Chapter 354: Attacking the Heart

"Guess what I saw?"

"The game has truly invaded reality!"

"Is the end of the world coming?"

"What kind of existence is the Game Company, anyway?"

"I said long ago that the game was uncontrollable; in the end, it has brought disaster to humanity!"

Lin Bai and the others had been in the Real World for no more than half an hour, and the posts on the game forum had already exploded.

During the Tribulation Transcendence, Tuohai and the others had dominated the live streams for nearly three months; their faces could be said to be household names, and in reality, they were more famous than any celebrity.

Such a group of people flying into the sky without restraint was recognized almost instantly.

In the modern world, almost everyone has a Mobile Phone.

People from the game running out and flying around in the sky above the city in broad daylight—it would be strange if it didn't cause a sensation.

No one would be stupid enough to think the people in the sky were doing cosplay; no matter how good the cosplay is, it's useless if you can't fly!

Wind Riding cannot be achieved by just hanging a few wires; the most critical thing is that players from the game like 【Far-Seeing Eagle】 have also run into reality, so only a fool would think they are cosplaying...

In the past, even if information affecting social stability like this were posted on the forum, it wouldn't survive long before the authorities dismissed it with excuses like filming or special effects.

But after the game forum appeared, everyone discovered that no matter how exaggerated the posts were, they wouldn't be deleted.

And so.

People soon moved their homes to the game forum, freely expressing their opinions there.

However.

The current hot topic is the Xianxia World game; posts about other categories couldn't stir up much of a wave...

"After verification, the photos and videos are all real; we have indeed been invaded by the game world."

"A few months ago, we were still sympathizing with the NPCs in the game; who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, we would become the NPCs, having to endure the crushing weight of a higher civilization."

"This is so damn ridiculous."

"We are different from the NPCs in the game; we have high-tech weapons. Never mind what Great Vehicle Realm or Tribulation Transcendence Realm they are—one Heidan and they all turn to dust."

"They might turn to dust, but we'll be gone too."

"We don't need a Heidan; dense firepower coverage is something they can't block either. If they really disturb society, we will let them understand what it means for justice to be within the caliber."

"Cultivators aren't scary, but have you thought about Lin Bai? Lin Bai followed them here, so what should we do? That guy just performed a scene of a flying head, I'm afraid he isn't that easy to kill."

"Lin Bai could probably roar a whole city to death with one shout!"

"He doesn't need to shout; Love Separation alone could throw everyone to their deaths."

"He doesn't need Love Separation; Phoenix Seeking Phoenix could make all the men perform, and in seven days at most, the race would be wiped out. I ask you, who can go without eating or drinking and keep dancing for seven days?"

"It seems we can only strike first to gain the advantage."

"Isn't striking first to gain the advantage Lin Bai's habitual tactic? Do you think that without Lin Bai, Tuohai and those guys could have come to our world so quickly?"

"This is truly damn ridiculous. Before, I was still protesting about the issue of game characters using Soul Possession. Lin Bai just brought their real selves over. What exactly does the Game Company want to do?"

"Where can I buy a Parachute?"

"What I'm concerned about now is, why can they fly? Isn't it said that our world has no Spirit Qi? How can those immortal cultivators fly?"

"Looking for a Parachute is not as good as hiding in an air-raid shelter. If he can't see anyone, Lin Bai can't possibly activate his Skills!"

"Why do you all insist on treating Lin Bai as an enemy? He is clearly a good person!"

"A good person? Who dares to bet on that? Without any checks, his ambition will expand to the extreme. If I had Lin Bai's strength, I would also think about unifying the world."

"Are we going to be reduced to slaves?"

"The authorities' reaction is too slow."

"You can't say the authorities are slow; you can only say Lin Bai's behavior is unpredictable. He clearly attacked the Immortal World; no one expected he would suddenly run to reality!"

"Don't talk nonsense, Brother Lin Bai must have come for the sake of peace."

"Regarding Lin Bai's Skills, does anyone have any good countermeasures? We might as well pool our wisdom; perhaps if a war breaks out in the future, we can save a few more lives."

"Even if there's a way, we can't say it here. Lin Bai has used Soul Possession on players; the forum is no longer a secret to him."

"Isn't the scariest thing that players have also run out of the game? They have an Undying Body, after all!"

"Damn traitors..."

"Let's go protest at the Game Company again; we must make them plug this loophole. The game world invading reality is too terrifying."

"The Game Company won't respond. They haven't given an explanation for the Soul Possession issue even now. Besides, the other side isn't a game either; perhaps the Game Company is just a war profiteer."

At the same time.

The game forum for Shenmo Dalu also received the news simultaneously.

"Are you kidding? Why would people from the game appear in the Real World?"

"Are we not playing the same game as the Easterners?"

"It was never the same game to begin with; they call it Xianxia World, we call it Shenmo Dalu."

"I can't imagine what it would be like if wizards came to reality."

