MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 569 - 57 Self-Proving

Chapter 569: Chapter 57 Self-Proving

An hour later, Lu Hong stood up to take his leave.

"Won’t you take that little girl with you?"

"Forget it." Lu Hong shook his head; the journey back to the Grace Plane was long, and the high-intensity dimensional transmission would probably torture Auli to death. It was better to let her stay in the floating world for a while: "Please take care of her for me."

"No problem."

With the backing of Marquis Nuoshan’s credential, Lu Hong’s return journey was unimpeded.

He arrived at the border’s Yi Tian Plane quickly.

As a titled noble of the Holy Divine Empire in the Yi Tian Plane, this was his first time visiting his fief.

The Yi Tian Plane was once an important defense location for the Sacred Empire, so its Demon Beasts had almost been wiped clean and were not affected by the current beast tide. Due to the current cooperation between the Eagle Alliance and the Holy Divine Empire, the stationed troops on this plane were few, with most regions settling destitute civilians who had migrated from other planes.

These refugees, who had lost their homes, were in low spirits. How could they who lived all their lives on their native soil endure such homesickness?

"To hell with those Demon Beasts! We will take back our homeland!"

Among the civilians, there was no lack of fiery youth, spreading their ideas everywhere. Of course, this was merely a way of venting. Civilians had no talents, at most reaching only the First Transition, so how could they defeat mutated Demon Beasts?

After a short wait, the Third Transition expert sent by Nuoshan completed the formalities and came over to Lu Hong: "Marquis, we can set off now."

"Okay."

Lu Hong nodded and once again entered the opened dimensional gate with the other party.

Watching the swiftly passing figure, the guarding soldier felt a familiar sense surge in his heart and nudged his comrade: "Hey, don’t you think the person who just went in looks familiar?"

"Now that you mention it, I also have that feeling," the other soldier tried hard to recall the fleeting scene: "It really seems like someone I’ve seen before!"

Without revealing his identity, Lu Hong used the influence of Marquis Nuoshan of the Eagle Alliance to continually traverse through the planes of the Sacred Empire.

At first, it was smooth sailing, but problems arose when he reached the Karodia Plane.

The accompanying Third Transition expert returned to Lu Hong with the unsigned credential and spoke: "Our request to travel together has been rejected by the local officials."

"Hm? Why?"

"It seems that there have been sightings of infernal influence causing mischief here, leading to a lockdown of the plane, restricting entry and exit until the infernal power is eradicated."

Since the effects of Soul Water became known from the mercenaries, the upper echelons of various places viewed it with grave fear. The significant increase in power it granted, along with making people irresistibly compliant, posed such a high level of danger that a slight oversight could lead to waking up tomorrow to find friends or subordinates turned into enemies.

"Take me to them."

Lu Hong followed the accompanying strong man back to the local official’s office.

Seeing the Eagle Alliance strong man return, the official frowned: "Didn’t I tell you? Karodia is prohibiting all personnel from leaving now. If someone from the infernal realm escapes, no one can bear that responsibility!"

Lu Hong raised his hand to stop the companion’s retort and asked the official: "Then do you know how to distinguish their identities?"

"People controlled by the Soul Water can be distinguished if their strength surges in a short time. For those from the infernal realm who are in hiding, we need to conduct Magic Power detection to see if they possess infernal Magic Power," the official said the methods naturally and then was taken aback: "Why should I tell you?"

Ignoring the official’s question, Lu Hong nodded. Both of these methods were effective but overly slow. For such a vast plane, not to mention that the other party might conceal this affair, even sifting through a crowd to search for them in a plane with a population of millions was not something that could be accomplished shortly.

The beast tide was endangering human life every moment; Lu Hong couldn’t wait.

"I have a better way. May I have a word?"

The official’s interest was piqued: "Oh? May I know your distinguished surname and given name? I’m all ears."

Seeing the official’s sincere attitude, Lu Hong couldn’t help but approve of him. Just for this inquiring manner, which showed respect for the wise, he was definitely a good officer.

"I am but a humble individual of the Eagle Alliance, not worthy of mention. This method was taught to me by Marquis Nuoshan."

