“Kongshu Zhe?!”
Wu Ming gazed at the yinshen, whose expression shifted continuously as it sank into deep thought. “So this is the true name of the Blood Alliance Leader?”
The next moment, the scene within the seized memory shifted.
“What… where is this place? A blessed cave or sacred land?”
Selected as a Reincarnator and having undergone a space-time transformation, Kongshu Zhe wore a bewildered expression, only to be immediately stomped by a massive foot, his face slammed hard into the ground.
“Haha… listen up, rookies! This is the Hall of the Supreme Deity, and you’re lucky enough to run into our ‘Azure Dragon Gang’!”
The arrogant words came from the fierce man who stepped on Kongshu Zhe. “From now on, you must obey me. After completing the mission, you must offer the rewards according to my demands or else you die! Understood?”
The man first grabbed Kongshu Zhe’s collar. “Now, state your name and birthplace in the Great Zhou dynasty! Don’t try to deceive me. I’m equipped with a ‘Heart-Questioning Talisman’ from the Daoist sect. Of course, you can try to amuse me a bit!”
“Gong… Gongshu Zhe!”
The young Kongshu Zhe, with tears at the corner of his eyes, humiliatingly reported his name.
After all, as a newcomer who had just entered the Divine Hall, all his mechanical puppets were regarded as magical artifacts, leaving him now as a powerless individual stripped of everything.
…
Another scene emerged:
“Worthless! You dare claim to be a descendant of the Gongshu family? Even with your mechanical puppets, you’re still useless! Far inferior to the Mohist sect!”
“Gongshu Zhe, you good-for-nothing! You cover the rear!”
During one mission, the members of the Azure Dragon Gang fled first, leaving Kongshu Zhe alone to resist the savage foreign tribes.
He trembled nervously while controlling his White Tiger puppet but was overwhelmed by sheer numbers. Eventually, after fierce fighting while retreating, he reached a valley with no escape.
“I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die!”
In a panic, Gongshu Zhe dashed into a cave, ordered his last puppet to block the entrance, and sat trembling in the darkness, hugging his knees.
“Do you want to… survive?”
Suddenly, a flash of light illuminated the pitch-black cave.
“Who? Who is there?”
Startled, Gongshu Zhe saw a twisted shadow emerge from the light, appearing in a hazy form wearing a bamboo hat and straw cloak.
“Do you want to survive?”
The figure was so illusory that the cave walls could be seen through it. Its voice was hoarse, filled with static, yet its meaning was clear enough for Gongshu Zhe to grasp.
“Yes!”
Gongshu Zhe almost cried out: “I want to survive!”
“Good! Obey me! Worship me! I shall grant you the chance to survive, help you complete the mission! Even… become a privileged being above the reincarnators!”
The shadow under the straw cloak spoke calmly, yet naturally, as if it were the most self-evident thing in the world.
“Privileged being?!”
Gongshu Zhe clearly didn’t understand.
“Just like your Azure Dragon leader, he is a privileged being. But no worries, I will help you seize everything from him. Now, it all depends on what price you are willing to pay!”
The cloaked figure’s voice was calm, yet it stirred a storm in Gongshu Zhe’s heart.
After a long silence, he gritted his teeth and replied: “Everything!”
After all, in just a moment, he might die a gruesome death. Compared to that, Gongshu Zhe suspected he would grab the hand of a ghost from hell without hesitation.
“Haha… No wonder you are the one I chose!”
The cloaked shadow laughed wildly, his form becoming even more illusory. Then, a hand pressed down on Gongshu Zhe’s head.
“Wait… how should I address you?”
Gongshu Zhe’s face showed disbelief as he shouted.
“You may call me… the Deity!”
The cloaked figure scattered and vanished instantly.
…
“The Deity?!”
Wu Ming sneered bitterly. “What a bold claim!”
Some doubts in his mind were immediately resolved. After all, even a privileged being manipulating the selection process of the Deity Hall was hard to believe.
He had suspected this before, and now it was confirmed!
“An artifact without an owner, spontaneously developing consciousness? No wonder even I, the Deity Controller, sensed resistance when entering the Divine Hall—it was your will, wasn’t it?”
“Pity… Even if your will has taken form, you must still abide by the basic rules of the Divine Hall. Otherwise, you could have already eliminated all the privileged beings and dominated the Divine Hall alone…”
This unusually difficult mission had long prompted Wu Ming to speculate, and this was one of his theories.
He immediately became fully alert, searching Gongshu Zhe’s memories for any clues about the “Deity.”
…
After receiving help from the shadow claiming to be the “Deity,” Gongshu Zhe first escaped through a secret passage, then plotted to kill the Azure Dragon leader and seized the privileges.
“Indeed… if it were the true Deity, couldn’t it just grant privileges directly!”
Seeing this scene, Wu Ming felt relieved, knowing that this “Deity” was far from omnipotent. It might even have more restrictions than the Reincarnators!
