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

“You’re interested in ‘fate’? That’s a broken authority,” said Yongshang of Nightless City. “Why are you asking about that?”

“Of course it’s useful,” Lin Yu said seriously. “Don’t worry about it… Now that we’re in a cooperative relationship, you should at least give me this information, right?”

Nightless Sky Eternal Garment spoke up: "It's true that telling you wouldn't hurt... but our 'cooperation' is essentially a 'transaction,' so if you want to get information from me, you have to offer something new in exchange, right?"

Upon hearing Yong Chang's words, Lin Yu replied, "I understand... I will offer something in exchange."

"The current patriarch of the Mercury family and the chosen one used the power of 'destiny' to forcibly prolong the life of his deceased brother... Is this information enough to make a deal?"

Upon hearing this, Everlasting Night asked in return, "It is enough, but is this news true?"

“Of course it’s true, that’s what I found out,” Lin Yu said, looking at Yong Chang of Nevernight. “Alright, it’s your turn.”

Yongshang of Buyetian didn't try to back out and readily said, "Actually, I don't know much about him either, since he was just passing by."

“But I can sense that he does not come from any of the ten realms, nor even from the world of you ‘Seekers of the Way’—I speculate that he is a native being of this divine realm.”

“Its specific appearance… it looks like a wild man, covered in dark fur,” Eternal Nightfall gestured to her waist, “and it’s about this tall.”

Lin Yu understood upon hearing this.

“Oh, I know what it is now… I think I’ve seen him before.”

He said with a hint of disappointment.

This thing must be the living "fragment of fate" that I saw in Kirishima.

The other person does indeed enjoy offering fortune telling and making cryptic, suggestive remarks.

The "favored one" that Eternal Chang of Nightless City came into contact with was this living fragment of fate... For Lin Yu, this was actually a good thing.

After all, he felt that the guy shouldn't be any threat.

only……

For a fleeting moment, Lin Yu genuinely believed that he had once again caught traces of Lin Zhao's footsteps, or even found yet another "clue" left behind by the other party.

Even if there was only a tiny chance, Lin Yu still held out hope.

So, although this "harmless" result is actually a good thing, Lin Yu couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

Yongshang from Nevernight also noticed Lin Yu's undisguised sense of loss.

"It seems this message isn't as useful as you thought."

Lin Yu nodded.

"That's true... So, let's go."

Everlasting Beauty looked Lin Yu up and down: "Going straight to 'Central'? Are you sure you're ready?"

“Central is nothing like the peaceful and quiet outer ring,” he said with some emotion, looking at the “boundary wall” in front of him. “Even the City That Never Sleeps or the most chaotic and insane forbidden zone of life in the Great Wilderness is like a comfortable and reassuring luxury suite in a hotel compared to this cage-like Central.”

Lin Yu looked at Yong Chang of Nightless City and calmly said, "Don't worry, I am better at surviving in chaos than you think... and I am also better at 'fighting' than you think."

Yong Chang of Nightless City said, "You can't survive in Central if you're thinking of solving problems through 'fighting'."

"Let me give you three pieces of advice, consider it a gift from me."

"First, maintain absolute concealment and don't let anyone discover your existence—move quietly at night and find a place to hide during the day."

"Secondly, do not act alone for long periods of time. Find beings of similar race to you, form alliances and cooperative relationships... but do not treat them as partners. There is no one here who can be trusted."

"Finally, if you must start a fight, then show no mercy or hold back. Do not hold back. Fight quickly and make sure you get all the spoils after you win. Do not waste them."

"If you fail... after 'resurrecting', remember to follow the first and second rules."

As Yong Chang of Nevernight City spoke, Lin Yu nodded.

"I understand, I will follow it."

“As a ‘seeker of the Way,’ you have some ‘privileges’ compared to those prisoners. Although you will also feel thirsty, hungry, and uncomfortable due to the constantly changing extreme environment inside, and can only be relieved by the ‘supply pack’,” said Yong Chang of Nightless City, a look of lingering fear appearing on her face. “But at least… you don’t have to endure the ‘taboo punishment’ that every prisoner in Central City suffers.”

Lin Yu looked at Yong Chang of Nevernight with some curiosity.

"what is that?"

Yongshang from Nevernight said, "The literal meaning is a punishment tailored to each prisoner—the punishment in the outer ring is the environment, creating an area that makes the prisoners inside feel uncomfortable, forcing them to live in it."

