Swallowing the Stars: Speedrun with Card Draws, Dominating Destiny

Chapter 199 Incarnation, and the Powerful Figures Who Came to the Door

The treacherous Empress's purple mist swayed slightly, revealing her pair of purple star-like eyes that seemed to pierce through the soul. With a hint of languid cunning and control, she said, "You two—why the rush?"

"The prey has already come into view—"

"But how can we be sure this is the target?"

Her words, like cold, venomous snakes, instantly burrowed into the core of the consciousness of the Sirius Overlord and the Entropy Domain Lord!

Sirius Overlord's killing intent suddenly froze!

Even the data torrent within the Entropy Domain Lord's core showed barely perceptible fluctuations!

substitute? !

Yes!

How could the human race's high command not know Lin Yi's importance? How could they allow him to be exposed without any protection? They would create a powerful...

The possibility that a decoy with enough aura to fool a fisherman is far from zero!

If the three of them were to burn their very essence, or even use their ultimate trump card in a desperate fight—

The final target—was an insignificant substitute puppet—

That loss—

The Sirius Overlord considered the astronomical price his clan had paid—a price equivalent to emptying an entire royal treasury—and the potential devastating blow to his own standing within the clan.

The core of the entropy domain lord rapidly calculated the strategic losses caused by the "accidental killing" and the "major failure" judgment in its individual logical circuits —

A chilling coldness instantly overwhelmed the boiling killing intent and absolute rationality!

"What the Queen Mother says is absolutely right!" The Sirius Overlord let out a low growl, forcibly suppressing his impulse.

The data stream of the Entropy Domain Lord also resumed its cold operation:

[Logic Correction: Target identity verification is now the highest priority! Risk assessment of mistakenly killing a double: Catastrophic! Action threshold raised to: 99.999% confirmation rate!]

The three fell silent again.

But this silence was not simply a matter of waiting; it was the use of the vast and boundless dark intelligence network of the clan behind him to begin confirming Lin Yi's identity!

Amidst their lively conversation, a gentle ripple spread across the starlit void.

A bald man dressed in a fiery red, ancient robe, exuding a profound and weighty aura of laws and principles, appeared gracefully. He was none other than Venerable Guiyi, who had served the Lord of Chaos City for countless eons and enjoyed the Lord's deep trust!

"Greetings, Venerable Guiyi!"

"Greetings, Venerable One!"

The three, the ruler of Qianwu Kingdom, the Nine Swords Venerable, and the Fire Erosion Venerable, had slightly solemn expressions and quickly stood up, bowing in respect.

His attitude was extremely respectful.

Although Venerable Guiyi bears the title of "Venerable," he is already a renowned cosmic overlord!

Their strength and status were comparable to Lin Yi's! They could relax a bit when facing Lin Yi because of their old friendship, but none of them dared to be the slightest bit negligent in front of this powerful figure who had been by the side of the Chaos City Lord for many years and was in charge of many core affairs of the Virtual Universe Company!

With piercing eyes, Venerable Guiyi nodded slightly to the three of them and walked straight towards the core area where Lin Yi was without pausing.

He was always decisive and efficient. His gaze locked onto Lin Yi, and he got straight to the point, his voice loud and direct: "Junior Brother Lin Yi, you probably already know why I'm here."

His robe sleeves trembled slightly, and an invisible spatial ripple spread out, revealing a longsword-shaped treasure that suddenly appeared and hovered above them.

Before me, radiating the brilliance of a supreme treasure, stood a statue. "Give me one hundred Four-Pattern Reversal Pills!"

"My reward," Venerable Guiyi said with piercing eyes, "I will offer this supreme treasure as payment!"

Venerable Guiyi and Lin Yi were already very familiar with each other. Although Lin Yi had not become a disciple of the Lord of Chaos City, the two addressed each other as fellow disciples in private.

Therefore, Venerable Guiyi spoke directly and without beating around the bush.

"hiss!!!"

Before he finished speaking, the three people standing next to him—the Qianwu Kingdom Lord, the Nine Swords Venerable, and the Fire Erosion Venerable—all gasped in shock!

His pupils contracted instantly!

A hundred?!

They racked their brains and mustered their courage, all for a mere one! But this Venerable Guiyi opened his mouth—and asked for a whole hundred?!

This is quite a feat—truly befitting the grandeur of a cosmic overlord!

A supreme treasure?!

A genuine look of surprise flashed across Lin Yi's eyes.

High-level treasures were plentiful in his card pack, so they were nothing special.

However, for a cosmic overlord like Venerable Guiyi, a high-level treasure that fits his own laws and integrates offense and defense is definitely his main weapon and the core reliance for him to roam the cosmic sea and suppress powerful enemies!

Its value far surpasses that of ordinary treasures!

Even the most precious Four-Pattern Reversal Pill is useless to a powerhouse of Venerable Guiyi's level.

He paid such a price—

What is the request?

It goes without saying that this must be a mass effort by his trusted confidants, disciples, or core geniuses of his clan to break through to the Venerable Realm!

Lin Yi could understand his feelings to some extent.

This courage and sense of responsibility impressed even Lin Yi.

"Senior Brother Guiyi." Lin Yi stood up with a smile, naturally leading Venerable Guiyi to sit down beside him, and then waved his hand to indicate that the slightly embarrassed Jiu Jian and the others did not need to stand on ceremony.

He personally picked up the jade pot on the table, which was shimmering with warm starlight, filled it with a cup of amber liquid that exuded a strange fragrance of herbs and trees, and handed it over.

"Try this tea. It's a new concoction from the Chamber of Commerce, called 'Soothing Tea.' Made from the leaves of a special spiritual plant, it has the effect of refreshing the mind and slightly strengthening the spirit." The main ingredient of this tea is the leaf of the rare "Spirit Cloud Tree" from Lanca, and its effects are extraordinary.

Venerable Guiyi had a close relationship with Lin Yi and knew that Lin Yi often possessed rare treasures. Without refusing, he accepted the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"The warm tea soup went down into my stomach with a gulp, and an indescribable coolness, like a gentle stream, instantly rushed to the source of my soul!"

Although it lacks a sense of grandeur and magnificence, it is like the sweet rain of early spring, washing away the dust and invigorating the spirit, dispelling some of the weariness from the depths of the soul.

"Excellent tea!" Venerable Guiyi's eyes brightened slightly as he praised it. He then set down his teacup and turned his gaze solemnly to Lin Yi again: "Junior Brother Lin, do you grant my request? One high-grade treasure in exchange for one hundred Reversal Pills!"

Lin Yi's hand holding the teapot paused slightly in mid-air.

He paused for a moment, but the gentle smile on his face did not diminish at all; instead, it became even more profound.

"My senior brother has asked me for a favor—"

Lin Yi's voice was clear and sincere: "Junior brother—how could I not agree?"

A relieved smile immediately appeared on Venerable Guiyi's face, and he was about to speak to finalize the details of the transaction.

But Lin Yi abruptly changed the subject, speaking with an unbelievable nonchalance: "Senior Brother, you may take these hundred Four-Pattern Reversal Pills!"

His gaze swept over Venerable Guiyi, then over the envious faces of Nine Swords, Erosion Fire, and Qianwu, his voice calm yet resounding: "As for that high-grade treasure—"

Lin Yi gently put down the jade pot, as if he were talking about a trivial matter: "Let's just forget about it."

hum! ! !

It was like a thunderclap exploding deep within everyone's souls!

The ruler of the Qianwu Kingdom trembled as he held the teacup, spilling a few drops of amber-colored tea!