The Monster is Coming

Chapter 372 The First Step to a Perfect Life: Sending Money
Game space.

Minghou's gaze was fixed on the "Game Space" rules in Ming'an's hand, his desire written all over his face.

This rule is also a core part of his plan to build the Destiny Casino.

The pseudo-rule is imprinted and, after merging with this rule, is promoted to the rule level.

Therefore, after his resurrection, he waited for the right opportunity near the teleportation point on the Misty Coast.

Throughout the game, you will be guided to understand the course of the war within the game space.

With the war over and the rules of the game space successfully acquired by Ming'an, it was time for him to make his appearance.

At this moment, the other warriors of the Fate Clan stared curiously at Fate Throat, wondering who this person was.

They were quite surprised when they heard Minghou address Mingan as a junior.

Ming'an's identity is that of a Great Messenger of Destiny. Once the current Destiny Master of the Burning Lamp lineage enters the "Destiny Pavilion," it will most likely become the new Destiny Master of the Burning Lamp lineage.

In terms of both ability and seniority, he is among the most outstanding members of the Destiny Clan.

Even these apostle-level members had to respectfully address Ming'an as "Great Messenger of Destiny".

Above it are only the Lord of Fate who controls the Fate Clan, and the Great Lord of Fate.

But this unfamiliar figure in front of him actually addressed Ming'an as "junior".

They couldn't connect this figure with the high-ranking members of their clan from their memories, and more importantly, the life force emanating from this figure was extremely weak.

This is completely inconsistent with any member of the Fate Clan's power structure.

Some members of the Fate Clan couldn't resist secretly initiating communication using their mental powers:
"Who is this person, daring to speak to the Grand Envoy like that?"

"Judging from the Grand Envoy's reaction, he seems to know him... Could he be a member of the Fortune Telling Pavilion?"

"It doesn't seem like it. His life force is too weak. A single breath of malevolent energy could wipe him out."

Amid the murmurs, Ming'an tightened his grip on the Rubik's Cube, his expression becoming complicated.

He looked up at Minghou, his voice tinged with helplessness:
"Dragon Sparrow Fate Master, it seems that you initiated this war."

"The master of fate?!"

These two words struck like a thunderbolt, and the remaining apostles of fate were instantly stunned, all turning to look at Fate's Throat.

Suddenly I understood why the other party dared to call the Great Commander by his name; it turned out he was the current Lord.

The look in his eyes as he looked at Minghou suddenly turned into one of awe.

"Master of Fate".

Although the group of Fate Apostles were still puzzled as to why the Dragon Sparrow Fate Lord's life force was so weak, they still placed their hands on their foreheads to express their respect to Fate Throat.

Minghou nodded calmly, but his gaze remained focused on the rules of the game space:
"Peace be with you, give it to me."

Despite feeling helpless, Ming'an still reached out and presented the Rubik's Cube-shaped game space, then asked curiously:
“My Lord, our Burning Lamp lineage has long resided in the outer realms and did not participate in the battle against the Reverse Tide God back then. We have little contact with our clan territory, yet we still learned through shared intelligence in the spiritual network that you recently led a group of clansmen to settle in the small world. Why have you appeared here?”

"Also, why is your life force so weak? Have you suffered a serious injury?"

After receiving the game space rules, Minghou stored them in his spatial inventory, then looked up at Ming'an, who looked puzzled, a smile appearing in his eyes:
"The most interesting thing about fate is its unpredictability; whether it is a blessing or a curse, it is unknown until the end."

“I once thought that the failed gamble would plunge me into an abyss, perhaps from which I could never recover… In order to escape my predicament, I chose to gamble my future to seek a solution. I thought it was a dangerous dead end, but I never imagined that it would be a heaven-sent opportunity that would change my future.”

Under Ming An's questioning gaze, Ming Hou's lips curled into a smile as he continued:
"I encountered an opportunity that transcended the predetermined course of fate and was above the predetermined cause and effect."

"I am no longer bound by my original destiny, and this is just the beginning."

