Now, his star rotation had reached 96,000 stars. He was only 3,000 short of the 99,000 stars needed to complete the fifth stage.
Lu Yin looked at the die in his hand. He had only one more chance. If he didn't roll a four, he'd have to wait ten days—and ten days from now was exactly when the Heavenly Gate Meeting would begin.
He tapped the die with a finger. It spun slowly, then finally stopped. As Lu Yin watched expectantly, it landed on one. With a smack, a lump of yellow stuff dropped to the ground. Lu Yin blinked as a foul stench hit him. It was fruit—rotten, spoiled fruit. Who had put this thing in a Void Ring?
Lu Yin was furious. He waved it away and shook his head helplessly. That was luck for you.
It seemed he'd have to wait until the Heavenly Gate Meeting to roll again. He was only one step away from completing the fifth stage, and he didn't want to interrupt his progress, even if the meeting was about to begin. He didn't know whether completing the fifth stage would bring about a transformation, but since he'd made it this far, he had to try.
That meant he could only stay quietly where he was for the next ten days and watch. He had no intention of going out now; he could wait until the Dao Child contest.
Right now, he was simply curious about what gave Wang Wen the confidence to claim they had a sixty percent chance of winning the ten-person contest.
The Solar System had never been so lively. In the past, it had been quiet and still, like most of the starry sky. If Earth had never developed enough to make contact with the universe, then to