Cosmic Trading System

"Excellent! It was worth losing the Heavenly-luck Flower, this is indeed a fortunate day for Mingdu. You all must deal with this Golden Beast properly, it must be taken down!" Mingdu laughed out loud.

At that moment, the pain seemed to dissipate from his severed arm.

What was a single arm?

The universe was home to advanced medical technologies which he could access with just a few Spirit Crystals to fully restore his arm.

There were also certain natural treasures capable of regrowing flesh and bones. Although this might be an exaggeration, there were indeed many treasures that could grow back an arm.

In any case, as long as enough funds were in place, his arm would suffer no permanent damage.

This Golden Beast was what mattered the most. He could not let it escape!

In the distance.

Lin Yun watched the scene unfold.

His eyes flickered.

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If the opponent did indeed secure the Golden Beast, it would not be their unfortunate day, but rather a day of great fortune.

No matter how Mingdu decided to handle the Golden Beast, catching up to his strength would be incredibly difficult.

He must not let the opponent secure the Golden Beast.

Quickly, Lin Yun made up his mind.

But what he should do next required careful consideration.

He shouldn't act too early.

If he did, and Mingdu failed to secure the Golden Beast while still retaining significant strength, turning back to deal with him or his companions would pose a problem.

Nor should he act too late.

If the Golden Beast's strength was severely diminished while the enemy still had considerable power, he would have a hard time dealing with them.

"Let's return to the battleship first," Lin Yun looked up at the others and said.

"Okay."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

...

On the battleship.

Everyone grieved for Guan Xiangsi's fall before Lin Yun learnt about the ships that had attacked their battleship.

Upon learning that many people on the ship had reacted in time to infuse their power into the defense systems of the battleship, thus blocking the attack, Lin Yun was lost in wonder. "I didn't realize that the power of these people was so immense…"

He truly hadn't expected that these subordinates of his had such strong defensive power when their forces had been integrated into the battleship's defenses.

"We owe our thanks to Qingqing and Gangzi. Their arrangements allowed our people to react in time during the desperate situation," said Lin Duoer, smiling at Xia Qingqing.

"Indeed, we should thank Qingqing and Gangzi for their arrangements," Lin Yun said, smiling at Xia Qingqing and Zhao Gang.

He entrusted the management of these eighteen thousand subordinates to Xia Qingqing and Zhao Gang. Their set-up played a major role in the management of this crisis.

"Those arrangements weren't my contribution. I mostly guide them in their cultivation. As for defense and integrating their power into the battleship's attack, that was all arranged by Qingqing," Zhao Gang quickly mentioned, gesturing with his hands.

"The strength of those individuals is also important. Without strength, all arrangements would be fruitless," Xia Qingqing said modestly.

"Indeed."

Lin Yun nodded.

He hadn't anticipated that the eighteen thousand individuals he had brought from earth had grown so strong in just a few years.

This was possibly related to the adeptness of Martial Artists in integrating true energy into attacks and defense.

In this world, it was hard for a person to go it alone.

Even the powerful Super Warriors above Level 12, the peak of the universe, held different abilities and influence depending upon whether they belonged to organizations or not.

This was why he had chosen to fully develop Earth and brought these eighteen thousand elite individuals with him after leaving.

Now, the early results were in.

If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have been so worried about seeing other battleships attacking theirs.

However, the strength of these people was still somewhat weak.

If Shengyi and Shenger hadn't arrived in time, they would have struggled to hold off for very long.

"However, this is a top-notch battleship at the Level 7 technological civilization. If we had a battleship at the Level 8 technological civilization, the defense would be much higher. We should change our battleship..." Lin Yun thought to himself.

And this was merely after a few years. The payoff was already so substantial!

As time passed, the strength of these individuals would only increase, and their potential roles would become even more significant!

He believed that a day would come when each one of them could independently hold their ground!

...

Having spoken to everyone, Lin Yun made his way to the central control room alone.

"Mingdu..."