The official smiled slightly: "To converse with Marquis Nuoshan, how could you be an ordinary person? Since you’re unwilling to reveal your identity, I shan’t be presumptuous. However, I do ask that you elaborate on this method of identification. If it is viable, I shall report to the Great Emperor and seek recognition on your behalf."

"Please, there’s no need for rewards. The method is actually quite simple. Just find an expert well-versed in the power of the Holy Light, activate the Holy Light to shine upon all beings. If there is the power of the underworld hidden within their bodies, there will surely be an abnormal reaction. Even if there isn’t, we can still apprehend them for a thorough screening."

The official shook his head, "I’m afraid that method might not work. I am aware that underworld forces fear the Holy Light, but merely using the Holy Light to expose them has already been attempted without any effect. It’s not feasible."

Seeing the official dismiss the method, Lu Hong slightly smiled, "It’s not that it’s not feasible, but rather the quality of the Holy Light power isn’t high enough to effectively suppress the underworld forces."

"Then where should I go to find someone with such quality of the Holy Light?"

Lu Hong pointed to a strong companion by his side, "He is the one."

Nuoshan must have anticipated that they would be forced to stay because of the underworld invasion, hence he chose for Lu Hong a top Believer borrowed from the Holy Court.

At first, the Believer disagreed, but upon learning of Lu Hong’s true identity, he became incredibly excited, and treated Lu Hong with great reverence along the way.

Hearing Lu Hong’s response, the official raised his eyebrows, "Oh? What a coincidence?"

"Yes, it’s quite the coincidence."

"Heh heh!" The official, however, suddenly turned his face and scoffed coldly, "Where in the world are there such coincidences? A pillow arriving as one falls asleep—I don’t buy it! You two must be underworld lackeys trying to seize this opportunity to escape from Karodia. Guards!"

With the official’s loud command, dozens of Third Transition strongmen surrounded the two.

"These two have unclear origins, and their identities need verification. Seize them and throw them into the dungeon!"

"Hold on!" Lu Hong exclaimed loudly, "Take a good look at who I am!"

"Who are you? I don’t care if you’re ..." Halfway through his speech, the official couldn’t go on. This damned appearance was so similar to the dead Duke Godwei—wait, not just similar, it was exactly the same!

"Are you Duke Godwei’s twin brother?"

"He is the Duke himself!" At this moment, the strongman from the Holy Court spoke out sharp rebukes, "Seeing the Duke, why have you not yet knelt?!"

The official was not intimidated by the other party but furrowed his brows even more, "Everybody knows the Duke had died in battle. Now he suddenly appears out of nowhere—how can you expect me to believe that?"

Looking at Lu Hong, he said, "Would Duke Godwei please prove his identity personally."

Lu Hong shook his head, "My personal belongings were all left in God’s Grace, I have no way to prove myself now."

"No matter, Duke Godwei is of mixed beastman heritage. If you would provide me just a drop of fresh blood, I can find someone to verify it; if there is even a trace of Lionheart Bloodline Power, that would be proof enough."

Upon hearing this, Lu Hong was startled, "What? My half-beastman heritage has been exposed?"

"After the battle with the sea race, the Golden Lion personally came to offer condolences and announced that Duke Godwei was his blood brother. This news has long been circulated among the empire’s upper echelons. It’s no secret."

"Very well." Since that was the case, Lu Hong was indeed able to prove himself.

"Everyone, cover your ears, I’m about to stimulate my Bloodline Power."

Once everyone was prepared, a Lionheart’s Roar resounded through heaven and earth.

This Skill could not be faked, and the Karodian official’s face was filled with shock, "You ... you really are Duke Godwei?!"

"The genuine article."

Upon confirmation of identity, everyone immediately knelt on one knee, paying homage to Lu Hong, "Your subordinates have the honor of meeting Duke Godwei!"

"No need for formalities. Now that you believe in my identity, let my friend here stay to help you with the investigation."

"And what about you?"

"I must return to God’s Grace as quickly as possible, I have very important matters to attend to. I hope you can find someone to guide me so that I won’t have to verify my identity at every realm I pass through."

"No problem, Your Grace. Just a moment, I will immediately arrange for someone."

Less than ten minutes later, the official brought a young woman before Lu Hong, "Duke, this is my daughter. Although she’s young, she is also a Third Transition warrior. She will assist you with any trouble along your journey. If you have any requests, just let her know."

"Thank you."