World Version Updates-Chapter 476 - 304: Yanluo? Yanluo!

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Macadon City, once just an ordinary industrial city in the Victoria Kingdom.

But with the rise of the workers' movement, there were few noble forces in Macadon City, so it was the first to initiate industrial reform and promptly promoted the faith in the Underworld.

Under the great trend of the kingdom, the originally ordinary industrial city has now become somewhat special due to the rise of the Underworld faith.

A brand-new and magnificent Underworld Divine Hall has risen in the central area of the city.

Unlike the previously crude Underworld Divine Hall built spontaneously by the people due to basic faith, this Underworld Divine Hall has now received official recognition and support from the Victoria Kingdom.

It was ordered to be constructed by Queen Elizabeth herself, gathering the kingdom's Transcendent craftsmen to personally oversee its construction.

Originally, this Underworld Divine Hall was planned to be built in the capital Oranck, but due to the strong opposition from the Steam Sect, the location was finally chosen to be in Macadon City.

This Underworld Divine Hall is grand in scale, solemn in style, and full of mysterious Eastern charm.

Its location was also carefully chosen, directly opposite the guild hall that symbolizes the power of the workers, echoing from afar.

Every time after the factories finish work, the Underworld Divine Hall fills with people. These crowds surge continuously, one after another.

Some of these people are impoverished workers coming for a free holy meal provided by the Divine Hall.

Some are devout believers who received revelations from the Holy Spirit in their dreams and come to pray sincerely.

While some are ordinary workers with nothing to do after work, coming to the Divine Hall to chat, listen to strange tales from various regions, or simply experience a lively atmosphere.

Under the soft lights of the Divine Hall, the workers enjoy leisure time that was unimaginable for several previous generations.

Their faces show relaxation after fatigue as they talk in small groups, sharing changes brought about by the union and their hopes for the future.

Threads of indistinct Power of Faith, like trickling streams, emanate from these sincere or casual people, eventually converging on the statue of the Holy Spirit carved from pure white jade in the center of the Divine Hall.

The face of the statue is compassionate and peaceful, resembling Anna.

Lu Yan walked slowly into this bustling Divine Hall. Although he was within the hall, weaving through the crowd, he seemed to be isolated from the entire world.

Neither the believers and workers coming and going nor the cultivators and nuns guiding and preaching inside the Divine Hall were aware of his presence, as if he were merely air or a phantom.

It was only when his gaze fell upon the pure white Holy Spirit statue in the center of the Divine Hall that a faint Spiritual Light flashed almost imperceptibly in the compassionate eyes of the statue.

Then a phantasmal Spirit Body, clad in a white robe and identical in appearance to the statue, slowly floated out from within.

"I have seen Your Eminence!"

Anna's figure appeared before Lu Yan, her face filled with pure joy, her eyes looking at Lu Yan with affection and admiration.

Lu Yan gazed at Anna, his sight lingering on the substantial-like Power of Faith surrounding her.

This massive Power of Faith gathered from the Seven Great Kingdoms was helping Anna quickly digest the Extraordinary Traits of the Underworld path within her. However, it was also insidiously eroding her self-awareness to some extent.

Morphing her gradually into the merciful Holy Spirit that people expected, rather than the pure little girl she once was.

Lu Yan couldn't decisively say if this outcome was good or bad.

This was the inevitable result of using faith to digest Extraordinary Traits—a necessary price for obtaining great power.

He merely stretched out his hand, gently caressing Anna's phantasmal head, a flicker of imperceptible pity in his eyes.

Time was still too short; if they had more time to accumulate, Anna might be able to digest the Extraordinary Traits more leisurely and retain more of herself.

But the current situation did not allow them to proceed step by step. If they had more time, Anna would not need to risk being rapidly assimilated by the Power of Faith.

Anna seemed to sense Lu Yan's thoughts. She lifted her small face, speaking to Lu Yan with a seriousness beyond her years:

"Your Eminence, this is the path Anna wishes to take.

Helping Your Eminence makes Anna very happy, there is no need for Your Eminence to worry."

Anna already knew that her advancement, her representation of the Underworld path, held immense value for Lu Yan.

