Chapter 416: Image and Dignity

"Would Lin Bai be so kind-hearted as to help a group of gods he just met comprehend Fazhe Zhidao? Not to mention, those gods even took him hostage?"

"No one would."

"However, on the surface, Lin Bai's actions are impeccable; he even took the initiative to ask the Earth Goddess to monitor him."

"If a liar looked ferocious, could they still deceive anyone?"

"But it's not quite right to say Lin Bai is harboring evil intentions. He has already offended the Heavenly Kings of the Immortal World, the Lord of the Abyss, and the Undead Monarch. Offending the righteous Earth Goddess and the others as well would mean forcing himself into a dead end, making the whole world his enemy. I don't think Lin Bai would do such a stupid thing! I am more inclined to believe he is looking for allies to prepare for confronting the Game Company in the future."

"The person above makes a good point. Lin Bai's own strength is too weak; perhaps this is his compromise. He cannot even get away from the Earth Goddess and can do nothing as a hostage."

"Lin Bai has taken a wrong step here. Currying favor will not earn others' trust, and it is highly likely he will be backstabbed in the future. Don't forget, the Game Company is still behind the scenes; they won't just watch Lin Bai grow. Compared to the secretive Righteous Sect, the appeal of the Game Company is clearly greater."

"I like the Game Company more than the Righteous Sect, but the Game Company isn't even willing to give me any benefits. Their way of dealing with Lin Bai is just increasing the number of players. In high-end confrontations, increasing the base number doesn't play any role."

"Setting aside the Game Company, assuming the analysis above is correct and marriage can lead to the comprehension of Fazhe Zhidao, why don't we try it? Even if our bodies in the game can't, we have bodies in the Real World. We just need to copy Lin Bai's method..."

"Those who can't find a partner, hurry up and find someone to marry now. I've even found the excuse for you: practicing the Dao of Love together."

"If you don't comprehend the Dao through marriage, there's still the 'home run.' Practice a few more times and you'll even have children."

"Master, can marriage really help one comprehend Fazhe Zhidao?" the little white fox asked, watching the video.

"No," Lin Bai's avatar said indifferently. "I'm lying to them. Relying on marriage to comprehend Fazhe Zhidao is not as fast as me bestowing it upon you. In the future, when my Dao of Master reaches perfection, I will bestow it upon whoever I want. That will be the golden age of Fazhe Zhidao."

After Tongue Like a Lotus took effect, Lin Bai subconsciously planned for the future; Fazhe Zhidao could only be controlled in his hands.

"Husband, then why did you let them get married?" Xu Longyun asked.

"To control them and defeat them one by one," Lin Bai said. "Cultivating friendships with these powerhouses is too troublesome; turning them into subordinates is easier."

"..." Tu Yan and the others were stunned, their hearts filled with mixed feelings.

"Are you sure?" Xu Longyun asked.

"Ten out of ten certainty," Lin Bai opened his fist, then gripped it tightly, saying confidently.

Nowadays.

Lin Bai is no longer limited to passively waiting for Luck to boost him; he also actively uses his words to manifest reality to increase his success rate.

In front of all the gods, Lin Bai split off more than a dozen avatars.

Without the support of the Darkness Divinity, the avatars were so fragile that even sunlight could destroy them. Looking at the avatars that could be blown away in one breath, the gods' hearts settled a bit more.

The War Goddess even actually blew away one of Lin Bai's avatars, but Lin Bai just glanced at her and didn't take it to heart.

The Earth Goddess made a special trip to the Mist Forest and watched from afar as the Lord of the Abyss and the Undead Monarch were getting married.

To cooperate with his grand plan, the Lin Bai avatar presiding over the wedding of the Lord of the Abyss completely ignored the two masters who were cursing him, earnestly preaching to them about the power of Fazhe Zhidao and the beauty of the high-dimensional world.

The rhetoric was exactly the same as before, and the Earth Goddess's guard gradually relaxed.

