Pretending to be a genius starts with the civilization advancement assessment.

Chapter 392 Lin Yi's Choice (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Once the thought was made up, Lin Yi immediately sent a telepathic message to Luna, Hui Lie, Serira, and Shi Feng, who had just stopped attacking and was looking over in surprise: "It might have something good on it! And since we just stopped fighting, this guy must have had a lot of blood on his hands from the Pan-Spirit Alliance. We can't let it go."

Upon hearing this, everyone's consciousness flickered slightly in agreement.

Lin Yi continued to transmit his voice, "When the fight starts, if it really burns its divine power, you guys keep your distance and hold it back. I'll mainly deal with it. Its first wave of desperate attacks will definitely be the strongest, but as long as you can hold on, the burning of its divine power will be irreversible, and its aura will continue to decline, so it won't be a big problem."

This plan is very pragmatic.

Luna, Huilie, and Serira, knowing the unpredictability and defensive capabilities of his spacetime laws, nodded silently.

Although Shi Feng had never fought alongside Lin Yi, Lin Yi's instantaneous teleportation and his ability to control Kirama with spatial delay were enough to intimidate him, so he had no objections at this moment.

the other side.

Kiramana's hideous body, covered in dark red bone spikes, hovered among the meteorites in the Frozen Starfield, its bloody divine power surging like a suppressed volcano.

Its compound eyes were fixed on the five people opposite it. Seeing that they were all silent, only occasionally exchanging glances, clearly discussing something in secret, its heart sank.

"Damn it. They weren't fooled," Kirama thought to himself, a sense of unease rising from the depths of his soul.

It roared and offered to leave behind treasures worth nearly 300 million points of the Primordial Universe Tower as a way out, and even slightly triggered signs of divine power burning, all in an attempt to gamble that the other party was unwilling to bear the risk of personnel loss.

Judging from the current situation, the other party seems to have seen through its true strength or weakness, or simply doesn't care whether it fights desperately or not.

We can't wait any longer!

A bloodthirsty glint flashed in Kirama's compound eyes, and he suddenly raised his voice, "A treasure worth 500 million points! This is my bottom line! Don't force me to fight to the death!"

It tried to break through to survive by offering a higher price.

Five hundred million points is an astonishing fortune, even for a peak high-level deity, enough to make many powerful individuals hesitate and be tempted.

However, it was met with a clear sneer.

Lin Yi took a step forward, and silver-gray spacetime power rippled around him like flowing water. His tone was undisguised mockery: "It's best to say less about threats."

Before he could finish speaking, a fierce glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes, and he shouted, "Attack!"

"boom!"

The crowd, who had been waiting in the wings, suddenly erupted.

Shi Feng was the first to respond. He had been holding back for so long, and now that he had strong reinforcements by his side, his fighting spirit surged. His divine power surged, and a condensed fist beam tore through the cold void, striking directly at Kirama's face.

Servila's emerald green life force transformed into countless resilient vines, binding and binding her from the side.

Luna raised her hands, and beams of emerald light, like chains, wove together to form a net, covering Kirama's retreat. Radiant Holy Light shone brightly, and a giant sword of light condensed, carrying the intent of purification and judgment, slashing down from the sky!
Lin Yi did not launch a direct attack immediately.

He made a fist with both hands again towards the area where Kirama was, and the silver-gray spacetime power spread silently, further solidifying and slowing down the spatial structure of that area, like an invisible swamp, which greatly restricted Kirama's evasion and energy circulation efficiency.

Kirama roared, unleashing a burst of dark red, bloody divine power. Bone spikes stood erect on his body, which resembled a ferocious beetle. He swung his forelimbs, unleashing dozens of dark red blades that tore through space, meeting the attacks of the crowd.

Clang! Sizzle! Boom!

The deafening roar of the energy collision echoed through the star field, and the shattered ice crystal meteorites were crushed into dust by the aftershocks.