Therefore, she had no hesitation in abandoning the Spirit Body state that allowed for a degree of free movement, choosing instead to attach herself directly to the statue. By spreading faith and performing rewards and punishments through dreams, she fully digested the Extraordinary Traits, enhancing her strength as much as possible, hoping to share more of the burden with Lu Yan.

"Your Eminence!" Anna's eyes were firm, "Anna has successfully digested the Extraordinary Traits of the Sin Judgment Clerk and wishes to seek further guidance from Your Eminence."

Hearing Anna's words, Lu Yan suppressed his emotions, his expression becoming serious.

He nodded, for this was precisely why he had come.

"Sequence Seven, Sin Judgment Clerk, is already the pinnacle of the Underworld path at the mortal level."

Lu Yan said solemnly, "Going further will truly touch the core sequences of the Divine Court and Underworld. Are you truly ready to bear the responsibilities and dangers they represent?"

Without hesitation, Anna respectfully knelt on the ground, her expression solemn as she bowed deeply to Lu Yan: "Please bestow the method, Your Eminence!"

Lu Yan slowly reached out, gently placing his hand on Anna's head as before.

This time, what flowed from his fingertips was no longer simple comfort, but streams of deep power containing the essence and authority of the Underworld.

"Sequence Six of the Underworld path is named: Chief of Impermanence!"

Lu Yan's voice echoed within the Divine Hall, yet only Anna could hear it.

"The Impermanent One, mysterious and unpredictable, traverses the Yin and Yang Realms, observing the cycle of life and death, hooking souls, capturing spirits, being a part of the Divine Court and Underworld sequence, and an important aide under the Yan Monarch."

Anna's Spirit Body suddenly trembled. She looked up sharply at the gentle expression on Lu Yan's face. It was the first time she had heard such specific information about the Divine Court and Underworld from Lu Yan's mouth.

In prior Underworld sequence practice, whether as a Wandering Soul, Soul Hooker, or Sin Judgment Clerk, there had been occasional mentions of the Underworld, but those were just scattered fragments.

Most of the time, it was merely a glimpse of the tip of the legendary true Underworld—awe-inspiring, yet elusive.

Accompanied by the purest essence and authority of the Underworld, Anna was distinctly feeling the rapid ascension of her Extraordinary Position.

Her soul was undergoing a dramatic transformation, and her understanding and mastery of the Extraordinary Traits of the Underworld path were increasing at an exponential rate.

However, this was merely the beginning of this advancement.

Lu Yan, with a calm yet authoritative demeanor, made a slight gesture in the void.

In an instant, Anna felt an even more primordial terrifying power descending.

That power was vast and unfathomable, as if embodying the will of the entire Underworld.

Before this power, having just ascended to Chief of Impermanence, she felt as insignificant as dust.

Soon after, Anna sensed a portion of that vast primordial power being forcibly "cut" by Lu Yan in a manner she couldn't comprehend!

The "cutting" action seemed casual, yet it contained world-creating power.

The severed portion of the Divine Court and Underworld's primordial power rapidly condensed, compressed, and took shape in Lu Yan's hand, ultimately becoming a noble and imposing black seal, quietly appearing in Lu Yan's palm.

The seal was jet-black, composed of a material neither metal nor jade, yet exuding a cold and substantial aura, as if it bore the weight of countless souls and the order of the entire Underworld.

Beneath the seal, the ancient and vigorous seal script characters for Yan Luo were clearly inscribed, each stroke seemingly containing supreme authority over life and death, overseeing reincarnation.

Merely seeing this seal made Anna feel her soul tremble with a kind of awe and submission stemming from the instinct of life.

She understood that this seal represented more than ordinary authority; it truly belonged to the core position of the Divine Court and Underworld.

Supporting the Black Yan Luo Seal, Lu Yan's gaze rested on Anna, his voice calm yet carrying a penetrating force that reached the soul:

"I hereby establish the Fifth Hall of the Ten Halls of the Yan Luo in this realm. You, as the sole Chief of Impermanence in this world, may enter the Divine Court and Underworld office, temporarily bearing the authority of the Yan Monarch, may be..."

"Yan Luo King!"