The god who governed desire, a peculiar high-rise

"[The Desire Orb]? Something from the Prison Mountain Realm appearing here... what does that mean?"

Lin Yu played with the pale golden bead, then tossed it to Chen Le.

"Brother Le, from the perspective of 'revelation,' what do you think this represents or reveals?"

Chen Le said somewhat uncertainly, "I'm not entirely sure, but perhaps... well, everything here is related to some being in the Prison Mountain Realm?"

"The main problem is that I don't know much about the [Desire Orb] -- A Nian, since you recognize it, can you tell me about it?"

Chen Le looked at Li Nian and asked.

Hearing Chen Le speak like that, Li Nian naturally became smug. "Very good, very good, Brother Le, you still know how to ask questions without shame—now you understand, right? Although I'm only at 'Tier 2' now, with my knowledge reserves, advancing to 'Tier 3' is definitely a sure thing."

Clearly, Li Nian was still somewhat bothered by Chen Le's teasing earlier.

Having seized this opportunity to regain her composure, Li Nian then began to answer the questions seriously.

"I don't know much about this [Desire Orb] either; I've mostly heard about it from others... However, although it's just hearsay, it should be fairly reliable, because the person who told me about it is a very famous martial artist in the Prison Mountain Realm, 'Moon-Exploring Star-Plucking' Qin Siyu," Li Nian said. "Qin Siyu and I became acquainted through a sparring match, and then during our casual conversation, we talked about many treasures of the Prison Mountain Realm."

"This [Desire Orb] is said to be the Inner Core left behind by the Great Demon of the Prison Mountain Realm, the Six Desires Demon Lord, after his death... Some say it is a magical artifact condensed by the Six Desires Demon Lord using a special method. In short, this thing is said to be able to reflect the purest desires and Desire in everyone's heart, and that Desire can be condensed into Entities."

"This is also an ability that the Six Desires Demon Lord possesses— Demon Lord specialty is to arouse the Desire in people's hearts and use the Desire of others to enhance himself."

"The Six Desires Demon Lord was active about two hundred years ago—judging from various legends, he should have already touched the threshold of Deity, and this 'Desire' is very likely the Authority he wielded... However, the situation in the Prison Mountain Realm is more complicated. If heretical Yaomo want to Becoming a God, they need to undergo the tribulation of heavenly lightning Karmic Fire —after all, the Dao Ancestor has already merged with the World Will of the Prison Mountain Realm, forming an existence that is almost like the Heavenly Dao."

"Therefore, not long after the Six Desires Demon Lord reached his peak strength, he was struck half to death by heavenly lightning, and then was killed by the Daoist Sect master."

"This [Desire Orb] disappeared without a trace after that—well, I didn't expect to find it here."

Li Nian spoke, Lin Yu began to ponder.

"Then, could everything that happened here be related to that 'Six Desires Demon Lord'?"

"Since Brother Le's Desire was able to materialize into a fish weighing over a hundred pounds under the blessing of this [Desire Orb], then these soulless puppets," Lin Yu paused, looking at the passersby around him who seemed frozen in place, and added, "Could they also be a kind of condensation of 'Desire'?"

"If the power of 'Desire' has truly reached the level of 'Authority,' then although this Authority last appeared in the Prison Mountain Realm two hundred years ago, it's not surprising that Authority has fallen into the Nether Void Realm and taken effect two hundred years later, isn't it?"

After all, Authority, as a high-level power, inherently possesses the attribute of flowing across worlds.

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Chen Le's expression also turned serious.

"So... this ruin not only involves the God of Shadows, the native God of the Ocean of the Nether Void Realm... but also a near -Deity who wields the Authority of 'Desire,' is involved in this matter?"

Lin Yu nodded. "At the very least, we should make such preparations and plans."

Chen Le held the pale golden pearl that Lin Yu had handed him and smiled.

"Hey, getting [Azure Sea Sky Dome] isn't going to be that easy after all..."

"However... since there is no 'God of Desire' in these Ten Realms, what we are facing is at most a Demigod, so we can still handle it."

Li Nian spoke up, "Moreover... we already know that nine times out of ten, what awaits us is 'Desire,' so we've already won half the battle in terms of intelligence—so, without further ado, let's set off!"

Even though Chen Le's revelation seemed to point to a power related to "Authority" and a suspected Demigod being that they would be facing next, Li Nian and Chen Le still didn't think much of it.

But...

Lin Yu, however, felt that things were somewhat troublesome.

Because he had more information than Chen Le and Li Nian.

Therefore, this being who wields the Authority "Desire," and who appears to be Demigod, is most likely a "Player."

