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Chapter 404 The Essence of the Laws of Fate

As Mao Qi finished speaking, Xie Xuanzhao looked at the huge image above the tribulation lightning avatar's head, and then at the transparent threads around him. His expression gradually became solemn.

She took a deep breath, perhaps realizing the seriousness of the matter, and went straight to the point without any pleasantries: "Brother Chen, the information I sent you before should have included an introduction to the four supreme rules, right?"

Chu Xiu nodded.

Rules also come in different types, which can be broadly categorized into two types: [Heavenly Rules] and [World Rules].

The World Rules are rules that are naturally born from the world. Cultivating these rules is the path of the Star God.

The difference between the "World Rules" and the "Heavenly Rules" mastered by the gods lies in the fact that the "World Rules" become limited and less effective when separated from the original world, while the Heavenly Rules are universally applicable and the most supreme rules. Only by mastering the Heavenly Rules can one achieve the position of "True God".

Once a Heavenly Dao rule is controlled by someone, it becomes extremely difficult for later generations to integrate it. Nowadays, there are very few Heavenly Dao rules that have not been integrated. Just finding them is incredibly difficult, let alone integrating them.

Every year, false gods and star gods are born in the Realm of Life, but among countless civilizations in the entire universe, only one true god has appeared in the last thousand years!
This is why the status of the "True God" is far higher than that of other lesser gods.

Even though they are all rules of the Heavenly Dao, they are also divided into levels, and the level of the level determines the rank of the deity.

From the rules of life, destruction, and change at the level of the "God-King," to the rules of blood, withering, and imitation at the level of the "Main God," and even the more detailed rules at the level of the "Gods."

The so-called supreme rule is a rule that is even higher than the rule at the level of the God-King, surpassing all other rules, and can even be said to be the rule that is the origin of all rules!

“Time and space, destiny, creation, and the One,” Chu Xiu said.

“That’s right,” Xie Xuanzhao nodded. “These four rules each represent a fundamental power.”

"【Spacetime】is responsible for the physical structure of the world we live in and governs gravity, one of the four fundamental forces."

"【Creation】refers to creation and change, and governs the remaining three basic forces: electromagnetism, strong nucleus, and weak nucleus. Through the changes of these three forces, all things in the world can be created."

"【Taiyi】is used to provide the initial energy for the entire universe, and it is the only rule that can disregard the conservation of energy and create or annihilate energy out of thin air in this world."

Xie Xuanzhao's words surprised Chu Xiu.

He originally thought the power of rules was some kind of extraordinary force that could ignore physical limitations, but he never expected that the principle was so "scientific".

However, according to Xie Xuanzhao, with time and space, creation and Taiyi, we can already reproduce everything in this world, so what is fate?
Amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd, Xie Xuanzhao slowly said, "As for the final [Fate], its core essence is 'quantum'."

"quantum.?"

This statement left everyone bewildered. Some civilizations had never even heard of the concept of quantum. Although Chu Xiu had heard of it, he only had a vague understanding of it. Not to mention him, even the top physicists on Earth probably couldn't explain what quantum was.

"Hmm," Xie Xuanzhao hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's really too difficult to explain the essence of quantum mechanics. I'm afraid even my teacher couldn't fully describe it."

"However, there is one explanation based on his performance."

“'Quantum' is the power that gives things 'true randomness'.”

"True randomness?"

Her words left everyone even more confused.

Xie Xuanzhao continued to explain: "For example, when you roll a die, the number that lands on the top may seem random, but in reality, as long as you know the position, energy, and force of the die, you can determine the number that lands on the top. Even if it is a computer-generated random number, it is only random to the user. It can still be predicted by the state of the electronic components."

"True randomness means that it cannot be predicted in any way; it is randomness within randomness at its core."

"So what's the use of this?" Muto asked.

Xie Xuanzhao said, "Very few people can delve into the quantum realm, so in the eyes of most people, this world is deterministic, and there is nothing wrong with living in this world."

"So, does that mean that a person's thoughts are actually just the interaction of nerve currents and hormones, and that as long as we know the state of every particle in a person's body and the influence of the outside world on it, we can accurately predict changes in that person's thoughts?"

"Going a step further, does knowing the particle state of the entire universe allow us to predict its future? In other words, is our universe predetermined from the moment of its birth, and can all your current thoughts and ideas be predicted and calculated from that moment of its birth?"

Xie Xuanzhao's words caused everyone to fall into deep thought.

