342: Chapter 342 The True Face of the Committee! The Invitation from the Ten-Dimensional Administrator

The moment the Void Token heated up in his palm, a teleportation light enveloped the six of them.

In the next second, they stood in a space completely different from anywhere they had been before.

There was no sky, no ground, and no concept of up, down, left, or right. There were only countless floating, giant light screens, each displaying scenes from different dimensions in real-time—Cultivators undergoing tribulations to ascend, fleets navigating interstellar space, digital lifeforms roaming in Virtual Heaven, and those with awakened emotions weaving dreams.

The number of light screens was beyond count, extending from nearby to the edge of vision, densely packed like an ocean made of screens.

Beneath each light screen, a chair floated. People sat in these chairs—or rather, beings that were once human sat there. Some were white-haired, some looked young, some were composed entirely of energy, and some were merely a blurred shadow.

Their only commonality was that they were all staring at Lin Chen.

That kind of gaze was like looking at an interesting specimen.

Zhang Hao instinctively shrank behind Lin Chen and whispered, "Boss, this place... it's creepy."

Arrogant Dragon clenched his fists, scanning the surroundings warily. His Immortal Emperor intuition was screaming in warning—every single being here was a hundred times more powerful than the Causality Law Controller.

Frost condensed in Morgana's palm, though she knew this bit of frost was meaningless here.

Alpha's digital body almost stopped fluctuating as it tried its best to appear harmless.

The Flame Demon's fire shrank into a tiny flame, clinging to his chest like a frightened child.

Lin Chen stood in place, motionless.

His gaze swept across those light screens, those chairs, and those beings watching him.

Then, he smiled.

That smile left everyone present stunned—including the beings in the chairs.

"Everyone, is this a welcoming ceremony?"

As soon as he spoke, the largest light screen in the center suddenly lit up.

Within the screen, a blurred elderly man slowly emerged. He wore a white robe with white hair and eyebrows; only his eyes were a deep black, like two black holes.

"Lin Chen," the old man spoke. His voice wasn't loud, yet it clearly entered the depths of everyone's consciousness. "Welcome to the True Game Committee."

Lin Chen looked at him.

"Who are you?"

The old man smiled.

"I am the Chairman of the Committee. You may call me—the 'Observer'."

He raised his hand, pointing to the surrounding light screens.

"These are the members of the Committee. They are the ultimate winners from three thousand different dimensions, and every single one was once the 'protagonist' of their respective world."

"The Cultivation dimension, the Technology dimension, the Magic dimension, the Digital dimension, the Emotional dimension, the Chaos dimension... every dimension has a representative here."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.

"So, you are the controllers of the True Game?"

The Observer nodded.

"You could say that."

Lin Chen fell silent for a second.

Then he asked:

"What do you want with me?"

The Observer looked at him, a flicker of admiration in his eyes.

"We seek you because you have passed all the trials."

He raised his hand, and a new light screen unfolded before Lin Chen.

On the screen were all the records since Lin Chen entered the True Game—

Monopolized 14 assets in the Novice Village, early settlement.

Purchased intelligence in the Fringe World.

Rescued Arrogant Dragon, counter-killed the Causality Law Controller in three seconds.

Rescued Morgana, used Capital Immunity to break the Ice Coffin.

Rescued Alpha, broke the paradox with three knocks on the door.

Rescued Zhang Hao, cleared the game with 'The Self-Cultivation of a Lackey'.

In the Abyss of Nothingness, used the karma interferer to crack Existence Erasure.

Behind every record, an 'S-rank' rating was marked.

The Observer said, "Since the True Game began, you are the first player to obtain an S-rank rating in every single trial."

Lin Chen looked at those records, his expression unchanged.

"And?"

The Observer smiled.

"Therefore, we would like to invite you to join the Committee."

He raised his hand, and a golden chair emerged from the void, landing in front of Lin Chen.

The chair was different from the others, more magnificent, with the words 'Lord of Capital' engraved on the back.

"By becoming a member of the Committee, you will gain administrative rights over the Tenth Dimension. From then on, you can decide the operating rules of all worlds below the Ninth Dimension."

The entire hall went silent.

Every being in the chairs watched Lin Chen.

Zhang Hao's eyes were as wide as copper bells, and his mouth was open wide enough to fit an egg.

Arrogant Dragon clenched his fists, unsure whether to be happy or nervous.

Morgana looked at Lin Chen with a complex gaze.

Alpha's light screen flickered frantically, calculating various possibilities.

The Flame Demon was completely dazed; he had never seen such a spectacle in his life.

Lin Chen looked at the chair and was silent for three seconds.

Then, he smiled.

That smile made the Observer frown slightly—he had seen countless reactions at such moments: some were ecstatic, some wept, some knelt in gratitude, and some were too excited to speak. But this was the first time he had seen a smile like Lin Chen's.

It was a smile that was not quite a smile, a sneer that was not quite a sneer, as if he were looking at a joke.

