Chapter 324 Revealing My Identity, I'm a Successor of a Former Civilization (5k)
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"So, you've advanced to the Path of the Fate Forger?"
"I remember—the second stage of the Adventurer's Path is called [Trialist], right?"
In the room belonging to the Seven Deadly Sins of Sloth, Raven carefully examined Bai Zhou's entire body, her keen senses secretly unfolding, giving Bai Zhou an itchy feeling as if many small hands had been rubbing her body.
"It seems you've passed the incredible trial and completed your advancement after many hardships—"
Raven spoke slowly, almost pausing each word, clearly indicating that her mood wasn't as cold as her expression.
However, before Bai Zhou could even receive congratulations, the first thing she saw was Raven's solemnly furrowed brows.
"So, what destiny did you forge?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Zhou uttered an "uh."
Then, he quietly activated his personal destiny, a solid and weighty personal destiny surrounding him.
"Look."
Immediately afterward, a surge of power swept over Bai Zhou, and he vanished in the blink of an eye, rapidly moving through the air beneath the ceiling.
"Hum! Hum! Hum!"
The air whistled as Bai Zhou's figure swept through the air, flipping and leaping.
Without fusing with the Superior Divine Intent Domain, Bai Zhou's speed would be around 100 meters in a little over four seconds.
But having fused with the Divine Intent Domain from the beginning, achieving a 3.31-fold increase, his speed in the air doubled by one second, allowing him to fly 81 meters!
That's almost a quarter of the speed of sound!
Maintaining this speed at full speed for an hour would allow him to cover a distance of 290 kilometers.
And 290 kilometers per hour—that's equivalent to an unmodified sports car burning fuel and speeding along a highway!
While it still couldn't compare to Bai Zhou's modified Maserati, for Bai Zhou himself, this was already a considerable improvement.
If he could unleash the Three Thousand Three Hundred Vortex Movement Technique at this speed—in aerial battles against other Fate Forgers—Bai Zhou would almost naturally be invincible!
"Wow—"
On the ground, Fang Xiaoxia was even more dazzled. She didn't know why the prince on the white horse, who had just dismounted, was suddenly performing a flying acrobatic act without saying a word.
Was he showing her the results of his hard work since returning from the Void Realm?
Indeed—extraordinary!
Just like the deep-seated desire of every chosen one, from the moment she stepped into the mysterious world and learned of the existence of extraordinary power, Fang Xiaoxia wondered when they could fly.
Although she had once flown across the ocean under a torrential rain on Bai Zhou's paper airplane, that was ultimately not the romance of soaring through the sky with personal strength. Until now—
Bai Zhou had achieved destiny, setting a good example for her.
As for the real audience that Bai Zhou's actions were directed at—
"A noble destiny, not bad."
Ya nodded, his tense face slightly easing, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"With this, if you combine it with the Superior Divine Will Domain, the power of your personal destiny will be fully capable of approaching the legendary Great Noble Destiny."
"Even in the Heavenly Capital, where geniuses abound, this level will secure you an unshakeable place among your peers!"
The voice paused slightly, then Raven continued slowly, "Thus, you have perfectly completed the entire foundation-building process, without any omissions, achieving perfection in everything you could." "
In the future, no matter who you compete with, you will not be at a disadvantage due to a weak foundation—"
Raven's voice echoed softly in Bai Zhou's ears, and only then did Bai Zhou realize that Raven had already thought of everything for him, making plans for his future in advance.
Although he was on an adventurer's path completely different from Raven's, and although Raven didn't know much about the adventurer's path, she still planned a lot for Bai Zhou.
In fact, perhaps from the very first day Bai Zhou awakened his destiny and embarked on the path of destiny, Raven had already prepared a training plan for Bai Zhou from a professional to a destiny forger!
Bai Zhou heard this in the Evening City, and his beloved had planned so far ahead—the black-robed man was indeed right.
Although, according to Ya herself, this was her first time teaching, and she was still figuring out how to guide and teach, and wasn't very skilled,
perhaps it was precisely because she was a first-time teacher that she was so dedicated.
Bai Zhou's success today is largely due to the efforts of Yi Yan and Zhu Luo Ji, but without Ya, Bai Zhou would certainly not be what it is today; the pure white sun might have long since become a maddening black sun.
In the past, Bai Zhou was always grateful to Ya.
