"Council of the Dead?"

At the top floor of the Union building, in a spacious and solemn office, Lu Yan gently tapped his fingers on the smooth mahogany desk, his deep voice echoing through the silent air.

Elizabeth, standing dutifully at the lower end of the desk, dressed in a well-tailored black suit, with her silver hair meticulously coiled at the back of her head.

Upon hearing, showed a hint of surprise, then immediately bent slightly, respectfully responding:

"Your Eminence, the Council of the Dead is a rather secretive Evil God Sect that has been active within the Victoria Kingdom for a long time.

They worship a secretive existence and control an Extraordinary Path centered around manipulating the dead and souls, known as the Path of the Dead."

Lu Yan's eyebrows twitched almost imperceptibly.

"Path of the Dead?"

"How does this so-called Council of the Dead's strength compare to that of the Mother of All Living Church?"

Elizabeth's lips curled into a slight smile at the words:

"Your Eminence, you jest. Although the Council of the Dead is an Evil God Sect with some history, its influence and reach essentially remain confined within the Victoria Kingdom, at most having some sporadic penetration into surrounding kingdoms.

How could such strength possibly compare to the Mother of All Living Church, whose influence spans the Seven Great Kingdoms?

The so-called Undying King behind the Council of the Dead is merely a secretive existence that, through certain special means, occupies a part of the Position.

While the Mother of All Living is a powerful Evil God, second only to the Seven Great Gods. If it were not for a slight misstep in the deity war, She might have successfully ascended to the divine throne, replacing one of the True Gods.

The difference in strength between the two is as vast as the sky and the earth, incomparable.

After comparing the strengths, a keen glint flickered in Elizabeth's pale purple eyes.

She leaned forward slightly, tentatively continuing to ask, "Your Eminence, bringing up the Council of the Dead suddenly, could it be that the council has recently taken some unrestful actions that infringe on Your Eminence's interests?"

"Hmm, a few pesky bugs seem to have caught a scent of something, attempting to follow Anna's movements." Lu Yan sipped the tea on the table lightly, his tone indifferent, without any concealment from Elizabeth.

Within the vast Union system, few are aware of Anna's true identity and abilities, but Elizabeth, as the Union leader personally supported by him, naturally possesses the right to know about Anna.

Since Anna's promotion to Sequence Eight as a Soul Detainer, she has begun to purge the incorrigible, malicious scum within the worker community.

She used dream infiltration to fabricate divine punishment visions, presenting it as a manifestation of the Holy Spirit, to instill awe among the lower-level populace, aiming to establish an order that transcends legal and moral constraints.

After all, in those chaotic lower regions, the law is impotent, and morality is a luxury.

Only through the power of faith and fear can the most direct and effective deterrent be achieved.

With one villain after another meeting bizarre deaths, coupled with the intentional spread of dreams and media fermentation, the lower populace indeed began a frenzied worship of the Holy Spirit who delivers retribution.

As a result, Anna quickly amassed a considerable amount of fervent Power of Faith.

Originally, such a large-scale collection of faith would inevitably draw the intervention or even suppression of the True God Church.

However, Lu Yan's prior exchange with Saint Xi'en caused the Steam Sect's upper echelon to be wary, leading them to step back, tacitly allowing Anna's small-scale actions within the worker class.

Currently, all this Power of Faith is temporarily accumulated within Anna herself.

Once the time is ripe, Anna will actively proclaim the name of the Underworld, guiding the faith of the Holy Spirit to its true destination, and this accumulated faith will flood into the Divine Court and Underworld like an unleased torrent.

Yet, even though the Church has temporarily acquiesced to this matter, in this Extraordinary World, the Church is not the only force.

Thus, Lu Yan had long prepared, allowing wandering souls born from the Underworld Heaven and Earth to lurk in the shadows of major industrial areas.

They support Anna in spreading dreams and also monitor any potential anomalies; the Council of the Dead's spies embedded within the police station are the fruits of this surveillance.

Upon hearing Lu Yan mention Anna, Elizabeth immediately grasped the severity of the matter.

Though she had little contact with Anna, she had deep impressions of the Underworld Path Anna pursued, especially knowing it was crafted by Lu Yan himself, making her regard it with even more importance.

Now, the Council of the Dead targets Anna, causing her expression to turn serious, asking solemnly:

"Your Eminence, the Steam Sect has always been hunting down the members of the Council of the Dead.

Since they have delivered themselves to our doorsteps, should we notify the Steam Sect and leverage their power to eliminate these cultists?

This would not only remove a threat but also extend a goodwill gesture to the Church."

Lu Yan merely glanced at Elizabeth indifferently, shaking his head lightly, his tone indisputable:

"There is no need to alert the Steam Sect over this matter."

The Council of the Dead fixating on Anna is merely coveting the Power of Faith gathered around her, viewing it as a prize to be plundered.

If Lu Yan cannot resolve this matter himself, resorting to seeking help from the Steam Sect would undoubtedly expose his own vulnerabilities to them, proactively showing weakness.

The reason the Steam Sect agreed to back down and tacitly allow Anna's actions was largely due to their fear of the potential existence of the Emperor Fengdu behind Lu Yan.

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