Judgment

The "Secretary's" arrangement was indeed difficult to detect; this [Item] clearly possessed a certain degree of "Antimeme" properties before it was activated.

This is further evidence of the deep cooperation between "Emperor", "Copper Furnace" and "Gray Domain".

Furthermore, the timing of the "secretary's" death was rather "coincidental."

Not long after his death, the "Diviner" activated a [Instance], dragging everyone from the Real World into another dimension.

This also prevented Lin Yu and Li Hua from thoroughly investigating the "Secretary's" final arrangements.

And now, back in reality...

The [Item] and [Do Not Kill the Envoy] orders placed by the "Secretary" have already taken effect!

Lin Yu is not yet clear about the effects of this [Item].

However, being locked onto by the aura of the "Emperor" is definitely not a good thing!

Especially now that there are still "Reality Loophole" within "Shenzhen" that haven't been fully fixed, the effect of this [Item] seems to have received some kind of additional boost.

The next moment, golden light emanated from Lin Yu's body.

Above the line of ink characters in front of them, eight golden characters were also covered.

"His Majesty summons you urgently! You must appear before me immediately!"

Then, more and more of the eight golden characters appeared.

"His Majesty summons you urgently! You must appear before me immediately!"

"His Majesty summons you urgently! You must appear before me immediately!"

"His Majesty summons you urgently! You must appear before me immediately!"

"His Majesty summons you urgently! You must appear before me immediately!"

"His Majesty summons you urgently! You must appear before me immediately!"

Layers upon layers of golden characters covered Lin Yu's vision, and even a summons could be heard.

The voices, varying in pitch and lingering in their echoes, seemed to transport Lin Yu to the outside of the palace walls and the steps of the hall, making him a subject awaiting a summons.

At that moment, Qianhuan's voice rang out.

"Damn, what's that noise?"

Old Zhou also cursed, "Why is it so noisy... What's going on?"

Lin Yu looked at the two of them in surprise. "You can hear that too?"

He originally thought that these were ink and gold characters, something that only he could see and that affected his soul.

But now it seems...

It doesn't seem so.

It has an effect on reality!

Realizing this, Lin Yu immediately sensed something was wrong.

The "Secretary" who activated the "Do Not Kill the Envoy" at the cost of his own life seems to be even more terrifying than he imagined.

When Lin Yu realized this, the golden light beneath his feet suddenly converged completely!

The aura of the "emperor's" Authority permeating the entire city, along with the energy unleashed by the "Do Not Kill the Envoy" command, suddenly surged towards Lin Yu's direction.

At the same time...

The "Reality Loophole" beneath his feet suddenly expanded again in that instant, transforming from a point where only "energy" could pass through it, to a point where Living Beings could pass through it once more.

This seems to be the effect of the "emperor's" "Authority" and the authority of a "Deity".

But more than that... it also involves some kind of modification to the "world Rule," and some kind of effect that can only be achieved through the will of a "Death game."

That's right... The Deity themselves have always had the authority to create [Instance] and "invite" Player to "enter the Ten Realms"!

Lin Yu realized what was happening.

This is the "Emperor" trying to drag himself into the Ten Realms!

I had just returned to reality from the "Diviner's " [Instance], and now I'm being dragged away again.

And that crucial point... is clearly only worse than the replica of "Shenzhen" created by the "Diviner"?

Is there any way to circumvent this?

Lin Yu pondered a solution, but... he couldn't think of one!

"Director? What's going on?"

Qianhuan's voice came, and Lin Yu saw that the "Magician" actually took the initiative to approach the golden light around him and reached out his hand.

Although Qianhuan didn't understand what had happened, she seemed to realize that Lin Yu had encountered something bad, and that the golden light covering his feet and body looked "not good," so she tried to pull Lin Yu out of it.

No! No! Please don't!

Lin Yu shouted and immediately used the "Wind Vein Technique" to summon a raging wind in an attempt to push Qianhuan away.

But it was too late...

Qianhuan's fingers touched the golden light on his body, and that golden light instantly permeated Qianhuan's body as well.

"Guilty Together! Guilty Together! Guilty Together!"

More golden words and sounds appeared, and Qianhuan was somewhat taken aback.

"What exactly is this?"

"It's the 'emperor's' doing; he wants to drag me down!"

Before Lin Yu could finish speaking, Old Zhou rushed over.

"Old Zhou, what are you doing?!"

"Prisoner," how could you be one too!

This time, Qianhuan and Lin Yu watched together as Old Zhou was bathed in golden light.

"That 'Emperor' is a god, isn't he?" Old Zhou shouted. "Qianhuan seems to have fallen victim to it too—how can you and Qianhuan possibly deal with a god's methods?"

Qianhuan angrily retorted, "Idiot, what difference does it make if you're one more person?"

The next moment, the three people fell from the golden light—the three who had just returned to the Real World were back in the Ten Realms!

Amidst this vast expanse of golden light, Lin Yu, Qianhuan, and Old Zhou all sensed that the Reality Passage above their heads was permanently closing.

Clearly, the emperor's opening of this passage was more like a form of "forced requisition"—after dragging the three people down, the passage seemed to have been "consumed" and ceased to exist.