Her statement seemed perfectly reasonable at first glance, but it instinctively aroused a sense of disgust in everyone. Following this line of thought, what difference was there between them and a running program? Their behavior and will were not determined by individuals, but were predetermined?

"When I first heard the teacher talk about this, I had the same expression as you all," Xie Xuanzhao shook his head and sighed, "If our world is already predetermined, wouldn't that be too boring?"

Is it boring?
Chu Xiu pondered these two words carefully. He recalled that in his previous life, he always liked to stay up late to watch live sports games, which often affected his life the next day. His friend asked him in confusion, "You can just watch the recording the next day. As long as you don't browse the news beforehand to know the result, isn't that the same as watching the live broadcast?"
Yes, that's theoretically true. Whether he's excited or anxious, hopeful or praying while watching the game, it won't affect the players on the other side of the ocean. But once he knows the result is set, even if he doesn't know what the result will be, he immediately loses interest in watching the game.

Just as Xie Xuanzhao said, it was boring.

At this moment, Chu Xiu thought of something again and whispered, "The Abyss."

“That’s right,” Xie Xuanzhao nodded. “A world swallowed by the abyss is one where everything is predetermined. From the current state, we can even deduce what an abyssal creature living in the jungle will be thinking when it is foraging for food a thousand years from now.”

“You might think there’s nothing wrong with such a world, since the creatures living in it wouldn’t notice anything amiss, at most just accepting that their fate is predetermined. But I can tell you for sure that without ‘randomness,’ ‘consciousness’ cannot arise, much less ‘civilization’!”

Xie Xuanzhao's expression turned serious: "At first, everyone thought that the emergence of 'consciousness' was just a natural 'emergence' of a structure that was complex to a certain extent, like a flock of birds composed of thousands of birds. Although individual birds only follow the rules of the flock, from the perspective of the whole, the flock will show unexpected 'intelligence'."

"But later people discovered that no matter how much artificial intelligence was upgraded and iterated, no matter how complex it became, even to the point where it was indistinguishable from ordinary people, it still could not generate independent consciousness." "At this time, a group of powerful people realized that the underlying nature of consciousness relies on the true randomness of quantum mechanics, and it is precisely because of this 'true randomness' that our world has infinite possibilities."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that quantum mechanics seems to exist only in the microscopic world. Due to the theory of chaos, changes in the microscopic world can actually affect the macroscopic world. In short, even if we turn back time a thousand years and everything else remains the same, a completely new world will emerge a thousand years later."

"This is why even the most skilled diviner cannot make accurate predictions."

Xie Xuanzhao's profound words left everyone bewildered, except for Chu Xiu, who seemed to be deep in thought. He had heard similar things from Ya Zi and others before, but none of them had been as direct as Xie Xuanzhao's.

"So what's the use of all this?" Cat Seven asked.

Muto said impatiently, "Just tell us what to do!"

Although everyone could exchange a lot of information in an instant, Chu Xiu didn't have much time left!
However, Xie Xuanzhao shook his head and said, "No."

"why?"

"Because I don't know how to crack it either."

"what???"

Xie Xuanzhao's words stunned everyone. Xie Xuanzhao smiled bitterly and said, "The essence of the power of fate is to manipulate probability and transform a random state into the specified state you need."

"It can make a particle achieve a state with a probability of only one in a trillion, such as making its position deviate by more than ten standard deviations, or making the particle pass through an energy well that was originally inaccessible, like passing through a wall."

"The conventional method is to 'predict' a goal, and then, by continuously following the guidance, use power at specific locations to transform the 'random' into the 'certainty' that is 'favorable' to the prediction, thereby increasing the likelihood of achieving the goal."

“A more advanced power of destiny, such as the Calamity Transformation Artifact in my hand, has the effect of ‘domain magic suppression’. Even if you have enough energy in your body, you cannot use any supernatural powers within the range of the effect’s influence. It disrupts the microscopic state of the core of the supernatural power through targeted randomness, and then amplifies the influence through the ‘butterfly effect’, causing the supernatural power to collapse like a tall building whose load-bearing pillars have been destroyed.”

"But since the quantum realm exists in the microscopic world, even if you can determine the state of a hundred million particles at the same time, it is only a drop in the ocean in the macroscopic sense. Therefore, even a tiny prediction usually requires planning and action on a yearly basis, and the domain's magic suppression will also become ineffective as the scale increases."

"The strongest power of the laws of fate that I have ever seen is the [Blessing] that my teacher prepared for me."

"With this [protection], unless a higher-ranking being attacks me, I can turn any danger into good fortune."

