Ten Thousand Ways To Eliminate Players-Chapter 415 Image and Dignity

"Helping a group of deities they just met understand the laws? Would Lin Bai be that good-hearted? Besides, weren't those deities holding him hostage?"

"No one would."

"However, on the surface, Lin Bai appears unassailable. He even actively asked the Earth Goddess to monitor him."

"Could a swindler with a hideous face actually deceive anyone?"

"But it's not quite right to say Lin Bai harbors evil intentions. He has already offended the Heavenly Kings of the Fairy World and the Lords of the Abyss and the Undead. Offending the Earth Goddess and others on the side of justice would mean backing himself into a corner, making the whole world his enemy. I think Lin Bai wouldn't do such a foolish thing! I lean more towards him seeking allies to prepare for a future confrontation with the game company."

"The person above makes a good point. Lin Bai's own strength is too weak, so this might be his compromise. He can't even escape from under the Earth Goddess's watch; as a hostage, he can't do anything."

"Lin Bai has made the wrong move. Trying to curry favor won't win anyone's trust, and it's highly probable he'll be backstabbed in the future. Don't forget, the game company is behind all of this. They won't just stand by and watch Lin Bai grow stronger. Compared to the elusive Righteous Door, the game company is obviously a more attractive prospect."

"I prefer the game company over the Righteous Door, but the game company won't even give me the slightest benefit. Their way of dealing with Lin Bai is just to increase the number of players. In high-end confrontations, simply increasing the player base serves no purpose."

"Never mind the game company. Suppose the analysis from the person above is correct: if getting married can lead to understanding the laws, then why don't we try it? Even if our bodies in the game can't, we have bodies in real life. We just need to replicate what Lin Bai did..."

"Those of you who can't find a partner, hurry up and find someone to marry! The excuse is ready-made for you: go practice the Way of Love together."

"Even if getting married doesn't lead to enlightenment, there's still 'scoring.' Practice a few more times, and you'll even have children."

...

"Master, can we really comprehend the laws by getting married?" Little White Fox asked, watching the video.

"No." Lin Bai, dividing his attention, said faintly, "I'm deceiving them. Relying on marriage to comprehend laws? It would be far quicker if I simply granted comprehension. In the future, when my Master's Path is perfected, I can grant it to whomever I wish. That will be the true golden age of laws."

After Glib Lotus took effect, Lin Bai instinctively planned for a future where the path of laws would be solely under his control.

"Husband, then why are you encouraging them to get married?" Xu Longyun asked.

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

"..." Tu Yan and the others were stunned, a whirlwind of emotions in their hearts.

"Are you sure?" Xu Longyun asked.

"One hundred percent sure." Lin Bai opened his fist, then clenched it tightly again, confidently declaring.

「Today,」

Lin Bai was no longer limited to passively waiting for Qi Yun to grant him buffs. He now actively used Spoken Law Follows to increase his success rate.

...

In front of all the deities, Lin Bai manifested more than a dozen Divided Gods.

Without the enhancement of the Dark Divine Seal, his Divided Gods were so fragile that even sunlight could obliterate them. Seeing these fragile Divided Gods, the deities felt somewhat more at ease.

The War Goddess even truly destroyed one of Lin Bai's Divided Gods with a puff of breath, but Lin Bai merely glanced at her and dismissed it.

The Earth Goddess deliberately made a trip to the Misty Forest and, from a distance, observed the Lord of the Abyss and the Death Lord, who were in the process of getting married.

To coordinate with his grand plan, Lin Bai's Divided God presiding over the Lord of the Abyss's wedding ignored the two furiously cursing monarchs, patiently lecturing them on the power of the laws and the beauty of the high-dimensional world.

His rhetoric was identical to before, causing the Earth Goddess to gradually lower her guard.

Most importantly, like most players, the Earth Goddess also didn't believe Lin Bai would be foolish enough to make himself a global pariah. After all, he hadn't even conquered one of the nine Heavenly Kings of the Fairy World!