To everyone's slight surprise, despite its repeated roars and terrifying aura, Kirama did not actually begin to burn its divine power as it had threatened.

It simply pushed its divine power to the limit, its body engulfed in bloody flames, desperately resisting the five people's attack, while its compound eyes frantically scanned the surroundings, searching for an opening to break through.

“It didn’t burn divine power!” Shi Feng immediately transmitted his voice.

"They're stalling, trying to find a chance to escape." The Radiant Holy Greatsword slashed continuously, forcing Kirama to parry repeatedly, his divine power rippled violently.

Lin Yi's eyes were cold; he was not surprised by this.

Burning divine power comes at too high a price; it would never take that step unless it was truly in dire straits. Right now, it's still gambling, gambling that it can hold out until the other side makes a mistake, or gambling that it's lucky enough to have an ally passing by nearby.

"Coordinate well, don't give it any chance." Lin Yi transmitted his voice, and at the same time, his figure flashed, he activated the Void Annihilation Step, and appeared behind Kirama. The Sky Shuttle Battle Spear in his hand transformed into a silver dragon, and went straight for the weak point where the shell on its back was connected.

Kirama was shocked and enraged. He turned around and swung his claws to block. The dark red blade collided with the silver-gray spear tip, exploding into dazzling sparks.

It felt a tricky force of spacetime annihilation seeping in through the point of attack, causing its divine power to stagnate slightly.

"Damn humans!" Kirama cursed inwardly, but he had to devote more attention to dealing with Lin Yi's unpredictable attacks.

The battle was at a stalemate, but the scales of victory were steadily tipping in Lin Yi's favor.

Time passes little by little.

Half a standard hour can feel quite long in the heat of battle.

Kirama's crimson divine flames had dimmed considerably, and dozens of deep wounds had appeared on his carapace. Some were cleaved by Hui Lie's holy light greatsword, some were pierced by Lin Yi's spacetime spear, and some were cracked by Shi Feng's fist imprint.

Its aura, which had initially been at its most violent peak, had shrunk to a point of obvious instability.

Under the combined attack of five, its divine power was consumed far more than it could be replenished, and its defeat was only a matter of time.

Kiramah was clearly aware of this as well.

The madness and anxiety in its compound eyes intensified, and its attempts to break through were repeatedly thwarted. The space was firmly locked by Lin Yi, and a forced breakthrough would only result in concentrated fire.

It could feel its divine power draining away like a floodgate being opened, every second.

If this continues, even without the opponent using lethal force, once its divine power drops below 30%, its ability to burn its divine power to fight to the death will be greatly reduced.

"Could it really come to that?" Kirama struggled deep within his soul.

Even if burning divine power can severely injure or even kill one or two opponents, one will be mostly crippled after leaving, requiring a long period of time and astronomical resources to recover.

But if he didn't burn, he would be extremely unwilling to be knocked out of the secret realm like this.

Another round of combined attacks.

Hui Lie's holy light greatsword and Shi Feng's fist imprint struck at the same time. Kirama tried his best to defend, but was shaken and staggered.

Lin Yi seized the opening and fired a shot into the crack on its flank, where a burst of silver-gray light flashed.

"Pfft!"

Carapace fragments mixed with dark red blood splattered out.

Kirama let out a painful howl, his divine power reserves instantly plummeting below the 40% warning threshold.

It finally stopped all its attacks, hovering in the broken asteroid belt, the surging bloody divine power around it slowly subsiding, leaving only a dim glow.

The fierce battlefield suddenly fell silent.

Luna, Huilie, Serira, and Shifeng also stopped fighting, forming a circle around it, and coldly stared at it.

Kirama slowly turned his ferocious head, his compound eyes scanning the five people one by one, finally settling on Lin Yi.

His gaze was filled with resentment, unwillingness, and a hint of dejection that was hard to conceal.

It didn't roar or howl; it just let out a low, hoarse sigh from deep in its throat.

