Chapter 628: Lin Moyu’s Skill at Bluffing

Lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky, and a sea of thunder emerged.

Beneath the assessment platform, in the void, a massive amount of lightning surged up as well.

Laylin spread its wings, its killing intent boiling over.

Lin Moyu was incredibly sensitive to killing intent; he sensed the other's murderous aura in an instant.

He knew Laylin had let something slip, saying things that should not have been said.

Even though he had guaranteed he wouldn't tell anyone, Laylin did not fully believe him.

To keep a secret, dead men are the safest.

It intended to break the rules and kill him.

Laylin's eyes filled with killing intent. "I've thought about it, and I'll give you two choices now."

"The first choice: I kill you."

"The second choice: You stay here forever."

Lin Moyu chuckled; these two choices were as foul as a fart.

Lin Moyu showed no signs of fear, instead speaking calmly, "Are you not afraid of the punishment from the Dragon King Hall?"

Laylin shook its head. "That doesn't matter anymore, and I have a reason to kill you."

This sentence indicated its determination; it didn't even care about the punishment anymore.

Lin Moyu said, "Actually, I didn't really hear anything. My words carry no weight; even if I told others, no one would believe me."

Laylin still shook its head. "You don't understand. There are some things I cannot say, and you cannot hear."

Lin Moyu truly did not understand; he didn't understand why these things couldn't be said.

Wasn't it just that outside the world, there might exist other Human World?

That's all there is to it, what could be so unspeakable?

But looking at Laylin's appearance, it seemed to contain a great secret.

Laylin said in a deep voice, "Don't waste time. Just two choices, you choose."

Since that was the case, Lin Moyu's attitude became firm. "I choose neither, and you might not necessarily be able to kill me."

Unable to kill you?

This statement was simply a joke to Laylin.

As a dignified God-level Thunder Dragon, killing a level 70 Human World Professionals was as simple as crushing an ant.

It naturally didn't believe Lin Moyu's words, and just as it was about to act, it suddenly shuddered and froze on the spot.

Lin Moyu was holding a scale in his hand, with complex patterns on it.

This was the dragon scale Antares had given Lin Moyu.

When in danger, Lin Moyu could activate it to return to Antares's side.

The moment Laylin saw the dragon scale, its whole body began to tremble. "How do you have this thing?"

Now it looked like a chicken whose neck had been grabbed, unable to move.

Lin Moyu smiled. "Do you still think you can kill me now?"

Laylin fell into silence, and the killing intent gradually dissipated.

The answer had already been revealed.

Lin Moyu held the dragon scale as if holding a golden medallion for saving his life. "There are many, many secrets in this world. I have once seen the artifact spirits left behind by the Professionals of the previous era. I have seen the Half-step Super God who had to go through a life-or-death trial, I know of the legions where the Super God is the commander and the Half-step Super God is the general, and I have seen that existence that forever guards the world. I have chatted with it and heard many, many stories…"

With every sentence Lin Moyu said, Laylin couldn't help but tremble, and the lightning snakes on its body would crackle accordingly.

Everything Lin Moyu said was a secret.

But it didn't know that what Lin Moyu said was a mix of truth and lies.

Some were pieces of information he had analyzed himself through Antares's words.

With truth and lies mixed together, it created an illusion that he actually knew a lot.

Bai Yiyuan's old trade was extortion, and Lin Moyu's trade was bluffing.

He usually spoke very little, but when he bluffed, he had a whole set of tactics.

Lin Moyu said, "Look, I know so many secrets; actually, what you said doesn't amount to much."

"It's just some matters regarding the multiverse, it's really nothing."

"I won't tell anyone either; there's no benefit in saying it, and no one would believe me anyway."

Lin Moyu spoke very sincerely, mixing truth and falsehood, making it difficult for Laylin to distinguish.

Laylin seemed to be persuaded and hesitated. "Really? You promise not to tell anyone?"

Although dragons are powerful, their brains seem not to function very well.

Lin Moyu struck while the iron was hot. "Mm, I'm not lying to you."

"And as an exchange, I can also tell you a secret about myself."

Laylin asked, "What?"

Lin Moyu said, "Actually, I possess Immunity to the lightning element, so you want to kill me…"

Laylin's eyes revealed disbelief. "Elemental Immunity; very few people among the Human World possess this ability, and you actually have it."

"If you don't believe me, you can try!"

Seeing this, Laylin casually struck Lin Moyu with a bolt of lightning.

Lin Moyu let the lightning flow and pass over his body, feeling nothing at all.

