The Death game is the fairest game, with the most advanced anti-cheat system
"As I said, this isn't too difficult for me."
Amidst the God of Desire's shock, Lin Yu calmly put away the [Ancient Notebook] and the other [Item].
Although this was not an easy task for Lin Yu, after all, in order to achieve his goal of separating those Demigod souls from Desire, he had almost used his most trump Item. Of the four Item Lin Yu had just used, three were strongly related to "Authority".
Furthermore, Lin Yu must sacrifice a portion of his "soul" to use the power of Old Zheng's former [Exclusive item], combined with his own superb Mental Power, in order to complete this process.
Even with such great effort, Lin Yu only managed to extract less than 1% of the Demigod souls fused into this Authority.
This confirmed Lin Yu's suspicions once again...
"As expected, matters related to 'Authority' and 'Deity' are always quite difficult to handle..."
Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
However, Lin Yu would naturally not reveal any of these thoughts or feelings to the God of Desire.
He definitely had to put on an air of nonchalance.
Even if only 1% was taken away at a time, Lin Yu would still be a worthy Partner to the God of Desire. However, he still needed to demonstrate that he had the ability to solve this problem at any time.
Now, Lin Yu's attitude is intended to make the God of Desire believe that Lin Yu stopped not because he could only "purify" this much at a time, but because he only wanted to purify this mere 1% of the soul.
After all, Lin Yu did have reasons to do so.
"Now... you should start to believe that following me has its benefits, right?"
Lin Yu looked at the God of Desire and spoke.
"Since I chose to bring you out, it's because I'm confident I can control you—and I've never liked using threats, or rather, I don't like using threats alone, to force my possessions to submit to me."
"Everyone who follows me does so because they truly see what they want in me."
Lin Yu said calmly.
These words, though calm, were very persuasive.
The God of Desire, being in [Azure Sea Sky Dome], naturally had no doubt about what Lin Yu said.
However, as a Deity, even if he had accepted Lin Yu's statement deep down, he couldn't be too straightforward in his expression.
"If you can do that, we do have a basis for cooperation... After all, you can indeed bring me some tangible benefits."
"Since you can change my current situation and circumstances, and help me purify my Authority... then I can indeed assist and help you."
"If you can improve my situation and help me, I can naturally help you in return—it's fair."
The God of Desire clung to the edge of the [Azure Sea Sky Dome], its golden light dimming slightly.
Lin Yu looked at the God of Desire and smiled, "It seems we finally have a good opportunity to communicate... What a good start."
"Indeed, you're very pragmatic—or rather, every guy who's ever reached the top and then fallen becomes 'pragmatic'."
Even the Deity are no exception.
"I like this pragmatic relationship based on mutual benefit, because it means that as long as I can offer you benefits, you won't do anything to harm my interests... Moreover, I am truly confident that I can consistently offer you benefits that are unique to me and cannot be provided by anyone else."
The God of Desire looked at Lin Yu and nodded.
"Then, we'll maintain a 'cooperative relationship' for now—I'll help you out, use 'Desire' to solve your problems, and I won't refuse to do anything you need me to do, as long as it's within my capabilities."
"Similarly... every time I help you, you have to help me cleanse a part of my soul that's mixed with Desire, okay?"
Upon hearing the words of the God of Desire, Lin Yu nodded in agreement. "Okay, but let's make it clear beforehand... Every time you help me, the number of souls I cleanse for you is roughly the same as this time—consider this first one a gift from me."
The God of Desire paused for a moment. "Isn't this too little?"
"First of all, I don't think you have any bargaining power in this regard. Secondly," Lin Yu paused, "Cleaning up this much at once is the limit of my ability—to be honest, after helping you clean this up, I'll need at least two or three days to recover."
Lin Yu said sincerely.
Most of what he said in the second half was true. Although it might not take two or three days to recover, Lin Yu definitely couldn't do it again today.
Whether it's invoking the "Rule" power that Fang Qing has already granted a large portion of, or letting his soul delve into the "Desire" Authority, these are all extremely Crossing the Line boundaries for Lin Yu.
Using this method extensively in a short period of time would also be a great detriment to his soul.