"ho"

Then, it gave Lin Yi a deep, cold look, as if it wanted to etch Lin Yi's image into the depths of its soul.

Then Kiramah no longer hesitated, nor did he attempt any further negotiation or threats.

It directly triggered the life-saving mark granted by the rules of the secret realm.

hum!
A burst of dazzling seven-colored light suddenly erupted from its body, instantly forming a thick seven-colored light shield that completely enveloped it.

The whole process was swift and efficient, without any unnecessary delays.

A burst of seven-colored light flashed intensely.

Kiramana's figure, covered in dark red bone spikes, along with the protective aura, vanished without a trace.

In the starry sky, only its original floating position remains, now filled with numerous floating objects.

A dark red, menacing bone-spiked armor; a massive claw weapon radiating intense bloodlust and the power to tear apart laws; several strangely shaped, insect-shell-like storage containers; and scattered mineral crystals, energy clumps, and carapace materials of unidentified creatures, all shimmering with various colors.
All sorts of things drifted slowly in the void of the universe, like a small ocean of treasures.

The battle ended abruptly.

Lin Yi was slightly taken aback, seemingly not expecting the other party to be so "decisive".

He sensed the lingering fluctuations of the secret realm's teleportation within the space, glanced at the pile of floating treasures, and then a sneer curled at the corner of his mouth, "So he's just a coward who only talks tough."

"Ha ha!"

Shi Feng was the first to laugh out loud. He rubbed his still aching chest, a hidden injury left from when he was chased by Kirama earlier. "They screamed so loudly, burning their divine power and talking about fighting to the death, but in the end they didn't even dare to fight to the death and just ran away!"

Hui Lie's holy radiance subsided, and a smile appeared on his face: "These insects of the Eclipse Clan are quite protective of me."

Luna's cool lips curved slightly, she didn't speak, but her eyes softened considerably.

Serena breathed a sigh of relief, her emerald eyes filled with joy.

In fact, everyone had already prepared themselves mentally before taking action.

Facing a high-level deity at the peak who might burn their divine power to fight to the death, although the five of them have the advantage, it is very possible that someone will be knocked out of the secret realm during the melee and lose some of their gains.

After all, if the other party is truly willing to pay any price, it's not impossible for them to take one or two down with them.

Unexpectedly, this Eclipse God was all talk and no action, or rather, quite pragmatic.

After weighing the pros and cons, they found that the cost of fighting desperately far outweighed the gains and losses, so they did not hesitate to give up the resistance and chose to withdraw.

"That's good, it saves a lot of trouble, and," Hui Lie's gaze swept over the pile of floating objects in the void, his smile widening, "the harvest seems to be quite substantial."

Shi Feng spoke first, and he solemnly said to Lin Yi, Liu Na, and Hui Lie, "Thank you all for your help! If you hadn't arrived in time, I would probably be in grave danger today."

He nodded to Serena again, "Thank you also for contacting us for help in time."

With that, Shi Feng flipped his wrist, and three treasures appeared in his palm: a crystal that was entirely crimson and seemed to have magma flowing inside; a piece of dark gold metal that exuded a sharp, metallic aura; and a ball of light that was filled with pure life energy. "A small token of my appreciation, thank you all for your help. Please accept it."

Without much formality, the three of them reached out and took a treasure.

Then, everyone's attention returned to the main loot pile in Kirama.

Shi Feng immediately said, "I am the one who was rescued. It is already a great fortune that I was able to save my life and gain my own spoils. I will not participate in the distribution of this spoils."

Serena followed up with, "Me too. If it weren't for the three of you and Shi Feng coming to my aid, I would have been forced out of the secret realm long ago. My contribution in this battle was limited, and I won't participate in the distribution of the spoils." Lin Yi wasn't surprised by their statements, after all, they were the ones who had been rescued.