"But in Central... the form of punishment is 'feeling' - every day each prisoner will suffer 'taboo punishment' for six to twelve hours depending on the crime they committed, which directly affects their soul and senses and cannot be avoided or alleviated."

"If you hate joint pain the most... then you'll have endless pain tormenting your joints."

"If you can't stand the smell, you'll keep smelling the kind of stench you hate the most."

"Itching, dizziness, thirst... the worst feelings you can imagine will keep plaguing you."

“More importantly, if you become numb and develop resistance to a kind of torment after being subjected to it for a long time, it will switch to a new one,” said Eternal Night Sky, her face showing lingering fear. “The only way to slightly alleviate this pain is… the ‘redemption potion’ in the advanced supply pack, which can probably relieve you of the pain for a period of time.”

Lin Yu heard Yong Chang's words and, seeing the "reverence" rarely seen on her face in the Nightless City, understood...

Indeed, this "god of fairness and judgment" is quite capable of locking up these world-destroying individuals and transforming many of them into "guardians" who can reflect on their sins!

The sound of this punishment was terrifying to Lin Yu.

At the same time, he was also a little curious...

"What kind of 'taboo punishment' did you receive in Central back then?"

Lin Yu looked at Yong Chang of Nevernight and asked.

Nightless Sky Eternal Garment immediately showed her resistance: "I will absolutely not tell you this—I will not tell you my weakness for no reason."

Lin Yu had anticipated Yong Chang's reply from Nevernight City.

He didn't really expect Everlasting Night to tell him the details of his punishment immediately.

“Since I am a ‘Seeker of the Way’… then I won’t suffer the punishment that only criminals suffer. The existence of such punishment is actually a good thing for me,” Lin Yu thought. “I can use this to fight in Central…”

While Lin Yu was pondering, Evernight Eternal Garment also took action.

"In short, you now have a basic understanding of Central... So, let's begin."

As she spoke, Yong Chang of Nevernight walked toward the boundary wall.

He took out his work ID as a guard and gently affixed it to the wall of the boundary.

Then...

"Boom——"

Ripples appeared on the boundary wall, like water ripples, which then turned into white light and finally formed a faint circular light curtain.

"Let's go, friend—we're going to Central."

As she spoke, Yong Chang of Nevernight Sky jumped into the floating light screen on the wall.

Lin Yu followed closely behind him and jumped in as well. Then Lin Yu felt a slight sense of weightlessness.

In that instant, Lin Yu suddenly realized something...

"The 'Boundary Wall' and the 'Dividing Wall' are different. The technology behind this wall... is similar to the technology used in the Gray Mirror World's partitioning!"

Although the "Boundary Wall" appears to be a physical wall, its more essential part as a boundary dividing a region is not the wall itself, but rather... the spatial barrier hidden within it!

In other words, within this "eternal cage," the regions are "independent" from a spatial structural perspective.

Thinking about this, Lin Yu suddenly understood...

"So in a sense, the description of [Fast Teleportation] is aimed at the situation of 'Eternal Cage'... I can use it to move quickly within the same area, but I can't move across areas."

Lin Yu pondered for a moment, then the feeling of weightlessness disappeared.

He and Evernight Eternal Garment stepped out of the light screen and landed on another dividing wall.

However, this dividing wall was only five or six meters long before it abruptly broke off.

So rather than calling it a "wall," it's more accurate to describe it as... a platform.

Yongshang from Nevernight looked at Lin Yu and calmly spoke.

"Alright, this is the area in Central where the taboo of 'authority' has been violated—going down from here means you've officially entered Central."

"Remember my advice and our deal... I've brought you here; now it's up to you."

As Evernight Eternal Garment spoke, Lin Yu looked at Evernight Eternal Garment.

Won't you come with me?

“Of course not. You’re here for a ‘trial.’ If I, the ‘guardian,’ were to accompany you as your bodyguard, what kind of ‘trial’ would that be?” Everlasting Night sighed. “Besides… I don’t want to linger in this sad place.”

Lin Yu nodded, looked down into the darkness, and asked his final question.

"Well then, before I go down, let me ask one more question..."

"I feel like it's quite peaceful down there, not as chaotic or terrifying as you described."

Let alone the sounds of fighting...

Even though there were screams, Lin Yu didn't hear a single one!