Swallowing the Stars: Starting with the Giant of Light

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While Ye Mo's side was still locked in a fierce battle in the South District, Lu Yunhe's side had already dealt with the War King.

However, Lu Yunhe will now need to start training these subordinates.

Lower-level professionals are fine, but for higher-level professionals who are getting closer and closer to the primordial way, it will be much harder to brainwash them in a way that is almost like enslaving their souls.

After all, he is a professional in the game of Fantasy Westward Journey, not a professional in the game of soul enslavement, so he cannot control each and every one of them.

As for Ye Mo and Zhan Wang, it was purely because their strength was too weak, their mental will was also very low, and they also had the blessing of the Demon God that allowed him to succeed so easily.

Therefore, if one wants to develop power, one must still follow the righteous path.

However, it's not a big problem, and he doesn't need to start from scratch. He just needs a stable base, and then he can expand based on his strength.

Lu Yunhe was very skilled at using borrowed resources to generate wealth; he had done it just like that back in the Realm Heart Continent.

"First, I'll consolidate the entire lower city area, and then launch an attack on the upper city area. By then, I should be able to advance further," Lu Yunhe thought.

A challenge one level higher is manageable, but a challenge two levels higher becomes too much pressure.

Especially as time goes on, the gap in strength becomes greater.

He's currently at the Bronze level, so it's not impossible for him to fight against Gold level opponents, but he'll probably attract all the Gold level opponents from the entire Upper City area as soon as he starts fighting.

If we make even a slightly bigger commotion, it might attract the attention of some more powerful beings, which wouldn't be good.

"There's no need to put pressure on yourself!"

Lu Yunhe looked at the War King on the other side. This subordinate's aptitude was not bad. With some training, he might be able to advance to the Gold level.

It's just unknown whether advancing will have any impact on his mental overlay of the power of dreams; perhaps he would be a suitable research subject.

If he could truly break through the spiritual coverage of his family's dreamlike power, Lu Yunhe would be even happier.

"War King, you did well. I will train you well in the coming period." Lu Yunhe patted War King on the shoulder to encourage him.

"Thank you for your guidance, sir. I will do my utmost to complete your mission." The War King was excited, feeling that his efforts over the past few days had not been in vain.

"Your subordinates have already occupied the central core of the lower city, and have hundreds of elite professionals at home. They are just waiting for your order, sir, to sweep through the entire lower city."

The War King led Lu Yunhe away from the arena, and only then did the tens of thousands of hypnotized spectators slowly come back to their senses. They felt that they had watched a wonderful duel, but they also felt that they had forgotten something.

However, nothing major happened to me, so I continued with my life as usual, and the sense of disharmony was quickly overshadowed by other things.

Lu Yunhe arrived at the War King's residence and looked through the information about the Lower City.

As the strongest and most central ruler in the Lower City, the War King possesses more complete information, including a considerable amount of information about the Upper City.

"My lord, all the intelligence on Blackwater City is here!" the War King said respectfully, then a hint of hesitation flashed across his face.

“Sir, I also infiltrated the Upper City before and was assigned to the Lower City, but besides me, the Upper City also has other people hiding there.”

As a pillar of the upper city, the lower city naturally couldn't just send one silver-level professional; it must have secretly dispatched others as well.

Both sides supervise and check each other to prevent the Upper District from losing control of the Lower District.

If the people in the Upper District are willing to personally send people to manage it, then the Lower District still has forces that can threaten the Upper District.

According to the entire War King's data, the power of this lower city is greater than imagined, but it cannot be effectively unified due to the suppression of the upper city.

After all, once the lower city districts unite, they can completely kick the upper city districts out and play by themselves.

However, judging from the situation in the lower city, uniting is a false proposition.

It's a pipe dream for all the various forces, ethnic groups, and even criminals who have fled here to unite.

Although it's connected to the Abyss Rift, the lower city area isn't actually that bad.

They have all the talent and resources they need; otherwise, the Upper District wouldn't have bothered to control and suppress them. They simply don't want the Lower District to threaten their position.

Not only that, but they also gave a special opportunity to bring some talented people from the lower city to the upper city.

One of the reasons the War King stationed here and wanted to build an arena was to discover geniuses.

The professionals who rise to prominence in the conflict-ridden environment of the lower city districts would be considered geniuses if placed in the upper city districts.

Over the years, the War King has sent many talented people to the upper city, but few of them have any intention of returning.

What the lower district truly lacks is an orderly tradition of inheritance; many things can only be accomplished by risking one's life.

"Let's integrate the strengths of the five major regions first!" Lu Yunhe said.

The lower city is very large. In addition to the five major areas in the center and the four directions, there are also a large number of gray areas that exist outside the order.

"Yes!"

The War King replied that this was not difficult for him either; if it weren't for the Upper City area, he could have done it himself.

Developing influence was not difficult for Lu Yunhe, since his subordinates were the ones who did the work.

As professionals, they possess a wealth of knowledge and think extremely quickly.

Lu Yunhe only needs to manipulate his mental illusions to get them to focus their efforts on this aspect, and it won't be difficult for them to establish a faction.