"Administrative rights over the Tenth Dimension?" Lin Chen said.

The Observer nodded.

"Very tempting, isn't it?"

Lin Chen shook his head.

"No. I'm thinking about a question."

"What question?"

"Does you giving me administrative rights mean—that you can't manage it yourselves?"

The Observer's smile froze.

The beings in the surrounding chairs began to whisper among themselves.

Lin Chen continued:

"The Tenth Dimension is the jurisdiction of the True Game Committee. Your invitation to me suggests you've encountered trouble. Trouble that even you cannot resolve."

He stared into the Observer's eyes.

"Am I right?"

The Observer fell silent.

Three seconds later, he sighed.

"Lin Chen, you are more difficult to deal with than I imagined."

He waved his hand, and the surrounding scenery suddenly changed.

The light screens vanished, the chairs vanished, and those beings vanished as well.

Only the Observer remained, standing before Lin Chen.

"You guessed correctly. Something has indeed gone wrong with the Tenth Dimension."

He opened a new light screen.

On the screen was a collapsing universe. Countless stars were imploding, countless civilizations were being destroyed, and countless living beings were wailing. The speed of that collapse was a hundred times faster than the Zeroing Storm.

"This is 'Void Erosion'," the Observer said. "A phenomenon more terrifying than Zeroing. It is devouring the Tenth Dimension, and its speed is increasing. If it cannot be stopped, it will spread to the Ninth Dimension, the Eighth Dimension... until it devours all dimensions."

Lin Chen looked at the collapsing starry sky and was silent for a second.

"You can't solve it?"

The Observer shook his head.

"We can't. We've tried every method—suppression with power, sealing with rules, reversal with causality, rewriting with fate. All of them failed."

He looked at Lin Chen.

"But we discovered that there is one thing that can counter Void Erosion."

Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

The Observer spoke word by word:

"The Capital Law."

Lin Chen smiled.

"So, you brought me here because you want me to use the Capital Law to help you fight Void Erosion?"

The Observer nodded.

"In exchange, you can become the administrator of the Tenth Dimension."

Lin Chen was silent.

Three seconds later, he asked:

"What about my people?"

The Observer was taken aback.

"What?"

Lin Chen pointed to the five people behind him.

"Arrogant Dragon, Morgana, Alpha, Flame Demon, and Zhang Hao. They fought their way in here with me. If I become the administrator, what happens to them?"

The Observer said, "They can remain in the Ninth Dimension and enjoy the right to eternal life—"

Lin Chen interrupted him.

"No."

The Observer frowned.

"No?"

Lin Chen nodded.

"They go in with me."

The Observer fell silent.

"Lin Chen, the Tenth Dimension is not a playground. Void Erosion is raging there; if you take them in, they might die."

Lin Chen looked at him.

"Which is more terrifying: might die, or will definitely die?"

The Observer was stunned.

Lin Chen continued:

"They fought alongside me all the way here, not so that I could go off and be some administrator alone. If I'm going, we go together."

"Either the six of us enter the Tenth Dimension together,"

"Or I refuse your invitation."

The hall went quiet once again.

Zhang Hao's eyes were turning red.

Arrogant Dragon clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white.

Morgana looked at Lin Chen, the corners of her mouth curling up slightly.

Alpha's light screen fluctuated violently—it was recording this moment.

The Flame Demon scratched his head; though he didn't quite understand, he knew the Boss was fighting for something for him.

The Observer was silent for a long time.

So long that Zhang Hao thought he was about to turn hostile.

Then, he smiled.

In that smile, there was relief, and also admiration.

"Lin Chen, I finally understand why you were able to win."

"Why?"

"Because you have them."

He waved his hand.

Five golden chairs emerged from the void, landing before Arrogant Dragon, Morgana, Alpha, Flame Demon, and Zhang Hao.

"From today on, you are also members of the Committee."

Zhang Hao looked at the chair, his eyes wide as copper bells.

"Me? I get a part too?"

The Observer nodded.

"Yes. Your ability—Fourth Wall Monitoring—will be of great use in the Tenth Dimension."

Zhang Hao scratched his head.

"Then which dimension's administrator am I?"

The Observer glanced at him.

"None for now. You are 'Special Consultants', assisting Lin Chen in handling the matter of the Void Erosion."

Zhang Hao was stunned for a moment, then he laughed.

"Special Consultant works too."

Lin Chen looked at the five chairs, then back at the Observer.

"Now, can you tell us exactly what happened in the Tenth Dimension?"

The Observer nodded.

He opened the light screen of the collapsing universe and pointed to a black vortex expanding in the center.

"The source of everything is there."

"Inside that vortex, there is a person."

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes.

"Who?"

The Observer fell silent for a second.

Then he said:

"A person just like you."

"A person who used the Capital Law and nearly destroyed the entire Tenth Dimension."

"His name is—Lin Xiao."