However, Lin Yi pondered for a moment and said, "The reason we were able to force Kirama to retreat without taking any damage this time was mainly because we had the advantage in numbers and formed an encirclement, which made it lose all hope and even the courage to fight to the death. If it were just me, Luna, and Huilie encountering it, it would be hard to say what the outcome would have been if it had really decided to burn its divine power. At least it wouldn't have been so easy."

His gaze swept over Luna and Huilie, and he continued, "Shifeng and Serena also contributed by holding back and wearing down the enemy in the early stages and then launching a coordinated attack in the later stages. That's all."

Lin Yi proposed a plan: "Of the spoils left behind by Kirama, Shi Feng and Serena, you each take 10%. Luna and Hui Lie, you each take 20%. I'll take 40%. How does that sound?"

This allocation plan takes into account the contributions, status, and past experiences of each party.

Lin Yi considered that as the core combat force, provider of spatial teleportation, and tactical commander, it was reasonable for him to take 40%. Luna and Huilie, as the other side of the joint operation, each took 20%.

Shi Feng and Serena, as the rescued side, also contributed to the assist, each earning a share.

Upon hearing this, Luna's cool and aloof expression remained calm as she nodded: "Okay."

Hui Lie readily agreed, "That makes sense, I have no objection."

Serena bowed slightly: "Thank you, Lord Lin Yi. Serena has no objection."

When Shi Feng saw Lin Yi set the distribution ratio as soon as he spoke, and directly stated that he would take 40% for himself, and the other three gods had no objections, he was immediately awed.

Shi Feng did not hesitate at all. He immediately said, "Shi Feng has no objection. Thank you for your consideration, Lord Lin Yi."

Lin Yi sensed Shi Feng's shocked gaze, looked at him, and smiled faintly: "Brother Shi Feng seems quite surprised?"

Shi Feng took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart, and said with a wry smile, "It's not just unexpected, Lord Lin Yi. I never imagined you had grown to such a level. I thought you were some reclusive, old-fashioned deity. My apologies, my apologies!"

Lin Yi waved his hand: "It's just an empty title. We're all comrades in this secret realm. Let's take stock of the treasures first."

“Yes, yes,” Shi Feng quickly replied.

He shared the same thought as Serira: the significance and future potential of a peerless genius who has risen to such heights in just ten thousand years are completely different.

The group began to take stock of Kirama's remains.

First and foremost are the two most conspicuous pieces of equipment: the dark red, ferocious bone-spur armor, and the enormous, bloodthirsty claw. The armor exudes powerful physical defense and divine resistance, while the claw contains terrifying fluctuations of law; both are top-tier masterpieces of high-level deities, and are extremely valuable.

Next were those insect-shell-shaped storage containers.

Lin Yi opened them one by one and scanned them with his divine sense.

Piles of rare divine metals and minerals, dozens of bottles of extremely high-grade divine power restoration and healing potions, some bone fragments recording the secret techniques of the Eclipse Clan, several pieces of slightly inferior but unique weapons and equipment, several complete sets of Eclipse Clan biological warships, and a large number of scattered unknown materials and energy crystals shimmering with various colors of light.

"Tsk tsk. Did he bring all his belongings with him?" Hui Lie scanned the area with his divine sense and assessed, "These supplies are worth at least one billion points in total."

A hint of joy flashed in Serira's and Shi Feng's eyes as well.

Even if they only take 10%, it's still a considerable fortune for them.

Lin Yi nodded and began distributing the materials according to the previously agreed-upon plan.

He first took out the two most valuable main equipment items, the dark red bone spike armor and the bloody claws, and then mixed all the remaining items together, roughly estimated the total value, and then divided them proportionally.

The process went very smoothly.

Lin Yi possessed powerful spiritual sense and precise mental calculations, allowing him to divide the data fairly and reasonably.

Shi Feng and Serena each received their share, which consisted of various supplies worth approximately 110 million points.

Luna and Huilie each received a share worth approximately 220 million points.

Lin Yi then took the armor, the claws, and the remaining supplies.

