A day later, Madison "Maddie" Harrington narrowed her eyes, already plotting how to use Elena Whitaker as bait to set up an ambush from all sides — a net from heaven and earth — to besiege and kill Ethan Blackwood.
Although Ethan was ridiculously powerful the moment he appeared and had the backing of the Netherworld Palace, the world's most mysterious and terrifying top dark force, taking down the Harrington and Caldwell families wouldn't be easy.
How could the Netherworld Palace alone stand against two of Yanxia Country's greatest aristocratic families?
Even in the original story, Ethan had needed nearly a thousand chapters to slowly weaken the Harrington and Caldwell influence, gradually forming alliances, winning over the Montgomery Family (another top Yanxia aristocratic family hostile to the Harringtons and Caldwells), and several major foreign powers before he could completely overthrow them.
That had only worked because the Harrington and Caldwell families hadn't taken him seriously at first.
Madison was confident that if she struck with a thunderous blow right from the start and denied Ethan any space to grow stronger or form alliances, she could eliminate this so-called Child of Destiny once and for all.
Still, she was a little worried.
After all, this was a novel world. If there was something like a Protagonist Halo or destiny protection that let him turn misfortune into fortune and find life in desperate situations, that would be bad news.
[Ding! The Destiny Plunder System has been activated. Beginning host Madison Harrington binding sequence… binding in progress…]
[5%…]
[28%…]
[49%…]
…Madison's expression brightened. She clapped her hands together happily.
"The System is here!"
"System, what functions do you have?"
[100%]
[Ding! Destiny Plunder System successfully bound!]
[You can plunder the Child of Destiny's destiny value to obtain everything!]
[…]
Madison pondered for a moment, then began exploring the Destiny Plunder System. She quickly realized the System had no intelligence and offered no missions or tasks — which was a huge relief.
Those Systems that forced missions and erased the host for failure were all garbage.
The Destiny Plunder System's main function was simple: plunder destiny value for lottery draws!
Ten consecutive draws guaranteed a purple item, one hundred consecutive draws guaranteed a gold item, and one thousand consecutive draws guaranteed a Divine Rank item!
Single draws relied purely on fate!
One draw cost one thousand destiny value!
Madison felt speechless. Remembering her luck in open-world games from her previous life, she shook her head and thought:
"System, give me a boost. Is there a beginner's gift package?"
[Ding! There is no beginner's gift package!]
Madison looked displeased.
"Little System, are you even capable?"
[Ding! Detected Destined Heroine Elena Whitaker affection +10, plundering +30,000 destiny value!]
[Ding! Detected Destined Heroine Elena Whitaker affection +10, plundering +30,000 destiny value!]
[Ding! Detected Destined Heroine Elena Whitaker affection +10, plundering +30,000 destiny value!]
…[Ding! Detected Destined Heroine Elena Whitaker affection +6, plundering +18,000 destiny value!]
Her affection level had soared to 66, giving Madison a total of over 190,000 destiny value.
Madison was in an excellent mood.
She didn't intend to expose any traces of the System, so she walked into the restroom and closed the door tightly behind her.
After washing her hands, she couldn't wait any longer and started the lottery.
"System, give me a single draw! A single draw creates miracles!"
[Ding! Consuming one thousand destiny value for a single draw!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Normal Reward: One box of Nutritious Happiness!]
Madison's face turned black.
Anything below purple was classified as a Normal Reward!
Unwilling to accept it, she focused her mind. A box of Nutritious Happiness suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of her.
She didn't bother marveling at the miracle. Madison immediately tore it open and downed a bottle.
"Damn it! It really is Nutritious Happiness!"
She furiously slammed the bottle down.
"Again! Keep doing single draws!"
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Normal Reward: One box of Nutritious Happiness!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Normal Reward: One box of Nutritious Happiness!]
…[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Normal Reward: One latest-model smartphone!]
Madison's face turned green.
She had already been an "African chief" in her previous life. Was being reborn with heaven-defying luck still going to leave her as an "African chief"?
She refused to believe it!