Staring at the image of Mingdu cast by the battleship, Lin Yun's eyes flickered as he muttered softly.

In the image, it seemed that Mingdu felt his scrutiny, casting a disdainful smirk towards Lin Yun's ship.

In his view, he had thoroughly assessed the power of Lin Yun and his group.

The strongest were probably the robot with the strength of a mid-level 11th-rank martial artist and another robot with the strength of an early-level 11th-rank martial artist.

But these two robots of that rank were far inferior to his power.

Even as he was letting someone deal with the Golden Beast, he could still muster enough power to face Lin Yun's group.

However, there was no need to rush this matter.

On one hand, he needed to devote full force against the Golden Beast.

On the other hand, this was a crucial moment in his battle against the Golden Beast and he did not want any mishaps to occur within the Cosmic Trading System.

One system owner confronting another was prohibited within the Cosmic Trading System; allowing the Shadow Clan member to go after Lin Yun was already a bit risky.

Now, he couldn't afford to take any risks.

It depended on whether the other party knew what was good for them.

If they didn't, he wouldn't mind letting them suffer after he dealt with the Golden Beast.

...

"The Golden Beast's power has been severely reduced. It's hard for it to deal with four robots at the peak of the 11th rank... If I want to intervene, I have to do it quickly..." Lin Yun frowned.

"It seems that's the only way." A flash twinkled in Lin Yun's eyes.

"Whir —"

The next second, a blood-colored long sword was drawn by him, filling the room with a cheerful hum.

"Drink blood! Drink blood! I want to drink blood!"

"Absorbing endless blood to empower myself infinitely!"

All sorts of thoughts surged towards Lin Yun's brain along the arm that held the sword.

"Shut up! If you want to drink blood, behave!"

A cold glint flashed in Lin Yun's eyes as he bellowed.

"Whir—"

As if scared by Lin Yun's voice, the hum of the blood sword diminished and became a little strange, seemingly aggrieved.

"Shhluck—"

Having made his decision, Lin Yun didn't hesitate. Summoning a corpse with his mind, he stabbed his sword into it.

Indeed, if he wanted to get stronger quickly without capital, this was the only way.

Though the Cosmic Trading System could rapidly improve his various realms, it needed a great amount of Spirit Crystals which Lin Yun presently did not have. Also, it required time; it wasn't as simple as just saying "Upgrade".

Even if he had enough Spirit Crystals, the time it would take for him to get a power increase using the Cosmic Trading System would have cooled the proverbial dish by the time he was done.

Thus, Lin Yun thought of the Blood Sword.

"Rumble!"

As the Blood Sword consumed the blood, Lin Yun suddenly felt his body bubbling with power, and it was resounding with loud noises.

A surge of energy transmitted from the Blood Sword caused his strength to increase rapidly.

"So this is the capability of the Blood Sword after it absorbs blood, huh? It is superb..." Lin Yun gasped, talking to himself.

He had previously experienced the feeling of improving the Martial Arts Realm through the Cosmic Trading System, but this was entirely different.

It seemed that this way of improving the martial arts was more advanced.

Basically, Lin Yun had been worried that the level of martial arts he'd elevated using this method wouldn't be stable.

He had already made up his mind.

Once this matter was over, he would eliminate the martial arts level he'd elevated this way. Even if it meant dropping a few realm levels, he would re-cultivate them.

Now, he had a feeling that he didn't need to do so. The martial arts realm he'd elevated in this way was quite stable.

Just that... it was hard to control...

The murderous intent was too strong!

Lin Yun shook his head.

He collected his thoughts, refrained from further contemplation, and focused on upgrading his Martial Arts Realm.

Previously, he had killed the old man in black from Tongtian Dynasty who used the Blood Sword, as well as all the crew members of a whole fleet from the Kodis Royal Family. Plenty of blood was available for the Blood Sword to consume.

"I wonder, how far can these blood sacrifices elevate me..."

Lin Yun murmured to himself.