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

Although the "Seed of Spiritual Power" was a unique technique developed by Lao Zheng that could only be used in conjunction with his [exclusive item], Lin Yu's development of it, combined with his ability to almost infinitely divide his own soul and almost "particleize" it, led to many new variations of this ability.

After Lao Zheng was able to achieve "soul splitting" with Lin Yu's help, he also developed some new techniques from Lin Yu's "soul splitting" technology.

For example, using "spiritual seeds" to conduct "spiritual cognitive hypnosis" can cause anyone who perceives these soul fragments to subconsciously experience "illusions" and "misjudgments".

such as……

They mistakenly identified the "soul fragments" as the complete original.

Furthermore, since Lao Zheng can use any node formed by a seed of spiritual power to transmit his "consciousness" directly, like a "live broadcast," even after the other party has started the conversation, it may be impossible to detect anything for a short period of time.

This is the source of Lao Zheng's confidence.

Even a god, without understanding the methods at the "spiritual level," would naturally be misled upon first witnessing this move!

At this moment, the two soul fragments were completely frozen and destroyed by the power of the Frost God's authority.

The negative effects of the "freeze" that Lin Yu had been suffering from also dissipated by most of them at this moment!

But that doesn't matter...

Because the real Lin Yu and Lao Zheng had already taken advantage of this time difference to arrive at the back door of the movie theater—a school gate that looked like an employee passage, which was another entrance and exit for the "drama" area!

The "minimum help" mentioned in "The Power of Drama" does indeed get things done—Old Zheng and Lin Yu finding this entrance and exit is a hint given by the drama.

Moreover... this entrance/exit doesn't seem to be open normally like a "main gate".

The door was originally locked, but now... the lock is open.

Clearly, this was a backdoor that the drama deliberately opened for Lin Yu and Lao Zheng.

"Thank you, 'Drama'."

Standing in front of the back door, Lin Yu spoke.

Although he didn't intend to become the "God of Drama," and given the special circumstances this time he obviously couldn't take away the power of "drama," but...

Lin Yu could still sense that his experience this time seemed to have established some hidden, subtle connection with this "theatrical power".

The response from the play echoed in his ears, as if confirming Lin Yu's guess, and also bid farewell to Lin Yu.

"You're welcome, my dearest performer, the one I've been waiting for..."

"I'm really looking forward to our next meeting!"

It was still Lucy's voice, but this time, Lin Yu didn't see "Drama" anywhere.

Perhaps it's because Lao Zheng is around.

Even though he didn't appear in the play, Lao Zheng couldn't help but sigh.

"It's amazing that such 'humane' power actually exists..."

"Alright, boss, let's go!"

As Old Zheng spoke, he and Lin Yu strode towards the back door leading out of the movie theater.

Lin Yu nodded, and then said.

"It's time to leave. Although your move will probably keep the Frost God occupied for a long time... we really should hurry up."

"However, Lao Zheng... your idea is indeed brilliant. Although I knew you were good at long-term planning, I didn't know that your impromptu strategy was so ingenious."

Old Zheng laughed: "Boss, you flatter me... This is less a matter of my own ability and more a matter of what I learned after getting closer to you. Even the idea for this was something I came up with after thinking about 'what the boss would do'—boss, haven't you noticed that this kind of 'deception' technique sounds a lot like something you would use?"

"Of course, compared to the ideas you came up with yourself, boss, mine is probably a bit rough."

Hearing Lao Zheng return the praise twice over, Lin Yu smiled helplessly.

"I might not be able to come up with such an idea either... My strategy is mostly to take it one step at a time."

"To put it bluntly, we were all forced into this situation... After we leave here, the 'Eternal Cage' outside is not in a normal state either, so we'll probably have to think of new strategies."

Afterwards, the two stepped through the back door and completely left the "movie theater," returning to the "eternal cage"!

And at the moment of return...

Although Lin Yu already knew that the matter of "Nioh" embracing authority would affect the "God of Fairness and Judgment", he anticipated that many dramatic changes would likely occur in the "Eternal Cage", a part of the "God's Kingdom" of the God of Fairness and Judgment.

Even the vibration just now was a very obvious warning.

But after actually leaving the "cinema"...

Lin Yu returned to the "Eternal Cage" and suddenly realized something.

