After receiving Sleepless Sky Huoxing's affirmative reply, Lin Yu immediately set about creating the illusion that "Alt Mercury" had died.

This was not an easy task—because any injury inflicted upon Alt Mercury would trigger his self-repair mechanism.

What Lin Yu had said earlier about "exhausting his recovery ability" was also impossible to execute: because Alt Mercury repairing his own injuries did not consume anything.

Since Alt was now the physical manifestation of the very concept of "Life," his "self-repair" after being injured or dying was actually an external manifestation of the "Life" concept residing within his body.

But...

At this very moment, Lin Yu had consumed the last of his [Teeth of Prophecy] and [Tongue of Deceit] to obtain a portion of Old Zheng's abilities from his peak period, all for the sake of being able to handle any situation with ease.

Although he couldn't actually kill Alt...

Lin Yu could create the illusion that Alt had died.

Looking at Alt Mercury before him, Lin Yu spoke.

"Then, I will now ask you to fall asleep. If nothing goes wrong... you should not wake up again. You will walk towards death in your slumber."

"Mr. Alt, in the final moments of your life, is there anything you wish to do, anything you wish to say?"

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Alt nodded slightly.

"To die in slumber... how fortunate I am."

"Not only have I lived an extra fifty years, but in the end, I can leave this world in such a peaceful manner, and even have the leisure to prepare myself to welcome my death."

As Alt spoke, he began to think seriously.

"I truly have no regrets, but... there are indeed some things I wish to say."

"Do you have paper and a pen?"

Lin Yu shook his head, but Sleepless Sky Huoxing beside them raised her hand.

"Of course, I have everything you could want here."

As she spoke, Sleepless Sky Huoxing traced her finger through the air, gesturing towards the pile of her corpses over there for a long while, as if searching for something.

"Found it!"

Sleepless Sky Huoxing said, then chuckled lightly.

A corpse climbed up from the ground, wobbled as it pulled paper and a pen from its chest, and placed them before Alt Mercury.

Alt nodded. "Thank you, Huoxing."

Then, he began to write on the paper.

Alt wrote and paused, quickly filling more than half the page. He then put the pen away and stuffed it back into the corpse's pocket.

Next, he gently folded the completed "suicide note" in half and handed it to Sleepless Sky Huoxing.

"After I die, give this to Gleda Mercury."

"Gleda Mercury, I understand," Sleepless Sky Huoxing said, folding the "suicide note" again and stuffing it into her mouth, swallowing it with a "gulp." "Don't worry, no one will find this letter until I meet Gleda Mercury—unless they cut me open!"

This astonishing action left Lin Yu utterly shocked.

"Won't you digest it?"

"Don't worry, I have three stomachs. It's a modification surgery I performed on myself," Sleepless Sky Huoxing said proudly. "One stomach for dessert, one for the main meal, and one specifically for storing important documents."

"That's a truly practical modification."

Alt remarked with feeling.

"Where exactly is that practical?"

Lin Yu couldn't help but retort.

Sleepless Sky Huoxing held up a finger. "By the way, I also have three hearts and four lungs, which greatly enhances my endurance for prolonged physical activity."

Lin Yu looked at Sleepless Sky Huoxing. "I don't want to know these things."

"That's wonderful. If I were still young, I'd definitely have you get me a set too," Alt Mercury said, a look of longing appearing on his face. "But it's too late now... In any case, I have no regrets left. You two, Mr. Freud, I am ready to depart."

As he spoke, Lin Yu once again took off his hat in a gesture of respect.

"Then... goodnight, Your Excellency Alt Mercury."

Alt slowly sat down on the ground, placed his cane beside him, and crossed his hands over his abdomen.

An intangible mental wave once again enveloped Alt's body. The elderly old man's head drooped powerlessly as he fell into eternal slumber.

"Next, what do you plan to do?"

Sleepless Sky Huoxing propped her chin on her hand, speaking with great curiosity.

Clearly, she wanted to know what kind of arrangements Lin Yu would make.

Lin Yu placed his hands on Alt Mercury's body and then slowly used the power of hypnosis to adjust his bodily functions to a near-death state.

His heartbeat and breathing rate dropped to their minimum, and his body temperature gradually grew cold.

Sleepless Sky Huoxing clicked her tongue in amazement. "Truly impressive, but... anyone who understands alchemy or uses professional equipment for detection will be able to see through it."

"Yes, so further 'disguise' is needed, to deceive the initial, less meticulous professional inspections as much as possible, and to avoid exposure before the truly unavoidable, detailed examinations." 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"At the same time, within this short period, the fact that he has 'died' must be deeply ingrained in people's minds."

As Lin Yu spoke, he took out Hannah.

Just as he was about to apply some disguise to Alt Mercury, the entire venue's alchemy array suddenly trembled violently.

Simultaneously, Alt Mercury's body on the ground was suddenly enveloped in a dazzling cyan light that flared up abruptly. Life energy surged and boiled, making Lin Yu feel as if he were witnessing a scene full of vitality, with all things competing to flourish.

Sleepless Sky Huoxing narrowed her eyes and said with a smile, "Oh dear... it seems your plan is about to encounter its biggest variable and crisis."

Lin Yu also understood what was happening.

"In a sense, the success rate of my plan can be adjusted even higher. After all... the more the enemy opposes it, the more it proves I'm doing the right thing."

Lin Yu let out a breath. He knew the reason for this phenomenon.

Clearly, with Alt Mercury alone outside, and him not being the true Chosen One of the God of Life, even with his near-"immortal body" ability, that Arlan Mercury who was willing to stake his entire family... was obviously still not reassured.

He had still set up a hidden contingency—a contingency that would trigger when he sensed Alt Mercury's life was threatened.

So, in a sense, this was indeed good news for Lin Yu: it confirmed that his method truly had the potential to kill Alt Mercury.

But this was also extremely bad news...

Judging from Alt's current reaction and the changes in the scene, what Arlan Mercury's "contingency" was became obvious.

"Boom!"

The barrier of the Sleepless Sky family's auditorium was torn apart. From the main entrance came a voice filled with furious rage.

"Who dares to try and kill my elder brother?!"

Arlan Mercury, burning with rage, had personally arrived here!