“Do we get some too?!” Liu Qi’s eyes lit up, and he was a hair’s breadth away from kneeling and kowtowing to Zhao Jin.
He knew a few things about Zhao Jin. To him, this man was the true god; even the Earth Mother was just a little girl in his presence.
Liu Jiyun and Liu Zhian were equally excited.
“Great Being, I wonder what your title is. We have served you for so long, yet we do not even know how to address you,” Liu Zhian said respectfully.
Internally, they had always referred to Zhao Jin as 'that person,' and it felt incredibly awkward every time they said it.
At these words, Liu Wen looked at Zhao Jin. Come to think of it, he didn't know Zhao Jin’s name either.
As Liu Wen watched Zhao Jin, a thought quickly occurred to him: ‘Could this person also be some legendary great god? Now that the Earth Mother has appeared, could the ancient myths and chronicles be true?’
“Since you have been working for me, it is indeed time you knew my name.” Zhao Jin looked at them, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.
“Destiny!”
He spoke only those two words and said no more.
“Destiny?!” Liu Wen and the others’ eyes widened upon hearing this.
They had thought Zhao Jin was a being similar to the Earth Mother, but the word 'Destiny' alone was many levels higher than her.
Thud!
Liu Qi suddenly knelt on the ground, his expression fanatical. “Great Destiny, from now on, I am your loyal believer! If you wish, I will immediately establish the Church of Destiny. I guarantee it will be more magnificent than the Church of the Earth Mother—no, much more magnificent!”
Liu Jiyun and Liu Zhian were stunned. When did this kid develop the face of a religious fanatic? Before coming here, he hadn't even seen Zhao Jin once.
However, Liu Wen reacted quickly. He immediately knelt as well, a fanatical look appearing on his old face. “Great Destiny, I, Liu Wen, am also willing to join your ranks! Just give the word, and I will do anything!”
If he could truly become Zhao Jin’s subordinate, it would be much better than just doing temporary work.
Seeing Liu Wen like this, Liu Jiyun and the other man instantly understood. Their confused expressions shifted to fanatical ones in a split second as they prepared to kneel.
Hum!
A force of gravity pulled them up, making them unable to move.
Clack! Clack!
Zhao Jin sat back. Propping his face with his left hand, a large amount of metal flew out from the ruins of the church behind him, forming a metal throne.
“I do not take followers; taking you in is meaningless to me. These are your rewards.” Zhao Jin flicked his left hand.
Four strands of Destiny Force appeared, flying toward the four people in front of him.
After his Destiny Force exceeded one million, he was already able to control it outside his body; he no longer needed to touch people every time.
Hum!
One thousand strands of Destiny Force entered Liu Wen’s body, while the other three received one hundred strands each.
Among the three’s initial Destiny Force, Liu Qi’s was the highest, reaching over thirty strands, while the other two were in the twenties.
‘Looking at the many beings who have received Destiny Force, it seems the initial amount and past experiences determine the upper limit of their abilities, while the amount of Destiny Force I grant determines the lower limit.’ Zhao Jin watched the four of them quietly.
Of course, if he granted millions of strands of Destiny Force...
These limits wouldn't exist. With that much Destiny Force, even a single-celled organism could become a god.
Crack!
The first to undergo a change was Liu Wen. After his Destiny Force surged by so much, he was just waiting for a miracle.
“Argh!” he suddenly roared. A large amount of grey liquid gushed out from his mouth, eyes, nostrils, and ears.
His body twitched, yet his face bore an expression of extreme pleasure.
In less than three seconds, Liu Wen’s body was covered in a layer of grey liquid. The liquid continued to thicken.
A minute later, a five-meter-tall, three-meter-long oval grey sphere appeared where he had stood.
Rustle, rustle, rustle!
Behind him, sand appeared around Liu Jiyun. His body was turning yellow, and grains of sand couldn't help but fall from his face.
He looked at his transformation in shock. “My body is turning into sand!”
Crash!
Suddenly, Liu Jiyun’s body and clothes collapsed into sand, leaving only a pile of grit on the ground.
The next moment, the grit moved on its own. A human head made of sand emerged from the top of the pile, looking exactly like Liu Jiyun.
He looked delighted. “Is this what it feels like to possess supernatural power? My current state is so unique!”
A purple-white light appeared on Liu Zhian. He extended his left hand, and the light gathered there.
Whoosh!
With a casual flick forward, the purple-white light turned into a streak that slashed across the ground.
Screech!
A cutting sound rang out, and a ten-meter-long crack was easily sliced into the ground ahead.
Seeing this, Liu Zhian was excited. “Destiny, is this the change of destiny?!”