"Why don't we have an existence like Lin Bai in our game? He changed the game's progress single-handedly. We lack such a character; the game is far less thrilling than the East's."

"But Lin Bai also brought disaster and monsters to the world."

"The Eastern Xianxia World is much more interesting than our game."

"I hope more than anything that my Saint Knight teacher can come back to the Real World with me. He is a kind person; he will surely be shocked by the technology of the Real World..."

"Don't you think it's disadvantageous for us that Easterners are receiving help from game world characters? The cultivators of the East are just a bunch of superhumans."

"I want to enter the game and ask the great Great Mage how to travel through time and space to reach the Real World, so we can rely on their power to fight against the Eastern cultivators."

"Eastern cultivators can perform Soul Possession, and we have necromancy that studies the soul; perhaps a Great Lich could come to the real world through a body in the game."

"I'm so looking forward to seeing Magic in the Real World."

"If an angel descends, those believers will surely go crazy with joy!"

"I want to buy a plane ticket to the Eastern world. People in the game came to reality through Lin Bai's Magpie Bridge, and I also want to enter the game through the Magpie Bridge. Maybe I can detour from the Eastern 'Xianxia World' into the 'Shenmo Dalu'..."

"That's impossible. The angels of 'Shenmo Dalu' have never heard of Eastern cultivators; our game and their game are not on the same server."

"There have never been any servers. Isn't what happened in the Eastern world enough to prove that it is the real world over there?"

"Regardless, I'm going to the East. If I can't learn Magic, I'll go apprentice under an Eastern cultivator to learn their immortal arts, and then, by returning to the Real World through the Magpie Bridge, I will be a superhuman."

"You bunch of idiots, the apocalypse is coming, we should be preparing for war."

……

The response from the countries of the Western Continent was swift; upon confirming that people from the game world had arrived in reality, they immediately elevated the incident to a Level 1 alert event threatening the entire globe.

They immediately sent a diplomatic note to Tiandang Country, demanding they share all information regarding the game world and requiring participation in the negotiations between Tiandang Country and Lin Bai.

Furthermore.

The fleets of various countries in the Western Continent assembled rapidly and completed a blockade along the coastline; they wanted to contain the invasion event to the Eastern Continent...

All game information regarding Lin Bai and the "Xianxia World" was delivered to the desk of the President of the United States of the West. The think tank urgently discussed countermeasures and prepared for war with the game world at any time...

……

Lin Bai opened the passage between the two worlds, catching everyone off guard and leaving all parties in a state of chaos.

……

The world is big, and it takes all sorts.

The Real World did not go through the Great War of Gods and Demons, and its population is far greater than that of the game world.

Moreover, with the internet, news spreads at lightning speed.

Soon, Positive Emotion and Negative Emotion were scrolling across Lin Bai's mind.

In a short while, the Spirit Fruit and Temperament Fruit consumed during the Heavenly Tribulation were replenished, and then some.

Lin Bai's reputation was at its zenith.

For those who hated Lin Bai, there were those who loved him.

【First-tier Star: Possess over 50 million fans; Reward: Advanced Idol Aura (When with you, your fans' all-around attributes increase by 50%)】

【Superstar: Recognition from the world; Reward: Idol Heart】

Not long after.

The task just issued by the Idol System was announced as complete.

The rewards given by the new Idol System task were also spare parts for the body, making Lin Bai more convinced of his suspicion that the system intended to use him to resurrect.

Previously, he tried every method to activate the system, but now, as he mastered more and more resources, Lin Bai had to consider his own future.

If he could avoid activating the system, he was not prepared to activate any new systems.

……

Lin Sibai monitored the game world forums, Lin Wubai monitored the news of the Real World, and Lin Bai grasped the latest developments through the conversations of the players.

The world had almost no secrets before his eyes.

Cheng Xunyun, Tuohai, and others absorbed information from the Real World with insatiable hunger, marveling at the technological development.

The manor where they were staying had been placed under martial law the moment Tuohai and the others were exposed.

Outside the cordon, layer upon layer, it was packed with onlookers and reporters; everyone was full of curiosity about Lin Bai and the others who had come to reality.

However.

They were blocked firmly outside.

Lin Bai was not worried that Cheng Xunyun would tear off the mask and suddenly attack them.

The city they were in was a metropolis with a population of over ten million; if large-scale weapons were dropped, what would happen to the civilians?

Even if they were sure they could kill him, in a situation where they weren't sure they could kill him, dragging a city of ten million people to their graves—no one would likely want to bear such responsibility.

Reality is not a movie, after all, where cities are slaughtered at the drop of a hat.

The public has never been cannon fodder...

Cheng Xunyun arrived in the evening. Seeing Lin Bai, his face turned livid, and he was on the verge of rage.

"Director Cheng, forgive me for the uninvited visit." Lin Bai greeted Cheng Xunyun with a smile.

"Hmph!" Cheng Xunyun snorted coldly, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but pull into a smile. "Alliance Leader Lin, do you know how much trouble your willfulness has brought to the world?"

