secret dice.

Chapter 812 Fragments of the Heavenly Secret Dice?

Emberty, who had been trying to struggle, felt his mental defenses collapse rapidly as the black fire entered his body!
Meanwhile, from the Ice Queen's perspective, the blue bar above Emberty's head was rapidly decreasing, and upon closer inspection, black sparks flickered at the end of the blue bar, as if it were being burned away by an invisible black fire!
As the blue bar diminished, Emberty's body trembled and convulsed uncontrollably. Only when his magic power was almost depleted did Luo Jun extinguish the black fire and release his grip, preventing him from being completely burned into an idiot.

The rules of this "game" are quite convenient; with the blue bar in sight, it's easier to control the power of the black fire.

While simply depleting one's mana wouldn't cause mental damage, the burning effect of the black flames was clearly not an ordinary drain. Although Luo Jun stopped, Emberty's mana bar still flickered with faint black sparks and showed no sign of recovering.

"Who exactly are you?" Emberty asked breathlessly, finally catching his breath.

"Are you mistaken about something?" Luo Jun grabbed Emberty by the neck. "Now I'm asking the questions, and you're answering!"

"My first question is, how did you manage to draw the Kiss of the Goddess of Life on your first try?"

Taking advantage of the fact that the curse of truth had not yet worn off, Luo Jun asked decisively.

He was very curious. As far as he knew, there was more than one type of treasure that could open the treasure chest, but none of them could specify which treasure to take out. At most, they could add some restrictions. As an ascended being, Zhao Gongming's treasure chest must have a lot of space, and it must contain more than one legendary or even mythical treasure. It was one thing for him to be able to draw what he wanted with the Heavenly Secret Dice, but how come Emberty was so powerful that he could get whatever he wanted?

“I… used a mythical artifact.” Emberty hesitated for a second before answering honestly.

"What kind of treasure?" Luo Jun continued to press.

"The Heavenly Secret Dice..."

Upon hearing Alberti's words, Luo Jun's pupils dilated suddenly. The impact of hearing those four words from someone else was immense.

However, Emberty didn't finish his sentence. He coughed and added the second half: "The fragments..."

"Fragments of the Heavenly Secret Dice?" Luo Jun calmed himself down and asked, feigning confusion, "What are those things?"

"It's a consumable mythical artifact," the Ice Queen beside him answered his question. "Its effect is to judge all actions. As long as it's not an impossible event, you can influence fate by rolling a number and increase the success rate."

"It doesn't sound like anything special," Luo Jun scoffed.

"Its effect is far more powerful than you imagine," the Ice Queen said. "The dice only have a range of one to one hundred points, but you know, the success rate of many events may be far less than one percent, or even one in ten thousand. With this item, you can amplify the success rate of those extremely low-probability events a hundredfold or a thousandfold. What's more, there will be an additional point bonus when using the dice."

Luo Jun thought to himself, "Do I need you to explain this to me? I know better than you how to use this thing!"

"That's not all," the Ice Queen continued. "Perhaps due to the distance of the fragments, the bonus to the roll is different each time a fragment of the Heavenly Secret Dice appears. I saw one more than thirty years ago, and that one added thirty points to the result after the roll. In other words, an event with an extremely low probability of success of only one in a billion will have a success rate of nearly one-third with the blessing of this die."

As she spoke, the Ice Queen looked at Emberty: "Most people would use this to gamble on almost impossible events, and the success rate of drawing a specific Noble Phantasm is at most a few hundredths. You actually dared to use such a treasure? You should know that even if you use the dice, there is still a chance of failure. If there are other alternatives, doing this could very well waste a Mythical Noble Phantasm."

“I can’t wait.” Emberty looked at the Ice Queen and Luo Jun, and sighed, “The assassination of Zhao Gongming went a little too smoothly. I always felt there was something wrong with it. I just wanted to get what I wanted as soon as possible. As it turns out, I made the right bet. The moment the Kiss of the Goddess of Life appeared, the Treasure Chest disappeared…”

"How many points can your die increase?" Luo Jun asked curiously.