Secondly...

The other party wasn't a mysterious mastermind, but rather... someone who was also crying for help.

Therefore, what they were about to face was likely not a Demigod, but a mysterious being capable of driving Demigod who held the Authority "Desire" to the brink of Desperate Plight.

"I think we should be cautious," Lin Yu said, looking at the motionless puppets. He guessed that this change might be a sign that the guy who had asked him for help had met with further misfortune. "Although we haven't heard of a 'God of Desire' in the Ten Realms, let's treat him as a true god-level power as much as possible."

"That's true. Just because someone wasn't Deity back then doesn't mean they aren't now. What if we're unlucky enough to happen to be there when they Becoming a God?" Although Chen Le misunderstood Lin Yu's meaning, his overall thinking was actually in the direction Lin Yu hoped for. "However, we've also obtained the 'Sea Beast Blood,' so we can evacuate whenever we want. We don't need to worry too much about that."

"Let's set off as soon as possible," Li Nian said. "The stronger our opponent, the faster we need to act... This is territory they've been in for hundreds or thousands of years. There's nothing we can do to prepare here. The longer we drag this out, the more advantageous it will be for those lurking guys. We might as well finish this quickly."

As she spoke, Li Nian pointed to their destination. "I've found it. That building with the 'Azure Sea Sky Dome' sign is the one."

Then, Li Nian walked directly to the front of the group and began to lead the way.

Lin Yu and Chen Le followed Li Nian's footsteps.

The building wasn't too far away, and all the soulless, NPC-like "residents" who used to roam the city were now frozen in place as if under Immobilization Technique. Although the atmosphere was indeed a bit eerie and unsettling, it didn't pose any obstacle to Lin Yu and his group's journey.

In less than ten minutes, Li Nian led Lin Yu and Chen Le to the entrance at the bottom of the building.

There happened to be two Tail Race citizens preparing to enter the building, so the door was open.

Lin Yu and his two companions sidestepped the two citizens blocking the entrance and officially entered the building.

Although from the outside, this building looks like a towering Giant Tower, probably ranking among the top three tallest buildings in this Ruins City of the Lost Kingdom of the Mu Continent.

However, a building that would typically have at least a hundred stories in the Real World only has...

"Only eight floors?"

Chen Le looked at the navigation sign hanging at the entrance and said in disbelief.

However, Chen Le vaguely realized that the information engraved on the sign was genuine and not incomplete.

Because once you enter this building, it feels less like entering the interior of a building and more like entering a valley.

The height of the first floor of this building is probably at least over 100 meters!

The pristine white jade walls, resembling mountain cliffs, are inlaid with all sorts of lamps.

This prompted Chen Le to complain.

"What kind of crazy design is this?"

While Lin Yu was also amazed by the scene inside the building, he didn't share Chen Le's feeling that it was illogical.

Lin Yu had already realized the reason behind the building's design.

"I think this should be a building... normally only open to the 'Tail Race,' Brother Le," Lin Yu said, pointing to the sealed windows and the double-layered door at the entrance with a "gas chamber" sandwiched in the middle. "Although this city was once located on the Mu Continent on land and didn't need [Azure Sea Sky Dome] to the Absolute Sea, I think... the normal state of the interior of this building should be filled with water."

"On the contrary, the fact that this place is full of air is a special condition here," Lin Yu paused and added, "If this place were full of water, it wouldn't matter if the first floor was built higher, after all... in water, you can 'float' and 'dive,' and you can move freely in terms of 'height.'"

Lin Yu told Chen Le about his discovery.

After Lin Yu reminded him, Chen Le also discovered a lot of evidence that the building was indeed usually filled with water—the doors and windows were very well sealed, there were platforms and handles on the walls that seemed to be for the Tail Race to rest when they were swimming, and there were portable masks provided for Human Race visitors.

Li Nian also chimed in with a grin, "That's right... Sister Zhu Ming, you're amazing! Last time, I wandered around here for ages before I realized that the reason this building is so strange is because it should normally be filled with water."

"I didn't expect that you, Sister Zhu Ming, would realize this so quickly after just one look around."

"You're supposed to be a 'veterinarian,' but your skills in this area are just as good as a professional 'Detective'!"

Li Nian spoke, Lin Yu smiled modestly.

"It's nothing, I'm just really sensitive to my environment."

"If you really compare them to professional 'Detective,' they're still quite far behind."

Lin Yu paused for a moment at this point.

"Furthermore, although I can see what should have been the situation here, I can't use this conclusion to help us right now."

"I still have no idea how to navigate this building or how to plan my route... I still need to ask you, A Nian."

"Where should we go next?"