Now, his gratitude was even stronger.
"Of course, although you didn't manage to forge a true noble destiny, don't be discouraged,"
Ya said again. "The legendary noble destiny, if forged with magical potions, would require immeasurable resources; even draining the entire Listening Sea wouldn't be enough to sustain it."
"Even looking at the entire Blue Star, and the history of civilization over the past few thousand years, those who forged noble destinies all inherited the legacy of previous civilizations by chance; each person's experience is unique." "
In the current era, those who seem to have forged noble destinies but cannot be certain are only a handful among the top powers—
" Ya comforted Bai Zhou, "Therefore, a noble destiny cannot be forced; you just need to treat it with a calm mind."
"—" Upon hearing this, Bai Zhou blinked twice.
Indeed, normally speaking, a noble destiny is truly rare and hard to come by. Even the Hiro Empire only has nine lineages, and Troy only has one formula for forging a noble destiny.
Even if they could unearth various pre-civilizations, given that Blue Star has only developed for a few thousand years—within top-tier forces like the Tianjing Command Bureau—possessing one or two Great Noble Fate-forging formulas from pre-civilizations would be quite remarkable.
And even then, it's unknown whether the rare materials required for those formulas have been completely lost to history.
Are there any geniuses in the world capable of forging Great Noble Fates? Perhaps, but Bai Zhou certainly wouldn't be able to access them at present.
It's obvious they're highly sought-after by various ancient forces.
Thinking this way, Bai Zhou understood why Crow had almost never discussed Great Noble Fates with him before—because it would only add to his troubles.
With his Superior Divine Will Domain, Bai Zhou only needed to forge a Noble Fate level personal destiny, which, in Crow's eyes, would be sufficient.
—After that, Bai Zhou would have perfectly completed the professional stage.
According to the Eastern Federation's terminology, this stage is Foundation Establishment, so Bai Zhou had already laid a near-perfect foundation in his destiny path.
But—
Bai Zhou was an anomaly.
Although he was nothing at the moment, he had no doubt that as long as he didn't die, one day he would be able to forge a so-called great destiny, or even
a personal destiny at the level of a thousand-chariot king, something that even the people of the present-day Blue Star probably had never heard of!
Near perfection wasn't enough.
Since he had reached the limit at every step before, he naturally wanted to achieve the best, or even surpass the best, at the stage of forging destiny!
Bai Zhou felt that this was the kind of "wild imagination" a destiny forger should have.
"Before, when you forged the Super Divine Will Domain, I was thinking—"
At this moment, Raven's voice rang in Bai Zhou's ears again: "As long as you can forge a decent destiny, by using the amplification effect of the Divine Will Domain at the destiny forger stage, and merging the destiny to amplify it, you should be able to make it approach the legendary great destiny in terms of quality."
As she spoke, Raven focused her gaze, and the feeling of being rubbed all over Bai Zhou's body came over her again: "Let me see what quality your destiny is—"
Oh no!
Bai Zhou's heart skipped a beat. The personal destiny swirling around him hadn't even had time to dissipate before Raven was carefully examining it.
Sure enough, the next instant, Bai Zhou saw Crow raise an eyebrow, his expression, which had just softened, turning ugly at a visible speed: "You—it seems you haven't reached the level of a noble destiny yet, only infinitely close?"
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No!
Crow's eyes widened suddenly as he looked up at Bai Zhou, his ruby-like pupils flashing incessantly: "You had already merged with the Superior Divine Will Domain? This is a personal destiny amplified and strengthened by the Divine Will Domain!"
The student's answer sheet was a cheat sheet with altered grades?
Then his true grade was—
"6
What you forged is the most ordinary and mediocre personal destiny!"
"I clearly kept telling you, otherwise, wait a little longer, and try to forge a better destiny—"
The more he spoke, the more serious and ugly his expression became. In the end, Crow even lost his composure in an extremely rare way, shouting: "Bai Zhou!!"
Bai Zhou's heart skipped a beat, knowing that Crow was truly angry. He looked up with an awkward smile, wanting to explain, but only saw Crow's tightly pursed lips and a strange look in his eyes, filled with guilt and sadness:
Guilt? Sad?
Suddenly, what's wrong with me?
Not seeing the angry teacher Crow that I had imagined at all, Bai Zhou was completely confused.