“I got my dice last month,” Emberty said. “It’s strange, but besides directly increasing the score by thirty points, this dice also has other functions. It can roll two results at the same time, and it can also freely switch the units and tens digits of the number. Moreover, the description says that you get an eight-level luck bonus when rolling the dice… I still don’t know what this eight-level luck means, but in practice, it is indeed very easy to roll the dice successfully.”

"This is the first time I've ever heard of such a complex mechanism." The Ice Queen was also somewhat surprised, but she only found it novel. Luo Jun, on the other hand, had a look of shock in his eyes.

Advanced point adjustment, double insurance, black and white reversal, and level eight luck... Aren't these all dice enhancements he's already obtained? No, without any item boosts, Luo Jun's current luck level is already level nine... But Emberty's dice were obtained last month, and at that time Luo Jun's luck level was already level eight!
Could it be that the fragment of the Heavenly Secret Dice he obtained was a one-time version of his own Heavenly Secret Dice?
Luo Jun had always speculated about the origin of the Heavenly Secret Dice, suspecting it was one of the relics of an ancient true god. However, before this, the Heavenly Secret Dice's mechanism of action seemed somewhat disconnected from all the treasures and worlds he had encountered, leading Luo Jun to wonder if this die might actually be something from another dimension.

However, the fragments that Emberty mentioned proved to him that the Celestial Dice and the Chaos Quest were related! And it was very likely that they came from some ancient true god.

However, the fact that a single fragment can become a mythical artifact, can be reused, can be upgraded, and can even strengthen the host's Heavenly Dice, clearly puts it far above all known mythical artifacts and divine relics. What is the origin of this thing, and why did it choose me?
This question is destined to remain unanswered in the short term, so Luo Jun can only put it aside for now.

"Next question. What exactly do you want the Kiss of the Goddess of Life for?" Luo Jun pressed.

When faced with this question, Emberty shook his head and remained silent.

"Aren't you afraid of the curse of truth?" Luo Jun frowned.

"The Curse of Truth only prevents one from lying," Emberty scoffed. "It doesn't force one to tell the truth, and silence doesn't equate to lying!"

"There's such a bug?" Luo Jun was taken aback. Although he had also learned soul magic, he wasn't very proficient in it, and he hadn't bought the True Word Curse. He could only look at the Ice Queen.

“He’s right.” The Ice Queen looked somewhat helpless. “However, I don’t think he would rather die than keep this secret.”

Luo Jun nodded, raised his hand and grabbed Emberty's head, black flames slowly gathering: "Do you want to say this answer now, or will you never be able to say it?" As he spoke, Luo Jun activated the Heavenly Secret Dice, but was told that it was an inevitable event and could not be determined.

“It’s not that I don’t want to say it, it’s that I can’t say it.” Emberty shook his head: “Even if you kill me, I still can’t say it.”

Luo Jun frowned. Under the combined effects of the Heavenly Secret Dice and the True Word Curse, he knew that what Emberty said was true. Killing him would be pointless and might even cause the contents of his Treasure Box to return to chaos, which would be a loss.

Since he couldn't get any useful information out of him, Luo Jun didn't waste any more words with him. He grabbed Emberty's face and made him face him directly. When their eyes met, Luo Jun's eyes emitted a strong earth element fluctuation.

A look of shock crossed Emberty's face, and then, starting from his eyes, his body slowly turned blackish-gray until it was completely covered, and he was completely transformed into a stone statue.

"Petrifying Eye, a very rare earth magic," the Ice Queen said. "However, Emberty's resistance is quite high. How many levels of earth magic did you increase to successfully petrify him?"

"Not much..." Luo Jun waved his hand, then took out the Creation Chess from the treasure box, used the dice to draw a skill he wanted.

The Storage Spell allows you to store an inanimate object into a skill card and place it in the chess box. During this time, the card face of the Storage Spell will change to the object. Reactivating the spell will allow you to retrieve the object, and the card face of the Storage Spell will return to the Ocean.

