Chapter 990

Xu Qing's eyes reveal a strange light, and huge ripples rise in his heart.

His mind is shaking.

Although he is not sure of the level of this Divine Authority, but... being intertwined from three Divine Authorities, this in itself already explains the status of this strange Divine Authority.

"Is it really Fate?"

Xu Qing mutters, his right hand suddenly raising; the next instant, the strange Divine Authority in his body, suspected to be Fate, shines with brilliant light and disappears from Xu Qing's body.

When it appears, it is shockingly in his palm.

Transforming into a... carving knife!

Upon it, there is both a substantial tactile sensation and a phantom-like perception, extremely eerie.

Even the moment it appears, the surrounding void seems to become somewhat viscous, clearly influenced by the carving knife at this moment.

And Xu Qing has a strong feeling that whether it is the earth, the firmament, or those countless plants and mountain ranges, it seems that... the carving knife can cut them all down.

Once it falls, he feels he can change some trends.

And this trend is not within the original scope.

This feeling is hazy and somewhat unclear; Xu Qing's inner thoughts are myriad, but it seems he can never gather them into the truth, just like being separated by a layer of gauze, unable to grasp the essence of this Divine Authority of his.

But there is one point he can already confirm.

"In all likelihood, it is the Fate Divine Authority, it's just somewhat different from what I know..."

Xu Qing mutters, his heart surging with waves, unable to calm down.

Because in his past experiences and knowledge, he has seen a person display Divine Authority abilities similar to Fate.

This person is none other than Crown Prince Ziqing!

Crown Prince Ziqing holds the power of Fate!

Xu Qing takes a deep breath, the scene of seeing Crown Prince Ziqing make a move back then appearing in his mind, and he recalls it carefully.

"Ziqing relied on the remnant face's upper wasteland to be resurrected, so is his Divine Authority related to the remnant face?"

"As for me... my physical body also comes from the upper wasteland's flesh and blood, and now, by a stroke of luck, I have also obtained this power suspected to be Fate."

"Does some kind of causality exist within this?"

"And Ziqing's Fate method is related to time."

"Then... how about this Divine Authority of mine?"

Xu Qing ponders.

After a long while, he puts away his thoughts.

He has already realized that he lacks sufficient understanding of this Divine Authority within his body; to know the specifics, he needs more knowledge of Divine Authority.

So rather than exploring without direction, asking is clearly the best choice.

Even if his Master is not here, the Empress is.

And the Empress, as a god, and having already reached the Divine Platform, the answers obtained from asking her about Divine Authority might be more precise than from his Master.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing looks up, his body charging forward abruptly, his speed increasing, whistling toward the Tenth Sovereign Mountain.

On the way, he no longer studies this Divine Authority suspected to be Fate, but instead nourishes his soul while introspecting on his other Divine Authorities.

"Sound Authority, Poison Prohibition..."

After comparing, Xu Qing is even more certain of the formidable nature of the Divine Authority suspected to be Fate.

Next, he places his focus on the candle tattoo on his back and that mask.

Just like this, time passes, and two days go by quickly.

At his speed, he is less than half an hour away from the Tenth Sovereign Mountain, and Xu Qing's research on the candle also has some basic judgments.

"This candle has completely merged with my physical body."

"It is as if it transferred the carrier from the previous lingering shadow jade slip to my physical body."

"Perhaps the method of transfer was extinguishing the lit candle..."

"And although it is in an extinguished state right now, it gives me the feeling that it seems it can be lit, but it requires some specific preparations."

"For the specifics, it still needs more time to explore and attempt."

Xu Qing analyzes in his heart; at the same time, after more than a day of research, he initially judges that this tattoo is temporarily harmless to him.

"As for that mask."

Xu Qing lowers his head, his right hand flipping, and the mask appears in his palm, still gazing at Xu Qing, as if waiting for him to say the wish.

In this day, apart from his research on the tattoo on his back, he has also been investigating this mask.

"Material, unknown."

"Although it has spirituality, it is insufficient."

