus Cult Leader.

He was one of the eleven titled reincarnators who accepted the "Pollution of God's Mythology" mission issued by Lu Yan.

Originally, his mission was progressing extremely smoothly.

With the help of the Heaven-Covering Talisman bestowed by Lu Yan, and the various profound cultivation techniques he possessed, the White Lotus Sect, which he founded, had developed into one of the largest, most influential, and most widely followed evil god sects in the entire cyberpunk world in less than a month.

He has even begun to secretly plot how to use the White Lotus Sect's vast power to further erode and undermine the foundation of the global giant's rule.

But he never imagined that at this crucial moment, in this secret hideout he thought was absolutely safe, he would be so precisely targeted by that supreme intelligent God.

The Heaven-Covering Talisman beside him, which had been emitting a faint light, suddenly burst into flames at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The precious Sky-Covering Talisman, which should have lasted at least fifteen minutes at its normal rate of consumption, was completely burned up and turned into a wisp of smoke in less than three seconds.

He was terrified and instinctively tried to take out more Sky-Covering Talismans from his storage space.

But it was all too late, and nothing could be done.

The vast and boundless sea of ​​spiritual energy descended, regardless of his powerful combat strength comparable to the Void Refinement Realm, and regardless of his mastery of various mysterious and unpredictable Daoist techniques and supernatural abilities.

Yet, faced with this sea of ​​psionic energy, which is almost equivalent to the cornerstone of the entire cyberpunk version's supernatural power, it still appears so small and so vulnerable.

There is no suspense at all.

Most of City Four, along with the enormous underground cavern hidden deep beneath the earth, was instantly reduced to nothingness and vanished completely from the world under the onslaught of this devastating sea of ​​psionic energy.

The shadow of death loomed over the once bustling City No. 4 at that moment.

However, this is just the beginning.

It's not just City 4.

At the same time, throughout the vast and boundless cyber version.

In almost every city, large or small, overt or covert, those cults meticulously cultivated by titled reincarnators, aiming to corrupt the myth of God, were all struck by precise attacks from the intelligent God at almost the same moment.

One after another, the Eyes of God, representing the will of an intelligent God, opened mercilessly in the skies above various cities, casting down their judgmental gaze.

Immediately following was a devastating sea of ​​psychic energy that cleansed all heresy and blasphemy.

The Heavenly Dao code attached to the Heaven-Covering Talisman does indeed possess the magical effect of effectively blocking and shielding the ordinary probing gaze of an intelligent god.

But when the true God, from other versions of the story, descends and transforms into a wise eye, the fate of everything is already sealed.

Under the almost omniscient and omnipotent gaze of the true God, any concealment or hiding becomes meaningless.

Within city number 103, the horrific scene is repeating itself.

As the Eye of God in the sky slowly opens once more, the ninth-ranked Reincarnator is about to follow in the footsteps of the others and perish under this sudden divine punishment.

However, just as that sea of ​​psionic energy, powerful enough to destroy everything, was about to completely engulf his figure, at the critical moment...

A sudden change occurred!

Within that titled reincarnator who was about to perish, an equally powerful and terrifying will awakened without warning.

This will seemed to transcend countless parallel worlds and penetrate endless version barriers, precisely casting its supreme gaze upon this world.

Suddenly, the reincarnation mark on the wrist of the titled reincarnator, which represented his identity and authority, burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling light.

Immediately, the void around him seemed to be forcibly torn apart by an invisible hand, suddenly collapsing and twisting inward, forming a bottomless black vortex.

The moment that surging sea of ​​psionic energy came into contact with the black vortex, it was completely sucked in like all rivers flowing into the sea, and then banished to an alternate dimension outside this world.

The will of the Supreme God has descended!

One is the supreme creator of the Main God Space, who guides his reincarnators to invade this cyberpunk version of the Main God!

The other is the true God, who holds the divine authority of Heaven and has left a glorious name in countless versions, intending to take this opportunity to completely assimilate the intelligent God and thus achieve his own transcendence!

Both are version invaders who come to erode and control this cyber version.

Prior to this, although both sides were aware of each other's presence, they maintained a certain degree of restraint and tacit understanding, keeping to themselves.

However, as those titled reincarnators, under Lu Yan's instruction, began to pollute and distort the God myth on a large scale, they directly touched the core interests of the true God in this version.

This forced Him to intervene with even greater power in advance, resulting in heavy casualties among a large number of top reincarnators belonging to the Main God Space.

These top reincarnators, to some extent, represent the extension of the power and will that the main god has invested in this version.

Seeing that the elite forces he had painstakingly cultivated were about to be slaughtered by the enemy, how could the God sit idly by and let the enemy remove his pawns one by one?

The two unique beings, each standing at the pinnacle of their respective versions of the power system, finally transcended the barriers of time and space in this instant, and clashed head-on for the first time in the cyber version.

The entire world seemed to tremble slightly under the confrontation of these two great wills.

But at that very moment, in a situation that no one was aware of.

Lu Yan's figure had disappeared from the cyber version, and he stepped into the Paradise world once again.

(End of this chapter)