Moreover... even without opening the "Heart Domain" or reaching the so-called "Demigod" Divine Rank, Lin Yu's special experience made him very sensitive to the perception of high-level wills, especially the World Will.
Lin Yu could vaguely sense that... although he was a "Tier 2" being and his own life level was not inherently very high, this meant that he would hardly be rejected by the World Will, and the "targeted adjustments" made to him by the "Death game" would be limited to a reasonable range.
However, if one continuously and extensively uses the power of Authority, or even actively Authority Fusion, especially extracting the complete souls of these fallen Demigod...
Lin Yu could sense that if he continued to act without restraint, he might actually experience the same treatment Demigod —being World Will Rejection— as a mortal at the "Tier 2" Divine Rank.
But...
Although Lin Yu told the truth, the God of Desire did not believe him.
"Alright, this much each time is fine," the God of Desire looked at Lin Yu and sighed helplessly, "I know your abilities are more than this... You didn't need to go to such lengths."
"As Deity... and the Deity who governs Desire, I have some understanding of human nature—I admit you succeeded in scheming against me before, and you are indeed cunning as a mortal," the God of Desire looked at Lin Yu and gently shook his head, "But... you can't fool me every time, especially with such clumsy, unpolished rhetoric."
Lin Yu smiled, not denying the God of Desire's doubts.
Because he wanted the God of Desire to think that way, he wanted the God of Desire to overestimate himself.
Lin Yu can make people believe his lies are true through his acting, and naturally, he can also easily make others mistakenly believe his truths are false.
That "unpolished clumsiness" was precisely what Lin Yu had carefully designed—of course, although it was carefully designed, it was not deliberate, and the performance itself was still completely natural.
This is not a difficult thing for Lin Yu's acting skills...
"Very good, we have reached a preliminary consensus... This is a very good sign."
As Lin Yu spoke, he looked at the God of Desire: "Since we have already reached an agreement to cooperate... I do indeed have something I need your help with."
As Lin Yu spoke, the God of Desire wasn't surprised that he would receive a task so soon. "Alright, tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"This matter is also somewhat beneficial to you, so I won't grant you the purification Authority," Lin Yu said, taking out another [Item] from his [Item Space]—a fragment of azure crystal. "I need you to help me 'store' this inside [Azure Sea Sky Dome]."
The Rule, crystal-clear fragments, like broken sapphires, lay quietly in Lin Yu's palm. Upon closer inspection, it seemed as if tides were flowing and changing within them.
This is naturally... Lin Yu used the "Paper Kite" disguised as himself to activate the "Fraudster's " ability and create fragments that can connect to the "Authority of Ocean".
Because there were so many powerful figures present at the time, even the lie about the fragments of "Authority" received enough "belief" to make it "Make It Real," successfully allowing the false fragments to coalesce into the real "Ocean" Authority.
And...
Just as Lin Yu had predicted, although "Paper Kite" was physically holding the thing at the time, after both he and "Paper Kite" left the "Nether Void Realm," the "Death game" still awarded the thing to him—which was very fair and just.
Although Lin Yu had often felt that the "Death game" had many bad aspects and frequently cursed in his heart that this damned Game drove people to their deaths...
However, in terms of fairness, balance, and anti-cheating measures, Lin Yu felt that "Death game" was beyond reproach.
The Item I obtained using my "Fraudster" ability should be mine!
[Shattered Sea Crystal: A crystal fragment embodying the concept of "Ocean." Through this fragment, one can, to some extent, invoke and communicate with the sealed Authority of the "Ocean."]
Although this [Item] is created out of thin air, its current existence and effects... have indeed been explained and certified by the [Death game]!
At the same time, this explanation alone allowed Lin Yu to learn an additional piece of information: the Authority of Ocean... is currently in a "sealed" state.
It's not in a state of being unclaimed, lost, broken, or disappeared... but rather it's been sealed away.
Since it's a seal, there's a possibility of it being broken.
But... even so, this [Item] has one drawback.
That is... it doesn't actually have a "function" that allows it to be used directly as a [Item].
The idea of communicating with the sealed "Ocean" Authority sounds impressive, but in reality...
Based on Lin Yu's simple testing and perception, this [Item] actually has no direct effect.
Its only direct "function"... is to allow people to feel the breath of the sea.
That's all.