At this point, the main treasures have been distributed, and only some storage equipment for miscellaneous items remains in the void.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although the battle in the Frozen Starfield was thrilling but ultimately safe, the mental tension of facing a high-level deity on the verge of despair, roaring that he was ready to fight to the death, was real.

Now that the dust has settled and the gains have been substantial, the atmosphere has naturally eased.

Shi Feng and Serena exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of relief and gratitude in each other's eyes.

Each of them carefully stored their share of resources, including valuable divine minerals, recovery treasures, and some unknown materials from the Eclipse Clan, into their own storage equipment.

Luna remained aloof, her delicate hand waving lightly. Her share of the treasure transformed into a stream of emerald light and disappeared into an antique-looking rattan bracelet on her wrist. The bracelet's surface flashed with a faint light that vanished as if nothing had happened.

Hui Lie laughed heartily, and with a surge of holy light, he gathered up the mountain of supplies, each gleaming with a different color. He weighed the holy light greatsword in his hand, which temporarily replaced the damaged weapon, clearly quite satisfied with his gains.

All eyes turned to Lin Yi, or rather, to the two trophies floating in front of him—the dark red, ferocious bone spike armor and the enormous claw that exuded a strong bloody aura.

These two items were Kirama's main combat equipment, accounting for the majority of its total remaining value, and now belonged to Lin Yi.

Lin Yi, however, was not in a hurry to put away the two conspicuous treasures.

His fingertips were swirling with silver-gray spatial power as he gently stroked the cold, hard bone spikes on the dark red armor, then lightly touched the edge of the bloody claw, as if trying to sense the patterns of laws and the imprint of divine power contained within.

After a moment, he shook his head, seemingly slightly disappointed.

“The finest pieces of high-level deities are invaluable, whether for personal use, exchange, or dismantling for materials.”

Lin Yi raised his head, his gaze sweeping over his four companions who had just finished collecting the items and were looking at him. A smile appeared on his lips. "However, before that Eclipse Clan insect fled, it roared so loudly, offering 500 million points to buy its way through and burning its divine power to perish together with others. It was putting on a desperate show."

"I'd like to see if any of those bottles, jars, and odds and ends hidden in its storage space actually contain anything truly valuable that could make it lose its composure or even harbor such wishful thinking. It's fine if it's just bluffing, but if there really is something hidden, let's all take a look to avoid any unforeseen complications later."

Upon hearing this, Luna's eyes flickered slightly, Hui Lie raised an eyebrow, and Shi Feng and Serena also showed curiosity.

Indeed, Kirama's final blustering act contrasted sharply with his swift and decisive escape, and in retrospect, it felt somewhat abrupt.

"Lord Lin Yi's considerations are thorough." Shi Feng nodded in agreement.

"It's good to take a look," Hui Lie said with interest. "Maybe we can find some surprises. After all, he's an old-timer of the Eclipse Clan gods, so it's not surprising that he has some hidden treasures."

Although Luna and Serena did not speak, their eyes revealed tacit approval and attention.

Lin Yi said no more. With a thought, he took the insect-shell-shaped storage containers that he had previously roughly explored and which contained odds and ends into his hands.

The first insect shell container was opened, and what was poured out were mainly low-level energy crystals, various low-level cannon fodder insect eggs, and a bunch of random rule-comprehension treasures.

These things were of limited value to Lin Yi and his group.

The second container was opened, and a large amount of metals and minerals were poured out. Most of them shimmered with a dark or bloody luster. They were mainly metals of the Derivation Realm and Star Domain levels, such as "Corruption Abyss Crystals". These were resources that were relatively unique to the Corruption Clan's territory and certain specific dangerous places. The quantity was quite considerable, and they looked radiant when piled together.

However, while these are more precious than the previous one, they are neither unique nor secret.

The third container appears to be more cluttered.

Inside were dozens of weapons and equipment of varying quality and styles, but none of them were god-level, clearly not for Kirama's personal use. In addition, there were some sealed samples of Corruption biological tissue and several sets of Corruption biological warship power components.