Ming An's pupils contracted slightly. He had gleaned a concept from Ming Hou's words and immediately inquired:

"You mean, you've broken free from the predetermined path of destiny?" Ming'an's voice trembled with disbelief.

"Yes."

Hearing the conversation between Minghou and Mingan, the rest of the clansmen were puzzled.

They can understand the phrase "break free from the predetermined path of fate," but as members of the Fate Clan, they always follow the predetermined path of fate.

Therefore, escaping the trajectory of fate is an almost impossible paradox.

The so-called equivalent game is one where fate determines the outcome, and the players cannot change the outcome; they can only follow it.

They, the Fate Clan, are more like a race that observes destiny, clearly understanding the weight of fate.

Although fate is invisible, the birth and death of all things and the rotation of the world are all woven within the fabric of destiny.

Even someone as powerful as a master of destiny can only walk along a predetermined path of fate, at most slightly deviating from the right direction, but can never truly transcend the principles of destiny.

Like a small fish in a river, it can swim upstream or dive into a deep pool, but it is difficult to truly exist outside the water.

Unless some kind of transformation is completed, allowing life forms to transcend the shackles of the environment.

Minghou's answer was as if he were declaring that he had become the fish that had left the water and come ashore.

The surrounding apostles of fate exchanged bewildered glances, clearly unable to grasp the deeper meaning of this conversation.

However, they could sense the shock of the Destiny Messenger, but they couldn't understand what it meant to break free from destiny, or how to do so.

"Great Messenger... what does the Lord of Fate mean by these words?" one of the apostles couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Ming An did not answer immediately.

Its gaze was fixed on Minghou, as if trying to see through that weak body and find the answer hidden inside.

After a long silence, it slowly spoke, its voice becoming somewhat hoarse:

"Our understanding of changing fate is to choose different branches within the predetermined trajectory of fate. The transcendence that the person in question speaks of refers to completely breaking free and standing in a place where the rules of fate cannot affect one's destiny, a kind of..."

Its words suddenly stopped, as if it couldn't find the right words to describe this absurd concept.

Finally, it raised its hand and drew a complete circle in the air, then its finger pierced through the circle, pointing straight outwards.

This simple action struck all the apostles like a thunderbolt.

They finally understood how terrifying this concept was.

Throughout the long history of civilization, the Fate Clan has always remained within the realm of fate's influence. No matter which path they choose, they are ultimately stuck within that realm.

Minghou quietly observed their shocked expressions, and nodded with a smile:
"Now, do you understand what this means?"

His voice was soft, yet it struck the hearts of every member of his tribe with the weight of a thousand pounds:

"I am no longer affected by the predetermined development trajectory of the Fate Clan. Now, I am independent of fate, and I can create my own future and live in the way I like."

At this point, Minghou looked up at Ming'an, whose face was filled with shock:

"Now, to answer your question, I did indeed lead my people to the small world. It was this decision that gave me a gift that transcended fate, which is what I call a heaven-reaching opportunity."

"I cannot explain the specifics of this opportunity directly, but you will soon understand."

After speaking, Fate Throat's gaze swept over the apostles of fate present, finally settling back on Fate An:
"Your meeting here means you are destined to follow me on this path."

Ming'an was filled with disbelief upon hearing this.

These words completely contradict the intelligence it had accessed from the shared information on the mental network at the time.

The Great Fate Lord convened the Heavenly Fate Pavilion Council, and the Fate Lords of their respective lineages also crossed space to participate.

Upon returning, he explained the contents of the cabinet meeting in detail, stating that the master of the Dragon Sparrow lineage might have experienced some mental problems due to the backlash of fate.

They actually demanded that the tribe relocate to a smaller world.

The Destiny Clan broke free from the constraints of the small world and came to the Monster World precisely to have a higher potential for growth.

Relocating the small world is a completely self-destructive act that jeopardizes the future.

This also negates the significance of our ancestors' bloody battles in the monster world, which laid the foundation for the Fate Clan.

The choice made by the Dragon Sparrow's destiny master is even more excessive than turning back.