"The 'commotion' caused by 'Nioh' is even bigger than I imagined..."

The "eternal cage," which should have been shrouded in "night," is now as bright as day.

The environment wasn't illuminated by the "autonomous machinery" manipulated by Cheng Shuang before—this time the light source truly came from the location of the "Celestial Ring".

But it wasn't the Celestial Ring itself—at the center of the topmost ring of that "Eternal Cage," a huge, twisted, chaotic vortex, emitting a faint white light, appeared!

Amidst the soft, vanilla-ice cream-like white light, if one looks closely, one can vaguely see the fleeting figures of various strange creatures—the origins of which are unknown, but their sheer number is evident, jostling and crowding behind the light like subway cars on the most congested route during rush hour.

The “eternal cage” shrouded in that white light also had a certain “distorted” texture.

The "Dividing Wall," which had disappeared and gone underground due to the tampering of the Frost God, did not reappear and rise again, but...

The prisoners within the entire "eternal cage" ceased their struggle.

This is the most bizarre aspect of the entire "Eternal Cage".

Under the white light, wherever Lin Yu looked, the prisoners who should have been fighting to the death were now quietly standing still.

But rather than being listless, it's more accurate to describe it as... calm.

The prisoners stood calmly, as if they had lost their anger, their resentment, and their desire to fight.

At the same time, they, who should have been suffering, seemed to have lost the ability to feel pain.

They were quiet, peaceful, and composed.

Lin Yu felt as if he had suddenly come from the deepest hell to a paradise. Everyone here seemed to be friendly and kind.

Of course, this is on the premise that we have to ignore the many wounds they have from the fight, as well as the blood of other people that still remains on their bodies.

"Is this... the effect of 'authority'?"

"Is it because the 'God of Fairness and Judgment' is trying to contain authority, or rather, is being influenced by the authority that the 'Nioh' is containing, that the entire 'Eternal Cage' has become like this?"

Although Lin Yu had some understanding of authority, he was only a "second-tier" player, at most having one foot in the "third-tier" threshold. He was completely ignorant about the specific steps to becoming a god and the kind of influence that the authority held by gods could exert.

He can only speculate based on the information available.

After all, it can't be that this "eternal cage" was set up by the "god of fairness and judgment" in some kind of "peace mode" and was turned on by Him with a single click, right?

Gods may be considered "omnipotent" in their own divine kingdom... but they are not that omnipotent.

The phrase "omnipotent" cannot be fully understood literally.

At least Lin Yu could confirm that a god could not interfere with the "free will" of other lives without using his authority to influence their souls and spirits.

Even if there were some kind of "god of souls," it would be impossible for so many living beings to lose their "hostility" and "desire to attack" in an instant.

and so……

“This is probably because they were influenced by some kind of ‘peace’ or authority, which forced them to stop their actions and made them feel the ‘sensation’ brought by this authority, so they are temporarily immersed in it,” Lin Yu said. “Old Zheng, can you check their mental state?”

Old Zheng carefully considered it for a moment, then said, "It's pretty much as you described, boss."

"Their self-awareness is still clear, and there are no signs of interference or hypnosis. They are just temporarily unable to act because they have 'sense' some kind of 'emotion' instilled by a higher power, which has generated intrusive thoughts and emotions."

As Old Zheng spoke, Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief.

"That's really the case... Then it seems that 'Nioh' might already be in this divine realm... just perhaps not in this part of the 'Eternal Cage'."

Lin Yu raised his head and looked at the soft white light in the sky.

"So here's the question... why weren't we 'affected,' Lao Zheng?"

"How does this 'authority' instill feelings and exert influence?"

"Could it be that because we were just in a 'movie theater' and under the influence of a 'theater,' this new authority hasn't affected us yet?"

Lin Yu asked, and Old Zheng shook his head.

“I’m not sure about that either… but I don’t think it’s a matter of ‘timing,’ because, boss, look.”

Old Zheng pointed precisely at a prisoner who looked no different from an ordinary human being.

He, who had been calm, seemed to suddenly realize something, and a look of confusion appeared on his face, followed by some displeasure and anger, but it quickly turned into panic.

At last……

The prisoner returned to a calm and peaceful state.

“You see, this ‘authority’ continues to exert influence on them, boss.”

Old Zheng said in a low voice.

"So... it must really be the two of us who are 'special'!"