supreme deity

Chapter 759 Hope
Before the President's Chief of Staff could arrange a video conference for the President with the East Asian elders, a large number of emails and messages from companies, think tanks and lobbying firms poured in.

There were even more than a dozen federal political and business leaders who came directly to the door of the presidential office to wait for an audience.

They all have only one goal, which is to request or force the President not to sign the two bills submitted by Congress.

At this time, the president sent his chief of staff out to entertain those influential political and business leaders. He stayed alone in the office and answered the encrypted video call from Li Jianglong.

"General Li," the President said, his expression unsettling, his irritation and impatience barely concealed. "Now, tell me what kind of top-secret intelligence you have that requires me to answer it alone. As you can see, I'm very busy right now with Fang Xianzheng's two bills. I have more important matters to attend to."

"The intelligence I obtained is related to these two bills. To be more precise, it's about Lin Rui."

Although Li Jianglong's expression was calm, his eyes were somewhat strange. "I am now 100% certain that your business and financial advisor Lin Rui is the 'Lord of Purity' that the Five Celestial Gods have been searching for two years ago. He is also very likely the current 'Ming Wang' of the Church of Light!"

"Lord of Purity?"

The President frowned and looked at Li Jianglong suspiciously: "Your Excellency, First Commander, are you kidding me? I remember today is not April Fools' Day."

Li Jianglong seemed to have anticipated the president's reaction. He calmly handed over an electronic document. "Sir, please take a look at this document. We have sufficient evidence to prove that Lin Rui is the Lord of Purity. His method of purification is the true reason why those second- and third-generation alien practitioners have regained their sanity. Only the method of purification can prevent the Goddess of Despair and Pain from being contaminated by the abyss."

The President's frown deepened. He barely suppressed his impatience, opened the electronic document, and took a closer look at it.

This document records all of Lin Rui's deeds and actions related to the Lord of Purity.

There are also some links under each story, which can be opened to browse related video evidence and physical evidence.

The President's expression gradually grew solemn, and a moment later the seat beneath him cracked with a "crack".

This was because the president was unable to control his emotions for a moment, causing his true energy to go out of control and impact the seat beneath him, causing it to crack inside.

"About two and a half days ago, an abyssal-level battle broke out within Tianyuan. Judging from the traces at the scene, one of the parties involved was the Devouring Lord, one of the Three Gods of Purgatory, while the other was most likely Lin Rui. The war was triggered by the Wuji Daozun expedition team funded by the Forest Group."

Li Jianglong crossed his fingers in front of him and said expressionlessly, "Even earlier, Lin Rui killed Zhao Wenhan of the Ancient Sword Sect near the cave left behind by Wuji Daozun. I have no direct evidence for either of these events, but I do have numerous indirect proofs."

"Just four hours ago, Lin Rui met with the altered form of the Central Continent Goddess at Fang Xianzheng's Yuhai Villa. Judging from the ether fluctuations and data monitored by the Security Bureau and the Military Intelligence Bureau at the time, a brief battle likely took place between the two sides. Ultimately, Goddess Ao Yu was defeated, and her defeat was horrific. This earned Lin Rui the qualifications to cooperate with the 'Central Abyss,' and the two sides likely formed a de facto alliance. Lin Rui used the expansion of the city and the attraction of further immigrants as a bargaining chip to gain support and funding from the 'Central Abyss.'"

The President couldn't help but gasp. He had already believed the intelligence in his heart. He turned to look at Li Jianglong with anger and said, "Why did your Security Bureau only confirm his identity now? This is a serious dereliction of duty on the part of the Security Bureau!"

Li Jianglong couldn't help but grit his teeth when he heard this.

Lin Rui's other identity is Marshal 'Thunder', who holds great power within the Security Bureau, while Linghu Mingde has almost completely taken over Lin Tianchen's manpower and power within the Security Bureau.

These two people worked together to greatly hinder his intelligence channels.

When Li Jianglong thought about this, he couldn't help but feel angry.

Be it Lin Rui himself, Linghu Mingde, Xu Mengran and Lin Tianchen, they all kept this matter a secret from him.

Li Jianglong had undergone a new type of colonoscopy surgery a few months ago, and then he suddenly came to his senses and began to collect evidence.

However, Li Jianglong would never admit his mistake. His face was solemn as he said, "Lin Rui is a being who has mastered the concept of the abyss. He is a demigod who has inherited the power of the Seventh Generation Sect Leader and the Great Sun Lord! The traces of his fate cannot be discerned by any astrologer. There are also two gods who are influencing and interfering with his destiny. In addition, there is likely a perception barrier that prevents us from knowing and judging his true identity. But now—"

Li Jianglong paused, "He may have felt that he had grown strong enough and started to show his fangs to everyone."