"Damn, this emperor is actually quite nice; he even helped close the passage left by the Diviner..."

As Old Zhou spoke, Qianhuan sighed helplessly.

"You idiot, this isn't good news for us... it means we can't even go back the way we came!"

Old Zhou said helplessly, "I fucking know, I was just trying to lighten the mood with humor."

Lin Yu looked at the two of them, feeling even more helpless and angry. "What are you two doing here?! This is my business... Why did you follow me?"

Qianhuan spoke up, "Why are you in such a hurry? I just want to help. I can't just stand by and watch someone die, can I?"

"You will die. This is the 'Emperor's' plan against me. You will die if you come here—how can I face... how can I face 'Zhu Ming'?" Lin Yu said through gritted teeth. "She promised Fang Qing to take good care of you."

Qianhuan was about to say something more, but Old Zhou Leng Jing down.

"It's alright, this is our choice. Even if we really die—I believe 'Zhu Ming' won't blame you... and the Boss won't blame you either."

"Putting yourself in front of the 'emperor' will only make things worse."

As Old Zhou spoke, the three of them suddenly felt their feet become solid, and the golden light around them dissipated.

The towering vermilion palace walls resemble red cliffs, the enormous golden sculptures are like celestial beings, and each dark blue-green floor tile looks like a plaza...

"Waaaaah--!"

Thump!

The sound of horns and chimes carried on the wind, solemn and dignified.

"Where the hell am I?"

Old Zhou cursed.

Qianhuan looked around. "I don't know, it looks like the ruins of the Prison Mountain Realm... Aren't you familiar with the Prison Mountain Realm?"

Before Old Zhou could answer, another voice drifted over.

"Not the Prison Mountain Realm."

Qianhuan, Old Zhou, and Lin Yu turned around together and saw a figure dressed in Tang Suit.

"Li Hua? What are you doing here?" Qianhuan glanced at the phone in Lin Yu's hand; the call on the screen had been aborted. "Can this 'Emperor's' methods really be transmitted through phone calls?"

"Obviously not," Lin Yu shook his head and looked at Li Hua, "The 'Secretary's' [Do Not Kill the Envoy]... indeed judged you and me to be the 'murderers' at the same time."

Li Hua adjusted his glasses. "That makes sense, considering we acted at the same time."

Qianhuan was shocked. "You two actually killed the 'Secretary'... Are you planning a rebellion?"

"He's an undercover agent planted by 'Copper Furnace'," Li Hua said casually, then paused, "Never mind, there's no need to discuss so many 'internal matters' with your 'Freedom Alliance'."

Qianhuan was clearly still curious, but Old Zhou had already spoken.

"We're not really interested... so you're saying this isn't the Prison Mountain Realm, do you even know where this is?"

Li Hua nodded. "I can roughly deduce that 'Prisoner'... In short, this is the effect of the 'Secretary's' [Item] before his death. It should be able to use the connection at the level of 'Karma and effect' to allow the 'Emperor' to use the power of 'Authority' to lock down the murderer who killed him, and then the Emperor can drag the locked 'murderer' into his Divine Kingdom."

As Li Hua spoke, he glanced at the towering palace walls.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the 'Emperor's' Divine Kingdom."

As Li Hua spoke, Qianhuan sighed.

"This situation is worse than we imagined... Have we been dragged into God's Divine Kingdom by Deity?"

Old Zhou said, "This isn't the first time this has happened to you, Qianhuan... Oh right, wasn't it you and Li Hua last time too? At that god's place where you were eating and drinking! It shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu couldn't help but silently think to himself, "Actually, I was there that time too."

"God of Feasts, Wine, and Revelry, [Heavenly Feast Above]," Qianhuan sighed, "That [Instance] is also very unsafe, okay? And the situation is completely different..."

Li Hua nodded. "That's right, [The Heavenly Feast Above]... Although it's hard to say whether the God of Banquets was definitely acting with 'goodwill,' at least there wasn't any obvious malice."

But this time... the "Emperor" is different.

"The reason 'Director' and I were targeted is because we killed his subordinates, and he activated this [Item] that could drag us into the Divine Kingdom at the cost of his 'life'."

"So, this must be a 'Revenge' —and this isn't a [Instance], we haven't even received the [Clearance Conditions] to leave here."

As Li Hua spoke, he adjusted his glasses again and uttered cruel words in a calm tone.

There's a very high chance we'll all die here.

As Li Hua finished speaking, another authoritative voice rang out.

"Your analysis is good... but I have two points to correct."

"First of all, you are all going to die here."

"Secondly... this is not 'Revenge,' but 'Judgment.'"

"I will personally Judgment your crimes."

Everyone turned around and saw a huge Palanquin carried by eight Golden-armored Guards.

On the Palanquin was a wide, golden dragon throne.

A young man with a majestic appearance, dressed in Five-clawed Golden Dragon Robe, sat on the dragon throne, tapping his fingers on the armrests of the throne, making a "tap-tap" sound.

"You rebellious subjects, you murdered my trusted ministers... your crimes are unforgivable!"

According to the law...

The emperor asked, and behind him, the voices of thousands of Daoist priests rose in unison.

"According to the law, he should be executed! Death by a Thousand Cuts!"