Fifteen days later.
Jiang Yan awoke from his cultivation in the past.
This time, he experienced three different timelines.
They obtained two B-grade destiny cards and one A-grade destiny card, "Simplified".
It can slightly shorten the casting time.
It's better than nothing, but thankfully none of those "selves" deliberately made things difficult for them.
The most outrageous request was simply to let him use "Divine Grace" to temporarily grant the other party the necromancy summoning skill, so he could experience the joy of being a necromancer.
"Holy Lord, you're awake?" The two angels who had been praying with their eyes closed opened their eyes at the same time and asked with concern.
Jiang Yan smiled and nodded: "Has everything been taken care of?"
"As you instructed, we have asked the First Chamber of Commerce to airlift a group of missionaries from Holy Spirit City to be responsible for communicating and trading with various major powers."
Losia couldn't help but add, "Holy Lord, Anna and I can actually do these things too."
"Of course I know. But you have a more important task—protect me."
Jiang Yan said sincerely.
Just kidding, you're really letting those two angels handle the transaction.
They might just say, "Your goods have been requisitioned; it's your honor to have caught the eye of the Holy Lord."
This is the Free City, the transit point of all the heavens; he doesn't want his reputation to be so bad that everyone knows about it.
After dealing with the two subordinates who didn't recognize him, Jiang Yan had a sudden thought, and a moment later, a missionary dressed in a white robe hurriedly arrived.
"Holy Lord".
"Get up. Is everything done?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this is a summary I have compiled. Some of these require your decision. Please take a look." The missionary respectfully presented a clearly organized scroll of records.
Jiang Yan scanned it with his divine sense.
"The First Chamber of Commerce has a total of 2.72 billion Soul Crystals in payments. After a 20% discount and rounding down, the actual expenditure will be 2 billion."
"The Extraordinary Daily was awarded 102 million Soul Crystals as compensation for infringing on portrait rights."
"Wanjie Men's Clothing has submitted an endorsement application, offering 60 million Soul Crystals per year."
The game "Conscience Game" has offered 200 million Soul Crystals per year for the use of the characters' likeness and voice.
"Dream Media hopes to rent six angels to create a new generation of idol group from all realms. The offer is 300 million Soul Crystals for five years and a song 'Angels with Wings' will be specially created for them."
“...”
Each endorsement is followed by an appendix containing the missionary's detailed investigation and recommendations.
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yan said, "Blacklist that media company and reject that game as well. You can handle the rest."
"As for the payment, I still have a 1 billion quota in the First Chamber of Commerce. Let's offset that part first. The rest isn't much after rounding up. Tell them to pay in a few days."
Jiang Yan wasn't in a hurry. He planned to use "Heart of Gratitude" to have all the forces in the newbie continent repay him after he returned.
They should be able to scrape together a few hundred million, and with endorsements, that should be about right.
"It's the Holy Lord..."
The preacher suddenly hesitated.
"Is there anything else?" Jiang Yan asked.
"My subordinates just rejected the 'Conscience Games' offer, and they've resubmitted their offer, saying they're willing to pay 500 million Soul Crystals per year for the right to use the character's likeness."
"Hmm?" Jiang Yan fell silent.
Seeing this, the missionary understood and said, "Since they are so devout, I think we should give them a chance to bask in the holy light and show them your mercy."
That makes sense.
Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "Your understanding of the Holy Light is very thorough. I'll leave this matter to you."
"From now on, you will be stationed in the City of Freedom, responsible for finding those who are destined to be connected with the Holy Light. If you do well, I will personally bestow a name upon you when I return next time."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take care of it immediately."
The preacher's face lit up with a delighted smile.
This is an immense honor.
One of his colleagues, after receiving the bestowed name, could chat and laugh freely even when meeting people from the Holy Light Inquisition, unafraid of being arrested.
Watching the preacher leave, Jiang Yan glanced at the reward settlement time on the leaderboard.
There are still a little over three minutes left.
"After receiving the rewards, it's time to head back. I wonder how Holy Spirit City is doing."
Jiang Yan waited silently for a moment.
[Ding! The rewards for this period's Abyss Ranking have been settled. You achieved an excellent ranking of 97th.]
[You have received a Mythical Contribution Chest*1 and 5000 points.]
A mahogany treasure chest with a restrained glow appeared before them. According to the description, it could randomly yield one to three items ranging from epic to mythical grade.
Jiang Yan opened his divine kingdom, and a thought crossed his mind.
A phantom image of a koi carp flew out of the pond and merged into the body.
You have received a blessing of good fortune, lasting 600 seconds.
"Activate".
With a silent chant, the mahogany treasure chest slowly opened, revealing three treasures radiating a special light inside.
[You have obtained the lost artifact—the Holy Light Box of the Divine Sorcerer.]
You have obtained the special blueprint "Building Advancement Contract".
[You have obtained the forbidden scroll? Silhouette of the Eye of Holy Light (True).]
Um?
Annalia, who had been silently watching from the side, suddenly changed her expression and looked over in surprise.
"Anna, could this be the lost equipment you mentioned?"
Jiang Yan said with some surprise.
I didn't expect that I would receive it so soon after we talked about it.
Is this what it feels like to experience the benefits of being a lucky winner?
“That’s right… I can feel it, it’s them… the weapons I personally forged with the laws of holy light for tens of thousands of years.”
A hint of excitement appeared on Annalia's usually cool face.
Jiang Yan took it out of the treasure chest.
It was a storage device containing three weapons brimming with holy light—exactly the same ones that Anna had conjured when she unleashed divine punishment.
He looked at all the worlds and introduced himself.
The Holy Light Box of the Divine Spell Angel: Contains three powerful lost artifacts that can independently amplify the power of any divine spell by 2.5 times.
