Volume finale: Heavenly Mandate Incantation Technique, changing fate (33)

Hundred Lands Mountain Range, with Flying Peak.

What are you holding in your hand?

"Is this a new idol that those Mountain Folk from outside created for you?"

Curiously examining the clay sculpture that Li Boyang was playing with, Xiluo asked in a low voice with a strange expression.

Because the clay sculpture in Li Boyang's hand had three faces and eight arms, and very obvious female characteristics, it was clear at a glance that it was definitely a goddess.

However, on either side of the head of this goddess statue are two masculine faces.

One of the figures has a green snake hanging from its ear, and its face is dignified yet carries a hint of anger.

The other image shows a snake's face covered in scales, its eyes filled with rage and chaos.

"Of course not..."

Slightly surprised, Li Boyang widened his eyes and immediately retorted.

"No matter how outrageous they are, they couldn't possibly be this outrageous... right?"

Li Boyang's voice grew softer and softer until even he himself was somewhat unsure of it.

Because ever since "Wu Yi Shoots at Heaven".

Even if the surviving gods did not fall into mortal form, their power was greatly weakened and far less than before.

This directly resulted in the emergence of many more unsavory characters among the beings who worshipped Li Boyang.

Given their peculiar thought processes, it seems that no matter what kind of image Li Boyang is portrayed as, it wouldn't be an exaggeration.

"See, even you yourself don't have that confidence!"

A slight smile played on Xiluo's lips as she spoke with certainty.

"Ahem, anyway, this statue isn't me."

Li Boyang quickly interrupted the topic and stretched out his hand so that Xiluo could see the entire statue more clearly.

"This is a newly developed... spell?"

"Anyway, this is a new Law Technique born from Curse, a Law Technique that can directly interfere with Heavenly Mandate."

When I heard Li Boyang say that...

Xiluo immediately forgot her earlier teasing and stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Interfering with Heavenly Mandate?"

Xiluo certainly knew what Heavenly Mandate was.

To put it simply, it's the Heavenly Dao, destiny, and cause and effect.

The Witch of the Huai River and Li Boyang were the most powerful observers of Heavenly Mandate in their respective eras.

But most of the time, both simply observe Heavenly Mandate silently, occasionally going with the flow.

Li Boyang's most recent act of forcibly interfering with Heavenly Mandate was when he stopped the formation of a catastrophe during the "Wu Yi Shoots at Heaven" event.

Even so, Li Boyang only left a glimmer of hope for all living beings, rather than completely nipping the catastrophe in the bud.

But now that Li Boyang claims to have developed a Law Technique that can interfere with Heavenly Mandate, it's no wonder Xiluo is so surprised.

"Calling it interference might be a bit inaccurate; to be precise, it's a kind of Law Technique that indirectly influences cause and effect."

After a slight hesitation, Li Boyang corrected his previous statement.

Do you remember what I told you before about Buyan Huyu?

"I didn't actually intend to let his Primordial Spirit go, but Primordial Spirit ran away too fast, making it a bit troublesome to deal with."

"Furthermore, He is an ancient monster who has lived for countless years."

"If we forcibly pursue and kill Him, we could easily fall into His ambush."

"So I thought of Curse, and coincidentally, I had a ready-made medium at hand..."

Curse is a special kind of Witchcraft Incantation born from flesh and blood.

In the realm of Curse, the Primordial Spirit is undoubtedly a completely new concept.

Even the Witch King, who was most skilled in Witchcraft Incantation, could only use the "Incantation of Jade Transformation and Sleeplessness" to trap Buyan Huyu.

Even if Li Boyang was extremely arrogant, he didn't believe that he could surpass the Witch King ' expertise in Curse in a short period of time.

The "Incantation of Flesh and Blood Distortion" was already Li Boyang's most powerful application of Curse.

Therefore, Li Boyang came up with his own method of divination.

Divination can predict future fortune, so is it possible to combine it with Curse to pinpoint the exact outcome?

Reversed birth chart, bad luck, changing one's destiny...

When this series of terms popped into Li Boyang's mind, he seemed to have found another application for the method of divination.

Compared to simply divining good or bad fortune and predicting the future.

This highly aggressive approach obviously comes at a higher cost.

Fortunately, Li Boyang was only dealing with Buyan Huyu's broken Primordial Spirit this time, and he also had many mediums related to the other party.

Therefore, Li Boyang created a clay sculpture that could be used to change one's fate with minimal cost.

"Change your destiny!?"

When Xiluo heard Li Boyang say that, her gaze towards the statue changed.

"Yes, I exchanged Buyan Huyu's fate with that of a priestess who was also on the verge of death."

As Li Boyang spoke, he quietly unfolded the [Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land].

By adjusting and zooming the perspective of the [Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land], the two then saw a small mountain village about to be swallowed by the tide.

"This small mountain village is located in the north of the Four Directions Country, and was originally protected by a mountain god."

"But Wu Yi killed the mountain god, leaving behind only a group of powerless mortals..."

"A witch who traveled here took over this mess and erected my idol in the center of the village."

With a slight sigh, Li Boyang continued.

"When I saw Tian Wu appear near this village, I knew this village was doomed."

"Especially that witch; as one of the few remaining Innate Divine Being in that region, the mad Tian Wu will definitely try every means to devour her."

Beyond the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, in those areas where the Yuan Qi is turbulent.

This is the only way for the gods to quickly restore their power, and the already deranged Tian Wu naturally could not escape the restraint of this instinct.

"So, you swapped the fates of that witch and Buyan Huyu."

As the image on the [Diagram of Mountains, Rivers, and the Land] zoomed in, Xiluo could clearly see the three-faced, eight-armed witch.

Just like the clay statue in Li Boyang's hand.

The witch has completely replaced Buyan Huyu's destiny.

In other words, judging solely from her destiny, that witch had already become an incomparably noble Heavenly Deity.

"What's the price?"

"There must be a price to pay for exchanging a mortal's fate for Heavenly Deity's, right?"

Suddenly turning her head nervously to look at Li Boyang, Xiluo couldn't believe that Li Boyang would do something so outrageous without any consequences.

After all, even ordinary Curse come at a high price, let alone such a fate-altering Heavenly Mandate Incantation Technique.

"If I had to name a price to pay, I'd be a little unlucky for the next few years. Would you call that a price?"

Li Boyang shrugged indifferently, trying to gloss over the matter as casually as possible, but it still made Xiluo's face darken instantly.

"You are so much stronger than Buyan Huyu's Primordial Spirit, yet you still have to pay such a high price?"

"I think there are quite a few problems with your Heavenly Mandate Incantation Technique. You should use it less often in the future!"

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