Multiverse Skill System

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Yi Shuihan didn't stop, so Captain Wan and he collided head-on.

If an iron knife turns to ashes upon impact, what about a human body?

The answer is obvious. The part that collided with Yi Shuihan also turned to ashes. Captain Wan was completely annihilated, as if he had never existed.

This scene was witnessed by others, who found it unbelievable, followed by deep terror. People around them retreated in panic, and a vacuum zone instantly appeared centered on Yi Shuihan.

No one dared to stop Yi Shuihan. What had just happened was beyond their comprehension. Even their leader, that powerful being who had embarked on the path of destiny, was not even a tenth as terrifying as the person before them.

Yi Shuihan walked through Captain Wan's group, then suddenly stopped and turned to look at Captain Yan. What he saw almost scared Captain Yan to death.

"Aren't you going to come and lead the way?"

"Ah? Yes, yes, yes."

Yi Shuihan was not familiar with the mainstream of this world, so the methods he used to judge strength were greatly reduced. In addition, the world itself rejected him and suppressed him in all aspects, so he could not find the location of the Black Tower leader directly and needed a guide.

"Commander, Captain Yan has brought in an outsider."

"Do you know who it is?"

"I don't know, there's no such person in the city."

“Interesting. Then I’ll see for myself. If he’s not strong enough, Xiao Yan won’t have a chance to live.”

Chapter 1431, I Have Made Contributions to the Regiment

The leader of the Black Tower Gang was a man who looked to be in his 30s but was actually over 50. He had an average appearance, but he exuded a fierce aura and had sharp eyes that seemed to see right through people.

"Xiao Yan, tell me who this is?"

Jiang Ao said casually, not taking Yi Shuihan seriously at all, because he did not sense any power of luck from Yi Shuihan. Without luck, no matter how strong someone is, they are still just a mortal and could never be stronger than him.

Jiang Ao was somewhat dissatisfied with Captain Yan bringing Yi Shuihan over. Such a subordinate who acted on his own initiative was not a good subordinate; to put it bluntly, it was a challenge to his authority.

"Commander, he is..."

Captain Yan knew Jiang Ao quite well and knew his temper. If he didn't explain himself clearly, Jiang Ao probably wouldn't even be able to leave the door. However, when he wanted to introduce Yi Shuihan, he suddenly stopped. It wasn't that he didn't want to talk about it, but that he really didn't know who Yi Shuihan was!

"Let me speak first. My name is Yi Shuihan. I had a minor conflict with a member of your group before, but it has been resolved thanks to Captain Yan's mediation. I'm here to discuss some business with you."

Just then, someone ran in.

"Commander, he just killed Captain Wan outside, and Captain Yan must have been taken hostage by him."

These words were not spoken in a way that was meant to avoid mentioning Yi Shuihan.

"Ok?"

Jiang Ao's expression changed, and his gaze toward Yi Shuihan turned slightly cold.

The next moment, Jiang Ao moved quickly, heading straight for Captain Yan.

"boom!"

Yi Shuihan blocked the attack on Captain Yan, and Captain Yan's life was temporarily saved.

In reality, Yi Shuihan didn't care about Captain Yan's life. He did this simply to let Jiang Ao know that he was qualified to make the deal, believing that after showing off his skills, things would be much simpler.

"What do you mean by this? My punishment of my subordinates has nothing to do with you, does it? Do you want to be my enemy?"

Despite saying that, Jiang Ao had no intention of continuing to make a move. The brief exchange just now made him wary of Yi Shuihan, believing that Yi Shuihan was at least as good as him. In fact, he was unwilling to admit that he felt fear towards Yi Shuihan.

"Commander, spare me! Commander, spare me! I have rendered meritorious service to the regiment and shed blood; my crimes do not warrant death!"

Realizing what was happening too late, Captain Yan immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

Upon hearing Captain Yan's words, Yi Shuihan felt a pang in his heart. The words sounded familiar, and a scene flashed through his mind of a man in military uniform shouting, "I have rendered meritorious service to the Party and the country, and I have shed blood for the Chairman."

