Zhu Ziyang's glabella was pressed against the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's third eye, and then the man and beast, with their four eyes meeting, both trembled violently.
A circle of light, emitting strange fluctuations, spread from where they met. The distorted halo instantly enveloped them. The man and beast both exuded their respective auras, intertwining and merging. Silver light emanated from Zhu Ziyang, and golden light from the auspicious beast. The two distinct yet fundamentally similar lights interplayed and shone, twinkling like stars, exchanging their information. With each exchange, the bodies of the man and beast would tremble.
Zhu Ziyang's right eye had completely turned silver at this moment, with mysterious silver radiance pouring out uncontrollably into the auspicious beast's right eye. Meanwhile, the auspicious beast's left eye emitted a noble golden glow, and this golden glow, carrying an intense Ultimate Light aura, slowly invaded Zhu Ziyang's left eye, causing his left eye to uncontrollably enlarge. Silver radiance and golden glow converged, like heaven and earth intermingling to nurture life.
At this moment, within Zhu Ziyang's mental force sea, vast silver mental force was boiling. Specks of silver light points emerged on the surface of the sea, and on the celestial canopy above the sea, a golden star, completely different from Ultimate Light, flickered into view, scattering golden light points that collided and merged with the silver light points.
The man and beast within the light circle seemed to have traversed endless eons, sharing each other's memories. However, outside the light circle, all time and space had frozen. The two Starry Unicorns closest to them stood still. Distant fallen leaves hung in the air, eerie yet tragically beautiful.
"Buzz — — Buzz — —"
After an unknown period, a layer of golden light burst out from the light circle, and Zhu Ziyang's body was instantly flung away. The moment he separated from the auspicious beast, he instantly sobered up, immediately controlled his body, and leaped directly onto the Great Starry Unicorn's back, then urged without hesitation: "Hurry up and go!"
Everything outside had returned to normal. The Great Starry Unicorn didn't know what had happened between him and the auspicious beast; it only saw Zhu Ziyang and the auspicious beast touching foreheads, then he was immediately flung onto its back. Upon hearing Zhu Ziyang's command to leave, the Great Starry Unicorn immediately started moving, passing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and running behind the auspicious beast. It couldn't wait to get away from the auspicious beast, that source of danger!
The Little Starry Unicorn followed its mother's footsteps and also ran away.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's gaze was dull, its expression blank, until Zhu Ziyang and his group disappeared, then she collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.
"Why did you run here? Come back with me quickly!" After an unknown time, a giant canine with three heads appeared beside the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, anxiously saying, "If Ditian finds out, he will definitely be angry."
"Okay!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion did not refuse, agreeing. Her eyes were somewhat hazy; today's encounter was too complex for her, and she needed to calm down to digest it.
She felt as if she had lost something, yet also gained something. An indescribable feeling lingered in her heart, and she truly needed to sort it out and digest it properly.
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By the time the Three-Eyed Golden Lion was found, Zhu Ziyang had already run two thousand meters away. The fifty-thousand-year cultivation Starry Unicorn advanced at extreme speed; a thousand meters was but a blink of an eye.
Zhu Ziyang was now sitting calmly on the Starry Unicorn's back, closing his eyes, also sorting through his somewhat chaotic memories and mental force sea.
A memory appearing out of nowhere in his brain was something Zhu Ziyang had experienced once before, so this time, he was somewhat familiar with the process, very quickly breaking down and absorbing this memory. The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memory was very bland; besides forest, it was just forest. Oh, there were also some appearances of various beast kings.
He quickly finished digesting this memory and began to organize his mental force sea. Compared to the auspicious beast's memory, Zhu Ziyang was more concerned about the changes in his mental force, mental force sea, and other aspects.
Within the mental force sea, Electrolux stared dumbfounded at the space he had resided in for over a year, feeling utterly unfamiliar with it. Upon seeing Zhu Ziyang enter, he immediately went up to him and asked, "Ziyang, what did you do? Why did so much power of destiny suddenly surge into your sea of consciousness?"
"Power of destiny?" Zhu Ziyang was startled and immediately asked, "Teacher, what is the power of destiny?"