Finding no discernible flaws, the deities excitedly selected their partners and, one by one, entered their respective wedding ceremonies.

A long line of weddings, one after another, was set up outside Free City.

There were Chinese-style, Western-style, beautiful ethnic minority-style, and even violently rustic primitive weddings, among others; each was unique.

Players embedded in each wedding live-streamed the events.

The myriad bizarre weddings left real-world audiences utterly stunned.

"Yes, yes, that's it exactly! The wedding ceremony I imagined is just like these!" Alea, standing beside Lin Bai, was so excited she danced and gestured wildly. "Lin Bai, will I be able to comprehend such Divine Skills one day?"

"Alea, that depends on your own fortune and comprehension. I can't say for sure," Lin Bai replied with a smile.

Star God Trelayus was observing Lin Bai's Divided Gods during the weddings, a forced smile on his face. "Lin, your Divided Gods don't seem quite as lively."

The Earth Goddess was also observing the Divided Gods.

"That's normal. If each Divided God possessed my full consciousness, I could have ruled the world long ago," Lin Bai replied, shaking his head.

In fact, he had created too many Divided Gods and couldn't control them all. Thus, they were merely mechanically conducting the weddings, incapable of even conversing with people.

"It seems you were sincerely helping them comprehend the Laws. I misunderstood you. I apologize for accidentally destroying your Divided God just now," the War Goddess said, her hand on her chest as she sincerely apologized to Lin Bai.

"It doesn't matter. It's just one Divided God; I can afford the loss. Besides, you aren't familiar with me; it's natural to be wary," Lin Bai replied nonchalantly with a smile. "Once you get to know me, you won't think this way."

"Your magnanimity is admirable, Lin Bai. I hope one day we can become inseparable comrades-in-arms," the War Goddess said, looking at Lin Bai and forcing an awkward laugh.

"That day will come," Lin Bai smiled genuinely.

「After a while.」

All the deities and their retinues were incorporated into the weddings.

「Outside Free City.」

The scene was one of immense festivity.

Lin Bai, the Earth Goddess, the Goddess of Love, the Star God, and the War Goddess stood high in the sky, overlooking the weddings below, filled with myriad emotions.

The Earth Goddess said, "Lin Bai, when I first met you, I never imagined things would turn out this way."

"Indeed! Life is unpredictable," Lin Bai whispered in agreement. "You never know what flavor the next candy in the box will be."

The Earth Goddess nodded and was about to ask about the battle in the Misty Forest with the Dream Heavenly King. But when she turned around, Lin Bai had vanished.

She was suddenly stunned, not understanding what had happened.

From the direction of Free City.

Lin Bai's voice suddenly echoed, "Byleth, you shall marry the War Goddess…"

The Earth Goddess's expression changed drastically. "Lin Bai, what are you trying to do?"

She tried to summon the Power of the Earth, but her divine power suddenly vanished.

The next moment, she was already in a wedding dress, while the War Goddess was in a suit. Both were simultaneously pulled into a wedding ceremony.

The citizens of Free City served as their wedding guests, with one of Lin Bai's minor Divided Gods presiding over the ceremony.

The Divided God possessed all of Lin Bai's skills.

Previously, Lin Bai had casually placed a mark in Free City. Using Shadow Following, he had dispatched a Divided God, all for this final moment.

He could pull off such maneuvers even right under the Earth Goddess's nose.

In the blink of an eye, only the Goddess of Love and the Star God remained in the sky.

The two were at a loss, completely oblivious to what had just transpired.

「Suddenly.」

Lin Bai, who had vanished moments before, reappeared behind Thales in his Three Heads Six Arms form.

Thales hadn't reacted before Lin Bai gripped the back of his neck. Absolute Suppression was activated, and the divine power within Thales was instantly quelled.

"What do you think you're doing?" Alea and Thales cried out in unison.