This power could be reshaped into any form according to his will. Furthermore, he sensed a pool of energy within his body; whenever he used the purple-white light, this energy would decrease slightly.
Fortunately, it could be recovered through rest.
Liu Qi’s transformation nearby wasn't as exaggerated as theirs; his body was swaying.
Suddenly, an afterimage flashed forward, bearing Liu Qi’s exact appearance.
He appeared hundreds of meters away and threw a punch, while Liu Qi’s physical body was still in the original spot.
When the afterimage’s fist landed, the image instantly solidified into his physical body. The punch struck the air, actually producing the sound of air breaking.
“This speed and power!” Feeling this miraculous ability, the corners of Liu Qi’s mouth curled up.
If Zhao Jin hadn't still been there, he would have started acting crazy.
Afterimages appeared on him again—three this time. The three afterimages formed a straight line, assuming a running posture as they charged forward.
Afterimages immediately appeared at a hundred meters, five hundred meters, and a thousand meters away.
Liu Qi’s physical body vanished and reappeared at the location of the afterimages, performing the same movements.
It was as if these afterimages were the next movements that had appeared in his mind in advance.
Zhao Jin sat on his metal throne, quietly watching their changes. ‘It seems that after granting it directly to humans, there is a high probability they will obtain superpowers. Mutating into a monster like Tang Yongyun might be a special case.’
Information about the three appeared in his mind.
Liu Jiyun
Status: Sand, it's all sand!
Ability: Sand
Liu Zhian
Status: An organism with energy reactions within the body!
Ability: Purple Energy
Liu Qi
Status: A person who is constantly in an unstable state!
Ability: Shadow Shift
The information for the three only showed their status and abilities; it didn't even list their race.
‘It seems obtaining supernatural power doesn't necessarily mean mutating into another race.’ Zhao Jin pondered as he looked at the information.
He sat there watching Liu Wen evolve. Now, he didn't have to worry about time.
Liu Jiyun and the other two stood by and waited.
The night vanished, and the sun rose.
Thump, thump, thump!
Liu Wen’s grey sphere was pulsing like a heart.
Crack!
Cracks appeared on the grey sphere and expanded rapidly.
Bang!
The next moment, a six-fingered, greyish-white arm with a metallic luster suddenly punched through the sphere from the inside.
The six fingers clenched. An invisible force flashed through the sphere, causing the entire thing to explode. A large amount of grey debris scattered in all directions.
As the sphere exploded, a three-meter-tall figure appeared in its place.
A slender, humanoid monster appeared, its entire body greyish-white. Its lower half was clad in a grey short robe that reached its knees.
Its head was smooth, and six crimson eyes on its face swiveled slightly, looking toward the ground.
Hum!
A ball of fire suddenly rose from the ground before everyone’s eyes.
The concrete beneath the fire didn't change at all, as if the fire had no temperature.
“Strange, why can't I feel any heat from this fire?” Liu Jiyun, who was closest to it, watched the fire burning intensely on the concrete, yet felt no heat.
Liu Wen raised his left hand and pointed at the ruins of the church in the distance. “Lightning!”
Rumble!
To the surprise of the three, a bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air and struck the church ruins.
The struck area wasn't damaged, as if everything that just happened was an illusion.
Liu Zhian’s eyes widened. He looked at his own singular Purple Energy and then at the two abilities his elder had just manifested. “Lightning, fire... Old Man, how do you have so many abilities?!”
“Is this the benefit of becoming a monster? Great Destiny, I don't want to be human anymore! Please let me become like that too!” Liu Qi’s breathing grew rapid.
If he had known that giving up his humanity would make him this strong, he would have asked Zhao Jin to turn him into a monster long ago.
Zhao Jin said nothing, merely looking at Liu Wen and waiting for him to speak.
Hearing this, Liu Wen’s voice was low. “Boys, don't be greedy. Your elder was able to become this strong because of constant effort—and, of course, the gift from the Great Destiny!”
His spiritual power was already capable of affecting reality. Combined with the Destiny Force he gained from the Earth Mother’s birth and Zhao Jin’s gift, his spiritual power could now simulate the elemental forces of nature. These abilities did no damage to things without flesh and blood.
But against beings with consciousness and flesh, they truly could cause corresponding burns and electrical shocks.
Liu Wen looked at Zhao Jin. His body shrank, returning to normal.
Soon, a six-eyed middle-aged man appeared. This evolution had made his body significantly younger.
With an irrepressible smile on his face, Liu Wen spoke respectfully to Zhao Jin. “Great Destiny, I wonder what task the Liu family needs to perform next. Even if it is a bloodbath in the Parliament, my Liu family will surely do a magnificent job for you.”
