Chapter 294: Li Yu

"Surprises are great, I love surprises the most. Rumor has it that some gamblers with shit luck have drawn a chance to ascend to godhood through the 【Chaos Box】. Clearly, I will be that lucky one today."

"Fifty-some cards, already quite complete. I hope I can draw the most popular Chaos Four Gods card combination."

"My faith in the Great Master is beyond doubt. I only need one 【Blood God Card】 to defeat all opponents."

"Merciful Father above, I need the 【Ten Thousand Filth Card Combination】."

"May all the Goddesses of Luck listen to my prayer. I am willing to pay some price, including a portion of my flesh, in exchange for drawing the most powerful 【Furnace Card】."

……

As soon as the gambling tools were in place, the top carriage of the Pioneer turned into a gambler's paradise in a second.

Some even went so far as to bet their own flesh and blood right away, just to be favored by the Goddess of Luck in exchange for good card-drawing fortune.

If this were on Earth in his past life, it would naturally only be a joke.

Here, it was serious.

Whether in the mortal world, the Spirit Realm, or beyond the heavens, Goddesses of Luck existed, and they were all somewhat horrifying and strange.

Li Yu also heard Joseph's words, and he muttered in his heart:

"Fifty-four cards?"

"This number, a gods' version of Fight the Landlord?"

"Hmm, and it also added card-drawing and dueling modules?"

If you don't know, ask. Li Yu soon heard the relevant rules from Zuo Cikui.

Not complicated at all!

"The first part of the Chaos Card gameplay is said to be obtaining cards, but because of the existence of the Eternal Mist, it is actually 'drawing'. After all, no one can cheat; it all depends on luck."

"The second part is using a portion of one's own soul to activate the 【Gods Cards】, unleashing the different effects of each card... Because the participants' souls and strategies are different, even a very low-level card can defeat participants who have popular or high-level cards."

"For example, you draw weak cards like 【God of Kobolds】 or 【God of Lizardmen】."

"But if your soul is strong and your strategy is excellent, perfectly unleashing all the divinity and effects of the card, you can still defeat opponents who have cards like the Blood God Card or the Merciful Father Card."

"As for the rules for determining victory or defeat?"

"Whoever has their soul power attached to the cards emptied first is the loser."

"Without placing additional bets, a participant who loses a round will experience a brief phenomenon of being 'mentally retarded and manic' because their soul is damaged and their sanity returns to zero."

"Simply put, this is an exciting game that depends on both luck and operation."

"Therefore, it is very popular in the Spirit Realm."

While listening to the explanation, Li Yu stared at the Chaos Box crafted by the Lord of Change.

Omen of death?

None for now.

Instead, a feeling of eagerness to try emerged in his heart.

Could it be that I am also a gambler?

While Li Yu was doubting himself, he asked Zuo Cikui directly.

He had already discovered it!

This fellow Zuo Cikui was too familiar with "Chaos Cards," a game popular outside the mortal world.

As someone from the City Lord's Mansion, he had either smuggled himself into the Spirit Realm to play it intensely, or the gods behind the City Lord's Mansion had also forged a Chaos Box.

Regardless, asking him about everything was the right thing to do.

"How long does a duel take to end? Especially when there are so many participants."

"It depends on the strength. If a powerhouse who can quickly sweep everyone appears among the participants, it will naturally end quickly... If they are evenly matched and there are many participants, it is normal to play for several hours."

"Is there a limit to the number of cards drawn? Which is the strongest card?"

"No limit, it purely depends on luck. Some lucky ones can draw a whole set of god-system cards, while some unlucky ones only draw one... There is no such thing as the strongest. However, relatively speaking, divine entity cards that are more active in the Spirit Realm, such as the Blood God, Merciful Father, Lord of Change, Furnace, Toad God, and Sin God, are the easiest to use. Although gods like the Hanging King, Star Lord of Judgment, and Star Lord of Blood Years are not weak at all, and there are even more powerful evil gods from beyond the heavens like the Mother of Eternity and the Lord of Xenomorphs, participants might not be able to use them smoothly even if they draw them."

"What about the righteous and evil gods of the mortal world? Are they not in it?"

"Some 【Chaos Boxes】 have them, such as the few produced by my City Lord's Mansion... But most Chaos Boxes do not collect cards of the gods of the mortal world. This one Joseph took out, unknown."

"If you were to play this game, what card would you most hope to draw?"

"Furnace, Star Lord of Judgment, Mad God, Blood God... these violent divine entities can usually achieve the effect of being invincible in the first move. After winning the first round, you can try to combine effects."