Once key resources are controlled and a suitable system of rewards and punishments is in place, the foundation of a power is established.

Of course, the most important thing is whether they can withstand external pressure. In the world of cultivators, destroying an entire realm by themselves is basic, let alone dealing with newly emerging small forces.

"My lord, those spies in the upper city..." the War King asked hesitantly.

Unifying the five regions is simple, but if the Upper City receives the news and takes action directly, it wouldn't even require a Gold-level expert to personally intervene; sending an elite team would be enough to sweep them away.

Unless the master is willing to intervene, the lower city is currently unable to resist the upper city.

"give it to me."

Lu Yunhe said that with his abilities, finding spies was too easy for him; no one could hide a secret from him.

“You’ve been in the Lower City for so many years, you must have some suspects by now. Give me their information, and I’ll go take a look.”

Lu Yunhe stood up from his chair. Having just broken through, he hadn't really used his new abilities yet, and now he had a suitable test subject.

Once you find one hidden mole, pulling out one leads to another, and that's enough to unravel the entire chain of relationships. Anyway, you only need to satisfy the upper city for a period of time.

By the time the upper city reacts, the lower city will have enough strength to mount a resistance.

"Thank you for your help, sir. I will make the arrangements immediately." The War King was overjoyed. Although the pressure from the Upper City was great, as long as his master was willing to take action, those golden families in the Upper City would definitely not be able to stop him.

As long as he follows his master, the gold-level achievement he has longed for is not a dream, and he can even imagine a great legend.

Chapter 803 Temple

South District!

Ye Mo received a message from Lu Yunhe, instructing him to cooperate fully with the War King's work.

"As expected of the master, his move was earth-shattering!" Ye Mo said admiringly.

He almost lost his life trying to deal with a land king in Nancang.

Unexpectedly, the master went straight to the central district and even subdued the famous War King.

Everyone in the Lower City has heard of the War King's name; he is even known as the strongest person in the Lower City and is the target of many professionals.

Even Ye Mo is the same; if he could reach the level of a War King, he could even return home in glory.

However, now that he is with his master, that day is not far away. He has already become a Bronze-level professional and is only one step away from Silver-level.

Although there is only a one-level difference, the gap between professionals of each level is like heaven and earth, and it is not even a matter of probability.

If you want to break through to the Silver level, without enough opportunities, aptitude, and willpower, it's normal to be stuck for a lifetime.

Especially for someone like Ye Mo, who can be called a wild professional, every breakthrough can be said to be a blessing from heaven.

However, joining Lu Yunhe's ranks naturally means they can no longer be considered unaffiliated professionals.

Even a tiny speck of residue revealed in his hand is something that not only the Golden Family, but even legendary forces cannot compare to.

Ye Mo's ability to defeat the Nancang Land King despite being weaker and to challenge someone of a higher level has nothing to do with his own abilities.

"Having subdued the War King, Master will likely unify the entire Lower City and eventually overthrow the Upper City." Ye Mo's eyes revealed a strong ambition.

For the people in the downtown area, the problem isn't chaos, but rather that chaos won't bring a future.

Taking risks and finding victory in chaos are basic skills for people in the lower city.

As long as someone is willing to raise the banner, it is entirely possible to find a group of professionals in the lower city to rebel against the upper city.

"With the master here, there is absolutely no possibility of failure," Ye Mo said confidently.

However, in his master's letter, he specifically asked him to bring the five protectors under Nancang's command.

……

"The Five Protectors of Nancang!"

Lu Yunhe looked at the five guardians who had been thrown in front of him, seemingly lost in thought.

Although he did not possess abilities such as destiny or cause and effect, he was able to achieve his desires in many things thanks to his status as a demon god, or rather, his luck.

When the Demon God and the Sky God merge into one, they also subtly possess a kind of dreamlike ability.

Since Lu Yunhe has chosen to unify the lower city, the outcome of many things will ultimately be in his best interest.

By choosing the South Warehouse King, Ye Mo not only made Lu Yunhe a useful subordinate, but also caught a glimpse of the hidden agents that the Upper City had planted in the underground city.

The Upper City is powerful enough that there is no need for it to meticulously control the entire Lower City.

With the War King as the backbone and some spies on the side, gathering a little information is enough.

As far as the Upper District is concerned, as long as the Lower District doesn't unite, everything else is trivial.

Things like spies and probes from various forces are normal. That's how the Upper City defines the Lower City – a dumping ground for all sorts of things.

Even if it explodes one day, the Upper District can still easily rebuild the Lower District once it grasps the general direction.

If you don't do it, there are plenty of others who will. This is also very clear in the world of spiritual practice.

In this way, these spies are not very important; they are simply there to deliver intelligence in a timely manner, and most of it is meaningless intelligence.

The Five Protectors were one of them, collecting information in the form of minor details.

Not all intelligence gathering requires experts or well-hidden agents; most intelligence gathering is tedious and ineffective.

Although the Five Protectors didn't know much, the information they gathered from the War King's side was enough to narrow down the scope of their investigation.