Chapter 38 - 38 38 Man of Destiny

38: Chapter 38: Man of Destiny 38: Chapter 38: Man of Destiny Reality. “How can there be a double phenomenon?” As An Jing wielded his sword within Yu Yi’s ritual soul world, slicing through the Heart Demon, Master of the Medicine Manor watched with a gaze mixed with surprise and confusion, his eyes fixed on the Fate Pattern Phenomena manifesting above An Jing’s head. Among the Seven Lives, the malicious and strange lives mostly harm the Awakener or even twist one’s own character and destiny, such as ‘Heaven Fiend Lone Star’ and ‘Ten Great Evils Defeat.’ The power of these Fate Patterns might not be weak, but they are meaningless, one turning oneself into a loner, the other turning oneself into a twisted, withering demon. Miscellaneous Fates, everything in the world, such as ‘Close-to-Flame Fate’ and ‘Divine Craftsman Fate,’ relate to being close to fire and skilled in using fire, close to forging and skilled at forging, or ‘Giant Spirit Fate,’ being tall and possessing divine strength. Of course, there are also some unusual Fate Patterns. These Fate Patterns make one stand out, but not excessively so, blending with the mundane, and it could even be said that anyone focused on a certain career could faintly awaken this Fate Pattern at some point in their life, thus they are called ‘Miscellaneous Fates.’ If such a Fate Pattern is activated, a halo phenomenon will occur, and a light wheel of the respective Fate Pattern color will manifest behind one’s head. And for those who possess a Lifebound Fate, they are even more powerful, their power manifesting their self, unique and peerless, hence named ‘Lifebound.’ The holders could awaken a [Divine Skill], and with this Divine Skill, could develop many special Skills and crafts. If fully activated, a totem specific to their own Lifebound Fate would manifest behind their heads. As for Strange Mandates, which mean ‘great’ and ‘extreme,’ Heavenly Mandate follows Heaven’s Will, and Divine Mandate cannot exist without an Immortal God reincarnated, hence Strange Mandate is the most precious and powerful Fate Pattern in the human world, characterized by the awakening of many phenomena aside from the totem, just like Bai Qinghan’s ‘Pure Frost Moonlight’ and An Jing’s ‘Blood Fiend Sword Array.’ Bai Qinghan’s phenomena are easy to understand, being the most orthodox Xuan Yin phenomena, but An Jing’s phenomena are overly complex, hard to discern. Although the phenomena currently manifested are Mars Guarding Heart and a river of Blood Fiend, there also exists the aspect of Taibai Erosion and Soaring, which could link to Geng Metal Sword Intent. Blood Sword forming an array, red flames condensing metal, the furnace reignited, iron ashes fluttering… Mars on the outside, Taibai on the inside. Just as one person cannot possess two fates, how can one hold two stars? Unless… it’s a god. Unless it is [Divine Mandate]! Unless An Jing is truly Heaven Star come down to earth, an Immortal God reincarnated! Or perhaps, An Jing carries a [Supreme Treasure] that suppresses destiny, inherently possessing a Fate Pattern! Sёarᴄh the novёlF~ire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. “We’ve struck gold… he might just be the child of destiny forged from the entire Frost Calamity, a remnant from the ancient battle between the divine court and the Heavenly Demon… I… hahahaha!” Whichever possibility it was, it made Master of the Medicine Manor’s hands tremble gradually, unconsciously giving rise to greedy desires and hopes, staring intently at the crimson starlight behind An Jing. He let out a slightly crazed laugh, but suddenly contained his laughter and ordered with a tone as calm as it was cruel: “Li Xiang, prepare [God Binding Chains]. Zhao Xinyao, quickly return to the manor, and use a [Secret Talisman] to inform the Northern Patrol Envoy, we have an unexpected gain!” Master of the Medicine Manor operated mechanically as he issued orders, already running ‘Imperial Heaven Edict,’ turning himself into an indifferent, rational machine for dispatch, suppressing all his own greed and desires, and said in the most rational tone: “No… direct message to our main mountain!” “Our Northwest Hanging Fate Manor division, cannot bear such karma!” But, as the calm Master of the Medicine Manor glanced downward, he saw a pair of eyes. A pair of eyes that had already