"I'm here to help you attain eternal life." Lin Bai said with a faint smile as the Dark Domain unfurled, shrouding the entirety of Free City in a dense night. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

All the weddings were enveloped by the Dark Domain.

However, within the Wedding Domains, an invisible barrier seemed to actively repel the Dark Domain's encroachment.

As the sunlight from above was obscured, the wedding scenes remained pitch black. Players could only see each other with the aid of illumination tools.

Screams of terror filled the wedding venues, but reduced to mere mortals, there was nothing they could do.

The magnificently adorned deities, witnessing the upheaval in the sky, were aghast. "Lin Bai, what are you planning to do?"

"Do you intend to make an enemy of the entire world?"

"I knew it! You truly are a despicable villain!"

"Alea, don't get entangled with him! Run! Find the God of Fear! Find the God of Destruction! Join forces with the Dream Heavenly King and the others! Only by allying with them can we be saved!"

...

"I knew Lin Bai was up to no good, but I never expected him to actually move against everyone."

"The deities of the Continent of Gods and Demons are so foolish! How did they walk right into Lin Bai's trap? Haven't they lived for tens of thousands of years?"

Within the Dark Domain, players openly mocked the trapped deities, no longer even needing to use private chat.

The real-world live comments exploded instantaneously. What were once beautiful blessings transformed into a barrage of laughter and scorn for the deities.

"I never thought Lin Bai would actually dare to become a public enemy."

"Hahaha, he truly is my idol! Who needs compromise when you can just suppress everything?"

"Lin Bai is a real man! I'm in awe."

"Suppressing all the world's deities by himself—he's not just a true man, he's a madman!"

"The reversal was so swift and sudden. One moment he was all smiles, the next, a backstab. A true master of manipulation!"

"Whoever said the deities would backstab Lin Bai, how's that for a slap in the face? Lin Bai's betrayal was far quicker!"

"Hostages? What a joke! Their biggest mistake was not killing Lin Bai the instant they met him."

"A man who conquered a world in mere months—how could he possibly bow his noble head to these foolish deities?"

"The so-called laws, the high-dimensional world—all just bait! I'm impressed Lin Bai concocted such an elaborate story."

"I've said it before: how could a Sect that created such laws possibly harbor righteousness?"

...

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

Those who had been scrambling to find partners for marriage saw the sudden turn of events and stared at each other in dismay, frozen in place.

In that instant, they no longer believed in love.

...

「Fairy World.」

Mu Tianwang and the others, who were preparing to confront Lin Bai and the Army of God of War, were dumbfounded by the players' reports.

Mu Tianwang said, "Lin Bai has lost his mind! Does he truly intend to conquer the world alone?"

The Light King's expression was grim as he mumbled, "He isn't mad. The Puppet Techniques are his. If he turns all the deities into puppets, he'll have enough power and forces to conquer all worlds. We just didn't expect him to be so audacious and to progress so rapidly. Just three days ago, he didn't even have this bizarre Wedding Domain! It's damned unbelievable..."

The King of Darkness added, "His heart is black too. He turns hostile without a moment's hesitation, showing no mercy whatsoever."

The Thunder Heavenly King wasn't with them. Having just emerged from the Resurrection Point, he stared at his empty Skills list in utter dismay, as devastated as if he'd lost his parents.

He remained stunned for a long moment before snapping back to reality. He opened the chat group and, with trembling fingers, typed a line, "Brothers, Lin Bai has erased all my Skills! In the Dream Heavenly King's dreamscape, not a single one is left! I've become a high-level character with no skills, a blank slate! You must all be wary of Lin Bai; there's something very strange about him…"

The four Heavenly Kings simultaneously opened the chat group. Upon seeing the Thunder Heavenly King's message, they were greatly alarmed.

The Earth King hurriedly asked, "Little Lei, what happened? Isn't the dreamscape controlled by the Dream Heavenly King? You didn't die, so how could your Skills be erased?"

