Death Game: Starting as a fraudster, pretending to be a god.

Chapter 1554 Infallible Judgment, Recovering the Foreshadowing in the Negotiation

"Boom!"

Lin Yu, who had been squeezed back into the divine realm from the "gap" by the shadows, fell to the ground, then stood up and dusted himself off.

Although this "eternal cage" is part of the divine kingdom, and there is naturally no dust on the ground, it is still an instinctive and subconscious action for humans to get up from the ground and dust themselves off.

After getting up from the ground, Lin Yu also let out a breath.

"Phew... So running out from here really won't work..."

Although the gap in this boundary wall does indeed lead directly to the outside world, directly connecting to the realm of gods...

However, leaving the "eternal cage" is not necessarily the end of the story.

Although the God of Shadows currently controls the entire Eternal Cage, it doesn't mean He has no way to influence the space outside the Eternal Cage!

and so……

When Lin Yu briefly peeked halfway out of the gap into the God Realm, he sensed something from the outside...

A vast "shadow" of power.

The continuous shadows covered and enveloped the entire "eternal cage," completely "hiding" it away.

This is probably why the "God of Fairness and Judgment" has temporarily lost control of this part of the divine kingdom.

Because the authority of "shadow" inherently possesses the function of concealment and hiding, and contains the property of being able to "swallow" something.

And this led to...

Although this "gap" could be the exit for Lin Yu to leave the "eternal cage" and enter the realm of gods, after he arrives in the realm of gods, he still needs to overcome the second hurdle—he still needs to escape from the vast shadows that shroud the "eternal cage".

Apparently...

Lin Yu is not yet able to do that.

Especially when the "God of Shadows" is watching him, the shadows will naturally lock onto his location the moment his soul appears.

After the plan failed, Lin Yu did not use [Fast Teleport] again to continue to maneuver within this "Eternal Cage".

Because... that really makes no sense.

Not to mention that he is still tainted by the "shadow" at this moment, the "God of Shadows" can drag him into a nightmare at any time with just a thought.

Therefore, under these circumstances, Lin Yu, who clearly realized that he had nowhere to retreat and nowhere to escape, simply stood up and stopped resisting.

He slowly leaned against the boundary wall behind him and sat down.

Even if he hadn't been tainted by the "shadow," he couldn't sustain this high-intensity escape and maneuvering for much longer.

Although the influence of the "Queen of Terror" and the "God of Oblivion" on him has been neutralized, the residual negative effects still remain.

and……

Although Lin Yu could use this item almost without restriction after the [Limit-Breaking Jade Chef's Knife] pierced the [Fast Teleportation], and the principle of this [item] was based on the fundamental rules of the "Eternal Cage" for spatial teleportation, which itself did not require any consumption...

However, the repeated use of this technique, constantly jumping and traversing through space, is a huge burden on Lin Yu's body!

After all, he wasn't born with the ability to move through space; his physical structure wasn't suited to such spatial jumps and traversals.

The reason Lin Yu hasn't collapsed yet is simply because he has good physical condition and receives enough support.

Physical strength was Lin Yu's relatively weak point. Compared to Lin Yu's powerful mental strength and soul structure that was unique in the Ten Realms, although Lin Yu's body was definitely not weak among humans and 'players', it was still not a particularly strong point.

Using [Fast Teleport] now would not yield any benefits, so Lin Yu simply sat down against the wall and tossed the [Fast Teleport] aside.

He waited quietly, for the next moment...

An avatar of the God of Shadows appeared before Lin Yu once again.

This avatar emerged from the shadows; it was the size of a normal human, or even on the shorter side.

The God of Shadows, with his hands behind his back, looked at Lin Yu, who was sitting on the ground, and spoke with a grin.

Why aren't you running away anymore?

Lin Yu sighed: "Gods of your caliber are still too difficult for me right now... I can't overcome the 'shadows' outside no matter what, so I'm too lazy to do those futile things."

"If you're going to do it... then do it quickly."

Lin Yu adopted an attitude that he did not intend to resist.

However, the God of Shadows did not directly attack Lin Yu.

He walked slowly with his hands behind his back and soon came to Lin Yu's side, where he sat down against the wall.

"I know that what you're saying is a way of buying time... but in the current situation, I can indeed talk to you."

Lin Yu heard the words of the God of Shadows and spoke in a low voice.