The most important point was that, like most players, the Earth Goddess did not believe that Lin Bai would be stupid enough to make himself a public enemy of the world. After all, he hadn't even conquered one of the nine Heavenly Kings of the Immortal World yet!

Finding no flaws, the gods happily chose their partners and walked into their own weddings one by one.

One wedding after another was lined up outside the Free City.

There were Chinese-style, Western-style, beautiful ethnic-minority-style, and violent, rugged primitive weddings, and so on.

Every wedding had players mixed in, live-streaming the event.

The bizarre weddings left the audience in the Real World amazed.

"Yes, yes, that's exactly it. The wedding process in my mind is exactly the same as these," Alei Ya, who was beside Lin Bai, danced with excitement. "Lin Bai, will I be able to comprehend such a divine ability in the future?"

"Alei Ya, that depends on your opportunity and comprehension; I can't say for sure," Lin Bai smiled.

Teles, the God of Stars, was observing the Lin Bai avatar at the wedding, a forced smile on his face: "Lin, your avatars don't seem to look that lively."

The Earth Goddess was also observing those avatars.

"That's normal. If every avatar possessed my thoughts, I could have ruled the world long ago," Lin Bai shook his head and said.

In fact, too many avatars had flown out, and he couldn't control them at all; he could only let them mechanically preside over the weddings, unable to even communicate with people.

"It seems you are indeed sincerely helping them comprehend the Dao. I misunderstood you. I apologize for accidentally killing your avatar just now," the War Goddess looked at Lin Bai, her hand on her chest, and apologized to him sincerely.

"It's okay, it's just an avatar; I can afford the loss. Besides, you and I aren't familiar with each other, so it's only right to be wary of me," Lin Bai smiled indifferently. "Later, when you get to know me, you won't think that way."

"Your tolerance makes me admire you, Lin Bai. I hope one day we can become close comrades-in-arms," the War Goddess glanced at Lin Bai and followed with an awkward smile.

"There will be such a day," Lin Bai's smile was exceptionally sincere.

Before long.

All the gods and their followers were arranged into the weddings.

Outside the Free City.

It was a scene of great joy.

Lin Bai, the Earth Goddess, the Love Goddess, and two others stood high in the sky, overlooking the weddings below, filled with emotion.

The Earth Goddess said: "Lin Bai, when I first met you, I never thought things would develop to this point."

"Indeed! The world is unpredictable," Lin Bai echoed softly. "You never know what the next candy in the box will taste like?"

The Earth Goddess nodded and wanted to ask about the battle between the Mist Forest and the Heavenly King of Dreams, but when she turned her head, the Lin Bai beside her had already disappeared.

She was suddenly stunned, not yet understanding what had happened.

From the direction of the Free City.

Lin Bai's voice suddenly came out: "Bairuisi, you should become husband and wife with the War Goddess..."

The Earth Goddess's expression changed drastically: "Lin Bai, what do you want to do?"

She wanted to mobilize the power of the earth, but her Divinity suddenly disappeared.

The next second, she was already wearing a Wedding Dress, while the War Goddess was wearing a Suit, and both were pulled into a wedding simultaneously.

The guests at their wedding were the subjects of the Free City, and the one presiding over their wedding was a tiny avatar of Lin Bai.

The clone possesses all of Lin Bai's Skills.

Earlier, Lin Bai had long since casually placed a mark in Free City, following like a shadow, and sent out a clone, all for this final moment.

Even under the nose of the Goddess of Earth, he could still pull off little tricks.

In the blink of an eye, only the Goddess of Love and the God of Stars remained in the air.

The two were at a loss, completely unaware of what had happened.

Suddenly.

The Lin Bai who had just disappeared appeared behind Teles in the image of Three Heads and Six Arms.

Teles did not react in time before Lin Bai had already grabbed the back of his neck; Absolute Suppression was activated, and the Divinity within Teles was instantly suppressed.