"I don't know, but they've definitely been wiped out," the Thunder Heavenly King replied. "Right now, the Dream Heavenly King and his group don't know about this. We have to find a way to inform them, so they don't fall prey to Lin Bai's schemes."

The Mu Tianwang said, "Players. Only players can do it now. Have the players in the Anti-Linbai Alliance use any means necessary to notify the Dream Heavenly King and his group. They need to cooperate with the deities of the Continent of Gods and Demons to eliminate Lin Bai. Lin Bai must die! If that black-hearted, ruthless bastard doesn't die, we're all finished!"

"Forget about his Magpie Bridge!" the King of Darkness warned. "Tell the truth to the War God and the others! We'll join forces with them to destroy Lin Bai's Dark Divine Seal. Protecting our current foundation is more important than any new map!"

Realizing the gravity of the situation, the Heavenly Kings quickly changed their strategy.

...

The weddings had limited durations, and the Divided Gods were fragile; there would be no second chance to officiate. Lin Bai had deliberately chosen different wedding styles to create time differentials, so he had to act swiftly.

The Dark Touch snaked towards the Goddess of Love.

Thunder Spirits filled the entire Dark Space. A flickering web of electricity sealed off all escape routes for the Goddess of Love, simultaneously illuminating the Dark Domain.

Lin Bai wielded the Thunder Hammer in one hand, while the other deftly began to dissect the Star God.

Lin Bai was already adept at using Absolute Suppression.

Due to the effects of Dazzling Cooking, everyone at the wedding ceremonies was forced to look up and watch his bloody procedure.

「Truth be told.」

This was the first time Absolute Suppression's gruesome operation had been broadcast live to the world.

Witnessing Lin Bai skillfully dissect the Star God as if he were a laboratory mouse, the live comments went blank for a moment.

All the while, festive wedding music played in the background, interspersed with loving phrases like, "Cross the fire basin!" and "Groom, do you take this woman before you to be your wife?" This formed a stark contrast with Lin Bai's Butcher-like image.

[Mission: Let Your Name Stop Children from Crying (Completed); Reward: Endure Pressure (Distributed)]

A notification of mission completion from the Super Villain System flashed in Lin Bai's mind.

But he had no time to dwell on it. He was meticulously disassembling Thales while simultaneously monitoring the weddings below.

He had exposed too many of his abilities.

From this moment on, no mistakes would be tolerated.

…

"No! Don't! You Butcher! Release Thales!"

"Stop it!"

Some deities, whose wedding ceremonies hadn't progressed to an irreversible point, cried out to Lin Bai in grief and fury.

The deities' cries jolted the dazed Goddess of Love.

Faced with this savage Lin Bai, so different from the man she knew, the Goddess of Love's faith shattered instantly.

She didn't flee. Instead, she approached Lin Bai and asked mournfully, "Lin, why? Why are you doing this to us? Couldn't we comprehend the laws together and fight the enemies from the high-dimensional world as allies? Why? Why did you have to betray us?"

"Alea, your pace of comprehending the laws is too slow. It can't keep up with the speed at which this world is collapsing." Sensing Thales entering a near-death state, Lin Bai released Absolute Suppression. A Silver Card materialized and seamlessly absorbed him. Only then did he turn to Alea. "It's much faster this way—preserving divine power within a puppet body."

Looking at the now stupefied Thales, Alea paused for a moment, a bitter smile forming on her lips. "The Dark God... he was sealed by you like this too, wasn't he? He never volunteered, did he? Have you been lying all this time...?"

"There aren't that many willing volunteers in this world, Alea. As deities, you've been lofty and revered for too long, enjoying the worship of mortals for countless years. It's time you made some sacrifices for this world." Lin Bai chuckled lightly, his former elegance returning. "Alea, your comprehension of the laws is genuine. Seeing as you were the first to comprehend them, I can offer you two choices. One: willingly allow me to seal you. This way, you can retain your current appearance. Two: be sealed by me like Thales. This way, you can preserve your dignity..."