"Look, those intermingled golden and silver light points floating above the mental force sea are the power of destiny," Electrolux said, pointing to the dense light points in Zhu Ziyang's mental force sea.
Zhu Ziyang had naturally noticed these light points, intermingled golden and silver, emitting a strange, elusive, inexplicable aura. He knew the silver came from the Silver Dragon Wolf and the gold from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but he didn't know what they were. Upon hearing Electrolux use the term 'power of destiny,' a vague concept arose in his mind.
"The so-called power of destiny is the most mysterious and powerful energy between heaven and earth. It comes from the Great Dao of Destiny, the most fundamental law governing the operation of all things in the World. All living beings cannot escape it, and the meaning of cultivation is to transcend its shackles. The power of destiny seems to have no function; it cannot be cultivated, cannot be increased, and has no beneficial effects. However, without it, a complete life cannot be formed," Electrolux said, his tone filled with reverence. "Every living being possesses the power of destiny, and the amount of power of destiny possessed by every living being is equal. Thus, there is a saying: Destiny is the most fair existence. However, there are always one or two special existences that seem to be favored by destiny, and they will undertake the scattered power of destiny between heaven and earth. At that time, when a massive amount of power of destiny converges, it will undergo a qualitative change, transforming into karmic luck, and begin to watch over the living being that undertakes it. If this living being is human, then he will be called a Child of Karmic Luck."
"Child of Karmic Luck?!" Zhu Ziyang murmured, feeling something.
"Exactly, a Child of Karmic Luck," Electrolux said. "A Child of Karmic Luck is favored by the karmic luck of heaven and earth; his fate will be different from ordinary people, bearing great karmic luck and a great mission, and he must not be made an enemy. But as for the specifics, I am not very clear, after all, what I, your teacher, know is all summarized by the ancient powerful beings of my World."
"Then, according to your meaning, Teacher, I am a Child of Karmic Luck?" Zhu Ziyang's face showed a strange expression, a kind of wanting to laugh but unable to laugh expression.
"No, your situation is completely different from a Child of Karmic Luck," Electrolux shook his head and said. "Although the power of destiny in your mental force sea is not small, it is far from reaching the level of karmic luck. Moreover, they are merging with your mental force sea, and even with your physical body and flesh. This no longer belongs to the power of destiny. It's very strange."
"Uh~" Zhu Ziyang was a bit confused and couldn't understand what the power of destiny was for a moment, so he could only say, "Teacher, they are harmless to me, right?"
"That is correct," Electrolux said.
"Knowing this much is enough. What they truly are, I will naturally know in the future. There's no need to dwell on it now," Zhu Ziyang said, taking it in stride.
"Haha, I was too attached to appearances," Electrolux said, suddenly realizing and laughing.
No longer dwelling on the essence of the golden and silver light points, Zhu Ziyang began to organize his mental space. He discovered that his mental force sea had expanded considerably, at least by fifty percent of its previous size. The mental force island itself hadn't changed much, but the island's edge was half golden and half silver, with the Silver Dragon Wolf's soul crystal located on the silver side.
On Zhu Ziyang's almost transparent soul canopy, the Ultimate Light sun seemed even more dazzling. The silver star on the right remained, but a brand new golden star had appeared on the left, and that golden star was trying to connect with his left eye. Perhaps, once the golden star connected with his left eye, he would gain an ability no less powerful than the Silver Right Eye.
Feeling the Ultimate Light sun for a moment, he was pleasantly surprised to find that his affinity for light element had actually increased again, from exactly ninety points to ninety-five points. This was an unexpected joy. After reaching ultimate attributes, every single point increase in elemental affinity was a huge leap.
He gained a new talent, and at the same time, another talent, the Eye of the Light Heart, also underwent a transformation, becoming the Grand Righteous Heart, no longer requiring him to focus his mental force to perceive the good or evil intentions of living beings towards him. As for the new talent, Zhu Ziyang named it Grand Righteous Light. When activated, it could eliminate any opponent's fighting spirit, causing them to enter a sage-like state of having no desires, no wants, and no contention with the World.