After witnessing the formidable strength of the Thunder Heavenly King, Lin Bai decisively sealed the Curse God into a Card. Firstly, it became easier to carry. Secondly, as long as he wasn't killed, he could recover infinitely.

If everything went as expected, the Curse God would be his trump card in the Fairy World.

After sealing the Curse God and his Divine Status together, Lin Bai accidentally discovered a new way to use the Card and harvested ten of various colored Cards.

Lin Bai was disguised as a Player. To make his disguise more convincing, he also sealed Long Tianxi and Nan Lingtian into Cards.

Thus, his cultivation plummeted to match Qing Yun's, which was merely in the Bronze Realm.

The Bronze Realm was still far more advanced than most Players, but at least it didn't grab too much attention.

Having just entered the Fairy World, Lin Bai was stopped by a Heavenly Being waiting at the guiding spot. Not only him, but all Players entering the Fairy World through the Magpie Bridge were also stopped.

A Heavenly Being at the Platinum Realm coldly surveyed all the Players.

Several Players stood next to him. One of them, nicknamed [Fool], said, "General Meng, we are all Players. Lin Bai did not come, nor did the high-ranking figures of the Justice League."

"Who is the Magpie Bridge Guard?" the Heavenly Being with the surname Meng asked.

"Me," a Player named [Light of Faith] raised his hand.

"Escort them back to the Mortal World," General Meng pointed at the team nearby and ordered.

"Okay," [Light of Faith] agreed readily. But when he turned his head, the Magpie Bridge under his feet had already disappeared. He paused awkwardly, shrugged, and said, "I can't send them back anymore."

The Platinum Realm Heavenly Being frowned slightly, surveying the Players once again, and ordered, "Everyone go register. Tell the scribe your name, cultivation level, the Sect you belong to in the Mortal World, your position, and other such information. Do as the scribe tells you during the inquiry. After registration, the scribe will issue you a Nameplate. Only those holding Nameplates can move freely in the Fairy World."

That was fast. In just over a day, they'd even added immigration checks.

Hiding in the crowd, Lin Bai quietly observed everything happening, preparing to get himself a Nameplate for better mobility.

However, he soon realized that the low-key approach wouldn't work.

After all the information was registered, the Heavenly Being responsible for recording surprisingly asked the Players to smile...

Damn!

Lin Bai was dumbfounded. He never thought that the garbage Skill "Laugh when I see you," which was utterly useless, would one day become a method to identify him.

My Disguise Glasses couldn't be exposed, so this method must be to identify if I've body-snatched a Player.

Issuing Nameplates to Players entering the Fairy World and checking each one using my negative Skill… this combination punch means my plan to quietly slip into the Fairy World and stir up trouble is basically impossible now.

Damn these Players!

Are they trying to exclude me and the Justice League from the Fairy World, or are they trying to force me into a direct confrontation with the Heavenly Beings?

Lin Bai sighed. He waved his hand to release Long Tianxi and Nan Lingtian, then used Flash to appear beside the Heavenly Being with the highest cultivation, General Meng.

Before General Meng could react, he was subdued by Absolute Suppression.

Meanwhile, Long Tianxi and Nan Lingtian had effortlessly defeated the other Heavenly Beings and their Player lackeys in the Guiding Pool.

Without pausing, Lin Bai grabbed his captive and flew out of the Guiding Pool.

The Guiding Pool was small and obstructed vision, making it unsuitable for fighting.

As soon as he flew out, an overwhelming barrage of Thunderbolts fell from the sky, battering him.

These golden Thunderbolts were denser than the previous Heavenly Tribulation and carried a power that sealed the surrounding space.

Long Tianxi and Nan Lingtian were hit by the Thunderbolts.

Nan Lingtian instantly turned into ashes, while Long Tianxi fell to the ground, heavily wounded.

Caught off guard, Lin Bai endured the agonizing pain of the Heavenly Tribulation devouring his body...

However, the Thunderbolt that had heavily injured Long Tianxi only damaged Lin Bai's clothes, turned his hair into an afro, and tore his skin. Although he looked bloody, judging from Lin Bai's current Physical Constitution, these were merely superficial wounds.

