Chapter 345: Chapter 192: Inner World, Hunter or Prey?
By the time they reached Ruijia, it was already the morning of the next day.
They had been traveling for a full day and night.
Everyone was at least Level 4 now, so going without sleep for a few days wasn’t a major issue.
As they traveled, Lu Cang took the opportunity to find some Demons along the way to test out his new Talent.
This Divine Level·Destined Death was, so far, the Talent with the most baffling effects Lu Cang possessed.
Through his experiments, Lu Cang had discovered a few patterns.
Theoretically, if Lu Cang directly killed a creature whose fated Date of Death had not yet arrived, it would still die.
And if Lu Cang didn’t act himself but had someone with him do it, the creature whose fated Date of Death had not yet come would still die.
’So, what exactly does this "Date of Death" represent?’
This was something Lu Cang needed to investigate thoroughly.
In his pursuit of the Prophet Profession, he had become proficient in the two disciplines of Destiny Science and Future Studies.
The warped Law of this Talent was strongly tied to Destiny.
So, after numerous tests, combined with analysis from his Decryption Scholar abilities, he finally deduced a reasonably sound conclusion from the experimental results.
This Talent manifested the part of another’s Destiny related to Death.
Much like Divination, it foretold a future of certain death for them, but this prophecy didn’t fully include Lu Cang.
To be precise, the principle behind this Talent’s effect was that the first time Lu Cang saw a creature’s Date of Death was the first time he became aware of its Destiny.
Before Lu Cang perceived their Destiny, it was fixed and determined.
But once Lu Cang became aware of their fatal Destiny, that Destiny could then be influenced and changed by him.
It was like a world where no one could predict the future; in such a world, the future would be a foregone conclusion.
But if one person could see the changes in the future, then they could influence its outcome.
Once Lu Cang saw this part of their Destiny, he could easily influence their original, fated death.
’No wonder Divination Masters can’t personally enter the situations they observe.’
A Divination Master can see the future, but if they personally get involved, the future they foresaw will be drastically altered.
The prophecy’s outcome would become unpredictable.
After obtaining this Talent, Lu Cang’s understanding of Destiny and the Future deepened even further.
’Besides hastening someone’s Date of Death, I can also save them from it.’
Of course, Lu Cang wasn’t about to experiment on the people around him.
Instead, he once again sought out Demons.
Lu Cang tried advancing a deer’s Date of Death and saw it suddenly fall gravely ill, on the verge of dying.
After he asked Kumironi to heal it, the deer was brought back to life.
’It seems... with proper intervention, reaching one’s Date of Death isn’t an absolute sentence.’
After the deer was saved, its Date of Death changed to three years from now.
’It looks like if I find the right method, I can use this Talent to save others, too...’
They continued their hurried journey.
This time, as they crossed the Ruijia Border, the first city they came upon was no longer Yuefeng City.
It was Cold Forest City.
Ruijia’s territory was no smaller than Lorren’s; both nations occupied a vast expanse of the Ruelun Continent.
"Oh, right... what happened to those guys in the end?" Lu Cang asked, as if suddenly remembering something.
He asked abruptly.
"Who?" Chi Cheng asked.
"The ones who came knocking on our door last night."
"Oh," Chi Cheng replied nonchalantly. "I bundled them up and threw them in a dumpster."
To put it bluntly, they were just a few Little Karamis.
Lu Cang didn’t give them a second thought either.
Even for someone as cautious as him, it was hard to get worked up over a few harmless-looking street thugs.
The group had no intention of stopping in Cold Forest City, which now lay before them, and simply passed over it.
The plan this time was to press straight on, deep into Sel City, and strike at the enemy’s very heart.
Lu Cang was also looking at the thin lines indicating their direction.
Di Lao’s parents were the highest Sect Leaders of the Rose of Shedding Skin, which conveniently saved Lu Cang the trouble of having to search for them.
Now, as long as he had Di Lao’s body, no matter where the two of them ran, Lu Cang could maintain a firm lock on them.
’This directional lock, though... to think it can track them all the way from the Chaotic Country to the Ruijia Capital.’
’It probably means I can lock onto any person or object within the borders of the Ruelun Continent.’
’I wonder what the maximum range is.’
But Lu Cang had a hunch that the maximum range was far greater than he imagined.
They flew swiftly through the sky—
Over mountain ranges!
And over one city after another.
The Chaotic Country’s former location wasn’t terribly far from the Ruijia Capital.
It was a shorter distance than starting from Kernoya; otherwise, the flight would have taken even longer.
They flew from morning until afternoon before that familiar city gradually came into view once more.
[Sel City]
’Too bad Iz couldn’t come this time.’
’We’re short one accomplice.’
’Oh, I mean, one companion.’
Seeing the city in the distance, Lu Cang and Leng Qingying exchanged a look of perfect understanding.
They both hummed in unison.
Kumironi: "..."
’We are here to save Ruijia from disaster... right?’
’For some reason, I’m feeling a little worried.’
...
「Sel City」
Arriving at Sel City once more, Lu Cang and his group did not enter through the main gate this time.
’The enemy might have already gotten word of our arrival.’
Lu Cang looked toward Sel City from a distance.
He discovered that the city’s defensive Restrictions were already active.
Lu Cang sensed for the location of Di Lao’s parents.
He could feel that they were still inside the city.
’The tracking effect from my Divine Talent isn’t something they should be able to detect or block.’
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