Chapter 488: Fortune's Favor?
“What is this place?” Hong’er asked, munching on the food in her hand while curiously examining the endless white world around her.
“This is the world of the Heavenly Poison Pearl,” Mo Li said, appearing before her, her eyes gazing at Hong’er, who had suddenly appeared in this world, with a cold, indifferent look.
“Heavenly Poison Pearl?” Hong’er took another large bite of Longque, chewing as she spoke indistinctly, “Heavenly Poison Pearl? What a strange name. Why am I here?”
“Because the Heavenly Poison Pearl and the Xuan Mark Space are both worlds within his body. When your Xuan Mark Space was generated, the two became connected,” Mo Li explained coolly.
“Hmm... Even though I don’t understand a word, it sounds really impressive!” Hong’er opened her mouth wide, stuffed the last piece of Longque inside, and swallowed it directly... as if she were swallowing a soft, delicious piece of bread: “Ah! All gone! I’m so full!”
After finishing the Longque, a strange red light suddenly flickered in Hong’er’s vermilion eyes, but it quickly faded. She looked at Mo Li and said with a giggle, “Oh, right, big sister, what’s your name?”
“Mo Li.”
“Mo... Li... I’ll remember that! Big sister, you have to come play with me often from now on, okay? I love playing the most!” Hong’er chirped, immediately acting familiar with Mo Li, a girl who radiated an aura of coldness. She stretched, and then her eyelids slowly drooped. “After eating so much, I suddenly feel so sleepy... I want to sleep.”
Hong’er gently rubbed her eyes, then yawned. “Ah... I’m really sleepy. Big sister, I’m going to sleep now. Good night.”
With that, Hong’er curled up on the ground like a little cat, closed her eyes, and fell asleep at an astonishing speed in the blink of an eye.
Mo Li’s gaze never left Hong’er. Once she was completely asleep, Mo Li’s eyes flashed, and she spoke coldly, “Come out!”
The moment she spoke, a colorless light rose from Hong’er’s body, and a mist-like figure slowly materialized above her.
This phantom was none other than the remnant soul that Yun Che had encountered in the Primordial Mystic Ark, the one that had already dissipated!
But this remnant soul was clearly even weaker than when Yun Che had first seen it. It floated faintly, on the verge of completely dispersing at any moment. In a heavy, aged voice, it said, “Who exactly are you? How do you know the Star God Imperial Clan’s ‘Soul Fate Star Shift’?”
“So you know about ‘Soul Fate Star Shift’,” Mo Li said, her starry eyes narrowing slightly.
“...Then that really was ‘Soul Fate Star Shift’!” Mo Li’s words were clearly an admission. The remnant soul trembled violently. “You are from the Star God Imperial Clan... No! The Twelve Star Gods were destroyed long ago. You are one who inherited the power of a single Star God!”
“That’s right.” Mo Li admitted without any attempt to hide it. “Wouldn’t it have been better for you to simply pass on peacefully? Why did you leave a remnant soul attached to her?”
“How could I leave in peace without seeing my little master rescued and given a new life? But I never imagined that although my little master was saved from the demonic poison and woke up safely, you would use ‘Soul Fate Star Shift’ to make her dependent on an ordinary human!” The remnant soul’s voice was filled with deep anger. “I never thought you could be such despicable, malicious people!”
“So you would rather she continue sleeping in the Eternal Pivot, forever a sleeping living corpse?” Mo Li sneered. “In all the world, only the Heavenly Poison Pearl could save her. And as you can see, the Heavenly Poison Pearl has already fused with his body. In all the world, only he could save your little master! Your little master has seen the light of day again, yet you can’t accept even such a small price. How ridiculous!”
The remnant soul was silent for a long time, seemingly unable to refute.