The President's heart was in turmoil, like waves of raging trouble that were difficult to calm.

Various thoughts raced through his mind, and then he said thoughtfully, "He's collaborating with the two Central Continent gods to escape the fate of being corrupted by the Great Sun Celestial Venerable? Is this possible?"

"He must try no matter if it's possible or not, and these two bills and the Bright King Cult are an important step for Lin Rui."

Li Jianglong shook his head. "However, there is no doubt that Lin Rui's own strength is already very strong. He was able to briefly fight against the Devouring Lord, protecting the expedition team's safe evacuation, and was also able to suppress the Goddess Ao Yu's alien form, and won the recognition of the two gods of Central Continent."

The President heard the warning in Li Jianglong's words.

He actually had no intention of vetoing either bill.

The Earth Federation certainly cannot withstand the wrath of the gods and many immortals, nor can it offend the God of Central Continent, and it cannot afford the civil war initiated by Lin Rui.

The President actually wanted to mediate the situation through the East Asian Republic to see if he could convince Lin Rui to give up.

Or they could use the power of local forces and civil servants to delay and obstruct, find a way to divert the blame, and let the gods and the abyss decide the outcome themselves.

But now he understands that Lin Rui's current strength is invincible in the Earth Federation.

Outside the sky, he is no different from the real abyss. As long as the gods and the Immortal Society do not show up, no force can rival his power.

As for the gods outside the sky, the one headed by them is Dream God.

So what will be the attitude of Dreamy Heavenly Master?

The President immediately concluded that Dreamy Lord would not stop him. The more people there were in the major bases of the Earth Federation, the more dreams and fantasies they had, and the greater the power of Dreamy Lord would be.

As long as the population base of the Federation does not exceed the limit that can accommodate two Abysses, Dreamy Heavenly Master will be happy to see it happen!
What about the gods?
The same goes for them. As long as Lin Rui does not cross their bottom line, no god will fight to the death with Lin Rui, thus accelerating the return of the Great Sun Lord.

Perhaps only the Devouring Lord didn't care, but the gods would never allow him to reach out beyond the sky.

As for the Changsheng Society, they cannot take any action before the armistice agreement between them and Lin Rui ends. As for the outcome between the two families after the end of the agreement, it is still unknown.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

The President stopped thinking and ended the communication with Li Jianglong: "Come in!"

Presidential Chief of Staff James Braid then hurried in from outside, his brow furrowed. "Your Excellency, we've already contacted them. They say we can have a video conference right now, but they require the highest level of encryption. They say our internal communications system in the presidential palace is insecure."

"No need, please help me thank the Great Elder."

The President shook his head slightly. He already understood why East Asia chose to sit back and watch without interfering.

He then lowered his head and looked at the two paper documents of the bills in front of him.

The President thought about it carefully, then suddenly picked up the pen and signed his name on the document.

He then produced a list of personnel appointments and dismissals, along with three administrative documents destined for the Ministry of Religion, the Ministry of Public Affairs and Welfare, and the Security Bureau, and decisively signed them. The list of personnel appointments and dismissals concerned the Dyson artillery, while the administrative documents concerned the Church of the King of Light. These were matters the president could resolve on his own authority, without the need for Congressional approval.

As for the expansion plan of the Dyson artillery group, we have to contact the military and communicate and coordinate with all parties.

A terrible guess arose in the President's mind that Lin Rui was the 'Supreme One' and the 'Ming Wang', and his power came from the sun.

The Dyson artillery group was built around the 'Big Sun'.

This Lord of Purity is clearly ambitious, with his sights set several years into the future.

The President's Chief of Staff saw him signing so many documents in a row and his face turned pale: "Your Excellency!"

He had foreseen that a tsunami-like storm would soon sweep across the entire federation.

"It'll be okay, Brad. It's not as scary as you think."

The President replaced the pen cap and put it in his pocket. "Mr. Lin Rui knows what he is doing, so the sky of the Federation will not fall."

The president then took a deep breath and stood up from behind his desk.

Next, he had to deal with the group of political and business giants who came from outside.

These people do stand at the top of the federal pyramid, but there is no way the president would go against the will of the two gods for them.

This time, Lin Rui bypassed him, the federal president, and arbitrarily joined forces with the Abyss to push these two bills, which really annoyed the president and put him in a very passive situation.

But the president understood Lin Rui's thoughts.

Lin Rui and his two sisters had experienced so many dangerous storms in their childhood, and they knew the fact that the top leaders of the Earth Federation were secretly controlled by the gods. How could they possibly have full faith in the federal government?

He is also the resurrection carrier chosen by the Great Sun Lord and the Seventh Generation Leader of the Bright God Religion, and his fate is profoundly influenced by the two.

