124: Chapter 124 Do I have a relationship with the True Lord?

The lingering echo of the system prompt still reverberated in his mind.

Chen You's gaze slowly moved away from the string of glittering words like "Mythical," "Limited," and "Unique."

It settled upon the two SSR Cards he had obtained.

One was the 【War God Kuito】 that he had accidentally rolled into.

The Titan giant on the card held a massive axe, muscles bulging, conveying a sense of world-destroying, violent aura even through the picture.

"He looks quite strong, but..." Chen You pursed his lips.

If this thing were in the hands of other players, it would probably be revered like a family heirloom.

But for him, having witnessed the true majesty of an Immortal General, this purely muscle-bound brute held limited appeal.

Perhaps... he could use it later to fool those simple-minded members of the Titan God Clan?

A slightly inappropriate thought flashed through Chen You's mind before he looked at the other card.

The background of that card was a collapsing sea of stars and a blooming Pure World Green Lotus.

The figure on the card, merely a back view, exuded a lofty and cold arrogance that suppressed the Three Realms.

【Civilization Exclusive Limited Mythical SSR war soul — Erlang Shen, the True Lord Manifested as Saint - Yang Jian】

【Special Form — Celestial God of Justice】

Chen You took a deep breath and, with a pilgrimage-like feeling, opened the detailed attribute panel for the war soul.

【war soul: Celestial God of Justice - Yang Jian (Zero Star)】

【Type: Mythical SSR (Civilization Exclusive)】

【Level: 20 (Changes with Player Level)】

【Skill One: Divine Might Descends (Active) — Summon the war soul to descend, lasting 1 minute. Cooldown: 60 minutes.】

【Skill Two: Heavenly Eye Pierces the World — ??? (Locked) 】

【Skill Three: Eight-Nine Arcane Art — ??? (Locked) 】

【Skill Four: Manifestation of Heaven and Earth — ??? (Locked) 】

【Star Ascension Condition: Same Name SSR war soul * 1】

...

The panel information was simple and blunt, a series of question marks filling the aura that a Mythical being should possess.

But Chen You's brow furrowed slightly upon seeing the description for 【Skill One】.

"Lasting 1 minute? Cooldown one hour?"

He muttered to himself, the extreme ecstasy in his heart rapidly cooling down as if doused with cold water.

This... wasn't a permanent fighter or follower?

It was more like a time-limited, explosive ultimate move?

Chen You immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

He recalled the phantom of the True Lord summoned by the immortals throne atop the walls of the White Jade Capital.

The intelligence and majesty in his eyes were like a true deity crossing realms.

Would this war soul... be such an existence?

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

Chen You didn't hesitate. With a thought, he equipped the 【war soul - Yang Jian】 into the newly added war soul slot.

Instantly, a brilliant golden icon, entwined with divine runes, appeared in his skill bar — 【Divine Might Descends】.

"Divine Might Descends!"

Chen You said in a deep voice, pressing his will heavily onto that icon!

Buzz—!

A golden divine light descended from the heavens and took shape before him.

Tall and imposing, with a cold and proud face, the vertical eye on his forehead tightly shut.

He held the three-pointed double-edged halberd diagonally, its edge flowing with a chilling light that made the heart palpitate.

It was precisely Erlang Shen, the True Lord Manifested as Saint!

However, the expectation on Chen You's face completely froze the moment he met his gaze.

Similar.

Too similar.

Whether it was the attire, appearance, or that aloof, distant temperament, it was exactly the same as the True Lord atop the White Jade Capital walls in his memory.

But... ultimately, it was different.

The "Yang Jian" before him had vacant eyes.

There was not a trace of spirit in those phoenix eyes; he was like the most exquisitely crafted doll, possessing form but lacking a soul.

He floated quietly before Chen You, like an emotionless statue, awaiting orders.

Without that supreme mystique capable of piercing through eternity and judging karma.

"As expected... it's a knock-off."