……

These conversations seemed complex and long.

In reality, they were completed within a few breaths.

Before long, Li Yu was also familiar with the gameplay of Chaos Cards and decided to participate.

The reason was simple: the benefits were too many, and he was tempted.

And the risk was not great.

Even for Li Yu, it could be said there was no risk, which explained why his high inspiration didn't warn of danger but instead made him eager to move.

It turns out that pies really do fall from the sky.

"For almost all cultivators, soul damage and sanity returning to zero are indeed dangerous and exciting."

"But my sanity is locked, and besides, I can cheat."

"Even if the Truth Bubble cannot see through the Eternal Mist, it can still take full advantage of the first move during the duel."

"The only question is, is it worth it to use up a bubble here?"

Li Yu weighed in his heart whether to cheat.

On the surface, he nodded at Joseph, indicating that he would participate in this round of Chaos Cards.

This answer was exactly as Joseph expected.

He once again concluded that Li Yu was one of his own kind.

And the other "honored guests" in the carriage did not object to this.

Other patrolmen or workers on the Pioneer certainly didn't have the qualifications to enter this card game between god-chosen ones and monsters.

They couldn't even come to watch!

The pollution in the top carriage was too severe.

Not a single guest was truly "human."

They were all manic existences releasing divine pollution at any time and every moment.

A large amount of conflicting, twisted pollution stewed into a pot; even if a Sequence Five level came, they would have to retreat.

This was also why?

It was one of the reasons why god-chosen ones like Liu Tu, Hu Buku, and Xu Xuan did not participate in this maiden voyage of the Pioneer.

Other reasons were probably that they had been assigned other tasks by the City Lord's Mansion.

However, Li Yu was special.

In that chaotic battle at the Ancient God Camp, Li Yu's new persona as the "City Lord's Mansion Representative" was completely established.

Although in the perception of most honored guests, this representative's strength was at the bottom and had no threat, and that so-called ancient trick had no lethality, there was no problem with participating in the card game to make up the numbers.

"Those willing to participate in the card game, please come forward to draw cards."

"Each person has ten seconds. Whether you draw one or not, you must take your hands away, otherwise they will be cut off forever and left in the box, including that part of your soul."

"Those who do not participate can only watch and must not interfere."

"Of course, you can set up your own side bets... My suggestion is to bet on me to win."

"I will be the final winner."

"Although the Lord of Change produces the most Chaos Boxes, the win rate of the believers of the Lord of Change is not high at all."

"Once a god-chosen one of the Lord of Change is approached by me, they are as weak as a thin piece of paper."

"Start drawing, I only want the cards of my Master."

From these noisy movements, it was not hard to hear that not all god-chosen ones participated in the card game.

For example, the Spirit race prophet Xing Lei did not participate.

Other god-chosen ones with rational restraint, or powerhouses of their races, also refused this dangerous gamble.

They were all unwilling to let their souls and sanity become stakes.

If one was not careful, the road to godhood could be buried because of a single card game.

Li Yu didn't have this concern!

At the same time, he had also made the decision to cheat.

"I have two bubble reserves now, it doesn't matter if I use one."

"Perhaps the secret knowledge glimpsed because of this can recharge the twenty-fourth Truth Bubble to perfection."

"Other benefits are a different matter."

As these thoughts flashed by.

Li Yu himself had already stood with the other honored guests before the Chaos Box that was constantly twisting and changing, with iridescent colors rotating like a kaleidoscope.

To his left and right stood the "Child of Taboo" and the "Buck-toothed Green Skin."

The former was still full of narcissism.

And the latter was constantly spraying foul-smelling saliva and muttering: "I reckon the boss will cover me... I reckon I will draw the boss card... I reckon the boss card will take the initiative to come to my hand..."

A normal person seeing this scene would think this green skin was crazy.

But Li Yu now knew that he was not crazy, but was casting spells in advance.

"The buck-toothed green skin believes in the 【Mad God】, and that divine entity bestowed a special talent upon the green skin race."

"That is the so-called power of 'I reckon'..."

"It is almost a wish-granting power. As long as it is spoken out and self-determined, there is a high probability it can be realized."

"The most shameless thing is that this power can be used in all aspects, and the price is not high."

"Can reproduce asexually, can grant wishes, and is fearless in battle... truly a heaven-defying race."

"Not to mention other threats in the Spirit Realm, just this race invading the mortal world would be impossible to resist, and the Three Kingdoms and Six Sects might fall because of it."