"Really Immunity?"

Laylin sent out several more lightning attacks, each one more powerful than the last.

But Lin Moyu still felt nothing.

He just stood there, motionless, letting it attack.

After some attempts, Laylin finally believed it.

With electrical elemental Immunity, it really wasn't easy for it to kill Lin Moyu.

Laylin was again bluffed by Lin Moyu without realizing it.

It only saw Lin Moyu's Immunity to the lightning element but forgot about Lin Moyu's level.

If Laylin used its full power, it could potentially crush the other party with just physical attacks.

Of course, this was only for ordinary Professionals.

It was still far from enough to crush Lin Moyu.

So Lin Moyu continued to mix truth and lies, talking to Laylin in a semi-guided manner.

Laylin had completely fallen for it, and its killing intent had completely vanished.

From the instinct in its heart, it felt that it truly couldn't kill Lin Moyu.

But thinking about it, it felt something was wrong, as if it had missed something.

Lin Moyu put away the dragon scale. "Alright, let's act as if this never happened. You didn't say anything, and I didn't hear anything."

"Let's proceed with the assessment according to the rules."

Under Lin Moyu's reminder, Laylin's train of thought was interrupted.

Lin Moyu guided the topic back to the assessment, not letting Laylin think about other things.

Laylin indeed took the bait. "Let's start the assessment."

"I'll tell you the rules of the assessment."

"The second stage of the assessment has only two requirements: first, to arrive here, and second, to persist under my attacks for 10 minutes."

"My attacks will be kept between level 80 and 83. For you, this is a leapfrog challenge. You should also know that after level 80, attributes increase quite quickly."

"However, you have Immunity to the lightning element, so even if I unleash a God-level attack, it will be ineffective against you."

"So let's just go through the motions for this assessment."

This was the result Lin Moyu wanted. "Good, then let's just go through the motions."

Acting, he was a veteran actor.

Both sides tacitly understood, and the assessment began in a strange atmosphere.

As usual, a shield was raised, covering the entire assessment field.

Then Laylin spat out Dragon Breath, and the assessment field immediately turned into a sea of thunder.

Thunder roared, deafening.

The sea of thunder covered heaven and earth, like a world-destroying disaster, completely engulfing Lin Moyu.

Whether looking with eyes or sensing with spirit and soul, the sea of thunder was immensely powerful, having reached the limit of level 83.

For a level 70 Professionals, facing this level of attack, nine times out of ten, they would be instantly killed and turned into dust.

But in the sea of thunder, Laylin and Lin Moyu, this pair of actors, stared at each other.

Lin Moyu even found it somewhat amusing.

The lightning passed through his body without causing a single bit of damage.

At this moment, Laylin also completely believed that Lin Moyu indeed had Immunity to the lightning element.

"Complete Immunity to the element; very few can reach this level."

"It seems only the thunder of laws…"

Laylin looked at Lin Moyu, its thoughts churning like waves.

But its mouth was firmly shut, not daring to say anything more.

The more one says, the more mistakes are made. It had already said many wrong things before; if it spread, the impact would be significant.

Now it could only choose to believe Lin Moyu, hoping Lin Moyu would not spread its wrong words.

Lin Moyu seemed to have guessed its current thoughts and gave it a reassuring look.

The 10-minute assessment time passed quickly, and the sea of thunder disappeared.

In the assessment field, Lin Moyu was calm and composed.

Laylin coughed lightly. "Second stage passed. Now you can choose to continue the assessment or leave with your reward."

"If you choose to continue the assessment, success means double rewards, while failure means losing all rewards and even facing mortal danger."

"You can choose now."

It didn't specifically say what the reward was, nor did it say how difficult the next stage of the assessment was.

Like a riddle, Laylin only started it, without providing the specific riddle or answer.

This is the rule of the Dungeon; one must make choices in the unknown, and more importantly, it is a self-interrogation.

Lin Moyu did not hesitate. "I choose to continue."

Antares's dragon ball had not yet been obtained; how could he quit here? He could only continue on this path.

Laylin said, "Are you sure? Actually, the rewards now are already quite good."

Being able to pass its stage smoothly was because Lin Moyu possessed the characteristic of lightning element Immunity.

It was not passed through strength.

The next stage is even harder; the level 70 Lin Moyu might not necessarily pass.

Lin Moyu was very certain. "I am sure, let's continue."

Laylin did not try to persuade him a second time; according to the rules, it shouldn't have even said that previous sentence.

"Alright then."