Swallowing the Stars: Speedrun with Card Draws, Dominating Destiny

Chapter 195 Planning, The River of Fortune

The Realm Lord kills those who are granted titles!

What an incredibly demanding and despair-inducing threshold!

But this is Lin Yi's bottom line for accepting disciples!

Like green peaks and bright moon.

Lin Yi admitted that his standards for accepting disciples were much higher than those of the Chaos City Lord.

Watching Su Xin and Yang Chi transform into two streaks of light and disappear into the teleportation halo of their exclusive dimension, Lin Yi glanced at the bewildered Qi Yun, and the gentle smile on his face gradually faded, turning into a deep and profound contemplation.

His mind stirred slightly.

hum!

A dazzling radiance poured forth from the card pack space deep within his soul! Hundreds of thousands of green and blue cards, as if imbued with life, coalesced within the temple into small mountains of resources shimmering with various colored lights! Rare ores flowed with elemental luster, exotic herbs exuded the fragrance of life, and energy crystals contained boundless essence—the variety and quantity of which were enough to drive even an immortal king mad!

"Qi Yun," Lin Yi's solemn voice resounded directly in Qi Yun's mind, "all these resources are for the Earth race."

A talent development program.

I want you—at any cost!

"To transform Earth into a cradle surpassing even the sacred sites and holy lands of the Ganwu Universe Kingdom!"

Beyond the sacred grounds of the Qianwu Dojo?

Qi Yun was slightly moved. This was no ordinary difficulty; it was a sacred place built with the power of an entire universe.

Now, his master wants him and the China Chamber of Commerce behind him to transform Earth into a sacred place that surpasses this behemoth. How could he not be shocked?

But he quickly bowed and accepted the order, saying, "Yes! I will certainly not fail my master's trust!"

Qi Yun left with his spatial ring laden with treasures.

The temple fell silent once more, with only the chaotic currents flowing silently.

Lin Yi sat upright on the Star Throne, his fingertips unconsciously tracing the cold edge of the innate treasure "Map of Mountains and Rivers" that floated at the core of his soul.

After a century of seclusion, the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" had become even more deeply integrated with his soul! Through this supreme treasure containing the Dao of the universe, the veil of "luck" that was originally ethereal and elusive seemed to be quietly lifted before his eyes!

"Fortune—is not water without roots—"

Deep within Lin Yi's pupils, it seemed as if invisible "threads" traversed the universe, connecting countless human beings.

"On the battlefield beyond the realms, bestow pills upon all races, aiding their Venerable Ones in their breakthroughs—"

"But—the fortune I've gained—all originates from the human race?"

A cold and clear deduction swept through his mind like a cosmic chill!

"Those 5000 Four-Pattern Reversal Pills benefited countless alien races, yet they failed to reap even a single trace of their fortune!"

"Only when the strong of my human race break through, feel gratitude, or show reverence—does a trickle of fortune gather upon me!"

"This fortune—is not derived from the original source of the universe—"

"It is—a transfer of part of the group's own destiny!"

"Like—the diversion of the primordial blood!"

This realization sent an unprecedented sense of unease through Lin Yi's heart!

"Now, the tens or even hundreds of millions of units of luck I absorb are perhaps just a tiny hair on the back of a giant ox, utterly insignificant to the vast human race, which is as boundless as the sea of ​​stars!"

"But—if this continues?"

"What if I were to absorb a billion? A hundred billion? A trillion? Or even—attempt to shake the very foundation of that human race's destiny?"

Lin Yi's gaze seemed to pierce through the barriers of time and space, and he saw the vast and boundless "Sea of ​​Destiny" that shrouded the human race's territory in the darkness!

Deep within that sea, there seems to lie a dormant warning line, representing the will of the cosmic race!

"The sea of ​​fortune has its limits! How can it allow me to take and demand without limit?"

"Once I've 'plundered' the clan's fortune to the brink of danger—the primordial cosmic will will retract the river of fortune—"

"At that time—the difficulty for me to reap the rewards of good fortune—will likely be as insurmountable as climbing an insurmountable chasm!"

This is by no means an unfounded worry!

This is his cruel prediction of the future, based on his mastery of the "Map of Mountains and Rivers" and his insight into the trends of fortune!

"To create a new—exclusive source of fortune—is imperative!"

Lin Yi's gaze suddenly sharpened!

"Humanity on Earth—the perfect fit!"

They are the people that Lin Yi personally pulled out of the apocalypse, protected, and nurtured with all his might!

Bloodline, culture, faith—all are deeply intertwined with him!

In a sense, they are Lin Yi's most trusted "seed nursery"!

"Su Xin, Yang Chi—" Lin Yi's thoughts swept over the two departing soul imprints that carried his hopes, "They are the first batch of 'experimental seeds' marked in this 'nursery'!"

"Natural Growth — Realm Lord — Immortality —"

"Can you truly bring forth good fortune for me?"

This is an unknown gamble!

If not—he would have to find another way, embarking on a more dangerous and unknown path to seize fortune!

Fortunately————

"Worries about the future are just that—worries!" Lin Yi's mind returned to clarity. "Right now—the fortune harvested from the human race—is already vast enough!"

He stood up and his gaze swept over the temple that held his century-long legacy.

As his fingertips brushed against the mysterious white robe he wore, which flowed with starlight and seemed to be woven from billions of stars, a genuine smile of satisfaction bloomed on his lips.

Wanbao River——First completed!

This creation, which took a century to complete and embodies his hard work and the wisdom of the Soul Insect Legion, is a masterpiece!

Although its form is still an ordinary white robe, its interior space has transformed into a miniature universe flowing with tens of thousands of "stars"! Each "star" is the true form of a treasure whose secret patterns have been thoroughly understood by the Soul Spirit Insect Legion!

They were forcibly connected and anchored by Lin Yi using his initial grasp of the Chaos City Lord's "law coupling" concept, supplemented by his own powerful threads of will!

Although the energy pathways of mutual generation and restraint are still in their infancy, the amplification of power resonance is still in the exploratory stage.

but!

A terrifying power, far surpassing that of a single top-tier treasure, has already been gestating and dormant within this nascent form of myriad treasures!

The most crucial thing is—consumption!

"The divine power required to activate the nascent Wanbao River is more than ten times less than that required to activate a top-tier treasure alone!" Lin Yi felt a surge of pride as he experienced the incredibly smooth and effortless energy connection between his surging divine power and the Wanbao River.

His divine power serves more as a fuse to ignite the entire "Wanbao Galaxy" than as an engine to propel a single giant wheel!

"Its power—currently only equivalent to a common top-tier treasure, far inferior to the City Lord's Thousand Treasures River, forged through countless trials, and certainly not reaching the pinnacle of treasures—" Lin Yi lightly stroked his sleeve, starlight flowing within. "But—it's merely—a starting point!"

A century of accumulation has yielded far more than this!

The seventh stage of the "Sword Intent Reaching the Netherworld" in the "Sword Manual of Reincarnation" has long been perfected! Through countless reincarnations and trials, the soul and will have broken through the shackles and officially stepped into the level of the Lord of the Universe! Vast as the sea of ​​stars, as resilient as divine metal!

Paired with the custom-designed "Wanbaohe" (a brand of cigarettes), Lin Yi confidently asserted, "The top cosmic overlord—is not invincible!"