Chapter 372: Infernal Affairs

Instinctive reaction?

That is enough!

Lin Bai likes to take precautions; although they might not necessarily be used, he must have a contingency. If he waits until the critical moment to find a solution, he will end up passive everywhere, just like when he was dragged into the lightning tribulation last time. Suffering such a loss once is enough.

Without destroying the Game Capsule, they had successfully gotten the player inside out. Cheng Xunyun was somewhat excited; this meant their odds against the players had increased by another point.

Just like Lin Bai, the Real World was also precarious, with enemies everywhere. At the highest level were the Game Company and Lin Bai, in the middle were the players and the other world, as well as their old rival, the Western Continent...

Among the enemies, the Game Company and Lin Bai were too high-end—so high they were unreachable, so high they could only choose to compromise and submit;

The Western Continent's contact with Lin Bai was too late, and their energy was tied up by the Shenmo Dalu, so they couldn't free themselves for the time being. Perhaps they would even get bogged down in the Shenmo Dalu due to rashness, so they were not worth worrying about for now;

The only ones who could actually cause harm to the Real World were the players. The fact that the Game Capsule had been cracked meant they had a further possibility of dealing with the players.

Cheng Xunyun looked around at everyone in the laboratory and exhorted, "The Alliance Leader has cracked the Game Capsule; everyone must sign a non-disclosure agreement."

"Yes." Everyone hurriedly responded.

"Lie back down; I want to conduct another experiment." Lin Bai glanced at Cheng Xunyun and did not stop him.

At this stage, he and Cheng Xunyun and the others were in a perfect honeymoon period. These vested interest holders at the pinnacle of the pyramid were unwilling to lose their status and could only cooperate with him.

However, the cooperation between the two sides could face changes at any time.

The change would not lie in the people of the Real World wanting to kill him at any moment to regain control of their own destiny, but in the change of their stance.

As long as the Game Company issued Game Capsules to the high-level officials of the countries in the Real World, they would possess Lucky Accounts and an Undying Body;

Or if everyone in the Real World possessed a Game Capsule and the whole nation entered the game world, Cheng Xunyun and the others would likely no longer want him to be able to destroy their bodies in reality.

There is no need to doubt this point; the Game Company would absolutely do it.

This is also the reason why Lin Bai wanted to study the Game Capsule through Cheng Xunyun; he needed to use this point to form a deterrent against them...

The player, having been tossed about by the Binding Immortal, remembered what had just happened. He looked at Lin Bai with lingering fear and bit the bullet as he lay back into the Game Capsule.

Moon-Running.

Just after entering the game, the body inside the Game Capsule had already been forced into the Moon-Running posture, hitting the top of the capsule.

The Moon-Running body failed to break through the constraints of the capsule door, and the player still woke up.

There was no help for it; Moon-Running forcibly made him escape Earth's gravity, while the capsule door blocked him from rising. With the two forces wrestling, the players' fragile bodies simply couldn't support it. If he didn't push open the capsule door, he could be squeezed into a meat patty.

The capsule door pushed open, and the player involuntarily assumed the Moon-Running posture. He let out a painful sound and, with a face full of fear and allure, ran toward the ceiling.

Watching as his face was about to have intimate contact with the ceiling, he screamed in terror: "Alliance Leader, help!"

Lin Bai flashed to his side, grabbed him, shattered the ceiling, dragged him as he forcibly flew to the peak of Moon-Running, and then quickly fell back down.

The moment he was sent back to the ground, the player collapsed on the floor. His eyes were full of resistance as he looked at the Game Capsule, refusing to go back in no matter what.

However, Lin Bai had already obtained the result he wanted. He couldn't be bothered to continue the experiment, so he bid farewell to Cheng Xunyun and returned to the Xianxia World.

Watching Lin Bai leave via the Magpie Bridge, Cheng Xunyun smacked his lips in envy, his expression somewhat lonely. This is a high-dimensional civilization; the individual combat power is too terrifying!

"What happened?"

Outside Songshi City,

Nan Lingtian was released again, his tone carrying a bit of dissatisfaction. After all, he was a dignified Platinum-realm Heavenly Being and a lord of a city; not only had he been reduced to a Puppet, but now he didn't even have the right to know what was going on.

This made him have to doubt the promise Lin Bai had made about giving him a Law Sacred Artifact after conquering the other Heavenly Kings.

"The new Heavenly Beings have erupted." The God of War Body activated the Dihua Skill and said, "Lin Bai has gone to deal with the matter of the new Heavenly Beings; our plan must be accelerated."

"Erupted?" Nan Lingtian didn't quite understand the meaning of this term.

"The New Mother Body gave birth to tens of millions of new Heavenly Beings at the same time, causing chaos, and the Mortal World has lost control." The God of War Body glanced at Nan Lingtian and said, "Lin Bai didn't want you to know what happened in the Mortal World, which is why he put you away. He can't free himself for a while, and he's worried that if too much time passes, something will go wrong in Songshi City, so he asked me to accompany you to Songshi City to continue the original plan."

