supreme deity

Chapter 773: Demigod's Ladder (Two in One)

At the moment when Shenyuan Sanren's thoughts washed over all the members of the Changsheng Society, Yi Duxing, the 'Financial Emperor' who was quietly entering the Ninth Base City, frowned deeply, his face twisted with pain.

His face, which was originally full of anticipation, suddenly turned gloomy, his excitement and joy disappeared, and his chest instantly became as cold as an ice cave.

Yi Duxing had long guessed that their president, Shen Yuan Sanren, had a hidden hand in the sky, but he did not expect that this hidden hand was so terrifying that it could actually use the huge soul power in the sky to attack their souls.

What did the array consultants he recruited at the time say? They said there was nothing wrong with the base blueprint. Behind the highest authority, there was a layer of administrator authority and several loopholes, but they could crack and suppress them.

Yi Duxing instantly realized that these people were either bribed or parallel imports.

But what is more troublesome now is the interior of the skylight.

Yi Duxing sensed the situation inside the sky dome. Lin Rui was actually using his sky dome base to reversely erode the artificial sky dome and change the deep structure inside the sky dome, intending to gain control of the sky dome!
Lin Rui even made his sky dome base the core of the entire artificial sky dome!
He realized that he could not let this boy succeed no matter what, otherwise most of the people in the Changsheng Society would be controlled by this Lord of Purity and would be dependent on him from then on, and he, Yi Duxing, would be completely finished.

"What the hell is going on?" Yi Duxing waited until his headache eased slightly before asking in bewilderment. "Didn't they say our president is a quasi-abyssal master of annihilation power, and two super-immortals with conceptual power exceeding 80% attacked at the same time? How could they possibly lose?"

He already knew that Lin Rui was the Ming King, a demigod!
This boy indeed possesses the "Purification Method" of the seventh generation leader of the Church of Light, and possesses the supreme artifact "Holy Thunder Fire".

But that is an artificial sky curtain, and their three founders are fully capable of excluding Lin Rui's power from the artificial sky curtain.

They tried every possible means, both soft and hard, to get Lin Rui to move the spirit of the sky curtain into the artificial sky curtain as soon as possible. Isn't it because the characteristics of the sky curtain subspace can reject external conceptual forces?
Without the concept of God and the supreme artifact, how could Lin Rui be able to compete with true immortality?
He is indeed extremely talented, and is worthy of being the resurrection vessel chosen by the Great Sun Lord and the Seventh Generation Sect Leader. However, according to the existing information, his cultivation level is only at the seventh level of supernatural power, and his conceptual power is only up to 56%!

But the current situation is completely contrary to their previous predictions. Not only has Lin Rui's concept of "purity" not been taken away, but he is now refining the souls of the three presidents of the Changsheng Association.

Next to him was Cameron Brown, former vice president of the Immortal Society.

Although this powerful senator-level warrior returned from the artificial sky, he lost his previous position as vice president due to Yi Duxing's loss of power and the relentless pursuit of Lin Rui's brother and sister.

However, thanks to their previous efforts within the Changsheng Society, Cameron Brown still possesses a certain amount of power and a large number of connections within the Changsheng Society.

He endured the mental attack from Shenyuan Sanren, and after his headache subsided, he used his terminal bracelet to check the data and contacted all parties at the same time.

His face gradually turned pale. "Mr. Executive, this situation is indeed not good. Our experts say that although the base of the Forest Group's artificial skylight is compatible with ours, it is actually a completely different system. Therefore, the authority of our artificial skylight over there will be completely restricted by Lin Rui. Of course, those backdoors don't actually exist, and-"

"And what? Tell me quickly!" Yi Duxing saw Vice President Brown's hesitant expression and immediately raised his voice impatiently.

"Besides the Ninth, they've detected etheric fluctuations from large sky-canopy pedestals in the Sixth, Seventh, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth base cities. They have not one, but seven bases, five large and two small, with a total capacity of nearly three billion!"

Cameron Brown frowned. "These pedestals aren't directly connected to our artificial skylight, but instead form a semi-enclosed inner network. Furthermore, our array experts suspect these pedestals may be more than just pedestals; they may be artifacts, like the 'Glorious Altar' and 'Imperial Seal' of the Church of Light!"

Therefore, in addition to the function of an artificial skylight, the intranet of Lin Rui's seven skylight bases can also gather the will of the followers of the King of Light Cult. It is almost equivalent to his kingdom of God. The president and his men are actually fighting Lin Rui from within Lin Rui's kingdom of God."

"That's impossible!" Yi Duxing subconsciously questioned, "How could he possibly have done that in just a year and a half? If it were built to divine artifact standards, the difficulty and material consumption would far exceed that of a pedestal. How could he possibly have so much—"

Yi Duxing paused. He had originally wanted to ask where Lin Rui got so many refiners and engineers? Where did he get so many precious materials?

