Divination in this world was not mysticism, but the Heavenly Derivation Dao, founded on mathematical arts.
Its fundamental principle and method of operation were calculation.
Heaven, earth, all things, divine abilities and Dao arts, the infinite universe-all could be simulated and extrapolated.
Infinite computational power could, in theory, achieve omniscience.
Yet the Great Dao numbered fifty, heavenly derivation forty-nine, and humanity escaped through the remaining one.
Even exalted Immortals and Gods, devoting all their strength to calculating a mortal's path through fate, could obtain at most ninety-eight percent of the information. Some portion would remain unclear.
The portion clearly discerned was called "fixed fate," while the unknown portion was called "variable fate."
Just as a candle's flame could not illuminate itself, infinite computational power itself also meant infinite variable fate being generated. The more one calculated, the greater the uncertainty became.
Variable fate could never be eliminated completely. Moreover, it would continually interfere with fixed fate, turning it back into variable fate until the results of the extrapolation were altered beyond recognition.
Hence the saying that even Immortals and Gods could hardly determine a mortal's fate.
But regardless, someone like Li Chen, who now presented a vision of utter chaos and could not be calculated at all, was something Dongfang Mao had never encountered in his life.
He had been a Puppet Master Grandmaster for many years. What genius disciples or outstanding talents had he not seen? However bizarre their Destiny Patterns, however unreasonable their heavenly destinies, there had always been some thread of reason to follow.
The activity of that elusive "one" varied, but at least at the moment of calculation, like a captured image frozen in place, it allowed mighty experts to glimpse certain things hidden in the unseen.
The heavenly destiny Li Chen displayed at this moment