Chapter 418: Subduing the Enemy Without Fighting

"Alei Ya, you have been defeated by me." Lin Bai held his kitchen knife against Alei Ya's neck and asked with a serious expression.

Alei Ya was stunned; she looked at Lin Bai, not understanding, and nodded blankly.

Extraction—Love's Confusion.

"Alei Ya, you have been defeated by me once again." Lin Bai shifted the position of his kitchen knife.

Alei Ya realized her skill had vanished, and her expression changed slightly: "Lin, my..."

"Do not speak, you only need to admit that you have been defeated by me." Lin Bai transmitted his voice to Alei Ya, "Your skill will not disappear; it will all return."

When one is under the eaves, one must bow one's head; Alei Ya sighed softly and nodded again.

Extraction—Love's Chain.

On one side was Lin Bai's threat, and on the other was the bloody truth told to them by the players.

In the mechanical wedding, the gods were making painful choices; they knew that fighting was the right thing to do, but the consequences of failure were truly unbearable.

Then, they saw Lin Bai's strange behavior.

What is he doing now?

Playing house with a beautiful goddess when the wedding ends?

Even if he is bored, he wouldn't play such a childish game, would he?

Is he a lunatic!?

But soon, they knew what Lin Bai was doing.

Because in a short while, a shiny, heart-shaped divinity appeared in Lin Bai's hand...

Is this how divinity is obtained?

This is too much of a farce!

The expressions of the gods changed again and again; they suddenly thought of that terrifying future where divinity is as common as dogs, and gods are everywhere!

Lin Bai was faithfully carrying out his plan.

No one, after obtaining divinity, is willing to continue being a believer of the gods.

Once more gods compete for Faith on Shenmo Dalu, it won't take long for the belief system they worked so hard to build to collapse.

Surrender and lose freedom; don't surrender and be slowly weakened until you lose your freedom...

Lin Bai had forced them into a dead end, and a sense of despair spread in the hearts of the gods.

Is this Zhujun Huanghun?

But the sun is setting way too fast.

After recalling Alei Ya into a card to recover, Lin Bai stabbed Teles with his kitchen knife; after repeating this operation a few times, he successfully obtained a divinity of the Star God.

Seeing this brutal scene, the male gods at the wedding were on the verge of a breakdown; even if there is differential treatment, it shouldn't be this obvious, right?

Lin Bai ignored them and continued to farm for divinity on his own.

In less than half an hour, he had already collected more than a dozen divinities of the Love God and the Star God in his hands, shimmering brightly.

By this time, Teles had already been hacked into a thousand wounds by Lin Bai.

Of course.

The kitchen knife only caused superficial wounds, which could be recovered by throwing him into a card, but it couldn't withstand the heavy psychological shadow it caused to the male gods below!

Finally.

The Mountain God was the first to be unable to bear it: "Alliance Leader Lin, can I recover my sanity if I surrender voluntarily?"

"Of course." Lin Bai had achieved his goal; he stopped his divinity-farming behavior and looked at the Mountain God with a smile, "What the Righteous Gate hates most is bloodshed and slaughter. Being able to resolve disputes through peaceful methods is simply the thing I dream of. Ovid, there is a saying: 'buy horse bones with a thousand gold.' Those who surrender voluntarily will naturally receive the best treatment, just like how I am willing to spend a thousand gold to buy the bones of a thousand-mile horse; this represents my sincerity. Once other thousand-mile horses hear the news, they will naturally compete to defect..."

"..." The group of male gods cursed Lin Bai for being shameless in their hearts. You are clearly using the bloodiest method to intimidate us, and you still have the face to talk about using peaceful means to resolve disputes?

"Alliance Leader Lin, I am willing to voluntarily join the Righteous Gate and become a member of the Investiture of the Gods." The Mountain God didn't care about that much and expressed his stance immediately, "I only beg Alliance Leader Lin for one thing: let me recover my sanity like Alei Ya."

"Ovid, with the Righteous Gate above and the witness of the ancestors, I make a promise: although your wedding will not be the first to end, I accept your surrender." Lin Bai looked down at the Mountain God and said gently, "However, there is one thing that must be stated beforehand: if the card fails to seal you, you will suffer a blow like a thunderstorm and will lose your freedom forever."

"I agree." The Mountain God Ovid let out a long sigh of relief and said readily.

Ovid's surrender was like a breach in a sturdy dam during a rainstorm, triggering a chain reaction.

"Alliance Leader Lin, I am also willing to surrender." The God of Truth Bu La followed closely, "Truth and justice are born together; I was born for the Righteous Gate..."

"Alliance Leader Lin, I am also willing to surrender." The God of Heaven-Supporting said, "I am willing to follow Alliance Leader Lin and crusade against all gods who resist you."