The following memories were unremarkable, mostly about the shadow working behind the scenes, promoting Gongshu Zhe as the frontman, and establishing the Blood Alliance and similar events.
Whenever a major crisis occurred, the cloaked shadow would appear and help Gongshu Zhe overcome the difficulty.
However, it was also utilizing Gongshu Zhe, continuously exploiting the manpower and resources of the Blood Alliance to orchestrate something of great significance.
Gongshu Zhe, though pretending to be humble and obedient, secretly nurtured rebellion.
This was why, during the current mission, he hoped to reforging the twelve golden statues to gain power and escape the control of the “Deity.”
Earlier, following orders from the “Deity,” he commanded his subordinates to harass Wu Ming’s alter ego, the Daoist Hermit Zhaixing.
“A pitiable man indeed!”
Sighed Wu Ming. After confirming there was nothing else, the skeleton spirit cackled and suddenly bit down.
“Ahh!”
With a shriek, Gongshu Zhe, the leader of the Blood Alliance, was completely annihilated, vanishing without a trace.
…
[Ding! Honored Deity Controller! You have eliminated the Reincarnator with identification code Jiazi 20 and acquired their privileges!]
[Deity Controller privileges increased!]
[For specific information, please explore on your own!]
…
The prompt from the Divine Hall automatically appeared. Seeing the screen, Wu Ming’s face revealed a cold smile. “So what if you’re the soul of the Divine Hall artifact? My Controller privileges might not be inferior to yours!”
Of course, as an inconceivable artifact, the Divine Hall capable of generating a soul must possess various extraordinary powers, perfectly aligned with the might of the Divine Hall. Wu Ming dared not show the slightest negligence.
“I must eliminate this will!”
For Wu Ming, who coveted control over the Divine Hall, all privileged beings were rivals—let alone this so-called “Deity.”
In its eyes, it must also wish to eliminate all privileged beings, especially Wu Ming, the Controller, like a thorn in the eye!
Wu Ming’s eyes flashed with sharp light, analyzing his opponent’s abilities.
“From its several instances of helping Gongshu Zhe, it seems it can only provide information and cannot directly intervene, which is its limitation!”
“Moreover, it probably cannot access the core privileges of the Deity Hall, or else it would have already killed me!”
“Taken together, it is merely a special privileged being, perhaps even with less authority than me. It just has different origins, bringing both restrictions and conveniences!”
“And now, what is its purpose in orchestrating this mission world?”
…
Suddenly, Wu Ming’s eyes lit up. He immediately rushed out, disregarding everything, quickly grabbing his storage bag and galloping toward the Zhou military camp.
“The mind cannot directly interfere with reality! It must have a medium! Therefore, what it seeks must be—reincarnation!”
“All of The Blood’s preparations and the time reversal of this mission were probably for this very purpose!”
“But by doing so, it has jumped from outside the chessboard into the game itself, becoming a mere piece, and thus can be eliminated!”
In an instant, all the fog was peeled away.
The truth clearly unfolded before Wu Ming.
The Divine Palace is an unimaginable artifact, capable of traversing countless realms—an unrivaled supreme treasure beyond all compare!
Although the reason for its abandonment by its master and its emergence in the Zhou world remained a mystery, it was an unparalleled blessing. Even its previous selection of reincarnators might have been intended to determine the true ruler!
An artifact with a soul—how much more so for a supreme treasure like the Deity Hall—its generating a will was only natural!
Yet even such a will could not oppose the Creator of the Divine Hall, and must still abide by the most fundamental rules.
This would naturally lead to a desire to control the entire Divine Hall, thereby transforming into the cloaked “Deity,” stirring up unrest, and becoming the true ruler and hidden mastermind behind the Blood Covenant!
This unusual mission had always made Wu Ming think the target was himself.
Now it seemed, he was merely a secondary target. The true objective was to fully seize a physical body, thereby converting spiritual influence into tangible impact—gaining the capability to eliminate other privileged beings and usurp their privileges after acquiring the identity of a reincarnator!
No wonder the leader’s mind held not just the roster of members but also a list of suspected privileged beings—it was all preparation for this will!
Wu Ming dashed like lightning: “And for it to possess someone, the best target would naturally be a reincarnator!”
“I initially thought its target was this alliance leader, but now it seems, it has someone else in mind!”
…
Outside the city, in a tent within the military camp.
Several black needles fell to the ground as the Heart-Eating Child opened his eyes and immediately saw a hazy cloaked figure: “You… who are you?”
“You should recognize me… after all, you should have seen me a few times before!”
The cloaked figure spoke indifferently, but the Heart-Eating Child’s eyes widened: “You are… the Alliance Leader?! No! You’re not!”
“The leader?… Well, no matter who I am, do you still want revenge?”
The figure smiled.
“Revenge?”
The Heart-Eating Child was startled. Then he saw the figure extend its hand: “Of course, I will take revenge for you. In return, I will not hesitate to claim your body and your identity as a Reincarnator… Oh, one last thing, you may call me—the Deity!!!”
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