The small world that the Dragon Sparrow Lord wanted to go to was not even as advanced in terms of its world structure as his home world back then.

Living and procreating in such a world inevitably leads to each generation of offspring being less capable than the last.

In the monster world, the "source energy" permeating the heavens and earth is unmatched in both quality and concentration by any small world.

This high concentration of spiritual energy will subtly transform their physical constitution.

Therefore, any branch of the Destiny Clan in this generation possesses the fighting power to overwhelm the Destiny Clan of yesteryear.

Returning to the small world means being in an environment with only sparse spiritual energy.

Living in such an environment for a long time will cause the life potential of the offspring of the Destiny Clan to gradually degenerate.

Secondly, there are limitations in materials science.

Materials science determines the upper limit of civilization's development; a small world is destined to be unable to nurture high-quality spiritual materials.

Even many basic spiritual materials are difficult to form naturally, which will lead the development of the Destiny Clan toward the concept of "ancient divine weapons".

In other words, the older the weapon, the stronger it is.

New weapons crafted using materials from small worlds are destined to be incomparable to ancient weapons.

After reviewing the shared intelligence, it also concluded that the Dragon Sparrow Lord's decision was practically leading the race toward slow extinction.

The end result is that future offspring will struggle to even master the basic spells of the Fate Clan, and their lifespan will be continuously reduced in the process.

Unless you use the resources brought by the monster world to carry out long-term optimization and transformation of the small world.

They even attempted to integrate the rules of fate into the small world, allowing it to evolve under the nourishment of those rules.

However, such a huge investment is clearly not worth the effort.

Even if it actually happens, what then?

The evolved small world, at its peak, only reaches the level of its original home world.

But the current Fate race has already reached a higher limit in the monster world. It's like abandoning a painstakingly built temple and instead spending a lifetime repairing a leaky thatched hut. It's absurd and laughable.

But the Dragon Sparrow's destiny master told it that it was a path that transcended the trajectory of destiny.

This answer also contradicts the answer given by the Dragon Sparrow Fate Master at the time.

According to the information shared in the spiritual network, what Fate Throat told the other Fate Masters at that time was that he had received a revelation of fate.

But now he says he has transcended fate.

So, under the guidance of destiny, they transcended fate?

Minghou's answer gave Mingan the feeling that it was a battle between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, completely illogical.

At this moment, Minghou had already guessed what Mingan was thinking from the changes in his expression.

No amount of explanation can compare to witnessing it firsthand.

In the blink of an eye, his body twisted violently, as if being kneaded and reshaped by some invisible force.

The bones crackled and popped, the spine arched backward like a bowstring, two bloody gashes suddenly tore open at the shoulder blades, and a pair of wings burning with crimson flames suddenly spread open, each feather flowing with a molten lava-like luster.

At the same time, its neck lengthened, and a blurry eagle beak appeared on its face. The sharp beak opened and closed, spewing out scorching air waves, and two dancing flames ignited in its originally calm eyes.

After completely departing from the realm of human form.

boom!
A burst of intense flames erupted, and another pair of fiery red wings unfurled from his back, each feather burning with an inextinguishable flame.

After its head solidified into an eagle's head, its golden eyes shone like torches, and its body was entwined with strange runes that Ming An and the others had never seen before.

The eagle-headed demon form makes its appearance at this moment.

The leader's pupils suddenly contracted, completely shocked by what he saw.

It never imagined that the Dragon Sparrow's destiny master would possess a completely different life form.

Before it could recover from the shock, the throat's body changed again.

The fiery red wings suddenly disintegrated, turning into a sky full of sparks.

A blinding burst of lightning erupted, and his eagle-headed demon body collapsed and reformed, eventually transforming into a ball of light purely condensed from lightning.

The surface was covered with dark blue energy veins, and countless blue electric arcs swirled and exploded on the surface of the light sphere, emitting deafening elemental roars.

The Thunder Form then switches to its current form.

“An elementalized body!” an apostle exclaimed in shock.

