[{"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-174":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},749459,993,"Chapter 174: Gambling with Life?","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-174",174,"\u003Cp>I had no memory of Future Lie 1 and Future Lie 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were not for Long Hui, I most likely would have been set up and killed in this timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There should be five active skills right now: Wheel of Time, Silent Seal, Turned Upside Down, Mount Tai Crushing Down, and Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remembered that the last person to use a skill was Diwu Zeyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers was absurdly overpowered. It could weaken our skills, and once weakened to a certain extent, they would fall under his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also influenced by the level of his skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True Self was a supreme skill that possessed the privilege of priority judgment, but there was no such distinction between the remaining Id, Ego, and Superego skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, those three types of skills were simply categorizations made by players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was highly likely that at this very moment, Diwu Zeyi had already taken control of our skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked down at my arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countdown: 24 seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My pupils instantly constricted. Just as I was about to speak to Long Hui, I remembered the existence of Turned Upside Down and abandoned any intention of looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone!\" a shout rang out, causing me to instinctively raise my head. Then, I had no idea what happened; I only felt a sudden bout of disorientation in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if I had lost something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I regained my senses, I saw flames. A raging inferno had appeared within the Secret Room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It threatened to swallow me whole, making me feel as insignificant as an ant before such a massive blaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Where did this fire come from?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not good. It is my Mount Tai Crushing Down. Diwu Zeyi has taken control of it, and I have now become a patient suffering from Alice in Wonderland Syndrome.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Level Three Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers would strengthen my Level Two Mount Tai Crushing Down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First controlling my Level Two skill, then enhancing it by three levels... that meant it was now a Level Five...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mount Tai Crushing Down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scorching heat made it feel as though my soul were being roasted over an open fire. It hurt. It hurt so much. Was this the effect of a Level Five Mount Tai Crushing Down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So powerful!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I were a Five-Star player and Mount Tai Crushing Down extended to this effect, would I not be invincible? I cannot die here!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As long as I survive, my future and my prospects will be exceptionally bright.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this thought in mind, I reached out my hand, but before I could do anything, I noticed a talisman already attached to my arm. The piercing agony of my soul burning completely vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A Heart-Clearing Talisman?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Something is wrong!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Something is very wrong!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turned Upside Down dictated that as long as speaking or acting fulfilled two actions, the brain would be unable to process the information of the second action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, lowering my head to check the time was one action. Hearing someone shout was another. After that, I had absolutely no related memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next thing I knew, I saw the Secret Room engulfed in flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I heard the shout, I instinctively raised my head to see who was yelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I never received that sensory information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Not good!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turned Upside Down had also been seized by Diwu Zeyi, and the skill had been reinforced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether speaking or acting, the moment a single action was completed, the brain would fail to receive any information regarding the second action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked down and saw the countdown timer stamped onto my arm by Silent Seal:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two minutes and fifty-nine seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent Seal originally lasted for five minutes, but now it had been reduced to three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This perfectly confirmed my theory. Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers truly had taken over our skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skills under its control were:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mount Tai Crushing Down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turned Upside Down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wheel of Time!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply because this was the third timeline created by the Wheel of Time, it was supposed to last for about five minutes. But now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Wheel of Time was enhanced after being subjugated by Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers, what kind of effect would it produce?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No, Emperor Emerges from the Three Rivers should only prioritize numerical enhancements.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My skill does not possess numerical values, so it was reinforced in other aspects.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'None of this is the main point. The crucial question is, did I speak to Long Hui just now?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why did Diwu Zeyi choose to suddenly speak up when there were only twenty-four seconds left on the countdown, cutting off our ability to receive information?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Logically speaking, it would have been much better to draw our attention when there were only a few seconds remaining.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Wait!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is terrible!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is it possible that within the information I failed to process, Qiu Yinong's Wheel of Time ended exactly at that moment, causing all the memories from the other timelines to return?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since I could not perceive the information during the second action, it is only natural that I would also fail to receive the returning memories when the Wheel of Time ended!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This means I have no way of knowing what we actually said or did during the first and second timelines, nor do I know the specific contents of Future Lie 1 and 2.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The moment I act in a way that violates those first two Future Lies...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I will be breaking a Future Lie!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That cannot be right!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Before the Wheel of Time is broken, the Future Lies from the vanished timelines should not be able to affect the current timeline.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The evidence: my previous deductions.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Future Lie 1 was meticulously designed for Qiu Yinong by Chen Ran. If I had deduced that Qiu Yinong was the liar during the second timeline...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'As long as I passed Judgment, Chen Ran would use his Eternal Kingdom to shatter the Wheel of Time. Only then would a violation of Future Lie 1 occur.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt like my head was going to explode!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not until this very moment that I realized the person who truly wanted me dead wasn't just Chen Ran—it was also that bastard, Diwu Zeyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as I was alive, Long Hui never had to worry about his skill being usurped by Diwu Zeyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if I died...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Hui's advantage would completely vanish. Just like Diwu Zeyi and Dorje, he would also fear the Silent Seal skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, the moment I died, Long Hui would never dare to use his skill again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What a vicious bastard!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why did my showdown with Chen Ran have to involve so many complex layers?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layer after layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Link after link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt like my brain was about to go on strike. Even more terrifying was the likelihood that I had just fallen victim to the punishment of Silent Seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a high probability that I had lost some piece of Common Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, I still had not retrieved the memories that temporarily vanished due to the Wheel of Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to recall my skill...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...but I was restricted by Future Lie 3. Since no one was lying, none of us except Qiu Yinong could touch our respective Liar-Slayers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was it...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rule \"cannot touch our respective Liar-Slayers\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...carried three layers of meaning:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First: To prevent me from casting Judgment upon Qiu Yinong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second: To prevent the liar from acting on any suicidal impulses to take Qiu Yinong down with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third: To prevent us from recalling our skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That third layer of meaning was a trap, one specifically prepared by Chen Ran for Diwu Zeyi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Diwu Zeyi was like an invincible god of war. With a full five skills under his absolute control, how could anyone possibly fight against that?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that shout rang out just now, it seemed I was the only one who raised my head. In other words, I was the only one who didn't receive the memories from the other timelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply impossible to defend against.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder people always said that details determine success or failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had lost because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...I failed to make clear and timely deductions regarding the future direction of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One slow step led to being slow at every turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, simply raising my head cost me the game. I had a strong premonition that this single, inconspicuous action would cause me to lose everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, wait...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed as though from the very beginning, I had never been the one moving the pieces. I was merely a Chess Piece myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, I realized I was looking at Chen Ran. His eyes were closed, and he sat as still as an old monk in deep meditation. However, the fine beads of sweat dripping down his forehead proved that he, too, was enduring immense torment. He was engaging in a...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...gamble with life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gamble to see who would be the first to suffer a mental breakdown from Diwu Zeyi's torture...\u003C\u002Fp>",1554,"2026-06-02T12:08:03.809Z",1,"novelbin.me","f72acb0b919eb7bd566818b91db3bddbee118f18adc43277f5f08d4d82793663","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-587","the-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-chapter-586",621,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-eighteen-levels-of-hell-lying-is-forbidden-h-cover.jpg"]