CHAPTER 395: 395 JUST GRABS FORCEFULLY

The Heavenly King is a player. The nature of the Fairy World has changed. No matter what story Lin Bai fabricated, they wouldn’t believe it.

The plan Lin Bai had previously formulated—to use players to disrupt the Fairy World and the Continent of Gods and Demons, thereby profiting from the chaos—could no longer be implemented.

That very plan, paradoxically, had turned Lin Bai into a public enemy. He couldn’t gain any advantages in the Fairy World, nor could he win the trust of the many deities on the Continent of Gods and Demons.

Therefore, the best course of action now was to enhance his own strength and use absolute power to win allies.

Letting the matter of the Heavenly King develop naturally, Lin Bai refocused his attention on the battlefield of the Thunder Heavenly King and the God of Darkness, pondering how he could profit from their fight.

The battle between the two had already lasted a long time.

The God of Darkness seemed truly immortal.

The Thunder Heavenly King’s lightning raged incessantly within the Dark Space.

From time to time, the God of Darkness’s screams could be heard, but they didn’t weaken as time went on. Instead, they maintained the same tone, eventually growing stronger and more vigorous.

This led Lin Bai to suspect that the God of Darkness wasn’t actually being harmed but was merely toying with the Thunder Heavenly King...

While Lin Bai was busy manipulating public opinion, the rage of the Body of the War God had long since subsided.

The two had been fighting on inertia all along.

After Lin Bai noticed the God of Darkness’s unusual behavior, the Thunder Heavenly King also discovered it. He decisively stopped his attack and stood there silently.

"You caught on, huh!" The mocking voice of the God of Darkness resounded from all directions. "Intruder, I must say, you’re quite powerful. But in my Dark Space, all power is absorbed by me and assimilated into my dark power, aiding my growth and strength. Besides the God of Holy Light, you are the only man who has unleashed so much energy in my Dark Space and still hasn’t felt any weakness. You should feel honored."

The Thunder Heavenly King remained silent. Instead, he turned towards the Body of the War God and asked with a laugh, "Lin Bai, what happened to our cooperation? Why aren’t you lending a hand to help me?"

The God of Darkness had previously released a wave of negative emotions, so he didn’t suspect that the earlier rage had anything to do with Lin Bai.

"Heavenly King, I’m too weak to be of any help in this battle," Xingtian said humbly. After John’s death, a Divided God that had escaped from his body attached itself to one of Xingtian’s severed heads, which now hovered beside him.

"Are you Lin Bai?" The God of Darkness’s voice rang out, causing the Body of the War God to break out in goosebumps. He felt completely targeted.

"Was it you who brought them into our world?" the God of Darkness continued. "You’re weaker than an insect. How did you break through the world’s barrier?"

"God of Darkness, this is just one of my countless Divided Gods," War God Xingtian smirked. "It’s perfectly normal for its Divine Power to be weak. My main body is incredibly powerful; breaking through the world’s barrier is naturally a piece of cake."

Several of the Thunder Heavenly King’s Thunder Spirits smiled simultaneously. He frowned but said nothing to expose Lin Bai.

"Incredibly powerful?" The God of Darkness snickered. "I’ve looked into your background. There’s nothing remarkable about you. I’ll give you a chance to pledge your loyalty. Become my servant. I enjoy collecting interesting souls."

"God of Darkness, I instigated a war between two worlds. Do you think I would be willing to be your servant? I won’t serve anyone. What I desire are benefits and power," the Body of the War God scoffed. "Besides, you can’t even defeat one Thunder Heavenly King."

"I could crush him as easily as an insect," the God of Darkness stated. "I’m merely using his power to strengthen myself."

"Dark God, my Divided God was captured by him. If you can kill him, perhaps we can discuss cooperation," Lin Bai blatantly tried to sow discord between them. "For instance, I could take you to other worlds to gather followers, or we could join forces to eliminate your arch-nemesis, the God of Holy Light. I won’t become anyone’s servant, but I can be anyone’s partner."

"An arrogant yet amusing fellow." The God of Darkness chuckled. "I must say, I’m becoming more and more interested in you."

"Lin Bai, have you always been this shameless?" The Thunder Heavenly King laughed, exasperated. "Half an hour ago, you were discussing cooperation with me."

"Heavenly King, you showed no sincerity in cooperating, nor did you demonstrate adequate strength," the Body of the War God stated. "The God of Darkness is just one of the many deities on the Continent of Gods and Demons. If you can’t handle him, it’s only natural for me to seek a new partner."

