Watching True Person Ziwei's departing back, Qin Anlan stood with his hands behind his back.
A triumphant smile appeared on his face.
He had already heard the system notification.
"Ding! A rift has formed between Child of Destiny Ye Qingyun and True Person Ziwei. Host has obtained 20,000 Villain Points and 50 Destiny Points."
"Ding! Child of Destiny Ye Qingyun's state of mind has suffered a severe decline. Host has obtained 5,000 Villain Points."
At the same time, a Status Panel visible only to Qin Anlan appeared before him.
Name: Qin Anlan Identity: Young Lord of the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo Cultivation: Late Stage Emperor Sealing Physique: Void Saint Body Cultivation Technique: Xuanyuan Emperor Scripture (Fifth Layer), World Ending Demonic Codex (Third Layer) Items: Netherlight Armor (Pseudo Saint Artifact), Heavenly Punishment Sword (Heaven Rank), Purple Luo Heavenly Robe (Heaven Rank), Blood Restoration Pill Charm Value: 97 (Peak: 100) Villain Points: Destiny Points: 2450 (An ordinary person normally has 100) Additional Golden Fingers: Four Beasts' Blessing (Cooling Down), Son of Heaven's Qi Observation Technique
Looking at the 2,450 Destiny Points he now possessed, Qin Anlan was quite satisfied.
What was the strongest aspect of a Child of Destiny?
It was not possessing a special physique and exceptional talent.
Rather, it was their own destiny.
With boundless destiny clinging to them, a Child of Destiny was like an unkillable cockroach.
They could turn calamity into fortune, find blessings amid misfortune, and strike back from the brink of death.
They could jump off cliffs without dying and stumble upon fortuitous encounters.
If they casually came across an old man collapsed on the ground, that person would be some terrifyingly influential powerhouse.
Take Ye Qingyun, for instance. He could casually pick up a ring and encounter the Old Man in the Ring.
If it were anyone else, they would not even come across the chance to pick up a single coin from the ground.
But now—
Qin Anlan already possessed 2,450 Destiny Points.
He merely needed to continuously plunder the Destiny Points of the Children of Destiny.
Once Qin Anlan's Destiny Points reached a terrifying level—
The immense destiny he possessed would surpass even those Children of Destiny.
The many fortuitous encounters of the Children of Destiny might also appear upon Qin Anlan.
Though Qin Anlan still wore the outward skin of a villain, he possessed destiny beyond the reach of even the Children of Destiny.
Of course, that was a matter for later.
Qin Anlan's expression shifted.
The System Mall appeared before him.
The System Mall was packed to the brim with all manner of goods.
Daily necessities, spirit beast bloodlines, divine weapons and treasures, spirit pills and miraculous medicines, cultivation techniques and divine abilities, Spirit Tree transplantation.
There was nothing one could imagine that the System Mall did not contain.
What was more—
Qin Anlan even saw Saint Artifacts in the system.
This could no longer be described merely as terrifying.
One had to know that a single Saint Artifact was enough to alter the destiny of the entire Northern Underworld Continent.
There were only a handful of Saint Artifacts in the entire Northern Underworld Continent.
The Qin Clan had been passed down since the ancient era, its inheritance continuing for millions of years.
Yet the Qin Clan controlled only one Saint Artifact.
If he could exchange several Saint Artifacts through the System Mall—
Then with the Qin Clan's strength, they would be able to confront the Xuanyuan Imperial Clan head-on, perhaps even defeat them.
But when Qin Anlan saw the Villain Points required to exchange for a Saint Artifact—
That string of zeroes seemed to number nearly ten.
Qin Anlan shook his head and cast all those unrealistic thoughts out of his mind.
A careful look made it easy to discover that—
Those Saint Artifacts, along with the vast majority of divine abilities, treasures, and bloodlines in the System Mall, were all grayed out and could not be purchased.
"System, what is going on? Why can't I exchange for those items?"
Qin Anlan could not help frowning as he communicated with the system.
"Ding! The System Mall is divided into different levels. Only when the host's accumulated destiny reaches a certain value will the next level be unlocked."
"The host's current destiny is too low and can only unlock the first level of the System Mall."
Hearing the system's explanation, Qin Anlan understood.
To unlock the treasures that had not yet been unlocked, or even exchange for more precious treasures, he would need more Villain Points and Destiny Points.
And if he wanted to obtain those, he could only start with the Children of Destiny.
It seemed—
He would have to give that brat Ye Qingyun a little more stimulation.
Heavenly Firmament Empire.
Within a dim death row prison.
A disheveled man reeking all over, his features impossible to make out, lay sprawled inside the cell, barely clinging to life.
This man was none other than our Child of Destiny, Ye Qingyun.
Even Ye Qingyun himself did not know how he had endured this period of time.
Ever since he had been thrown into the dungeon, aside from his master, True Person Ziwei, coming to see him once—
No one had paid him any attention during these past few days.
He had been left to spend several long days within this sunless death row prison.
Perhaps only the boundless hatred in his heart could sustain his will to live.
As time passed, Ye Qingyun's hatred for Qin Anlan did not diminish but instead grew stronger.
His entire body and mind had long since been consumed by hatred.
He swore that he absolutely could not die so easily.
Unless he killed Qin Anlan, Ye Qingyun would never rest in peace.
"Young Lord, we have followed your instructions and kept Ye Qingyun imprisoned here. No one has been allowed to approach this place."
Luo Feng nodded and bowed as he reported to Qin Anlan.
The fawning look on his face could not have been more obvious.
Ever since pledging himself to Qin Anlan, Luo Feng's influence at Heavenly Firmament Academy had greatly increased.
Many disciples had eagerly gathered beneath Luo Feng, awaiting his orders.
All they wanted was to use Luo Feng to indirectly become followers of Qin Anlan, the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis.
For a time, Luo Feng had basked in limitless splendor and supreme glory.
Luo Feng understood very clearly that everything he possessed today depended entirely on the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis before him.
Thus, the respect in his heart for Qin Anlan grew ever deeper.
"Understood. Thanks for the effort. Go rest first."
Qin Anlan nodded blandly.
"If you have any instructions, Young Lord, simply call for me."
Luo Feng cupped his hands and obediently withdrew.
Only after Luo Feng had left did Qin Anlan turn his gaze toward the death row prison and inspect Ye Qingyun from head to toe.
Judging by Ye Qingyun's appearance, his experiences in the death row prison during this time must have been rather eventful.
With Luo Feng, his vanguard, watching over Ye Qingyun for him—
The man had sought revenge against Ye Qingyun.
Not only had he refused to give Ye Qingyun any food—
He had not even given Ye Qingyun a single drop of water.
A fine Child of Destiny had been tortured by Luo Feng, a minor villain, into this neither-human-nor-ghost state.
He truly was somewhat pitiful and tragic.
Of course, not the slightest hint of pity showed in Qin Anlan's eyes.
It was only because Qin Anlan was the stronger one now that Ye Qingyun had ended up like this.
If Ye Qingyun were the stronger one, Qin Anlan's fate would certainly not be any better.
It would perhaps be thousands, even tens of thousands of times more miserable than Ye Qingyun's current state.
Perhaps even his ashes would be scattered to the winds by Ye Qingyun.
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