Ten Thousand Ways To Eliminate Players

The waterfall blocked the path, so Lin Bai temporarily ceased his provocations, allowing the people of Wash Flower Valley a moment to catch their breath.

It's the Divinity Transformation Realm!

Rushing to the forefront, Luo Xue witnessed the power of the Wine God Curse. Overjoyed, she hastily stammered her thanks, "Thank you for your help, Fellow Daoist! My name is Luo— UGH!"

She had only spoken a few words.

The misty liquor fog obstructing her path suddenly billowed outwards. Layers of rapid ripples, visible to the naked eye, surged towards her.

Within her sight, branches and leaves flew everywhere.

Just as Luo Xue conceived the thought to dodge, the waves arrived. A fierce wind, saturated with the scent of liquor, whipped her clothes and hair into disarray.

"Die!"

That calm, mature, and magnetic voice—the kind she could never imitate—suddenly assaulted her ears.

HUM!

A sharp pain shot through her ear canals.

In an instant.

The world fell silent.

Her body felt as if it had been heavily struck by a Hollow Realm attack.

A tearing sensation emanated from every part of her body. Her Vestment Robe disintegrated, her internal organs throbbed with pain, and a surge rose in Luo Xue's throat. A mouthful of blood spurted out...

This is… Lin Bai's Divine Skill?

Disregarding her injuries, Luo Xue stared at the shredded forest before her, her mind a complete blank. It wasn't because her cultivation level was higher than Sword Ten or Not Sad that she had survived the sonic attack.

It was primarily because Lin Bai's sonic attack hadn't been aimed directly at her; she was farther from the epicenter of the sound wave. That was why she survived this massive sonic attack and remained conscious—clearer-headed than ever before.

The most terrifying part was that the sound wave continued its relentless advance, shredding every tree in its path. It was unknown how far it extended...

Mahayana Realm!?

Luo Xue had the same thought as Sword Ten. She froze on the spot, her hands and feet chilled to the bone, unable to recover her senses for a long time.

All this time, she had been at odds with a Mahayana Realm cultivator, and she even wanted to trap him?

How brain-dead must I be to attempt such a foolish thing!

No. It has nothing to do with me! It's Lin Bai who is too good at disguising himself. A Mahayana Realm cultivator pretending to be at the Divinity Transformation Stage? Despicable! Shameless!

Tears welled in her eyes as Luo Xue cursed bitterly in her heart.

The Hundred Flower Boats, positioned further back than Luo Xue, experienced a considerably weakened shockwave by the time it reached them.

Despite this, the Hundred Flower Boats were still torn to pieces. The engraved defensive array on each activated automatically. The cultivators on board, much like Luo Xue, suffered burst eardrums, tattered clothes, and bleeding from all seven orifices. All of them were seriously injured. Those with lower cultivation levels fainted on the spot.

The players were of the lowest level.

The moment the sound wave swept over them, their health bars instantly emptied, and they were sent directly back to their Resurrection Points.

With the players' deaths, their live broadcast signals were immediately cut off.

Before dying, their live stream screens offered the audience outside a fleeting flash of bare skin, as there wasn't enough time to censor it with Holy Light…

Then, the live broadcast rooms of all Wash Flower Valley players went black.

The image seared into the viewers' minds was the terrifying scene of the forest being obliterated, as if by a nuclear bomb. They even overlooked the titillating sight of the Wash Flower Valley fairies' clothes being torn apart by the sonic attack.

Viewers flooded the forums, desperate to discuss the truth.

"What the hell just happened?"

"Lin, the Storekeeper, said the word 'Die,' and then there was a horrifying explosion, and all the players got wiped out?"

"What kind of Divine Skill is this? Spoken Law Follows?"

"This is too terrifying! A Lightning Storm can destroy trees, but a single word 'Die' tore such a large forest apart. The Hundred Flower Valley's flying ship was about five kilometers away from Lin Bai at the time! This means Lin Bai's 'Die' destroyed at least a five-kilometer radius of forest. Was that like dropping a nuclear bomb?"

"The person above underestimated it. The players died, but the shockwave hasn't stopped; it's still expanding outward..."

"That's total bullshit! If the Boss can use such a wide-area map-clearing attack, what's the point of even playing? We might as well just be ordinary civilians in the game."

"In the early stages, players are *supposed* to be docile. Who told you all to try and take down Lin Bai so early? He's obviously a late-game Boss."

"Then why is a late-game Boss causing such a ruckus in the early stages? The game balance is completely messed up, isn't it?"

"The game emphasizes realism. If you lived in a city and a nuclear bomb hit, you'd be obliterated in an instant. What's the difference here?"

"I just want to enjoy playing a game, not be a civilian in another world!"