"One month, not even a month's time yet. You left Wancheng on August 17th, and you've already completed the entire professional stage, miraculously succeeding in forging your destiny."
Crow's expression was extremely complicated, so complicated that Bai Zhou couldn't quite understand it: "Being hunted by that Luo guy, being wanted by the authorities, playing against the school's demons, never uttering a word of dissent under my strict teaching, sleeping on the air conditioner unit every day, and several times being covered in wounds and on the verge of death—"
"You are a genius, that's true, but even I haven't seen many geniuses who work harder and suffer more than you."
She shook her head, her eyes lowered: "That day, in the dormitory of Special Administration Base 36, you chose me as your teacher, and I should take on the responsibility of a teacher."
"I've seen all your efforts, but now, all those efforts have resulted in this outcome of forging your destiny—"
Then, Bai Zhou realized that Miss Crow wasn't angry.
Perhaps this emotion could be called heartache. Rather than caring about the outcome of Bai Zhou's destiny-forging process, it was more accurate to say that she had witnessed Bai Zhou's arduous journey.
All the near-death experiences, all the lessons learned by following Ya's instructions to the best of her ability—Ya remembered all of Bai Zhou's hardships.
Yet, in the end, Bai Zhou failed to even forge a noble destiny.
In Ya's view, this was actually because she couldn't help Bai Zhou, leaving him with no choice but to hastily forge his destiny in the face of crisis.
"I understand. You're in a dangerous situation here, and you can only grasp at whatever you can, hastily risking your life. But—"
"This means that all the foundation you laid before, all the hard work you put in through life-or-death struggles, will be greatly diminished from now on, and the road ahead will no longer be as bright and promising as before!"
As if recalling the promise they made in the dormitory, Ya took a deep breath, her expression filled with guilt: "You are my student."
"So, this is my problem,"
she said. "I promised that what I would give you on the other side of the scale is everything I have."
"—I have failed your choice and trust."
Hearing this, Bai Zhou's straight back immediately bent slowly.
"How—how could I think that?"
Bai Zhou stared in surprise.
"Buzz!"
A sudden burning sensation shot through his left fingertip, the searing pain stinging him. It was the thorn ring biting into his flesh, seemingly dissatisfied with Crow's understanding, or perhaps mocking his ignorance of the world.
Turning his gaze away from his left hand, Bai Zhou shook his head and looked earnestly at the girl in the trench coat before him, her expression guilty.
A thought stirred within him, and using the ritual of telepathy, Bai Zhou spoke slowly and deliberately: "Honestly, Teacher Crow, I'm very disappointed."
"What—?" Crow's ruby-like eyes widened as she stared at him, stunned.
Then, she saw Bai Zhou say with a serious expression, "I'm very disappointed. After all this time, you still don't know what kind of person I am!"
"Greedy by nature, gluttonous and insatiable, I'm not bragging, but wherever I go, I'll steal every single brick—"
It sounded like self-deprecation, but the tone was vaguely more like smug boasting. Bai Zhou said the words that made Ya's expression gradually become strange: "Don't you know that's the kind of person I am?"
"How could someone like me tolerate such a mediocre and ordinary destiny?"
"Am I such a short-sighted person? Am I such an easily satisfied person?"
"I think, probably not?"
Bai Zhou asked one question after another, each sentence sounding like an insult to himself, yet the way he said it had a strangely convincing power.
Ya's expression relaxed a little, her eyes filled with suspicion: "But, I clearly recognize your personal destiny—?"
"What the eye sees isn't necessarily true. Don't always trust your eyes. Didn't you teach me that?" Bai Zhou replied.
Carefully choosing his words, Bai Zhou slowly spoke: "Although, in general, everyone forges their personal destiny through rituals and potions, and once forged, it cannot be changed—" For
a Fate Forger, forging their personal destiny is equivalent to awakening their destiny at the beginning of the professional stage; it's the starting point of this stage.
Next comes the cultivation of the Fate Contract, similar to a professional learning a secret technique, and then, like a level 1 or 2 professional,
climbing the ranks to 1st and 2nd Fate.
However, everyone's personal destiny is good or bad, varying in quality and level, and once formed, it cannot be changed, directly affecting future achievements—that's why the Fate Forging step is so crucial.
Everyone does it this way.
But—
"But I'm different."