Lin Bai paused for a moment, then understood. It was because he was holding the Heavenly Being, General Meng, as "food ingredients."

The Skill from the Cooking God System—"Cooking is Holy and Inviolable"—increased his defense by thirty times. He was sharing Long Tianxi's strength; his Physical Constitution from the War God System was doubled, his body's toughness was doubled, and on top of that, the Skill boosted it another thirtyfold. That was why the Thunderbolt that severely injured Long Tianxi didn't cause him greater harm.

As expected, no Skill is useless.

"Whoa, he's pretty tough!"

"The Heavenly King was right. If Lin Bai were to leave, he would definitely show up again from Pine Stone City."

"The Heavenly King is truly perceptive. Dealing with a mere mortal is as easy as pie for him."

...

DING!

The Extreme Kill-Back System, which had been quiet for a while, suddenly presented a new mission:

[Host detected in extreme danger. Resolve the current predicament. Reward: Critical Hit (Your attack techniques have a chance to inflict 100x damage)]

Lin Bai activated Three Heads Six Arms, his eyes taking in the surrounding scene.

Four Heavenly Beings surrounded him.

They wore mocking expressions, looking at Lin Bai as if he were a caged rat.

Of the four Heavenly Beings, one held a sword, another a hammer, a third a saber, and the fourth was surrounded by five or six flying wheels.

Lin Bai couldn't discern their cultivation Realm.

But for the Thunder Heavenly King to dispatch them to deal with me, and for them to put me in such peril with a single blow, activating the Extreme Kill-Back System mission, they must undoubtedly be in the Starshine Realm.

Facing four prepared Starshine Realm cultivators, with Long Tianxi—whose strength I'm sharing—critically injured, my initial plan was to use the Magpie Bridge to return to the Mortal World and then find another way back up. After all, there were my fans among the Players I'd sent up earlier. They've spread all over the Fairy World by now; finding a pair of lovers among them to create a Magpie Bridge shouldn't be too difficult…

But the sudden appearance of the Extreme Kill-Back System made me decide to risk a fight. After all, the reward of 100x critical hit damage was too tempting!

All this time, what I've lacked is a powerful offensive method!

As for the reward mentioning a 'chance' of a critical hit, with my exceedingly high Luck Value, that 'chance' is 100%! And since the Heavenly Kings of the Fairy World aren't playing fair and are targeting me directly, I really do need to raise my strength.

The Heart of Sky Demon appeared in Lin Bai's palm.

The eerie and malevolent Heart of Sky Demon instantly drew the attention of the four Starshine Realm cultivators.

Lin Bai seized the moment, used Flash to appear beside Long Tianxi, grabbed him, and with another hand, took out a kitchen knife, beginning to handle him as if he were an ingredient.

I was able to withstand the Thunderbolt only because I'm sharing Long Tianxi's power. So, even though he's critically injured, I can't seal him back into a Card. Of course, I also can't let these Starshine Realm cultivators kill him.

Characters from Gold Cards and Silver Cards can be reused. They can be severely injured, even maimed, but they cannot be completely killed, or the Card itself will vanish.

A Card can't resurrect the dead.

Truly, Three Heads Six Arms is incredibly convenient.

Dazzling Cooking drew the attention of the four Starshine Realm cultivators. They all stared in astonishment at Lin Bai, who was holding a kitchen knife and making motions over Long Tianxi as if measuring him.

"What is he doing?"

"The Players say that Lin Bai cultivates the Way of Cooking and his dishes are exceptionally delicious, but surely he wouldn't use one of his own people as an ingredient in the middle of a battle?"

"Something's strange!"

...

Once Long Tianxi was stabilized, Lin Bai felt a wave of relief. His Three Heads Six Arms ability produced another head, which then detached. He used Three Heads Six Arms again, creating even more heads.

In an instant, more than a dozen heads had appeared around him.

The four Starshine Realm cultivators still hadn't figured out what Lin Bai intended to do by sprouting so many heads.

"SCRAM!"

More than a dozen heads suddenly opened their mouths and roared in unison.

The decibel level doubled.

A true surround sound experience.

Facing formidable enemies with no allies in sight, Lin Bai didn't hold back at all, unleashing the loudest roar he possibly could.