"Count your blessings. What civilian in the real world has an Undying Body or the chance to steadily improve through cultivation? The game has already given players a huge advantage. If you want to do well in this game, you have no choice but to lie low in the early stages. Just imagine, when players cultivate to the Mahayana Realm and use such powerful spells against each other, how spectacular will that be! The game effects are so cool!"

"The game didn't give players an advantage; Lin Bai cheated! One word from him can kill a bunch of players. If he really wants to kill people, he just needs to keep talking."

"Say 'die' and they die. True Spoken Law Follows. Dying from the shockwave is still dying."

"Anyone else still want to try and take down Lin Bai?"

"Take him down? You can't even survive Lin Bai opening his mouth! I wouldn't be surprised if he could kill someone with a glare someday."

"The game is probably using Lin Bai to tell you: don't act up before you have the strength..."

"Lin, the Storekeeper, is a master pretender. When the Solitary Elder tried to challenge him, he held back and didn't act. He even feigned needing help and called the city's martial arts halls. He's truly a master of playing the pig to eat the tiger!"

"Why does no one consider that Lin Bai might have grown this strong in the last two months?"

"To the person above: that's even scarier! It implies players can never catch up to Lin Bai's cultivation speed. I'd rather believe he was a master from the start; at least that offers some hope."

"Suddenly, I have no idea how to play this game anymore. Why doesn't the neighboring Continent of Gods and Demons have so many ridiculous plot twists?"

"This game should be called 'The Lin Bai Reality Show.' The players' task is to accompany him, doubling as cameramen!"

"Goddamn 'Lin Bai Reality Show.'"

"Exactly, it's 'The Lin Bai Reality Show.' Whenever other NPCs try to stir things up, Lin Bai always manages to pull the focus back to himself. He truly must be the game company CEO's son."

"I just want to know, who was the unlucky fool blocking his path? What did they do to provoke such a massive ultimate move from Lin Bai?"

"It's said that the Mahayana Realm can move mountains and overturn seas, likely possessing this kind of power. It's hard to imagine how the native inhabitants could survive when players reach the Mahayana Realm. If players went crazy, they could flatten the world!"

"No wonder most of the world is forests and mountains; it's due to wars in the Cultivation World. Rumor has it there have been several great wars between good and evil in this world. If those wars were fought with such power and on this scale, then cities would indeed need to be far apart to leave room for cultivators' battlefields."

"I thought it would be a war between the Righteous Door and the seven Orthodox Sects that would destroy the world, and then players would engage in civilization rebuilding. I never expected the current world was *already* rebuilt from ruins. From Lin Bai's attack, I feel like I've glimpsed a buried historical truth..."

The live stream chat of the Beggar Gang disciples flooded with more viewers eager for the truth. Unfortunately, the Beggar Gang members also didn't know what had happened.

After all.

They were too far from the scene.

As for the one at the center of it all, Lin Bai, he hadn't said a word.

It wasn't that Lin Bai didn't want to speak; he too was shocked by his divine skill that doubled decibels.

Moreover.

His lips, his eyeballs, and his extended left hand were all throbbing with a burning pain at this moment...

The sound had erupted from his lips, and the instantaneous shockwave affected him as well. Thankfully, the sound projected outwards from his lips, and he had only uttered a single word. Otherwise, his own shout might have torn his eyeballs apart.

He hadn't expected that his most severe injury since transmigrating would be self-inflicted.

Fortunately, Lin Bai possessed a robust Physical Constitution, a gift from the God Doctor System, along with tenfold recovery power and doubled physical strength, newly awarded by the War God System.

The damage to his eyeballs and left hand was slowly mending, and his blurred vision gradually cleared...

But the sight of the devastation that met his eyes made Lin Bai suck in a sharp breath.

It was horrifying!

The area of forest destroyed by the sonic attack seemed endless; he had no idea how far its impact had spread...

An atomic bomb would have this kind of power, right?

He looked down. All he saw were scattered branches and leaves, with no sign of any attackers...

Lin Bai's eyes turned towards the Wash Flower Valley's direction. Luo Xue floated dazedly in the air, her clothes in tatters, her gaze hollow. Over thirty Hundred Flower Boats were in ruins. Some had crashed to the ground, while others still hovered in the air, but even those were tattered and clearly immobilized.

Hardly anyone was left standing on the boats.

Lin Bai had anticipated that doubling the decibel value would be powerful, but not *this* powerful—and it was an indiscriminate attack. If the Justice League Army had been present, a large portion of them would likely have been laid out flat...

A troublesome skill like this shouldn't be used unless I'm desperate, or I'll easily end up a true loner... Of course, once the God of Craftsmen System is leveled up, it might be possible to develop a Magic Treasure that allows for directional sound transmission... Then it wouldn't be useless.

This time, the intimidation factor should be sufficient, right?

[Fear from Luo Xue, Qi Lan, Feng Fei...; +1+1+1]

Sensing the emotions from the Wash Flower Valley disciples, Lin Bai looked in their direction. His lips moved, and the mature, womanly voice echoed again, "My friends from Wash Flower Valley, are you all right?"

