The Great Overlord: Simulating the Future, Dominating Speedrunning

Chapter 213 The Luo Shen Clan's Allegiance and Future Plans
A few days later,

Inside the main hall of Luoshen City, the air was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood.

Lu Chen sat upright on the head seat, his fingertips lightly tapping the armrest. To his left, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Insects played with the jade toad in his sleeve, while Emperor Xia closed his eyes to rest; to his right, Mu Chen sat upright, his eyes fixed straight ahead.

In the center of the hall, Luo Tianshen, along with the two remaining elders and Luo Li, performed a deep kneeling ceremony. The old man's forehead was pressed against the ground, and his voice was hoarse: "We humbly beg the Heavenly Lord to have mercy and allow our Luo Shen clan to relocate to the Tianluo Continent."

Lu Chen's gaze slowly swept over everyone in the hall. With a gentle lift of his hand, a soft ripple of spiritual energy spread out, lifting up all the kneeling Luo Shen clan members.

"Although the Western Heaven War Emperor has retreated..."

His tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable authority: "But given his pride, once he has promised not to make things difficult for the Luo Shen Clan, he will never go back on his word."

"You don't need to be afraid of him. Just settle down here in the Little Western Heaven Realm. There's no need to move."

A look of struggle appeared on Luo Tianshen's aged face. His cloudy eyes gazed at the once-glorious but now dilapidated Luo Shen City outside the palace: "Your Majesty, it's not that I'm unwilling to protect this ancestral land, it's just..."

He gave a bitter smile, cupped his hands and said, "Since the fall of the ancient Luo Goddess, our clan has been declining. Now, after the previous battle, the Luo River Formation within our clan has been damaged, and the only Earthly Sovereign experts left, including myself, are only three."

"Although the Heavenly Lord is powerful, he cannot protect our clan forever. Even if the Western Heaven War Palace does not intervene, we will not be able to protect this ancestral property."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "As far as I know, your clan's inherited Luo Shen Dharma Body should require the Luo River to cultivate, right?"

"To abandon this ancestral land is to abandon this supreme Dharma body, which ranks eleventh on the list of supreme Dharma bodies?"

"If that's the case, your clan will suffer a great loss, and there will be no possibility of restoring the glory of your ancestors."

After speaking, Luo Tianshen gave a bitter smile and shook his head, saying, "Given the current situation, it's already difficult enough to protect the remaining members of my Luo Shen clan. How dare I ask for more?"

"If you save the land but lose the people, you will lose both the land and the people; if you save the people but lose the land, you will save both the land and the people."

"As long as my Luoshen Clan produces another Earthly Sovereign at the Great Perfection level, there will eventually be a day when we can reclaim our ancestral land."

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen pondered for a moment, then gazed at the dazzling Luo River outside the main hall and slowly said, "In that case, why don't the Luo Clan join my Tianluo Alliance?"

"My Tianluo Alliance is originally a united organization of major forces on the Tianluo Continent, and it does not exclude other forces from joining. Furthermore, after I annex the other four domains and integrate the major forces on the Tianluo Continent, I will eventually need to expand my territory outwards."

"Let's set our first stop in the Western Continent."

Lu Chen looked intently at the people in the hall and said in a deep voice.

This time, due to his own intervention, the Western Heaven War Emperor did not obtain the Dragon and Phoenix Heavenly Venerable Pill from the Flame Emperor in his previous life, and it is feared that he will find it difficult to break through to the Saint-grade Heavenly Supreme in more than ten years.

However, the western gateway to this vast world cannot be left unguarded. Since this consequence was caused by oneself, one should also bear the consequences.

What's more, you can also cultivate the Eight-Part Pagoda, which is one of the thirty-six peerless divine powers in the Great Thousand World. Why not?

Upon hearing this, the hall fell silent for a moment, with only the faint scent of sandalwood rising in the air.

The jade toad in the hands of the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Insects suddenly croaked, breaking the silence. He narrowed his eyes and chuckled hoarsely, "Alliance Leader, what a grand ambition! You just dealt with that Western Heaven War Emperor, and now you're eyeing the Western Heaven Continent."

"I have no objection. Anyway, there are so many spies in the alliance. It's good to send a few over to their deaths first."

Emperor Xia slowly opened his eyes, a thoughtful look flashing in them. He said, "Although the Western Heaven Continent is not as vast as my Tianluo Continent, it has the advantage of producing many powerful figures. If the Alliance Leader is truly interested in this place, we still need to consider it carefully..."

Mu Chen clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming, and thought to himself, "Brother Lu is so good to me. To help me, he not only repelled the Western Heaven War Emperor, but he even arranged for the Luo Shen Clan's current whereabouts..."

"This kindness is truly difficult to repay."

Luo Tianshen's aged body trembled uncontrollably, and his cloudy eyes suddenly flashed with astonishing brilliance: "Is what you say true, Heavenly Lord? If my Luo Shen clan could ally with the Tianluo Alliance..."

"It's not about dependence."

Lu Chen shook his head, tapped his fingertip, and a golden stream of light flew out, transforming into a golden scroll, which was an initiation contract for the Heavenly Net Alliance.

