Chapter 345: Blessed

"Your replacement."

Silence.

The words echoed through the cavern.

Once.

Twice.

Then disappeared beneath the low rumble of the Dragon Vein.

The ancient man’s white eyes remained locked on Shen Tian.

For seventeen hundred years...

He had slept beneath Tianlong Mountain.

Bound.

Starved.

Forgotten.

Yet the moment he awakened...

He understood what stood before him.

Not through cultivation.

Not through technique.

Not even through instinct.

Fate recognized Fate.

And something about Shen Tian...

Was wrong.

Completely wrong.

The ancient man’s cracked lips slowly moved.

"Replacement..."

Shen Tian rested the Heaven Severing Sovereign Spear against his

shoulder.

"Having trouble hearing?"

The ancient man’s expression twisted.

"You consume the blessed."

Shen Tian smiled.

"Occasionally."

Xu Ning appeared beside him.

[Occasionally?]

Shen Tian ignored her.

[Host, you have literally built your entire career around it.]

"Career?"

[Do not focus on that part.]

Behind him...

Rose stared at the ancient figure.

Chi Lingxi stood beside Shen Tian.

Tang Meilin and Gu Qingya remained slightly farther back.

Lin Yue watched the entity carefully.

Chu Zijin swallowed.

Mu Qingqing, Ji Xuan and Luo Xiaoyu maintained defensive positions.

Across the cavern...

Qin Hao had stopped moving.

His system was going insane.

WARNING

Unknown Fate predator detected

Threat evaluation impossible

Historical narrative authority detected

Host is advised to retreat

Qin Hao’s eyes narrowed.

Retreat where?

Han Yuer heard him.

Her eyes moved around the cavern.

There was a single entrance.

And Shen Tian was standing between them and the ancient monster.

Qin Hao noticed too.

Fantastic.

Han Yuer almost smiled.

Then...

Qin Hao’s system changed.

Emergency Mission Generated

Survive the Failed Fate Devourer

Reward: 80,000 Villain Points

Additional Reward: Fate Stabilization

Qin Hao stared.

Survive?

His expression became ugly.

Not defeat.

Han Yuer’s amusement disappeared.

She understood immediately.

The system wasn’t asking Qin Hao to win.

It didn’t believe he could.

Across the cavern...

Adrian received something similar.

His face changed.

Elena noticed.

"What?"

Adrian remained silent.

His thoughts answered for him.

My system wants me to run.

Elena’s eyes sharpened.

It has never done that before.

She stepped closer to him.

Adrian noticed.

Then...

His gaze shifted toward Shen Tian.

And that lunatic is smiling.

Elena looked toward Shen Tian.

He was.

Very much so.

Then...

Chen Mo’s inheritance reacted.

No system panel.

No mission.

Only instinct.

One word.

Run.

His jaw tightened.

Again.

Mu Qingqing heard.

She looked toward him.

Chen Mo stared at Shen Tian’s back.

Every time something appears that I can’t understand...

His fists clenched.

He’s standing in front of it.

Mu Qingqing’s expression shifted. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ

Then...

Chen Mo’s eyes moved toward the women behind Shen Tian.

And they’re standing behind him like this is normal.

Rose’s eyebrow rose.

Tang Meilin glanced at Gu Qingya.

Gu Qingya’s expression remained calm.

Chi Lingxi almost smiled.

Then...

Chen Mo thought...

Are they insane?

Rose’s face flattened.

There it was.

Again.

But his next thought came immediately.

No.

Rose paused.

They’re scared.

Lin Yue’s eyes moved toward him.

Chen Mo had noticed.

Chu Zijin’s hands were slightly tense.

Tang Meilin’s breathing had changed.

Luo Xiaoyu was pale.

Even Mu Qingqing was watching the ancient entity carefully.

They’re scared and they’re still here.

The women’s expressions changed.

Chen Mo looked toward Shen Tian.

Because they trust him.

Silence.

Rose’s annoyance faded.

Mu Qingqing glanced toward Chen Mo.

For once...

He had understood.

. . .

The ancient Fate Devourer suddenly inhaled.

Everyone froze.

A strange pressure swept across the cavern.

Not Qi.

Not Domain.

Something colder.

Invisible threads appeared.

Thousands.

Millions.

Golden strands stretched from the bodies of everyone present.

Some faint.

Some bright.

Three...

Were enormous.

Chen Mo.

Qin Hao.

Adrian.

The ancient man’s face transformed.

Hunger.

Pure hunger.

"Three..."

His voice trembled.

"Three children of destiny..."

Qin Hao’s expression became cold.

"I really hate being called that."

Adrian nodded.

"Same."

Chen Mo said nothing.

The creature’s gaze moved between them.

"Enough..."

Its body trembled.

"Enough to restore everything."

Then...

The golden threads moved.

Toward its hands.

Qin Hao’s eyes widened.

His system screamed.

FATE DRAIN DETECTED

Host Fate being forcibly extracted

Qin Hao’s aura erupted.

"What the hell?!"

Golden energy began leaving his body.

Adrian staggered.

His system flashed red.

FATE VALUE DECREASING

Chen Mo dropped to one knee.

His face changed.

Something was being pulled from him.

Not Qi.

Something deeper.

Something he had never consciously felt before.

The ancient man laughed.

"Yes..."

"YES!"

"Give it to me!"

Golden Fate flooded toward him.

Then...

Stopped.

The creature froze.

One thread hadn’t moved.

Shen Tian’s.

Except...

His wasn’t golden.

Black and gold intertwined.

Heavy.

Dense.

Sharp.

The ancient man’s smile disappeared.

Shen Tian looked at the thread connected to his chest.

Then...

At the creature.

"Are you trying to steal from me?"

The ancient man’s eyes widened.

Shen Tian smiled.

"That’s rude."

His hand closed.

SNAP.

The Fate thread shattered.

The entire cavern shook.

Xu Ning’s eyes widened.

[Host.]

"What?"

[You just severed his extraction technique through pure authority.]

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.

"Useful."

[Useful?!]

Then...

Shen Tian’s Domain opened.

BOOOOOOM!

Qin Hao gasped.

Adrian’s knees bent.

Chen Mo looked up.

The women felt something entirely different.

Warmth.

Shen Tian’s Domain passed around them.

Not through them.

Around.

Like an enormous hand shielding each person individually.

The Fate threads connected to Rose vanished.

Chi Lingxi.

Tang Meilin.

Gu Qingya.

Chu Zijin.

Lin Yue.

Mu Qingqing.

Ji Xuan.

Luo Xiaoyu.

Han Yuer.

Elena.

Every woman inside Shen Tian’s Domain became untouchable.

The ancient man’s eyes widened.

"You can shield destiny?"

Shen Tian looked toward Xu Ning.

"Can I?"

Xu Ning stared.

[Apparently.]

He smiled.

"Then yes."

Qin Hao’s eye twitched.

He doesn’t even know what he can do anymore.

Han Yuer covered her mouth.

Qin Hao looked toward her.

"Don’t."

She smiled.

"I didn’t say anything."

"You were going to."

Shen Tian’s head turned slightly.

He had heard Qin Hao speak.

"What?"

Qin Hao stared.

"Nothing."

Rose laughed.

Shen Tian looked toward her.

"What did he think?"

Qin Hao immediately pointed at her.

"No."

Rose smiled sweetly.

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