"If I don't make a wish, it seems it will follow me forever."

"As for the price of the wish, although I still don't know the specifics, judging from its persistence, it must be enormous."

Xu Qing narrows his eyes, his heart calm.

Because making a wish was just his means to attract this mask, not his original purpose.

His purpose has been only one from beginning to end, and that is... to obtain the reason for being untainted by causality, and to find a way to acquire it.

So the white dust is the key.

Thus Xu Qing looks up, his authority shining in his eyes, gazing at his own Fate threads.

Those threads of his are connected in all directions, brilliantly astonishing, and within them, there are a few that contain a sense of terror.

But at this moment, within these Fate threads, Xu Qing clearly sees... white dust appearing.

These dust particles, as if growing, silently and soundlessly generate slowly outside Xu Qing's Fate threads.

"Contacting the mask allows this white dust to appear in Fate?"

Xu Qing is thoughtful, just about to withdraw his gaze, but at this moment, he suddenly has a flash of inspiration, thinking of his Divine Authority suspected to be Fate.

"What if I send this Divine Authority into my own Fate threads?"

Once this thought appears, it swiftly takes root in Xu Qing's mind, becoming stronger and stronger; finally, after Xu Qing carefully weighs it, his eyes reveal decisiveness.

"Try it!"

Xu Qing does not hesitate, his right hand raising and waving; instantly, the suspected Fate Divine Authority within his body flies out in an instant, forming a carving knife in front of Xu Qing, heading straight for the Fate threads appearing above his head.

After it merges in an instant, Xu Qing tries hard to restrain the thought of cutting, just letting this carving knife hover within his Fate threads, keeping it motionless.

And just at the moment the knife enters Fate and hovers...

An incredible scene suddenly appears.

A black light shockingly radiates from the carving knife, instantly shrouding all of Xu Qing's Fate threads, as if covering Fate.

Immediately following, all those white dust particles shake, flying up one after another, actually being driven away from Xu Qing's Fate threads, all floating in the outside world, unable to invade even a bit.

And the perception that subsequently appears throughout Xu Qing's body makes his heart ripple intensely, as if a storm is roaring.

His expression undergoes a rare change, and he is even stunned for a moment.

Because, in his perception, at the moment the light radiated by the carving knife covers his Fate threads, he suddenly has the illusion of himself emerging from the water, reaching the surface, and breathing freely.

His soul is infinitely at ease.

His body is freer than ever before.

Even compared to the feeling at this moment, Xu Qing has a strong realization that the previous him seemed to have always lived in suffocation, lived in mud, with huge constraints.

Yet, before this perception that appeared for the first time today, he had no awareness of the past suffocation and constraints.

Only through comparison can it be clearer!

It is as if at this moment, his Fate is finally controlled by himself.

Xu Qing's breathing is rapid; this comparison makes him incomparably surprised, and at the same time, a realization emerges in his heart.

"The feeling of controlling Fate?"

Xu Qing mutters.

At the same time, the moment Xu Qing masters his own Fate, in various places on the Wanggu Continent, different existences feel a response.

Wanggu Continent, a vast region shrouded in black fog.

In this region, the concentration of foreign substances exceeds all areas of Wanggu.

Within it, various terrifying roars constantly echo between heaven and earth, lingering for a long time.

And at the very center of this endless pitch-black fog, there exists a huge city; this is an Imperial Palace.

Inside the Imperial Palace, in the great hall, there is dead silence.

Empty.

Only on the Imperial Throne sits a person.

This person is extraordinarily handsome, wearing an Imperial Robe, one hand supporting his forehead, eyes closed and motionless; in the next instant, this person suddenly opens his eyes, looks up at the firmament, and his brows slowly furrow.

"Unhooked?"

This person mutters softly; after a long while, his brows relax, and a faint smile appears at the corner of his mouth.

"Little brother, interesting."

Outer Sea, waves rising and falling; in the depths, black lines rise from the sea surface, weaving swiftly in mid-air, finally forming the figure of Yu Liuchen sitting cross-legged.

