The Struggle Between Life and Death

Life and death clashed and intertwined, unfolding a silent confrontation within the auditorium.

"That's really quite Zen-like."

Lin Yu couldn't help but whisper.

The corpses and the Life Giant seemed to be locked in a tireless struggle, but Old Zheng was controlling the corpses, and Arlan Mercury, who was controlling the Life Giant, were clearly giving it their all.

Hearing Lin Yu speak leisurely, Old Zheng eyes were flashing rapidly inside Lin Yu's hat like a high-frequency signal light, seemed completely overloaded. "You... you're really free!"

Although Old Zheng didn't have a mouth, Lin Yu could still hear the gritted teeth in his voice.

"Don't worry, I'll help you right away."

As Lin Yu spoke, he looked at the other party in the stalemate, Arlan Mercury.

At this moment, the head of the Mercury family was also not feeling well. He was completely focused on controlling the giant, sweat was rolling down his face, and his whole face was reflecting a green light. He looked like he was nearing his limit.

Although Old Zheng is currently incomplete, the fact that the Mercury Family Head has been keeping his Older Brother alive for fifty years shows that he is not in his complete form!

Of course, even so, Lin Yu was not trying to help Old Zheng relieve his stress in a "positive" way.

He looked at the head of the Mercury Family and began his psychological warfare.

"You look like Arlan 're Mercury... As a Chosen of God, how did you end up like this?"

"If you take back the Life Divine Power you wasted on your Older Brother, you might be able to easily defeat me."

Lin Yu spoke calmly, while Arlan Mercury's anger, which had already reached its peak, once again exceeded its limit.

Of course, he had no idea that the person he was actually fighting was the external brain inside Lin Yu's hat. Lin Yu was only responsible for providing the permissions and Mental Power obtained through "Fraud," and he had no way of knowing that the brain was actually in a more exhausted state than him, and could no longer even speak fluently.

In Arlan Mercury's view, Lin Yu's composed demeanor was a complete mockery of him.

The words spoken by such a powerful opponent were naturally humiliating and contemptuous.

Arlan Mercury wouldn't actually be devastated by being humiliated, but Lin Yu's words precisely struck at the part that Arlan cared about most.

"That's a waste, you cold-blooded bastard... Don't you have any family?"

"Is saving a loved one's life a waste?!"

The moment Arlan spoke up, he had already walked into Lin Yu's trap.

Lin Yu looked at Arlan and immediately replied.

"Of course I have family, but, Your Excellency Arlan, I would respect my family's opinion even more," Lin Yu's words were as sharp as a knife, deftly cutting through Arlan's feeble retort. "Have you consulted your Older Brother?"

"I've observed that he suffers amnesia every time he experiences severe injury... This must be something you did intentionally, right? You're deliberately hiding it from him?"

So... isn't all of this just you indulging in self-pity?

Lin Yu's words stung Arlan Mercury once again.

"What do you know, you brat?" Arlan Mercury snapped. "I did this simply to spare my Older Brother unnecessary suffering."

"I'm just being self-satisfied? My Older Brother has lived a perfectly healthy life for fifty years, how can this be considered self-satisfaction?!"

Lin Yu chuckled softly.

To Lin Yu, Arlan's words sounded less like a rebuttal and more like an attempt to convince himself.

Although the Mercury Family brothers are over seventy years old, the Nightless Sky Family Head's assessment of them is indeed accurate... They are indeed two weaklings!

Both Arter and Arlan could be considered good people by conventional moral standards.

This is why Arlan Mercury did something that Nightless Sky Family Head most Noble would ever do in their lives—give up most of the power from the Chosen of God in exchange for his Older Brother's chance to live.

However, he did not do this out of complete paranoia and selfishness—if Arlan Mercury were a capricious fellow, he would not waver in the slightest at this moment.

However, he did these things simply out of a genuine desire to prevent his Older Brother from dying, without any excessive obsession or distortion as a basis.

He was able to do it simply because he was Chosen of Life, and it wasn't difficult for him to accomplish it.

Otherwise... he wouldn't have lost his composure and cried in front of the Nightless Sky Family Head.

At this moment, Lin Yu's words once again stirred up the self-doubt that Arlan Mercury was unwilling to face and that had been lingering for a long time.

"Am I really doing the right thing?"

"Of course it's right!"

Arlan Mercury forcibly dispelled the self-doubt in his mind and once again activated "Supreme Alchemy," injecting more Life Force into the body of the Life Giant before him.

The Life Giant pushed the corpse even harder. Arlan looked at the horrific and chaotic scene in the auditorium and gritted his teeth to speak again.

"There was nothing wrong with what I did. You, who enjoy killing and creating chaos, what are you spouting about 'respecting the wishes of your loved ones'!"

"If you don't stop harming my Older Brother and release everyone here, I will kill you."

"In the name of the head of the Mercury family, I warn you, you scoundrel, whoever you are—you'd better stop now!"

Arlan Mercury threatened Lin Yu voice.

Lin Yu let out a long sigh upon hearing the other party's threat.

"You don't think you're just being self-righteous, right?"

In Lin Yu's view, the time was ripe.

He looked at Arlan and said coldly, "Arlan Mercury, if you think you're not just being self-righteous, then why don't you dare face your Older Brother?"

Lin Yu raised the same question again.

This time, however, Lin Yu didn't give Arlan a chance to refute.

"You accuse me of ruining your Older Brother, is that it...? In that case, I'll give you a chance to hear his opinion."

As Lin Yu spoke, he took a step back.

"Old Zheng, now remove control of the body."

"Ah?!"

Old Zheng asked incredulously.

"Remove."

Lin Yu repeated without a doubt.

Old Zheng was clearly wavering, but just a fraction of a second later, Old Zheng chose to believe Lin Yu.

"Splash!"

The corpses suddenly scattered, and the Life Giant strode towards Lin Yu.

Old Zheng, who had just released the control over the corpse, hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when he saw this scene. He immediately said, "Damn it, what are you relying on? I can flatten you in just a few seconds after I removed the corpse thing!"

"Brother, move! I'm scared!"

Old Zheng spoke, Lin Yu calmly shook his head.

"It's alright."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Life Giant raised its hand to strike Lin Yu.

"Enough, Arlan."

Arter Mercury's voice rang out.

Then, the Life Giant froze in front of Lin Yu.