Seeing Lin Bai in reality, Cheng Xunyun's heart was filled with shock. He had seen Zheng Tong and Cai Jia before, but they had been possessed by Lin Bai, and their appearances hadn't changed.

But it was completely different from Lin Bai; Lin Bai's true body was truly radiant, completely different from what he had seen in videos.

He stood there simply, giving off an ethereal and otherworldly feeling, making one feel ashamed of their own inferiority, feeling that he was an immortal descended to earth, and any thought of opposing him was a great disrespect.

"Director Cheng, no need to panic. I have never had any intention of being enemies with anyone." Lin Bai took the red wine from the table, poured a glass for Cheng Xunyun, casually dropped a Spirit Fruit into it, and handed it over. "Director Cheng, you are tired from your long journey; why not have a glass of wine to nourish your spirit? Being restless and irritable makes it easy to make wrong decisions."

Cheng Xunyun had eaten a Spirit Fruit before, so he naturally knew what Lin Bai had put into the wine. If Lin Bai wanted to harm him, he wouldn't need to resort to such troublesome means.

Watching the Spirit Fruit dissolve into the wine, he took the glass and drank it in one gulp.

As the red wine entered his stomach, the restlessness and fatigue from the journey were swept away.

He looked at Lin Bai with a complex expression, suddenly not knowing what to say!

"Director Cheng, the Xianxia World has a vast amount of heavenly treasures; only with the Magpie Bridge can they be transported out!" Lin Bai shook his head. "I am a person who yearns for peace; you are all too cautious."

"Alliance Leader Lin, as far as I know, all the wars in the game world were started by you, right!" Cheng Xunyun got straight to the point; since Lin Bai had the Truth Spell, he couldn't be bothered with those roundabout ways.

"That's right, all the wars were started by me, but I have never truly harmed anyone." Lin Bai poured himself a glass of wine as well. "I founded the Justice Alliance, but even now, Ancestor Yuan Qing and the others still manage their respective sects, and the royal families of countries like Taiyi and Taichu still sit on their thrones; I have never interfered with them. If you must say what influence I have had on the world, perhaps it has only made the world a better place."

Ancestor Yuan Qing and the others remained silent; they knew Lin Bai was arguing fallaciously, but if given another chance, they would absolutely surrender to Lin Bai at the first opportunity without saying a word of nonsense.

The people of the player world are still too young.

With their cautionary example, they actually still harbor delusions of opposing Lin Bai—how childish!

"..." Cheng Xunyun said, "Many people have died at your hands."

"A general's success is built on ten thousand bones." Lin Bai shook his head, "Director Cheng, I am no saint, and besides, after the battle, I used the Butterfly Transformation to give them new life, and I intend to resurrect everyone after I attain the Heavenly Dao."

Cheng Xunyun was stunned.

"Director Cheng, why must you insist on treating me as an enemy?" Lin Bai looked at Cheng Xunyun, "I know you have weapons capable of destroying the world. But if I truly wanted to destroy your world, I wouldn't need to come in person at all. I wouldn't even need to use Soul Possession; if I just flew over a few hundred heads and used sonic attacks, your world would cease to exist. Your weapons of mass destruction can only destroy yourselves, but they cannot harm me."

Cheng Xunyun opened his mouth, unable to speak.

Lin Bai continued, "Perhaps I wouldn't even need to send heads over; just sending Ancestor Yuan Qing and the others over, with hundreds of thousands of Cultivators, would be enough to give you a hard time, wouldn't it?"

Fine beads of sweat broke out on Cheng Xunyun's forehead.

"Taking a step back, even if Ancestor Yuan Qing and the others didn't come, if I just sent back hundreds of thousands of Undying and Indestructible players and did nothing but quietly watch them cause trouble, it wouldn't take long for your world to turn into a pile of Ruins, would it?" Lin Bai's speaking pace was slow, with almost no fluctuation, yet it struck straight at the heart, "You told Lin Wubai that in your world, everyone thinks differently. Do you really think such a group of Undying and Indestructible players, who have learned Skills in the Xianxia World, would be willing to be driven by you? The human heart is the most complex thing of all!"

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They looked at Lin Bai in terror.

Previously, they thought Lin Bai would threaten Cheng Xunyun, but they never expected he would implicate them as well.

It was supposed to be a negotiation, so why the need to slander them!

How were they going to destroy the world?

This son of a...

Lin Bai ignored them and looked at Cheng Xunyun, continuing, "Even if they were willing to be driven by you, would you feel at ease? Even if you were at ease, would the countries on the Western Continent be willing to accept their existence? If things evolve to the end, I fear it will be endless war, and your world will ultimately be destroyed by your own hands!"

Several players looked at Lin Bai as if looking at a devil.

Cheng Xunyun was sweating profusely.

Although he was unwilling to admit it, what Lin Bai said was the truth; he didn't even need to make a move, as there were ten thousand ways to destroy their world.

(End of this chapter)