awakened, staring back at him with a gaze as calm and cold, indifferent and cruel. Indifference met indifference, exactly the same eyes, and yet Master of the Medicine Manor could not keep his composure, momentarily startled, and fell out of the Imperial Heaven Edict state: “How could this be?!” “An Jing… you, how did you awaken?!” “I have been awake all along.” In a soft voice, An Jing stood up, tightly clenching a sword in his hand. Behind him, the other youths on various altars gradually woke one after another, opening their eyes. “How can this be?!” Seeing those pairs of eyes, all looking sideways, even the Master of the Medicine Manor couldn’t help but be dumbfounded, struck with horror — the Ritual Sacrifice wasn’t over yet, the power of gods and demons was still cycling, all children should still be afflicted by the Heart Demon, how could they have awakened?! Even if they were to awaken, only those prepared as Heaven’s Chosen like An Jing and Qinghan should have had the ability! Not just that, seemingly stimulated by some events in Hanging Fate Valley, the hand of the Heavenly Demon actually completely abandoned the ‘sacrificial offerings’ in the Great Formation and hurried back toward the valley. But it was held back by the Great Formation, chains of illusion wrapping around it and even as it raised an ominous demonic mist to confuse the natural order of the world, it couldn’t return. The entire White Sand Sacrifice Ground seemed to quiet down for a moment, and the numerous instructors of the Demon Sect, who had been continuously pouring fresh blood to sustain the Great Formation, started wondering if they were dreaming upon seeing this scene. The Imperial Heaven Star Detriment Grand Rite was clearly still operating, but the hand of the Heavenly Demon was wounded and even started receding back into the valley, while the youths, who should be still combating the demonic thoughts in their dreams, were all opening their eyes, standing up, picking up weapons, and looking at them with complex yet hostile glances. And standing at the forefront, the leader of this batch of ‘Trial Sacrifice Materials,’ An Jing, who had already awakened his Fate Pattern… He was vaguely standing at the center of the Great Formation, mobilizing the power of the Ritual Sacrifice to confront them! How could such an accident occur?! “An Jing, what happened?” Confronting An Jing from a distance, the Master of the Medicine Manor, after seeing the look in his eyes, had his thoughts flash through his mind and instantly understood An Jing’s stance. He began to form magic gestures with his hands, yet he still spoke in a deep voice, “You are now influenced by the Heavenly Demon, calm down… ” “By the Heavenly Venerate’s Divine Mandate, may all beings be subdued!” Halfway through speaking, the elder suddenly shouted. With a swift movement, he slashed his wrist with a jade dagger, and his blood sprayed into the air, along with the magic gestures condensing into a dark talisman — ripples spread out toward the Great Formation as the Master of the Medicine Manor decisively controlled the Formation, intending to subjugate An Jing and the others’ souls and spirits. But as the edict issued, the ripples settled like a stone in the deep sea, and the Master of the Medicine Manor’s heart suddenly sank. —This is bad, the Ritual Sacrifice has completely spiraled out of control! At that moment, An Jing also did not hesitate to bite open the tip of his left thumb, and with a push of his Qi Force, his blood also sprinkled, likewise condensing into an edict: “By the Heavenly Venerate’s Divine Mandate, may all ghosts and gods be at my command!” Instantly, chains of icy starlight condensed in the Great Formation and sped toward the demonic hand. The retreating and fleeing demonic qi giant hand was penetrated by the chains, pulled back, and then emitted a chilling Sword Light, melting it into a mass of black mist. The black mist drifted rapidly, sketching out a huge and towering figure of a Demon God with two heads and six arms emerging from nowhere. Though it was a phantom, it was not insubstantial, standing as tall as three floors on the ground. Rocks shattered, gravel parted, it lifted its head, six eyes in total flashing with blood-red light in its twin faces and body met pair of celestial eyes, coldly staring at the stunned instructors of the Demon Sect.