The Land of the World Tomb, the beginning of Wasted Worlds, and the first Wasted World: Origin Star!
Controlling Karmic Luck?
Ling Yi suddenly realized.
Yes, according to Water Ball and Little Jin, they possess immense Karmic Luck.
But I can't Perception it myself, so I can't use it.
If I could control this Karmic Luck, wouldn't I be invincible?!
"How do we control it?" Ling Yi asked.
"Hehehe!" Zhao Yun suddenly let out a laugh typical of villains.
As the saying goes, "When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their will, strains their muscles and bones, and starves their body."
"Speak like a human being." Ling Yi had a bad feeling.
Do you know what the typical path is for the main Protagonist to level up?
"They just use cheats, then they level up. What other tricks could they possibly have?"
"You're talking about the current trend of 'feel-good' novels." Zhao Yun shook her head.
I'm talking about the Protagonist of an old-fashioned novel.
Ling Yi pursed his lips.
What are the common tropes for Protagonist in old-fashioned novels?
That's just...
"Yes, you guessed right. In ancient novels, the Protagonist's formula was actually quite simple: born into poverty, bullied in various ways, striving hard, and breaking through Extremis."
"Of course, nothing else matters; what matters is breaking through the Extremis."
"With such immense Karmic Luck, who would believe you're not the Protagonist?"
"Yeah, who would believe that?" Little Jin chimed in.
"Anyway, I don't believe it." (Water Ball Balloon, the straight man)
Ling Yi scratched his head with his finger. "So?"
"So, you have to be in Extremis first!"
"How Extremis?" Ling Yi's bad premonition grew even stronger.
"No way, you're really going to make me suffer, aren't you?"
"Letting you get beaten up, what kind of Extremis is that? Don't you even know what Extremis is?"
Although it sounds awkward, it makes sense.
Ling Yi currently has a bunch of advantages and over 60 million "Heartache Points" remaining, so he's unlikely to reach a Extremis situation.
"True Extremis requires the courage to defy the gods with A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality body, to recklessly rush forward even knowing certain death is inevitable, to dare to be the first to court death, and to dare to challenge death."
"We must have the determination to cut off all escape routes and the courage to eliminate all paths to survival."
"Could you... say something I can understand?" Ling Yi rolled her eyes.
"Oh right, host sister, you've been talking for so long, but you haven't gotten to the point!"
I seriously suspect you're padding your word count.
Zhao Yun shrugged. "First, find a Deadlands."
"Um!"
Ling Yi and the two balls nodded simultaneously, finally getting to the point.
"Secondly, I, Little Jin, and Little Shui will go into the Deadlands with you."
"Entering this Deadlands means cutting off our path forward; if we follow you in, we'll cut off our path back."
"You either take us with you to live, or you take us with you to die."
"Stop!" Little Jin jumped onto Zhao Yun's forehead.
"Host, beautiful sister, it's one thing for Ling Yi to go into the Deadlands alone, but why did he have to bring us along?"
Zhao Yun flicked Little Jin on the forehead.
"Are you stupid? If we don't go in, Ling Yi will control the Karmic Luck. As people who have gone through thick and thin together, shouldn't we at least get a share of the benefits?"
"With Ling Yi's Karmic Luck, even if he only reveals a tiny bit of it, it would be enough for us to rise to prominence!"
Little Jin's originally golden body turned red after hearing Zhao Yun's words.
That makes a lot of sense.
Ling Yi rolled his eyes as he watched from the side.
Is Zhao Yun's system stupid?
You've been fooled?
Didn't it consider what would happen if everyone went bankrupt?
"So, what kind of place is this Deadlands ' you're talking about?" Ling Yi asked.
The Water Ball popped out, raised its hand, and said, "I know?"
"Oh? Tell me about it?" Zhao Yun looked at the Water Ball.
" Land of the World Tomb."
Zhao Yun clapped her hands. "That's right, no wonder Little Shui can rebel against the school!"
"That's right, it's the Land of the World Tomb, and the first Wasted World in the deepest part of the Land of the World Tomb."
At this point, Zhao Yun said, enunciating each word clearly, " Origin Star."
" Origin Star?" Ling Yi and the two spheres exclaimed in unison.
"Yes, Origin Star. Of course, that's what later Origin Star call Origin Star. As for its original name, it's been too long, and almost no one knows anymore."
Even the beings within the Origin Star Origin Star have forgotten its original name.
Ling Yi instantly grasped the key point. "There are still living beings inside the Origin Star?"
"Right, wasn't it said that all resources within the Wasted World would gradually be depleted?"
" Origin Star, as the first Wasted World —well, right, how long has it been since Origin Star became Wasted World?"
Zhao Yun shook her head and said, "That depends on which timeline we're looking at it from."
"Is there more to this than meets the eye?" Ling Yi asked.
"If we consider the timeline of the System World, it's exactly 9999 years."
"If we calculate according to the timeline of the Origin Star, it would be exactly 129,600 years."
"Hiss, 129,600 years?" Ling Yi gasped.
"In other words, the hand—from the time Origin Star became Wasted World until now, 129,600 years have passed. With resources constantly being depleted, is it still alive?"
"Okay!" Zhao Yun nodded.
"After Origin Star became Wasted World, in order to ensure the survival of the beings on Origin Star, countless powerful beings sacrificed themselves to replenish the world with their own power."
"That's why the beings of Origin Star have survived to this day."
Ling Yi stared at Zhao Yun: "So, how did you know?"
Zhao Yun shrugged. "Didn't you already guess?"
"You're from Origin Star?" Ling Yi asked.
"Right!"
"It must not only originate from the Origin Star, but also be the World Consciousness of the Origin Star, or rather, the Heavenly Dao of the Origin Star," the Water Ball added.
"That's right, only the World Consciousness has the chance to break away from the Origin Star." Little Jin suddenly realized.
"That explains it, Host Sister, why can you hit me so easily?"
Ling Yi frowned.
He enjoys the thrill of time travel, but dislikes taking risks.
Deadlands situation, a situation where only by facing certain death can one find a way out!
What if I can't give birth?
Everyone claims to have Karmic Luck, but what if Xiao Little Jin and the others are wrong?
Just then, Ling Yi's phone rang.
Ling Yi took out his phone and looked at it.
The caller ID showed it was the old man.
Old man?
Oh, right, he was Huo Feng's grandfather, and the true Sea-Pacifying Divine Needle of the Huo Family.
He owns 70% of the Huo Family's shares and is the true controller of the Huo Family.
Huo Shan and Huo Fangyun are merely the nominal heads of the family.
At today's banquet, Ling Yi's actions have touched upon the very foundation of the Huo Family.
If the old man doesn't step in soon, the Huo Family is finished.
But Ling Yi clearly has no interest in dealing with the terrible plot of this world right now.
"Hey, old man, what's up?" Ling Yi answered the phone, his tone icy.
" A-Feng, you've had enough, stop now!"
"Stop? Stop what?" Ling Yi sneered.
"I know you're angry, but that's no excuse for destroying the Huo Family. You are, after all, a Huo Family, with the blood of the Huo Family flowing through your veins."
"Old man, it's too late!"
"And where were you all this time? I refuse to believe you don't know what I went through in the Huo Family."
"But you, old man, didn't come out to stop it; you just watched from the sidelines. Fine, just keep watching. Why are you jumping out now to talk about bloodlines?"
Are you kidding me?
"And besides, do you think Tax Brother and the other uncles are just for show? I've already submitted my evidence; you think you can just take it back like that?"