But he immediately thought of the 130,000 prisoners that Lin Rui had kidnapped from the Mechanicus's heretical prison.

These so-called "heretics" were all extremely capable weapon refiners, array masters, and mechanism masters, so much so that Lin Rui's Forest Heavy Industry became the most technologically advanced heavy industry enterprise in the Federation in just half a year, with its business covering all heavy industry fields such as metallurgy, machinery, materials, equipment, and ordnance.

In addition, Lin Rui has deep ties with East Asia and can borrow East Asia's industrial capacity and resources.

The Changsheng Society did find out that Lin Rui had placed a large number of parts orders with more than a dozen precision processing companies and top studios in East Asia in the past two years. However, these outsourced rune parts were very scattered, and if one could not grasp the overall drawings, one would not be able to see anything.

As for materials, Lin Rui not only has Lin Hao as his ally, but also the two Abysses of Central Continent who are now supporting him wholeheartedly. As long as he has money, the source of materials will not be a problem.

Yi Duxing took a deep breath. "It's still impossible. This is equivalent to designing a brand new large-scale divine weapon, and it also requires integrating human electronic technology. Even if that 'Divine Talisman Heavenly Venerable' were to be resurrected, it wouldn't be possible in such a short time."

It would take Lin Rui at least fifteen months to refine and manufacture these skylight bases, even if there was no shortage of materials and manpower.

In other words, after this guy got the blueprints from them, it only took him one month to redesign the artifact-level skylight base and complete the verification at the same time.

Is this something a human can do?
Cameron Brown pondered, "Executive Director, don't forget that Lin Rui is the Ming King. The Church of Light has blueprints of the magnificent altar. When the president designed the canopy, he also consulted the blueprints of the seven generations of leaders. Furthermore, Lin Rui commands not only the Great Mysterious Heavenly Venerable and the Mechanical Saintess, but also three Grand Masters of Mechanical Engineering with SSS+ abilities, possibly even four."

Yi Duxing still felt that it was impossible. The magnificent altar of the seventh generation leader, although also a "sky curtain", did not have the ability to connect to the Internet. The function of that thing was actually more similar to the imperial seals of various countries, but it was more powerful.

But now all this is a fait accompli, and there is no point in discussing it now.

He looked towards the Forest Group's dock base from afar. "Goddess Ao Jue, are you still unable to locate the Goddess of Despair and Pain?"

"Unfortunately, we have not yet been able to locate the whereabouts of these two goddesses and Ao Jue."

Brown shook his head. "According to our group's intelligence director, they should be a small team, cruising out and providing support to various parties. Lin Rui must have planned this long ago, having built them a super-fast stealth yacht. It's estimated to reach a sub-light speed of 3 kilometers per second. Even with acceleration time, it can reach any battlefield within 20 seconds."

This makes the Changsheng Society very uncomfortable. Lin Rui does have many weaknesses now, but his strengths are also very strong.

They estimated that the battle between Lin Xi and Lin Yi would not last more than 90 seconds, but during these 90 seconds, there was true quasi-abyss-level power, enough to kill any immortal-level one!

Therefore, if they cannot determine the whereabouts of the two goddesses and Ao Jue, the several immortal-level members of the Immortal Society will not risk their lives to join the battle.

At this time, Yi Duxing looked at the highest-level decision-making interface within the Changsheng Society. The six founders and three executive vice presidents who were still able to move freely were voting on launching a full-scale war and mobilizing all armed forces below the level of the parliamentarians to attack the Church of the King of Light and the many branches of the Forest Ruifang Group.

He saw that another vice-chairman of the standing committee, Mr. Hephaestus Balamuth, chairman of Hephaestus Heavy Industries Group and the 'King of Divine Works', had sent a message: I agree!

Yi Duxing sighed secretly, thinking that this was the only thing he could do under the circumstances!

They must launch a full-scale attack to make it impossible for the Forest Ruifang Group to take care of both ends and let Lin Rui make the first move!

The Changsheng Society must first force Lin Rui to bring the two goddesses into battle!
At this moment, a thunderous roar was heard in the southeast of the Ninth Base City, and all kinds of heavy artillery controlled by the Immortal Society opened fire at a large Church of Light in the eastern district of the city at the same time.

The Ninth Base City was suppressed by Lin Rui and Linghu Mingde and was almost completely solid. The Changsheng Society had extremely limited military strength here. Including the private armed forces of several senior members, they could only muster the strength of three and a half divisions, so the main focus here was to contain the enemy.

However, as the orders from the highest levels of the Changsheng Society were issued, their nearly 5000 heavy armored divisions, mecha divisions, and a fleet with a total size of ships in other base cities would launch attacks on all institutions of the Forest Group at the same time.

——This will be a civil war of unprecedented scale within the Earth Federation!