Simply put, it turns items into cards, replacing the original storage spell cards. Therefore, only one item can be stored at a time, and it is limited to inanimate objects, and the size cannot be too outrageous. However, petrified people obviously meet the storage requirements.

Seeing Luo Jun put Emberty into the Creation Chess set and into his backpack, the Ice Queen was somewhat surprised: "What kind of item is this? How did you get it?"

"Want to know?" Luo Jun turned to look at the Ice Queen: "Answer me one question first."

Does the kiss of the goddess of life really have side effects?

The Ice Queen looked at Luo Jun and smiled slightly: "It seems your goal is also this kiss of the Goddess of Life? That's strange. You look very young. You've already become a master of ascension at such a young age. You shouldn't need this."

The Kiss of the Goddess of Life, if we only consider its healing effects, actually has many alternatives. For example, Luo Jun's emergency medical kit contains healing needles capable of treating all injuries, and that's just one function of the kit.

However, the Kiss of the Goddess of Life has a powerful effect that other healing abilities do not possess: it can restore a person to their peak condition and heal all old injuries and diseases.

Those who can break through to the Feathered Realm at such a young age, like Ling Yao, are truly prodigies. Most top experts are probably already in their seventies or eighties when they reach their peak or the Feathered Realm. Even if their strength increases with their cultivation level, the aging of their bodies is still irreversible.

For example, the Snow Queen, she looks to be around thirty years old now, but her demeanor and style of dress make her appear more mature, like a well-maintained, forty-year-old noblewoman. However, in reality, when the Snow Queen ascended to heaven, she was already seventy-three years old, with a face full of wrinkles and gray hair…

It was only after using the Kiss of the Goddess of Life that she regained her youth and became what she is now while maintaining her cultivation level.

Therefore, in the Snow Queen's opinion, Ye, being so young, shouldn't need this.

“I have my own purpose,” Luo Jun said. “If you still want to conquer the fiftieth floor within a month, tell me the answer.”

As he said this, he activated the dice, determined that he had gotten the truth out of the question, and succeeded easily.

"To be honest, this is just speculation." The Ice Queen sighed. "After all, before using it, no one knew what hidden functions or costs it might have. But since then, unfortunate things have been happening around me... not just to me, but also to my family and friends... Even if I have the power to ascend, I can't change any of this."

"You mean, using the Kiss of the Goddess of Life will make your luck worse?" Luo Jun frowned. After all, this thing was intended for his master, and it wouldn't be good if it caused any mishap to the old man.

“I did have that feeling,” the Ice Queen said. “But a subsequent discovery made me think that the feeling might actually be true.”

"What discovery?"

"That's a hidden ruin of the Federation's [Catastrophe]," the Ice Queen explained. "According to the records in the ruins, in ancient times, [Catastrophe] was ruled by a powerful goddess. This goddess possessed great divine power, capable of healing all injuries and illnesses, and also creating powerful monsters with thriving life. It is speculated that the giant beasts in the [Catastrophe] world today are creations of this goddess."

“This description…” Luo Jun narrowed his eyes: “You suspect that this is the Goddess of Life?”

“Very likely,” the Ice Queen continued. “But in that ruin, besides the description of the Goddess of Life’s power, it was also mentioned that this goddess had a suitor.”

"That was a powerful deity from another dimension, wielding the power to control destiny, influencing the course of history, and altering the probabilities of all things. In the murals of the ruins, this deity is exceptionally handsome, holding two dice in his hand, controlling the fate of all things in the world..."

"The God of Destiny holding the dice..." Luo Jun frowned. Could the God of Destiny be holding the Heavenly Secret Dice...?

"So, what does this have to do with the price of the kiss of the goddess of life?" Luo Jun asked, secretly planning to go to [Catastrophe] sometime to see this ruin with his own eyes.

"Don't you understand?" The Ice Queen smiled at Luo Jun: "As a suitor of the Goddess of Life, seeing someone receive the kiss of the Goddess of Life, do you think this God of Fate can swallow this insult?"

(End of this chapter)