The unfinished self-destruction

98, 97, 96...

The Fang Qing's head ticked steadily every second, accompanied by a "click-clack" sound, and her aura gradually intensified.

Without a doubt... she was completely serious about what she just said.

Although the God of Shadows, as Deity, wields three Authority and has lived for a long Divine Rank as a "Deity," far surpassing Fang Qing, who only possesses one Authority and cannot even be considered fully Becoming a God, that is only true if Fang Qing genuinely intends to engage in a direct confrontation with her at the Deity Divine Rank.

Fang Qing clearly has no intention of doing that now.

The God of Shadows narrowed his eyes. "What an extreme fellow. You, the new generation's successor to 'Game,' are no less than your predecessors... Seriously, have you obtained the Authority 'Game' or the Authority 'madness'?"

Fang Qing didn't reply, but simply pointed to the countdown timer on the bomb above her head.

The God of Shadows spoke again, "But don't forget, your companion is still here—you're detonating the 'Game' Authority here, impacting my Divine Kingdom, and her soul might be annihilated right here."

"I only intended to turn her into my servant, but what you're doing will directly kill her."

Fang Qing stared at the God of Shadows, then pointed to the countdown above his head.

The number on the bomb is now down to 60.

Lin Yu said, "It's alright, I don't mind. Better to die a glorious death than live a shameful life. Boss Fang Qing, I support you."

The God of Shadows said casually, "Even if you self-destruct here, I won't die... Although 'Game Authority' is indeed a bit special, I'm not some nobody."

Fang Qing continued to ignore the God of Shadows.

The God of Shadows continued, "But honestly, we don't need to go this far, do we, God of Game... Actually, I have ways to stop you. After all, even Deity dream—you're in my realm, how do you know I can't drag you into your 'Nightmare'?"

Fang Qing finally spoke.

"Then you'd better hurry."

The God of Shadows laughed, "Alright... then, thud!"

"Smack!"

She suddenly clapped her hands, and a crisp sound rang out.

But...

Nothing happened.

"Just kidding," the God of Shadows said, looking at the countdown which had reached 30. "So, God of Game, what exactly do you want?"

"Get her out of this Nightmare, and then erase those terrible 'futures' about my friend."

Fang Qing pointed at Lin Yu and calmly stated his request.

"The first one is manageable, anyway, I really can't handle this guy," the God of Shadows waved his hand, "But the later parts... those future Nightmare weren't created by me, so erasing them is definitely impossible."

Fang Qing immediately said, "But you can use 'Destiny' to exert influence and reduce the probability of those things happening, can't you?"

"Yes, but how could I just help you like that?" the God of Shadows said after thinking for a moment. "How about this... after I send this guy away, you stop 'self-destruct'—then we'll have a match—to be fair, I'll only use the 'Nightmare' Authority."

"If you beat me, I'll do everything I can to reduce the chances of those 'Nightmare' Make It Real."

"Conversely, if you lose... you're not allowed to bother me when I take any further action against this guy."

Fang Qing thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"Can."

"Then... it's a deal!"

The God of Shadows chuckled as he spoke, and then Lin Yu's figure vanished from the room in an instant.

Fang Qing also reached out and removed the pixelated bomb icon from his head, then crushed the countdown and the bomb, which had already entered single digits, in his hand.

"Bang!"

The bomb made a soft sound in Fang Qing's palm, followed by a Pixel Style explosion and fire effect.

Lin Yu left this world, and the process of the self-destruction of the Authority also came to an end.

Both sides no longer had any reservations and achieved their respective objectives for this stage.

Next...

The battle between Deity has officially begun Deity!

"Hah--hoo!"

Lin Yu opened his eyes again, gasped, as if he had suddenly woken up from Nightmare.

He was breathing heavily as he looked at Tuk's "corpse" before him—this soulless Empty Shell, filled with "pain," seemed to have stopped the process of "pain" after Lin Yu reawakened.

The Shadow Blade and the remaining wounds that had been inside him also disappeared.

But Tuk no longer reacted and became a truly lifeless corpse.

Even the corpse itself was gradually becoming "transparent".

During this process, Lin Yu increasingly sensed the essence of the corpse and understood why only he could see it.

This is because the corpse does not actually exist in the physical realm, but rather is a "phenomenon" manifested by some kind of "Authority" or "Unformed Authority".

The reason I can see it is because I seem to have some kind of connection with the "Authority" that creates this phenomenon.

But Lin Yu wasn't quite sure what it was exactly.

