Another Purpose of the Azure Sea Sky Dome

"Haha, that's really... unfortunate."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the uninvited guest with the heart-shaped head, who was leaning on the railing, laughed.

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes. "So you really didn't come here to harm me."

"From your perspective, it might not be entirely unacceptable as 'harming'," the pillow added, resting its head on the railing. "Anyway, let me introduce myself first... Actually, you've already revealed my background."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "Desire Authority? Are you the self-will of Authority itself... or that Yaomo from the Prison Mountain Realm?"

The pillow head said, "It's very close, but your way of thinking is really strange. Usually, other people don't think that 'Authority' can have its own will... Have you seen such a being somewhere before?"

"Not only have I seen them, but quite a lot."

Lin Yu spoke.

Although the pillow's head had very simple features, Lin Yu could still see a look of disbelief on its face.

But what Lin Yu said was true—he had just met with the living "Drama Authority" recently.

And the "Authority" that can give rise to self-will is not just "drama"... There are many similar examples in the Gray Domain as well.

Although most of the Authority of Life seem to be born from the combination with certain pre-existing souls, Lin Yu, who once completely merged with the Central Mechanism and was then taken back by Lin Yu, and who now still possesses the authority of a "Sage," is very clear that a considerable portion of the Authority of Life are those Authority that, after giving birth to their own will, actively expressed their willingness to seek cooperation and cooperate to the Central Mechanism, and their original selves were preserved by the Central Mechanism.

According to research by Central Mechanism, this may also be a way for "Deity" to be born. Although Deity born in this way may not be as powerful as other Living Beings who grasp and contain "Authority" to Becoming a God, they may not even establish their own Divine Kingdom. However, once they grow up, they will indeed be genuine beings with the Divine Rank of "Deity".

Of course, that takes time to grow.

The words of this being, who has some connection to the Authority "Desire," just now revealed something...

That is, it is clearly not a self-consciousness born from the Authority "Desire".

Therefore, Lin Yu spoke again.

"So... it seems you might have been a 'Deity' in the past?"

The pillow, with its head tucked into its arms and leaning forward, said, "What kind of talk is that? What do you mean by 'once'... Don't I look like a Deity now?"

Lin Yu said, "If you were still Deity, you wouldn't be trapped in this godforsaken place."

He said calmly.

"What if I'm just descending here, like the 'God of Shadows'?"

The pillow's head spoke again.

"I can sense that you didn't descend from another world... Although this is indeed not your true form, both your true form and the Desire Authority are actually within this Nether Void Realm, and even within this Ruins City," Lin Yu sighed. "I'm very perceptive about 'Authority,' you can't fool me."

"Haha, you figured it out!" The pillow-like head, bracing itself against the railing, jumped straight down from the second floor. "This is a good thing..."

The pillow's head fell to the ground with a "thud," then it wobbled and got up.

"What you said is all true means... I've definitely found the right person!"

Lin Yu looked at the guy standing in front of him and calmly said, "No one who comes to me can say they've come to the wrong place, because I'm very strong and have many strengths."

"So... Your Excellency, the esteemed 'God of Desire,' why have you fallen to this state, and why do you expect me to do something for you?"

The pillow raised a finger. "First of all... since you're going to call me by my former name, please address me as the 'Desire and God of Revelry'."

Lin Yu paused for a moment, then said, "Then I can roughly guess why you've fallen to this state..."

The pillow head, or rather, the former "Desire and God of Revelry," sighed.

"It seems you've already met the one in the Nether Void Realm... That's right, He stole the 'Revelry' Authority that originally belonged to me."

"So you're trapped here by Him?"

Lin Yu countered with a question.

"Yes and no," the God of Desire said, his tone tinged with resentment, "He certainly played a part in trapping me here... but it was impossible for Him alone to do so."

Lin Yu pondered for a moment, then said, "There's another being involved in this... Could it be the 'God of Ocean and Storm'?"

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the God of Desire let out a disdainful sneer.

"The God of Ocean and Storm... He had already been gone for thousands of years when I arrived in this Nether Void Realm —at that time, the followers of Him in this Nether Void Realm were merely worshipping a corpse, worshipping an Authority manipulated by a remnant of consciousness."

"And that is why I was able to easily destroy that dilapidated Divine Kingdom, unleash its Authority, and overturn the world's former civilization."

