What the siblings had in common

From the very beginning, Lin Yu had been secretly observing the "God of Desire".

The God of Desire believed that by using "Desire" to put Lin Yu into a complete slumber, He was silently probing Lin Yu's consciousness...

However, the God of Desire had no idea that Lin Yu's soul structure was actually more complex than he perceived.

The God of Desire thought this guy's soul structure was layered, but that's because He didn't carefully perceive what state Lin Yu's soul was in now.

If He were to perceive more closely, He would discover... that this guy's soul is not as simple as just having multiple layers.

So...

Even though the God of Desire had actually used the Authority "Desire" to infect most of Lin Yu's soul in that instant, but...

Lin Yu still retained a small Soul Fragment that the God of Desire had overlooked, a part that allowed him to clearly examine his own Soul State and the God of Desire.

This part of his consciousness also allows Lin Yu to take control of his body at any time and end the God of Desire's spying on him.

So...

The timing was so perfect that it was not a coincidence, but rather something Lin Yu had done intentionally.

"Spying on me without permission... is very dangerous."

Looking at the still-shaken God of Desire within [Azure Sea Sky Dome], Lin Yu spoke softly.

"You taught me a part of how to use Desire, and I was completely unguarded when you used 'Desire' to probe my soul... Do you think this was my oversight?" he sighed, a hint of regret in his voice, "The truly arrogant one is you, Deity... because I am mortal, you think I am easily manipulated and easily make some 'low-level Error '."

Is it possible that I'm not on guard because... I know this kind of spying is useless against me?

The God of Desire looked at Lin Yu, his emotions having calmed down somewhat.

"So... what exactly is your relationship with that terrifying guy?"

"I don't intend to answer your question," Lin Yu shook his head and said calmly, "I'd like to ask, what is your relationship with her?"

The God of Desire gave a wry smile, "I don't know either... I just vaguely remember that guy was terrifying."

"When I lost 'Revelry' and fell from Divine Rank, I also lost some Memory. Although not many, they seem to be a lot of important Memory —I feel they are related to that guy."

"She must have done something horrific to leave such a deep impression on me."

"I suspect... perhaps she is the mortal who caused me to end up like this back then—after all, I can't recall much about what that person looked like or what information I had about them."

The God of Desire spoke, and Lin Yu nodded. "Then I can tell you, she is my Bloodline relative."

"If you consider her your enemy, you can seek Revenge on me."

The God of Desire looked at Lin Yu, and said with some horror, "What a joke! If you really are that guy's relative, and I seek Revenge on you... what kind of dead end am I asking for?!"

Soon, the God of Desire realized that Lin Yu was not bluffing or Deception himself.

"This is unbelievable! You're really that guy's relative?! No wonder... no wonder!"

"That explains why you're so terrifying despite being just a mortal!"

God of Desire spoke, Lin Yu stared at Him and spoke.

"So you're not planning on Revenge on me? Well... I'm going to make my move."

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, the God of Desire was once again puzzled. "Huh? What?"

"Back in the Nether Void Realm, I told you that I don't like being schemed against," Lin Yu said coldly. "Although I was playing a different role then, it was still my true feeling—you wanted to use my closest relatives to scheme against me... that makes me very angry."

The God of Desire was on the verge of collapse. "Brother, do you think I really want to see your relative? She almost killed me! Who did I scheme against?!"

Lin Yu interrupted him, "I have no obligation to consider your feelings—whether you did it intentionally or not... I don't care."

The God of Desire hurriedly pleaded, "I beg you, I'll compensate you, okay? I'll help you with the next five times for free, and you don't need to help me clear my Authority, is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu nodded slightly. "That's possible, but... not enough."

The God of Desire clasped his hands together and asked, "Then tell me, how many times?"

"It's not about the number of times; I hope there are other benefits," Lin Yu said, raising the water sphere and looking at the God of Desire. "Although you were stripped of your Authority and trapped inside [Azure Sea Sky Dome] after arriving in the Nether Void Realm, and then sank to the bottom of the sea along with the city due to the destruction of the Mu Kingdom... but when you were in the Prison Mountain Realm, you must have been a powerful and influential figure, with a deep foundation and a considerable fortune."

Lin Yu looked at the God of Desire and hinted.

The God of Desire listened to the other person's words and found it hard to believe that this was the same person who, when he had just glimpsed Desire, had found that the other person had almost no strong Desire.