"What do you want to do?" Alei Ya and Teles said in unison.

"Helping you achieve eternal life." Lin Bai smiled slightly, and the Dark Domain expanded, thick night covering the entire Free City.

All the weddings were covered by the Dark Domain.

But within the Wedding Domain, it was as if there were an invisible barrier that actively shielded against the erosion of the Dark Domain.

Because the sunlight in the sky was blocked, the wedding venue remained pitch black; only when players took out lighting tools could they see each other.

At the wedding venue, screams connected into one, but having been reduced to mortals, they could do nothing.

The gorgeously dressed gods looked at the change in the sky, shocked and pale: "Lin Bai, what are you trying to do?"

"Do you want to be an enemy of the whole world?"

"I didn't misjudge you; you really are a despicable person."

"Alei Ya, don't tangle with him, run quickly, go find the God of Fear, go find the God of Destruction, go unite with Meng Laoda and the others; only by uniting with them can we save ourselves..."

"I knew it, Lin Bai had no good intentions, I just didn't expect him to really dare to strike at everyone."

"The gods of Shenmo Dalu are too stupid, actually taking the initiative to walk into Lin Bai's cage; how have they lived for tens of thousands of years?"

Within the Dark Domain, players were unscrupulously mocking the trapped gods, not even needing to use private chats.

The barrage in the Real World exploded in an instant, turning from beautiful blessings into a sea of 'hahaha's, as well as mockery of the gods.

"Didn't expect it, Lin Bai really dares to be the public enemy of the world."

"Hahaha, he really is my idol; who needs compromise, what I want is the suppression of everything."

"Lin Bai is a real man, I'm impressed."

"Suppressing the gods of the entire world with his own power, he is not just a real man, he is a madman."

"The reversal came too fast and too suddenly; smiling faces just a moment ago, stabbing in the back in the blink of an eye, a true hero."

"Who said just now that the gods would backstab Lin Bai? Got slapped in the face, didn't you? Lin Bai's backstab was much faster than theirs."

"Hostages? It's simply a joke; not killing Lin Bai the moment they met was their biggest mistake."

"A man who conquered a world in just a few months, how could he lower his noble head to a group of stupid gods."

"The so-called laws, high-dimensional space, all of it was bait; it's worth it that Lin Bai even made up such a complete story, I'm impressed."

"Said it before, how could a sect that created such laws have any justice in its heart?"

Inside and outside the game, everyone fell into a frenzy.

Those who were rushing to find partners to get married, seeing the sudden change, looked at each other in dismay and froze in place.

In this instant, they no longer believed in love.

Immortal World.

Wood Heavenly King and the others, who had gathered to prepare to fight Lin Bai and the War God Expeditionary Army, were dumbfounded as they listened to the players' reports.

Wood Heavenly King said: "Lin Bai is crazy, does he really intend to conquer the world alone?"

Guang Tianwang's expression was not very good, and he muttered: "He is not crazy; Puppetry is his. By turning the gods into Puppets, he has enough ability and power to conquer all worlds. We just didn't expect his courage to be so great, and for him to progress so quickly. Three days ago, he didn't even have this strange Wedding Domain! This is hellishly unbelievable..."

Dark Heavenly King said: "His heart is also very dark; he turns hostile as soon as he says so, without showing any mercy at all."

The Thunder Heavenly King was not with them; having emerged from the Resurrection Point, he looked at his empty Skill list, looking as if he had lost his parents.

Stunned for a long while, he finally came to his senses. He opened the chat group and tremblingly typed a line: "Brothers, my Skills have all been wiped out by Lin Bai. In Meng Laoda's dream, not a single one is left. Now, I have become a high-level blank slate. You must be careful of Lin Bai; his identity is strange..."

The four Heavenly Kings opened the chat group at the same time and were shocked after seeing the Thunder Heavenly King's message.

