Swallowing the Stars: Speedrun with Card Draws, Dominating Destiny

Chapter 188 Inspiration for "Wanbaohe"

Lin Yi stroked the dark blue Thousand Treasures River Robe in his palm. The rhythm of the laws flowing on it was still mesmerizing, but an invisible pressure also followed.

The path of the Lord of the Universe is fraught with peril!

Each small step forward is like crossing a cosmic chasm! It requires not only massive resources, but also an almost demanding depth of understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe and unimaginable time accumulation! This is why, when Lin Yi took out the "Life Pill" that could directly improve the level of life genes and greatly shorten the process of strength leap, even an existence like the Lord of Chaos City was shaken and did not hesitate to try to win him over at all costs!

This elixir is the shortcut to breaking the ironclad laws of the universe!

Lin Yi had absolute confidence in his talent! Possessing the "Reincarnation Sword Manual," possessing the "Map of Mountains and Rivers," and with his soul perception honed to the extreme by his perfect genetic level—he was confident that one day he would reach the pinnacle of the universe!

However, confidence is one thing, reality is another.

The distance that needs to be traversed from the current strength to the level of a third-order universe master who is strong enough to truly establish himself in the original universe and have sufficient power to protect himself is by no means something that can be accomplished overnight.

This is a period of vacuum!

It's frustrating to have a treasure trove of resources but be unable to use them.

In addition, he has hundreds of thousands of purple cards, which are of the ordinary treasure level. If he can imitate the Thousand Treasures River and melt and reassemble them into a Wanbao River that integrates offense and defense and whose power is comparable to the peak treasure level, it will become a great asset for him during this vacuum period!

"The two core challenges in refining the Myriad Treasures River —"

Lin Yi's consciousness, like a sophisticated cosmic optical brain, rapidly deduced: "First: Will Condensation!"

"This requires at least the vast will of a Universe Lord (fifth rank)! My 'Reincarnation Sword Manual' has already reached the sixth level of Sword Intent Penetrating the Netherworld," and if I can break through to the eighth level of "Sword Transformation into a Galaxy," my will will naturally rise accordingly, enough to meet the threshold for solidifying into condensed threads!"

Improving one's will is as difficult as ascending to heaven! But for Lin Yi, who possesses the supreme will inheritance of the "Reincarnation Sword Manual" and whose soul origin is constantly tempered by the perfect genetic level, this is not an insurmountable chasm! What he lacks is only the time to immerse his entire mind in the sword manual and undergo life-and-death trials!

Secondly—

Lin Yi's gaze swept over the inconspicuous ring on his finger, whose inner space contained hundreds of thousands of supreme-grade weapons, armor, and rare artifacts of various shapes and vastly different law attributes—

"Master every core secret pattern of these tens of thousands of treasures! Understand their fundamental laws and characteristics! Precisely control their energy flow! And find the unique energy pathway that can perfectly couple them together in a 'mutually generating and mutually restraining' manner!"

This is a truly massive project!

For him, comprehending the core runes of an ordinary treasure would only take a little time and effort.

but----

Mastering ten thousand secret runes?

They also need to be perfectly coupled together one by one, which takes time —

These will be numbers calculated in epochs!

Several eras? Even longer!

"Several eras—" Lin Yi frowned.

The significance of Wanbaohe lies in its ability to quickly form combat capability and make up for the shortcomings during the vacuum period!

If it takes such a long time to decipher the secret patterns and deduce the diagrams—wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?!

In that time, with his own foundation and the "Reincarnation Sword Manual," he might have already broken through to the third-order Universe Lord, or even higher! At that time, the allure of Wanbao River will be greatly diminished!

"Should I have the Three Pure Ones' avatars assist in my comprehension?" The thought flashed through my mind but was immediately dismissed. "The avatars share the same origin as my consciousness, so the combined efficiency is limited. In fact, it would slow down the life-and-death trials of the 'Reincarnation Sword Manual'!"

Moreover, even if the Three Pure Ones' clones helped him comprehend the secret runes, it would only increase the time by several times, still not meeting the conditions of his plan.

He caressed the cool, silky surface of the Qianbao River, as if touching a key to supreme power.

"Refining the Myriad Treasures River is beyond my capabilities; it is truly a matter of utmost urgency."

"Does this mean we really have to give up on this shortcut?"

An indescribable sense of entanglement and resentment welled up in my heart.

Having witnessed the wonders of the Thousand Treasures River, he knew all too well the terrifying boost a custom-made Myriad Treasures River could provide to explosive combat power!

Moreover, he genuinely liked this kind of composite treasure.

Just then—

His own light unconsciously swept across the edge of the divine kingdom's continent! That enormous island, separated and carved out, with a diameter of tens of millions of kilometers!

At the heart of the island, a colossal amethyst hive, stretching 300,000 kilometers in height, flowing with dark golden runes and radiating an immense spiritual pressure, stands like an ancient demonic mountain! This is the Zerg hive where Elisa resides!

Around the mother nest, hundreds of Dragonfire Insect royal warriors, each over a hundred kilometers tall, covered in dark gold lava scales and exuding a terrifying aura of a high-level Universe Judge, were undergoing brutal combat training according to combat procedures! Roars tore through space, and energy storms swept across the island!

"Longtan Flame Insect Legion — Zerg —" Lin Yi's gaze was fixed on the majestic mother hive, and it was as if a chaotic lightning bolt suddenly cleaved through the fog in his mind!

"Soul Worm!"

A word he had almost forgotten was suddenly illuminated like a silent star!

Soul-Spirit Insects!

Besides the combat Zerg, the Zerg Queen is another special support unit that she breeds!

They take the form of pure, dark blue energy, seemingly ethereal and illusory, existing between matter and soul!

They themselves have almost no physical attack or defense capabilities!

But their sole reason for existence —

It is deeply bound to the core of the Queen Mother's soul, like billions of invisible soul tentacles, infinitely amplifying and extending the strength and range of the Queen Mother's soul attacks!

They are the Zerg Queen's natural, evolving, and unique soul-enhancing treasures!

"Elisa!" Lin Yi's thought struck like a thunderbolt, instantly piercing through spatial distance!

hum!

The massive island housing the Zerg hive, along with Alyssa and the Dragontan Flamebug Legion, was entirely transported to the summit of the sacred mountain! The spatial shift happened in an instant!

Elisa, who was in the core of the mother nest nurturing a new batch of Dragon Tan Fire Insect royalty, was instantly awakened by this irresistible spatial force!

Swish!

A graceful figure shot out from the core of the mother nest like a streak of light, landing lightly in front of Lin Yi. Her purple-gold star-like eyes held a hint of bewilderment at being disturbed, but also absolute obedience and respect: "Master."

Lin Yi's gaze burned intensely, like two miniature, burning stars, fixed on Alyssa: "Your soul worms—besides amplifying soul attacks—"

With a thought, a sword-like treasure, its entire body flowing with crimson flames and engraved with intricate runes, floated in front of Elisa.

"Could they—decipher the core runes of this supreme treasure?!"