Elemental life forms are not uncommon in the monster world; they can even be considered a type of life form within the mainstream life system. However, being an elemental life form does not necessarily mean being powerful.

The problem is that, as a member of the Fate Clan, Fate Throat is a purely flesh-and-blood life form.

But at this moment, it has transformed into a pure elemental life form, with its life structure being completely altered from the underlying logic.

It was completed in a very short time.

This is completely beyond their comprehension; it's practically rewriting the very essence of life.

Ming'an's heart pounded violently; it understood what this meant better than any of the other tribesmen present.

The Throat of Fate has already developed a life structure independent of the Fate Clan.

But the performance by Minghou was not over yet.

Boo!
With a soft sound like a bubble bursting, the lightning ball collapsed, and the body of the life throat was reassembled.

In a short time, it transformed into a semi-transparent salamander-like creature, its body covered with constantly breathing crystalline scales. With each breath, the surrounding spiritual energy was swallowed up like a vortex.

After its appearance in its Qi-eating form, Life Throat's body twisted again before finally returning to its original form.

He stood calmly in place, as if the dramatic turn of events had been nothing but an illusion.

But Ming'an and other members of the Destiny Clan understood that they had witnessed a life-reshaping miracle that defied all expectations.

Ming'an swallowed hard and asked the crucial question:

"Dragon Sparrow Fate Master, why can you change the structure of life at will?"

As he spoke, Ming'an's hand, gripping the spear of destiny, trembled, and the shock in his eyes almost overflowed.

These three forms are fundamentally different from the life forms of the Destiny Clan.

The Dragon Sparrow Life Master does not evolve and switch life forms through energy coverage, but rather truly achieves a structural switch in life form.

But the form of life is determined at birth.

So-called growth and evolution are also about strengthening on this basis. To completely erase and reshape is equivalent to giving birth to oneself anew.

The Dragon Sparrow's performance just now, with each switch, seemed to be a rebirth for itself.

It can easily alter even the most fundamental structure of life, which is beyond its comprehension.

He suddenly remembered a sentence from an ancient book in his clan: "Those who transcend fate have no fixed form or fixed soul, like flowing water reflecting the moon, changing with their circumstances."

This is true freedom, where even form is unpredictable.

When a person can freely switch between different life forms, the so-called destiny trajectory and ethnic ties are just outer garments that can be changed at will.

When asked, Minghou did not answer. He stepped forward and extended his right hand to Mingan.

Ming'an looked up in confusion.

"Seeing it with your own eyes will give you a more intuitive understanding of my current state than any detailed explanation from me."

Upon hearing this, Ming'an did not hesitate and placed his hand on Minghou's arm.

Mental energy surged in like a tidal wave.

The moment its perception penetrated this body, an unprecedentedly pure feedback swept through Ming'an's consciousness.

Without any impurities or unnecessary energy fluctuations, even the frequency of the blood and qi fluctuations is so regular that it seems to be in sync with the world.

The body of the Dragon Sparrow Lord was not made of flesh and blood; it was clearly a piece of primordial life crystal that had been refined through countless trials, so pure that it could reflect the subtle fluctuations in his own spiritual power.

The blood and qi flowing through this body are not very strong, but every drop of blood and every muscle fiber has been cleansed of all impurities, making it purer than any life it has ever come into contact with, yet it also possesses a kind of sculpted perfect balance.

Ming'an was mentally shaken and found it incomprehensible that he could not understand the sensory feedback.

Just as it was marveling at it, the first ripple suddenly appeared inside the throat.

The crimson mental network unfolded like a volcanic eruption, with countless fine nerve threads weaving into a net within the body. Each thread radiated scanning fluctuations outward. The moment Ming'an's mental power came into contact with it, it was as if he saw countless overlapping X-ray images. His bones, meridians, and even the rhythm of his breathing were scanned and analyzed by this network structure, leaving no secrets.

"The power of rules!"

Sensing the characteristics of the Eagle-Headed Demon's rules, Ming An's eyes widened immediately.