Judging from the situation in the Sky Curtain, they may not have much time left. They must destroy the seven Sky Curtain bases under Lin Rui before the three presidents of the Changsheng Association are completely defeated and the authority of the Sky Curtain is completely mastered by Lin Rui.

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Ten minutes after the war broke out, Fei Yunlai stood in the hall of the headquarters church of the No. 6 Parish of the King of Light Church in the Sixth Base City, looking relaxed and contented.

The believers here were evacuated as early as after the evening service, leaving this temple with a capacity of 50 people empty.

At this time, the mixed sounds of dense gunfire and artillery explosions were heard from all directions of the Sixth Base City.

But if you look from above the Sixth Base City, you can see that every corner of the city - the churches of the King of Light Church, the many large flagship pharmacies, hospitals, large-scale colonization clinics and other institutions under the Ruifang Biological Group, and the alien company branch of the Forest Group in the Sixth Base City, are all deeply involved in the war.

The heavily armored troops of the Changsheng Society completely ignored the government's warnings and took to the streets recklessly.

One after another, hovering armored vehicles, as well as those mechas and exoskeleton armors shining with a cold luster, attacked the many industries of Forest Ruifang Group and the churches and shelters of the King of Light Church like a tide.

They were equipped with various thermal and energy weapons that spewed out fire and deadly beams, and madly fired at the churches of the Church of the King of Light, bombarding the walls of those churches and buildings until bricks and stones flew, shattered stained glass, and the sacred statues were shattered in the artillery fire.

The Forest Ruifang Group's defensive forces showed no sign of weakness. They hid in thick bunkers to evade enemy attacks, counterattacking with various thermal and beam weapons. Temporary and semi-permanent close-in weapon systems of various types also opened fire frantically. Powerful electromagnetic pulses blanketed the battlefield, disrupting the Changsheng Society's mechas' electronic systems.

The roar of battle was deafening, with the sounds of gunfire, explosions, and metal clashing intertwined. Energy beams crisscrossed the streets, drawing brilliant but deadly lines of light.

The 330mm antimatter annihilation heavy artillery under the Changsheng Society was bombarding fiercely, covering the powerful colonial martial artists who were either driving mechas or wearing exoskeleton armor as they shuttled across the battlefield. They were all as fast as lightning, moving swiftly and nimbly, and equipped with powerful firepower. They could easily dodge various rays and ammunition and attack the opposite side's fortifications. Some of the particularly powerful colonial martial artists could even use their bodies to resist the 330mm annihilation shells exploding at extremely close range.

There are also hundreds of war dragons with bodies as high as 18 to 25 meters, wreaking havoc on various battlefields, roaring and roaring. Their claws can tear through various types of armor, and their strength is so huge that they can easily overturn or trample on the enemy's mechas and vehicles. In addition, they also master various powerful martial arts and strange abilities, and are almost invincible.

However, the industries under the Forest Ruifang Group have all been equipped with a strict defense system. From high-tech security systems to well-trained security teams, every link has undergone nearly a year of careful design and planning, turning into a flesh and blood grinding wheel, devouring and wearing away the warriors of the Changsheng Society and the colonial martial artists.

Their artillery groups also opened fire fiercely under the protection of bunkers. The number of war dragons was only slightly lower than that of the Changsheng Society. At this time, they were taking advantage of the firepower and terrain advantages of the defenders to fight a desperate battle with the enemy. They bit and collided with each other, and their huge bodies rolled on the streets. Wherever they passed, buildings collapsed.

As the battle continued, the streets were littered with the debris of various weapons and bloodstains, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder and burning. Both sides paid a heavy price, but the battle continued fiercely. This war over the Church of Light and Lin Rui's industries had just begun.

The large shelters in the Sixth Base City were filled with panicked civilians.

They had received the evacuation warning issued by the government half an hour ago and took refuge in the most secure shelter nearby.

As the war continued, the oppression and fear here were like thick ink, dyeing every corner dark and dull.

The dim lights flickered, as if they would go out at any moment, adding another shadow to the hearts of the already anxious civilians.

People were huddled together tightly, and children huddled in their parents' arms, their bodies trembling slightly with fear.

The women's faces were pale, their hands unconsciously tugging at the corners of their clothes, their nails turning white from the force.

The men frowned, their eyes revealing anxiety and uneasiness, but they still tried to remain calm.

The explosions coming from outside sounded like the roar of a devil, striking their fragile hearts again and again.

The pressure of the high-ranking martial artists' divine consciousness seeped through the thick walls of the shelter, making everyone feel an invisible pressure. It felt like an invisible hand was tightly strangling the throat, making even breathing difficult.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder and the sickening smell of sweat, as if even the air inside the shelter was polluted.

People's breathing became rapid, their heartbeats accelerated, and they felt as if they would collapse at any moment. Some timid civilians began to sob softly, and the sound echoed in the shelter.