"Alliance Leader Lin, I am also willing to surrender." The God of Craft said, "I am not good at fighting; I was coerced by them. I am willing to dedicate my lifelong skills to the Righteous Gate."

"Alliance Leader Lin, I am also willing to surrender..."

One voice after another rang out.

Seeing more and more people betraying them, the players and goddesses responsible for instigating were all in despair.

"You idiots, you have no idea what surrendering to Lin Bai means?" 【Son of Wind】 roared with a flushed face, "You will be played to death by Lin Bai."

"Sisters, men can no longer be relied upon. If we unite, we can still resist Lin Bai." The Goddess of War said, "Mother Earth is the most powerful god; as long as she is still here, victory is still on our side."

"Ovid, I am so disappointed in you; you are a coward." The Goddess of Wisdom cursed the Mountain God Ovid loudly across a wedding.

Ovid turned a deaf ear.

"There aren't many Enlightenment Pills left. I'll give you the last five minutes; please make your choice as soon as possible." Lin Bai looked at the noisy scene below and said leisurely, "River God Boro, Goddess of Spring Kapoer, a friendly reminder: your wedding will be the first to end."

"I am willing to surrender." Two voices rang out in unison.

After the Goddess of Spring Kapoer finished speaking, she apologized to the Earth Goddess with a flushed face: "Bairuisi, I'm sorry. My divinity is not as good as yours, and I don't want to become a muddled Puppet. Please forgive my choice."

"..." The Earth Goddess did not speak; a sense of powerlessness uncontrollably welled up in her heart.

At this very moment, she finally realized the terror of the man in the sky.

The first pair to end their wedding was the weak River God and the Spring God of the Four Seasons; this should also have been within his calculations.

Whether Bolu and Ka Bo Er choose to fight or surrender, it will deal a devastating blow to their alliance...

"A wise choice." Lin Bai smiled with satisfaction and looked at Yatis, "Goddess of Wisdom, I hate your cleverness. Even if you take the initiative to surrender, I will not accept it. You are not worthy of the name of wisdom. Becoming a muddled Puppet is your best ending. However, you need not regret it; I will select a truly wise person for your Divinity and let her inherit the position of the God of Wisdom."

"..." The Goddess of Wisdom's face turned pale.

When the danger truly fell upon her, she realized how foolish she had been. She knew Lin Bai was using her to establish his authority and intimidate the hesitant goddesses, but she could not change anything.

From the very beginning, she was no match for that man!

Sure enough.

After Lin Bai sentenced Yatis to death, the Goddess of the Forest, the Goddess of Summer, the Goddess of Art, and the Goddess of Order defected one after another, choosing to join the Righteous Gate.

There were fewer and fewer gods persisting in opposing Lin Bai.

"You traitors are the shame of Shenmo Dalu." The Goddess of War gritted her teeth.

Her dignity did not allow her to surrender, and besides, she and the Goddess of the Earth were at the same wedding; she believed the Goddess of the Earth's Divinity could protect her, or at the very least, allow her to escape.

As long as they escaped, they would still have a chance.

"Lakexisi, that's easy to say. The disaster hasn't fallen on you yet. When you are captured by my master, I hope you can still maintain your current composure." The Goddess of the Forest mocked, "In the future, Divinities will be as cheap as vegetables; this is our last chance."

"Exactly, everyone has their own choices. We are independent gods, and you cannot interfere with us." As more people surrendered, the guilt of the Goddess of Spring Kapoer vanished, and she sought reasons for herself, "This world is in imminent danger. We need a wise leader to lead us in fighting against the mastermind behind the chaos of the world, rather than letting the world fall into deeper chaos like you are doing..."

"Correct, I will lead you to study the Fazhe Zhidao in depth. Your future achievements will be limitless; success belongs to the smart people who go with the flow." Lin Bai fanned the flames from the sky.

Only at this moment did he feel the sense of security of a King of Gods. Having gathered these gods, with the Nine Great Heavenly Kings—no, the Eight Great Heavenly Kings—joining forces, he had nothing to fear.

The players were no longer speaking.

Lin Bai's momentum was already established; nothing they said would be of any use.

The high-level members of the Anti-Lin Bai Alliance watched the Alliance of Gods fall apart in the blink of an eye, and a thick sorrow permeated among them.

Behind the screens, everyone was in low spirits.

It was too terrifying!

That man was too terrifying.

To think he actually turned the tide with his own strength...

Now.

Their only hope lay with the Heavenly King of Dreams!

Up to now, the Heavenly King of Dreams and the others were the only team that could retreat unscathed from Lin Bai's hands.

How ridiculous!

What players could count on in the end was still other players.

And they had once thought that the Nine Great Heavenly Kings hindered their growth and were also targets to be eliminated.

"Guys, don't be so depressed. This might be good news for us. At least it proves the natives are unreliable, and only players can deal with Lin Bai, just like the Heavenly King of Dreams and his group."

