Translated by: La0o9
Proofreader:? Arya
The Fate beastâs horrendously large mouth closed down completely.
Before it could chew or even crunch down, before any blood was spilled at all, a âboongâ echoed from its mouth.
The void of space around the Square stirred intensely!
The numerous Disciple candidates didnât understand at all, but none of the Guru had any mind to pay to them.
Excited voices hurriedly came.
âMy god!â
âAre my eyes deceiving me?â
âIs this real?â
âHow many years has it been since we last had one!?â
âGoodness, this was the first time Iâve seen it, so they are real!â
Their discussion shook the space.
Because ââ
At the very moment that the Fate beast closed its mouth, a pure white mist came drifting out from between its cavities.
The mist floated, then slowly condensed to become humanoid.
Bright eyes, foxlike canines and extraordinary physique.
Su Xue Er.
She directly overcame the crunch of Fate!
Accordingly, a change occurred on her body.
Her originally blue silky hair had turned a silver white.
She was wearing a pure white robe, scepter in hand as she appeared in the Square!
Su Xue Er herself was also shocked.
She looked down at her clothes âââthis isnât what I wore today.
But it looks nice.
Very quickly, she no longer paid any attention to her clothes.
Because the scepter in her hand only shook a bit before it released 7 cards.
Su Xue Er understood.
So I did awaken a card-type Godâs Chosen Skill.
The 9 Lordsâ ancestor, that Protector was also a card user.
Su Xue Er casually took a card in hand to observe it.
The card depicted water, fire, earth, wind on each corner, while the center was blank.
At the bottom, the cardâs name and description were written.
[Originator of all things]
[Note: When you carry this card with you, every hour you will receive 1 Soul Points]
[Use: Carry it on yourself for a continuous effect]
A really good Godâs Chosen card!
Su Xue Erâs lips slightly curled up.
As smart as she was, she understood that she probably just succeeded.
Manifesting 7 cards at once, this was rare even with Fog Isleâs history.
Iâve finally changed my fate to become a Godâs Chosen!
âSu Xue Er!â an old voice called out to her.
Su Xue Er looked around, aside from the group of candidates, she didnât see anyone else.
âThe white robe and the scepter holds a special meaningâ
The voice continued: âSeven is a magical number, destiny has given you seven cards, and so youâve received a unique expectation from destiny itselfâ
Su Xue Er silently listened.
The voice kept going: âYou have completely won against yourself, becoming the master of your own fate, and so youâll receive a special privilegeâ
âWhat privilege is that?â Su Xue Er asked.
âMaking you study under any other Guru is disrespect towards fate itself, and so, you may choose from one of the 7 Elders to study under themâ
Su Xue Er stayed silent for a bit, then asked: âIs there a difference between the Elders and the Gurus?â
âOf courseâ the voice explained, âall of the Elders are the masters of their own world, not only are they strong they can use the power of the cards to create a cycle of saviors, helping their worldâs people fight against the demons of the Apocalypseâ
âNow, make your choiceâ
Su Xue Er didnât hesitate and answered right away: âI choose the Sentinel Elderâ
The voices of discussion within the void of space started becoming loud.
A hoarse voice abruptly rang out.
ă Silence for a bit! ă
When this voice came, all the other voices calmed down.
The master of this voice ââ-Lord Bloodcloak appeared from the air.
Very rarely will he appear in such public occasions, but todayâs situation has already gotten out of everyoneâs expectation, so he has to step out to deal with it himself.
ă Why is it? Why did you choose me to become your Guru? ăLord Bloodcloak asked.
âBecause you are my motherâs teacherâ Su Xue Er smiled and replied.
Lord Bloodcloak had expected to hear a list of reasons, like his impartiality, his strength, how he holds the most amount of scrolls, or been through the most worlds, or the most knowledgeable⊠so on and so forth, but he didnât expect such a simple answer.
ă Because of only that? ă Lord Bloodcloak was surprised.
âThatâs right. When I was young, mother used to tell me a lot about how she studied under you, she was especially fond of asking questions, so she bothered you a lot, every time class started, you would always have to tell her to stay silence firstâ
ă She told you a lot about her past, didnât she? ăLord Bloodcloak asked.
âYes, she felt very nostalgic whenever she mentioned that period of time, especially the period when you had brought her to fight against the Apocalypsesâ
Lord Bloodcloak sighed and spoke: ă That is true, I have to say, those days were exceptionally nice, they were my fondest memories ă
His hesitation only lasted for a blink of an eye.
ă Very well, from now on, you will become my Disciple ăLord Bloodcloak decided.
This was a significant thing, even to him.
He also felt glad making this choice.
Ever since that calamity, he hasnât considered taking in another student.
But now, like his dear student who has passed, her daughter had once more came to him, asking to be his student.
This girl carries an implication of a passed torch.
âââincluding the nostalgic memories of the years he held dearest.
Lord Bloodcloak was about to descend from the air to receive his new student.
Then suddenly ââââ
âWait a minute!â an angry female voice came.
A woman completely shrouded in black mist appeared.
Above her head was a bright glowing halo.
Guru Isa.
ă What is it, Isa, are you against me taking a student? ăLord Bloodcloakâs tone became cold.
âI am not against it, but she has already become my Discipleâ Guru Isa answered.
She was silently gritting her teeth.
Detestable!
