Chapter 3695

The white mist exhaled from the snake's mouth constructed a circle of hazy cold fog around the ice lake to hinder the spread of sound. After confirming it was ready, it spoke:

"In the oldest era, there were still many gods besides the thirteen Ancient Gods. And the power of almost all gods is closely related to the Ancient Gods. For example, the believers of the God of Misfortune who are active on the island today—the god they worship has a very close connection with Mr. Ring."

"I already know this; even the gods who appeared after the Old Days are related to the power left behind when the Ancient Gods departed."

Xia De said, and the white snake nodded slightly:

"Just how powerful the Ancient Gods are is something no one besides the thirteen Great Ones can explain clearly. So, have you ever thought about one thing—where did the Ancient Gods come from?"

The expressions on Xia De's and Yiluna's faces were almost identical:

"We have thought about it, but we can't figure it out. Some say the Ancient Gods existed before the world was born."

"I cannot explain this question to you either. What I want to say is that in the First Era, there was once an opportunity."

Even though it was a clear sky and the snow-capped mountains behind the snake were brightly lit by the sun, the snake still had the feeling of whispering under the covers in the deepest long night.

"An opportunity to become a god alone, avoiding the thirteen Ancient Gods?"

Yiluna suddenly spoke up. The snake's crimson eyes looked at her, and then it nodded gently:

"Yes, and it is said that if one could ascend to godhood in this way, one would have the chance to become an existence equal to the Ancient Gods... What a blasphemous statement; of course I don't believe it, but there were indeed many existences in that era who set their sights on this opportunity.

The name of the opportunity is the 'Original Sin Brand'. No one knows where it came from, but to obtain it, master it, and then completely possess it, one could obtain that opportunity."

Even with Xia De's and Yiluna's current soul strength and mental resistance, knowing such ancient secrets still caused discomfort. Some blurry illusions appeared before the Outsider's eyes, but those illusions were covered by a somewhat familiar thin mist.

He felt the 【Chains of Sin】 were currently entangling his soul, and the nine sin-based spirit runes were vibrating close to his soul. This feeling was very similar to when he used this miracle at night and almost lost control before the blood.

Xia De tried hard not to be affected by the illusions:

"But this is not right. I have also dealt with many gods. According to my understanding, gods themselves are incarnations of certain concepts or powers. I don't think it is possible to become a god by relying on external objects, let alone compare with the Ancient Gods."

The snake's hissing sound kept coming, but in reality, its way of communicating with the two was through mental exchange:

"Yes, this is of course unbelievable. But even if it is a one-in-ten-thousand chance, it is after all a hard-won opportunity. Moreover, even if the rumors of becoming a god are false, the 【Original Sin Brand】 does indeed possess very powerful strength.

The struggle for the Original Sin Brand started the 【Original Sin War】 in the middle of the Mythological Era, which lasted for tens of thousands of years. During this period, countless heroes, evil beings, believers of various gods, and arrogant non-believers threw themselves into it. Even the first batch of ancient evil spirits appeared during this event.

But in the end, no one obtained the 【Original Sin Brand】; it shattered. I was not yet born at that time, and I do not know the truth of this matter, but it is highly probable that the power of some god shattered that brand."

Ms. White paused, giving Xia De and Yiluna time to think and memorize this information:

"But even though the 【Original Sin Brand】 shattered, the power of original sin was still secretly passed down. Evil spirits, demons, ancient evil objects, and some things even I cannot explain clearly—the ancients who participated in the 'Original Sin War' back then and their descendants are still using the power of original sin.

You must be careful, God-Awakener. The true source of the 【Original Sin Brand】 is a mystery even in the Mythological Era, and its power is not as simple as you imagine. It may not be able to hurt you directly like a blade, but be careful of it silently affecting your soul and essence. Now that you know the power of fate, you should understand what I mean."

【Outsider, you have listened to the rumors about the "Original Sin Brand."】

The complete secret rumors about the First Era directly constructed power. The soul absorbed power from the stories told by an existence that walked out of the Mythological Era, and this also happened to prove that most of the content told by "Ms. White" was true.

The nine-ring fate ring emerged on its own from the steam mist behind Xia De, but this time no new spirit rune was obtained.

