Mysterious Fortune

"Son of Mingling—!"

With a sharp shout, dense grayish-white Chaos Qi suddenly erupted around Long Zhanye!

This airflow was not an ordinary glow of Soul Power, but a strange force field capable of assimilating, stripping away, and controlling all forms of energy!

Centered on Long Zhanye, the grayish-white Chaos Qi rapidly spread outward.

In an instant, it completely enveloped the space within a hundred meters!

Within this area, colors were swiftly drained away, and everything seemed to lose the luster of its original attributes.

It took on a uniform, deathly grayish-white hue, yet hidden currents still surged beneath it!

Plants, rocks, even the air itself seemed to have been dragged into a "domain" ruled by the laws of Chaos!

Within this grayish-white world created by Long Zhanye, all the natural energy of heaven and earth became abnormally active.

As if drawn by an invisible force, it was stripped of its original attributes and transformed into the most primal streams of chaotic energy!

These energy streams were madly converging toward the center of the domain—Long Zhanye's body!

Old Man Gu was shocked to discover that, even at the edge of the domain, the Fire Attribute and Wood Attribute energy around him was rapidly draining away and being assimilated!

Meanwhile, Long Zhanye at the center of the domain was recovering and growing stronger at a speed visible to the naked eye!

This soul skill could not only create an environment favorable to its user.

It could also directly strip away the elemental power within the domain and convert it into Soul Power, granting nearly limitless endurance!

Stripping elements and converting them into Soul Power... what a domineering ability! Old Man Gu thought in shock.

However, something even more horrifying happened!

He had been staring without blinking at Long Zhanye, who stood in the center of the domain.

At least thirty meters away from him, yet right before his eyes—

Whoosh!

Without any warning, without any trace of movement, without even the slightest ripple in the air!

Long Zhanye's figure vanished from where he stood like a ghost!

The next instant!

Old Man Gu only saw a flash of grayish-white light before him, followed by a chilly breeze brushing across his face!

Long Zhanye's face was already right in front of him, nearly touching the tip of his nose!

"Ah—!!" Old Man Gu let out a terrified shriek, frightened out of his wits.

His entire body sprang backward as though struck by lightning, cold sweat instantly soaking his back!

"Th-this... this...!" He pointed at Long Zhanye, who seemed as though he had been standing before him all along.

Both his finger and voice trembled, and for a long while, he could not form a complete sentence.

This was no longer merely a matter of speed. This was practically... Teleportation?!

No, it was even stranger than Teleportation, as though he had always been meant to be in that position!

Seeing how badly Old Man Gu had been frightened, Long Zhanye slowly withdrew his soul skill.

The grayish-white domain around him gradually dispersed as well, and color returned to the world.

He spoke calmly. "Within my soul skill... I can move freely to any location, ignoring distance."

"And..."

He paused. "...I can control all the natural energy of heaven and earth within the domain!"

"Especially the Chaos Power contained within it. All of it can be used by me. Here, I am part of the rules themselves."

Hearing Long Zhanye's description, Old Man Gu and Zhua Yun were beyond shocked.

That mysterious fifth Soul Ring had granted Long Zhanye a terrifying ability akin to that of a domain master!

It combined area suppression, energy deprivation, limitless endurance, and spatial movement into one!

Heavenly Eye, Double Pupil, and now this unfathomable "Son of Mingling" domain...

Old Man Gu no longer dared imagine what world-destroying power this boy would possess once he truly grew up.

Perhaps...

That ancient legend of the "invincibility of the Double Pupil Bearer."

Would truly come to pass in this era, in a way beyond everyone's imagination.

Then, Old Man Gu grabbed Long Zhanye by the arm, his voice carrying a trace of alarmed doubt.

"You brat! Y-your fifth Soul Ring, where exactly did it come from?!"

"This soul skill... these effects... are absolutely not something an ordinary ten-thousand-year Soul Beast could grant!"

"Even a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast might not possess a domain-controlling soul skill like this! Speak! What exactly happened?!"

Long Zhanye slowly retracted his Martial Soul and Soul Rings, and that mysterious fifth Soul Ring vanished with them.

He fell silent for a moment.

He recalled the vast voice from last night's dream and the whisper that had called itself the God of Sin.

He knew the matter was far too bizarre, but since Old Man Gu had pressed him, he decided to reveal part of the truth.

He merely concealed the title "God of Sin," which might provoke even more suspicion and trouble.

He slowly spoke, his tone carrying confusion that he had yet to fully dispel. "It was a..."

"A very mysterious person, or rather, existence, who gave it to me."

"She... or rather, 'it,' appeared in my Sea of Consciousness, left behind a mark, bestowed this Soul Ring upon me, and then..."

"It disappeared. I did not even see what 'it' looked like, nor did I communicate with 'it.'"

"Sea of Consciousness?! It silently entered your Sea of Consciousness?! And it could directly bestow a Soul Ring?!"

Old Man Gu sucked in a sharp breath, his pupils contracting violently as his face instantly filled with gravity and horror!

With his vast knowledge and insight far exceeding that of ordinary people, he immediately realized what this meant!

The ability to directly invade a Spirit Master's Sea of Consciousness had already surpassed the scope of a Spirit Master's abilities!

Not to mention creating out of thin air and bestowing a Soul Ring containing such powerful law-based power!

This was absolutely not something a Titled Douluo, not even a Limit Douluo, could accomplish!

There was only one possibility.

It surfaced in Old Man Gu's weathered mind, which held knowledge of countless secrets, like a thunderclap exploding within it—

A god!

Only those legendary gods, who held authority over part of the world's laws, could possibly possess such unimaginable means!

Old Man Gu and Zhua Yun beside him both fell into a long silence.

An indescribable sense of awe and shock filled the air.

Though Zhua Yun was not as experienced as Old Man Gu, he understood the weight of this matter.

When he looked at Long Zhanye, his gaze held several indescribably complicated emotions in addition to his earlier surprise and approval.

Could this brat really be someone chosen by the gods? Old Man Gu's heart churned violently.

Heavenly Eye, Double Pupil... and now a God-Bestowed Soul Ring... all these coincidences and miracles seem to have gained some reasonable explanation!

If that is truly the case...

Then the three years of effort I poured into him, even my earlier risky investment, did not merely save a genius!

I placed a heavy wager on a Chosen One who may become a god in the future! This does not concern only him personally; it may even...

Through this opportunity, allow the Body Sect, silent for so many years, to welcome unprecedented revival and glory!

This thought instantly ignited the ambition and expectation buried deep within Old Man Gu's heart.

The way he looked at Long Zhanye became even more fervent, filled with unprecedented anticipation.

Suppressing his excitement, he asked again, "That person..."

"That existence, do you know who 'it' is? Did 'it' leave behind a name or any other information?"

Long Zhanye shook his head, his tone honest. "In the dream, I did not speak."

"'It' merely said that it would 'bestow a fortune upon me,' and then I felt the Soul Ring appear. After that, I knew nothing."

Though these words were simple, they added an even thicker layer of mystery.

To Old Man Gu, this instead suited the unpredictable manner of "gods," who were unwilling to casually reveal their true names.

His speculation that Long Zhanye was someone chosen by the gods became increasingly firm.