"However, even the [Blessing] personally cast by the teacher is far from comparable to the opponent's ability! Although quantum states can temporarily escape the constraints of physical laws, they still have to conform to them overall. I have never even heard of an ability that can establish a picture like this and make it happen in seconds, without any effect from macroscopic intervention! Let alone understand the principle behind it!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned ugly.

The blessing of fate is already an unbelievably overpowered ability. Xie Xuanzhao was able to escape the pursuit of Chu Xiu's clone most likely because of this blessing. Even the tribulation lightning incarnation knew that with the blessing, it was impossible for it to kill Xie Xuanzhao.

But compared to the fate rules of the tribulation lightning incarnation, this is nothing!

But everyone knew that Xie Xuanzhao was telling the truth. Every rule that the Tribulation Lightning Incarnation controlled was clearly an extremely high-order authority! As the supreme rule, the Law of Destiny was cultivated to a very low level, and very few people could cultivate it to a deep level. It was perfectly normal for Xie Xuanzhao not to know what abilities the high-order Law of Destiny possessed!

Xie Xuanzhao looked at Chu Xiu: "All I can do is interfere with the other party's power to weaken the influence of their destiny power, but how to break through it is up to you, Brother Chen."

Chu Xiu glanced at the countdown; the number above the tribulation lightning avatar's head had just changed from four to three!

He took a deep breath and gripped the Chiwen in his hand tightly: "Thank you for your trouble, Miss Xuanzhao."

Xie Xuanzhao nodded, made a hand seal, and immediately a four-legged cauldron rose up from behind him, which was the tribulation artifact corresponding to his destiny!

The moment the four-legged cauldron appeared, the transparent threads that everyone had tried so hard to disrupt suddenly became extremely chaotic, as if a program had malfunctioned! The image above the tribulation lightning avatar's head also became blurry, as if a mosaic had been applied!
Almost the instant the change occurred, Chu Xiu's figure shot out like an arrow released from a bow!

His idea was simple: to try all the methods he had tried before and see what the difference was!
At the same time, keep a close eye on the tribulation lightning incarnation. No matter what he wants to do, we must not let him succeed. From the opponent's actions, we can deduce where the weakness lies!
Chu Xiu was certain that a flaw must exist, otherwise the tribulation lightning incarnation would not be so wary of Xie Xuanzhao!

At that moment, the tribulation lightning avatar that had been calmly standing in place suddenly turned around and ran away!
really!

Chu Xiu let out a low shout, and before he even arrived, three Chiwen sword energies formed in mid-air and slashed towards the tribulation lightning incarnation!

"Humph."

The tribulation lightning avatar stared intently at Chu Xiu with eyes that, though calm, concealed a fierce intent, just like Chu Xiu's. At the same time, its soul body suddenly flew upwards, dodging three Chiwen sword energies!
The overflowing energy fluctuations caused its soul body to tremble, which made Chu Xiu's eyes light up!

There is a play!

Even the aftershocks of this attack affected the tribulation lightning avatar!
Although judging from the speed at which the tribulation lightning avatar dodged, the opponent was definitely not the half-crippled soul body that appeared to be, but no matter what state it was in, as long as it could cause damage, it was a good thing!

Without the slightest hesitation, the power of gods and demons erupted from within his body. Chu Xiu changed direction and accelerated in the air, covering a distance of over a thousand meters in the blink of an eye, and rushed to the side of the tribulation lightning incarnation!
The Tribulation Lightning Avatar had been attacked by everyone in a joint attack, which destroyed its physical body. Although it was enhanced by the Law of Fate, it could not keep up with Chu Xiu's speed at all. As the Chiwen Sword Qi erupted nearby, the Tribulation Lightning Avatar could only let out a low shout, form hand seals, and mobilize its demonic energy to withstand the attack!
"boom!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, the tribulation lightning avatar was sent flying backward, its right hand, which had been exactly the same as its original body, was severed!

At the same time, Cat Seven, who was in the distance, exclaimed, "Senior Chen, look at that painting!"

Chu Xiu looked back and saw that the right hand of the tribulation lightning in the painting had also disappeared, and the spear that pierced Chu Xiu had become even more blurred!
Chu Xiu was overjoyed. After being weakened by Xie Xuanzhao, his future could now be changed!

Without giving the tribulation lightning incarnation any chance to breathe, Chu Xiu accelerated again, unleashing the full power of the Chiwen sword energy in his hand!

He unleashed all the power within him to the extreme, holding nothing back, determined to kill the tribulation lightning in the final three seconds!

(End of this chapter)