OBS Chapter 3616 Shattered Star Project
Chapter 3616 Shattered Star Project
Chapter 3616 Shattered Star Project
The third category is the rarest and most inexplicable: the material world spontaneously generates "rings of fate," appearing directly without any warning. The association also categorizes "Infinite Serpents" into this category, believing they all reflect some inevitable destiny.
Beyond the origins, the association even explained the methods they had found for utilizing the Ring of Fate.
It's not embedded within the body, nor is it forged into a blade of destiny using the power of a "foundation." The Ring of Destiny and the Arc of Destiny enhance certain aspects of one's power simply by being carried, and the prophets have found a way to "activate" the Ring of Destiny to maximize the wearer's power:
"In any ancient sacrificial site, if you grasp and hold the Ring of Destiny aloft, and then throw the Destiny Dice, the effect will not be to bring you good luck based on the number of points rolled on the dice, but rather to activate the Ring of Destiny for a limited time based on the number of points rolled."
Meghan read this part of the text aloud:
“Ancient sacrificial sites are easy to find; the Dragon Offering Sacrifice Site, the Night Spirit Temple, and the First Fire Sacrifice Site all meet the requirements. In this way, the prophets consume dice to use the method of forging the blade of fate that we found in the Council. Isn't that also using dice to forge the Ring of Fate?”
In this activation method, the Ring of Fate can exert a much greater effect than when it is forged into a weapon, and is even very close to the effect of being directly embedded in the body. However, this method is limited in time, so it is difficult to say which of the two methods passed down by the Association and the witches is better.
All "Rings of Fate" can theoretically give birth to "Ring Beasts," but this undoubtedly requires a long time. Extracting the Ring of Fate from a "Ring Beast" is extremely difficult. The methods possessed by the [Tyranny Club] should also be known to the Association, and the Association's materials state that the methods for extracting the Ring of Fate from a human body and from a Ring Beast are interchangeable.
Other fates are one thing, but in the entire material world, only Shad dares to directly collide with a "wrong fate" using his own life ring.
The simplest way to "shatter the ring" is to integrate the "Ring of Fate" into someone's body and then kill them completely. However, the Association knew that this wasn't the method Shad was looking for, so they provided a more direct way to "shatter the ring":
"Fate must be fought against fate—this aligns with Sister Daphne's view. Those who fully understand their own destiny, their origins, and their mission can shatter the rings of fate with their own destiny."
This requires at least the thirteenth ring level, or even a demigod level, and mastery of immense power intimately connected to one's destiny. When shattering the Ring of Destiny in this way, the soul will face the final attack of the ring beast corresponding to that ring, but if successful, one will gain additional rewards for the great feat of breaking destiny.
After reading these contents, Shad listed examples of how the Society of Prophets had attempted to break some of the more difficult cycles of fate.
"Now I understand the methods for forging, using, and breaking the Ring of Fate, except for how to make it into several arcs. But its origin and mission remain."
To Shad, this was clearly a requirement for the path to demigodhood. Although he wasn't a thirteenth-ringed being, he already met the requirements because he knew he had arrived due to Luvia's six destructions of spacetime. As for his mission, the outsider certainly knew what he wanted to do. Except for the very beginning, he had rarely been confused about the future.
As for "a powerful force closely related to one's own destiny," it's even simpler; Moonfire perfectly fulfills the condition.
"So, shall we give it a try? Try activating the Curved Arc with the dice, or try shattering it with Moonfire?"
Flora then asked, and Shad was about to answer when he immediately turned to look at her in surprise:
"Flora? Wait a minute, when did you arrive?"
The artist with gray-black hair smiled brightly, and only then did the others realize that she had actually appeared on the ship.
“I arrived ten minutes ago. You were all so focused on these documents that no one paid any attention to me. Miss Elizabeth brought me here. Charlotte has already taken people to settle our luggage. Don’t worry about me. So, do you want to activate the Curved Arc or shatter it?”
"Of course it should be crushed. This kind of fate should not be used, but if there is an opportunity to obtain a curved arc symbolizing other fates in the future, it is worth considering trying to use it."
So the curved arc that had been temporarily contained on the ship was retrieved. After the seal on the coffin was broken, the black curved arc was no different from when Shad contained it; it was indeed relatively stable.
Shad grasped it and then released Moonfire to entwine it. But nothing happened; the Moonfire and the arc remained completely unresponsive.
Sevi then reminded him:
"Although the association's information isn't very clear, in those examples, the powerful individuals who had their destinies shattered all chose specific times and places to do this. If it's not because they were very ritualistic, I think it must be because shattered destinies require the right time and place."
"The best time for Shad is definitely a moonlit night."
Megan then said, and Vanessa also smiled and said:
"The most suitable location, of course, is the Night Temple in our Randall Valley."