This little girl has such a fortunate destiny, how enviable!
More importantly, if she lives, that world will stray further and further from my hands.
She has to die!
ă What? Your Disciple? ăLord Bloodcloak was a bit shocked.
âThatâs right, she had directly agreed to become my Disciple, my apologiesâ Guru Isa slowly but calmly spoke.
Lord Bloodcloak went silent.
A feeling of dread started to boil deep from everyoneâs heart.
The ground itself began to shake.
The Fate beast turned into a giant tooth before escaping from the Square.
In the void of space, countless hidden figures could be seen moving about.
They were going to escape before anything else.
Isa herself was a bit panicked.
The opponent is too powerful, enough to squish me like a bug.
She hurriedly explained: âThis was Su Xue Erâs own choice, she had come before me and begged to become my Disciple, you can ask her if you donât believeâ
Lord Bloodcloak turned his head, glancing at Su Xue Er.
ă Is that really the case? Su Xue Er? ăhe was almost roaring when he asked.
Su Xue Er shook her head: âThat never happenedâ
Lord Bloodcloak shook a bit, then burst out laughing: ă It seems one of you have decided that it was a good idea to make a fool out of me, come, come, come. Let us see the real truth ă
He looked at a certain direction and asked: ă Dean, what do you say? ă
An old voice replied: âThat indeed should be the case, Isa, Su Xue Er, please prove your wordsâ
Isa hurriedly pulled out a card from the air and raised it for all to see.
âHere, this card, it has witnessed mine and Su Xue Erâs conversationâ
She infused it with power and threw the card in the air.
A scene began to play.
Su Xue Er and Isa stood on the mountaintop.
Their conversation followed.
Isa spoke with a gentle tone: âSu Xue Er, are you willing to accept me as your master?â
A few breaths later, Su Xue Erâs voice came.
âI am willingâ
The scene stopped here.
This was evidence.
Isa pulled the card back and loudly spoke: âYouâve all heard it, this was her wanting to take me as her master, now she tried to fool the Sentinel as well, clearly her personality is faulty!â
From the voice of space, quite a few voices came:
âSuch a person would become trouble later onâ
âYes, immediately abandoning a Guru of her own choosing when she found a better path, who would want to teach her?â
âExecute her, even if someone like her were to achieve power, it wouldnât bring our Fog Isle any goodâ
Everyone discussed loudly.
Then they suddenly stopped.
Large demonic spiders came into the Square, surround Su Xue Er.
Her end is one that doesnât need to be told.
The old voice spoke: âSu Xue Er, what else do you have to say?â
Su Xue Er answered: âI truly did come to see her, but that was from her summonâ
âPlease believe me, I have never accepted her as my masterâ
She looked at Lord Bloodcloak, shedding tears as she spoke: âSentinel, I have just gone through being framed, do you still remember?â
While Lord Bloodcloak was boiling with killing intent, his rage dissipated as he heard that.
ă That is correct⊠some female candidates had accused you of studying heretical techniques⊠ă
Lord Bloodcloak suddenly remembered something from his youth.
At the time, he was only 10 years old when a Guruâs son framed him.
It wasnât until his death that a good-willed Guru couldnât help but investigate the truth.
When the truth got out, everyone found that he was innocent and was actually set up.
But he was already dead.
Fog Isle is a miraculous place.
Only here do you have hope to be reborn after death.
But even this hope is limited.
He had already died once to make it from the ocean of corpses to Fog Isle.
Being devoured by the Fate beast, he had died once again.
He couldnât be reborn anymore.
The only way for him to revive was to become a skeleton.
That was his destiny from before.
From then on, he had taken an oath to never let any unjust happen before his eyes ever again.
Lord Bloodcloak contained his anger, then rethought the entire thing from the start.
He spoke in a low voice: ă Isa, for the sake of an impartial judgement, your card will have to be checked by the Dean ă
âOf courseâ Isa said without much thought.
She had the card hover in midair.
It began to fly.
From the voice of space, an old wrinkled hand came and took the card.
âA simple test is all it takes for us to see the truthâ the old voice echoed.
From the void of space, the Deanâs other hand appeared.
He was holding a long fang in that hand.
A pack of wolves was carved on this fang.
âGo, find the two voicesâ masterâ the old voice spoke.
The fang disappeared.
Replacing it, a pack of grey wolves jumped out.
A few of them quickly ran to Guru Isaâs feet, smelled it and stopped.
A few others came at Su Xue Er.
Everyone understood.
Sure enough, it was Su Xue Er âââwait a minute, that canât be right!
The wolves ran past Su Xue Er and didnât even bother to look at her once.
When the wolves reached the borders of the Square, they stopped.
Sitting down on the ground, they howled at a location deep in the Institute.
The old voice came once more.
This time, he sounded much stricter.
âYou can see for yourselves, the results are there. One of the voices was Guru Isaâs, the other had disappeared from the Institute, no longer possible to findâ
Lord Bloodcloak looked down at Su Xue Er again, this time his gaze was gentle.
Sure enough, the truth always has to be pursued to the end to come out.
Having regained his calm, Lord Bloodcloak slowly spoke: ă From the looks of it, the other voice did not come from Su Xue Er, the scene just now has been tampered with ă
âThatâs right, the wolves had not made any mistakes for a few hundred yearsâ
The old voice sighed, then continued: âThis child was wrongly accusedâ