Lin Yu asked, "So, you came to this Nether Void Realm initially to create the apocalypse?"

Could this guy... be an accomplice of the God of Frost?

Is it because they're currently trapped here that they haven't gone to the very center of the Eternal Prison to serve their sentence?

Lin Yu pondered, but the God of Desire offered another answer.

"I had no intention of destroying the world; I was just doing it on someone else's behalf... and I had no choice but to do it."

The God of Desire recalled as he spoke.

"We had no choice but to do this," Lin Yu repeated the God of Frost's words, then asked again, "Why?"

"My being trapped here and stripped of my Authority to 'Revelry' stems from the same thing," sighed the God of Desire. "When I was in the Prison Mountain Realm, I was ambushed by a woman during my battle with the Dao Ancestor and forced to submit to her."

"I made a deal with her... She told me that if I came to the Nether Void Realm to destroy the remains of a Deity, kill the False God born from it, and release the Two Authorities again, she promised to let me return to the Divine Realm and make the Dao Ancestor stop bothering me."

The God of Desire paused, then gritted his teeth and said, "But I never expected that woman... a mere human, would dare to scheme against me—when I was further weakened after my battle with the remnants of the Sea God, she had the God of Banquets here seize my Authority!"

"After that, my other Authority, 'Desire,' was also corrupted by her through the souls of several Demigod in this Nether Void Realm —although I still hold the dominant position within the Authority 'Desire,' this Authority is no longer entirely under my control!"

"The puppets that move around in this city are the unconscious products of the souls of those Demigod from the original Nether Void Realm who have infiltrated the Authority of 'Desire' —deep down they still have the Desire to continue the existence of their former civilization, so the Authority 'Desire' has responded to their prayers."

"And this response... naturally weakened my control over 'Desire'."

The God of Desire said angrily, "A mere human has dared to demote me from Deity, to make me fall from the Divine Rank of Deity... This is simply unforgivable!"

Lin Yu suddenly realized, "Oh, so that's why you made 'Tuk' appear and entrusted me to shut down [Azure Sea Sky Dome]... Because after shutting down [Azure Sea Sky Dome], you can leave, right?"

"This [Azure Sea Sky Dome] must be a crucial part of the method used to trap you here, right?"

The God of Desire nodded. "Yes, [Azure Sea Sky Dome] is a major factor that makes it impossible for me to leave this place... However, 'Tuk' is not something I manifested, nor did I allow Tuk to come into contact with you—it was an unconscious, spontaneous act of the 'Desire' Authority —and under the daily erosion, it is also trying to get rid of me."

"So, although [Azure Sea Sky Dome] is the key to trapping me here, shutting it down... I won't gain my freedom."

Lin Yu asked curiously, "What will happen then?"

"I will die... or rather, my will, my ego, will perish completely as a result."

"The World Will of the Nether Void Realm will instantly discover me, this former 'Deity.' I've lingered here for a thousand years and will be subject to the extreme rejection of this World Will... The guy who obtained the 'Revelry' will definitely add fuel to the fire."

"Now that I have completely lost my Deity Divine Rank, facing the World Will's level of rejection towards Deity... I will be instantly 'erased'."

"So, the existence of this [Azure Sea Sky Dome] is actually protecting me—this must have been a setup by the person who lured me here back then."

Hearing this, Lin Yu interjected, "Let me ask you something... The person who tricked you into coming here and caused you to lose your Authority should be a 'Player,' right?"

The God of Desire nodded. "Yes... it's the new lover your old friend mentioned earlier—that cunning, wicked, scheming, terrifying, and intelligent fellow."

"To be honest, she's also the culprit who caused your old friend to fall to this state—she used your friend as a tool to erode the Authority 'Desire,' just like those Demigod in the Nether Void Realm, stuffing him into this Authority 'Desire' to weaken me..."

"Therefore, we may share the same enemy."

The God of Desire spoke, and Lin Yu nodded.

"Hmm... but I don't want to be her enemy—I was just saying nice things in front of a dead man."

"I have absolutely no desire to deal with such a dangerous person... Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the God of Desire quickly changed his tune.

"It's alright. I don't just want you and me to join forces for Revenge... To be honest, although she was very strong, she might not even be alive now."

"What I want you to do is simple—abandon shutting down [Azure Sea Sky Dome], and once you're up there, damage part of its structure so that it can no longer be easily shut down and can be permanently opened!"