The Person Who Respected Lin Yu Most in the World (Two Chapters in One)

"Lingchi! Lingchi! Lingchi!"

As the roar of thunder and the sound of waves crashing filled the air, the emperor's Authority was once again mobilized.

Lin Yu instantly felt a "pain" all over his body.

Several bloody cuts appeared on his arms and calves, with flesh peeled off and falling to the ground...

It was as if he were truly beginning to suffer the punishment of being slowly sliced to death.

Not just Lin Yu...

The same applies to Li Hua.

Qianhuan and Old Zhou seemed to be less affected, but they also suffered injuries of varying degrees.

Now, everyone realizes...

The "emperor" indeed harbored a strong desire to kill them.

But...

No one present intended to surrender!

"Fuck you, you damn bird emperor!"

Old Zhou cursed as he strode forward and rushed toward the emperor.

But just as he moved, two guards appeared beside him.

The emperor, seated on his dragon throne, glanced at Old Zhou and spoke casually.

"To disobey an imperial decree and assassinate the emperor is an even more serious crime."

Two guards drew their halberds and crossed them to block Old Zhou. Old Zhou reached out and grabbed the two halberds, trying to push away the weapons blocking his way, but with a little force, he found...

The weapon's power was much greater than he had imagined!

Meanwhile, the wounds on Old Zhou's body, which had originally developed more slowly than those of Li Hua and Lin Yu, were now even more severe than those of the two.

His body was covered in wounds, one after another, as pieces of flesh peeled away, leaving him a bloody mess.

Damn it!

Old Zhou cursed angrily, increasing the force of his grip.

His temples were bulging with veins, and the muscles in his arms were bulging. He actually dragged the two guards... and slowly pushed them forward!

The emperor watched Old Zhou's actions with a look of great interest.

"That's interesting..."

He waved his finger again, and two more guards appeared, blocking Old Zhou's path and thrusting their halberds directly at him!

"Idiot, your reckless resistance is doomed to fail—our enemy is Deity! At least use your brain!"

Qianhuan's curses rang out.

Although he was cursing, he had already come to Old Zhou's side.

Qianhuan pulled out a cane, the end of which made a "bang" sound and exploded in the air as two colorful fireworks.

As the two fireworks appeared, the guard's halberd was entangled in the colorful ribbons, then deviated from its original trajectory and completely missed, failing to actually pierce Old Zhou's body!

Old Zhou reacted in that instant, trapping the two halberds under his ribs with his arms.

"Deity, emperors... in my opinion, they're just ordinary!"

As he spoke, he dragged the four guards forward... taking another step forward.

The emperor was not angry at Old Zhou's provocation—nor did he summon more guards to attack Old Zhou.

Instead, the emperor looked at Qianhuan.

After helping Old Zhou, the efficiency of Qianhuan cuts" punishment obviously increased significantly - large pieces of flesh were now peeling off his body.

The emperor spoke softly, "You are very loyal, I admire you... However, you are still 'double-dealing'."

As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor gently raised his hand.

Two figures appeared beside Qianhuan —but unlike Old Zhou, the figures appearing beside Qianhuan were not "guards," but two people dressed as constables and carrying chains.

Qianhuan's expression changed slightly. Realizing that the emperor was coming for him, he immediately threw off his hat and then his figure flickered, as if he was about to disappear from the spot.

But before Qianhuan could actually disappear, the two chains had already wrapped around Qianhuan arms.

The emperor seemed to have anticipated that Qianhuan would run away and was good at running away, so the two constables he summoned, although not as strong or powerful as the guards on Old Zhou's side, clearly had excellent eyesight and speed.

They moved fast enough to keep up with Qianhuan's escape speed and block her way before she could!

"Teacher Rabbit!"

Qianhuan wasn't entirely unprepared for this. When he noticed that the two people beside him were dressed differently from Old Zhou and were carrying chains, he already suspected that the emperor's strategy against him might be "blockade" rather than "obstruction" or "power struggle"...

Therefore, Qianhuan had made two preparations—which is why he threw out the hat.

The Teacher Rabbit, acting as an assistant, popped out of the hat, her fluffy rabbit paws pulling out a magic wand. But just as the Teacher Rabbit was about to wave the magic wand...

"Whoosh!"

A stray arrow shot out, pinning Teacher Rabbit to the ground.

"Ouch! Holy shit!"

The Teacher Rabbit on the ground cursed loudly, emitting a deep and angry voice that seemed out of place for a rabbit's body.

"That's what the emperor said coldly."

"You think you can fool me with such petty tricks and schemes? You think you can fool me, Magician?"

