Under an inexplicable pressure, dozens of shoddy spaceships powered down. A few dazed adventurers stumbled out of their cabins, swearing, only to be silenced forever.
How terrifying!
The corners of Shi Ming’s mouth curled up. The Great Fortune remained unshaken.
A silver river materialized amidst the stars, exceptionally beautiful and dotted with points of light. Hundreds of stars flared up along its path, swiftly outlining the majestic silhouette of a six-armed figure.
"What an entrance effect."
"So cool!"
Shi Ming exclaimed in genuine admiration.
Inside the Great Fortune Captain’s Space, the Three-Eyed Golden Crow, which had absorbed the Holy Hall Origin, also felt the oppressive power of a higher-order Destiny and couldn’t help but tremble. Its newly reopened third eye peered through the Captain’s Space to glance at its master’s expression. It found that everything was normal; in fact, Shi Ming even seemed faintly excited.
’Looks like Master has it all figured out!’
The Three-Eyed Golden Crow was relieved.
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...
[Just as fate prophesied, you have met, right on time, the enemy you were bound to encounter.]
[This is "Destiny"...]
[The Sovereign of the Thirty-Seventh Cosmic Country pinpointed your trail through the dissonance in the Angler’s fate. Then, over the past half-day, aided by the Star Queen’s stellar power, they performed a joint divination and successfully tracked you down!]
[This is quite logical.]
[But the Eye of Destiny is very curious.]
[If you had left half a day earlier, in what form would the prophecy have been fulfilled?]
[...]
The flickering text in his vision was filled with the Eye of Destiny’s musings.
"Enough curiosity! It’s time to get to work!"
"Eye of Destiny, acquire intel!"
He had stalled until after midnight precisely to wait for his intel to refresh. Shi Ming had already used the previous day’s opportunity on the infinitely upgrading Silent Crystal.
In a battle against a higher-ranked opponent, intelligence was the most crucial weapon!
[Right away!]
[Acquiring intel... Intel acquisition complete.]
[Pillar-level Nirvana Powerhouse: Ron]
[Skill: Destiny]
[As one of the three most powerful Nirvana-rank skills of the Destiny attribute among the numbered ones, "Destiny" represents an inescapable fate, unavoidable shackles, and an inevitable judgment.]
[1. Control the threads of Destiny to "forcefully" establish a fated connection with anything and everything, thereby achieving various objectives.]
[2. Posit a future outcome and make its realization inevitable.]
[Skill: Shell]
[As its name implies, this skill is essentially a hollow shell.]
[By loading it with different Nirvana Origins, it can unleash various powers. The Shell is extremely flexible and can even have its Origin swapped multiple times during battle. However, this is an incredibly extravagant act; each time the Origin is replaced, the previous one is destroyed, losing all its power.]
[The Shell is currently loaded with the "Mind Control" Origin.]
[Next, he wants to load it with yours.]
[...]
[Supreme Treasures: 7]
[Wondrous Items: ...]
[It is worth noting that Lord Ron has not come alone. The "Angler" you fought before is also lurking in the nebula, observing this battle. The "Treasure King" of Treasure Star will rush here at the first sign of turmoil. Ron’s spouse, the "Star Queen," will arrive in 3 minutes. Her skill, "Space Lock," will render Spatial Power unusable within a 30,000-kilometer Star Domain—an effect roughly equivalent to one-third of the outer region of the Cave of the Stars.]
[One against four. Are you confident?]
...
The Six-armed Giant within the river of stars solidified into a complete, physical form.
The spaceport on Treasure Star was thrown into chaos.
Countless spaceships buzzed about like headless flies, trying to flee the unstable region, but without exception, they were all destroyed by the Six-armed Giant’s gaze.
At this very moment,
no living being could escape this place.
The river of Destiny enveloped the entire Star Domain, including Treasure Star. The fates of nearly every being within it manifested in the stream flowing through Ron’s palm.
"Hmph."
’A Pillar Powerhouse... truly domineering.’
’So, [Destiny] can also posit a fate and make it inevitable. But as a fellow practitioner in this domain, let’s see if your [Destiny] is stronger, or if my [Eye of Destiny] is of a higher order! There was once a certain Kun Kun that also fancied itself a director of fate, but its script was so terrible that now it’s nothing but a cautionary tale!’
A brilliant light surged in Shi Ming’s eyes.
He used the second skill of the "Eye of Destiny."
Destiny Trajectory!
’Since he’s also a powerhouse of the Destiny attribute, we might as well have a little spar in our shared domain and see who comes out on top!’
Hundreds of thousands of beings were enveloped by Destiny. Even with the power of a Cosmic Country’s Pillar, Ron couldn’t lock onto Shi Ming among the masses in just a few seconds. But under the river’s shroud, a lock-on was only a matter of time.
A river, imperceptible to others, began to flow within Shi Ming’s eyes as well.
This river in his eyes had countless tributaries, its scale measured in time, not length, extending more than 60 minutes into the future. The duel between the Eye of Destiny and Destiny had officially begun!
From the shadows, Shi Ming analyzed every tributary that appeared.
He would use this to clash head-on with Destiny!
[Tributary 1: Destiny’s Cycle]
[The future fate that Ron posited comes to pass as scheduled. While it doesn’t unfold quite as he imagined, it is, in a twisted way, realized... The Star Spirit Race is quite experienced in this matter.]
[Probability: 51.21%]
’What exactly is the fate that Ron posited?’
The Eye of Destiny didn’t specify.
The Eye of Destiny had not yet reached the level of the Eye of the Divine. In a competition between "peers" like this, it could achieve an overwhelming advantage at best, but it could not be truly omniscient.
[Tributary 2: Mutual Corrosion]
[Ron sees you as a walking treasure trove that needs to be studied carefully, so he doesn’t use his full strength in battle... Who am I kidding? There’s currently no one in the entire Thirty-Seventh Cosmic Country worthy of a Pillar Powerhouse’s full strength. But in a moment of carelessness, he gets bitten hard by your numbered skill, losing the Supreme Treasure "Creation Scroll." By the time he decides to get serious, you’ve already made a clean getaway with a "Miniature Wormhole."]
[Ron’s posited fate is... delayed.]
[Probability: 23.49%]
’Getting a Supreme Treasure for free.’
’That’s a pretty good outcome.’
[Tributary 3: One Against Three]
[The lurking Angler doesn’t make a move. The foolhardy "Star Queen" and "Treasure King" intervene without the Sovereign’s permission. After the Star Queen locks down the battlefield, you face the three of them, finding it a slight struggle. To everyone’s astonishment, you brazenly slay the Treasure King to create an opening, tear a rift into the Dark Cosmos within the blockade, and vanish without a trace.]
[Ron’s posited fate is... delayed.]
[Probability: 11.81%]
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[Tributary 37: The Ultimate Director]
[After a gratifyingly fierce battle, your "Borer" skill leaves an incurable scar on Ron’s body. The "Mind Control" within his "Shell" is successfully cast but is negated by your *99-Floor Heaven-Reaching Tower*. Playing the director, you enter the fray yourself, turning their plan back on them. While the Sovereign is recuperating from his supposed "success," you steal three Supreme Treasures from the True King Hall.]
[Ron’s posited fate is... delayed.]
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[Tributary 91: Formless Destiny]
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