Zombie Marvel? Luckily, I'm Superman!

The Grandmaster has hosted countless tournaments throughout the universe, and he clearly sees the cohesion and faith of different races. Almost every race will protect its remaining members at any cost. This is a characteristic of the vast majority of life forms… except for those silicon-based life forms that are frighteningly rational.

This trait is even more evident in humans. Their spirit of dedication, sacrifice, and protection stands at the pinnacle of almost all life forms.

Even in different universes, would Lin Yi, as a human, really just stand by and watch his fellow human beings turn into dust in the universe? The Celestial Venerable didn't believe it.

But Lin Yi's next words stunned him.

"While I don't really care about the content of your threats, that doesn't mean just anyone can threaten me."

"Since you're threatening me, do you know what the consequences of threatening me will be?"

The Celestial Venerable's face darkened; these words sounded strangely familiar.

"What's the point of just drilling holes in a planet?" Lin Yi crossed his legs, a faint smile playing on his lips. "Don't you like playing games? How about I help you play an even bigger one?"

The Celestial Master frowned. "What do you mean?"

What Lin Yi said was beyond his expectations. He thought Lin Yi would compromise and agree to the deal. What kind of saga is this?

Lin Yi didn't answer, but instead extended his right hand, palm facing up.

The alternate dimension opened, and he pulled something out of it.

Basil Ronat's Rebooting the Universe Magic Circle.

When the magic circle appeared, it was only the size of a palm, like an exquisite nebula model with countless complex runes flowing through it.

Before anyone in the room could see the details clearly, Lin Yi gave a gentle push, and the magic array expanded instantly.

It grew larger in an instant and continued to expand. It passed through the ceiling of the room, through the buildings, through the atmosphere, and into the universe.

How big is this thing? It blocks out all the sunlight, like a black sun suddenly appearing in the sky. At the center of the magic circle is a rotating black vortex, turning the entire planet gray and white.

Countless glowing runes on it rotated slowly, each rotation emitting a heart-pounding fluctuation.

An aura of annihilation spread throughout the entire universe, and all living beings looked in this direction at that moment.

"This, this is..." The Grandmaster's hand holding the scepter trembled slightly. Despite his vast knowledge, he did not know what kind of magic array this was, but he could sense its power to destroy the entire universe.

"This is a magic circle to restart the universe. What do you think? Isn't it beautiful?" Lin Yi held a complete, miniature version of the restart magic circle of Basil Ronat in his hand. This was the key to remotely control the activation of the magic circle, a function that was inherent to the magic circle. However, Lin Yi had cast it directly in the universe last time and had not used it.

"Once the magic circle is activated, everything in the current universe will be reset, returning to its initial state. Life, civilization, planets, everything will start anew."

"Of course, drilling a hole in the universe is a piece of cake." Lin Yi looked at Gao Tianzun with a cold expression.

"You like playing games, right? I'll drill a hole in the universe for you, how about that?"

The Celestial Venerable stared at Lin Yi, trying to remain calm, but the aura of annihilation wouldn't dissipate: "You dare not! Activate it, and you will disappear along with the universe!"

"I can't, but you can try," Lin Yi said calmly. "You know I'm from another universe, so why can't I leave when the magic circle activates?"

The Celestial Master gripped his scepter tightly, his claws turning white: "We can sit down and talk again."

"Apologize!"

"What?"

"Was I not clear enough?" Lin Yi toyed with the "key" in his hand, his eyes unusually cold.

"I apologize, I'm very sorry for my previous threatening behavior..."

With his head slightly lowered, the Celestial Venerable gritted his teeth in hatred, but he dared not gamble now, daring not to gamble on whether Lin Yi would really activate the magic array.

Once that magic circle is activated, everything he has—his game empire, the countless treasures he has collected, and even his long life—will be reduced to nothing. Even if he manages to survive the reboot thanks to his omnipotence, he will still lose everything.

As for escaping to other universes, it's not that he can't do it, but he has been planning for so many years to gain the ability to control the entire universe. His control depends on a fixed universe. If he escapes to other universes, he will lose his power.

Those two bastards, why didn't they tell Lin Yi that he had such a thing!

"Now, can we talk?" The Celestial Venerable's voice trembled, not from fear, but from frustration.

"Want to chat? Sure." Lin Yi's lips curled up. "You were the one setting the conditions just now, now it's my turn."

"If you want me to stop the magic circle, grant me three requests."

"First, Blue Star has safely withdrawn from the competition, and Blue Star will no longer be involved in any future competitions."

"Second, tell me why you want that gem, tell the truth."

"Third... tell me, where are those two 'things' in your universe hiding?"

The Celestial Master's pupils contracted. "How did you know they were here?"

Lin Yi sneered, "Fool. Even if I didn't know, after trying to trick you like this, your reaction is like trying to hide something obvious."

"I not only know they exist in this universe, but I also know they're connected to you," Lin Yi said. "I'm curious, what kind of deal did you two make?"

Upon hearing this, Gao Tianzun's cheek twitched almost imperceptibly, and Lin Yi knew that he had tricked him again.

The Celestial Venerable remained silent. He looked at Lin Yi, then at the magic array outside the window, his mind rapidly weighing the options.

On one hand, there's the restart array that would destroy the entire universe; on the other, there's offending those two beings. He doesn't want to choose either. Those two beings also possess the power to destroy worlds, but due to the rules, they cannot directly destroy the universe; they will most likely leave behind a cosmic virus.

But compared to destroying the entire universe, a cosmic virus seems more acceptable; at least there's room for struggle, isn't there?

Moreover, the two sides are enemies, and he originally thought that Lin Yi would be in a one-sided situation when facing those two beings.

But looking at what Lin Yi had taken out, and recalling the information revealed by the two beings who had specifically instructed him to expel Lin Yi, he understood. He hadn't thought much about it before, but now he realized that those two beings didn't want to confront Lin Yi. Did that mean that Lin Yi could handle them?

"Okay..." The Celestial Venerable took a deep breath and uttered a single word with difficulty.

The fact that neither of those two entities had appeared despite the array operating for so long further confirmed his suspicion: those two dared not or could not confront Lin Yi at this moment. His only option was to compromise.

"I agree to your terms. Blue Star has been safely removed and will never appear in my game again."

"As for that gem," he paused, "those two beings told me that it was very important to them and asked me to find a way to get my hands on it."

"When did they appear in your universe?" Lin Yi asked again.

The Grandmaster thought for a moment, "About seven hundred years ago. They approached me and proposed a collaboration. They would help me perfect the game system and control... the entire universe. In exchange, I allowed them to 'observe' the universe and help them collect some things..."