Fantasy: Ten Dragons Compete for the Throne, I, the Villain, Choose to Play it Off

Chapter 171 The Mysterious Slovenly Old Man

"A death calamity?!"

Su Bai was startled, and his left hand instinctively reached for the black ring on his hand, thinking to himself:
“Master, this slovenly old Taoist priest…”

"Let him finish speaking."

Inside the Soul Ring, Liu Ruyan also frowned.

He possessed a technique called Qi Observation, and discovered that Su Bai's luck had indeed declined recently.

Bloodshed is just an ordinary disaster, but death is different; it's a calamity that could cost you your life.

The slightest mishap could lead to death and the annihilation of one's spiritual essence.

Such disasters only happen to beings with extremely bad luck, but Su Bai considers himself a person with great luck, so how could such a disaster happen to him?
"Moreover, you're not just any ordinary death calamity!"

The old Taoist priest looked at Shu Bai's face, and his eyes twitched.

“Death, escape, and demise—the three most ominous fates have appeared simultaneously, and they have just appeared; they weren’t there just now.”

"Who the hell did you offend?!"

The old Taoist priest started cursing at the end.

"I...I don't know."

Su Bai panicked. The names of these three fates were terrifying enough, and even one of them was terrifying enough, but all three appeared at the same time.

But that's completely impossible!
He had always been lucky, but this time when he went to that secret realm he was a little unlucky, but he still managed to escape danger and did not encounter any life-threatening situations.

How did three fatal dangers suddenly appear?
Inside the Soul Ring, Liu Ruyan also looked astonished.

Of course she knew about these kinds of fatal fates. Normally, even if one of them appeared, it wouldn't necessarily mean death, but if three appeared at the same time, that would be very strange.

This isn't good luck at all; it's downright terrible.

"Something's not right, this is completely wrong."

The disheveled old Taoist muttered to himself, "No matter who you offend, it's impossible for all three of these fates to appear simultaneously, and no one has that ability, unless..."

"Senior, unless what is it?"

At this moment, Su Bai was like a frightened bird, and after hearing this, he asked cautiously.

The old Taoist priest ignored him, instead squatting down, taking out copper coins and a tortoise shell, muttering incantations, and then throwing them on the ground.

"what?"

Within the Soul Ring, Liu Ruyan's gaze sharpened as she sensed the copper coin and tortoise shell on the ground, muttering to herself, "These are actually the legendary tortoise shell and copper coin, and they've actually appeared in this world..."

"Could it be true, as the legends say, that the Nine Netherworld was separated from the human realm by some powerful being?"

She had once heard a deity mention that there were several periods in the history of the human world where gaps appeared, as if some ancient being had cut off these periods of history and turned them into independent worlds.

Is the Nine Netherworld one of them?

However, this is just speculation, and the truth remains unknown.

The old Taoist priest suddenly looked at the tortoise shell and the few copper coins, his whole body trembled, and he looked up at the sky with fear in his eyes.

What's in the sky?

Su Bai was filled with doubt and subconsciously looked up at the sky.

But there was nothing special about the sky; it was still blue sky and white clouds.

Liu Ruyan, who was inside the Soul Ring, was also full of doubts. Suddenly, she felt a tremor in her heart and immediately realized something.

According to the old Taoist priest, these three types of life destinies are almost impossible to appear in one person, and no living being has this ability.

But what if the one who intervenes is not a living being?

"Senior, what are you looking at?"

Why aren't you saying anything?

"senior?"

Su Bai was completely bewildered, looking at the old Taoist priest staring blankly into the sky with a puzzled expression.

He looked at the sky, scrutinizing it for a long time, but couldn't discern anything; it was still just blue sky and white clouds.

Just then, the old Taoist priest suddenly withdrew his gaze and looked at Su Bai with a hint of pity in his eyes.

"What regrets do you have... what wishes do you have? Since we are destined to meet, this old Taoist priest will consider helping you fulfill them."

You're clearly trying to say you have any last wishes, aren't you?

Su Bai's eyes twitched, his heart filled with terror. He took a deep breath and said, "My wish is that you, senior, can save my life." "Obviously, this is not within my scope of consideration. You should choose another wish," the old Taoist priest said.

"This is my only wish," Su Bai insisted.

"It seems our fate has come to an end."

The old Taoist priest shook his head and turned to leave.

"Senior, wait a moment!"

Su Bai gritted his teeth and said, "Since you believe I am destined to die, then this junior will grant another wish."

"I want to know who wants me dead."

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest paused, then looked at Su Bai with a very complicated expression:

"You might want to ask your master in your soul ring about this; she should be able to guess."

"What a pity. He is clearly a person destined for greatness, blessed with good fortune, but why can't he receive the favor of the heavens?"

"The will of Heaven is unpredictable!"

"Young man, let me give you a piece of advice before I leave: My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven."

As soon as he finished speaking, the old Taoist priest's voice disappeared.

"Master?"

Su Bai was suddenly startled.

The old Taoist priest actually saw through his secret and knew that there was a mysterious and unpredictable master in the soul ring on his hand.

"Master, this old Taoist priest..."

Su Bai's face was extremely ugly as he thought to himself.

He still finds it hard to believe that he was perfectly fine.

How could such a deadly calamity suddenly occur?

Is it possible that even one's own master cannot avert such a calamity?

Su Bai was silent for a moment before speaking: "This old Taoist priest is no ordinary person. He probably comes from the same place as me. In fact, he has already given the answer, but you just didn't understand it."

"The answer was given, but I didn't understand it?"

Su Bai was taken aback, carefully recalling the old Taoist's words.

Those destined for greatness are blessed with good fortune!
But why can't we receive God's favor?

The will of Heaven is unpredictable!
These words flashed through his mind, and Su Bai then noticed that the old Taoist priest's words all contained the word 'heaven'.

The moment he thought of this, Su Bai felt a chill run through his body.

……

The Seven Nights Prince's Mansion.

Looking at everything reflected in the mirror formed from spiritual energy, Li Qiye couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise.

“I’ve met this old Taoist priest before, and I know his divination skills are extremely powerful. I didn’t expect that he could even predict your divination.”

Li Qiye looked at Jiuyou and said.

Jiuyou frowned slightly, as if he was wondering about something.

"What's wrong with you?"

"I don't think I've ever seen him before."

After a moment of silence, Jiuyou said, "This person seems to have no trace in the Nine Netherworld."

"From the human realm again?"

Li Qiye frowned.

"No."

Jiuyou shook his head and said, "I can also sense the beings in the human realm."

"But he seems to have appeared out of thin air, without a past or future. Such a being should not exist in this world."

"If you encounter this person in the future, be extra careful. I can't detect any trace of him."

"Whether he relies on his own strength or on other forces, he is no ordinary person."

(End of this chapter)