"It means officially becoming a member of the Tianluo Alliance."

“Establish a branch temple for my Tianluo Alliance in the Western Heaven Continent.”

Luo Li suddenly looked up, her glassy eyes reflecting an incredulous light: "Establish a branch hall?"

"good."

Lu Chen suddenly stood up, and with a wave of his sleeve, countless rays of spiritual light condensed into a vast map of the Western Heaven Continent. "Soon, I will send people to assist you in repairing the Luo River Grand Array and rebuilding the Luo God Clan..."

"And you only need to patiently wait for the time to come, and then join me in conquering the Western Continent."

As the last word fell, Luo Tianshen burst into tears and knelt heavily on the ground: "On behalf of the entire clan, I thank the Heavenly Emperor for his great kindness!"

Lu Chen smiled slightly, waved his sleeve, and an invisible force lifted Luo Tianshen up. He said gently, "Clan Chief Luo, there's no need for that. From now on, the Luo Clan will be a part of my Tianluo Alliance."

With a light tap of his fingertip, a six-colored flame entered Luo Tianshen's body.

Chi Chi!

The moment the spiritual flame entered his body, the old man's aged body trembled violently. An abnormal flush quickly appeared on his skin, followed by drops of foul-smelling black blood seeping from his pores, which were incinerated by the six-colored flames before they even hit the ground.

"what!"

The old man cried out in pain, but then his cloudy eyes gradually cleared. He stared in shock at his withered hands—the blood demon poison that had entangled his meridians for decades had been completely burned away!
"The Blood Demon Poison... is cured?"

Luo Tianshen's voice trembled as he felt the long-lost spiritual energy surging within his body, and tears streamed down his face.

Back then, in the battle against Xue Lingzi, the opponent used the Blood Demon Poison, which cost the life of one of his clansmen, and even the alchemists of the Western Heaven Battle Hall were helpless against it. Who would have thought that today…

Lu Chen stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly, "Mere blood poison dares to call itself a demon?"

Immediately, he turned his gaze to the Luo River outside the hall, "Compared to this, repairing your clan's Luo River Grand Array is the most urgent task."

"You'll take charge of this matter, Mu Chen."

After speaking, Lu Chen glanced at everyone in the hall, pondered for a moment, and said, "Emperor Xia, please stay as well."

"You are a steady and reliable person, so you will temporarily serve as the head of this branch hall."

"I obey my orders."

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen and Emperor Xia stood up one after the other, bowed to Lu Chen with their hands clasped, and said respectfully.

"Well... let's leave it at that for now. I'll leave the matters of the Luo Shen Clan to you two. As for Wan Chong, you may return with me."

"I have some things to tell you."

Lu Chen nodded slightly, then his figure flashed, and with one step, he transformed into a stream of light and disappeared into the palace.

Upon seeing this, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Insects immediately stood up, transformed into a streak of light, and flew out of the main hall.

……

Half a month later,

Inside the Great Luo Palace of the Great Luo Heaven, Lu Chen sat upright in the head seat.
His subordinates included Mandala, the Ancestor of Ten Thousand Insects, Tang Bing, and a group of his trusted confidants.

As for other powerful individuals who have only been with the Heavenly Net Alliance for a short time or have not made outstanding contributions, even Earthly Sovereigns are not included in this list.

"The reason I've gathered everyone here is to discuss something with you all."

Lu Chen glanced at everyone in the hall, smiled slightly, and spoke.

"Is there anything that you, the Great Alliance Leader Lu, can't accomplish?"

"Should we gather us all here?"

Mandala glanced at him and said bluntly. She had been handling Lu Chen's miscellaneous tasks for another half a month, which had left her in a bad mood.

Lu Chen smiled awkwardly, but dared not refute. He simply touched his nose and continued, "After this battle with the Western Heaven Battle Emperor, I have gained some insights and feel that I am quite confident in becoming a Ten Million Pattern Battle Array Master. However, I do not have enough spirit insects under my command."

"I need to understand the current income of the Tianluo Alliance and greatly expand the current number of Void Devouring Insects. This should be completed within at least ten years, and at least nine Void Devouring Insect Emperors of the Upper Earthly Sovereign level should be cultivated to meet the needs."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone in the hall twitched at the corner of their mouths.

Nine Void Devouring Insect Emperors is no small number. Although the Heavenly Luo Alliance has unified the Northern Region, it would probably have to empty most of its resources to produce nine Upper Earthly Sovereign-level Void Devouring Insect Emperors in a short period of time.

"Alliance leader..."

Tang Bing coughed lightly and opened the ledger in her hand. "Based on the statistics of supplies over this period of time, since our Tianluo Alliance unified the Northern Region, our income has increased by approximately 5.5 billion Supreme Spirit Liquids."

"The three major overlords accounted for the majority of the resources. The various rare and precious materials, formation materials, and palace buildings they left behind amounted to about 1.5 billion Supreme Spirit Liquids each. As for the tributes from other forces joining the alliance, the amount was much smaller, only about 1 billion Supreme Spirit Liquids."