The provocation was launched.

Neither Luo Xue nor anyone still standing on the Hundred Flower Boats reacted.

Did the provocation fail?

Lin Bai paused, then commanded his three organs to fly towards the Hundred Flower Valley. He wasn't afraid of a sneak attack now; if it came to it, he could just shout again.

Seeing Lin Bai's eyes and mouth flying towards her, Luo Xue's face instantly turned deathly pale, and her body trembled like a reed in the wind. She wanted to raise her flower ribbon weapon to strike him but couldn't summon the courage. She wanted to flee, but her legs felt rooted to the spot, unable to muster a shred of strength.

Besides, with Lin Bai's attack being so devastatingly powerful, where could she possibly escape to?

Before Lin Bai even reached Luo Xue, he understood why his provocation had failed. Blood trickled from Luo Xue's eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. Her eardrums had most likely ruptured; she couldn't hear what he was saying. How could she possibly harbor any hostility towards him then?

Alright! So, to counter provocation, one just needs to be deafened. However... this girl has a rather nice figure. This decibel skill is quite convenient for stripping clothes...

With great skill comes great courage.

Lin Bai, controlling his trio of organs, flew close to Luo Xue.

Luo Xue's eyes bulged. Her legs weakened, and she nearly fell from the sky. Seeing Lin Bai had no intention of attacking, she steadied her nerves, put away her flower ribbon weapon, and declared loudly, "Alliance Hierarch Lin, I am willing to lead Wash Flower Valley in surrendering to the Justice League…"

Lin Bai hadn't brought his ears along. He saw Luo Xue's mouth moving but had no idea what she was saying. However, he guessed it was likely about surrender or submission. "Don't be afraid," his voice projected. "Gather the Wash Flower Valley disciples who can still move and follow me to search for the attackers."

Luo Xue stared wide-eyed at Lin Bai's disembodied lips. She pointed to her own ears and said loudly, "Senior, I can't hear!"

Huh!

Lin Bai paused. Right, doubling the decibels was a surefire way to mass-produce deaf people.

Lin Bai's left hand flew forward, pointed at Luo Xue, then gestured towards the Hundred Flower Boats behind her. Luo Xue understood. She managed an awkward smile at Lin Bai, then turned and flew towards the Hundred Flower Boats.

The moment she began to fly, an intense pain shot through her internal organs.

With a bitter smile, she reached into her robes, intending to retrieve a Pill Medicine for healing, but her hand found nothing.

Subconsciously, she looked down at herself. Her Vestment Robe was in tatters, with only a few strips of fabric clinging to her body, threatening to fall off with her every movement...

SWISH!

Luo Xue's pale face instantly turned crimson. Her heart pounded wildly. Just now, facing Lin Bai like that... hadn't he seen everything? How utterly mortifying!

Luo Xue clapped a hand behind her, regardless of whether it actually covered anything, and quickened her pace, practically taking flight as she disappeared into one of the Hundred Flower Boats.

Inside the Hundred Flower Boat, all the spare clothes had been shredded by the sonic wave; she couldn't find a single intact garment.

Having no other choice, she hastily found some strips of cloth to cover her body.

Then.

Using writing, she informed the numerous disciples of Wash Flower Valley of her decision.

Cheers erupted immediately.

Even without Lin Bai's terrifying attack, they had wanted to surrender long ago.

Everyone had suffered enough of Lin Bai's inhumane torment. The sooner they surrendered, the sooner they could find peace. As for Lin Bai, let someone capable of dealing with him handle it!

As for what the future held, no one cared anymore.

The members of the Justice League Army learned the latest news from the Beggar Gang disciples, and each one was left dumbfounded.

Although the Beggar Gang disciples' explanation was muddled, these were knowledgeable individuals. They naturally understood that causing such destruction required at least Mahayana Realm cultivation...

Mahayana Realm cultivation! Good heavens! No wonder Lin Bai was so fearless... If you have Mahayana Realm cultivation, you should have said so earlier! Why keep us all on edge with fear? And why keep toying with us? Is this some kind of sick joke?

"Master, are you in the Mahayana Realm?" Little White Fox asked curiously.

"No." Lin Bai gave her a disdainful glance, his gentle, mature womanly voice replying, "This is the Power of Laws, the Spoken Law Follows. Persist in your cultivation. Even if you don't reach my level, it will still benefit your own cultivation. Medicine King Valley members, prepare healing Pill Medicines. I have subdued the sisters from Wash Flower Valley, but these newly joined sisters may require treatment. Disciples of Hundred Flower Valley, please bring out spare clothes as well…"

Before he could finish speaking, a gust of wind swept through.

Everyone faintly heard the word "Die!" echo in their ears, the voice indistinguishable from Lin Bai's.

The bustling scene instantly fell deathly silent.