“I am not a true ancient Star God after all, so I couldn’t use a complete ‘Soul Fate Star Shift.’ Moreover, I cannot use my full power freely right now, so the power of the ‘Soul Fate Star Shift’ was greatly diminished. If your little master had shown even the slightest resistance, it would almost certainly have failed. But you saw it yourself: subconsciously, she had no guard or resistance against him. She accepted the result willingly—it was not forced or coerced!”
“My little master lost all her memories, her heart and soul are completely pure and open. She has no guard against anyone, so you took advantage of her vulnerability. Otherwise, how could she have fallen into such a trap! My little master is the miracle and hope left behind after my sect’s destruction. Now she has become the dependent of a mere human... Even if I scatter into nothingness, I would have failed my king...” The remnant soul said angrily.
“A mere human?” Mo Li gave a faint, cold laugh. “Although I can’t be sure which ancient race you are from... do you really think your little master depending on him is a degradation? In my eyes, this is clearly the greatest blessing heaven has bestowed upon your little master, and upon your entire clan!”
“Ridiculous!” The remnant soul twisted in fury. “My little master’s status is incredibly noble. She has not yet fully matured, but her potential is boundless. When she fully grows, she will surpass my king and rule the world! A mere human, at his absolute peak, can only reach the Divine Xuan Realm. Compared to my little master, he is nothing more than a lowly ant!”
Facing the increasingly agitated remnant soul, Mo Li remained perfectly calm. She said placidly, “A mere human? Since you know of the ‘Soul Fate Star Shift,’ you should also know that even the true Star Gods of old could only use it once in their lifetime. Yet I used this one and only ‘Soul Fate Star Shift’ of my entire existence on him. If he were just a ‘mere human’ as you say, would I be worthy of using this lifelong, one-time-only fundamental power on him?!”
The remnant soul: “...”
“Years ago, I also thought he was merely an ordinary human... no, back then, he wasn’t even ordinary. At that time, his profound veins were completely ruined. Even among humans, he was nothing but a waste. I only followed him because I wanted to use the Heavenly Poison Pearl on him to remove the demonic poison from my own body.”
“But very quickly, I discovered I had completely misjudged this person.”
“Since you come from an ancient race, you naturally know of the Realm of the Gods. After the gods fell, humans continuously ascended to the Realm of the Gods, frantically searching for the bloodlines, powers, and inheritances left behind by the fallen gods. Countless years later, countless star realms were established in the Realm of the Gods, turning what was once the domain of gods into a realm of ‘demi-gods’ who had obtained divine bloodlines or powers. The Realm of the Gods is immeasurably vast. Even to this day, countless people still search it for the remnants of the ancient true gods.”
Mo Li cast her gaze away and continued, “I’m telling you all this to let you know that in today’s Divine Realm, many people have searched for thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of years without finding a new true god’s bloodline or power inheritance. More than ninety-nine percent of people possess only a single divine power, and that is from a star realm’s inheritance. Throughout the entire Divine Realm, the maximum number of divine powers one can carry at once is only three. Because new remnants of true gods are becoming increasingly difficult to find, and... divine power is proud. When one divine power is within the body, the entry of another divine power is extremely prone to rejection. Being able to coexist with three divine powers is already enough to shake the entire Divine Realm—it is the ultimate limit!”
“But do you know how many types of power he has within his body?!”
“The Evil God’s Indestructible Blood, the Desolate God’s Divine Art, the Celestial Wolf’s Divine Art, the Phoenix’s Divine Blood, Divine Soul, and Divine Art, the Primordial Azure Dragon’s Dragon Blood, Dragon Soul, and Dragon Marrow... five divine powers, coexisting within his body! You are now inside his internal space. If you concentrate your soul and sense it, you can perceive the coexistence of these five divine powers.”
Mo Li spoke with a grave expression. “In the Divine Realm, which holds the remnants of many true gods, countless people have searched for tens of thousands of years without finding a new divine power. Yet he, a mortal, and in this lowest of lower realms, has obtained a full five divine powers... and in only three years!”
