"Looks like this time, things are really going to get bad."
Of all the extraordinary powers Lu PingAn had encountered, the strangest and most inconceivable was probably "fate."
Whether it was the "Adverse Wind of Fate," the "Xue Family's misfortune," or the so-called "martial fortune" of the present, they were inherently difficult to perceive with the naked eye. Most people were not even aware of them, yet they truly affected everyone's life and death.
"My personal inclination is that this is a fundamental logic governing how the world operates. It is invisible, yet it exists. It influences everyone, yet leaves no trace whatsoever."
"The Great Dao? Brahma? Or things like Karma? A handful of prophets saw it, understood it, explained it, tried to use it, and then got killed by it."
Lu PingAn had also noticed that every world had different "rules of fortune." Some worlds pursued "karmic retribution," some followed the naked "Law of the Jungle," and some even encouraged "winner takes all."
As for Earth's rules, if one had to put it into words, they were probably the cruel and direct principle of "the fittest evolve."
The stronger one was, the more likely one was to encounter the Adverse Wind of Fate. After breaking through, one would receive another massive boost, then clash with another so-called favored child of fate. In the end, the survivor would rise to another level, while the loser became the winner's "nutrient."
Many people faced wave after wave of adversity at the most painful points in their lives—when advancing from third tier to fourth tier, from sixth tier to Rule-level, or from demigod to True God. Who knew how many unlucky souls had been blown to death by it?
It seemed to be a selection mechanism, rapidly shaping those with potential while ensuring