The Second and Third Karmic Fortune Pearls
Why do I have this feeling of being a monarch who has lost his country?
Standing in the center of the five large flags, Li Yingbo recited the guiding words spoken by Zhang Xuezhou.
The introductory words were in an unfamiliar language, and Li Yingbo did not understand the meaning expressed by these words. However, after Li Yingbo finished reciting them, he felt a deep sorrow welling up in his heart, as if he had experienced the destruction of his country and the collapse of his homeland and had become a deposed monarch.
In historical records, the terms "abolished state" and "fallen state" are only mentioned briefly. Li Yingbo didn't feel anything when reading history books, after all, there were too many cases of the fall of states and dynasties throughout thousands of years. It wasn't until now that he understood the countless sorrows hidden beneath those simple words.
These sorrows do not belong only to emperors who enjoy supreme power, but also to countless ordinary people caught in the turmoil of war.
Few people consider this group. Even some emperors who rose from humble beginnings would inevitably become embroiled in power struggles after reaching high positions, thus joining the ranks of the Aristocratic Clan.
Productivity is increasing, the times are progressing, and ordinary people have no worries about food and clothing. However, classes still exist in the Alliance States, only they are much more subtle than in the past.
The class divide has always existed; it's an inevitable result of competition, and Li Yingbo cannot change that.
In a daze, he understood why Gene Sequence were being promoted in universities, and why Zhang Xuezhou and others repeatedly emphasized the need to cultivate new talent and strengthen the committee's exit mechanism.
The current level of productivity in society makes it impossible to transform the Alliance States into a country where everyone is equal. Therefore, it is crucial to provide ordinary people with pathways for advancement, and the principle of fairness is of paramount importance in this era.
"If wielding the sword cannot guide justice, then it is a sign of national ruin!"
Li Yingbo was filled with sorrow, yet he continued to seek ways to ensure the longevity of his nation.
He was only jolted out of his grief when the loud shouts rang out.
"Chairman Li is amazing!"
A gasp of surprise came Zuo Teng over fifty meters away. Li Yingbo looked at Zhao Tianhua, whose face showed shock, about ten meters away, and then at the two bloody holes in Zhao Tianhua's chest.
He looked at his fingers and saw that his fingernails were still stained with blood.
This made his heart skip a beat.
"How could I...?"
As Li Yingbo opened his mouth to ask a question, he felt his feet suddenly tread on the ground.
He took a step forward, but was then pushed back as if by a large flag unfurling in the wind, as if blocked by a gust of air.
"This is control!"
Zhang Xuezhou waved a large flag repeatedly, and the flag was swept up in bursts of auspicious light, which made Zhang Xuezhou look at the four auspicious beads in the center of his palm.
Compared to obtaining one Luck Bead per ritual at the Aomeijia Alliance, he now possesses four Luck Beads, with the fifth still in the process of forming.
Huang Daoxian calculated the fate of the Luofu Dynasty for a hundred years, accumulating the reigns of five emperors. The fortune he calculated was extraordinary.
Zhang Xuezhou had once felt the overwhelming fortune at the Dongshan Imperial Mausoleum, but he never imagined that this fortune would return one day and be obtained by him again in the form of a fortune bead.
The voice did not come from Zhang Xuezhou, but from Luo Burang, who was standing next to Zhang Xuezhou.
He pointed at Li Yingbo, then at the camera not far away.
"You were lamenting and going mad in the center of the formation, as if you had lost your mind. You even clashed with the formation and tried to attack Zhouzi. When Committee Member Zhao tried to stop you, he was stabbed by your sword," Luo Burang said. "Your control seems to involve breaking through defenses. Let's examine you properly after Zhouzi completes the ritual!"
"Breaking through defenses? I attacked Zhouzi?"
Li Yingbo opened his mouth, completely unexpected that he would make a move against Zhang Xuezhou.
Li Yingbo knew that Zeyun would benefit, but Li Yingbo never expected the benefits to come so quickly.
Of course, he benefited from the good fortune, but those who crossed him did not fare so well; Zhao Tianhua was one of the victims.
Although entering the Seventh Sequence granted him a resistance layer, this layer, which was strong enough to withstand bullet impacts, failed to protect Zhao Tianhua's body, leaving a bloody hole from his two fingers.
"Laozi, it hurts Laozi!"
Zhao Tianhua paused for more than ten seconds, then managed to stop the bleeding by contracting his muscles, before finally cursing.
He wanted to leave to seek medical treatment, but the best doctor to stop the bleeding and promote tissue regeneration was performing the ritual. As long as Zhang Xuezhou completed the ceremony, his injuries would heal quickly.