Earth Heavenly King hurriedly asked: "Xiaolei, what happened? Isn't the dream controlled by Meng Laoda? You didn't die, how could your Skills be wiped out?"

"I don't know, but they were indeed wiped out," said the Thunder Heavenly King. "Now, Meng Laoda and the others don't know about this yet. We must find a way to tell him, don't let them fall for Lin Bai's sneak attack."

Wood Heavenly King said: "Players, there are only players left. Have the players of the Anti-Lin Bai Alliance use any means necessary to notify Meng Laoda and the others, let them cooperate with the gods of Shenmo Dalu to take down Lin Bai. Lin Bai must die; if this dark-hearted and ruthless guy doesn't die, we are all finished."

Dark Heavenly King said: "Don't think about his Magpie Bridge anymore. Tell the truth to the War God and the others, we will join forces with them to knock out Lin Bai's Darkness Divinity. Holding onto our current foundation is more important than a new map..."

Several Heavenly Kings realized the seriousness of the matter and quickly changed their thinking.

The wedding time was limited, the clone was fragile, and there would not be a second chance to preside over the wedding. The different weddings Lin Bai deliberately chose for them were to create a time difference, so he had to act fast.

Dark Touch coiled toward the Goddess of Love.

Thunder spirits spread throughout the entire dark space, and the flashing electric net blocked all the Goddess of Love's escape routes and also lit up the Dark Domain.

Lin Bai held the Thunder Hammer in one hand and neatly dissected the God of Stars with the other.

Absolute Suppression—Lin Bai was already using it with ease.

Because of the dazzling effect, under the coverage of the Dark Domain, everyone at the wedding venue had to look up and watch his bloody operation.

In fact.

This was the first time Absolute Suppression had been live-streamed performing a bloody operation in front of the world.

Seeing Lin Bai's kitchen knife dissecting the God of Stars with ease, as if it were a lab mouse, the chat stream fell into a brief silence.

Yet the background audio remained festive wedding music, interspersed with loving phrases like "step over the fire basin" and "groom, do you take this woman before you as your wife?", forming a stark contrast with Lin Bai's butcher-like image.

【Make your name stop children from crying (Completed); Pressure Bearing (Issued)】

The Super Villain System sent a task completion notification to Lin Bai's mind.

But he had no time to worry about that; he carefully processed Teles while watching the wedding below.

He had exposed too many abilities.

From now on, no mistakes were allowed.

……

"No, don't, you executioner, let go of Teles."

"Stop."

The gods who were not currently following the wedding process cried out to Lin Bai in grief and indignation.

The shouts of the gods awakened the dazed Goddess of Love.

Lin Bai, looking fierce and malicious, was like a different person from a moment ago, and the Goddess of Love's Faith collapsed in an instant.

She did not flee, but instead walked up to Lin Bai and said sorrowfully, "Lin, why, why treat us like this? Isn't it better for us to comprehend the laws together and fight against the enemies of the higher-dimensional world? Why? Why did you betray us?"

"Alei Ya, you all comprehend the laws too slowly to keep up with the speed at which this world is collapsing." Feeling Teles enter a near-death state, Lin Bai released Absolute Suppression, and the Silver Card seamlessly connected to collect him inside; only after finishing all this did he look at Alei Ya, "As a Puppet, retaining your Divinity is much faster."

Looking at the now muddled Teles, Alei Ya was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly, "The God of Darkness was also sealed by you like this; he wasn't willing at all, was he? Is it true, you've been lying the whole time..."

"In this world, how can there be so much mutual consent? Alei Ya, you have been gods for too long. High and mighty, enjoying the offerings of the world for so many years, it is time to make some sacrifices for this world." Lin Bai chuckled, regained his previous elegance, and said, "Alei Ya, the laws you have comprehended are real. In consideration of you being the first to comprehend the laws, I can give you two choices. First, be sealed by me willingly; this way, you can retain your own image. Second, be sealed by me like Teles; this way, you can retain your own dignity..."

(End of this chapter)