【Outsider, your miracle - Chains of Sin has gained a new characteristic: the number of chains has increased to four; the chains have an attack characteristic against individuals possessing "Original Sin", and using this miracle to crush them can absorb original sin to enhance the power of the chains.】

A few dozen hours ago, the first use of the 【Original Sin Seal】 allowed the chains to grow to three, and now the number had become four. This did not look like a particularly amazing characteristic; after all, the "Witch Secret Art: Order Chains" used by Galina could even be like a spider web, allowing countless golden chains to seal the night sky of an entire city.

As for the chains that seemed to have no attack power now being able to attack specific targets... Xia De did not yet know how "Original Sin" would be judged, because in the Outsider's view, everyone in this world might have sin.

Yiluna, who was on the side, did not gain any power from the story told by the snake. She glanced at Xia De's fate ring and asked the snake:

"The matter of the 【Original Sin Brand】 is not very important for now. What we have to face now are the final two acts of the fate story. The Lustful One told us that the second fate impact will happen tomorrow afternoon, but this will only slightly delay the holding of the sixth act. We are not far from that final decisive battle.

So, we are currently lacking those solidified fates, whether it is dice and coins with points, shattered arcs, or complete rings; these are all very useful."

Yiluna asked:

"So Ms. White, do you have a way for us to obtain more solidified fates? This is not to help a specific candidate, but to defeat Mr. Snake. Or, simply finding more solidified fates and handing them to you to maintain the seal is also good."

The red-eyed white snake nodded, its white scales shimmering in the sun:

"In the area where the Ancient God temple is located, there is a special spring. Fate candidates and some specific groups of people can borrow the power of that spring to condense their own fate.

There is only one chance, and there is a possibility of failure, but this should be considered the safest and most convenient way to obtain fate rings in this era."

Xia De shook his head:

"I have been to the ruins on the top of the mountain once, and that spring was covered by the snake's power. Even if the candidates could reach it before the decisive battle, I am afraid it would be quite late. Is there any other way?"

The giant snake poking its head out of the ice lake nodded again:

"Yes, but I am afraid you cannot do it.

Those exceptionally powerful demigod heroes knew all their fates when their life stories reached their end; condensing fate rings was as simple for them as picking up fallen leaves from the water. A sufficient number of powerful individuals with similar fates gathering together can also condense fate through some ancient secret arts, but this condition is clearly quite harsh. Of course, gods can also shape fate at will; for those truly great existences, time, space, and fate are not anything particularly worthy of attention. There are also some lucky ones naturally favored by fate, for whom anything is within reach, and fate rings are the same.

Finally, Mr. Ring will also give rewards to those actors who perform wonderful plays. At certain fixed time nodes, you will find rings waiting for you under your feet."

In the eyes of Xia De and Yiluna, these methods were indeed all very difficult to achieve. Even the seemingly simplest "reward from Mr. Ring" required competing with other candidates. 【War】 belonged to the fate ring that was bound to appear, and the 【Luck】 ring in the center of the "Oracle Square" at the mountain top ruins should also be the same.

Although he had long thought that fate rings could not be obtained so easily, Xia De was still a bit disappointed that the conditions were so harsh:

"It seems we can only wait for an opportunity like the battle with the Lustful One, allowing multiple fate rings to emerge on their own."

He thought to himself and asked Ms. White again:

"I also have a question: there are three fates, so what happens if there are more than three? I know this question sounds a bit arrogant, but if the number of resonated fate rings is 4 or even more, what would be the consequences?"

Yiluna was also curious about this, so Ms. White continued to answer this question. Compared to Xia De's inquiry about himself and the secret fire last time, these questions were not worth mentioning at all:

"The more there are, the stronger one becomes after resonating with fate rings. But even with my experience, there have been no more than three mortals who have resonated with more than three rings at the same time. For mortal things living in the material world, the overlap between an existence itself and fate is limited.

This is not affected by any factors; this is just the most basic rule of fate. No matter how powerful the body and soul are, the fate that matches oneself best will only ever be three. Although fate is impermanent, the fate of an individual mortal is orderly; 'there are three fates' is the basic rule."

Xia De and Yiluna both had expressions of "I have been taught," but the snake hesitated for a moment and thought of another situation:

"Of course, there are exceptions; there is always someone who can think of a way.

Someone once split their own existence into multiple individuals and then let these individuals experience different lives separately. After different fates were condensed in different individuals, they gathered themselves back together. In this way, the number of fate rings exceeded three.

However, you know that this requires a price. Too much fate will lead to very serious problems. Trying to fool fate will only result in being fooled by fate."