"..." Nan Lingtian looked at the God of War Body, was silent for a moment, and said, "Brother, I hear from your tone that you seem to be dissatisfied with Lin Bai."

"If you were made into a Puppet by him, would you be happy in your heart?" The God of War Body said coldly, "I was deceived by him, lost my own Law Sacred Artifact, and am controlled by him. Isn't it normal to be dissatisfied with his actions?"

"But you previously cooperated with him to go against me and tricked me out of Songshi City." Nan Lingtian looked at the God of War Body and said hesitantly, "And you had a tacit understanding with him..."

"At that time, you were my enemy, and you were not sincere with me. If you had treated me with sincerity back then, I would have told you everything about the Mother Body. Even if you and I had plotted against Lin Bai together to seize the Law Sacred Artifact in his hands—after all, we are the same kind, and I am different from those new Heavenly Beings." The God of War Body said indifferently, "But your actions truly chilled my heart; you are even worse than Lin Bai..."

【Resentment from Nan Lingtian; +1 +1 +1...】

Nan Lingtian opened his mouth, was silent for a moment, looked at the God of War Body, and asked: "Now, why have you revealed your true feelings to me again?"

"First, you have also become a Puppet, and your status is exactly the same as mine, so we have a common enemy; second, Lin Bai's actions have also disappointed me." The God of War Body sighed and said.

"Oh?" Nan Lingtian's interest was piqued. "How did he disappoint you?"

"The promise he made to you was one he had already made to me once before." The God of War Body said, "From that moment on, I knew he was just fobbing you and me off, treating us both as mere tools. Since that is the case, why should I continue to work for him! Now that he is busy running around for the new Heavenly Beings and is not by our side, it is naturally a good time to plot."

"What do you intend to do?" Nan Lingtian's interest was raised.

"Feign obedience to Lin Bai, but secretly cultivate our own forces and plot against Lin Bai in the shadows. If we can obtain one or two Law Sacred Artifacts before him, we can rely on the laws to completely break free from his control." The God of War Body said.

"Can a Law Sacred Artifact let us break free from Lin Bai's control?" Nan Lingtian's eyes lit up.

"I don't know, but only laws can counter laws. I have this intention, which is nothing more than a desperate gamble; it is better than being Lin Bai's Puppet for a lifetime." The God of War Body looked at Nan Lingtian and said, "Brother Nan, we have no way out."

"You are right, we have no way out. Can it get any worse than being a Puppet controlled by others for a lifetime?" Nan Lingtian's eyes gradually became firm, and he laughed, "Lin Bai would never think that the two of us would join forces to plot against him."

Inside the Reception Pool.

Lin Bai was stuffing Spirit Fruit into his mouth, training his ability to precisely control every Puppet.

He could not control a person's thoughts, and the same went for Puppets who had eaten the Enlightenment Pill; otherwise, there wouldn't be Puppets like Daoist Li who spent all day going against him.

Songshi City was the territory of the Heavenly Beings. If Nan Lingtian lured the enemy and felt dissatisfied, saying one or two things he shouldn't, everything he had arranged would fall short of success.

And to make Nan Lingtian obediently act according to the plan, he had to make him feel that he was doing things for himself, not for Lin Bai.

If he could add trouble to his great enemy Lin Bai while doing things for himself, he would definitely be more proactive.

Therefore.

The God of War Body had betrayed Lin Bai without hesitation and redirected a new play.

Two puppets who shared the same plight joined hands to rebel, striking directly at Nan Lingtian's weak spot, which instantly triggered a strong resonance within him.

Thus, the simple-minded Platinum Star took the bait once again.

……

"Currently, what plan do you have?" Nan Lingtian asked. He glanced at the top of the War God Body's head and suddenly shook his head. "Always saying 'you' and 'you' is too inconvenient. Why don't you choose a name for yourself!"

"Xingtian." The War God Body did not hesitate for even a moment and spoke the two characters.

"Xingtian?" Nan Lingtian murmured, repeating it. "Does it have any special meaning?"

"Lin Bai wants to be the sole Heavenly King, so I shall let punishment befall the Heavenly King's body and shatter his dream of being Heavenly King. Hence the name Xingtian." The War God Body explained.

"Good." Nan Lingtian shouted 'good', no longer harboring any suspicion toward the War God Body. He looked at him with burning eyes and said, "Xingtian, a good name. You are called Xingtian, I am called Lingtian, which also carries the meaning of rising above the Heavenly King. You and I, two brothers, shall join hands to shatter Lin Bai's beautiful dream of being Heavenly King."

"That is exactly how it should be." Zhanshen Xingtian said.

"Since you are newly born and your cultivation is not as high as mine, I will take the liberty of calling you brother." Nan Lingtian looked at the War God Body, feeling an increasing sense of closeness. "Brother, what plan do you have?"

"Lin Bai's plan is my plan." The War God Body said. "First, go to Shengshi Academy to find your teacher and add helpers for us."