"Right, so far, apart from threatening our bodies in the Real World, Lin Bai has no effective way to deal with us."

"If only we didn't have bodies in the Real World."

"Perhaps it's really possible. The Game Capsule doesn't need a power source. Deep seas, volcanoes, underground—we can hide the Game Capsule where Lin Bai can't find it. Unless Lin Bai destroys our planet, we will become unassailable."

"But that means we can never log off."

"Possessing an immortal body, why log off? The Real World is so chaotic, and the future will be even more chaotic, why log off?"

"Perhaps that's what the Nine Great Heavenly Kings did."

"Are we really going to do this? This means there is no turning back. Are we really going to fight Lin Bai to the death? Is it worth it?"

"Lin Bai has pacified all the unstable factors in the world. Who do you think he will target next? Who is the pawn of the Game Company? Isn't it us?"

"Yeah, Lin Bai won't allow us to grow. Once he frees up his hands, the first thing he will deal with is the players."

"I'm quitting. You guys play by yourselves; you've all gone crazy. Even if Lin Bai wants to deal with players, he won't exterminate them all; at most, we'll go back to our original lives. I have a beautiful wife and cute children; I won't go crazy with you and do something stupid like sinking the Game Capsule into the sea."

"Suit yourself. The Anti-Lin Bai Alliance has always required courage. Time will prove that what we are doing is right..."

"Lunatics, you are all a bunch of lunatics."

"No, we are fighting for a beautiful new world. Civilization needs us, the pioneers who are willing to sacrifice..."

"The Game Company will see our determination."

"Before that, we need to go to the forum to explain the situation to the Game Company. We believe the Game Company will not stand by and watch Lin Bai grow."

"... Heavenly King of Dreams, this is the last chance. Once Lin Bai subdues the gods, his Divinity will be endless. He will gather the strengths of all gods and become a monster that no one can defeat. Now, the wedding is not over yet, and those surrendered gods have not truly been subdued by Lin Bai. As long as you let them see hope, when the wedding ends, they will join your team to oppose Lin Bai..."

A player called 【Gong Zhanshi Luode】 stood opposite the Heavenly King of Dreams, earnestly persuading him, "Heavenly King, as long as you make a move, everything only requires you to make a move. No one wants to lose their freedom, and no one wants an evil and tyrannical leader over their heads. As long as they resist, they will forever stand on the opposite side of Lin Bai."

The Heavenly King of Dreams fell into silence.

In the dream, the Skill Lin Bai used to forcibly drag him into the wedding still made him feel lingering fear.

That was the first time since he obtained Meng Ruyi that he experienced the powerlessness of having his fate controlled by someone else.

All along, it had always been him toying with the fates of others.

If possible, he really did not want to provoke such a bizarre enemy as Lin Bai.

"A GM?" The Heavenly King of Dreams murmured. He looked at the player in front of him, "What happened in the Immortal World?"

"Guang Tianwang and the others have decided to join forces with the God of War to eliminate Lin Bai's Darkness Divinity. We are doing our best to facilitate this." 【Gong Zhanshi Luode】 said. He paused for a moment and added, "Players have already stepped into the Lingjie Fengxi to explore the path to Shenmo Dalu. Even if we lose the Magpie Bridge in the future, we can still ensure the connection between the two worlds."

"How many gods are left who haven't been controlled by Lin Bai?" the Heavenly King of Dreams asked.

"More than ten. The God of Fear, the God of Arrogance, the God of Destruction, the God of Misfortune... they are all gods of the darkness system. We are also persuading them to join the war against Lin Bai." 【Gong Zhanshi Luode】 said, "This is the final battle that determines the fate of the two worlds. I believe no one will refuse."

"Have you contacted the other three Heavenly Kings?" the Heavenly King of Dreams asked again.

"Contacted." 【Gong Zhanshi Luode】 said, "They didn't act on their own and are waiting for your orders. You just need to give the command, and we can be responsible for relaying the message, ensuring it is conveyed truthfully without any distortion. This is also our last chance."

"Have those gods gather at the Mist Forest. The matter at Free City can no longer be stopped. Moreover, that place is very likely a trap set by Lin Bai. We will go to the Mist Forest and wait for the enemy to exhaust themselves. As long as the Lord of the Abyss has not been conquered by Lin Bai, we still have a chance."

Heavenly King Meng closed his eyes, lingered for a moment, and then said, "The wedding time of the Master of the Abyss and the Master of the Undead is earlier than the gods outside the Free City. If Lin Bai wants to subdue them, he will not wait for the wedding outside the Free City to end. At that time, he will not yet have enough time to subdue all the gods on the side of justice. Hold Lin Bai back, and once the gods of the Free City emerge from the wedding, we will have helpers again..."

(End of this chapter)