Power of Destiny

"What happened to make you lose your composure like this? That's rare."

The voice naturally belonged to Gu Yue, the Silver Dragon King, who slept within the Lake of Life.

Having reached her level, even sleep did not mean she was unable to sense or communicate with the outside world.

However, she could only maintain it for a short while, like a brief period of light sleep amid deep slumber.

"Lord, the Beast of Auspice has given away half of Star Dou Great Forest's fortune!"

Di Tian hurriedly said.

At that moment, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes widened. Who was this voice, for even Di Tian addressed her as Lord?!

Di Tian was the Beast God, after all.

"A Beast of Auspice carrying fortune?"

Gu Yue seemed intrigued. Suddenly, a pure white radiance gathered on the spot and formed a figure. She had black hair that draped all the way to her feet, a noble and breathtakingly beautiful face, and a flawless supermodel-like figure.

She regarded the Three-Eyed Golden Lion with an indifferent gaze.

"Interesting. She has even given away half of her own origin.

"As for the other half of the fortune..."

Gu Yue slightly turned her head and looked in a certain direction.

"It is deeply fused with a human.

"In a sense, it has completely linked that person's fate with that of Star Dou Great Forest.

"Half of Star Dou Great Forest's fortune has thoroughly fused with him in the form of enhancing his Soul Bone. It is almost impossible to separate that fusion."

Gu Yue seemed to see something across an immense distance as she spoke calmly.

Even though she was severely injured and needed sleep to recover, that did not mean there was anything wrong with her perception.

Hearing Gu Yue say this, Di Tian was both shocked and furious. He had not expected the Beast of Auspice to be so bold as to deeply fuse Star Dou Great Forest's fortune with a Soul Master. On the surface, she had linked that person's fate to Star Dou Great Forest, but had she not also tied the forest's future to a single Soul Master?

If he died, their fortune would scatter as well!

Had Gu Yue not been present, he would already have flown into a rage.

"Why do you value him so highly?"

Unlike Di Tian, Gu Yue was not enraged. She merely asked calmly.

She naturally understood that, as the Beast of Auspice, there had to be a reason for her to take such action voluntarily. Yet exchanging half her fortune for a Soul Master, no matter what she was gambling on, was truly an enormous wager.

"I opened the Eye of Destiny and saw the decline of our Soul Beast Clan.

"Only by bringing this person over to our side will we have a chance to avoid being affected, and perhaps even prosper because of it.

"This is what I saw. That is why I used fortune in exchange for his allegiance!"

Although the Three-Eyed Golden Lion did not know who the person before her was, she understood that anyone Di Tian addressed this way must have an extraordinary identity. Facing Gu Yue's question, she immediately answered.

This was not merely giving away fortune. She had forcibly bound him to them through fortune. It was a gift, but also a contract.

Once Star Dou Great Forest declined, Li Ming, who carried Star Dou Great Forest's fortune, would naturally be affected as well.

"Mhm. You were born with the ability to observe fate. Since you made such a choice, you naturally have your reasons."

Instead, Gu Yue nodded, acknowledging the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's decision.

"Lord..."

Di Tian's expression changed slightly, and he immediately spoke. He had hoped Gu Yue would act and retrieve the fortune. He could not do it, but that did not mean Gu Yue could not.

"What are you panicking for? Do you think I have any way to act in my current state? Being able to speak with you is already difficult.

"Besides, this was the Beast of Auspice's choice. Do you think the title Beast of Auspice is meaningless?

"The Beast of Auspice is born of fortune. When it comes to matters of fortune, her opinion naturally takes precedence.

"So what if the gamble is lost? It is only half her fortune.

"After recuperating for tens of thousands of years, it will naturally return.

"This matter is settled. I have no power to reverse it."

Gu Yue looked at Di Tian. Her gaze seemed to carry a chill that instantly froze the anger in his heart as she spoke slowly.

With that, her figure vanished outright.

Di Tian looked at the spot where Gu Yue had disappeared, knowing that his Lord had returned to sleep. He then looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and knew the matter was settled, leaving him unable to say anything further. He shook his head and said no more.

"Forget it. Go back and recuperate."

Hearing that, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion tactfully left.

After the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had gone, an angry roar rang out behind her.

"Chi Wang, get in here!"

"You're saying your processing power suddenly increased, so now you can even calculate safe routes?"

Li Ming found it absurd. Was that really something processing power could accomplish?

Could improved processing power tell fortunes?

He was very dissatisfied with that answer.

"Why did your processing power increase?"

Li Ming could only continue questioning based on Satellite AI's answer.

"My chip upgraded."

The chip upgraded?

That should have been an improvement in hardware, right?

Could it be that his Martial Soul had suddenly undergone a Secondary Awakening?

Li Ming stroked his chin in thought.

"How do you feel now?"

"I feel that my computational ability has increased substantially."

Satellite AI's answer was simple.

"According to calculations, your fate has changed."

Yet Satellite AI's next sentence left Li Ming stunned.

Fate?

Could this AI actually tell fortunes?

Hiss?

Li Ming sucked in a breath, suddenly feeling that it was not impossible.

The AI had indeed integrated most forms of knowledge, including astrological charts and divination.

If those things truly existed, then Satellite AI could indeed invoke that system of logic to tell fortunes.

But was this really fortune-telling, or had it genuinely gone crazy?

Li Ming was somewhat suspicious. Could his Satellite AI have suddenly malfunctioned?

"What change?"

He immediately asked, trying to see whether Satellite AI's logic was still functioning normally.

"Your fate has been connected to Star Dou Great Forest. You will prosper together and suffer together."

Li Ming's eyes instantly widened. It could calculate that? And was that statement even correct? Why would he prosper and suffer alongside Star Dou Great Forest?

"Why did this happen?"

"Because this is the price. You received a gift, and this is the price of that gift."

Satellite AI's answer plunged him into thought once more.

A gift?

He suddenly realized that, if Satellite AI had not gone crazy, then what it said did seem reasonable.

His Soul Bone had indeed mutated for no apparent reason, and his spiritual power had surged. Could this be the so-called gift?

But why had there been a gift, and why him?

A glint flashed through Li Ming's eyes as he quickly said, "Bring up the surveillance footage from when I fused the Soul Ring."

If the gift was real, there could not possibly have been no reason for it.

After a while, Li Ming looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in the footage, which resembled a lion, and finally understood what had happened.

So the Beast of Auspice had already been there at that time?

The footage showed that the Beast of Auspice had opened the Eye of Destiny.

Combined with what Satellite AI had said and everything he had encountered.

Li Ming had no difficulty arriving at the truth: all the changes he had undergone came from this Beast of Auspice.

Moreover, the source of those changes was likely Star Dou Great Forest's fortune, which was why Satellite AI had said what it did.

And his Satellite Spirit—or rather, Satellite AI—seemed to have awakened the Power of Destiny, allowing it to tell fortunes!

So the unknown power he had sensed within his Martial Soul before was actually the Power of Destiny!

But... why had this Beast of Auspice done this?