97: Final settlement! I am order, I am the law!

The core of Burial God Abyss was no longer the forbidden land of old.

It was enveloped by a colossal light screen that spanned heaven and earth, and upon this screen, the K-line chart of the moonlight resuscitation no. 1 Trust Fund was undergoing its final, most brutal battle between bulls and bears.

Ye Chen's body swelled to ten thousand zhang, his Devilish Qi reaching the heavens; he was no longer human, but had transformed into a Chaos Devil Lord composed of countless twisted faces, shattered Laws, and greedy desires. Every roar he let out caused the Heavenly Dao to wail, as if the entire Universe trembled under his devilish might.

"Lu Yuan! Your fund is about to hit zero! Your credit is about to go bankrupt! What do you have to fight me with!"

Ye Chen's voice overlapped with the cries of billions of living beings. He swung his arm, a claw formed from the purest "Demonic Contamination Flow" Law, and fiercely lunged at the light screen. He intended to tear apart this contract, forged from rules, in the most brutal way possible.

Beneath the light screen, Lu Yuan remained in a simple green robe, his figure slender.

But behind him stood Han Yuexi, fully revived and with Sword Qi soaring to the sky; Yun Yao, controlling the Hundred Flowers Illustrated Record and constructing defensive lines with an endless sea of Grievance Spirit Flowers; and the war puppet, upgraded countless times, its karma furnace at its chest resembling a stellar vortex.

Further afield were the investors from the entire Eastern Continent cultivation world who had purchased moonlight resuscitation no. 1. Their Divine Thoughts intertwined into a net, and their Luck was closely tied to this trust fund. If Lu Yuan won, they would share immeasurable profits; if Lu Yuan lost, they would lose everything.

Lu Yuan did not look at Ye Chen's world-destroying attack. His gaze pierced through the Void Realm, landing on the interface of the ultimate Great Dao Options Exchange within his Sea of Consciousness.

On the interface, there was no longer any trading contract, but a final document titled "Universe Fundamental Law · Ownership Transfer Agreement."

The other signatory of the document was none other than—Heavenly Dao (on the verge of bankruptcy liquidation).

"Finally... this moment has arrived."

Lu Yuan murmured softly. From the moment he squeezed the Wang family using financial means, he had been waiting for this day. Everything he had done was not just to earn karma points, but also to continuously "stress test" the economic System of this world. Ultimately, he set his sights on the most fundamental "issuer" of this Universe—the Heavenly Dao itself.

Ye Chen's "Demonic Contamination Flow" was a malignant bug in the Heavenly Dao System, a self-replicating virus that devoured everything, leading to an imbalance in the Universe's "total value." The Heavenly Dao, burdened by massive "bad debts," was on the verge of collapse.

Lu Yuan's "Financial Cultivation," seemingly a game played within the System, was actually a continuous process of fixing bugs, creating increments, and ultimately gaining the qualification to take over this "mess."

"Confirm, sign."

Lu Yuan's Divine Thought transformed into the final imprint, pressing onto the agreement.

"Final settlement, begin."

A calm voice resonated in the hearts of all living beings. It was not Lu Yuan's voice, nor the Heavenly Dao's voice, but the voice of "rules" themselves.

Time seemed to stand still.

Ye Chen's world-destroying demonic claw froze abruptly the instant before it touched the light screen. He discovered with horror that the "Origin Devilish Qi" that constituted his existence was being forcibly extracted, decomposed, and quantified by an irresistible force.

"No! This is my power! The power I devoured!" Ye Chen roared in defiance.

"No, these are Heavenly Dao assets you stole and polluted," Lu Yuan's voice rang out. He took a step, already standing atop the light screen, looking down at Ye Chen. "Now, it's time for liquidation."

"Subject: Ye Chen (Chaos Devil Lord form)"

"Operation: Forced Liquidation"

"Result: All illegal gains shall be confiscated and used to offset Heavenly Dao's bad debts."

Ye Chen's ten-thousand-zhang demonic body, like a bubble squeezed by an invisible giant hand, began to rapidly collapse. The countless living beings he had devoured, the myriad Laws he had plundered, and the Origin Qi of heaven and earth he had polluted, were precisely stripped away, restored, and transformed into the purest energy streams, flowing into the Void Realm, making up for the Universe's deficit.

"No—! Lu Yuan! I curse you! I curse your rules to eventually collapse! I curse your order..."

His curse remained unfinished, as it, along with his final consciousness, was completely "zeroed out."

Heaven and earth fell silent.

The Devilish Qi dissipated, and the wailing of the Heavenly Dao transformed into a clear sigh of relief. The formerly dim sky was bathed in the first pure sunlight in billions of years.

Everyone stared blankly at this scene. There was no earth-shattering explosion, no blood-soaked battle. A crisis capable of destroying the Universe vanished into thin air in this silent "forced liquidation."

At this moment, Lu Yuan turned his gaze to all the dumbfounded investors below.

"moonlight resuscitation no. 1 Trust Fund, objective achieved. Han Yuexi's Dao injuries are healed, and her cultivation has advanced to Nascent Soul."

"The fund is entering liquidation proceedings. All investors will receive a 'Great Dao Karma' dividend based on their shares."

Above the light screen, the K-line chart, like a towering pillar, broke through the upper limits of all coordinate axes!

"We won! We won!"

"Great Dao Karma! It's Great Dao Karma! Hahaha!"

"Sect Master Lu! No, Dao Venerable Lu! Immeasurable Karma!"

The entire Burial God Abyss turned into a sea of cheers. All investors felt a pure and vast power of Karma surge into their bodies, their Bottlenecks loosening, their blessings deepening. Their gazes towards Lu Yuan were filled with fanatical reverence and gratitude.

Han Yuexi flew to Lu Yuan's side, her eyes complex, and softly said, "Thank you."

Lu Yuan looked at her, calmly nodding: "You're welcome, it was a successful investment."

The next moment, the figure of the Mysterious Robed Guest appeared. He removed his hood, revealing a blurry face composed of data streams, and bowed to Lu Yuan.

"Congratulations, Mr. Lu Yuan. You have successfully acquired 51% absolute controlling interest in this Universe, becoming the new Heavenly Dao Controlling Shareholder and Chief Executive Officer. Heavenly Secret Pavilion, as your underwriter and strategic partner, looks forward to our next collaboration."

Lu Yuan nodded slightly. He felt his connection with the entire Universe. The birth and death of stars, the Reincarnation of Karma, all were within his single thought. He was no longer a user of rules, but a creator of rules.

He looked into the distance and saw that Qingyun Sect had become a financial center for all realms to pilgrimage to; he saw Yun Yao transforming desolate Star Domains into highly productive "spiritual plant farms"; he saw the war puppet, acting as the "Universe Engineering Construction Team," repairing ancient starry sky ancient paths... His business model would be promoted from a small Sect to all the heavens and myriad realms.

(End of Book)