Nightmare Light

Chapter 146 Come and be the emperor!
After hearing what Lu Shanren said, Lin Wang rolled his eyes and didn't even have the interest to pay attention to him.

I?
The one chosen by God?

What a ridiculous lie...

Lin Wang wanted to let it go, but Ji Xuance's words were too clumsy, causing him to no longer want to play the good guy, so he spoke directly, "My guess is, you covet the divine power in this pool, but you're also worried that it will drive people crazy, so you want to trick someone with divine power resistance into being your guinea pig?"

"If I agree, you'll let me go up and try... If I'm not crazy, you'll make up another excuse to send me away and absorb the power yourself. If I'm crazy, you'll find a way to activate the defenses of this place and kill me... Right?"

His words caught the father and daughter off guard and shocked them greatly.

Normally, even if a person really makes such a guess, he or she would never express these thoughts so openly.

But Lin Wang not only said it, but also spoke without mercy.

Ji Xuance was stunned for several seconds before he came to his senses: "Brother Lin Wang...you really misunderstood me!"

Ji Shuying was beside him, tears welling in her eyes: "Brother Lin Wang! You really misunderstood father!"

Ji Xuance pointed at the pond and said, "Some people in the three royal families have indeed suspected that the blessing of the gods is accompanied by the shadow of the Mad God."

"But... you also saw that this power is clean and pure. It truly comes from the righteous God!"

Lin Wang looked at the pool again.

Not only Ji Xuance's words, but he himself also felt it - the power in the pool was upright and sacred.

In terms of the purity of the energy, it is almost close to the energy that the mysterious righteous god directly focused on at the Mist Clan Altar.

Lin Wang scanned the pool three times from a super-dimensional perspective.

As expected, the entire pool was filled with pure and clean divine power...

Isn't it the power of the Mad God?
Lin Wang was a little surprised - so, the inherited power of the three royal families really came from the righteous gods?
So, what was the reason why those emperors of the royal family went crazy?
Lin Wang shook his head and quickly withdrew his thoughts.

Now is not the time to worry about this - Ji Xuance is still there, and I don’t know what bad things he is up to.

He heard Ji Xuance continue to say: "Brother Lin Wang, just now, I had something to tell you. I lied to you."

"The candle I shone on you at the entrance to the Sealed Chamber wasn't some ritual to test the 'spectators'—it was the candle that Lushan people used to test whether or not you were worthy of receiving the gift from the gods!"

He looked at Lin Wang with scorching eyes: "The light reaction on your body is almost the strongest ever!"

"What you said doesn't make sense. You said that the gift from the gods was left for the people of Lushan." Lin Wang shook his head.

"That's just a legend!" Ji Xuance was a little excited and waved his hands vigorously. His dancing movements cast a huge and distorted shadow on the wall.

"I suspect the gods didn't originally intend to leave this gift to my clan! Instead, they chose the wisest among all the people, and then my clan seized this gift!"

"The test ceremony just now also proved my point!" Ji Xuance was still excited. "For the past thousand years, that candle has only illuminated the people of Lushan. But just now, when it shone on you, the light emitted by the shadow was brighter than that of all the people in Lushan!"

What on earth does this guy want...an idealist? No, not like...

Lin Wang was thinking about Ji Xuance's thoughts quickly in his mind. He kept a straight face and asked a question that was off topic: "How did you kill the two people guarding the box?"

"It doesn't matter! Their deaths are insignificant!" Ji Xuance waved his hand again, trying to put on a sincere look from the bottom of his heart, "Brother Lin Wang, my plan is... to let you accept the gift from the gods, and then, nominate you to take the stage and become the new emperor of the world!" "...Ah?" No matter how Lin Wang's thoughts diverged, he was still stunned after hearing Ji Xuance's plan.

He was stunned for seven or eight seconds before coming to his senses: "You want me to be the emperor?"

"Yes! The highest authority in the secular world! The de facto ruler of the entire Chu Federation! How is that?"

Ji Xuance's eyes lit up, his expression was excited, and he took a step forward with his hands and feet dancing.

"Wait, I don't understand!" Lin Wang shook his head. "How will this benefit you, or Lushan?"

"It's simple. I'll unseal the divine power here and let you absorb all of it. After that, I'll mobilize all the power of Lushan to push you to the throne and become the new emperor!" Ji Xuance raised his hand and pointed at his daughter. "And you only need to do one thing—marry her."

"Father! What are you talking about!" Ji Shuying exclaimed.

"Silly daughter! Daddy is doing this for your own good! If this northerner becomes emperor and you become empress, our Lushan will regain the glory of the old royal era!"

“…Ah?” Lin Wang was also dumbfounded. What was going on in the mind of this Lushan man?

He offered the divine power to himself, made himself emperor, and then made his daughter the empress, all for the purpose of restoring Lushan to the royal family...

Huh? Thinking about it carefully, it seems reasonable?
Lin Wang retracted his thoughts and shook his head: "Your idea is very good and very creative..."

Ji Xuance's tone became excited: "So you agree? Then let's get started..."

"Father! Why are you..."

"shut up!"

"I reject."

Lin Wang's tone was flat, sounding like he was rejecting a third-rate salesman.

This time, Ji Xuance was silent for more than ten seconds. He slowly raised his head, bloodshot eyes began to appear: "Why?"

"No reason, I'm not interested." Lin Wang shrugged. "I have no interest in being an emperor at all—wearing clothes weighing over ten kilograms every day, forcing a false smile, and reviewing memorials weighing dozens of kilograms...just thinking about that kind of life makes me go crazy."

"What's more, the 'emperor' you mentioned is just an illusory empty promise. The Federation has been running for over a hundred years, and it's running well. How many people really want to return to the era of imperial power? It's uncertain. What will happen in the process? War? Civil unrest? How many people will die?"

"Even if I manage to deal with all this, when I truly ascend the throne... who will hold the power? I'm not sure, but one thing I'm certain of: if I truly ascend the throne with Lushan Ren's support, every memorial I sign will require his approval."

Lin Wang chuckled and glanced at Ji Xuance and his daughter. "Your barbecue is delicious, but your pillows are too soft...it makes people have unrealistic dreams."

Ji Xuance was silent for a moment, his expression gradually turning cold.

After a few seconds, he took a deep breath, adjusted his bow tie, and a confident smile appeared on his face again.

"In that case, I won't force it."

"Then, Mr. Lin Wang, I have a second request."

(End of this chapter)