"Still going to find my teacher?" Nan Lingtian asked, puzzled.

"Correct, only then will Lin Bai not suspect us." The War God Body said. "However, we must change the plan slightly. Previously, the Mother Body in the Mortal World suddenly gave birth to ten million Undying and Indestructible new Celestials, leaving the Mortal World in turmoil.

Lin Bai's intention is to send the newly born Celestials into the Immortal World to first restore order in the Mortal World. Tomorrow or the day after, a large number of new Celestials will enter the Immortal World. We can use this as an excuse to tell your teacher about the New Mother Body and the Tenth Heavenly King's Law Sacred Artifact, luring him to come forward and snatch the Law Sacred Artifact from Lin Bai. Surely no Celestial would remain indifferent upon encountering a Law Sacred Artifact!"

"But this is Lin Bai's plan, what does it have to do with us?" Nan Lingtian frowned. "If one thing goes wrong, it will only increase Lin Bai's strength..."

"Of course it is different." The War God Body interrupted him and said, "To be your teacher and teach at Shengshi Academy, his cultivation must be very high, right!"

"Hmm." Nan Lingtian nodded. "My teacher's cultivation is one realm higher than mine; he has already reached the peak of Star Diamond and could break through to Star Brilliance at any time. Ten thousand of me could not compare to my teacher."

"Brother Nan, I am the first Celestial born from the Mother Body. The Law Sacred Artifact was originally in my hands; if I hadn't been deceived by Lin Bai when I was newly born, I wouldn't have handed the Law Sacred Artifact to him." The War God Body gritted his teeth. "But I have possessed the Law Sacred Artifact after all, and I am very familiar with the Law of control.

It can be said that what Lin Bai knows, I know, and what Lin Bai does not know, I also know. When we fought before, we both exhausted our means to take you down, let alone your teacher.

Just imagine, if while your teacher and Lin Bai are locked in a fierce battle, I hold back slightly, letting your teacher and Lin Bai both suffer heavy losses, then we strike, ambushing both of them to take back the Law Sacred Artifact—wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Isn't doing this a bit risky?" Nan Lingtian said.

"How could it be risky? Everyone has moments of negligence. Your teacher was brought there by us after all; even if there is a mistake, Lin Bai won't blame us." Xingtian laughed.

"My meaning is, what if Lin Bai is killed by my teacher? Wouldn't the Law Sacred Artifact fall into my teacher's hands!" Nan Lingtian was forced to smile along.

"This is the brilliance of my strategy." Xingtian said. "In your teacher's eyes, we were the ones who led him to snatch the Law Sacred Artifact. If Lin Bai is killed and the Law Sacred Artifact falls into his hands, he still won't suspect us..."

"My meaning is, what if the teacher gets the Law Sacred Artifact and eliminates us too?" Nan Lingtian frowned. "Brother Xingtian, you might be underestimating the importance of the Law Sacred Artifact. Once the news leaks, it will attract everyone to snatch it. If I were the teacher, once I obtained the Law Sacred Artifact, I would definitely kill to silence witnesses, then focus on cultivating the Law of Cultivation, and then shock the world."

"Brother Nan, a plan is called a plan precisely because various accidents might occur; how could it be foolproof." The War God Body looked at Nan Lingtian and said impatiently, "Afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind. Brother Nan, if you are truly worried, then honestly be Lin Bai's puppet, and pretend I never said anything today. Consider me blind, but if you report me to Lin Bai, I will not admit to what I said to you today..."

"..." Nan Lingtian was choked up. He also felt that he was being made to look unrefined by the War God Body. He gave a simple-minded smile. "Brother Xingtian, I overthought it. Let's just do as you say; after all, Lin Bai also wants us to scheme against the teacher..."

"Finally, you've been smart for once." Xingtian also laughed. He looked at Nan Lingtian with appreciation and led him flying toward Songshi City. As they flew, he asked, "Brother Nan, the Mother Body giving birth to ten million new Celestials at once has left Lin Bai overwhelmed. I wonder how many Celestials there are in the Immortal World?"

"The number of Celestials is probably over a billion!" Nan Lingtian laughed. "I have never heard of the Mother Body giving birth to ten million Celestials at once. But Lin Bai's calculation is wrong. The scale of Celestials is in the hundreds of millions; a mere ten million new Celestials, even with Undying bodies, once sent into the Immortal World, I fear they wouldn't even stir up a ripple before being suppressed."

"What kind of place is Shengshi Academy?" Xingtian asked again. "Are there many experts like the teacher there?"

With a new goal, Nan Lingtian was in a very good mood and answered patiently: "Shengshi Academy is not very famous; it ranks in the top thirty among academies in the territory of the Thunder Heavenly King. Inside the academy, there are over twenty experts like my teacher, which is not many. The head of the academy is a Star Brilliance level expert. He has no intention of competing for the position of Heavenly King, usually doesn't care much about school affairs, and cultivates and works under the Thunder Heavenly King..."

(End of this chapter)