Yin Xiu turned around and saw the bewildered group of players staring straight at him.
All they saw was Yin Xiu take a few steps forward, then stop there. Two seconds later, the warden suddenly disappeared, and Yin Xiu turned back, the white handcuffs on his hands gone.
He seemed to have done nothing, yet he also seemed to have done something.
"How did it go?" Ye Tianxuan asked first. "What happened just now, right?"
Yin Xiu nodded and held up the coin in his palm. "The warden is the true Lord of Arrogance."
"I knew it." Ye Tianxuan's eyes lit up and he nodded in satisfaction. "The real rule sheet we got when we first entered the dungeon said that Bliss City is free and has no rules, but there are rules everywhere in Bliss City, and these rules were arranged by the Warden for the entire Bliss City."
"Arrogance is when one person tries to control everything."
Yin Xiu nodded and silently placed the last Sin Gate Coin on the value platform, but there was no change inside the instance, nor did the door to open the instance appear as the warden had previously said.
"What's going on? Why won't the door open?"
"Is the warden lying to us? Or is it because the warden is missing that the door can't be opened?"
"No way? Does it really require the warden to be there??"
The players were in a panic. Ye Tianxuan turned and glared at them, then snapped, "Quiet down! Now is the crucial time to leave the dungeon!"
Everyone was a little confused, but they still obediently quieted down.
Ye Tianxuan and Yin Xiu exchanged a glance, and then the two of them walked together to the judge's seat where the warden had been.
On the small courtroom table, besides the gavel, there was also a black prison manual.
How can there be a warden without a prison wardens?
This prison manual is the key to controlling the entire City of Bliss.
Inside the prison, the names of all prisoners are recorded in the prison record book. This book also records the names and criminal records of all players in this instance. Only Yin Xiu's page was torn out, which became the page that just transformed into the past Yin Xiu.
Based on the warden's records and impressions, the prison records transformed into Yin Xiu from six years ago in his memory, simply to drag him into a prepared trial of sins and make him succumb.
If you flip through the prison records, you can see the rules left by the warden.
The rules for entering Elysium, the rules for the Gate of Sin, the rules for the Seven Layers of Sin—all these rules were formulated by the Warden, silently changing the entire Elysium.
The real Paradise should be just as described on the first piece of paper they received.
[Paradise is free; once you enter, no one will restrict you, so there are no rules.]
[Dungeon completion conditions: Leave Elysium while unrestrained and conscious.]
The key to leaving Elysium is to be free from the constraints of rules and to remain untainted by sin.
Ye Tianxuan picked up the heavy prison canon, then stood cheerfully on the judge's platform, raising the canon to the players below, "The City of Bliss has no rules, nor does it need any. From now on, players and monsters will not be bound by any rules."
He suddenly tore the prison manual in his hand to shreds, scattering the pieces one by one into the sky.
Many players were stunned for a moment before realizing the real conditions and immediately rushed up to join Happy Tear the Prison Codex.
The scene was joyful and lively.
Yin Xiu retreated to a corner, and Li Mo silently approached him, standing beside him without saying or asking anything.
In the bustling warden's office, only their corner was quiet and peaceful.
Yin Xiu slowly withdrew his gaze from them, then reached out to Li Mo, "Give me your tentacles."
Li Mo paused for a moment, then obediently transformed one of his tentacles and gently placed it in Yin Xiu's palm.
Yin Xiu stared at the tendrils in his palm, examining them closely. He gazed at the eyes on them that seemed to be staring back at him, then slowly lowered his head and placed a kiss next to their eyes.
Last time, he took a bite out of it to confirm that it was a real, non-human monster that existed around him.
This time, he kissed that spot, gently stroking the mark, to show that he had let down his guard and didn't mind his presence.
Li Mo stared blankly at the side of Yin Xiu's face where he was kissing the tentacle, his thoughts pausing for a moment.
A few seconds later, a chill suddenly swept through the entire warden's cell, almost instantly shaking all the players to their knees. Even Ye Tianxuan felt a sense of horror, which gave him goosebumps.
Before I could even figure out what it was, the chill vanished instantly, disappearing completely.
Ye Tianxuan turned his head in confusion and saw Yin Xiu's hand on Li Mo's head in the corner. His fingers slowly stroked Li Mo's hair, and he said softly as if coaxing a child, "Don't get excited, it will affect others."
Li Mo remained silent, staring intently at Yin Xiu in front of him, as if trying to etch his image into his eyes.
The players stood up, bewildered and confused. "What was that? It was a bit scary. My legs are still weak."
"I don't know, my hands are shaking too."
"I know! It's the prison guard's rebellion! It's just trying to scare us so it doesn't want us to tear it apart!"
"Dare to resist! I'll tear you to pieces right now!"
The players became even more excited and rushed forward to tear at the Hell Codex until the thick book was completely ripped to shreds. Only then did the familiar notification sound within the instance.
[Congratulations to the player for clearing the dungeon: Elysium City]
[Dungeon completion rating: 5 stars.]
[Rating Analysis:]
Collect all the rule sheets, one star.
Untainted by sin, a star.
Collect all the gates of sin, one star.
Bliss City will be freed, one star.
Learn the full background of Elysium, one star.
Overall rating: 5 stars.
Five-star first clear players: Yin Xiu and Ye Tianxuan.
Customs clearance conditions:
Unbound by copy rules, untainted by sin.
Hidden condition: Understand the background of Elysium.
After the dungeon announcement ended, many players were excitedly making a fuss. They didn't know much about the background of Elysium, but they still had four stars, which was already impressive enough for them.
Yin Xiu waited quietly for the settlement notification.
[Player Yin Xiu achieved a 5-star clear of the special dungeon: Elysium City.]
[Base reward 100,000 x 5, dungeon assets + 500,000, current total assets 500,331]
After hearing about the settlement reward, Yin Xiu seemed to be deep in thought. He suddenly had 500,000, which was quite wealthy, but... he still couldn't afford a single piece of information about a stall owner in Bliss City.
I'll go back and check later to see if they're willing to sell me the information for 500,000.
After the instance ended, the small courtroom where the prison records were kept turned into an open door, behind which floated white mist, the familiar path back to town for the players.
Those players who did not choose to follow Ye Tianxuan left without lingering, while the remaining players earnestly inquired about the location of the town where Ye Tianxuan was before reluctantly departing.
They need to go back to their own town to pack their things before they can come to live in this town. If they are slow, it might take them a long time to arrive.
Ye Tianxuan stood at the door, seeing the players off one by one, before finally looking at Yin Xiu, "Are you going straight back or...?"
Yin Xiu shook his head. "You go first, I'll go back later."
Ye Tianxuan nodded silently and then stepped inside.
With Ye Tianxuan gone, only Yin Xiu and Li Mo remained in the entire instance, and the chat was filled with excitement.
"Brother Xiu's past dungeon records are all red, does that mean he won't let any of them go this time either?"
"The God of Slaughter really won't let this dungeon go! But it seems there aren't many monsters left alive. Who will he go back to?"
"Yes."
The viewers stared intently as Yin Xiu left the warden's office and returned to the sinful level.
All the rules were released, and they returned to their respective layers, becoming stall owners again.
Yin Xiu returned to the stall owner's stall, pulled out a chair, sat down, and stared at the trembling monsters opposite him. He said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't kill you. I'm just here to ask a question."
He unsheathed the knife from his waist and placed it on the table. "If I still kill all the monsters without reason, I won't have made any progress compared to six years ago. So I won't kill you. Don't be afraid."
The stall owner was momentarily stunned.
The God of Slaughter no longer kills monsters? Really?