#416 - The Second Man of Destiny

The Treasure Pavilion's auction was still a few days away.

Jun Wushang took Yue Yao, Ling Fei, and Qin Keqing out onto the streets.

Having just arrived in the Ancient City of the Eastern Wilderness, they naturally wanted to explore and appreciate the scenery of this city.

Furthermore, he planned to purchase a new mode of transportation.

The carriage he was currently using was pulled by an eighth-order Gale Horse, equivalent to a Grandmaster Realm beast.

When he originally bought it, the speed of the eighth-order Gale Horse was sufficient, and higher ranks were difficult to control and tame.

Now, however, the eighth-order Gale Horse was simply too slow for him.

They strolled along the street, attracting attention from passersby.

Aside from the fact that he was now famous throughout the world, and many martial artists recognized him, the three stunningly beautiful women accompanying him were enough to draw people's eyes.

Especially Yue Yao, who was like a fairy who had stepped out of a painting.

Although she had been living in this world with Jun Wushang for a long time,

she still possessed an otherworldly, untainted aura.

They learned that there was a place in the Ancient City of the Eastern Wilderness that specialized in selling mount-type spirit beasts, called the Precious Beast Emporium, which also sold carriages, allowing them to assemble a complete spirit beast carriage.

......

Meanwhile, outside the Ancient City of the Eastern Wilderness, within a vast mountain range,

there was a hidden area, invisible on the surface.

It was a large mountain, concealed by the natural field of heaven and earth.

Deep within this mountain, mist swirled hazily.

Passing through the misty area, one could see a vast expanse of void, with a vague ancient road extending into the depths of the void, its destination unknown.

Two young men stood before the ancient road, facing the vast void, holding a metal disc in their hands, inscribed with obscure runes.

The runes rotated, emitting wisps of light, forming a mirror of light in the air.

Before long, a wave of energy emanated from within the light mirror, and a man with a slender figure, sharply defined features, and excessively handsome face, around twenty years old, appeared in the mirror.

The man was dressed in a light-white brocade robe, his hair bound by a brocade crown, his sword-like eyebrows reaching his temples, and his eyes as deep as the starry sky, possessing a strange magic.

The two young men, upon seeing the white-robed man appear in the mirror, immediately knelt down, saying with utmost respect: "Cang Jiu and Cang Ba pay respects to Master!"

"Is there any news of the Child of Destiny?"

The man in the mirror spoke indifferently, a strange light flashing in his deep eyes.

"Master, please forgive us, your servants deserve to die, for failing to complete the task entrusted by Master, please punish us!"

The two men lowered their heads deeply, their bodies trembling slightly.

"Heh heh, you bungled things?"

A cold light flashed in the white-robed man's eyes, and within his deep pupils, the sun, moon, and stars seemed to rise and fall.

Even through the light mirror, the two young men seemed to feel a chilling killing intent.

They were so frightened that their limbs weakened, and they trembled uncontrollably.

"Speak, what happened?"

The terrible phenomena in the white-robed man's eyes gradually subsided, returning to a deep and calm appearance.

The two young men tremblingly raised their heads and recounted in detail the events that had occurred in the Ancient City of the Eastern Wilderness today.

"Your mission has not failed." After listening, the white-robed man slowly curved his lips into a strange smile, saying: "Interesting, there are actually two Children of Destiny, as expected of the Emperor Beginning Star."

"Master, are you saying that the person who kidnapped Xiao Tianming is another Child of Destiny?"

The two young men both revealed shocked expressions. Two Children of Destiny on one ancient star of life?

"Find out the identity of that Child of Destiny, but do not act rashly. He has seized Xiao Tianming's bloodline and the Qi Luck of the Heavens, his strength will surely rise to a higher level, you are not his opponents, remember not to make a careless move."

"Yes, Master, your servants have remembered!"

"You two have been on the Emperor Beginning Star for some time now, how well do you understand the strength of that ancient star?"

"Reporting to Master, according to the information we have gathered, this ancient star seems to be as decadent as ever, no different from what is recorded in ancient books. The Holy Sect is the peak combat power, we have not heard of any half-saints. However, there is an elder from the Myriad Worlds Ancient Academy, we suspect that he may be a half-saint!"

"You are wrong, it is impossible that there are no half-saints, they are simply reclusive. It also shows one thing, their number of half-saints is extremely small, making it difficult to contend with us and other ancient stars."

"Master is right, when the Starry Sky Ancient Road is connected in the future, it will be the day when we and other life ancient stars conquer the Emperor Beginning Star, all the resources on this planet will be included in our pockets, and the cultivation sects here will become our vassals!"

"There is one thing you must remember, although the Emperor Beginning Star is decadent, it has many terrifying secret places, those places you two must not set foot in. We spent a great price to send you two there, you need to save your lives and carry out the tasks I have entrusted to you!"

"Your servants respectfully remember Master's teachings!"

"Master, there is one more thing, we found that the woman beside Jun Wushang is not simple..."

"Is that so, what have you discovered?"