He is absorbing his harvest.

And originally, before completely absorbing it, he would not wake up.

But now, an inexplicable feeling never felt before wakes him from his slumber; after appearing, he looks toward the firmament.

"A certain character in my past story has disappeared from within the story..."

Moyu Sacred Land, at the summit of the Tenth Sovereign Mountain, the Empress, who has transformed into Lu Lingzi, opens her eyes.

Her gaze gazes down the mountain, her expression strange.

Until half an hour later, a voice comes from down the mountain.

"Xue Chenzi, requests an audience with the Sovereign!"

The Empress is thoughtful, raising her hand and grabbing downward.

The next instant, Xu Qing's figure appears directly in the great hall, before her.

The moment he appears, Xu Qing hurriedly bows, about to speak.

But the Empress's voice already echoes.

"To be able to make me, in the secret realm, under my avatar's gaze, fail to see the clues, only at the moment this Divine Authority opened, was it perceived by me... Xu Qing, on your body, this extra Divine Authority."

"Its name... is Fate!"

Xu Qing immediately looks up, gazing at the Empress.

This is exactly the matter he wanted to ask about; now that the Empress sees it at a glance, his desire for knowledge about this Divine Authority in his heart becomes even stronger, so he takes a deep breath and speaks respectfully.

"Your Majesty, may I ask for clarification?"

The Empress's gaze falls on the top of Xu Qing's head; after a long while, she speaks slowly.

"Fate, meaning destiny and luck, refers to a trajectory conducted by the combination of fixed numbers and variables of all things in the world, and it is also one of the supreme Divine Authorities in the god system."

"And Fate and Luck are two completely different concepts."

"Fate is a fixed number, referring to a specific trajectory, like paths that already existed."

"In the battle for me to become a god back then, you should have seen with your own eyes that Crown Prince Ziqing's means of controlling others' Fate is just like this.

Others' Fate in Crown Prince Ziqing's hands became a book.

Through Fate, he sees the past, and deduces the future.

This future can be deduced into countless ones, but they all already exist.

He extracts the one future that belongs to a desperate situation, replaces all others, thereby changing and influencing others' Fate."

Xu Qing hears this, his mind instantly enlightened by more than half, having a feeling of sudden clarity, while at the same time, the ripples in his mind are also huge.

Before his eyes appear the scenes of Crown Prince Ziqing making a move back then; that Divine Authority ability is extremely formidable.

"So Crown Prince Ziqing, through this Divine Authority, deduces countless future trends of his opponents, all of which are real existences; this is the fixed number.

At the same time, it is also the word 'Fate' in the Fate Divine Authority?"

Xu Qing mutters.

The Empress nods and continues to speak.

"And Luck is a variable, referring to traces outside the fixed number; accurately speaking, it is those new paths that might be opened up."

"The future paths that originally did not exist are created through the interweaving of luck and misfortune, exceeding the established scope.

This is the variable."

"Your Divine Authority is the 'Luck' within Fate, and it is also the variable!"

Xu Qing takes a deep breath, his train of thought becoming completely clear at this moment.

"Your Majesty, do you mean that my Fate Divine Authority can use luck and misfortune as two hands to manipulate a person's Fate, allowing it to form a new Fate outside the existing fixed number?"

The Empress nods.

"Your understanding is correct."

"Your Fate Divine Authority and Ziqing's, although from the same source, have different directions, but both can be described in one sentence."

"Everything is possible."

"For fixed numbers, their countless already existing trajectories all have the possibility of becoming reality."

"For variables, creating new routes to replace the original ones is naturally also possible."

Xu Qing closes his eyes, carefully analyzing and absorbing the Empress's words in his heart, then opens his eyes.

His eyes are clear, and he says softly.

"So Crown Prince Ziqing's Fate Divine Authority is similar to a book, because that already written Fate is something Crown Prince Ziqing reads from within, finding the most suitable page."

"And the carving knife transformed by my Fate Divine Authority... its role is not to read the book, but to engrave a new Fate trend upon it, becoming a new page."