"So, you still care about 'fear,' don't you?"

The God of Shadows hugged his knees and turned to look at Lin Yu: "Of course, that's the power I've always dreamed of... It's impossible for me to say I don't care at all."

"Since you're not going to resist now anyway, it won't be very fun... So, I'll try to see if I can get you to tell me willingly."

Lin Yu laughed upon hearing the words of the God of Shadows.

"As expected, as expected... Even if you were able to hold back then, my negotiation strategy and judgment were absolutely correct—the power of 'fear' was indeed your 'desire,' I was not wrong!"

Then, he looked at the God of Shadows: "Moreover, and most importantly, because you agreed to give away half of my soul, and you know that both parties who receive my soul, whether it is the central authority of the 'Grey Zone' or the 'God of Oblivion,' are very likely to have the ability to read memories through half of my soul, and are very likely to know the whereabouts of 'Fear.'"

"Leaving aside the compatibility between the 'God of Oblivion' and 'Fear,' and whether they will covet the whereabouts of 'Fear'... the central authorities of the 'Grey Zone' will definitely try to retrieve 'Fear' once they find out—that's why you've chosen to negotiate with me now."

"Because you can't let the 'central authorities' beat you to it!"

Lin Yu looked at the God of Shadows and quickly analyzed the situation.

After all, the God of Shadows was completely indifferent to the whereabouts of "fear" just now, but is now willing to slow down the pace, which certainly is not because He suddenly changed His mind.

Even though the situation was different this time, and He had made a "surrender" gesture, the more important reason that prompted Him to do so was probably...

The terms of cooperation He reached with the "central authorities".

Lin Yu spoke slowly and deliberately, and the God of Shadows exclaimed in admiration, "You're really amazing... I only made a slight move, and you were able to deduce the whole cause and effect. I really admire you."

"Just as you said... I can't guarantee that after giving you your soul, the will of the 'Grey Zone' won't find out the whereabouts of the 'Fear' authority. After all, He is much more knowledgeable about souls, especially the souls of you 'players' than I am."

"Given that the authority of 'fear' was originally formed in their world, it is impossible for the will of the 'Grey Zone' to be uninterested in 'fear'."

"So, if I want to compete with Him... all I can do is get information about 'fear' from you first."

As the God of Shadows spoke, Lin Yu nodded.

“I understand. My condition remains the same—let me go, and I will tell you the whereabouts of ‘fear’.”

"And... if you let me go this time, then the 'Central Authority' won't be able to obtain my soul, and therefore won't be able to know the whereabouts of 'Fear,' right?"

"At that time, you will become the only one who knows the whereabouts of 'fear' and can proceed slowly and deliberately."

Lin Yu continued to tempt him.

But the God of Shadows was clearly also resolute.

"Are you kidding me? I've already told you... eliminating you is the highest priority—everything else, including obtaining the power of 'fear' itself, has to give way to this."

"In other words... if I had to choose between 'fear' and killing you right now, I would choose the latter."

The God of Shadows spoke extremely absurd words in a calm manner, leaving Lin Yu speechless.

"Row."

He had no choice but to agree.

Then, Lin Yu immediately continued speaking.

"Since that's the case... anyway, you don't really want to know the whereabouts of 'Fear,' you just want to prevent falling behind 'Gray Zone' in the process, so that 'Fear' will return to their hands and completely extinguish your hopes..."

"So, I don't necessarily need to tell you the whereabouts and clues of the 'Fear' authority. Wouldn't it be enough if the will of the 'Gray Zone' couldn't obtain this information after it got my soul?"

Lin Yu spoke earnestly.

The God of Shadows paused for a moment, then said, "That's a good proposal... but how can you be sure that all of this will happen as you wish? It's a bit too difficult for you to hide your thoughts and memories from an existence at the level of 'World Will,' isn't it?"

Lin Yu pointed to his head.

"Don't worry about that. My mental and spiritual abilities are more than enough to allow my soul to deceive the will of the 'Gray Zone'—even if my soul is broken."

"Didn't you notice... I'm probably the only one among all the 'players' who can retain memories of what happened within the 'Gray Zone'?"

"So, for me... it might not be easy to deceive the Gray Area while retaining these memories, but if I were to completely erase all my memories in this regard, even a being at the level of the World Will would probably not be able to find the information it wants from my memories under such circumstances!"