Before Ming'an could recover from the shock of being spied on, a second power suddenly awakened.

A dark blue vortex appeared in Minghou's dantian, and the surrounding spiritual energy was frantically devoured like rivers flowing into the sea. After the complex energy particles in the outside world were filtered by this energy, only the purest spiritual energy flowed into Minghou's body. Then, it was instantly decomposed into the most basic blood and spirit energy particles, and recombined into Minghou's unique energy form.

The display of Qi-absorbing power completely stunned Ming'an, who was already shocked.

This was yet another power at the rule level.

Click!

The third force erupted with a thunderous boom.

In Ming'an's perception, a lightning ball totem appeared in the spinal cord of Minghou, and countless tiny lightning patterns spread throughout his body along the neural network.

It was the power released by the lightning element form that was just displayed.

He could clearly sense that this force was also a self-contained system of rules.

Just then, a fourth force emerged.

A blinding golden light suddenly appeared at the location of the heart in the throat, which instantly transformed into a violent energy vortex. A pure and extreme aura of destruction crashed down along with its spiritual power.

Critical hit trait makes its debut.

When it appears inside the throat, it resembles a brutal fang emerging from the darkness.

Unlike the violent power of thunder, or the restrained power of qi, it is like a peerless, deadly blade hidden in its sheath. It does not show its sharpness normally, but once it is drawn, it will tear everything apart. The moment Ming'an's spiritual power touched this power, he had the illusion that he would be destroyed in one blow.

It can be said with 100% certainty that this is yet another offensive, rule-based force.

But what Ming'an found unbelievable was that this power of the rules, imbued with an aura of destruction, did not exist in isolation.

It flowed rapidly along the Thunder Network, and when it passed through the crimson spiritual network, the accuracy of its scanning and analysis suddenly increased several times. When it swept past the energy-consuming vortex, the aura of destruction was tinged with a layer of inexhaustible resilience... It absorbed the characteristics of other rules, yet always maintained its own essence.

"Four...four kinds of rule-level powers, and they can amplify each other?"

Ming An's worldview was completely overturned.

But the shock was not over yet; a dazzling star map appeared in Minghou's brain.

"Brain overclocking" is activated in the fifth slot of the Star Pulse Slot.

Hundreds of millions of neural synapses light up simultaneously, each point of light performing independent calculations, forming a deductive matrix that transcends the comprehension of Ming'an, as if it could exhaust millions of possibilities in an instant.

Ming An trembled as he withdrew his hand, looking up at Ming Hou with the gaze of someone looking at a god of rules walking in the world.

At this moment, it finally understood why Life Throat could easily switch life forms.

This body is a "perfect vessel" woven from five rules, each representing the absolute logic of a domain.

The most terrifying thing is that these forces of the rules did not conflict with each other, but were perfectly integrated within the throat of life.

Five completely different rule systems coexist harmoniously; this body is not using the rules, but rather bearing the power of the rules.

Ming'an is certain that this body is far from reaching its limit.

It seems capable of fusing even more rule-level power.

"You...you, how did you do that?"

Ming'an's eyes turned bloodshot, and his voice trembled uncontrollably.

It finally understood the truth about transcending the trajectory of fate.

The Dragon Sparrow before them was no longer a life form in the traditional sense, but a rule-compatible entity capable of incorporating various rule forces.

This level of power isn't unheard of in the monster world.

However, every force that can accommodate the rules must be a terrifying existence standing at the very top of the food chain.

The most representative force is the terrifying Black Tide that has swept through the monster world.

With its compatibility and control over multiple rules such as devouring, corruption, fusion, and evil moon, the Black Tide can regard any matter it touches as nourishment, making it a nightmare in the eyes of all races.

Now, the life structure of the Dragon Sparrow Master stands on the same dimension as Black Tide and other top forces.

Looking at Minghou's smiling face, Ming'an suddenly realized that as long as the Dragon Sparrow Lord was given time, it might not be long before it could reach a height that the Destiny Clan never dared to imagine.

This conjecture shocked it, yet it also gave rise to an indescribable excitement.