"Dark God, you heard him. This fellow has no good intentions. He never planned to cooperate with anyone. He just wants to provoke us into fighting so we both end up severely wounded," the Thunder Heavenly King said with a laugh. "I believe we two powerful beings should be the ones to form a partnership. We should teach this lad a lesson together and extract from him the method to traverse worlds."

"That’s a good idea," the God of Darkness concurred.

"Whatever." The Body of the War God shrugged. "Even if you kill me, I’ll only lose two Divided Gods. I can still find other Heavenly Kings, other gods to cooperate with. Someone will undoubtedly be interested in my proposal. By then, you’ll realize what a great opportunity you’ve missed."

"A silver-tongued fox," the God of Darkness said. "Those gods have lived for ages, their wisdom as vast as the starry sky. Who do you think can’t see through your little schemes?"

"That’s debatable. After all, only I can traverse worlds," the Body of the War God said leisurely. "That is my greatest bargaining chip."

The God of Darkness fell silent.

The Thunder Heavenly King blinked, looking at Lin Bai, his thoughts unreadable.

"Are you going to fight or not? If not, I’m leaving. Watching you two fight is actually quite dull," the Body of the War God said. As he spoke, a Magpie Bridge materialized beneath his feet, piercing through the Dark Space and connecting to an unknown location.

The moment the Magpie Bridge appeared, a lightning chain instantly wrapped around the Body of the War God’s waist.

The Thunder Heavenly King looked at Lin Bai with an unreadable smile, "If you’re going, we go together."

"No one can escape my Dark Space without my consent," the God of Darkness declared.

Then, Lin Bai felt the Body of the War God become completely immobilized.

"You won’t fight, you won’t kill, and you won’t let me leave. You two are truly interesting," the Body of the War God said, naturally activating his Sophistry Skill as he spoke.

Simultaneously, his face grew serious as he used the Shared Anger of Man and God Skill again.

"Intruder, darkness is omnipresent. I’ve already entered your body. Unless you kill yourself, your power will be devoured by me, bit by bit..."

Within the Thunder Heavenly King’s mind, a swirling mass of dark fog suddenly appeared. "Lin Bai can only cooperate with me."

Unable to locate the God of Darkness’s true body, Lin Bai had no choice but to use the Mind Reading Ability on the Thunder Heavenly King. Sophistry, combined with rage, would be enough to shatter his rationality.

At this moment, he also confirmed that he would not be in any danger until a victor was decided between the two.

The Thunder Heavenly King wanted to use his Magpie Bridge to leave the Dark Space.

Perhaps the God of Darkness hadn’t thought much of him before, being solely focused on absorbing the Thunder Heavenly King’s energy. Now, knowing his identity, the God of Darkness was likely hatching his own schemes.

But in Lin Bai’s view, the best outcome was for the two of them to fight until they mutually crippled each other.

They’d been fighting for so long, and the Thunder Heavenly King had only been casting lightning; his Law Holy Artifact—the Thunder Hammer—hadn’t been used at all...

「Holy Extreme Sect.」

Under Xu Longyun’s incredulous gaze, Lin Bai used the Art of Separation to create extra heads and arms. He then sealed a multitude of these densely packed, stacked appendages into a Card.

Sending his entire self was too dangerous, but that didn’t mean his torso couldn’t go.

Now, his heads and arms were expendable; losing hundreds or even thousands wouldn’t pain him in the slightest...

After sealing his heads and arms, Lin Bai, to his surprise, activated a new function of the Card, earning a Card reward.

He paused for a moment, then it dawned on him.

For a Card Master, sealing oneself was also a method of preserving strength; after all, the restorative power of the Cards was immense.

"Idiot! You dare claim to be wise and compete with me for Lin Bai? Do you think you can beat me? Do you really think these are my only skills?" The Thunder Heavenly King couldn’t hide his fury. "And you’re still draining my power? Do you have any idea how fast my recovery is?"

"Imbecile! When did I ever say I would steal Lin Bai from you?" Splattered with this accusation, the God of Darkness also lost his reason. "You’ve been attacking me for long enough. Now it’s my turn!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sky-spanning electrical grid suddenly dimmed. Only a few dozen desolate Thunder Spirits remained floating in the air, their connections severed.

Then, one by one, the Thunder Spirits vanished into the darkness.

The Thunder Spirits vanished. The Thunder Heavenly King, indifferent, released himself from his Thunder Spirit state. He smirked coldly, "Darkness, has no one in all of history ever broken your Dark Space? Today, you will see how I tear down this black room of yours! Did you really think I let you swallow my lightning and Thunder Spirits for nothing?"

As he spoke, a hammer wreathed in lightning appeared in his hand.

