Chapter 366: Entering Shenmo Dalu

In the Real World, Lin Bai was using the body of Lin Jia Xiaoniangzi.

Aside from the Law, nothing else—not even Spiritual Power—could be used; it might be fine to show off a bit on Earth, but once entering the game world, one would likely be unable to withstand even a single major Skill sweep.

For Lin Bai, Soul Possession caused almost no loss, but he would not go so far as to scam his own fans.

Having decided to build the Magpie Bridge toward Shenmo Dalu, Lin Bai and the God of War body decisively arrived in the Real World, also bringing along a few couples from the Justice Alliance.

Since they were going to build a Magpie Bridge, it naturally had to extend in all directions.

As for the ascension of Cultivators in the Xianxia World and the construction of the Magpie Bridge, that was handled by disciples like Lin Sibai and Qingyun who had been granted divine abilities.

Using the Phoenix Seeks Phoenix limit-breaking card, the current Tribulation Transcendence in the Mortal World was one hundred percent successful, with absolutely no losses.

Lin Bai proved it to everyone with his actual actions.

The benefits of the Justice Alliance were so powerful; from birth to death, everything was guaranteed, truly achieving a people-oriented approach.

Having experienced the benefits of the Justice Alliance, it was estimated that few of the Cultivators from the Seven Righteous Sects and the Demonic Five Sects would be willing to return to their original sect models.

After all.

The original sects truly treated them like grandsons...

With the experience from the Eastern Continent.

The Magpie Bridge set up in the Western Continent was chosen to be at a military base; they had to ensure the Magpie Bridge remained under their own control to prevent the passionate and free-spirited public from storming the Magpie Bridge for their own interests.

Cheng Xunyun and consortium players like 【Wolf of War】 served as representatives of the Eastern Continent to witness the opening of the Magpie Bridge and enter Shenmo Dalu for inspection.

They were likewise full of curiosity about Shenmo Dalu; after all, with the Magpie Bridge in place, the resources within the two game worlds could influence reality.

The pair selected from the Western Continent were a couple in reality, named John and Jenny.

John held the rank of Major, and Jenny was a congresswoman; like 【Lao Mi】 and 【Gengmi】, this couple was very lucky to be selected as the first batch of Pioneers.

With the government supporting them from behind.

They had coalesced a very strong force in the game called the Expeditionary Army Chamber of Commerce.

Expeditionary Army Chamber of Commerce?

Are you kidding?

Giving it a name like that, Lin Bai felt a wave of Belly-Defamation; were they afraid the natives wouldn't treat them as invaders?

All the explanations were translated by Cheng Xunyun.

Lin Bai had never even heard the language of the Western Continent before.

However, perhaps due to his high Mental Power, after these days of contact and combined with Cheng Xunyun's translation, there were times when Lin Bai could understand some short sentences without translation.

But most of the time, translation was still needed.

"... Alliance Leader Lin, you are my idol. I have studied all of your experiences, and your operational model is what almost all players in Shenmo Dalu yearn for. I also founded a publication called 'Freedom Daily,' which has created quite a bit of influence among the various countries in Shenmo Dalu through the way players cooperate with each other."

John's eyes never left Lin Bai, his gaze full of worship, as he said, "A few days ago, you displayed the Law in the Real World, and many players believe that the Law is common to all worlds. Thus, players followed the cultivation methods you provided to practice the Law in the game, hoping to use this to raise the status of players. You also know that the pursuit of power is the nature of every player; we cannot stop their behavior..."

The Law was something he had outlined based on system quests; Lin Bai naturally knew the destructive power of those Laws, but at this moment, he obviously wouldn't undermine himself, so he nodded: "That is correct. The Justice Sect stands above the San Qian Shi Jie, so the Law naturally does not possess limitations; it works in the Real World, and it works in the game world just the same."

Receiving Lin Bai's affirmation, not only John, but the heartbeats of high-ranking United States officials like Joseph, Lucas, and Mandeline also accelerated slightly, feeling that they might be able to put some effort into the Law. When they were disciplined by Lin Bai, they had truly experienced the power of the Law, so they naturally wanted to control this powerful force in their own hands.

In fact, everyone who had witnessed the Law wanted to possess Lin Bai's magical Skills, without exception.

People from the Western Continent spoke quite directly; John bowed to Lin Bai and said: "Alliance Leader, thank you for your affirmation. But you know, when practicing the Law, it gives people an impression of madness. It wouldn't matter if one or two people did it. But when all players do it, the impact caused is too severe. Because you did not prove the authenticity of the Law to the NPCs of Shenmo Dalu, the balance between us and the NPCs was easily broken. They labeled us as heretics and launched a purge against us in the shortest possible time..."