What if they could also take this path?

The moment the thought popped into his head, it spread wildly through his mind like wildfire.

His gaze toward Minghou suddenly became incredibly intense.

It realized that perhaps it could follow the path that Lifethroat had once taken and ascend to become an ultimate life form just like him.

At this moment, in the private live stream room that required a password to enter, the chat messages sent by clansmen were scrolling wildly:

"It's tough. The protagonist is showing off again. He's had a great time lately, cheating and showing off. I can feel his sense of superiority even through the screen. Just as the forum players said, 'showing off' is an absolute necessity. When will I be eligible? I want to go around looking for my clansmen and show off a lot too. I'm already looking forward to it. All I need is the qualification. I hope the next round of qualification distribution comes soon."

"Although I'm still just watching from the sidelines and it's a bit frustrating that I can't start my happy journey as a player, and it's still unknown when I'll get the qualification, watching the protagonist show off is so immersive, it's so satisfying. After all, I'm a reserve player who has obtained citizenship of the Earth Alliance, so my status is countless levels higher than my fellow countrymen (explorer with hands on hips, smug.jpg)."

"Hahaha, that's awesome! Look how shocked the Great Envoy is. Right now, he's probably thinking about how to get the old man of destiny to help him get rich. I've already taken a screenshot of his expression and I'm going to name it 'Great Envoy's Shock.' From now on, this shocked expression will be one of the self-made emoticons of our Destiny Clan. Brothers, spread this emoticon widely and use it a lot."

"I can't stand it anymore. I'm just staring at the screen and secretly enjoying myself every day. When will I be able to enter the monster world and really have some fun? I've already decided to go for the tank route. I'm a player now, there's no need to continue growing along the same path. I just want to try something different. I pray that the higher gods will grant me their blessing as soon as possible (kneeling and praying.jpg)."

……

The comments section was full of witty banter, but the excitement and pride were palpable between the lines.

The scene that the person in charge brought to the villagers was so shocking and groundbreaking that everyone watching felt proud.

There's a saying on a player forum: "Returning home in wealth and honor is like wearing brocade at night."

The current success of the person in question is a testament to this statement.

At this moment, their boasting made even their clansmen in front of the screen feel proud.

The more sorrow and confusion I felt when I left my ancestral home, the more joyful I feel now.

They are currently reserve players, and they will definitely be able to obtain player status in the future.

You too can, like the protagonist, venture into the monster world as a player.

A strong sense of anticipation surged in my mind, and I could only vent my emotions by sending bullet comments.

……

When faced with Ming An's question, Ming Hou did not rush to answer.

His gaze swept over the 39 tribesmen present.

Meeting these people was not only their destiny, but also my own.

The recent expenditure of sacrificial energy has been too high, and the integration of game space rules will require an even larger expenditure of sacrificial energy.

In addition, the president of the Gold Coin Merchants Association suggested that Destiny Casino should use an entertainment model to attract new users in the early stages, with only investment and no returns in the early stages.

All aspects of the planning require the expenditure of sacrificial energy to proceed.

The sacrificial power he and his 32 juniors earned through their own hard work was simply not enough to cover their expenses.

The group of his people standing in front of him could just solve his immediate problem.

Most importantly, this group of people is about to embark on the celestial journey to Earth.

Once you arrive on Earth and obtain citizenship of the Earth Alliance, the resources you carry can only be used for Earth's development and cannot be sent back to the monster world.

After all, the higher-dimensional gods have not yet opened up the channels for the free transfer of resources between Earth and the monster world.

Rather than letting these resources gather dust on Earth, it's better to requisition them now and invest them in more valuable areas.

Thinking of this, Minghou cleared his throat and asked with a hint of expectation:
"You've been away for many years, you must have accumulated quite a few resources, right?"

Upon hearing this, Ming'an was puzzled, not understanding what the Dragon Sparrow Master meant by asking these questions.

But then Minghou continued:
"To be honest, I'm a little short on cash lately..."

　Here are 7300 words~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)