"As I said before, I'm here to make a deal, so I'm not your enemy. But he did guide me, and I can't just let him get killed like this. Why don't you wait until I leave before you make your move?"

Yi Shuihan said with a smile.

Captain Yan, who was kneeling, was completely dumbfounded by the twist at the end of the story, feeling utterly hopeless. He looked at Yi Shuihan as if he were looking at a demon.

Jiang Ao looked at Yi Shuihan without saying a word, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

After a long while, Jiang Ao's expression softened. "I'll give you face today. If the deal satisfies me, I'll spare his life."

There was no one else in the reception room except for Yi Shuihan and Jiang Ao.

"What I want to know is very simple and easy for you: the cultivation of destiny, how ordinary people embark on the path of destiny, and everything you know about destiny can be told to me."

"impossible?"

First, he instinctively objected, then looked at Yi Shuihan with surprise. Judging from their previous exchange, Jiang Ao did not believe that Yi Shuihan was an ordinary person who had not embarked on the path of destiny, but now the other party wanted to know these things, which he could not understand at all.

"Think about it again carefully."

Yi Shuihan said calmly.

Jiang Ao wanted to refuse, but when he met Yi Shuihan's gaze, he couldn't utter the words. He had a vague feeling that if he refused, there would be extremely serious consequences, consequences that terrified him.

"can."

"That's right! As long as I'm satisfied, you definitely won't lose out."

Then Jiang Ao began to talk about luck.

An hour later, Yi Shuihan and Jiang Ao walked out of the house together, looking like they were having a pleasant conversation. Anyone with eyes could see that Jiang Ao was extremely respectful and ingratiating towards Yi Shuihan.

"Mr. Yi, please take care. You are welcome to visit me anytime you have time, but I will never refuse to ask you for anything."

"Listen up, all of you. From now on, this man will be the most honored guest of our Black Tower Group. When you see him, you must treat him with the same respect you would show me. No, you must treat him with even more respect than you would show me. If anyone angers Mr. Yi, I'll skin him alive."

Outside the Black Tower Legion's headquarters, under the watchful eyes of the Legion's high-ranking members, Yi Shuihan quietly departed.

"Commander, just who is this person?"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask. Just know that he's someone even I can't afford to offend. By the way, he was brought here by Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan did a good job, so he's given the position of a captain."

Jiang Ao's mind was filled with the events that had transpired in the room. He felt incredibly conflicted and terrified. He had never imagined that such a person existed in the world, capable of elevating his strength to a higher level with a mere gesture, and in such a short time.

Indeed, during that hour, after Jiang Ao finished explaining what he knew about luck, Yi Shuihan made a preliminary analysis of luck based on the information he had, and casually gave Jiang Ao a small benefit, resulting in Jiang Ao's direct advancement.

The Black Tower is not a good group, as can be seen from the arrogance of its members. If a person with a strong sense of justice encountered them, they would not only destroy the Black Tower, but would also certainly not offer any benefits.

Yi Shuihan didn't care about the Black Tower Gang. His level was too high. What ordinary people saw as evil was nothing to him. As long as it wasn't too inhumane, Yi Shuihan wouldn't care. Even if he did care about this little evil, he couldn't stop it. He would kill one batch and another would quickly multiply.

"The Path of Fortune is an interesting cultivation system, simple and straightforward, but we still need to continue to gather information. The mysteries within the Path of Fortune, which can become the mainstream for surviving seven immeasurable kalpas, must not be so simple."

Chapter 1432, The Holy Academy

"Yuncheng, the most central city in this world, is indeed amazing."

It had been more than a year since Yi Shuihan left the Black Tower Gang. During this time, he did nothing but collect information about the Great World of Destiny Struggle, and now he had a general understanding of it.

Standing on the avenue paved with white jade, surrounded by people coming and going, and all sorts of noisy sounds, it seemed exceptionally bustling.

