When Yilisham uttered the name of the Goddess of Misfortune, the entire hall fell silent, and all eyes turned toward her like searchlights.
Even Herzan, the Golden Dragon-Hunting Spider was feasting and whose stomach seemed bottomless, raised his head, his dark golden pupils flashing with a needle-like light, and said in a low Earth Dao, "Goddess of Misfortune? What's going on, Yilisham? Explain yourself!"
"Yes, Your Herzan." Yilisham bowed slightly, then explained slowly and deliberately.
She first gave a brief overview of Gustavo's background, and then emphasized that this descendant of the bloodline possessed an innate talent for growing by devouring the Fortune of other living beings.
Like Gepela, the God Level Dragon-Hunting Spider present naturally associated it with the methods of Transcendent powerhouses of the Fate system. Combined with the words "Goddess of Misfortune," Yilisham didn't need to say anything more; she immediately understood.
"You mean, Gustavo possesses this Fate -related talent because he was influenced by the Goddess of Misfortune?" Narnia asked.
"Yes." Yilisham nodded.
"You detected the aura of the Goddess of Misfortune?" This time it was Herzan who spoke. As the only Upper God present, Herzan understood best how vast the gap was between himself and the Main God; they were two completely different levels.
Not to mention, the Goddess of Misfortune is the Main God of the Fate system, and she is extremely difficult to deal with. Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether Gustavo really has an unknown connection with the Goddess of Misfortune before making any further decisions. Otherwise, a misjudgment could have serious consequences.
Facing the oppressive gaze cast down from above, Yilisham nodded slightly. "Please rest assured, Herzan, I used the resonance between direct bloodlines to thoroughly examine Gustavo's talent and confirmed that the core power indeed comes from the Goddess of Misfortune."
Hearing this, Herzan's spider-like eyes narrowed slightly. "That's strange. What is there about your descendant that the Goddess of Misfortune would care about? And judging from what you've said, without our help, he would have died sooner or later from the backlash of Fate. That means he wasn't favored by the Goddess of Misfortune. But if she disliked him, given Goddess of Misfortune status, she could easily take his life. There's no need for such roundabout methods..."
Herzan's doubts were also the same as those of the Dragon-Hunting Spider True God present. Let alone a Main God, even in the eyes of an ordinary True God, Gustavo was nothing more than an ant, easily crushed. Why bother with such a grand scheme and scheming? It was all unnecessary.
At this moment, Narnia, who had a certain authority on intrigue and scheming, spoke up, offering her thoughts. "Perhaps this isn't specifically targeting Gustavo, but rather because Gustavo just happened to fall into a large net. Just like our Dragon-Hunting Spider Clan randomly casting nets in the Void void, we might catch True Dragon, or Void Whale, or even an insignificant Void planktonic creature. Would a great being of the caliber of the Goddess of Misfortune care how many small fry she catches in one net...?"
Narnia's example was clear to all the God Level Dragon-Hunting Spider present.
Gepela looked as if he had just realized something. "So, what Lady Narnia means is that the Goddess of Misfortune launched some kind of large-scale operation, spreading some kind of talent seed, Gustavo just happened to be there. There may be quite a few Transcendent beings like Gustavo in other parts of the Astral Realm!"
"That's right!" Narnia gave Gepela an approving look, and the other Dragon-Hunting Spider also understood.
Based on Narnia's speculation and combined with the information he had gathered, Herzan further deduced that a major event was about to occur in the Astral Realm.
"The Fate Supremacy War! That's it! It must be because another Fate Supremacy War is approaching, Goddess of Misfortune has secretly made arrangements to deal with the Goddess of Luck, which is why Gustavo has been affected!"
Fate Supremacy War?!
The God Level Dragon-Hunting Spider inside the hall perked up. They certainly knew what the Fate Supremacy War was—a grand event in the Astral Realm, held every few hundred years.
The slots for participation in the war are issued by the Divine Realm, then purchased by the major powers throughout the Astral Realm using resources, and subsequently allocated to their own elite talents.
Only Transcendent below the God Level can participate in the Fate Supremacy War. The victor who survives to the end will reap rich rewards, while the loser will surely die.
Each Fate Supremacy War involves a fixed number of 330,000 participants. In the Astral Realm study of Fate, the number 3 holds special significance.
These 330,000 people will be divided into two camps, representing the Goddess of Misfortune and the Goddess of Luck respectively, engaging in battles and clashes across various dimensions. The event will be broadcast live to the upper echelons of the Astral Realm, making it a grand event for the Astral Realm's high society. Those who successfully gain fame in the Fate Supremacy War will become rising stars of their respective factions, receiving a series of resource support. This is equivalent to proving themselves, and combined with the benefits gained in the battle, their probability of breaking through to the God Level will increase dramatically.
The current Fate Supremacy War is about five years away, and the Mitrola Clan has purchased fifty spots from the Divine Realm, of which more than half have already been distributed.
Among the God Level Dragon-Hunting Spider present were those who sent their offspring to participate in the Fate Supremacy Tournament. They had paid a heavy price to secure a spot, and their offspring had to be exceptionally outstanding, which imposed many restrictions.
All of the above factors meant that the moment Herzan uttered the words "Fate Supremacy Tournament," it immediately attracted a great deal of attention and discussion.
Herzan proposed the Fate Supremacy Tournament, which opened up new avenues for them. After much deliberation, the God Level Dragon-Hunting Spider present unanimously concluded that although Gustavo's talent originated from the Goddess of Misfortune, it was not something the latter could counter. It was simply bad luck that he fell into her giant web.
Such a situation is naturally unsolvable for beings below the God Level.
However, in the eyes of powerful beings like Herzan who are at the level of True God, there are many ways to resolve the "Luck Deprivation," and they can even be ranked into different levels.
Some methods are quite drastic, such as finding True God of Fate to directly remove the Luck Deprivation talent.
However, the side effect of doing so is that while extracting the talent, the very essence of the soul is also extracted. In other words, while solving the problem, the victim is also eliminated in the process. The spider and the talent perish together.
There are also relatively gentler methods that can fundamentally solve the problem while fully preserving Gustavo's body and soul.
However, this method also has a drawback: it takes a little bit of time.
I reckon that once the Luck Deprivation is completely removed, the Gustavo will no longer exist in the Astral Realm, and he will depart peacefully.