Purification Island, at the crystal.

Lin Yi glanced at everyone.

"I think my investment in this war should be compensated. No one can deny that I spent a fortune to win, right?"

"Haha! I knew you would bring this up!"

The Beastman Lord Terghai laughed heartily, paused for a moment, and then continued.

"We've already discussed it. Besides the seventy-thirty split, we're willing to distribute the spoils' allocation rights to you. Just take what you need!"

Lin Yi nodded, very satisfied.

The disagreement over spoils often isn't about the ratio, but about the choice of items.

After all, everyone wants to get the good things that are useful to them. Some items, though precious, aren't practically applicable...

Lin Yi planned to pick four boxes.

The Beastman Lord then ordered his men to bring the remaining two boxes before him.

Teruo opened the two boxes and took out two small blocks, with undisguised joy on his face.

He placed the blocks into Terghai's hand.

After reading the item's description, the Beastman Lord couldn't help but laugh in delight.

Lin Yi stroked his chin and also took a small metal block from his own box.

They looked somewhat similar to the Space-Time Filters he had obtained from previous tasks.

The only difference was the runes engraved and their colors.

The Space-Time Filters had white runes engraved on them.

But the runes on these blocks were all purple, except one which was red.

[Space-Time Sail, Level 1]

This is a unique device, unavailable in stores, and can only be obtained from treasure chests.

Once installed, this sail can increase the shelter's movement speed and allow adjustments to its speed and direction.

Note: The shelter's maximum speed depends on its size. When the shelter area reaches 3 million square yards, the sail's effect will decrease.

Maximum Speed: 5 space-time units per hour.

Cost to upgrade to Level 2: 20 million Coins.

[Dome, Level 1]

This is a unique device, unavailable in stores, and can only be obtained from treasure chests.

Once activated, it can hide the light emitted by the shelter's life energy.

Maximum Space-Time Detection Reduction Value: 5000.

Cost to upgrade to Level 2: 50 million Coins.

[Space-Time Harpoon, Level 1]

This is a unique device, unavailable in stores, and can only be obtained from treasure chests.

An auxiliary device for Space-Time Fishing and hunting, it can be used to capture shards.

Cost to upgrade to Level 2: 10 million Coins.

Maximum Range: 10 space-time units.

Effective Range: 5 space-time units.

[Heart of the World]

A special item.

[Can be used to create a real world!]

"Wait... a real world? Shelter, what does this mean?"

After reading the brief description of what might be an extremely valuable item, Lin Yi was quite surprised.

[It can be used to create a world!]

"I need more details!!"

[The current shelter can already evolve into a real world, but if you want to waste such a precious item to speed up the process, then so be it!]

"I've long noticed that if you advise me not to do something, it means that's precisely what I should do! What will happen if I use this device?"

[Once you use the Heart of the World, the shelter will gain another life energy source, but transforming into a real world will require vast resources and energy.]

"I see. So this means if my world is destroyed, the shelter won't lose life energy, so it won't turn into an ordinary shard, right?"

[Correct, however, its Space-Time Detection Level will increase severalfold!]

"But that's no longer a problem, right?"

Lin Yi spun the Dome Block in his hand.

This gadget can hide the light emitted by the shelter's life energy...

At this moment, Teruo came over.

"If you're debating with the 'gods', you must have discovered something good!"

"Hehe, then let me show you!"

Lin Yi said, handing the block containing the Heart of the World to the old Shaman.

With each heartbeat, the expression of the old Beastman changed dramatically.

He broke into a cold sweat, his legs turning weak, almost falling.

"This is... unbelievable! Can I show it to my lord?" His limbs trembled.

Lin Yi nodded.

The old Shaman handed the block to the injured Beastman Lord, and after Terghai read the item's description, he handed the block back to Lin Yi.

"You must use it immediately! Having such a priceless treasure is too dangerous!"

"...But isn't using it also dangerous?"

"I'm afraid if you don't use it, even we might be tempted by the desire to possess it. Please don't test us!"

The old Shaman sighed, fixating his gaze on the block.

"Every species living in the Sea of Space-Time dreams of revitalizing their home planet!"

"...What if I sell it to you?"

"Then you would destroy us, because we could never take such a treasure back to our world! Moreover, we have nothing to offer in return—even if we gave you every Ark of our race, including everything within, it wouldn't be enough!"

"I understand."

Lin Yi said, summoning his "Dagger".

He mounted his motorcycle, rose two meters into the air, and then flew out of the canyon.

After reaching relatively flat ground, he switched to driving mode, moving faster.

He arrived at the center of the shelter.

"Alright, let's begin."

The block appeared in Lin Yi's hand, activating it.

All the information needed to use this block had already been ingrained in his mind, so he knew what to do.

A rock emerged from the block.

"It even requires my own blood, damned it!"

Lin Yi cut his palm and touched the stone, but nothing happened.

However, when he tried to pull his hand away, he found it felt stuck to the stone.

Then he began to feel weak.

The stone was crazily absorbing his blood!

A few seconds later, the stone released his hand and started to heat up, rising three meters into the air, becoming scorching hot, and then transforming into something like magma.

