236: Big shots always think one step ahead.

He bowed his head heavily to Old Shi once more.

"Old Shi! This is not the most critical part!"

Li Mo's voice rose again, carrying a mysterious and terrified tremor.

"His true identity... is far more than that!"

"He... he might even..."

Li Mo stopped halfway through his sentence, as if some immense taboo prevented him from speaking it out loud.

This hesitation was more impactful than any words.

It planted a seed named "Fear" in everyone's heart.

Old Shi's body leaned forward abruptly.

He stared fixedly at Li Mo.

"Speak!"

A single word, carrying irresistible authority. He was Li Mo's superior, after all, and knew Li Mo best; he understood that Li Mo's current demeanor was no small matter.

Li Mo just shook his head frantically, his face a mixture of extreme fear and regret.

He did not explain Lin Yu's identity again, but instead pointed his spearhead, once more—and for the last time—at that already tottering figure.

"I don't know! I dare not say!"

"I can only say that Chen Ao almost died at his hands!"

"I only know that we are finished! Our alliance might be completely finished because of one person's stupidity and arrogance!"

Li Mo originally wanted to add a few more exaggerated remarks, but seeing Old Shi's expression, he stopped.

He knew that was enough.

Continuing to drag Feng Rui down now was meaningless.

For a figure of Old Shi's caliber, what he needed wasn't accountability, but a solution.

The problem had been raised, and the severity had been hyped to the max.

Next, it was about how to solve it.

Old Shi's brows finally locked tightly together.

Chen Ao.

He knew the weight of this name very well.

The de facto ruler of the black market, a ruthless and powerful overlord.

Even he was unwilling to easily make an enemy of him.

That young man named Lin Yu could force Chen Ao into a desperate situation?

This was indeed no small matter.

But, it was only no small matter.

For Old Shi, who had helmed Panshi Biology and looked down upon the entire alliance for decades, an opponent of Chen Ao's level was not enough to make him lose his composure.

He had more important matters.

A grand game of chess involving the next few hundred years, enough to change the entire landscape of the pharmaceutical market.

Before this game of chess, a Lin Yu, an Old Ghost Hall, or even a Chen Ao, were all not worth mentioning.

If they exist, that's fine.

If not, they are not irreplaceable.

What kind of person was Li Mo?

A schemer among schemers.

He knelt on the ground, but the corner of his eye kept observing Old Shi's reaction.

Seeing that although Old Shi was solemn, he did not show the shock and urgency he had expected, Li Mo's heart sank instantly.

Not enough!

The dosage isn't strong enough!

I must add more fuel to the fire!

A roaring fire strong enough to burn through all of Old Shi's composure and self-control!

He raised his head abruptly, with an expression of terror on his face, as if recalling a horrific scene that could overturn his worldview.

"Old Shi! That day in the black market, Chen Ao was not alone!"

Li Mo's voice rose sharply, becoming piercing and slightly distorted.

"There were two adults by his side who saved him!"

This sentence caused the scene, which had just calmed down a bit, to become restless again.

To be able to save someone from Lin Yu's hands? They must be formidable experts!

Wang Teng and President Shi exchanged a look, both seeing confusion in the other's reaction.

Since he was saved, why did Li Mo still say Chen Ao "almost died"?

Li Mo did not give them time to think.

As if trying to shake off a nightmare clinging to him, he shouted the next sentence in a nearly collapsing tone.

"Those two adults... are not from our Blue Star!"

"They came from the Abyss Domain!"

Abyss Domain!

These two words exploded in the crowd! It had been hundreds of years since anyone mentioned the Abyss Domain...

If everything before had still remained within the scope of commercial struggles and power infighting.

Then the appearance of the words "Abyss Domain" instantly elevated the nature of the event to an incredible level, one that even made ordinary people feel fear!

That is a legendary place!

A place only mentioned in history books.

The ultimate destination and battlefield for all Professionals!

The world of true powerhouses!

Feng Rui's body was already completely numb.

He felt his soul floating away, like an outsider watching this world-destroying storm caused by his own single word, "Scram."

Old Shi's eyes, which had been calm as an ancient well, finally surged with monstrous waves!

Visitor from the Abyss Domain!

He leaned forward slightly, and this subtle movement made Wang Teng and President Shi beside him feel a huge pressure.

However, Li Mo's performance was not yet over.

What he wanted was a complete subversion... and a little bit of guidance based on his understanding of Old Shi.

He extended a finger, trembling as he pointed toward the park gate, the direction where Lin Yu had disappeared.

"But those two adults from the Abyss Domain..."

Li Mo's voice suddenly dropped, filled with incomprehensible bewilderment and terror.

"Under that President Lin..."

"Did not even last a single round!"

Boom!

This time, it was not the crowd that exploded.

It was everyone's brains.

Wang Teng opened his mouth wide, his entire body frozen in place.

The custom-made thermos in President Shi's hand clattered to the ground, scalding tea spilling everywhere, but he didn't even notice.

Even Li Mo, who had always appeared to have everything under control, seemed to have all his strength drained after saying this, collapsing limply.

As if merely recounting this fact had exhausted all his energy and spirit.

Didn't even... last a single round?

Two Abyss Domain experts... were insta-killed by a twenty-something-year-old young man?

This...

Amidst the chaotic thoughts.

Only one person still maintained the ability to think.

Old Shi.

He did not, like the others, get his head clouded by this shocking news.

His brain, which had operated for a lifetime like the most precise instrument, began to analyze at a terrifying speed after a brief pause.

Visitor from the Abyss Domain...

A single round...

Impossible.

Absolutely impossible!

How old is that young man named Lin Yu?

Twenty?

Even if he were a Mythical-grade profession, even if he started cultivating from his mother's womb, it would be absolutely impossible for him to do such a thing!

What kind of place is the Abyss Domain?

Could those who can come from such a place, and dare to intervene in a fight at Chen Ao's level, be ordinary people?

Absolutely impossible!

Then, what is the truth behind what Li Mo said, "did not even last a single round"?

In Old Shi's cloudy eyes, a bright light flashed!

An incredible, yet the only reasonable possibility, emerged in his mind!

Unless...

Unless those two Visitors from the Abyss Domain knew Lin Yu!

No!

It's not as simple as knowing him!

It is that they recognized the terrifying existence behind Lin Yu, one that they dared not provoke and could not afford to offend!

Therefore, that was not a "defeat"!

That was a "concession"! It was "awe"! It was actively avoiding his edge!

This Lin Yu is not some commercial genius who suddenly emerged!

He is... a prince from some monstrous power in the Abyss Domain?

Came down to experience life?

Once this thought appeared, all the previous irrationalities instantly became reasonable!

Unlimited Top-tier Potion!

An attitude that treats money like dirt!

The composure of not caring even when facing the Four Major Companies alliance!

And... after being publicly humiliated by Feng Rui, that inexplicable laughter, as if watching a clown perform!

Everything makes sense now!

Thinking of this, Old Shi's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.