A bunch of lunatics; it would be strange if they didn't purge you!

Cheng Xunyun kept a close eye on the "Shenmo Dalu" forum and knew what had happened in their game, but he just hadn't reported it to Lin Bai. But at this moment, acting as a translator and listening to John's complaints, a sense of pleasure still bubbled up from his heart.

"... Alliance Leader, we did establish our own forces in the game and had good relationships with many countries and sects. When the purge began, we held negotiations, and it was originally possible to control the situation. But over ten million new players descended, once again breaking the fragile balance between us and the NPCs. The NPCs thought we were stalling for time. Thus, they launched an all-out war against us."

John shrugged and said with a bitter face, "Shenmo Dalu does not have a powerhouse like you to suppress the NPCs. As soon as the war started, we were at an extreme disadvantage; all our industries were destroyed, and the newly logged-in players were suppressed before they even had a chance to play. With this opening of the Magpie Bridge, we also hope you can help us reverse the passive situation and teach the NPCs of Shenmo Dalu a harsh lesson."

"Understood." Lin Bai nodded and activated the Magpie Bridge toward John.

The phantom of the Magpie Bridge extended from beneath John's feet, drawing a brilliant rainbow that connected to the building opposite.

Seeing this scene.

Everyone was stunned.

What was going on?

John hesitated for a moment and stepped onto the Magpie Bridge. A moment later, he reappeared, his expression dejected: "Alliance Leader, the Magpie Bridge might have failed? The other end is Jenny's Game Capsule, and it didn't enter the game..."

Cheng Xunyun translated his words.

Lin Bai sighed inwardly; alright! Not every couple is 【Lao Mi】 and Guo Yuan.

At that time, 【Lao Mi】 and Guo Yuan connected the Magpie Bridge because 【Lao Mi】 had logged off, and her Soul and body had become one, which allowed the Magpie Bridge to connect from the game to reality.

Both of them were in the game, and Guo Yuan was connecting the Magpie Bridge with 【Lao Mi】's in-game body...

For real-life couples, the Old Man Under the Moon's judgment clearly did not prioritize the game characters, but used their real-life bodies as the reference point. After all, the person in the Game Capsule was not in a state of death; John's lover was always Jenny lying in the Game Capsule, not the game character controlled by Jenny in the game.

"Alliance Leader, is there no way for the Magpie Bridge to connect into 'Shenmo Dalu'?" Joseph asked in disappointment. The numerous high-ranking United States officials looked at each other, their faces looking quite grim. Everyone was counting on the Magpie Bridge to connect into the other world so they could complete a resource plunder of Shenmo Dalu. If the Magpie Bridge connection failed, it meant all their schemes would come to nothing, and they would be thoroughly left behind by the Eastern Continent.

"Find a player who has fallen in love with an NPC of Shenmo Dalu; that might work." Lin Bai scanned the crowd and explained, "John's true love is Jenny, not the Jenny in the game, so the Magpie Bridge cannot enter the game world through him..."

Hearing these words, Cheng Xunyun and the others didn't know whether to feel fortunate or sorrowful. If 【Lao Mi】's bamboo pole hadn't smashed into the City Lord's head back then, Lin Bai's invasion of reality wouldn't have happened, and they wouldn't have been so passive; but without Lin Bai invading reality, they would surely have been helpless against the Game Company, and they wouldn't have been able to get the resources of the Xianxia World...

Sigh!

It really is contradictory!

"John, does the Expeditionary Army Chamber of Commerce have any players who have fallen in love with NPCs?" Joseph asked.

"I'm not sure." John frowned, "However, there is always a barrier between players and NPCs; it's impossible for true love to develop between them."

"Go find one immediately; with nearly three hundred thousand players, there must be one or two unique existences." The Council President said, "If there aren't any, spare no cost to make true love develop between players and NPCs."

"Council President, we are currently at war with the NPCs; in such an environment, it is too difficult for true love to develop." John said, looking at Lin Bai, "Alliance Leader, you must have another way, right? There are many Magpie Bridges connecting the Xianxia World and the Eastern Continent; they aren't all based on love between NPCs and players, are they!"

"Those were only connected after the first Magpie Bridge was opened," Lin Bai glanced at John and said, "However, it is not impossible to connect to the Magpie Bridge."

"What method?" the officials of the United States asked in unison.

"Soul Possession. I will use Soul Possession to enter the game via John's body, and then, through me, connect the Magpie Bridge into the Real World," Lin Bai pointed at John and said.

"Just like Lin Wubai?" Everyone was well-versed in Lin Bai's Skills and understood immediately.

Lin Bai nodded and looked at John.

John's face turned pale, and he waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I don't want to be subjected to Soul Possession. I don't want to lose my freedom. I am an independent individual..."