These things may be useful for studying erosion groups or in specific situations, but they are not surprising.

After opening three containers in succession, these items did not seem sufficient to explain Kirama's unusually intense reaction at the last moment.

Shi Feng stroked his chin, then hesitated and said, "It looks like just ordinary junk?"

Hui Lie crossed his arms, his holy light slowly circulating around him, and laughed, "Perhaps we're overthinking it? That bug is just stubborn. When it couldn't scare us, it saw that the situation was against us and ran away faster than anyone else. This kind of thing is not uncommon."

Luna's cool face showed little expression; she simply said, "Not necessarily. There are still containers that haven't been checked."

Lin Yi remained calm and was not disappointed by the discovery before him.

He pointed his finger, and the fourth, and final, insect-shell-shaped storage container floated in front of everyone.

This container is slightly smaller than the previous three, but the dark red patterns on its outer shell are more intricate and complex, subtly forming a contracting sealing rune, and the energy fluctuations it emits are more restrained and obscure.

"This is the last one." Lin Yi said, as silver-gray spacetime power wrapped around the insect shell container like silk threads.

The interior of the container is divided into many small compartments of varying sizes, containing a wider variety of items in smaller quantities, making it look more like Kirama's personal collection of "odds and ends" or "special items".

Everyone probed with their divine senses to carefully discern the details.

Some strange insect eggs sealed in transparent crystals appear to be the eggs of some rare cosmic insects; several clumps of unidentified gelatinous life forms wrapped in divine power and slowly wriggling; a bundle of dark red hair bound with unknown animal sinew.

There were also several small medicine bottles labeled with the secret script of the Erosion Clan, containing an unknown liquid of strange color, as well as a bunch of oddities, bone fragments, dried plants, etc., which even the Xuanji Database could not fully identify at the moment.

Lin Yi took them out one by one, suspending them in the air for everyone to inspect.

Each item exudes a sense of strangeness or antiquity, clearly not ordinary; collecting them may require both luck and a discerning eye.

But that's all. They are more like the "collecting obsession" of a seasoned explorer. They may be priceless in certain fields or by certain researchers, but in terms of being "treasures" in the general sense, or "enough to make even the most powerful gods fight to the death," they seem to fall short.

Hui Lie shook his head: "The items are quite varied and rare, but to say that the eroding insects would be so reluctant to part with them is doubtful."

Shi Feng also gave a wry smile: "It seems we were overthinking it. This guy is just really rich, and he's heartbroken when he loses something. So he shouts loudly, but he knows very well what's going on. When he realized things were hopeless, he ran away faster than a shooting star."

Serena sighed softly, whether in disappointment or relief, it was hard to tell.

Lin Yi did not draw a conclusion immediately.

His divine sense, like the finest comb, swept over the removed fragments and the now empty insect shell container again and again.

The laws of spacetime endowed him with far more refined perception than ordinary divine sense, enabling him to detect the faintest ripples of energy and the most subtle structural anomalies.

Just when everyone was about to give up and think that Kirama was bluffing, Lin Yi's brows suddenly furrowed very slightly.

His gaze was fixed on an extremely hidden corner inside the insect shell container.

There was a subtle line that was almost imperceptible to the naked eye and ordinary divine sense. It blended perfectly with the natural shell pattern of the container itself. However, upon closer inspection, the trajectory of its energy flow had extremely slight discontinuities, like a cleverly hidden compartment.

Lin Yi remained silent for a moment.

Actually, he has two choices now.

First, if nothing is discovered, find an excuse to put away the container of miscellaneous items; no one will object. Then, find an opportunity to see what's inside for yourself. In short, it's about keeping it all for yourself.

Secondly, it can be pointed out directly.

"There's something else."

Without hesitation, Lin Yi chose to publish his discovery.

He believed that in the eternal life to come, character and a solid reputation are more important than temporary treasures.

(End of this chapter)