So this matter could only be done at night, but Shad had a new idea:
"After the chosen ones complete the ritual, their life rings often transform into weapons or ritual objects related to the Old Gods, such as scales, cubes, or scythes. The life ring of the ninth chosen one will, unsurprisingly, transform into an ouroboros wheel or a simple dark gold ring—is this also a ring of destiny?"
"So what kind of fate is this?"
Claire asked, and Shad thought for a moment:
"The fate of fate."
He placed the black, curved object back into the coffin:
"Now that we've found a way to break the rings, I'll try it out tonight and see if it works. We can start dealing with the Fallen Star Beast now. This time, we'll skip the initial investigation and go straight to defeating the final enemy."
He looked at Sylvie, Vanessa, Flora, Megan, and Claire in front of him. Grandma Cassandra wouldn't arrive until next week, and Galina and Sylvia hadn't set off yet due to their own commitments. The only one still on the road was the Countess of Moon Bay:
"We don't yet know the true strength of the Fallen Star Beast, so we're treating it as the most difficult evil to deal with. Since it possesses the power of stars, we shouldn't act at night. Tomorrow is Thursday, and Bella said they'll arrive in the morning. If we set off at noon, we don't know how long the underground journey will take, since no one has ever been inside before."
So I plan to set off at dawn on Friday. I'll call whoever can catch up, Luvia or Iluna. It would be best to bring either Bella or Luvia along on this mission.
In addition, I've invited the clowns to help; I'll write to them in a bit. Besides, I'll also write to the Winter's Choir stationed outside the city; Ms. Elsa Asperger will be happy to assist. You all should use these next two days to prepare. One of us will stay behind with Miss Eliza to watch over the town; the rest of us will travel with me. I suspect we might encounter other trouble along the way.”
"Should the church and the Association of Prophets issue a notification?"
Flora asked, "Now that there's a 13th-ring warlock and a 13th-rank archwitch in the team, Shad originally didn't want to notify the church and association. After all, if the participants were all on their side, they could have let Stella play a bigger role."
But he has always been cautious, and even though he felt that this team should be sufficient, he was still somewhat worried that he might be too careless.
"If Bella or Luvia were here, I would ask them to do a divination to see if this trip will go smoothly, Matilda."
He called over the blonde maid from the back of the crowd and handed her the gold coin worth 5 points that he had received after changing little Beren's fate:
"Let's use this coin to see if our operation on Friday will go smoothly."
Coin divination can be considered a basic skill for fortune tellers, but Matilda was very hesitant:
"Why don't we wait until Miss Annette or the master arrives and let them try it?"
“You are Bella’s apprentice. When the teacher is not around, the apprentice should play a role. Sylvia went from apprentice to great witch in no time. She performed very well back then. You should all learn from her.”
Flora took the coin and put it in Matilda's hand. The maid then tossed the coin on the table thirteen times in a row—this did not count as using the coin and therefore did not consume it. Four times it landed heads, eight times it landed tails, and the last time it landed on its edge.
"The chances of achieving the goal are more than 50%, but we will definitely encounter great difficulties before we succeed."
Xia De then made his plans:
"Just like when we dealt with the demons, we'll send a letter to the church and the Prophet's Association three hours after we set off. That way, if we find the Fallen Star Beast and are unable to defeat it, we can rejoin the rest of the team."
The girls also thought that Xia De's arrangement was appropriate, and the report on "snake fangs" was relatively simple.
Although the Fatu people have been preventing the Prophet's Association from approaching the snow-capped mountains, the association actually knows a great deal about the island. Combining folklore, legends, topographical surveys, and divination results, the Prophet's Association has provided four clues.
The most likely clue to finding snake fangs is the report on the exploration of the underground part of Fatummünster Island.
There is no large underground city beneath the island, but according to the geological exploration results during the construction of the Time Wheel City, there are some relatively ancient fissures and passages in the local underground part, and even rich mineral deposits.
The association is aware that something dangerous is sealed beneath the snow-capped mountains, and therefore has consistently and strongly opposed any excavation or exploration projects targeting the island's underground. The local Fatu people also do not have the custom of digging underground—most of them are even buried at sea without even digging graves.
However, the association has conducted preliminary investigations of the existing natural underground caves and identified several sites with ancient traces of use. However, the association has always been concerned about the island's underground structure, so the investigations have only been superficial.
A hidden cave located on the western side of Fatummst Island is believed to be an underground refuge for the ancient Fatum people, used to hide the elderly and children when their village was destroyed.
According to records obtained by diviners from an unknown source, the Fatu people always believed that the underground was the "dark world," while the high places represented by the snow-capped mountains were the "world of light." Therefore, altars were usually set up deep within crypts that might be used.
Based on some information, the diviners speculated that a snake's fang was enshrined in the altar of the crypt on the west side of the island. They even performed divination on this matter, believing that further exploration would surely yield unexpected rewards.
(End of this chapter)