651 A Fight Against Fate (1/2)

In the middle of the courtyard stood a simple, crude-looking spell altar.

All Magical Artifacts that could be used were present - some cinnabar, a few drops of beast blood, a chinese gavel, and a pinewood sword. On top of the altar table lay six knife coins.

Standing at the center of the altar with his hands at his sides, Kong Rui chanted incantations. The Ten Yang God Protector Beasts that belonged to him stood outside of the altar, also muttering incantations under their breath.

The six Wen King Divination Coins on the altar gave out a subtle glow.

Strings of essence blood dripped on both sides on the altar. As the blood flowed, it drew a spiritual formation near the coins.

It was extremely weird and mysterious, drawing from the spiritual energy from all directions, shaking and surging about, giving rise to empty explosion noises.

And then, a violent, untamed energy exploded from the spell altar.

Balls of bloody mist exploded out of Kong Rui's body. His muscles tore and tendons snapped without warning, leaving behind shockingly empty holes.

A yin wind blew outside of the altar as numerous evil spirits and yin beings surged over, striking haphazardly at the spiritual formation outside of the spell altar.

Luckily, a few days ago Zong Shou had gathered the Yin Flood Dragons and swept clear the evil spirits around Gantian Mountain. Even Evil Spirit Moat had been cleared out.

For now, the attacking spirits remained weak. Those ten Spirit Master Protector Beasts all cast spells. As their own intense flames swept out, the spirits were forced back in panic.

Kong Rui's body continued spasming as he bent over, hacking and attempting to cough out his own lungs.

Something was stuck in his stomach, he knew, something that he couldn't spit out.

When his coughing had finally stopped and things had been coughed out, Kong Rui looked down. There they were--pieces of his organs, his heart…

It would have been a horrifying sight, if he hadn't expected it.

There were two big taboos in divination. Fate couldn't be changed, and you could never go against destiny.

Today, though, he had tried to go against the Heavens and change his fate. The Heaven Path's retaliation against him had been inevitable.

Besides, these surface injuries really didn't matter. What really mattered was the loss of 200 years of his lifespan.

”Little Yao'er, Dad can only do this much for you. Whether or not you can break that Killing Tribulation depends on you. If you do, then your future will run smooth. You'll live in glory for the rest of your life…”

Kong Rui had learned this Going against the Heavens Technique not for himself, but for his daughter. In the past, he'd waited in despair as Kong Yao's destiny was slowly locked into place, all while trying to learn how to rewrite her fate.

Even when he'd learned the skill, he hadn't had the chance to use it. Luckily the Heavens had taken pity on him, left him this chance to break his daughter from her fate…

He would have to make it count now. The Going Against the Heavens Technique could only change destiny for a single minute.

That wouldn't have mattered if he was thinking of altering the fates of normal soldiers or commoners. His daughter, though, was the Alkaid Descending. She would lead huge armies and win all wars!

As for Zong Shou, he was the only ruler in the past 17,000 years who could be compared with the three Saint Emperors...a Saint King descended!

Even the smallest change in their destinies would affect the Heavens and Earth alike. For Kong Rui to want to change their destinies was like an ant seeking to move an elephant. The altar and the spell today were the best he could do.

Kong Rui wanted to keep those six Wen King Divination Coins after the deed was done. However he felt shock and worry rise in him, unable to be suppressed.

”What's this?”

Looking up into the sky, Kong Rui saw the seven stars linked together in the northern sky.

At the end of the Dipper--Alkaid Army Breaking!

Suddenly, a light shone, brightening the night sky, masking all surrounding stars with its glare.

”It's going to happen so quickly…”

Kong Rui muttered, his lips curling. After a moment of silence, he began to laugh--loud, uncontrollably, as though he would never stop.

The residence that Zhang Huai had chosen for him was beneath the waist of Gantian Mountain, where numerous nobles and rich merchants stayed. Most of them knew about his identity and also about Kong Yao.

Still, most of them there didn't fear him. As soon as they heard his laughter, he heard them scold him.

”Is that old hick Kong crazy?!”

”What are you laughing for? The sky isn't even light yet and you're out here waking us.”

”All that cackling, and for what?! How noisy! I'm going to submit a proposal to the Meeting Hall - from now on, no one can laugh out loud in the morning and disturb other people's sleep!”

Kong Rui only continued to laugh, too full of happiness to stop. How could these people understand what he was feeling? His daughter, his Kong'er was going to shake the world…

Blood and joy surged in his chest, unable to be calmed down.

Even in the middle of such great happiness, though, he felt a small tinge of sadness. His body was so badly injured. It would all be worth it, though, if this would help Kong'er.

He gasped for a moment before finally stopping his maniacal laugh. Afterwards, he walked back to his room, thinking that he only needed to wait quietly for the news from Huizhou to spread.

Only when he was a good distance away from his spell-casting area did he come back to his senses.