In the main roads of the city, the defense lines of the Sixth Base City Government Army and the Armed Police Force were as solid as a rock.

Armored vehicles and mechas were lined up neatly, with their cold gun muzzles pointing directly towards the battlefield, as if ready to attack at any time.

The soldiers were dressed in heavy protective clothing and exoskeleton armor, armed with weapons and ready for battle.

Although the spiritual pressure of those high-level martial artists was covering the sky above the city, and huge waves of strong force were hitting them from all directions, making everyone feel an invisible oppression, their expressions were firm and there was no sign of wavering.

All kinds of defense facilities are available around the defense line. The energy shield generator is humming and emitting a faint blue light, covering the entire defense line and providing solid protection for the soldiers.

Various types of turrets and anti-aircraft missile launchers are erected high, ready to intercept possible incoming air targets at any time.

Inside makeshift command centers, commanders at all levels stared solemnly at giant screens displaying the battlefield situation in real time. They issued orders and mobilized troops, closely monitoring every development on the battlefield and preparing to respond to any unexpected situation.

There is also an indescribable sense of tension in the air here, as if even time has slowed down.

The fighting inside the city is intensifying, and there is no sign of the flames of war stopping.

Although they are the guardians of this city, they are completely helpless in this war and can only protect the civilians in the urban area from being affected and harmed as much as possible.

Inside the church, Fei Yunlai and Wang Tianwu, who were watching this scene through various observation equipment and video footage from various angles, had extremely calm expressions.

At this time, information from all sides is also being compiled.

"A large pharmacy on Street 3, District 33123, was lost. Our personnel evacuated safely."

"87% of the Second Central Hospital's building area has been captured by the enemy. The Third Brigade has requested evacuation."

"The Forest Group's Sixth Branch Building has been severely damaged, and the integrity of its internal defense system has been reduced to 63%."

It didn't sound like good news, but Fei Yunlai didn't take it to heart at all.

The BOSS had been preparing for this battle for a long time, so all the personnel who needed to be evacuated had already been evacuated, and those valuable and important equipment had also been moved to the basement of the church at the headquarters of the Sixth Parish of the Church of the King of Light.

The key to victory in this battle lies in the church basement beneath their feet.

As long as they can protect the two Jingyi altars in the basement from being destroyed, the BOSS and their men will surely win.

As for Ruifang Pharmaceutical's industries and buildings, they can be abandoned. As long as there are no casualties, they can be rebuilt later.

The reason why they still hold on to these places is just to delay time and consume the manpower of the Changsheng Society.

By the way, they also have an unspeakable dark purpose - to use this war to destroy as many large commercial buildings in the Sixth Base City as possible, as well as the protective walls surrounding the city, forcing the Sixth Base City to expand during the post-war reconstruction process.

Therefore, the artificial sun above the base city has been destroyed by the war.

But there was some unexpected good news.

"Tianxi Trading Group has decided to fully participate in the war. Hua Jun, chairman of Tianxi Trading Group, has sent a letter expressing his willingness to help Senlin Group resist the attack of the Changsheng Society."

Fei Yunlai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and let out a surprised "hmm".

I thought that Chairman Hua really had some vision, actually standing up for me at this time.

Tianxi Trading Group is a group company with a market value of 35000 trillion yuan, mainly engaged in trade. It also has 3 heavy armored divisions, 200 armed merchant ships and 60 warships of various models, as well as more than 100 dragon-transforming martial artists, who can bring them certain assistance.

Fei Yunlai was very calm at this time, because everyone had received news from the Ninth Base City that the BOSS's physical condition had stabilized and he had initially resisted the pollution and assimilation of the Great Sun Lord.

Mr. H personally tested the BOSS. The assimilation rate of the BOSS's body stopped rising after it reached 58%. The BOSS had also gained a comprehensive advantage inside the sky curtain. It would only take a certain amount of time to turn the advantage into victory.

The boss has used his Grand Astrologer Ji Xueying to announce to everyone: Hold on for another six hours!

It only takes six hours for the boss to emerge from the sky, and 30 minutes have already passed.

At this moment, Wang Tianwu's expression changed: "They are coming!"

Fei Yunlai also narrowed his eyes and looked outside the church.

He also sensed that around the headquarters church, there were a large number of powerful men in the eighth and ninth realms, numbering between 30 and 35 people, as well as dozens of powerful war dragons.

In addition, there are several large troops in the distance, pressing in from all directions.

There are a total of fourteen divisions, and they are equipped with a large number of conceptual macro force field devices!
Fei Yunlai couldn't help but smile. The Changsheng Society finally couldn't hold back any longer and was going to attack their weakest points with all their strength.

But with just a few dozen eighth- and ninth-level martial artists, could they possibly shake the church he guarded? How could that be so easy?
(End of this chapter)