Then, hand in hand, the two of them stepped into the Teleportation Array and vanished to the Underworld under Dahei's stunned stare.
Lin Bei had left the Island World entirely in Qingqing's hands; he'd gone back and stocked her with a mountain of resources, including plenty of talent stones dropped by World BOSSes.
Used wisely, those resources would rocket every member of "Good Fortune Arrives" up several whole tiers of power.
When that happened they'd sweep the entire Island Survival World; even if the other factions had the major camps backing them, they still wouldn't be able to stand in the way.
Right now, after repeatedly upgrading herself with priceless resources, Qingqing's combat strength rivaled a peak Transcendental Five-Star Survivor—only a hair's breadth from Epic-tier might.
With her in charge, that was more than enough.
After all, besides Qingqing, Lin Bei's island now hosted a mechanized army whose every soldier broke the 100k power mark, plus a cosmic warship lurking on the seabed and ready for action.
On top of all that, he'd left a Death Avatar behind.
If anything truly uncontrollable happened here, the avatar could step in and crush it outright.
And as long as the avatar stayed on the island, Lin Bei could use his teleportation to return to the Survival World at any moment.
With so many safeguards in place, he didn't have to worry about anyone raiding his base.
Rock-solid.
...Underworld, Tianjian City garrison—Lin Bei met Blood Spirit.
"Boss… you actually conquered the entire King-Level Dungeon World? That's insane!"
Blood Spirit gaped at him, eyes shining with pure worship.
"Ahem—watch your wording. I just cleaned out a few lawbreakers; nothing that dramatic."
"Look around: plenty of other factions are still here, right?"
"Besides, the lords of every major city are the real administrators; I'm just an ordinary Survivor."
Lin Bei explained.
Blood Spirit rolled her eyes, face clearly saying, "Yeah, sure I believe you."
"Alright, let's trade."
Lin Bei produced over a hundred Blood-Type Rule Powers and, without another word, confirmed the transaction.
The move left Blood Spirit utterly flummoxed.
"Boss, I haven't even taken out the Death Rule Powers yet."
"No problem. You collect first; you can give me yours later."
Lin Bei waved her off, telling her to stop dawdling and just confirm the deal.
He still needed to milk the "Return System" for resources; a normal trade wouldn't trigger returns or Critical Hits, so… a little manipulation was required.
[Prompt: You have triggered a 100× return effect!]
[Prompt: You have triggered a 10,000× Critical Hit!]
[Prompt: You have obtained Blood-Type Rule Power ×1 billion!]
In one quick flip, a full billion Blood-Type Rule Powers appeared in Lin Bei's storage space.
Next he forcibly traded all the death-type Rule Powers on him to Blood Spirit.
Blood Spirit was speechless.
"Please, Boss, I'm not a trash can. I don't accept these Death Rule Powers."
"Cut the chatter—just take them!"
Using his status as her employer, Lin Bei shoved two thousand Death Rule Powers into her hands.
Then the 100× return plus 10,000× Critical Hit triggered again!
But when Lin Bei checked his storage, his expression turned odd.
He hadn't gained two billion Death Rule Powers—instead he'd gained two hundred thousand Death Law Powers.
A closer look left him speechless.
Law Power was a tier above Rule Power.
According to the description, it was the exclusive energy of the God-Spirit Level, the realm beyond Legendary.
Precious as it was, it was completely useless to him right now.
"So above Legendary is God-Spirit Level, not Primal Level…"
"Then what rank is Primal? Could it be a tier beyond even God-Spirit?"
A trace of bewilderment flickered across Lin Bei's eyes.
He glanced at his Attribute Panel; one skill in particular drew his attention.
[Absolute Defense: Primal Level skill. When activated, you enter an "Absolute Defense" state: immune to and reflecting all damage for 60 s. Cool-down: 300 s.
While the skill is not active, you gain "Vital Spring," recovering 1 % of max HP and Spirit every second.]
It was the only Primal Level skill he possessed.
He'd originally thought it was simply something stronger than Legendary.
Now it looked as if it transcended even God-Spirit Level.
"Doesn't that mean I can stay invincible for sixty seconds even against a God-Spirit powerhouse?"
"Holy crap, that's insane!"
"Add in the lucky pendant that blocks over a dozen fatal blows—if I'm careful, even if a god descends, no one should be able to kill me, right?"
Lin Bei's breathing quickened; his heart pounded.
He was getting carried away.
Try as he might, he couldn't suppress his trembling hands or his thumping excitement.
His behavior left Blood Spirit and Bei Bei Nan Gua staring in shock.
"Boss, are you having a seizure? You're twitching so fast you're scaring me!"
"Big Brother Beiming, are you alright?"
Both women looked anxious, their faces full of concern.
"I—I'm fine, just a little too hyped."
Lin Bei quickly reassured them.
Blood Spirit was puzzled. "But I haven't given you anything—what are you so excited about?"
"Ahem, don't sweat the small stuff—let's keep going!"
He tried handing over the remaining hundred Death Rule Powers to Blood Spirit.
This time no Quality Critical Hit looped; he happily pocketed another hundred million Death Rule Powers.
With that stash, he could live the high life for a long while.
Bolstered by Death Rule Power, his death-type abilities would skyrocket, making future fights far easier.
Then, while Blood Spirit stared in utter confusion, Lin Bei sent all the Death Rule Powers she'd just traded him right back, triggering yet another flood of returns and Critical Hits—more Death Rule Powers and Death Law Powers poured in.
With that, the trade concluded. Lin Bei left satisfied, leaving Blood Spirit alone and bewildered in the wind.
"Weren't we supposed to be trading?"
"How come in the end… everything's back in my hands?"
"Does any of this make sense?"