Such a person is bound to have a strong desire for control and will instinctively control everything around him or her, thereby controlling his or her own destiny.

And no matter how despicable this person is, he is now a "god" on the human side. The president must help him as much as possible to get rid of the erosion of the Great Sun Lord.

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Just half an hour before the president officially signed the bill, many founders of the Changsheng Society had already anticipated the outcome.

Their mutants were all gathered in a pavilion in the manor of Yi Duxing, the executive vice president of the Changsheng Society, in the Eighth Base City.

Although Yi Duxing himself was hunted by Lin Rui and could not return to the Eighth Base City, his industries in major cities across the Federation were protected by the Changsheng Society, and only a very small part was confiscated by the federal government.

Yi Duxing also had to contribute part of it and provide it to the Changsheng Society for use.

"The impact of these two bills is irreversible. Lin Rui has already grown strong within the Federation, and now he has the support of the Abyss and the tacit approval of the Dreamy Heavenly Venerable. He is now sweeping down with a surging force, and we cannot stop him."

The president of the Changsheng Society poured tea for everyone as he spoke. "Besides, he is a true demon from outer space. In the eyes of the president and the East Asian Republic, he is truly one of their own. It is easy to imagine what the higher-ups of the demons from outer space will think. Please!"

At this time, all nine founders of the Changsheng Society except Wei Jingtong, the Emperor Taizong of Wei, were present. They all had different expressions, some were frowning, some were glaring, and some were confused. Most of them said nothing, each holding up their teacups and sipping tea in silence.

There was only one old man with white hair and a beard as thick as a steel needle. He stared intently, "We can't just do nothing. This is not a good thing for us. The increase in the Earth Federation's population and the improvement of the base city environment will only benefit those gods."

"Of course we can't just sit back and watch."

The Changsheng leader stared intently. "But instead of wasting money and connections in Congress, we should focus our energy on the local councils and governments. We can't let these two bills be truly implemented before the armistice ends."

"So we still have to fight with Forest Ruifang Group?"

A middle-aged man in the crowd sneered, "Then why did we stop fighting a year ago? We gave Lin Rui the opportunity to gain power for nothing."

Upon hearing this, President Changsheng glanced over.

This is Pei Tiantong, the founding emperor of the Liao Dynasty. This man has a strong and distinct face with distinct features. Under his high nose bridge are majestic thin lips. He is surrounded by purple air and has a dignified and resolute demeanor.

"Council President, don't you know Lin Rui's background? If we start a war now, what are our chances of winning?"

Pei Tiantong spoke sarcastically while sipping his tea. "It's not easy to encourage local governments to resist. The Forest Ruifang Group is so powerful now. Those local forces are not stupid."

"The reason for the ceasefire a year ago was because the gods sided with the human government. They wouldn't allow us to completely control the artificial sky canopy. If the Immortal Society wants to continue building the sky canopy, it must have the cooperation of the federal government."

The president of the Changsheng Association said calmly, "Now, the core of the artificial sky curtain has been completed. There are also disagreements among the gods, and they are using various methods to infiltrate the sky curtain—"

He raised his eyes and glanced at everyone present, trying to guess which god was standing behind each of them.

He then smiled faintly, "Don't worry, everyone. This time we have the support of two gods, which is enough to contain the Lord of Central Continent! As for Lin Rui himself, he is just a broken Lord of Purity. He escaped from the clutches of the Devouring Lord entirely by trickery. You are all powerful beings who have achieved enlightenment for thousands of years. If we join forces, is there no way we can deal with him?"

The president of the Changsheng Association then refilled the tea for everyone. "As for those local governments and forces, it's nothing more than a matter of money. This is closely related to their own interests. As long as the Changsheng Association can provide sufficient support in all aspects, there is no need to worry about them not doing their best. This is not about asking them to confront them head-on, but just asking them to find ways to delay and procrastinate-"

At this moment, the president of the Changsheng Association was thinking about the artificial sky curtain, and his eyes flickered.

The base of the artificial skylight in Lin Rui's hands should have been built, but he has not yet incorporated it into the skylight. What is his intention?
Did he discover the problem with the sky?

This is very possible. After all, the Taixuan Immortal Venerable is currently taking refuge under Lin Rui's wings.

This person has a high level of attainment in formations and is likely to have sensed abnormalities deep within the sky.

What's more, Lin Rui now has a large number of mechanical masters and formation masters.

This person has not yet integrated the base into the sky curtain. Perhaps he is trying to crack it and want to obtain hidden permissions.

President Changsheng then sneered secretly and regained his composure.

The core structure of the sky curtain that he designed personally is not that simple, otherwise how can he fight against the gods?

(End of this chapter)