Qianhuan looked at the Teacher Rabbit on the ground, who was not dead yet but was obviously seriously injured and was crying out in pain, and she was naturally very heartbroken.

Damn it!

He cursed under his breath and shook his wrists vigorously, as if trying to break free of the chains.

But...

The chains were so tight that there was no way to break free!

Meanwhile, without Qianhuan's help, Old Zhou was also caught in a stalemate due to the delaying tactics of the four guards!

Although he had dealt with the guards summoned by the "Emperor" in the [Instance] before, the strength of those guards was simply incomparable to the four around him in Old Zhou's eyes.

The difference is like a whole different "Divine Rank".

Although neither the guards around Old Zhou nor the constables from Qianhuan's side attacked or punished the two after they were trapped.

But...

The two were already suffering from the "death by a thousand cuts" punishment!

The emperor's reign was meant to be prolonged—every second that was delayed meant more flesh and blood were being lost, bringing them one step closer to natural death.

He doesn't need to launch any further attacks; he just needs to render their resistance ineffective.

Not to mention...

The emperor did not seem to intend to launch any further attacks against them.

After all, the punishment of slow slicing... requires a sufficient number of cuts.

For Prisoner, dying prematurely is often a form of "relief."

In ancient times, if an executioner killed Prisoner before making the prescribed number of cuts, he could even be punished!

Therefore, how could the emperor directly attack Qianhuan and Old Zhou just because they resisted?

"Your resistance... is interesting, keeping me from getting too bored, but for yourselves... it's meaningless."

"I advise you not to make any further, futile struggles."

The emperor said it casually.

As Old Zhou and Qianhuan's struggles grew increasingly feeble...

"Splash."

The sound of Dice spinning rang out.

The emperor looked in Li Hua's direction—the "Gambler" Li Hua didn't make any big moves; he just stood there, letting the flesh and blood fall from his body and flow freely.

He made only a slight, subtle movement.

Roll a Dice.

One...[Twenty-sided Die].

The Twenty-sided Die spun on the ground in front of Li Hua, and a phantom image of Dice also appeared behind Li Hua.

The emperor frowned as he watched Dice Gulu spin.

"What are you doing?"

Li Hua whispered, "Didn't the 'Secretary' tell you about this [Item '? He designed it."

The emperor's brow furrowed even more.

"You're not important enough for me to specifically ask him about you, nor are you important enough for him to specifically report to me about one of your [Item]."

Li Hua sighed, "That's such a shame. You don't know... and of course I won't tell you what I'm planning to do."

The emperor merely snorted coldly upon hearing Li Hua's words.

"Oh..."

He raised his hand, and in front of Li Hua appeared the figure of a grand Eunuch.

The white-faced, beardless Eunuch stood before Li Hua, his aura sinister and dangerous, seemingly far more formidable than any of the previous guards.

The Eunuch raised his foot and stomped heavily on the Dice on the ground with his Official Boots!

"Click!"

With a crisp sound, the small Twenty-Sided Dice was stepped on by the Eunuch.

But...

Li Hua chuckled softly.

"You want to crush it? That's just unrealistic fantasy."

Beneath the Eunuch's feet, spiderweb-like cracks spread across the stone floor.

The blood flowing from Li Hua's body seeped into the cracks in the stone bricks, filling the gaps with its crimson hue.

But...

The Dice did not break.

It even stopped rotating prematurely due to the intervention of external forces.

Although it was still trampled underfoot and the numbers were unclear...

However, the phantom image of the Dice behind Li Hua could tell him the number.

"Points 16, success."

Li Hua spoke first.

As Li Hua spoke, two explosions suddenly occurred on the chains in front of the two constables beside Qianhuan.

"Bang! Bang!"

The explosion erupted at the joint of the chains.

The emperor's cold voice rang out.

"You want to blow the chains off? You're incredibly stupid!"

Li Hua raised his head and looked at the emperor.

"Your Majesty, it seems you really don't understand 'magic'... 'Escape techniques' are very basic skills."

"I'm just helping him out, creating some 'sleight of hand' for him—with the help of sleight of hand, a 'Magician' of Qianhuan's caliber can easily escape."

Li Hua spoke in a calm and peaceful voice.

The flames from the explosion dissipated, and within the chains of the two constables...

Qianhuan's figure has indeed vanished!

The emperor frowned. "What kind of trick is this now?"

"I already told you, it's magic!"

Qianhuan's voice appeared beside the Teacher Rabbit. He pulled out the arrow with one hand, picked up the Teacher Rabbit, and sprayed some kind of aerosol on the Teacher Rabbit's wound, temporarily healing the arrow wound a little.

Then, Teacher Rabbit and Qianhuan disappeared from the spot.