Yi Shuihan had only been in Yuncheng for two days when he completely fell in love with the environment. It was a bustling yet peaceful city, brimming with the light of civilization.

Of course, it is called a city, and the city covers an area of ​​enormous size, comparable to the size of a primordial world. It is indeed a great world that has survived seven immeasurable eons.

"Brother Yi, I knew you would fall in love with this place too. Only here is it the most suitable place for us to realize our ambitions, reach the pinnacle of destiny, and witness the most beautiful scenery."

A young man dressed in ancient costume, with a gentle and refined demeanor, spoke excitedly beside him.

Young people are full of energy, but isn't reaching the peak of their luck a bit of an exaggeration?

"Yes! I believe we can definitely make a name for ourselves here."

Yi Shuihan said with considerable "agreement".

The person who addressed Yi Shuihan as Brother Yi was someone Yi Shuihan met by chance on his way to Yuncheng. His name was Wen Ruyu, and his name suited him quite well.

Wen Ruyu is also a minor expert who has stepped into the path of fortune. If we're being honest, he's a hegemon outside of Yuncheng, located in the third realm of the five realms of fortune. In the world of competing for fortune, he corresponds to the level between becoming an immortal and becoming a saint in the immortal world. Once he reaches the fourth realm, he will be at the level of a true saint.

The five realms of destiny are body, fate, merit, career, and learning, derived from the concepts of settling down, establishing one's destiny, making merit, establishing a career, and continuing learning. The first two realms, body and fate, have the smallest span, representing the transition from ordinary people to immortals. The third realm, making merit, has the largest span and represents the most core group of forces in the entire world. As for the fourth realm, career, it represents the top figures in the public eye, whose reputations are known throughout the entire world.

The fifth realm, the Learning Realm, represents the pinnacle of the struggle for destiny, possessing power capable of contending with the level of a Chaos Emperor. However, based on the information gathered so far, the so-called contending with a Chaos Emperor only means contending with the first realm, the Seeking Dao Realm. The second realm, the Enlightenment Realm, would probably be able to roam freely in this world. As for the third realm, the Creation Dao Great Power, it would absolutely be able to crush the entire world.

This world hasn't been through its seventh immeasurable calamity for very long, so its vitality hasn't recovered to its peak. Currently, there are only a few known experts at the Learning Realm, but there are quite a few at the Karma Realm, numbering in the hundreds or even thousands.

In the end, all cultivation paths lead to the same destination. No matter how one embarks on the path of cultivation at the beginning, once one reaches the True Saint level, the entire universe follows the same pattern, requiring one to comprehend the Dao.

The same applies to the realms of karma and learning here, except that the Dao they comprehend is the Dao of Destiny, seemingly guided by the will of the world in the dark.

Compared to experts of the same level in the outside world, the experts in this world are generally slightly weaker. However, when fighting on their own territory in this world, this weakness is completely compensated for. With the entire world as their backing, they are actually slightly stronger than those of the same level.

"Gentlemen, my master invites you in."

A well-dressed servant suddenly walked up to Yi Shuihan and his companions and said that his main target was Wen Ruyu, and Yi Shuihan was just a side project.

"Brother Yi, what do you think?"

"Since someone has invited us, we might as well go and have a look."

"Then it's better to be respectful than to obey."

So the two followed the servant to a tavern not far away, where they met their host in a private room.

"I am Fang Lian from the Holy Academy, and this is my friend Wu Fu. I happened to see you two here before and was impressed by your extraordinary demeanor. I was pleased to have you as a friend and sent someone to invite you. If there is any offense, please forgive me."

He was another scholar, who looked just like Wen Ruyu and had a similar temperament, except one wore blue robes and the other white.

"So he is a great talent from the Holy Academy."

Wen Ruyu suddenly realized that he had heard of the Sacred Academy, and his first goal in coming to Yuncheng was to join it.