"Alright, alright, single draws don't work, huh? All in! Give me a hundred consecutive draws!"
[Ding! Consuming one hundred thousand destiny value for one hundred consecutive draws!]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Normal Reward: One box of Nutritious Happiness!]
Madison was stunned. Why was she constantly pulling Nutritious Happiness?
But just then, a dazzling golden light flashed before her eyes. Madison's eyes lit up.
"Something good appeared!"
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Gold Reward: Grandmaster-level Martial Dao Cultivation!]
"Great fortune and great profit!"
Listening to the System notification ringing in her mind, Madison's eyes burst with pleasant surprise!
As the young miss of a top aristocratic family, she naturally knew things ordinary people didn't.
For example — the true Martial Arts World!
In this world, the Martial Dao Realms were divided into Acquired, Innate, Grandmaster, Great Grandmaster, Heaven and Man as One, and Land Immortal!
Each major realm had four minor stages: Early, Middle, Late, and Peak.
Innate experts had already broken through the limits of the human body and could easily crush so-called boxing champions.
A Martial Arts Grandmaster was extraordinary — they commanded respect across entire regions, and even billionaires and major figures had to treat them with deference!
In fact, for a Martial Arts Grandmaster, earning a net worth of several hundred million or even billions was child's play.
A Great Grandmaster was even more terrifying.
Madison's maternal aunt was a Martial Dao Grandmaster — the Female God of War in the military, General Instructor of the top special forces unit Fire Phoenix, and had been appointed as a general!
As for the Heaven and Man as One realm, a single stomp could cause an earthquake. They were the pillars that stabilized the nation.
Madison's maternal grandfather was a Supreme Expert of the Heaven and Man Realm, capable of splitting a battleship with his bare hands!
Land Immortals had long become legends and hadn't appeared for many years.
Even the protagonist Ethan Blackwood, the expert descending the mountain, only reached the Land Immortal Realm in the very late stages of the story!
Right after descending the mountain, Ethan had only been at Grandmaster Peak. Although he cultivated a mysterious ancient martial technique and could fight across realms against ordinary Great Grandmasters, he was still far from invincible.
His master, a superior expert, was also a Heaven and Man Realm powerhouse of unfathomable origin!
"I never expected to draw Grandmaster Cultivation!"
Madison took a deep breath and immediately claimed the reward without hesitation.
Instantly, a dazzling golden light appeared out of thin air and merged into her body.
Boom!
In an instant, Madison's aura rapidly expanded, as if great rivers were surging through her bloodline and meridians!
The terrifying aura that leaked out caused Elena Whitaker, who was waiting outside, to faint on the spot.
The guards secretly protecting Madison immediately flashed into view.
"I'm fine. Withdraw!"
"Also, this matter is top secret!"
"Understood, Miss Maddie!"
As the cultivation was absorbed, Madison's strength skyrocketed!
She shot straight from the Acquired Realm of a mere novice to Innate!
Innate Middle Stage!
Innate Late Stage!
…Grandmaster Early Stage!
Boom!
Accompanied by a loud rumble, Madison felt her entire body filled with surging power.
With a casual clench of her fist, she instantly crushed the air, like a sudden thunderclap exploding on flat ground!
"Hoo… So this is what real power feels like?"
Madison looked at her hands, her eyes filled with awe.
She wasn't some cultivation trash. On the contrary, her talent was excellent, and she had always been highly valued by the Harrington and Caldwell families!
But the original Madison had been spoiled since childhood, accustomed to comfort, and couldn't endure the hardship of learning martial arts, so her cultivation had remained mediocre.
Now, with her past-life memories awakened, in just two and a half days she had broken through to Martial Arts Grandmaster!
"The little System isn't bad at all! Hmm, it's no worse than Deep Blue's stat allocation. How delightful…"
Madison shook her head, a light smile on her face.
"Wait, there are still many rewards from the hundred consecutive draws that I haven't checked yet…"
She immediately began reviewing the rest of the rewards.
But the moment she saw them, Madison's eyes widened and her whole body trembled with excitement:
"Hiss… It's actually… actually a Divine Rank reward!"