Chapter 153: Pre-Battle Meeting

"One week, is it? If we kill the Underworld King, how are we supposed to stop the collision of the two worlds?" Asuna asked.

"For that, we have to rely on our little Yui!" Lingyun smiled and pointed at Yui in his arms.

"Yui?" Kirito and Asuna both looked at Yui in astonishment.

"Mama Asuna, Mama Kirito, don't underestimate Yui! The current Yui controls the first 99 floors of Aincrad! As long as the final floor is cleared, Yui can control the entirety of Aincrad and keep it from colliding with the Main World!" Yui raised her small hand proudly.

"Yui has this ability too?" Suguha looked astonished.

"Because inside Yui, there is the power bestowed by Papa. Plus, with the help of the sisters in the Ruby Palace, Yui has already become the core of this world. As long as Yui controls the final floor, she can turn this world back into a Data World, and then no collision will occur!" Yui said with a smile.

"Yui, you're actually that amazing?" Suguha looked at Yui, who was acting spoiled in Lingyun's arms, in disbelief.

"Of course, how could my daughter not be amazing!"

"The sisters in the Ruby Palace?" Kirito keenly caught the unusual information hidden in Yui's words. "Are there others in the Ruby Palace?"

"That goes without saying. Otherwise, do you think someone with the Underworld King's temperament would obediently stay in the Ruby Palace as a boss? He would have come out long ago and turned this world upside down!" Lingyun spread his hands. "By the way, your master is also one of those who exist to seal the Underworld King!"

"There's such a thing?" Kirito said in surprise.

"Alright, for now, let's talk about dealing with the Underworld King!" Lingyun tapped the table.

"Isn't he just a boss? Is there a need to be this serious?" Suguha asked, feeling a bit strange.

"If this were before encountering the 99th-floor boss, I might be as relaxed as you all. But in this clearing battle, the boss displayed many powerful abilities, yet these abilities did not come from itself!" Lingyun began. "In other words, the Underworld King can receive support through the floors! This level of strength is far beyond what we can currently handle."

"Master, then what do you estimate the Underworld King's strength to be?" Luo Yexi asked.

"Conservatively estimated, Post-Heaven Peak, perhaps even Pre-Heaven!"

"Hiss!" Luo Yexi gasped. Although she had experienced over two years in SAO and her strength had entered the Post-Heaven stage under the condition of Limit Break, she was still no match for the Underworld King, who had reached Post-Heaven Peak or even the Pre-Heaven level.

"Post-Heaven, Pre-Heaven? What are those?" Asuna asked.

"That is a classification of strength levels. You don't need to understand that much for now!" Lingyun said.

"Don't worry, Brother, I've already taken care of this matter!" Ruoxi suddenly appeared beside Lingyun and spoke.

"Who is this?" Kirito looked at Ruoxi with some confusion.

"This is my younger sister, Ruoxi!" Lingyun introduced her with a smile. "By the way, you said the matter is taken care of; what's the situation?"

"I just went to find those sisters, and they agreed to lend their own power to us. That way, we will have the power to confront the Underworld King!" Ruoxi said with a smile.

"You went to the Ruby Palace just now?" Lingyun frowned slightly.

"No, I just used a special method to communicate with those sisters!" Ruoxi quickly changed the subject. "However, compared to this, Brother, you still have one very important thing to resolve!"

"What thing?"

"It's about those players! Brother, don't forget, these players all entered this world in their real bodies, and this world has already become a real world. That is to say, all the power in this world exists. If these players return to the real world, the power they possess will also be brought back. That will be a huge problem!" Ruoxi said with a serious face.

"There's such a situation? It seems I've been too focused on the Underworld King during this time and forgot about this." Lingyun frowned slightly.

"Lingyun, if this matter isn't handled well, it will cause big trouble," Kirito said worriedly.

Although in this world, the combat power of the players might not be considered very strong in the eyes of the monsters, once placed in real society, it would definitely cause a huge uproar. You must know that now, if every Clearer player uses their weapon to strike with full force without using a Sword Skill, it is conservatively estimated to be enough to cut a 30-centimeter diameter concrete pillar in two! Moreover, among the many players, there is no lack of lawless individuals. If these people mastered this power and returned to real society, who knows what kind of chaos they would cause.

"I have a way for this!" Yui raised her hand.

"What way?"

"As long as the final floor is cleared, the entire Aincrad will be under my control. The power possessed by those players was all obtained from this world. As long as we set up an Array to strip away their power and return it to this world, it will be fine!" Yui said.

"An Array to strip away power?" Asuna was a bit confused.

"As for an Array to strip away power, if you help with all your might, Yui, I have no problem with it." Lingyun closed his eyes to simulate it and nodded slightly.

"Then I'll leave it to you!" Kirito put her hands together, tilted her head, and blinked at Lingyun.

"Don't worry, just leave it to me!" Looking at the cute Kirito, Lingyun smiled and reached out to pat her head.

Kirito was stunned by Lingyun's action, then a red cloud suddenly rose on her face. She let out a cry and quickly moved away from Lingyun.

"Uh, this..." Lingyun retracted his hand, feeling a bit awkward. It was just that Kirito's expression had been so cute that he reached out to pat her, but it seemed his action had been a bit excessive.

"No, it's nothing, you don't need to mind it. I, I was just a bit excited!" Kirito explained stammeringly.

Lingyun scanned the people present and said, "Alright, let's end today's meeting here for now. You all go get some good rest and prepare for tomorrow's battle!"

Kirito and Asuna looked at each other, then one reached out to pull Suguha, and the other reached out to pull Yuuki, quickly hiding in a room, not knowing what secret whispers they were going to share.