Lin Bai stared at the hammer, his breath catching in his throat. That was it! The mission target had finally appeared. He’d been waiting all this time; wasn’t this hammer precisely what he was waiting for?

Concurrently, darkness wrapped around the Thunder Heavenly King’s body. It seemed as if everything below his waist had been eroded by the darkness.

The Thunder Heavenly King paid it no mind. He raised the Thunder Hammer and roared, "Thunderbolt—Break the Boundary!"

Countless bolts of lightning returned to the hammer from the darkness, like sharp blades, tearing through the Dark Space.

The God of Darkness’s horrified scream echoed from all directions, "Impossible! How can energy I’ve absorbed be stripped away again?"

"Nothing is impossible. The Thunder Hammer can control all the power of thunder, not just in the present, but from the past as well!" The Thunder Heavenly King gave a sinister smile. "God of Darkness, you’re nothing special! Now, break!"

CRACK!

CRACK!

The sound of shattering echoed.

The Body of the War God looked up. The darkness above his head was gradually breaking apart, and wherever his gaze fell, electric sparks danced.

"AH!"

The God of Darkness’s scream resounded.

This time, it wasn’t faked; it was a genuine cry of pain.

At the same time, Lin Bai felt the Body of the War God also begin to shatter.

"Thunder Heavenly King, it’s just a Dark Space! So what if it shatters? You can’t kill me! I will kill Lin Bai’s Divided God, trap you in this world, and grind you to death, bit by bit! HAHAHAHA!" The God of Darkness shrieked madly.

Kill me? Not so easy.

In an instant, the Body of the War God fragmented—head, limbs, legs, torso...

He separated everything he could, making it appear as if he had truly been crushed. The skull that held John’s Divided God was also torn apart by the God of Darkness.

The Thunder Heavenly King’s gaze was cold, unconcerned with the shattered Body of the War God. He continued to control the lightning, destroying the Dark Space.

「Holy Extreme Sect.」

A glint flashed in Lin Bai’s eyes; his concentration was at its peak.

Now is the time.

A barrage of nonsensical phrases flooded the Thunder Heavenly King’s mind:

"Eat grapes without spitting out the grape skins; don’t eat grapes, but spit out the grape skins!"

"You call that defense? My eighty-year-old grandma defends better than you!"

"Darling, it’s time to take your medicine!"

"Time adds years, and people add pounds; spring fills the world, and pigs abound!"

"You’re heartless, you’re being unreasonable..."

"I’m not listening, I’m not listening!"

There was a portly, dark-skinned man reciting tongue twisters, basketball players trash-talking, a woman feigning deep affection as she poisoned her husband, a scholar composing couplets, bickering young lovers, and even classic scenes from lewd two-person films...

A torrent of garbage information and images instantly filled his mind, causing a momentary lapse in his thoughts.

The Body of the War God moved in sync.

A Card materialized beside the Thunder Hammer, enveloped it, and then activated its power.

Countless heads and arms belonging to Lin Bai swarmed towards the Thunder Hammer, grappling it.

The next moment, the Card was retrieved.

After an unknown number of his arms were destroyed by lightning, the hammer in the Thunder Heavenly King’s hand suddenly vanished, sealed into the Card along with a cluster of Lin Bai’s arms.

Previously, while experimenting with the Card, Lin Bai had discovered a new function: sealed entities within the Card could forcibly draw inanimate objects into it.

At that time, he had been seeking new functions merely to expand his Card abilities; this was the first time he had used this particular one.

[Mission: Steal a Holy Artifact from one of the Nine Heavenly Kings (Completed). Reward: Shadow Following (Distributed)]

The Super Villain System sent a notification of mission completion.

Lin Bai breathed a sigh of relief. He stopped sending garbage content into the Thunder Heavenly King’s mind and instead projected a cartoon image of himself brandishing a hammer amidst fireworks, "Thank you for the hammer, Heavenly King."

Subsequently, the fragmented remains of the Body of the War God, along with the Card sealing the Thunder Hammer, rushed onto the Magpie Bridge and vanished.

In the Dark Space, only the livid Thunder Heavenly King remained, along with the Dark Space which, no longer ravaged by the Thunder Hammer, had begun to mend itself.

The Thunder Heavenly King stared at his empty palm, dumbfounded and bewildered.

His Law Holy Artifact—the Thunder Hammer—stolen, just like that?

Reflecting on what had just happened, he could no longer remain calm. His hair stood on end, and he clenched his fists, roaring hysterically, "Lin Bai, I am irreconcilable with you!"

After a moment of silence, the laughter of the God of Darkness echoed once more in the Dark Space: "Ha... haha... HAHAHAHA..."