“No need. There is nothing more for you to do for now. It is time for me to leave.” Zhao Jin looked at the four people in front of him, nodded slightly, and vanished from the spot.
Rumble!
The metal throne, losing its gravitational support, crashed to the ground with a massive roar.
Looking at the vanished Zhao Jin, Liu Jiyun surveyed the surroundings. The city was silent, without a single sound.
He felt a bit lost now. “Dad, Ningcheng is gone. Where should we go?”
“Uncle Yun, where else can we go? Why don't we just charge into the Capital? If a man named Zhu can be the Emperor, there's no reason someone named Liu can't!” Liu Qi was quite excited, his eyes filled with ambition.
After obtaining supernatural power, he felt like a balloon about to expand. They were just ordinary people; would they dare oppose a supernatural being like him?
Liu Zhian spoke somewhat speechlessly. “Qi, calm down for a moment. If the Earth Mother hadn't acted today, we would have been turned to ash long ago. While ordinary people die with a single touch, we still need to be cautious.”
Liu Wen looked up at the sky and spread his arms, a confident smile appearing on his face. “What’s so good about being an Emperor? Only by grasping power is it real. Destiny will surely continue to act in the future; we just need to follow closely in his footsteps!”
He felt his own strength. As long as he followed Zhao Jin’s pace, it would be hard not to grow stronger.
“Fine, since you put it that way, Dad, let’s find a place to settle down first.” Liu Jiyun nodded, rubbing his chin.
He would do whatever his father said. Anyway, he just planned to tag along.
Besides, most of their wealth and family members had already been transferred abroad, so it didn't matter what they did.
Elsewhere, on an empty street in Ningcheng.
Zhao Jin’s figure appeared.
He rubbed his chin and pondered: ‘Time to change locations and harvest. But getting only one or two million from a single city is far too little.’
He frowned slightly. The population was limited, and he didn't want to wait for the next generation to grow up before harvesting them.
‘Unless I turn all ordinary people into supernatural beings. That way, their Destiny Force will increase on its own. When the time comes to harvest people in a city, it will jump from a mere one or two million to at least ten or twenty million.’ At that thought, Zhao Jin’s eyes lit up.
This was a good idea. Moreover, the destiny of supernatural creatures increased extremely quickly, so ten or twenty million was a conservative estimate.
‘However, the trouble is that this requires a massive amount of Destiny Force. I’ll continue harvesting and saving up Destiny Force first.’ A new plan quickly formed in Zhao Jin’s mind.
He began to chant silently: ‘I want my consciousness to be able to receive various mythological chronicles in this world, traceable back up to ten thousand years. Each chronicle should come with the amount of Destiny Force attached to it, with an upper limit of two hundred thousand Destiny Force!’
As long as a chronicle was widely spread, it would have Destiny Force. Even if the person who spread it died or the chronicle was lost, the Destiny Force attached to it wouldn't just vanish into thin air.
Hum!
Destiny Force was rapidly consumed. Although he set a limit of two hundred thousand, only fifty thousand was consumed this time before information appeared in Zhao Jin’s mind.
【Mythological Monster Chronicles】: Freely read various mythological monster chronicles that have been passed down for ten thousand years!
Destiny Force: 1,820,000 strands!
Sensing the chronicles in his mind, Zhao Jin activated it slightly to read those from the last century.
Hum!
A massive amount of information appeared. Before his eyes, this information was integrated into a panel, with golden entries sliding past.
【The Killer Clown】 Destiny Force: 752 strands!
【The Green Devil's Devouring】 Destiny Force: 831 strands!
【The Ningcheng Sea Monster】 Destiny Force: 1,374 strands!
【The Cabinet Hunter】 Destiny Force...
There were many chronicles from the last century. Anything that appeared had Destiny Force. Zhao Jin’s eyes were overwhelmed by the number of monsters.
A few hours later, his gaze stopped on one entry.
【The Grisly Carriage】 Destiny Force: 30,000 strands!
With a thought, Zhao Jin checked its information.
The Grisly Carriage: A carriage that exists between the illusory and the real, drawn by four skeletal horses and made of solid gold.
The Grisly Carriage selects beings who are dissatisfied with their current situation to enter the vehicle. Completing the carriage's tasks grants special supernatural rewards.
The carriage can have a maximum of four Carriage Slaves.
‘This thing can actually grant supernatural power to others, and the conditions to create it aren't difficult.’ Zhao Jin was somewhat tempted. This was something he could manifest directly.
With just a bit of effort and a few strands of Destiny Force, he could gain tens of thousands of strands of Destiny Force for free, along with four supernatural leeks to harvest.
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