Those who reincarnate must die.

"Don't be in such a hurry!" Xu retorted to Zhang Lang's request to return, "You've been so busy making wishes, don't forget there's still a reward you haven't claimed!"

Is there another reward?

Zhang Lang was slightly taken aback, but then smiled and said, "Have you forgotten what the initial purpose of this mission was?"

Zhang Lang suddenly realized, "This is the altar master's trial!" But he immediately looked puzzled, glancing at the torches kept in the altar: "Then why are there no hints?"

"Because I blocked the notification." Xu chuckled. "I can interfere with part of the altar's mechanism. To put it bluntly, if it wants to appoint you as the altar master, it needs my permission."

Zhang Lang frowned slightly: "You don't want me to become the altar master? Why?"

"It's not that I don't want you to," Xu said hesitantly. "I just want you to reconsider... After all, becoming the altar master means that your relationship with the altar will be closer, and while you will gain more authority, you will also be subject to greater constraints. In that case, there will be even less I can do to help you."

"I don't quite understand..." Zhang Lang shook his head. "You mean, after I become the altar master, your abilities will be affected? Why?"

"Let me explain it to you like this..." Xu organized his thoughts, "Right now, you're like an undercover agent infiltrating an enemy organization. When you're still a nobody, you're not very noticeable, so it's relatively easy for you to make contact with your original organization... which is me."

"But once you become the leader of the forum, it's like you've climbed to the management level in an opposing organization. At this point, you have higher authority and can access more intelligence. But conversely, everyone from top to bottom is watching you, so it becomes much more difficult for you to make contact with me."

Zhang Lang nodded: "The higher my authority within the altar, the easier it is for my special abilities to be exposed... That makes sense. So, specifically, what will that affect?"

"The impact is multifaceted. I will try my best not to appear again, and I must not easily interfere with the altar's mechanisms, as this would increase the risk of exposure. Once my existence is exposed, both of us will be targeted by the altar, and that's no laughing matter!"

"For you right now, the most direct impact is that I basically can't give you any points anymore."

Are there fewer fictitious scores?

It's important to know that when Zhang Lang enters the interdimensional battlefield, he will mainly be facing heroes from other races. The kill reward on the Void side will be a considerable income, and giving up will slow down the accumulation of Wish Energy.

However, if you don't become a forum leader, you can't enter the battlefield, and the accumulation of mission energy will be much slower. At the same time, you will also have to give up many forum leader privileges and benefits.

"What will you do if I stop being the forum leader?"

"I can directly modify your score," the virtual figure replied. "Of course, the points you've already earned won't be affected, but the altar will receive a message that you failed the altar master trial."

"We can't give up and let someone else become the altar master, can we?" Zhang Lang thought. As long as there was an altar master, he could also enter the battlefield.

"I can't do that..." Xu Laoshi replied honestly, "You can only make others pass the altar master trial so that they can become altar masters... But I see that the people in the Twelve Altars are either old, weak, sick, or disabled, or novices, so their hopes are slim at the moment. If we wait another five or six worlds, Yue Xinyi can give it a try. That little girl is very smart, and with your help, her strength has improved quickly. She is the material to be an altar master."

"Five or six worlds..." Zhang Lang frowned. Zeus had sought him out because the Shen Clan was currently besieged by eleven other races and was in imminent danger, urgently needing his help to join the battle. Given the Shen Clan's overall strength, let alone five or six worlds, their allegiance value would likely plummet below the critical point within three worlds. At that point, not only would they be unable to defend the mission worlds, but their main world would also be affected!

Zhang Lang wanted to save his world, but he also didn't want anything to happen to the main world of the Shen clan... After all, he had lived here for more than a year and had come to regard it as his second home.

"Or should I transfer to another altar with a master?" Zhang Lang believed that if he made the request, Zeus would find a way to help him.

"That's one way..." Xu seemed to agree, paused for two seconds, and finally sighed.

"Fine, you should just stay as the altar master."

"What's going on?" Zhang Lang was somewhat confused. "You were the one who suggested I give up being the altar master, so why are you going back on your word?"

"Because the privileges and benefits of becoming the altar master are more valuable than the points I offer." Xu's tone seemed to indicate a firm decision: "I do hope you rely on me more, but I am ultimately just a forger who stole part of the altar's authority... The real altar can offer you much more, and it's time for me to let go..."

These words were addressed to Zhang Lang, but it seemed more like a pretense of making a decision for himself.

"Go, become the altar master!" After saying that, Xu made the decision for him without waiting for Zhang Lang to express his opinion!

A melodious sound rang out, and a dazzling pattern shone in the center of the altar, revealing a line of large characters.

Congratulations! You have completed the Altar Master Trial. Now you are officially the Altar Master of the Twelfth Altar of the Shen Clan!

After becoming the forum administrator, you will have the following privileges.

1. An additional 50% will be added to the total score after each task.

Second, increase the communication distance between team members.

Third, before each mission begins, the altar will offer three different missions from three different worlds for you to choose from. The altar master will receive additional hints and gain more advantages in the mission world.

IV. After each mission, there is a chance to unlock the Mysterious Shop for the Sect Leader, where you can exchange for special items. (The chance of unlocking the Mysterious Shop is positively correlated with your mission performance.)

Fifth, there is a chance of receiving special missions.

The altar master's authority includes, but is not limited to, the five points mentioned above. In the future, depending on special circumstances such as altar version updates, there may be additions and modifications. Please pay attention to the altar master interface of the badge!

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The instant these notifications appeared, Zhang Lang felt a series of messages transmitted from the badge. He opened the badge and found that a new "Forum Owner" interface had indeed appeared, where he could exercise all the necessary permissions.

"No wonder you said the forum master's privileges are more worthwhile!" Looking at the list of privileges, Zhang Lang said excitedly, "Just the extra 50% of points almost makes up for the points you lost! What other functions are there? How much does it increase the communication range? What kind of special missions can I usually get? And what is this mysterious shop?"

Suddenly having so many new functions made Zhang Lang feel like a child who had received a new toy. He bombarded Xu with questions, but Xu didn't respond at all.

"Xu?" Zhang Lang called out twice in his mind, suddenly remembering what Xu had once mentioned: after he became the altar master, Xu would try to hide and never appear again.

I'm afraid of being caught by the altar... But you're just keeping quiet, you're still by my side, right?

Without the noise of the charlatans, Zhang Lang felt a little disappointed. However, he quickly composed himself and chose to return.

This time, it was a true return. In his excitement, Zhang Lang didn't notice that the flames igniting on his body had turned orange...