A few more seconds passed.

The stone turned into a magma ball.

[Creator of this world… protect me… as I grow…]

A voice suddenly echoed in Lin Yi's mind.

It wasn't a human voice, nor quite like a Beastman, it was an inexplicable, hard-to-understand sound…

"Heh, as if I have a choice."

[There always… is a choice…]

"You're wrong, my friend." Lin Yi shook his head.

[I… am wrong?]

"Of course, you're wrong. Any choice that leads to financial loss isn't a choice; that's bullshit!

There's only one choice: to move forward, stepping over piles of corpses, stepping over anyone who blocks my path!"

Lin Yi chuckled, and in response, the "thing" laughed loudly as well.

[Creator of this world… I like you!]

The voice said, and then it suddenly unfolded like a coiled snake and drilled into the ground.

[Attention: Shelter has obtained a Heart of the World, complete fusion will take two months!]

[Attention: Fusion of the Heart of the World will consume a large amount of life energy!]

[Space-Time Detection Level has increased by 3000 units!]

"Oh no!" Lin Yi shouted, immediately taking out another block.

After reading the instructions, he installed a Level 1 Dome.

It turned out to be a device that looked like a lightning rod, installed on the top of a pyramid.

The pyramid was about one meter high, four meters wide at the base, and made of a solid piece of gray-black stone.

It was covered with glowing blue rune patterns.

Unlike the Space-Time Beacons, these patterns were more intricate, with more lines.

In the middle of the pyramid, there was a ten-meter-high silver metal tower, the top of which was slightly twisted, like a corkscrew.

Inside the pyramid, there were ten slots for inserting Level 2 Energy Cores, and four for Level 3 Energy Cores.

Lin Yi currently installed ten Level 2 Energy Cores.

The device activated, and an energy beam shot from the metal tower into the sky.

"Now then…"

Just as Lin Yi was about to go to the Space-Time Beacon to see if the Dome was effective.

The system started sending him a series of new messages.

[Attention: The Heart of the World is attempting to connect to Earth, performing DNA key verification!]

[DNA key match confirmed!]

[Access granted!]

[Attention: The Heart of the World has intercepted the flow of life energy being drawn from Earth. The destruction process of Earth has been delayed, and the number of access points has decreased!]

[The Heart of the World will complete fusion in four days, Space-Time Detection Level has increased to 4000 units!]

"Damn you…!"

Lin Yi shouted as he ran towards the beacon. Upon entering the beacon, he looked toward the Shelter, and was nearly blinded.

His little patch of land was so dazzlingly bright that he could even see the floating little fragments nearby…

"I need to get out of here quickly… but first… where's my reward for completing that task?"

[You have completed the task!]

[As a reward, your Shelter has gained 80,000 Experience Points and a jewelry box containing a reward!]

A gold box adorned with precious gemstones suddenly appeared in Lin Yi's hand.

He opened the box and found a piece of paper inside.

[Treasure Map!]

Showing an access point to a planet being devoured by the system. Coordinates: Region X326/Y-153/Z153, Point X30/Y389/Z369.

"I'll *damn* you!" Lin Yi swore, cursing in every Chinese profanity he knew…

~~~~~~

Not long ago, in a massive cave lit only by fire pits and torches, a giant creature awakened.

It looked like a fusion of an ant and a spider.

The creature roared and twitched, but was tightly bound by metal chains.

Around it, a multitude of humanoid beings busied about, running back and forth. There were many of them, seemingly highly excited and pleased about something.

~~~~~~

On a tall green mountain, there was a building that highly resembled an ancient temple.

Kneeling in front of a giant statue of a strange creature was a monkey, or more precisely, a being that looked a lot like a monkey.

It wore a white cloak and a delicate headdress adorned with priceless gemstones.

This creature had been praying to the statue for several days, but now its ears suddenly twitched and it jumped up.

The creature bowed to the statue, then ran out of the temple, rushing down the hillside.

It leaped lightly from one rock to another, covering dozens of yards with each jump.

It quickly arrived at the foot of the mountain, where there was a place resembling a training ground.

Thousands of monkey-like creatures were there, performing movements somewhat akin to kungfu.

~~~~~~

In a hall of an ancient castle, the walls were decorated with lavish paintings and embroideries.

A tall man dressed in black was walking along a gilded carpet.

In one hand he held a massive helmet, and in the other a sealed scroll. His blue face was extremely serious, his red eyes contemplative.

After passing through several doors and numerous guards, he finally arrived at a vast throne room. At the end of the hall was a throne, with thirty steps leading up to it.

An elderly man with a firm face and gray hair, wearing a crown, sat quietly on the golden throne. He was dressed in golden robes, appearing both majestic and intimidating.

"Your Majesty! The oracle has brought important news!" The armored man said, kneeling on one knee.

Then, he handed the scroll to a servant, who passed it to the King.

After reading the message, the King seemed quite delighted.

"Hamir." The King stood up.

"Your Majesty!" The warrior also stood to respond.

"Summon the lords. We are going to war! We shall feast on fresh blood!" The satisfied King bared his sharp teeth and declared…

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