[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h":3,"chapter-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-148":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Eighteen Levels of Hell: Lying is Forbidden Here",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},749397,993,"Chapter 148: Liar-Slayer, Turned Upside Down!","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-148",148,"\u003Cp>Inside the carriage...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness fell once again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despair filled everyone's hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only the first Secret Room, and they had just started, yet the Infighting had already reached such an intense degree. How could they not feel despair?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation forced their hand; amidst the darkness, everyone had no choice but to start thinking again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Diwu Zeyi's Skill is called Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers. The exact words seemed to be...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Emperor emerges from the Three Rivers estuary; Jiahu becomes the battlefield.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is a prophecy. It hints that someone intends to rebel and challenge the emperor's authority, which will severely weaken the imperial court's power.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'By extension: when the imperial court's power is weakened to a certain degree, it will be replaced.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Extending from the first two possibilities: first, when a Player's intelligence is weakened to a certain point, their thoughts will be controlled by Diwu Zeyi.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Second, when a Player's Skill is weakened to a certain point, it will fall under Diwu Zeyi's control, reverting back to its unweakened effect.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What is the basis for this weakening?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Does prophecy equal deduction?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Does a weakening trigger once Diwu Zeyi successfully makes a deduction one or three times?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Regardless of which one it is, the absurd power of Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers is self-evident.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'After all, for a Three-Star Player, deducing a One-Star Instance is incredibly easy.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the lights returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wore a Mask of Agony, their brows tightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only briefly scanned their surroundings to confirm nothing had changed before continuing to deduce the effects of Diwu Zeyi's Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Chen Ran was waiting; he was waiting for Diwu Zeyi to trigger this Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after using his Skill, Diwu Zeyi simply returned to his seat. He clasped his hands behind his head and slouched back, looking like he had completely given up on trying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is troublesome.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He has not deduced anything about the Instance, making it impossible to determine which effect it is. It feels exactly like a sharp sword dangling over everyone's heads, ready to drop at any moment.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What is even worse is that using the Skill comes with a prerequisite: Sacrifice Judgment, giving up a Guaranteed Judgment opportunity. Right now, no one even knows who lied, so how can anyone sacrifice it?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Trying it out one by one is even more impossible; this is not a Judgment, after all.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, it is necessary to explain the mechanic to Sacrifice Judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mechanism was the product of both subjective and objective factors. Simply put, one had to objectively deduce who was lying, and then subjectively choose to give up on judging that liar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then could the Skill be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mechanism for using Skills was not like the Judgment mechanic. The Judgment mechanic came with a penalty; failing a Judgment meant one was telling a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But using a Skill was different. There was no penalty for failing to use a Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were no restrictions, it would create a situation where absolutely no one dared to lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, if someone lied but Chen Ran did not know who it was, or if he was unsure whether a specific person had lied, he could just have Qiu Yinong test everyone one by one. She could attempt to Sacrifice Judgment on Li Zhitong, Sacrifice Judgment on Lin Xiuyuan, and so forth. Once she successfully sacrificed it and activated her Skill, it would prove that the target had lied. Then, Chen Ran could simply issue a Judgment on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This risk-free approach would allow everyone to have their teammates test the waters before issuing a Judgment. Activating a Skill would prove the target had lied, allowing them to follow up with a safe Judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be zero risk involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that case, who would ever dare to lie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prerequisite for using a Skill was to Sacrifice Judgment, forfeiting one Guaranteed Judgment opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Guaranteed Judgment meant that you first had to objectively prove they had lied, then subjectively believe they had lied, and finally choose to forfeit the chance to judge them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word \"Guaranteed\" was the restricting condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the previous Instance, during the reincarnation clones, Chen Ran BC had blindly attempted to use a Skill without being certain of who was lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the Skill activation failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the current circumstances, anyone who figured out the liar's identity could use their Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Who is the liar?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can be certain that, on the surface, none of the ten people present have lied.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But, I cannot forget.