“...” The remnant soul shook violently.
Mo Li continued, “Of these five divine powers, three came from me. But these are three that I myself could never possess. I went through great hardships back then to obtain the Evil God’s Indestructible Blood, and even suffered from demonic poison as a result, nearly perishing. But in the end, I discovered that once the Evil God’s Indestructible Blood fused with the body, it would rebuild the profound veins and cause the loss of all original power. At that time, his profound veins were already ruined. For me to fully recover, I needed him to become strong enough. So, the Evil God’s Indestructible Blood, which I had acquired at the cost of half my life, ultimately ended up in his hands, granting him the one and only Evil God’s Mysterious Vein in the world!”
“My elder brother, blessed by fortune, once found the ancient Desolate God’s Divine Art. But before he could master it, his body and soul perished. My power was incompatible with the Desolate God’s power, so I couldn’t practice it. But to prevent the power my brother had found with such difficulty from disappearing, I imprinted the Desolate God’s Divine Art into my heart and soul... Once, because his silhouette closely resembled my brother’s, I impulsively taught him the Desolate God’s Divine Art. I never expected him to enter the realm in such a short time, and then break through repeatedly at an astonishing speed.”
“My elder brother carried the power of the Celestial Wolf Star and, by chance, obtained the Celestial Wolf Divine Art, which focuses on heavy swords. While watching my brother practice his sword, I inadvertently memorized a small part—but I couldn’t practice it either. However... his weapon also happened to be a heavy sword. I gave him the basic Celestial Wolf Divine Art, and in less than three months, he had already completely mastered it.”
“As for the Phoenix and the Dragon God, he found them himself and obtained their utmost recognition. Five types of divine bloodlines and divine powers coexist within his body, and there has never been the slightest rejection! I have existed attached to his life for many years, yet I have never been able to find the reason.” Mo Li’s gaze pierced straight into the clearly shocked remnant soul. “Besides all this, the Heavenly Poison Pearl you searched for countless years is not only on him but is completely fused with him. I can also tell you that in addition to the Heavenly Poison Pearl, he possesses another Mystic Heaven Supreme Treasure! Now, do you still think he is just a ‘mere human’?”
The remnant soul was silent for a very long time, then spoke slowly, “Heaven’s... fortune?”
“Correct. He seems to have an incredibly powerful fortune. Even his crippled state back then was fortune; otherwise, I would never have given him the Evil God’s Indestructible Blood,” Mo Li said blandly. “Additionally, his insight and rate of growth are extremely astonishing. If this fortune can continue, then his future achievements will be incalculable. Your little master following him will also benefit from his fortune! Perhaps she will have a future far better than you ever expected.”
The remnant soul said softly, “Fortune is nothing but an illusory, intangible existence. Everyone has times of luck and times of misfortune. His current state, you can call it fortune’s favor, but what I see is something else... In the two years within the ark, I observed him constantly. Eighteen months of spatial storms—this is a calamity that ordinary people might not encounter in a hundred lifetimes—yet he endured it. If he hadn’t, he would have surely died. All so-called fortune would have turned to nothing. I prefer to believe that his current state is due to his sheer desperation and his indomitable will. Fortune may exist, or it may be merely a name we imagine... Who can fathom fortune? Just as who can fathom the Heavenly Dao?”
Mo Li: “...”
“Sigh.” The remnant soul let out a long sigh. “Forget it. The Soul Fate Star Shift is already complete. Things have come to this, and there is no changing it. I no longer have the power to change anything. I called him a ‘mere human’ only out of momentary anger. I observed him for two years. Compared to so-called ‘fortune,’ his strength of will made it impossible for me not to marvel. My little master has awakened. Although she was passively bound, at least she herself does not reject or grieve it. She even likes him very much, laughing joyfully as she did back then. I can see that he will not bully my little master... Perhaps I truly have no more reason to be angry or worried.”