As Ya spoke earnestly yet with a hint of doubt, Bai Zhou said, "My personal destiny is not fixed; it can evolve."
"Throughout the Fate Forger stage, while cultivating the path to advancement through the Fate Contract, I can constantly look back and refine and evolve my personal destiny—"
"If you don't believe me, you can look at my destiny space."
Saying this, Bai Zhou pointed to the area below his navel.
A person's destiny, if it evolves later, cannot be hidden from Crow, who is with them day and night.
There is no need to hide it.
Crow has always known that Bai Zhou has many secrets, but even she herself has taught Bai Zhou to keep secrets and not to tell her everything.
Nevertheless, Bai Zhou still feels that—
it is time to reveal some things.
"Okay, let me see!"
Crow answered without hesitation, taking a deep breath and moving closer.
To be honest, she admitted that what Bai Zhou said was somewhat convincing.
But she had never heard of anyone's personal destiny evolving.
Do you think you are raising a child who can grow up and change gender?
Rather than believing this, she actually suspected that Bai Zhou might have mental problems—
"Tap—"
Moving her feet, Crow, still doubtful, reached out her slender fingers and lifted Bai Zhou's clothes, revealing Bai Zhou's flat and fair abdomen.
Although the action was quite ambiguous, Crow's expression was quite serious, making it impossible for anyone to feel any romantic feelings.
Cool, icy fingertips, soft, supple fingertips, rested on Bai Zhou's skin below his navel.
It was true skin-to-skin contact, with no barriers between them, and in Bai Zhou's most private area.
In Wan Cheng, this level of skin-to-skin contact was practically a deathbed marriage; adulterers would be burned at the stake—
Ya solemnly lowered his head, his cascading black hair obscuring his expression.
The cool, slender fingertips gently massaged Bai Zhou's flat stomach, releasing a pure white spiritual essence with a hint of fiery red, flowing down the girl's fingertips and into Bai Zhou's navel.
The sensation was quite strange, a tingling, numb feeling that almost made Bai Zhou groan in pleasure.
It was a feeling both comfortable and dangerous; the most important and sensitive space within his body was being invaded by a foreign object—the girl's spiritual essence, which wandered within Bai Zhou's spiritual space.
"This is—?"
At first, Crow's expression was merely one of doubt. After all, what Bai Zhou said was too absurd, completely contradicting Crow's understanding of personal destiny, making her think that Bai Zhou had gone mad.
Perhaps, when Bai Zhou said he had become a delusional patient, it wasn't a metaphor, but an objective fact he had explicitly told her from the beginning?
Then—
the girl saw it, saw the dazzling white sun, and also saw that vast and boundless space of destiny.
"How—it's so big!"
At this moment, the girl was truly shocked.
"Rumble!"
The space of destiny, with a radius of ten zhang, seemed like a divine kingdom descending to earth. The white sun's light flowed for thousands of zhang, and lightning and thunder were mixed in with the sea of ignorance. The rolling tsunami seemed to be crashing against Crow's heart at this moment.
"A radius of ten zhang—how could this be the level that a newly created destiny master could achieve?"
Crow was puzzled.
An ordinary level of personal destiny could never have such a large space of destiny—not even a noble destiny!
A very noble destiny—could it?
An utterly absurd reversal unfolded before Raven's eyes, leaving even the well-traveled Raven somewhat bewildered by the current situation.
At that moment, Bai Zhou's voice slowly reached Raven's ears.
"You know, I've always had many secrets in the Ruins Realm."
"To forge a destiny space of this size, to forge a personal destiny capable of continuous evolution, one naturally needs to inherit the legacy of a destiny adventurer."
Raven momentarily withdrew her gaze, raising her head to look at Bai Zhou, who was standing almost within reach.
Bai Zhou's lower abdomen, below his navel, was still being pressed firmly by Crow's fingers. His face tightened, his expression serious as if he were about to reveal a crucial secret: "Teacher Crow, your student—"
On this day, Bai Zhou returned from the Jurassic Era and finally made his decision to reveal one of his many identities to Crow.
Through a ritual of telepathy, Miss Crow heard Bai Zhou's voice, echoing softly in her heart, "Actually, I'm not just your student."
"Besides that, I'm also—"
With a calm expression, Bai Zhou slowly said, "The chosen successor of an extremely ancient pre-civilization, selected by good fortune.
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