Does this guy really have no desire for power or wealth?

But the thought lingered in his mind, and the God of Desire didn't voice it.

He hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Well... as you said yourself, all my Chosen of God are dead, so the Dao Ancestor will definitely try his best to erase any trace of me..."

"I'm not sure if those things, separated by a thousand years, still exist..."

The God of Desire began to speak, but Lin Yu interrupted him.

"If the Dao Ancestor destroys those things, that's a matter for later."

Hearing Lin Yu's forceful words, the God of Desire sighed and then transmitted some vague location information and images to Lin Yu through the link between their souls.

Without a doubt, those were all contingency plans left behind by the God of Desire in the Prison Mountain Realm —He originally intended to go to those places after leaving Lin Yu, and use the items left behind there to help Him recover His strength, quickly return to His Deity Divine Rank, and regain His Authority.

But...

Having just seen the figure of the one connected to Lin Yu's soul and Desire, and knowing that the mortal controlling him is that person's relative...

The God of Desire suddenly lost his optimism about whether he could escape the control of mortals.

"The good news is that following this mortal... seems to be able to purify my 'Desire' Authority, giving me a chance to return to my Deity Divine Rank..."

"It's alright. Although there's no hope of escaping for now, I'll use it to purify my Authority and elevate my Divine Rank for the time being. Once I'm strong enough... I can figure out a different way."

"Now, I'll feign submission and show no further disloyalty... Well, so these old arrangements are indeed no longer needed."

The God of Desire comforted himself in his heart.

Lin Yu received the location information, glanced at the God of Desire, and nodded slightly. "Alright, let's leave it at that."

"Don't be too upset... Don't worry, I've been to those places, and if the things are still there, I'll return some to you."

"After all, I might not need all of your things."

As Lin Yu spoke, he waved to the God of Desire, who thanked him for his sentiments, and then put away [Azure Sea Sky Dome].

After entering the [Item Space Azure Sea Sky Dome, Lin Yu let out a long sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face.

"Done... That went so smoothly!"

This time, whether it was the God of Desire or the fragments of the Authority of Ocean, the final stages of all the gains obtained in the Nether Void Realm have been completed by myself.

Now, I can use these high-level powers with peace of mind for the time being.

And...

"They even extorted an extra sum from the God of Desire... Now there are so many more treasure locations to dig up in the Prison Mountain Realm."

"Moreover, most of the collections that Senior Master Yun Jushi gave us before were 'Righteous Path' or 'Daoist Sect' traditions, while this God of Desire... His Chosen of God are all called the Six Desires Demon Lord, so they must mostly be related to Heretical Path sects."

"This means I can simultaneously inherit two sets of ability systems and [Item] sets... This is fantastic."

After all, the two inheritance systems are more than the sum of their parts for Lin Yu.

This means he can assign these two systems and the [Item] set to different roles.

This is much more useful than a set of inheritance that can be split into two.

Thinking about this, Lin Yu felt even more relaxed and happy.

Of course... these gains alone wouldn't be enough to make Lin Yu so "in a great mood".

What truly made Lin Yu feel happy and joyful was...

The "reason" that frightened the God of Desire when he spied on his Desire.

Lin Yu, despite having the ability to interrupt the God of Desire in advance, hesitated to use the [Contentment Ladle] and allowed the God of Desire to spy on his Desire and inner thoughts. This was not because he had an exhibitionist tendency or wanted to expose some information about himself to the God of Desire.

According to the optimal rational solution, he should have interrupted the God of Desire from the beginning to maintain his mystery.

However... Lin Yu still chose to let the God of Desire spy on him.

Although the final outcome was good, it was essentially because Lin Yu was gambling.

He roughly knew that if the God of Desire dug deeper, he would surely find his strongest Desire —which must be related to Lin Zhao.

Lin Yu also wanted to verify whether he could glean some information about Lin Zhao by using the spying of the God of Desire and by using the "Desire" Authority that Lin Zhao had already tampered with.

And...

This confirms some of Lin Yu's long-held suspicions.

And just as Lin Yu had imagined...

The God of Desire suffered Backlash.

Lin Yu also sensed the Backlash at that time.

"You really weren't completely dead, sister... Not just in the Gray Domain, you left behind remnants of your consciousness in other places as well."

Thinking of this, Lin Yu couldn't help but smile.

"We truly are siblings; we're even so similar in how we divide our souls into many parts."