After all, Lin Yu's perception of all this was also vague and obscure.

He was merely a mortal with some special abilities, not a true Deity or Demigod.

Despite having gained a great deal of knowledge about "Authority" ahead of time, Lin Yu still had limitations in his actual perception and understanding.

However, Lin Yu could understand why the corpse was now dissipating.

Although the existence of this corpse in this special form is certainly unrelated to the God of Shadows and the three Authority He wields, there is no doubt that the God of Shadows just now used the remaining "Shadow Blade" to descend here and drag Him into Nightmare, breaking some kind of balance that allowed the corpse to continue to exist.

That's why it slowly began to dissipate.

Lin Yu watched the disappearance process unfold before him quietly. After a moment of contemplation, he turned and left the platform.

He looked down at the audience, where Chen Le and Li Nian seemed to have finished their research and information gathering on the facility.

Chen Le removed the restrictions around Li Nian, and Lin Yu stepped forward and asked.

"Brother Le, A Nian, what did you find?"

Chen Le laughed and said, "It's been a truly fruitful experience, Zhu Ming —we've seen an entire ancient magical heritage system from the Lost Kingdom of the 'Nether Void Realm'!"

"Although it's a spell of the Tail Race and not perfectly suited for humans to cast, learning it all would indeed lead to an overall improvement in strength."

"After all, this spell inheritance includes many aspects such as movement, defense, scouting, attack, stealth, and enhancement, and it can also teach you how to craft corresponding weapons and armor," Chen Le said happily. "Any novice 'Player' who hasn't 'Tier Advancement' can transform into a trusted expert who can lead a team in [Instance] once they obtain this inheritance."

Li Nian nodded. "Yes, what Brother Le said may sound exaggerated, but it's actually true—it's just a bit of a pity that although we both accepted this inherited magic, we can't pass on most of it a second time."

"Otherwise, I can teach you a part of Zhu Ming now... and then you can teach it to others after we get out."

Li Nian said with genuine regret.

Lin Yu smiled and said, "It's alright, you can teach me whatever you can when you have time..."

"Besides, I also found something while I was strolling around."

Lin Yu said it casually.

Chen Le asked curiously, "Hey? You actually found something while you were just wandering around, Zhu Ming?"

He was somewhat incredulous, seemingly not expecting that Lin Yu would actually gain something.

Lin Yu nodded and briefly recounted the true experiences that Chen Le found even more unbelievable, but which had indeed just happened.

"On that throne, I just saw a corpse that only I could see. After I approached and spoke to him for a few words, Shadow Blade, a remnant from a thousand years ago, suddenly appeared from the creature's wound. The God of Shadows used this as a medium to descend and drag me into Nightmare, intending to make me submit to Him, to make me His servant and Divine Attendant..."

After Lin Yu quickly recounted his ordeal, Chen Le and Li Nian were dumbfounded.

"Is that so? You must be joking."

Chen Le asked incredulously.

But Chen Le also knew that what Lin Yu said... was probably true.

Li Nian trusted Lin Yu more, and even though this matter sounded counterintuitive, Li Nian still didn't have any doubts.

She just had some questions.

"Then how did you escape, Sister Zhu Ming? That was Deity!"

Lin Yu said, "It was Fang Qing Boss —because he pulled me into the Nightmare, which is equivalent to pulling me into His Divine Kingdom, so in a sense, I wasn't completely in the Nether Void Realm just now."

"So... although the Boss can't interfere with the Real World and there are many restrictions on him appearing in the Ten Realms, it wouldn't be difficult for Boss to appear in the Divine Kingdom of another Deity."

Lin Yu said it casually.

Li Nian paused for a moment, then asked, "Sister Zhu Ming, is the Boss still inside?"

"Is that corpse you mentioned, and the medium through which the God of Shadows descended, still there?"

Hearing Li Nian's somewhat urgent words, Lin Yu shook his head.

"No, you can't get in... Even if you could, I wouldn't allow you to do that."

"You want to deliberately enter the 'Nightmare' just to Fang Qing... Even if you actually manage to do it, Fang Qing will definitely scold you."

Lin Yu said earnestly.

Chen Le nodded. "That's right, A Nian, don't do anything foolish, you're only at 'Tier 2'..."

Lin Yu looked at Chen Le.

Even "Tier 3" isn't enough.

Chen Le raised his hand. "Correction, I'll be at 'Tier 4' right away."

You won't even reach level eight yet.

Lin Yu spoke again.