"Reporting to Master, under the Eye of the Azure Sky, a pupil technique bestowed upon us by you, we discovered that one of the two women beside him possesses flesh and blood with the effect of longevity, and the other seems to possess an extremely terrifying Dao Fruit! If Master can devour those two women..."

"Very good, you have given me an unexpected surprise." A faint smile appeared on the white-robed man's face, saying: "I will personally take action when I descend, you must not cause any trouble. That Jun Wushang has the growth potential of a Myriad Worlds level, and should be in the mid to late stage of the Myriad Worlds. In his hands, you cannot withstand a few rounds."

"Master is wise, Jun Wushang is indeed extremely strong, but in front of Master, he is nothing. You are a Quasi-Legendary level, and when you descend upon this ancient star, you will surely have broken into the Legendary level!"

"Well, Jun Wushang is a talent, his growth potential is astonishing, it would be a pity to kill him, when the time comes, subdue him and keep him by your side as a retainer, he will surely be a sharp weapon. Alright, remember what I said, if you disappoint me again, you should know the consequences."

After the white-robed man finished speaking, he disappeared into the light mirror.

Cang Ba and Cang Jiu turned off the runes on the metal disc, and the light mirror gradually disappeared.

The two looked at each other, and could not help but wipe the sweat from their foreheads.

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Tens of millions of miles away from the Ancient City of the Eastern Wilderness, in a desolate and uninhabited mountain range near the Ancient City of the Southern Domain,

a man dressed in a light-golden brocade robe stood with his back to the summit.

The wind blew his clothes and long hair.

Before long, a blood-soaked figure appeared in this desolate mountain.

He headed towards the man with his back turned, his speed extremely fast, his figure flashing several times before arriving behind him.

Immediately afterwards, the blood-soaked man merged into the body of the light-golden brocade robed man.

At this time, the brocade-robed man spread open his palm, and a cloud of mist emerged from his palm, from which a bloody body fell out.

This body had no limbs, only a torso and a head, and blood constantly flowed from the severed wounds on its body.

He was very weak, and after falling out, he forcefully opened his eyes, and when he saw the person in front of him, his eyes instantly widened, and his whole body trembled violently.

"Why is it you, how could it be you, impossible, impossible..."

Xiao Tianming found it difficult to accept, unable to believe it, his lips trembled, seemingly forgetting even the pain in his body.

"Are you very surprised? I don't think you should be surprised." The brocade-robed man spoke calmly: "It is a miracle that you have survived to this day. The Nine Children of Destiny, by nature, only one is the true child, the other eight are destined to fulfill that one person, but I am unwilling, how can I be willing to use my own life to fulfill others?"

"I believe that the other Children of Destiny are also like this, cautiously hiding themselves at all times, only you are ignorant of death, wishing that the whole world would know that you are a Child of Destiny, do you think you are wronged to fall to such a state today?"

"No! I don't believe it, how could there be two Children of Destiny on our ancient star, I am unwilling, unwilling!!"

Xiao Tianming's eyes were bloodshot and filled with blood, roaring hysterically.

"Don't believe it? You're just deceiving yourself. Then again, if you had also hidden yourself, I don't know when I would have been able to discover your identity, when I would have been able to seize your bloodline and the Qi Luck of the Heavens. In that case, I would never be able to compete with the Children of Destiny from outside the domain."

"Our Emperor Beginning Star, countless years ago, suffered the most cruel curse due to some special reasons. Although someone later lifted the curse, it still left behind hidden dangers. The bloodlines of the creatures born here are affected and suppressed, and the stimulation of potential is much more difficult than that of creatures from outside the domain. Therefore, when I awakened the Mandate of Heaven, I was very desperate, but now, I see hope..."

"You... how do you know these secrets, you... are really a Child of Destiny, no! How can I make a wedding dress for you, I am unwilling!!"

"Unwilling, you must also accept your fate."

After the brocade-robed man finished speaking, he spread open his palm, and a vortex of true energy condensed in his palm, wrapping Xiao Tianming and generating a terrifying suction force.

Ah!!

Xiao Tianming let out a shrill scream.

His entire body was stretched into a strip shape, and the origin of the Heavenly Mandate bloodline was forcibly extracted, as well as the Qi Luck of the Heavens, which was continuously sucked into the vortex.

Auspicious Qi, like rainbows, rose above the brocade-robed man's head, which was the Heavenly Dao's Qi Luck.

At the same time, every pore on his body spurted out a white light.

Xiao Tianming's body gradually withered, and soon turned into a dried corpse.

The brocade-robed man's Qi Luck auspicious colors gradually disappeared into the crown of his head, and his pores no longer spurted light.

All of his aura was contained within his body.

Looking at the dried corpse at his feet, he flicked his sleeves, and the dried corpse turned into dust, scattered with the wind.

"I also don't want to use the method of plundering others to fulfill myself, but I have no choice, this is my destiny. However, you, Xiao Tianming, deserve to die!"

The brocade-robed man muttered to himself, and then his figure flashed and disappeared into the vast wilderness.