The Council President looked at Lin Bai apologetically and gave Joseph a look.

Joseph understood and turned to John: "Major, come out for a moment. I need to talk to you."

John said firmly: "No matter what, I will never allow a second Soul to exist within my body..."

Joseph said: "Major, this is an order."

John's expression stiffened. He gave Joseph a military salute and followed him out.

Mandeline and Lucas followed.

"Alliance Leader Lin, please wait a moment. John will agree," the Council President said to Lin Bai with a fawning smile.

"I will give you twenty minutes," Lin Bai said. He watched the group leave, not forcing the issue.

He did not intend to use his main body for Soul Possession, but rather a split Soul. If the person involved did not agree, the split Soul could not even control the body, let alone enter the game.

Lin Bai had already made up his mind: if John did not agree to the Soul Possession, he would put the matter of expanding Shenmo Dalu aside for now and think of another way later.

Recently, he had too many things going on; he didn't care about missing out on one insignificant reward.

Moreover, whether or not the Magpie Bridge was connected to Shenmo Dalu did not have much impact on his overall layout.

The Game Company would not launch two worlds without a purpose. Lin Bai believed that one day, the two worlds would inevitably intersect.

But the Western Continent was much more eager to connect to the Magpie Bridge than Lin Bai was. It was unknown what method Joseph used, but when they returned, John agreed to the Soul Possession with a determined look on his face.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Lin Bai once again split off a portion of his Spirit Soul, which went straight into John's body.

Watching a Soul identical to Lin Bai's enter John's body, everyone present shivered in unison. It must be said that in broad daylight, watching a Soul enter someone else's body was truly terrifying; no one wanted such a thing to happen to themselves.

Competing with John for control of the body would consume the energy of the split Soul. Lin Bai would not waste effort on such things. His main body explained the essentials of Soul Possession to John, and the group arrived at John's Game Capsule.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, John lay inside.

A moment later.

John pushed open the Game Capsule and sat up. He felt his body for a moment, and not sensing anything unusual, he said to the crowd: "It's a success. He has already entered the game."

Lin Bai was standing outside. For a moment, John could not find a suitable term to describe the ghost sharing his body.

"You can call him Lin Liubai."

Lin Bai smiled and said fluently in the language of the Western Continent.

After the Soul Possession, the language was mastered without a teacher; for Lin Bai, this was definitely a pleasant surprise.

He had been planning to find time to learn a new language, but now, time had been saved.

"Alliance Leader Lin, you actually mastered our language? Is this a capability of Soul Possession?" John was astonished, "This reminds me of the God-given language of the mages..."

Lin Bai ignored him and instead diverted a portion of his energy to Liubai.

These days, he had been performing multiple operations across the game world, the Real World, and the Immortal World. Every single thing he did was an earth-shattering event, tugging at the hearts of many.

For instance, when he came to the Western Continent to set up the Magpie Bridge this time, after the news reports, the people of the Eastern Continent provided him with nothing but Negative Emotion, while the people of the Western Continent provided him with both Positive Emotion and Negative Emotion...

In short, Lin Bai's income of Positive Emotion and Negative Emotion had been in an explosive state.

The fruits hanging on the two trees in his mind were so dense they were uncountable, and because the Emotion Value was so high, the two trees seemed to have been forced to grow much taller.

The Spirit Fruit had no restrictions for Lin Bai, and he replenished both types of fruits whenever he had time.

The current Lin Bai, if he did not engage in combat requiring massive amounts of energy, could fully control five consciousnesses simultaneously.

John's account was named 【Unrestrained Person】, his class was Saint Knight, and he was level eighty-eight. He possessed some strange and peculiar Skills, such as Cross Slash, Guardian Aura, Shengshang Fengbao, and so on. It was a completely different system from the Xianxia World, requiring Magic and combat power to use.

Lin Bai calculated based on the power of the Skills; a level eighty-eight Saint Knight was roughly equivalent to the Void Refinement Realm of the Xianxia World.

Without external intervention like his, for John to grind from a novice to the Void Refinement Realm in nearly a year was quite remarkable.

The location where John logged in was a mountain cave, surrounded by various players: wizards, mages, and necromancers with their bodies hidden in cloaks, among others.

Outside the cave.

There were all kinds of noisy sounds, shouts of battle, explosions, and so on.

Seeing John log in.

A priest wearing red robes, named 【Bishop of the Arthur Dynasty】, walked over and said urgently: "John, what is the situation outside? We can't hold on much longer. Did Lin Bai agree to help us?"

"Of course." Lin Liubai nodded. Without wasting time, a Magpie Bridge flew out from under his feet, connecting directly to Jiang Qingqin, who was in the Real World and had come along with the team.

(End of this chapter)