"If the mortal world is finished, what can the City Lord's Mansion, this guide party, get?"

Li Yu stared for two seconds, and his occupational disease flared up again, unable to help but want to pry and analyze the conspiracies and calculations within.

Unfortunately, there was insufficient information.

And the next moment, accompanied by the spellcasting of the cross-dressing big shot Joseph.

The Chaos Box in front of him suddenly disintegrated, the outer shell faded into virtuality, and a large mass of completely solidified mist that Li Yu was extremely familiar with emerged.

Regardless of who he was now!

Or the manic followers of the evil gods in the carriage.

All of them were unable to glimpse what was in the mist; it was all gray.

Eternal Mist!

A strange existence that existed in both the mortal world and the Spirit Realm, making even the gods unable to glimpse it.

"Everyone, make your move."

"Only ten seconds!"

As Joseph's voice fell, everyone including Li Yu projected their souls into palms and reached into the mist.

Of course, some were claws and tentacles.

It seemed that everyone would touch each other, but in reality, once they entered the mist, they each entered different spaces.

Everyone was boldly and wantonly groping around.

Everyone understood the rules.

The first stage was a game that purely depended on luck!

Try to touch more cards within ten seconds; whoever has the most has the greater chance of winning.

When they made their moves, the god-chosen ones who did not participate in the card game opened side bets one after another, betting on other things, such as who would be the final winner?

The odds for each participant were different, but the gap was not large.

Except for Li Yu!

He was at the bottom.

At first, no one even bet on him.

Until the Spirit race prophet Xing Lei, who had been staring at him, suddenly turned her head and placed a heavy bet.

……

Li Yu didn't know about these movements in the carriage; at this moment, he was immersed in drawing cards.

Or rather, in cheating.

The moment Joseph announced the start, he shattered the twenty-second Truth Bubble.

The Truth Soul Body appeared!

First, gaze at and touch the object in front of him.

Information that did not surprise him emerged immediately:

"【Chaos Box: This is a strange object cast by the divine entity 【Lord of Change】, it is a card game prop, possessing many special powers, numbered ninety-nine, with a total of fifty-four cards... The strange object is in an open state, participants must draw cards within ten seconds, and it will close again after ten seconds...】"

"【Eternal Mist: Temporarily unable to glimpse... Temporarily unable to analyze...】"

Li Yu had long expected these two intermittent pieces of information.

Therefore, he was not disappointed.

If he couldn't cheat in the first stage of drawing cards, he would leave it for the second stage.

The current power of the Truth Soul Body could be maintained for a long time, and it was entirely possible to quickly clear the level to the final showdown.

"Next, no matter who the opponent is, they will face me with an open-hand perspective."

"As long as I am not so unlucky as to draw some low-level gods, or even cards of pseudo-divine entities, clearing the level will be no problem."

This was Li Yu's thought before drawing cards.

But soon!

He discovered something wrong.

According to Zuo Cikui, even the unluckiest participant had an attraction to the "Gods Cards" because of the projection of soul power, and could always touch one or two.

If one was a lucky person with explosive luck, that went without saying; it was even possible to draw a 【Card Set】 gathered from an entire god system.

But as time passed by second by second, Li Yu's hands remained empty, gaining nothing.

In an instant, Li Yu realized something, and when he suddenly looked up, he indeed saw the brilliant smile on the face of the Lord of Change god-chosen one, Joseph.

This cross-dressing big shot seemed to not see other god-chosen ones in his eyes at all, and was only interested in Li Yu for the time being.

He saw him smiling and saying silently: "The game between us has begun."

Clearly, Li Yu had been calculated.

The first stage depended on luck, but Joseph was the one who provided the gambling tools.

He didn't know what tricks he had played to make Li Yu gain nothing for the time being.

If it were someone else, they would be furious and flip the table by now.

The casino owner is cheating, who can tolerate this?

Although Li Yu was in a state of absolute rationality, he also intended to do something.

Until the last eight seconds or so, iridescent light flashed violently on his eyelids, and he even vaguely heard a burst of impassioned, psychedelic, strange music, as if the Truth Power that had been analyzing secrets had broken through another barrier.

Although the Eternal Mist in front of him still obscured his vision, it was no longer purely gray in the mist.

Instead, thin shadows appeared one after another at intervals.

The positions were all very tricky, and they were all relatively far from Li Yu's hands.

But at this time, it didn't matter at all.

Knowing the position, wouldn't it be within reach?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 295 =====