freenovelworld Chapter 346 - 339: A Future Glimpsed by the Eyes
Chapter 346 - 339: A Future Glimpsed by the Eyes
An unknown region.
A young man stood with his hands behind his back. Behind him "stood" an attractive woman.
The woman’s four limbs seemed to have been severed clean off, replaced with bionic prosthetics attached at the stumps. Only her head and torso retained any semblance of flesh and blood.
Her skin was tan, and her features suggested she was of mixed African and European descent.
Cold and sharp.
With his back to the woman, the young man spoke to himself.
"It’s been so many years..."
"I still haven’t found the Eye of the Divine. It seems like it doesn’t even exist."
The cyborg woman behind him thought he was speaking to her, so she replied:
"Master, the Eye of the Divine has only appeared once in the historical records. That was over a hundred years ago, during the Golden Era. Rumor has it that it’s a pendant, but everyone who supposedly saw it is now dead. It’s most likely a baseless rumor."
The young man simply scoffed.
"And so, divine punishment arrived."
The woman said no more.
She understood very well what the young man meant by punishment.
Unceasing Water.
"Whatever. It’s perfectly normal for an investment to yield no return. But I’ve lost my patience. Since records of it exist, the Eye of the Divine couldn’t have just disappeared without a trace. Nirvana, return to the Milky Way."
"Acknowledged." An emotionless, synthesized voice echoed in the room.
"As for you,"
The young man turned around. His facial features were completely different from the woman’s, as if they belonged to two different species.
"You haven’t returned to your home in so many years. Are you excited?"
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Shi Ming’s senses reeled, and the fragment of the future seen through his Eye of Destiny vanished.
’Nirvana?’
He had heard it clearly. One of the last things the strange-faced young man had said was, "Nirvana, return to the Milky Way."
According to intelligence from Zhou Huaijin, the founder of the King-level Wandering Ship Da Yu, the ship ranked 001 is named Nirvana.
And the Eye of the World had previously mentioned that Wandering Ship 001 had already left the Endless Ocean.
Now,
’It’s coming back?’
The final scene showed the young man turning around. His face was quite sinister. If he hadn’t undergone some special modification, he was clearly not an Earthling. When Shi Ming recalled that the Wandering Ships and the Celestial Net System from the age of the Great Flood were only built with mysterious help, the young man’s role in all this became self-evident.
And this brief glimpse into the future had revealed a startling amount of information!
1. The incident took place outside the Milky Way galaxy.
For one thing, the Milky Way’s diameter is a hundred thousand light-years. Without some special means, traversing such a distance in a Wandering Ship would be a pipe dream. Furthermore, returning to the Milky Way and arriving at Earth are two entirely different concepts.
2. The woman was suspected to be the founder of the ’Black Gold’.
’But her age doesn’t seem to fit. Aren’t the founders supposed to look at least fifty or sixty? How could she be so young? And those cybernetic limbs... while they might increase her combat strength, the thought of such mechanical ascension is chilling.’
3. The young man had provided aid and investment during the early days of the Wandering Era.
Unfortunately, his help wasn’t selfless. He never got the return he wanted, so he’s lost patience and is preparing to return to the Milky Way—in other words, to Earth.
4. Most critically, he is searching for the Eye of the Divine!
The Eye of the Divine!
The god left behind four remains, with the Eye of the Divine being the foremost among them. This was the second time Shi Ming had heard the term since transmigrating to this era during the Great Explosion. The last time had been on the Divine Revelation Stele.
His eyelids twitched imperceptibly.
He had a premonition.
’He’s most likely an enemy.’
This wasn’t just a malicious assumption born of rivalry; it was because Shi Ming had caught the fear in the woman’s eyes at the very end.
’Shouldn’t returning home be a joyous occasion?’
’Why would there be fear in her eyes?’
’This young man is no mere benefactor.’
Shi Ming thought for a moment, then returned from his prophetic state to reality.
The Eye of Destiny sees fragments of the future, events that have yet to unfold. This meant the scene hadn’t happened yet. Based on the vision, it was impossible to determine when it would occur, or how far in the future it was.
And Shi Ming had no way of knowing when they would reach Earth.
"This uncertainty about the future is truly unsettling."
"But having foresight is what allows you to prepare."
A fire ignited in Shi Ming’s eyes.
’Rivals will be defeated.’
’Enemies will be killed.’
’The Eye of the Divine can only have one master. I don’t care if you’re an alien or some other breed—if you dare make a move on me, I will crush you. Be it a High-tier Sanctuary or Nirvana itself!’
...
Shi Ming had just evolved his Eye of Destiny, and with it came a novel experience in foreseeing the future.
’Destiny is a wondrous thing,’ he thought.
As for its other ability, Destiny Fixation, despite being limited to one use every twelve days for only sixty minutes at a time, Shi Ming felt it was completely broken.
In fact, it ranked among the very best of all his abilities!
Used properly, it could absolutely turn the tide of any situation.
For example,
If he were now facing another powerful sea beast—say, Holy Hall 004, the Immortal Evil Eye—he could use Destiny Fixation before the fight. This would let him peer into the River of Destiny and identify its possible branches.
For example:
Branch 1: Shi Ming successfully kills the Immortal Evil Eye. (Probability: 70%)
Branch 2: The Immortal Evil Eye escapes. (Probability: 20%)
Branch 3: The Immortal Evil Eye explodes, and both are grievously wounded. (Probability: 9%)
Branch 4: Shi Ming kills the Immortal Evil Eye and, by a fortuitous coincidence, discovers a hidden treasure that the Immortal Evil Eye had stashed away. (Probability: 1%)
Once he saw all the possible branches, he could "fix" the trajectory toward the one he desired.
Once he fixed the trajectory toward Branch 4, its probability of occurring would skyrocket from 1% to nearly 100%! For the next sixty minutes, Shi Ming could bend the River of Destiny to his will, turning a low-probability event into a near certainty.
Why "nearly" and not "definitely"? Because a fate with multiple branches always allows for surprises.
And some destinies do not have branches.
Destiny Fixation also had a prerequisite.
The possibility, however slim, must exist within the next sixty minutes.
If a certain possibility didn’t exist at all—like "the Immortal Evil Eye’s corpse reassembles itself into the complete works of Shakespeare and begins reciting them," or "the Immortal Evil Eye drops a Nirvana-tier skill"—then the trajectory obviously could not be fixed.
’Even destiny has to follow the fundamental laws of reality, doesn’t it?’
...
The chains of the Sealed Prison had already tightly bound the Abyss Lord’s corpse.
Everything was now in order for him to begin the absorption process. It was expected to take three days, meaning Shi Ming would be offline for that long. He first needed to handle some urgent messages on his communicator.
Just then, Ah Jian’s voice came through.
"Master, this Three-Eyed Bird says it has some clues about a treasure it wants to tell you."
’Treasure from a prophecy?’
’Directly revealing a prophecy seen with its third eye would trigger a backlash. But a treasure’s location isn’t a prophecy.’
’It’s an established fact.’
’Besides, the Three-Eyed Golden Crow no longer possesses the Great Prophecy Technique. Why would it fear a backlash?’