Usage restrictions: Heavenly Divine Arts Master or Holy Lord of Light.
As expected, it was Anna's signature weapon. Jiang Yan smiled slightly and handed it to the angel behind him.
"Returning it to its rightful owner, Anna."
"Thank you, Holy Lord."
Analia happily accepted the treasure box, and the holy book, scepter, and longsword, three divine artifacts, flew out automatically, circling around the six-winged angel and emitting joyful ripples.
The abundant power of the Holy Light Law flowed back from the weapon to Anna, and a powerful pressure descended.
[Seraph Analia has retrieved the lost artifact and awakened some of her restricted divine power, now restoring her to the level of a high god.]
There are other benefits too!
Jiang Yan was overjoyed.
The Seraphim, a high-ranking deity, has also transcended. Their overall strength is comparable to that of the most ordinary main gods.
If we were to face a plane parasite again, a single, all-out divine spell would be enough to destroy the entire plane; there would be no need for such a strenuous effort.
Jiang Yan turned his gaze back to the battlefield in the abyss.
If you continue the challenge now, you should be able to reach the 69th or even 70th floor.
However, at that level, the combined power of those abyssal monsters was enough to pose a threat to Zhen Shan Hai, and only Anna and Loshia might not be entirely confident in protecting him.
That's all.
After a moment's thought, Jiang Yan shook his head slightly.
Anyway, the rewards have already been settled, so there's no rush.
Let's just wait until his strength improves before making a breakthrough.
I've heard that after passing through the 90th floor, all realms will bestow upon you immense fortune; I wonder if that's true or not.
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The above text is long enough. In the past few days, I have noticed that some readers have asked when certain skills appeared.
Here's a brief overview of the main character's stats so far.
Those who are interested can take a look; those who are not can simply skip it.
Name: Jiang Yan.
Occupation: Lord/Undead Emperor.
Rank: Peak of Lower God.
Divine positions: Holy Lord of Light, Emperor of the Dead.
Families: Angels, the dead.
Equipment: Salvation of All Beings and Cataclysm (Dominator-level).
Lord/Class Skills:
The Undead Emperor's initial abilities:
1. Necromancer Domination: Highest priority to control all dead creatures within a certain range, turning them into undead.
2. The Emperor's Arrival: Any being summoned by necromancy is subject to the control of the Undead Emperor.
3. Necropolis: Consumes Death Essence to permanently summon a Heroic Spirit from the Necropolis to serve you.
4. Death Harvest: Allows you to obtain Death Essence from kills.
5. Unlimited: There is no limit to the number of summons.
Obtained upon advancing to Bronze:
1. War Frenzy - Advanced: Greatly increases the strength and speed of friendly forces.
2. Call to War: Allows you to temporarily add your kin to your soldier token.
3. Death Finger: Unleash a powerful single-target undead spell.
Obtained upon advancing to Silver rank:
1. War Control: Temporarily gain vision of any allied unit.
2. Divine Move: Consumes Death Essence for a chance to obtain a corpse of random level, limited to once per day.
Obtained when advancing to Gold rank:
1. Lord Skill - Military Order: Make subordinates sign a military pledge in a reasonable way, during which all attributes increase by 20%. Failure will result in a penalty, and can be canceled by spending an additional 100,000 Soul Crystals.
2. Seeds of Harvest: Can be distributed to subordinates to automatically collect the essence of death.
Obtained when upgrading diamonds:
1. Lord Skill - Some Commands Can Be Disobeyed: Allows you to refuse a predetermined outcome once within a certain range, and guide it towards a better possibility. Limited to once per day.
2. Resurrection of the Dead: Forcefully brings back the life of a spirit that has already died once, limited to once.
Obtained upon advancing to a lower-level god:
1. Divine Gift: Temporarily grants a believer a skill they possess.
2-3: Not yet fully developed.
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Special Abilities:
1. Divine Art: Three Lives, First Technique: Rebirth: Allows the user to see themselves in different timelines of the past and acquire the power of their destiny. (Obtained from the Third Emperor's laboratory.)
2. Exclusive Divine Art - Gods Cannot Be Looked At Directly: All beings below the level of a special lower god will die upon seeing it. Upgrade Progress: 921/1000.
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Title Skill:
1. Internal Strife Expert: When wearing this title, locked enemies will immediately attack you.
2. Divine Might Descends: Locks onto a target, who will recognize you as their most revered deity and kneel before you. Duration depends on the power difference. Cannot be used on the same target repeatedly within 24 hours.
3. Savior - Beginner: Includes the abilities "Hero" and "Grateful Heart".
Hero: All lawful good beings in this plane raise their faith in you to Honored.
A grateful heart: The locked forces in this plane will willingly hand over a portion of their wealth, limited to once per month.
4. You and I are destined: You can select any target to activate this skill. The selected person will stop all activities until they listen attentively to your next words. This skill is not limited to one activation per month.
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Kingdom of God ability:
1. To suppress mountains and seas.
The Mountain and Sea Forever Guardian: It cannot be broken by continuous attacks from non-God-level beings, and can be destroyed at the cost of blocking a fatal blow.
Thousand Pounds: When controlling the divine kingdom to attack, it comes with three times the power of the world.
2. Floating World Clock.
Void Creation: Sustainable Expansion of the Divine Kingdom.
Time scale: can accelerate or decelerate the real time flow rate of a local area by a factor of twelve.
Bearing: Increases the upper limit of the power of the Divine Kingdom's destiny by one.
3. Lucky Koi.
Good Fortune Blesses: Activated once every 60 days, greatly enhancing the luck of the recipient within ten minutes.
Bearing: Same as above.
To be supplemented...
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