Li Jiayi said, "Correct. You've summarized our current predicament very accurately."
Yimi asked, "So, how do we escape?"
Li Jiayi replied, "The Seat of the Gods is our hope, the deity in the Future Diary area. If he's willing to help us, then it should be possible."
Bai Ye asked, "Why are you always thinking about escaping?"
Li Jiayi retorted, "What else should I be thinking about?"
Bai Ye looked at Li Jiayi and said, "It's strangest that you're the one thinking about escaping. Since you represent the World Battlefield, escaping definitely won't solve the problem for you. Defeating Lilith is the only way to settle this permanently."
"Nonsense, I can't defeat her," Li Jiayi gritted his teeth. "Do you think I've been roaming the World Battlefield for nothing? Progress could have been much faster, but some scoundrel kept ruining my plans."
"Oh, right," Yimi chimed in. "If you represent the World Battlefield, you must be very strong. Otherwise, how could you partition different world regions and forcibly pull them into the World Battlefield?"
Li Jiayi stated, "This has nothing to do with strength."
Bai Ye inquired, "Then what does it have to do with?"
Li Jiayi explained, "It is indeed a very powerful feat, but it's not about strength. How to explain it... do you understand technology? Imagine a scientist and a boxing champion. The boxer can defeat the scientist in less than three seconds with just one punch. But is the scientist weak? Aside from his fists, he can accomplish many things the boxer cannot. However, what's needed right now isn't technology, but brute force."
Yimi mused, "Then at least you should be able to use technology to acquire brute force."
Bai Ye nodded in agreement. "To think you have to open restricted zones and hunt like ordinary chosen ones, doing missions, it's so undignified."
"Please, the construction of worlds has rules. Pangu could split the heavens and earth to create worlds, but he couldn't grant immortality or make rivers flow backward," Li Jiayi explained. "The World Battlefield, in essence, is about constructing a world and accommodating regions from various worlds. Naturally, it has its own world rules. It's not as simple as you think, nor can I get whatever I want."
Yimi asked, "Then it's completely useless?"
Li Jiayi replied, "Not entirely useless. I know the contents of the restricted zones, what rewards can be obtained, how to accept hidden quests, the quest procedures, and where the components for a super-quality item are located and how to obtain them. Of course..."
As Li Jiayi spoke, he glared fiercely at Bai Ye.
"Provided no one interferes!"
"Are you blaming me?" Bai Ye asked. "How could I know your identity? Besides, it was all coincidence, not intentional."
Li Jiayi stated, "In any case, defeating Lilith is my objective, but with my current strength, I'm no match for her, so I can only run."
Bai Ye countered, "What about adding the two of us?"
Li Jiayi rolled his eyes. "Don't flatter yourself, alright?"
"How will we know if we don't try?" Bai Ye argued. "Even if you escape from here, do you think she'll let you go? She'll still be chasing you relentlessly. Then, how will you do missions, how will you explore restricted zones? If you can't do missions or go to restricted zones, you can't get stronger!"
Li Jiayi sighed. "Man proposes, God disposes. After obtaining the Origin Stone, the seal on the Spear of Longinus loosened. That's why Lilith created a divine clone. Otherwise, it wouldn't have come to this."
Yimi remarked, "So, defeating the one in front of us isn't enough; we still have to defeat the real Lilith."
Li Jiayi explained, "That's not necessarily true. The power of the Origin Stone is entirely within that clone. Defeating it is equivalent to losing the Origin Stone. Relying solely on the Life Crystal in Bai Ye's hand isn't enough."
As Li Jiayi spoke, he cast a resentful glance at Yimi.
These two were the troublemakers!
One constantly interfered with him, slowing down his progress.
The other had once obtained the Origin Stone but gave it up. If he had persisted just a little longer, he could have at least slowed down Lilith's acquisition of the Origin Stone.
Bai Ye stated, "There's no need for further talk. The current situation is that even if we leave here, Lilith won't let us go. At the very least, she won't let me and you go."
Bai Ye was referring to himself and Li Jiayi.
Yimi was actually not a major concern. If the Hidden Dragon Society hadn't been close to uncovering Lilith, she wouldn't have bothered with Yimi, as she had already obtained the Origin Stone.
However, Bai Ye possessed the Life Crystal.
And Li Jiayi represented the World Battlefield.
Bai Ye then asked, "Speaking of which, what's the situation with the Hidden Dragon Society?"
Li Jiayi explained, "The Hidden Dragon Society is long gone. The fifteenth apostle was the Bird Angel, the strongest in mental attacks. Lilith used mental pollution to control the high-ranking members of the Hidden Dragon Society, then used their power to help her find the Origin Stone and the Life Crystal, and continuously converted the Hidden Dragon Society's experts into divine followers."
Bai Ye looked enlightened. No wonder Hua Zhixiao couldn't infiltrate the Hidden Dragon Society this lifetime.
They had all become divine followers, mere puppets. How could one infiltrate them?
Bai Ye pondered for a moment and then said, "In short, the current situation is that she definitely won't let us go. After leaving here, she can still mobilize the Hidden Dragon Society's members, which would be even more disadvantageous for us. So, to circle back to my earlier point, why not take a gamble?"
Li Jiayi replied, "Brother, it's only a gamble if there's a chance of winning."
Bai Ye asked, "No hope at all?"
Li Jiayi looked conflicted, as if he had a toothache, and hesitantly said, "It's not that there's no hope of winning, but it would be a life-or-death situation."
Bai Ye retorted, "If we don't risk our lives, we'll lose them anyway."
Li Jiayi thought for a moment. "Then let me consider it?"
Bai Ye interrupted, "Wait, I haven't said I'm willing to risk my life yet."
Li Jiayi exclaimed, "Are you playing with me? You were the one who suggested taking a gamble, and now you're telling me you're not willing to risk your life?"
Bai Ye clarified, "Risks should have rewards. If I risk my life with you, and we lose, we both perish, and it won't matter if the World Battlefield shatters. But if we win, you have to take me to the Tower of the Gods."
Li Jiayi responded, "If you can defeat Lilith, who can stop you from going to the Tower of the Gods?"
Bai Ye paused. It seemed logical. If he could defeat a god, who could stop him from entering the central area? Who could prevent him from ascending the Tower of the Gods?
Bai Ye then said, "Then you figure it out."
Li Jiayi began, "First, we still need to find a way to reach the Seat of the Gods. If the God of Time and Space is willing to help us, it would undoubtedly be a tremendous boost..."
Boom!
Before Li Jiayi could finish, a thunderous roar suddenly erupted, and the entire building began to tremble.