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Chapter 791: The Heavens Do Not Reveal, Plotting Against the Spirit Emperor
Chapter 791: The Heavens Do Not Reveal, Plotting Against the Spirit Emperor
"That ten seconds were quite nerve-wracking. I almost didn't make it," Qin Muye said with lingering fear.
Despite his apparent dominance throughout the battle, his frail body meant that any hit from any of the spirit beasts would have taken half his life.
It was like he, at level 90 with no equipment and no skills, had to face a level 100 opponent with full gear, maxed-out skills, and a top-tier spirit beast.
The opponent could afford to make countless mistakes, but just one mistake from Qin Muye would have been fatal.
As for the Heavenly Azure Sacred Tree, which was pierced by the golden light from the mirror, it could only be described as a superficial wound. After all, this spirit beast technique was only at the beginner level, a simple conversion of mana into a combination of gold and fire. It was effective against weaker opponents but could only scratch the surface of the Heavenly Azure Sacred Tree.
Fortunately, the operator was Qin Muye. If it had been the Immortal in the Mirror, it probably wouldn't have even scratched the bark.
The Immortal in the Mirror had very few spirit beast techniques, making it one of the weakest at the 9th rank.
In contrast, the Heavenly Azure Sacred Tree had likely mastered all the wood-based spirit beast techniques. Even the cumulative effect of its passive techniques was overwhelmingly powerful.
So, when Qin Muye said he almost didn't make it, it was no exaggeration.
The Immortal in the Mirror also transmitted its fear through the contract. From the start of the battle, it had been completely overwhelmed and terrified.
However, Qin Muye didn't blame the Immortal in the Mirror. It was just a tool spirit beast, and asking it to fight was too much. It wasn't designed for combat.
Being scared was normal, especially considering that the Immortal in the Mirror was essentially a newborn infant.
Therefore, Qin Muye didn't intend to make things too difficult for it.
"What should I do next in the struggle for the path? From any perspective, I don't stand a chance," Qin Muye's face darkened. He casually concealed his main character aura and his unparalleled fortune, and enhanced his talent to shield his fate.
If he couldn't win, he had to hide. There was no point in facing the opponent head-on.
The Spirit Emperor's strength, accumulated over countless years, was formidable. How could he, a mere incarnation, possibly win? Only if his true form intervened would there be a chance. Otherwise, he could only hide for a while.
In any case, he felt that his true form's goal had already been achieved.
The struggle for the path didn't necessarily mean Qin Muye had to kill the Spirit Emperor. If his true form could defeat the Spirit Realm, it would count as a win. As long as his true form won, even if Qin Muye suffered a terrible defeat, it would still be a victory.
The true goal of his true form was to obtain the qualification for the struggle for the path. Once he received the blessing of the Spirit Realm, he would have a seventy percent chance of winning.
The remaining thirty percent depended on how long Qin Muye could hide.
"The effects of concealing fate and the unpredictable will of heaven are useful, but they won't last long. Even though I've started to intercept fate, it's still not enough."
"Any action leaves a trace."
"Why didn't the Spirit Emperor cultivate the Causality Path or the Time Path? If he had, maybe my true form could have tricked him."
These types of spirit beasts indeed had a high level of prestige, but in terms of lethality, they were actually inferior to normal spirit beasts.
For example, the Time Path was more about support and affected only individuals. More importantly, cultivating it was incredibly resource-intensive.
While these high-prestige attributes sounded impressive, they were never mainstream. Even the Spirit Emperor focused on the Five Elements, using secondary attributes as supplements.
Being cost-effective was one thing, but the resources required were not as scarce. Whether it was time, space, causality, or fate, if only a hundred units were needed, it wouldn't be a big problem. For the Spirit Emperor's spirit beasts, at least ten thousand units were required for even a slight enhancement.
If it were those rare and precious materials, the value aside, the sheer quantity needed would be a significant issue.
The Spirit Realm was vast, with various secret realms producing resources, but it didn't mean every resource was available. On the contrary, resources like the Five Elements were abundant and had high yields.
This mindset allowed the Spirit Emperor to continuously grow stronger.