"Is magic... all about hiding and running away?"

The emperor said in a low voice.

"Of course not... it's quite the opposite!"

A bright light shone down and shone on Old Zhou's side.

Beside Old Zhou...

The figures of a man and a rabbit reappeared!

Qianhuan raised his magic wand, and then, accompanied by a series of clicking sounds, several beams of bright light shone on him.

"Magician... is someone who attracts everyone's attention and then accomplishes the impossible."

Qianhuan spoke, she waved her magic wand, and the figures of the four guards around Old Zhou... completely vanished!

The emperor paused for a moment, then looked into the distance.

He could still sense the location of the guards he summoned.

Only...

The guards now appear to have been teleported to a location several kilometers away.

"That's interesting."

The emperor looked at Qianhuan and said in a low voice.

Qianhuan herself looked at the guards in surprise and whispered, "This country is really big."

Clearly, Qianhuan herself hadn't expected the guards to go so far.

But...

Qianhuan quickly regained her composure and stopped Old Zhou, who was about to charge directly at the emperor.

"Hey, you're really planning to go straight for the Deity... Let's help Li Hua first!"

Qianhuan spoke, Old Zhou also pondered briefly, and after a fraction of a second of deep thought, he gave his reply.

"Okay! Let's help Li Hua first!"

As Old Zhou spoke, he immediately turned around in Li Hua's direction.

"Damn it, you hermaphrodite Eunuch, take this!"

As he spoke, he drew out two crutches covered in blue lightning, and his heart pounded like a war drum as he charged toward Li Hua's location!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Old Zhou struck the Eunuch three times, forcing Eunuch to stumble backward and hastily parry with his Arms.

Unlike the silent, seemingly selfless guards, this Eunuch actually looked at Old Zhou and revealed a cold and sinister smile.

"Wow, the sun is shining so brightly!"

As he spoke, after Old Zhou's offensive ended and he finished parrying, the Eunuch took a small step forward.

After this small step, the Eunuch raised his hand, made a Finger Flick motion with his fingers, and flicked it towards Old Zhou!

This light flick of the Finger Flick landed on Old Zhou's cane, and instantly unleashed a violent Wind Pressure!

"Boom!"

Old Zhou was blown backwards and flew away, an expression of disbelief on his face.

"What a cunning Eunuch!"

However, Old Zhou was not fighting alone; he had Qianhuan behind him.

Before he had flown two meters, Qianhuan and Teacher Rabbit appeared behind Old Zhou and pushed him back.

"Thanks, Qianhuan!"

Old Zhou rushed towards the Eunuch again, and then he saw the Eunuch making a finger-counting gesture once more.

And this time...

Old Zhou changed direction rapidly in mid-air, his entire body crackling with lightning, transforming into a streak of Blue-Green Lightning and appearing to the right rear of the Eunuch!

Although Old Zhou's methods are always bold and unrestrained, and his attack style is always head-on, even the members of the "Freedom Alliance," especially Qianhuan, often tease him for being "impulsive and reckless."

But that doesn't mean Old Zhou is really a brainless brute!

Perhaps in his daily life, he is accustomed to solving problems with violence and fighting...

However, during the battle, Old Zhou was actually quite clever!

He was a man of exceptionally high combat Wisdom.

When forced to avoid the opponent's sharp edge... Old Zhou will naturally do the same.

The Eunuch's Finger Flick is powerful, and I've already suffered a loss from it, and it doesn't seem like I can find a way to resolve this in a short time...

Then Old Zhou would naturally "avoid" it.

To the Eunuch's right rear, Lei Gui descended with tremendous force!

The Eunuch turned his head, his deathly pale face illuminated by the lightning, taking on a bluish-green glow.

"How I miss it... the Heavenly Thunder Combat Technique of the Black Marsh World, it's been so long since I've seen it."

As the Eunuch spoke, this time he neither flicked his Finger Flick nor hastily parried.

Instead, his head continued to twist, turning 180 degrees like an owl, before opening its mouth and spewing out some kind of Deep Purple Miasma.

What the hell is that?!

Old Zhou instinctively sensed danger, but it was too late to stop his movements while he was in mid-air.

Although he is fast and powerful, Old Zhou does lack the control over his movements compared to top-level athletes in terms of "freedom of control".

This time, even Qianhuan couldn't arrive in time to provide assistance.

But...

His helpers now are not just Qianhuan!

The Eunuch made a mistake when he attacked Old Zhou.

He took a small step forward.

This small step meant... he didn't continue to step on the Dice.

"Splash--"

The Dice, almost embedded in the center of the crack in the stone slab, was stained with Li Hua's blood. After the mysterious power transmitted through the blood arrived, it immediately jumped out of the crack!