The last trace of fantasy in Chen You's heart shattered, and he couldn't help but mutter under his breath.

He understood.

The war soul obtained through the system's gacha was essentially a super combat unit that players could command, a data puppet.

And the one summoned by the immortals throne last time was likely a projection of the "true body" in a sense.

It was the true myth that could only be invited by being deeply bound to the destiny of the huaxia civilization!

One was a top-tier fighter in the game, the other was a true immortal from mythology.

The difference was worlds apart!

Chen You shook his head. Although somewhat disappointed, he wasn't desperate.

Even if it was just a data puppet, it was a puppet modeled after "Yang Jian"!

A starving camel is still bigger than a horse; its strength was undoubtedly unquestionable.

One minute of burst time was enough to handle the vast majority of crises.

His gaze returned to the war soul's attribute panel, landing on that glaring line: 【Star Ascension Condition】.

To ascend to the maximum five stars, he needed a total of five more 【war soul - Yang Jian】?

One guaranteed pull cost nine thousand eight hundred gold coins.

Five of them... would be forty-nine thousand gold coins!

Chen You's eye twitched.

"I need to ask Director Li for more money."

Moreover, he felt this matter was a bit strange.

The immortals throne invited Erlang Shen, and in return, the war soul instantly gave an exclusive SSR of Erlang Shen.

Was this a coincidence?

Thinking of this, Chen You lost all interest in studying this "high-imitation version" of Erlang Shen.

With a thought, the Yang Jian war soul before his eyes paused, then transformed into scattered points of light and vanished.

"Back to the White Jade Capital."

Without any delay, he chose to enter the Guild Territory.

A flash of light, and Chen You's figure disappeared.

...

The real world, deep in the Qinling Mountains.

The White Jade Capital, Central Command Room.

This place was no longer an empty immortal palace but had been transformed into a strategic command center filled with a futuristic technological feel.

Top experts from various fields moved hurriedly, countless data streams refreshing like a waterfall on the light screens.

As soon as Chen You appeared, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Looking at Chen You, who seemed to be wearing the starry sky, everyone couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.

But it was only for an instant.

"Comrade Chen You!"

"Little Chen is here!"

Director Li Guoan, Zhang Yunhai, and several elderly experts in white coats almost simultaneously turned their gaze toward Chen You the moment he stepped into the command room.

Without waiting for Director Li Guoan to speak, Chen You poured out the entire experience of this game.

Finally adding some of his own speculations.

"I feel like they are completely different."

Chen You's tone was somewhat complex.

"This war soul is more like a data puppet, worlds apart from the True Lord who descended during the city defense."

"So that's how it is..."

Director Li Guoan nodded slowly, his expression not changing much, as if this result was not beyond his expectations.

He didn't try to comfort anyone, nor did he show disappointment; he simply turned calmly toward a figure in the corner frantically typing on a keyboard while facing a light screen.

"Sun Feng."

"Present!"

Sun Feng, the head of the data analysis team, stood up abruptly, pushing up the thick glasses on his nose.

"Regarding the special energy unit summoned by the 'immortals throne' during the White Jade Capital defense battle, has the data model been analyzed?"

Director Li Guoan asked.

"Reporting to the Director! The preliminary model has been established!"

Sun Feng's voice carried a hint of the excitement unique to scientific researchers.

"Its energy structure is completely different from any known monster, NPC, or even building unit in our established database!"

"According to the analysis of the energy model we captured when that 'True Lord' descended."

"It... it defies logic; its very existence is twisting and overriding the surrounding laws!"

"It is not a part of the Source Realm system; it's more like..."

"A will from a higher dimension forcefully applying a patch belonging to itself onto the program known as the 'Source Realm'!"

Sun Feng took a deep breath, as if the next words would exhaust all his strength.

"Furthermore, the energy model of that 'True Lord' shows over 79.4%... co-origin with Comrade Chen You's energy model, based on core logic."