The Holy Academy is an institution similar to a school. All those who can enter are cultivators who have embarked on the path of destiny. The threshold for entry is to reach the third realm of cultivation. Most of the teachers in the Holy Academy are experts at the fourth realm of karma, and the academy master has even touched the peak of the fifth realm of karma. They have extraordinary influence throughout the entire world of destiny competition.

"Warm and gentle as jade"

"Yi Shui Han"

"We have only been in Yuncheng for a short time and are about to take the entrance exam for the Sacred Academy."

Yi Shuihan's goals are definitely different from Wen Ruyu's. Yi Shuihan joined the Holy Academy not to become a student, but to use this platform to do something. His ultimate goal is to spread the teachings, and the school is the best testing ground.

Although the struggle with other forces has not yet begun, it does not prevent Yi Shuihan from making plans in advance. In addition, infiltrating the Holy Academy will also help in the struggle for ownership of the Great World. He is sure he will encounter some representatives of other forces in the Holy Academy.

Upon hearing Wen Ruyu and Yi Shuihan's purpose, Fang Lian's face lit up with a smile, and he became even more friendly. He began to give Yi Shuihan and the others some assessments, appearing very proactive, almost to the point of being suspicious.

Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious, and Fang Lian was definitely not the kind of saint who would do anything for free. Yi Shuihan could see that, but he hid it very well and never gave himself away.

Whether Yi Shuihan knew about the assessment or not didn't matter. No matter how the assessment was conducted, he would get in anyway. As for Wen Ruyu, she was somewhat helpful to him, so Yi Shuihan would just listen in. If Fang Lian made any requests, he definitely wouldn't agree.

To Yi Shuihan's slight surprise, Fang Lian didn't make any demands until the very end, as if he really just enjoyed making friends and was happy to help others.

Fang Lian then took Yi Shuihan and the others to visit some places in Yuncheng, including treating them to meals. In a short time, he became close friends with Wen Ruyu and, in fact, Yi Shuihan's "friend" on the surface.

Chapter 1433, An Assessment of Abnormal Difficulty

People come and go in a constant stream in front of the gates of the Holy Academy, and small groups of two or three can be seen from time to time.

To enter the Holy Academy, one must pass its examination. There is absolutely no such thing as getting in through connections. At least, everyone we know has passed the Holy Academy's examination to join the academy.

The Holy Academy does not recruit students regularly. As long as you come, you can be given an assessment. If you pass the assessment, you can join the Holy Academy. If you fail the assessment, you will need to pay a service fee.

The labor costs are very high, yet people still frequently come to participate in the assessments, including many wealthy individuals.

It is said that the Holy Academy receives so many service fees that it is overwhelmed, and a large portion of these fees covers the academy's daily expenses.

"It has to be a success on the first try; I can't afford to pay for a second attempt."

Wen Ruyu muttered to herself.

Wen Ruyu's wealth was considerable; it would be enough to buy several countries abroad. However, in Yuncheng, he could only be considered poor, not even a wage earner.

You can take the exam even if you can't pay the fee, as long as you're sure you can pass. If you can't pass and still can't pay the fee, then you should think about whether you can withstand the academic challenges of the Holy Academy.

"Hey, are you guys here for the assessment too? If so, come over here. We're only two short."

There were eight men and women not far away, one of whom waved to Yi Shuihan and his group.

After exchanging a glance, Yi Shuihan and Wen Ruyu walked over.

I heard from Fang Lian a few days ago that each assessment is not conducted individually, but rather in groups of ten.

"We've finally gathered everyone. Let's hurry inside! Don't fall behind, stay close."

Even the person who greeted Yi Shuihan didn't seem inclined to continue their conversation with him, and instead led him directly into the Holy Academy.

Yi Shuihan was not surprised by this, after all, they were all strangers, and the chances of passing the Holy Academy were too low. Although people often came to take the exam, the actual pass rate was only a few per year, and sometimes there might not even be a single person who passed in a whole year.

If it doesn't pass, there's no point in communicating now; but if it does pass, it's not too late to build relationships later.

"This kid's probably not here for the first assessment; he's acting a little too familiar!"