The mortal world corresponded to destiny.
From the scene before him, Chen Lin confirmed this.
But these were only the rules of the Inner World. Because the Inner World contained the Upper Seven Realms, these rules had extended from them.
And thus the Seven Realms Flower had come into being.
He had yet to hear of anything like this in the Void Realm.
Still, Chen Lin suspected that the Upper Seven Realms within the Inner World might merely be a miniature reflection. Such higher planes might truly exist.
He had heard before that the Netherworld of the Inner World was not the true Netherworld.
If that was the case, then a true Netherworld must exist.
Following that reasoning,
there must also be a true God Realm, Immortal Realm, and so on.
That terrifying bizarre creature might have come from one of these higher planes.
These stray thoughts flashed through his mind.
Chen Lin gathered his thoughts and focused on what lay before him.
Whether higher planes existed or not, he could not reach them anyway. His present circumstances mattered more.
He observed carefully for a while.
Although the destiny lines ahead were densely packed, he could still trace their paths. Most wound forward, though there were rather many intersecting nodes.
Focusing his senses, Chen Lin detected no danger at these nodes.
But he still did not dare act rashly.
After examining the lines, he checked himself.
First, he checked his destiny force.
He sensed for a long time but could not detect any destiny force, or even his talent origin.
Chen Lin's heart sank.
Without destiny force, he could not use the related divine abilities, which put him at a severe disadvantage in his current situation.
Next,
he tried manifesting the Chess Piece of Destiny.
"Huh?"
Chen Lin exclaimed in