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There is a Ghost Whisperer among us. If the Deceiver's Tongue is broken, the Ghost Whisperer will highly likely become a liar. At the same time, when the Deceiver's Tongue is broken, if the Liar-Slayer fails to notice this...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They will very likely speak a lie as well!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Therefore, all ten people are suspects. Furthermore, there should still be a broken Deceiver's Tongue present inside this carriage!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Who broke it?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How was it broken?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And who was the creator of this Deceiver's Tongue?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Ran's head throbbed with a splitting headache. He looked up at the other eight people in the carriage...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And saw eight heads throbbing twice as hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight perfectly resembled a group of terrible students suffering through a brutally difficult exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lit a Cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since it is a Deceiver's Tongue, the person who created it is most likely a Ghost Whisperer.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Right now, the surviving Ghost Whisperers are Long Hui, Lin Xiuyuan, and Li Zhitong...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The one who created the Deceiver's Tongue is probably one of those three.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'However, the liar might not necessarily be one of them; it could be any of the remaining seven.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I just have to eliminate them one by one...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they knew it, the subway had arrived at the fifth station, and the doors slid open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten players simply glanced at the platform and then ignored it. The fifth station corresponded to the fifth hexagram in the Sixty-Four Hexagrams: Water over Heaven, Xu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commonly referred to as the Xu Hexagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning of this hexagram: wait patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An upper-middle auspicious hexagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no danger present. They just needed to wait patiently for the subway doors to close automatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, all ten of them were currently sitting in their seats, yet the subway was not moving. This was obviously a trap laid by the Secret Room of this Instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wanted everyone to grapple with thin air. Unfortunately, the Players who had survived up to this point were the elite of the elite; the traps of a mere One-Star Instance could not fool them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a painful ordeal. Not only did they have to formulate deductions, but they also had to converse with their teammates every few minutes to deal with Long Hui's Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I see!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of realization crossed Dorje's eyes, and he stood up amidst the many despairing gazes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled a brown Liar-Slayer from inside his Tibetan robes. Seeing this, six of the seven non-Three-Star Players looked horrified, while one secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The one secretly relieved was, naturally, the liar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three Three-Star Players had all successively deduced the liar's identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, they did not issue a Judgment on the liar, instead choosing to Sacrifice Judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, the Three-Star Players could no longer issue a Judgment based on the lie that person had previously told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Two-Star Players, on the other hand, could not figure out the deduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The liar had essentially secured their survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the liar's only concern right now was Chen Ran and Qiu Yinong, the two anomalies among the One-Star Players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If those two deduced the liar's identity, Chen Ran would break the Skills, and Qiu Yinong would deliver the Judgment. The liar would absolutely not live to see the next station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorje cast a profound look at Chen Ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If Chen Ran figures out who the liar is, the Eternal Kingdom...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is definitely no joke.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Long Hui and Diwu Zeyi probably used their Skills early for this exact reason.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Chen Ran is a One-Star Player and hasn't learned any Mental Cultivation Method. He shouldn't be able to deduce the liar's identity under the triple pressure of Skills, the Instance's Secret Room, and a Deceiver's Tongue.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If he manages to deduce it, then it only proves that this Newbie's mental capacity...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is absurdly strong!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since that's the case!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I will layer on another Skill! Three Skills, a Deceiver's Tongue, and a Secret Room. Five layers of interference! Let's see you try to deduce anything through that!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze grew firm. Without wasting any words, he raised his arm, pointed his Gun at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liar-Slayer: Turned Upside Down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Dammit!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Holy shit!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Fuck!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Motherfucker!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Shit!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Bitch!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Bullshit!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven people, seven different inner curses.\u003C\u002Fp>",1486,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.808Z",1,"novelbin.me","5cb1d5e67c35c12f8f3250f49dceedbdd60069adb4db46891c84060a2b1ae293","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-149","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-147",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]