Moreover, Zhao Tianhua also desires to gain control in order to enter the Eighth Sequence.
He found it hard to believe that Li Yingbo could so easily enter the Eighth Sequence, but he had no choice but to accept the fact.
Despite his apparent dejection, his body reacted with the sharpness of an invincible weapon. Zhao Tianhua's attempts to suppress him failed, and Li Yingbo easily broke through his body with just two fingers.
"Brother, I should get a share too, I shouldn't be so unlucky!"
Zhao Tianhua muttered, his two-meter-tall frame causing him to lower his head as he gazed intently at Zhang Xuezhou.
Zhang Xuezhou held the flag in his right hand, while his left hand was outstretched, as if grasping something, but Zhao Tianhua could not see it clearly.
When faced with Li Yingbo's delirious attack, Zhang Xuezhou neither dodged nor avoided it, nor did he stop the sacrificial ceremony. Zhao Tianhua felt that Zhang Xuezhou might have gained something, or perhaps he had given something away through these rituals.
Zhao Tianhua didn't doubt that Zhang Xuezhou had done something while he was acting strangely, after all, Zhang Xuezhou had done this kind of thing many times before, and had even revealed some of his methods for others to learn.
"Being in that position and experiencing the rise and fall of the previous dynasty, one develops a unique spiritual strength from it. This is Uncle Li's luck; Brother Zhao, you're not that type, so it's hard to force you!"
When the last Qi Luck Bead was formed, Zhang Xuezhou saw the golden Qi Luck radiance on Li Yingbo's body dim and disappear, replaced by a pale golden Qi Luck radiance. The Qi Luck belonging to the Scarlet Alliance State began to condense on his body, and only then did he stop the sacrificial incantations from his mouth.
Zhang Xuezhou responded simply to Zhao Tianhua, then reached out and stared at the Qi Luck Bead in his palm. Darkness appeared, and the body of a dragon-fish materialized.
Huang Daoxian had accumulated a century's worth of fortune, but the brilliance of that fortune did not surpass what he had obtained from Grean; it was just that Zhang Xuezhou had collected a larger amount.
This time, he didn't feel Fortune War. The five newly acquired luck beads quietly surrounded the dragon fish, shining brightly alongside the luck beads he had obtained from the previous sacrifice.
"I still don't understand the significance of Xuanming collecting the Luck Beads!"
Xuanming repeatedly mentioned how rare the Luck Bead was, and that obtaining even one would make him overjoyed and unable to hide his excitement.
Zhang Xuezhou didn't find the Luck Beads difficult to obtain; he might even be able to consistently produce them.
But Zhang Xuezhou felt he hadn't yet grasped the true meaning of the Luck Bead.
For Xuanming, no matter how strong his cultivation of Fortune Technique is, it's meaningless. As long as his opponent doesn't cultivate Fortune Technique Fortune Technique, it will be difficult for him to use them in the competition.
If you rely on Fortune Technique to Curse your opponent, the effect of spellcasting is not as good as regular Incantation Technique.
As for blessing others, it has limited meaning for oneself and is not worth Xuanming's effort to pursue.
Even after the number of Luck Beads increased, Zhang Xuezhou didn't notice anything unusual.
Suddenly, Zhang Xuezhou felt a stirring in his heart, as if he vaguely sensed an anchor, and he quickly detected another, even more powerful entity.
A beam of light appeared within the Luck Bead, and his body materialized in the Luofu Imperial Palace.
Then another luck bead flashed with light.
On the remote snow-capped mountain peak, a humanoid figure surrounded by a ball of multicolored light soared into the sky, then spread its two white wings and flew away swiftly like an eagle.
"It was him?"
Zhang Xuezhou felt his heart pound violently.
According to Huang Daoxian's judgment, he was very likely tainted by the aura of origin when he fought against Qinmeng, a half-step ascendant.
Perhaps based on the characteristics of his body's original aura, the Qi Luck Bead not only presented him, but also the true owner of Qinmeng's original source, thus allowing Zhang Xuezhou to see the other party's whereabouts.
Zhang Xuezhou could even feel the other person slowly closing the distance.
This means that he most likely learned the distance between himself and his opponent with the help of the Luck Bead.
Whether he chooses to maintain a sufficiently large distance to protect himself or to close the distance and launch a surprise attack, either way, it means that Zhang Xuezhou has gained the initiative.
Zhang Xuezhou felt that the luck beads he had previously captured in Fortune War were of little use.
At this moment, the Qi Luck Bead began to capture the aura of Qinmeng, a half-step ascendant, which Zhang Xuezhou found increasingly useful.
He has accumulated three such luck beads that he has never used, and he may even continue to acquire more in the future.