Chapter 481: A Grand and Turbulent Future
The fragmented miracle shard in Qin Shikong’s possession granted him the ability to randomly deduce the future.
The Lord of the Mist’s incomplete bloodstone could infinitely generate small bloodstones, which, when consumed, could enhance a race’s growth potential at the bloodline level.
Even incomplete miracle items possessed terrifying power.
For example, the Lord of the Mist’s miracle bloodstone, given enough time to mature, could elevate a race’s potential to unimaginable heights.
Without the constraint of time, a race wielding the bloodstone might even be able to grant their newborns power comparable to that of deities.
He aimed to make his clan’s starting point the unattainable endpoint for other races, even after a lifetime of cultivation.
The Miracle Bracelet he obtained possessed remarkably powerful functions:
* Establishing faith connections across space and time.
* Overriding the limitations and suppression imposed by Domain Forces.
If he could freely wield the Miracle Bracelet’s power, he could establish faith across all realms and timelines, becoming a deity worshipped across all of creation.
Every timeline would bear his followers.
The final miracle item was Three-Tailed, also known as the evolution token.
While its function seemed simple—upgrading abilities through point allocation—it was essentially a cheat-like existence.
By allowing him to allocate points to upgrade abilities, the evolution token essentially deduced the future growth path of those abilities.
Take the Fierce Tiger Fist as an example.
Under normal circumstances, the Fierce Tiger Fist could only reach a Three-Star cultivation technique rating. Even with further development, it would eventually hit a potential bottleneck.
But the Miracle Token granted the Fierce Tiger Fist the property of infinite growth.
Even after reaching a Five-Star Cultivation Technique rating, it could continue to evolve, constantly deducing more perfect subsequent growth paths.
The Blood Source Ability he had acquired had undergone a transformative advancement thanks to the evolution token, resulting in a leap in power.
These miracle items were like cheat codes in a game, each capable of propelling an entire race to a qualitative breakthrough.
What he knew represented only a fraction of the miracle items in existence.
Other hidden factions might possess even more terrifying miracle items.
Beyond the Domain Sleeper Factions within human society, numerous domain races remained concealed within the Domain Field, their presence undetected. Among them could lurk formidable groups wielding miracle items.
The deeper Feng Qi delved into this knowledge, the more he realized the path to saving the world stretched endlessly before him.
Human Civilization faced countless obstacles in its advance.
The trope of villains foolishly revealing themselves for a dramatic showdown existed only in movies and novels.
In reality, these antagonistic forces were cunning and wouldn’t expose their miracle items lightly.
All factions remained hidden, each plotting their future with ulterior motives.
Even with the ability to endlessly retry, he had been killed countless times.
As these thoughts swirled in his mind, an even greater question arose:
What exactly was the Great Tide’s Descent?
What exactly were these domain races, who possessed various heaven-defying miracle items, so afraid of?
Could the Great Tide’s Descent truly be so terrifying? Could it inspire such dread in beings with seemingly limitless potential, driving them to desperately plunder resources for development and orchestrate countless schemes to prepare for that day?
Filled with these questions, Feng Qi looked up at the black shadow hovering nearby and asked:
“Do you know what the Great Tide’s Descent foretold in the prophecies actually is?”
The black shadow immediately shook its head.
“I don’t know exactly. I only know it will be an unprecedented catastrophe. This prophecy originated from the Domain Powerhouses at the apex of the domain world’s hierarchy. They seem to have been preparing for the Great Tide’s Descent for a long time.”
Feng Qi nodded thoughtfully at the shadow’s explanation.
Old Mist had told him something similar before.
Although these domain races didn’t know the exact nature of the Great Tide’s Descent, they had observed certain trends preceding it.
For example, the spiritual energy in the domain world was gradually withering, and all living things were beginning to wither.
Some terrifying substance was slowly corroding the entire domain world, causing it to gradually crumble.
This was also why the domain world’s races and factions had fled to the human world.
Even without witnessing the Great Tide’s Descent firsthand, these domain races understood that remaining would mean facing annihilation.
One thing was certain: the Great Tide’s Descent had begun in the domain world.
The all domain races viewed the human world as their last refuge, the final stop before witnessing the Great Tide’s Descent. Retreating further was no longer an option.
This was why various Domain Forces had chosen to establish their futures in the human world and why they engaged in the Ten Thousand Clans Hegemony for resources.
Behind the brutal racial competition, each Domain Force sought to grow stronger before the final apocalypse arrived.
Plunder, slaughter, development, research, growth… every means served the same goal.
All races understood one truth: only strength was their ultimate trump card against the Great Tide’s Descent.
Upon reflection, Human Civilization still had a long way to go.
The current growth system of Human Civilization was incomplete, and the development of cultivation studies was still in its infancy, leaving an almost insurmountable gap between them and the Domain Powerhouses.
Before focusing on enhancing the overall strength of Human Civilization, Feng Qi believed it was more crucial to address internal threats first.
A civilization corroded from within, even if it grew into a towering tree, would remain vulnerable.
“Now it’s my turn to ask you questions, isn’t it?” the black shadow said in a deep voice, interrupting Feng Qi’s thoughts.
Feng Qi nodded calmly. “Ask away.”
“What exactly is your purpose in attacking Future City? Even if I possess the resources you need, there’s no need to resort to war to seize them. We’re both planning for the future; this conflict will only result in mutual destruction. What benefit do you possibly gain from this?”
After a long pause, Feng Qi replied to the black shadow’s barrage of questions:
“The reason I launched the war against Future City is quite simple: I came for you. I want to uncover all the secrets of the Technology Research Institute.”
“All the secrets?”
“Yes.”
“How much do you know about me, and what do you hope to gain from me?” The black shadow’s expression was filled with confusion as it asked this.
The answer Feng Qi gave was completely unexpected.
It was as if he had chosen to wage war on a nation simply to plant a tree in another country.
The underlying meaning was utterly incomprehensible.
Feng Qi spoke up at that moment:
“I don’t know much about you, but I know you’re a traitor to the Spirit Energy Clan. You led a faction of your people in rebellion against the clan and even stole a miracle item!”
The black shadow showed no surprise at these revelations.
From the moment Feng Qi mentioned the Spirit Energy Clan, it had already surmised that he possessed some knowledge of the clan and, by extension, of itself.
With this in mind, the black shadow immediately asked:
“Where did you obtain this information about me?”
“You wouldn’t believe me if I told you,” Feng Qi replied, “but I not only know about you, I’ve even had direct contact and interaction with you for a period of time.”
The black shadow’s confusion deepened.
“So what exactly is your purpose?”
Feng Qi’s expression turned serious as he faced the black shadow’s question.
Then, under the black shadow’s incredulous gaze, he slowly declared:
“My purpose is simple: the most crucial element of your future plans… the Black Reaper Project!”
(End of the Chapter)