The reform of the Spirit Realm was also a result of the various factions' interests being affected by the spirit cultivation flow, impacting his actual income. Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered with reforms.
The benefits directly determined his cultivation of spirit beasts, which represented strength, and thus were a major concern.
"Now, I just need to lay low," Qin Muye said helplessly. He felt that at this moment, he wanted to return to the Xuanzhen Realm and become a shadow avatar, as he could just be a slacker there.
Unfortunately, he couldn't go back. He had the blessings of the Spirit Realm's contract on him, and if he returned, even if he could fool the leaders of the three sects, he couldn't fool the Heavenly Dao. The mark of another world on him would be detected as soon as he entered.
"Perhaps the darkest place is the safest?" Qin Muye's mind raced, thinking that the most dangerous place might indeed be the safest. Otherwise, there really was nowhere to hide.
He didn't know what methods the Spirit Emperor would use to find him, but he knew he couldn't be complacent.
"This is just asking for death." Qin Muye quickly dismissed this idea. In a world without magic or martial arts, it might work, but in a world of such high power levels, doing this would be a death sentence.
He would likely be discovered even before he could infiltrate.
This time, he managed to escape smoothly, but the next time might not be so lucky.
Unless he gambled on luck.
"Can luck really work?"
Thinking about luck, Qin Muye felt a surge of energy. It did have some feasibility.
"No wonder my true form gave me so many abilities; is it to rely on luck?"
His luck was indeed very high, equivalent to Luck MAX +10 in "The Lord's Epoch."
In most situations, he would basically never die, but the Spirit Emperor was not a normal situation.
He could only influence things, not guarantee safety. At best, luck could provide some assistance; if he laid down and did nothing, he would still die.
"But if I really rely on luck, it might not be impossible."
"For example, if I first max out the spirit beast techniques 'Heaven's Will Unfathomable' and 'Heaven's Will Like a Knife,' the effects should allow me to escape from the Spirit Emperor."
He had a way to level up: using 'Heaven's Will Like a Knife' to intercept fate, thereby enhancing his contract blessings, which would in turn boost 'Heaven's Will Unfathomable.'
"Where can I harvest luck?"
'Heaven's Will Like a Knife' was a spirit beast technique of luck, operating in a vague and intangible manner.
After reaching the 9th rank, what was originally a passive ability could now be controlled by him.
The crucial blow had already been struck by his true form on the Spirit Realm, or else these blessings would have been for nothing. Oh, they were indeed for nothing.
However, after his true form used it, the knife was left for him to use.
"Perhaps I should choose the Great Spirit Dynasty."
If there was a place with the most and greatest luck, it had to be the Great Spirit Dynasty. Individual luck couldn't compare to that of an entire dynasty.
Even if it could, the Great Spirit Dynasty still had the Spirit Emperor to suppress it. In terms of great luck, who could compare to the Spirit Emperor?
Qin Muye couldn't defeat the Spirit Emperor, but he could still harvest the luck of the Great Spirit Dynasty, right?
As long as he did it subtly, by the time the Spirit Emperor realized, it would be too late.
With the target chosen, he needed to think about how to harvest the luck. The method used by the alien noble families wouldn't work; if he dared to show himself, the Spirit Emperor would kill him.
Direct confrontation was not suitable for him; he could only use indirect methods.
"There are noble families, but how can there be no sects?" Qin Muye thought that inequality was the real issue.
He planned to overthrow the Great Spirit Dynasty and the noble families, establishing a world of sects, slightly changing the direction of the Spirit Realm.
The current high-pressure policy was perfect; he only needed to provide a little guidance, and both the noble families and officials would offer some convenience.
As for the Spirit Emperor? He was busy looking for Qin Muye and wouldn't rest until he eliminated this threat. The blessings on Qin Muye would guide him to keep advancing. If his integration wasn't so deep, he might not have been so persistent.
So this was Qin Muye's opportunity. If he could let the sects replace the noble families and the dynasty, the luck he harvested would be enough to help him oppose the Spirit Emperor, a veteran of the 9th rank. Of course, this was only for escaping; he couldn't fight him.
(End of Chapter)
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