The Twenty-Sided Dice spun again, rolled once on the ground, and came to a steady stop.

"14--Success!"

Li Hua's voice rang out as he tossed out a blank Blood Chips, piercing through the purple mist.

Then, the mist was completely absorbed into the chip the instant it passed, transforming into the pattern of a purple smoke cloud above.

Seeing this, Old Zhou was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Good! Good, Li Hua, you're really damn good! No wonder you beat Qianhuan to a pulp!"

The double thunderbolts struck down, hitting the Eunuch on the shoulder and forcefully driving Eunuch downwards into the already cracked stone bricks.

It's like driving a human-shaped wedge into the roadbed!

Qianhuan's voice rang out helplessly. "Why are you praising Li Hua while insulting me?"

Li Hua adjusted his glasses, ignoring the conversation between Old Zhou and Qianhuan, and instead looked at the ferocious-looking Eunuch, saying, "Prisoner, you've been active in the Black Marsh World a lot. Don't you find this person's methods familiar?"

Hearing Li Hua's words, Old Zhou continued his attack, giving the Eunuch no chance to catch his breath, and said, "It does seem a bit like the Voodoo Lineage... the almost lost Witchcraft of the Spirit Race. I've seen it once or twice in the Southern Region of the Spirit Race."

Li Hua nodded in agreement. "Yes, it was lost because the Witch King of that lineage disappeared... I've seen some records among the Black Marsh Human Race, along with some materials from within 'Order,' and one theory is that the 'Witch King' one day encountered a 'Divine Envoy' from beyond the realm, fought with that 'Divine Envoy' and was defeated, after which he was taken away from the Black Marsh World..."

"Now, I think I understand what happened back then," Li Hua looked up at the "Emperor," "Your Authority, your divine name, is 'Conquest and Domination'."

"While inside the [Instance], and even before entering Instance, I noticed that although the guards you summoned weren't true 'living beings,' their souls were genuine, and they all possessed different characteristics and different skills, as if they had truly existed..."

"So, one of the most important ways to exercise your 'Divine Power,' or rather, your Authority, is to 'Domination' those Living Beings that you 'conquer,' right?"

"Whether in life or after death... once you have 'conquered' them in some way, they will be at your disposal."

As Li Hua spoke, the "Emperor" looked at the man in the Tang Suit wearing Tortoiseshell-Frame Glasses, a look of surprise on his face.

He did not deny Li Hua's statement.

"Interesting... you're quick-witted," said "Gambler" Li Hua... "Chancellor" has indeed underestimated you somewhat."

"Someone like you should be reporting more information about yourself to me."

Li Hua remained silent when the emperor mentioned "Chancellor," which is equivalent to "Secretary."

He simply took it as the emperor confirming his earlier guess and analysis.

"I see... It seems my thoughts and guesses were correct, isn't that right?"

The emperor then nodded in agreement.

"Of course, this is indeed my 'Divine Power' as Deity, the way I apply the Authority I hold... But even if you guess these things and analyze and deduce them, what's the point?"

The emperor looked at Li Hua with some regret and said, "Do you really think that just because you know 'how' all this happened, you can come up with a solution?"

Li Hua shook his head.

"No, it doesn't really mean anything to me right now, the difference in Existence Level and power is too great... But if this information is passed on, it will definitely be significant for the future confrontations between you and the 'Grandmaster' and 'General'..."

"The professor is also better at analyzing such high-level power mechanisms than I am. Even if you are Deity, you might still be able to find loopholes in the power of 'Order' personnel. I will collect and organize your 'Authority' activation mechanisms and capabilities as 'data' and submit them to 'Order's' Database."

As Li Hua spoke, the emperor said in a cold voice.

"Oh, that's even less likely... Do you think I'd be so merciful as to give you a chance to leave?"

Even if you're prepared to sacrifice yourself and intend to only pass on information and data, it's impossible... I won't give you any chance.

"Your death is today, and your death will take place here."

As the emperor spoke, Li Hua sighed again.

"But things don't always go as you wish, Your Majesty... I might stay here, I might die here, I might be unable to send any message..."

"But some people are able to leave."

Li Hua spoke softly, and the emperor looked at Lin Yu was silent to the side.

You mean "Director"?

Li Hua did not respond.

The emperor sighed, "He has even less of a chance. Li Hua, do you think I haven't been wary of him?"

"I've been wary of him from the very beginning, because compared to you few 'Tier 3'... he's the only one who can truly threaten me."

Do you think his silence is a prelude to something?

"Wrong, wrong... This is because I used all my strength at the beginning to seal him off!"

"That's why he hasn't made any moves until now!"