"My Tianluo Alliance's previous income was around 500 million, so my Tianluo Alliance currently has a reserve of about 6 billion Supreme Spirit Liquid."

"As per the Alliance Leader's requirements, if we are to cultivate a million Spirit Devouring Insects and nine Void Devouring Insect Emperors to reach the required number of ten million Rune Battle Array Masters within ten years, we will need at least..."

Her slender fingers lightly touched the ledger, and a set of alarming figures appeared.

Nine billion!

Upon hearing this, the old ancestor of ten thousand insects' gaunt face immediately scrunched up: "Isn't this too extravagant?" He touched the jade toad in his sleeve with heartache, "I've raised spirit insects for so many years, and I've never dared to be so wasteful!"

Mandala snorted coldly, a hint of helplessness flashing in her golden eyes: "Do you think the Void Devouring Insect King is just roadside weeds? Nine Upper Earthly Sovereigns, no less..."

She rubbed her temples. "If we were to cultivate them slowly with the help of the Milky Way, we wouldn't actually need so many. But you're in such a hurry. Just maintaining the current number of Void Devouring Insects each month is already a considerable expense."

"In my opinion, we should take it slow."

"If we wait a few decades, this expense can be reduced by at least half."

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Lu Chen couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile.

He also wanted to nurture it slowly, but the extraterrestrial evil race wouldn't wait for the Tianluo Alliance to develop gradually.

Immediately after a moment of contemplation, he said, "In that case, let me pass on my Insect Control Manual in two parts: the basic version for the Supreme Realm, the advanced version for the Earth Supreme Realm, and the complete version for the Spiritual Heaven Supreme Realm."

"If you want to exchange for the basic chapter, you have to contribute at least 50,000 Void Devouring Insects to me."

"To exchange for the advanced version, you need at least three Void Devouring Insect Kings."

"As for the complete version at the Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme level, in addition to cultivating enough Void Devouring Insect Emperors, we also need to make sufficient contributions to the Heavenly Luo Alliance."

As soon as the words were spoken, the people discussing in the hall looked at each other, a look of astonishment flashing in their eyes.

Upon hearing this, Mandala's golden eyes flashed with surprise: "You intend to pass on the Insect Control Manual?" She tapped the table lightly with her slender fingers, "Although it's only taught up to the Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme level, but..."

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Insects jumped up, his withered fingers trembling: "Alliance Leader, please reconsider! If this Heart Sutra were to be circulated..."

Lu Chen raised his hand to stop the crowd's discussion, and a six-colored jade slip materialized at his fingertips: "In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures must be taken."

The jade slip split into three in mid-air, each displaying a different color of light:

"The basic chapter can cultivate a swarm of millions of Void Devouring Insects and gather the fighting spirit of Void Devouring."

"The advanced version can cultivate the Void Devouring Insect King, which contains twelve battle formation techniques."

"The complete work has the potential to cultivate a Void Devouring Insect Sovereign at the Heavenly Supreme level."

Tang Bing suddenly stood up, a hesitant look on her face: "Alliance Leader, if this method is leaked, I'm afraid..."

"It doesn't matter."

Lu Chen waved his sleeve, and three jade slips suddenly appeared with densely packed restriction patterns. "All cultivators must sign a loan contract for the Martial Realm, which allows them to learn first and repay later, and..."

He smiled slightly: "I left some little tricks in the Heart Sutra."

Upon hearing this, Mandala's eyes revealed a thoughtful expression.

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Insects chuckled and said, "Alliance Leader, isn't this just using someone else's resources to achieve your goals?"

"We have so many spies within our alliance. If we let them exchange for the inheritance and then cultivate a sufficient number of Void Devouring Insects, we can dig out the forces behind them and just go and rob them, right?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Bing glanced at Lu Chen, silently closed the ledger, and crossed out the huge figure.

She underestimated the shamelessness and ruthlessness of this alliance leader.

He quickly did the mental calculations before speaking, "In that case, we don't need that much Supreme Spirit Liquid. Three hundred million Supreme Spirit Liquid will suffice for now."

Lu Chen coughed lightly and said, "Since everyone has no objections, let's settle this matter here."

"As for the matter of passing on the cultivation technique, I will trouble Senior Sister to select a 'reliable person'."

"As for the cultivation of the Void Devouring Insects, it cannot be stopped. We still need to do some superficial work, so we will leave it to the Ten Thousand Insect Palace to handle."

After saying that, the three jade slips landed in front of the mandala.

Mandala took the jade slip, a glint of light flashing in her golden eyes. She nodded and said, "'A reliable person,' huh? I understand..."

The Ancestor of Ten Thousand Insects let out a strange laugh, and the jade toad in his sleeve excitedly swelled up, saying, "Alliance Leader, rest assured, this old man guarantees to complete this task."

Lu Chen nodded, then slowly stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked out of the hall as if piercing through layers of space: "Thank you all for your trouble."

The hall fell silent for a moment, except for the sound of his steady voice echoing throughout:
"I promise you all, ten years from now..."

"This Tianluo Continent..."

"When there is only one voice!"

As the last word fell, the entire hall trembled. Everyone straightened their backs in unison, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

(End of this chapter)