Chapter 424 - 415: "The Universe-Shocking Super Exotic Treasure
’So the Eye of Destiny, which supposedly grasps fate, can’t even see where its other parts are now?’
Shi Ming thought with a bit of scorn.
As if it had heard his sarcastic thought, the Eye of Destiny offered a rare, interactive response.
[The Eye of Destiny only possesses a portion of the authority over "Destiny"...]
[It cannot control the concept of "Destiny."]
[No living being can achieve this.]
[Even gods cannot refuse the end of their destiny... What’s more, the Eye of Destiny has not yet truly evolved into the Eye of the Divine, so naturally it cannot perceive the other parts, which are either dormant or of a slightly higher standing.]
Heart of Chaos, Primordial Flow Body, and Uncertain Shadow.
These were all existences on par with the Eye of the Divine.
They should also allow one to awaken skills like the "Seven-Orifice Heart" or the "Shadow of Nothingness," each of which could drive the most powerful beings in the universe to madness. For example, the unknown powerhouse who inscribed the great stone monument had wandered the cosmos for them, tirelessly searching for traces of the Divine Remains.
However, according to the stele’s records and Shi Ming’s own conjectures, these remains could not only traverse space, but also time.
To find the other parts in a dimension where space and time were combined would require not just perseverance, but also immense luck.
’I shouldn’t get ahead of myself.’
’I should focus on completing the mission and mastering the Eye of the Divine first!’
’Besides...’
An almost imperceptible glint flickered in his eyes.
If he really did gather all four Divine Remains—combining the Eye of the Divine, the Heart of Chaos, the Primordial Flow Body, and the Uncertain Shadow—would the powerful being created be the resurrection of a past god? Or the birth of a new one?
What if, after all that hardship...
One piece forms the head, another the heart, another the Shadow... and when finally assembled, it becomes a vessel for the fallen god’s resurrection. That would be a joke straight from Hell.
He had to be on guard.
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The routed forces of the Seven-Eyed Race threw this Star Domain into chaos.
Shi Ming was still studying the new milestone mission from the Eye of Destiny and had yet to make a move. Behind him, the Three-Eyed Golden Crow glowed brilliantly, serving as an intimidating presence, too dazzling to look at directly.
Under these circumstances, Ah Jian took on the role of the main combatant.
A sky-blotting swarm of insects easily broke the formation of the Seven-Eyed Race’s rabble. These twisted creatures had never imagined that what emerged from the sacred object wasn’t a "universe-shaking super treasure" or a stranded ship they could easily handle, but a ferocious and terrifying Humanoid Fierce Beast!
Their previous arrogant malice
had vanished completely.
But any race of even a modest scale in the Star Sea has its own foundations. The foundation of the Seven-Eyed Race was one Holy Hall Tier "Wise Man" and two Holy Hall Tier "Clan Elders."
The Eternal Life Law couldn’t affect the two Clan Elders for too long.
The pupils on the bulging eyeballs of the Seven-Eyed Race’s Wise Man spun around as he keenly assessed the current situation:
’The clan members closest to the great cauldron, the ones who showed the most intense greed, became the first wave of sacrifices, roasted to a crisp in the scorching heat. A dense swarm of insects, under the command of that humanoid being, is suppressing the other members of the Seven-Eyed Race. But while the insects are numerous, they haven’t reached the Holy Hall Tier. I could easily subdue them if I were to act.’
’As for that three-eyed giant bird...’
’Just a bluff, not worth mentioning.’
’However, the humanoid being who seems to be their core has yet to act. I can let the clan members test his strength first.’
The Wise Man calculated,
and in an instant, he had devised a new strategy!
"Don’t be afraid, my clan! Kill him! This is the final trial before the gods bestow their grace! For the glory and eternity of the Seven-Eyed Race!"
"Kill him!"
The Wise Man retreated while using a special method to induce his kin to continue charging forward, to fight and attack.
’Using a human-wave tactic to wear them down is the best strategy at the moment. Only when the situation becomes more chaotic can I, the strongest of the Seven-Eyed Race, seize the benefits mentioned in the revelation—a heaven-sent fortune, the likes of which has never been seen, a chance that comes once in a thousand years!’
’As for the lives of my kinsmen? If not to be expended now, then when?’
...
Reading the three missions from the Eye of the Divine seemed to take a long time, but in reality, it was only a few brief moments. The instant his consciousness returned from the text to the battlefield, Shi Ming’s Spiritual Power had already locked onto the creature with seven eyes on its forehead, four upper limbs, five lower limbs, and a staff in its grasp.
’Cut off the head of the snake.’
He seemed to be at the Initial Tier of the Holy Hall and had yet to truly make a move.
’Not bad. It seems the first race I’ve encountered since arriving in the Star Sea has a fairly strong foundation.’
’But not strong enough.’
Decay!
A phantom borer-worm emerged from Shi Ming’s eyes. A chilling gnawing sound, KCH-KCHA, echoed with it, each crunch seeming to reverberate deep within the souls of these aliens. The cauldron closest to the great fortune instantly corroded and crumbled, dissolving into fine dust that scattered away. The Seven-Eyed Race’s Wise Man, who was retreating while directing his troops, suddenly felt as if countless, invisibly small worms had entered his body. These worms swarmed through him, and then took a vicious bite out of his brain and mind.
The excruciating pain was uncontrollable!
The Wise Man instinctively fell to his knees in the void, his seven eyes bulging as blood vessels burst. It felt as if his very soul was being torn apart and incinerated by the pain.
He could feel that one more bite would cause his body to disintegrate!
"M... My Lord... I... surrender!"
"My Lord."
He hurriedly bowed his head.
He was terrified that if he were even a second too late, that soul-crushing second bite would follow, and he would likely perish on the spot!