214: I hate pretentious people the most.

The last time she heard the term Abyss Domain, it left an indelible impression on the Little Girl’s young mind.

"Brother, be careful," Lin Yao worriedly cautioned.

That assassin could instantly kill a Blood Pack, his strength was unfathomable.

And this seemingly stronger 'assistant' was definitely an even greater threat.

Lin Yu smiled, gesturing for her to relax.

He turned around, once again facing the two Visitors from the Abyss Domain.

The card in his hand had stopped flipping.

A card shimmering with a profound light lay quietly in his palm.

The preparations were complete.

"How did you know?" the assistant spoke again, his curiosity seemingly piqued.

Whether for the Abyss Domain or Blue Star, this period of history had passed a long time ago.

Neither side wanted too much interaction with the other, nor had they ever actively publicized this history.

Those who knew about the Abyss Domain and could recognize its people at a glance were either old scholars researching history, or perhaps special professionals who frequently traveled between the Abyss Domain and Blue Star.

Lin Yu did not answer.

He merely looked at the other party calmly, his hand holding the card slowly rising.

"You will pay the price."

The assistant, referred to as 'Your Excellency,' paused his action of pushing up his glasses.

Price?

An aboriginal from this savage planet, talking about paying a price in front of him?

He shook his head, a trace of pity flowing from the eyes behind his lenses.

"Young man, it seems you not only know about the Abyss Domain but also have an unrealistic fantasy about your own strength."

"If you truly understood the Abyss Domain, you would know just how enormous the gap between Blue Star and the Abyss Domain is."

"If I hadn't personally set foot on this planet, even I wouldn't believe such a disparity."

His voice wasn't loud, yet it carried an absolute sense of superiority derived from bloodline and civilization.

As if the Abyss Domain and Blue Star were completely two different races.

"This gap cannot be easily bridged by one or two powerful skills obtained by chance."

He took a step forward, and an invisible aura spread out.

Li Wen and two other Tianqing Experts actually retreated half a step under this aura, their faces filled with awe.

"I know, you might be a top-tier genius in Linzhou City, or even across the entire Blue Star."

"But in the Abyss Domain, someone like you... can only be considered mediocre."

"What's more," he changed the subject, with a hint of arrogance, "every single one of us dispatched to Blue Star for reconnaissance missions is considered a master in the Abyss Domain itself."

The implication was self-evident.

For us Abyss Domain masters, coming to your Blue Star is a dimension-reducing strike.

What does a Blue Star genius like you amount to in front of us?

Lin Yu still did not speak.

He merely watched the other party's performance quietly, the light from the card in his hand growing deeper.

Seeing Lin Yu's unyielding demeanor, the last bit of patience in the assistant's heart gradually vanished.

He hated two types of people most in his life.

One was a true idiot.

The other was a show-off like the one in front of him, clearly weak but insisting on acting profound and mysterious.

In his opinion, only two types of beings could show off.

One, a truly formidable expert who stood at the peak of the world, looking down on all beings, absolutely awesome to the extreme.

The other, a hopelessly stupid idiot who couldn't even gauge their own capabilities, a complete moron.

He didn't consider himself the former, so he was always cautious in everything he did, planning before acting.

Even when facing a seemingly harmless opponent, he would first use his reconnaissance skills to ascertain their true strength.

Just like earlier.

Before his assassin companion made a move, he had already scouted Lin Yao.

The results showed she was just a promising seedling, nothing to fear.

But now, this young man named Lin Yu left him puzzled.

What was that strange, almost law-level area control skill from earlier?

The assistant pushed up his glasses again.

This time, an imperceptible faint light swept across his lenses and landed on Lin Yu.

This was one of his most prized auxiliary skills, [Eye of Truth].

Originating from the Abyss Domain's more mature skill system, it could discern the true attributes of most targets and was almost impossible to block.

The next second.

A series of data clearly fed back into his mind.

[Name: Lin Yu]

[Strength: 500]

[Agility: 500]

[Constitution: 500]

[Spirit: 500]

[...]

The assistant's thoughts went blank for a full second.

He confirmed it several times.

That's right.

All attributes, an average of 500 points.

Not one more, not one less.

This value wasn't strong for an ordinary professional.

For an expert of his caliber, it was completely at the ant level.

He had no doubt that he could easily kill this young man a hundred times over just by pulling out a single strand of his hair.

But... why?

Why did he dare to be so pretentious?

Could he be even more pretentious than me?

The assistant completely couldn't understand.

Where did a rookie with all attributes at 500 get the confidence to tell an elite from the Abyss Domain, "You will pay the price"? Didn't he know that the assassin he just instantly killed, the one code-named 'Phantom,' had base attributes tens of thousands of times higher than his?

Didn't he know that he himself was a tier stronger than 'Phantom'?

The huge information asymmetry caused the assistant's logical chain to break down.

He despised pretentious people the most in his life!

Because he himself was an extremely cautious person.

But this young man in front of him had shattered his lowest perception of 'pretentiousness'.

"I'm very curious."

The assistant finally spoke again, looking at Lin Yu as if he were a rare research sample.

"Your overall attributes average only 500 points."

"Who gave you the courage to stand here?"

As his voice fell.

Li Wen's face, which had been contorted with fear, instantly lit up with wild joy.

All attributes 500?

Trash!

The two Tianqing Experts behind him also looked bewildered, then turned to contempt.

With such meager strength, how dare he be presumptuous in front of Tianqing Group and the Visitors from the Abyss Domain?

That strange control skill from earlier must have been a one-time item, or a trump card that required a huge price to use!

He definitely has no more tricks up his sleeve now!

Li Wen instantly conjured up the entire scenario in his mind.

He looked at Lin Yu with malice and glee.

"Your Excellency, stop wasting words with him!" Li Wen fanned the flames from the side. "This kid is strange, the longer we delay, the more trouble there'll be. Let's deal with him quickly and get back to business."

However, the assistant ignored him.

His full attention was on Lin Yu.

He wanted to see a trace of panic or feigned bravery on Lin Yu's face.

But there was none.

Lin Yu's reaction was terrifyingly calm.

"Attributes?"

Lin Yu raised his other hand and gently flicked the card, which had been charged to its maximum, emitting a crisp hum.

"What era are we in? Still playing with such traditional things?"