Secular world: My destiny has no taboos

Chapter 538-548: The Spiritual Pivot at Shen Hour, Chaos Without Form
Everyone has their own destiny, whether good or bad, it is all connected to their own fate and karma.

At this moment, the five destiny attributes in Lin Beixuan's destiny attribute display were constantly flashing with light, among which the destiny attribute of the Lord of the Silent Sun was surrounded by flames, radiating a thick halo.

"Chi~"

As if a match had been struck, producing a soft sound, Lin Beixuan was suddenly engulfed in raging flames.

The heat emanating from these flames not only distorted space but also affected the inherent rules of heaven and earth, causing them to unconsciously give way.

[You have activated the second power of the Book of Life and Death: Usurpation of Fate.]

[You are burning the flame of your own destiny lamp, forcibly altering the fate network of all living beings in heaven and earth.]

The Book of Life and Death whistled in the wind, and with each page turned in front of Lin Beixuan, a trace of power overflowed, gradually gathering more and more.

Lin Beixuan's hair began to turn gray and dry at a visible rate, as if his life force and lifespan were constantly being drained away.

Forcibly altering someone's fate in the Book of Life and Death will bring enormous costs to the person holding the book, and may even backfire on them.

Because of the karmic connection, Lin Beixuan's own karma will increase, which will lead to a decrease in his luck.

But Lin Beixuan can't care about that now.

Even briefly altering the other person's fate is not enough; it requires using a new ability unlocked in the Book of Life and Death after he breaks through to the Human Immortal realm.

One after another, the power of rules emerged from the Book of Life and Death, breaking through the barriers of time and distance, and directly fell upon the Desolate Ancestor.

The Desolate Ancestor frowned slightly, sensing the strange phenomena that kept appearing on his body.

Even beings at the level of mortal masters cannot escape this anomaly that has befallen them.

He looked up at Lin Beixuan, his gaze falling on Lin Beixuan's hands.

"The Book of Life and Death!"

He spoke each word carefully, and shock gradually welled up in his previously calm eyes.

However, he quickly suppressed his shock and said calmly, "I thought some being had returned, but it turns out it wasn't."

A vast, cloud-like power roamed around the Ancestral Desolation, and the power of rules that only a mortal master could control stirred up terrifying phenomena and rippled like waves.

"I cannot resist the power and rules of the Book of Life and Death, but unfortunately the person who holds the book is too weak, so much so that he cannot even unleash the true power of the Book of Life and Death."

The Desolate Ancestor stared indifferently at Lin Beixuan. The desolate wilderness was supported in his hands, and the rules carrying an ancient and boundless aura began to revive.

In an instant, the world changed color, and the magnificent aurora borealis stretched out along the horizon. The whole world seemed to be in a wild wilderness, and the wild aura made everyone's heart tremble.

At this moment, all the barbarian soldiers knelt on the ground in reverence, looking up as if their hands were embracing the sky.

According to the secrets of the Northern Frontier, after the barbarians die, their souls return to the heavens and become shining stars in the sky. Therefore, they have a special affection for the sky and the earth from a young age.

Even after death, they never hold any funerals. Instead, they let their bodies and souls return to heaven and earth, and their flesh and blood are eaten by eagles and wolves, hoping to integrate their consciousness into all things in heaven and earth.

In contrast to the barbarian army, the entire Northern Expeditionary Army of all dynasties was also watching this astonishing scene.

Under Fang Xiangyi's magic, a steady stream of people arrived outside Tonggu Pass.

They gathered on the high grassy slope, gazing at the breathtaking scenery before them.

The aurora borealis poured down, and the wild air blew against Huo Jun's face. He took a deep breath, and his hand gripping the reins tightened involuntarily.

The closer he got, the more he could feel how astonishing the aura emanating from ahead was.

The entire world changed as if they had stepped into another space, a space in which there was only one god.

"Is this the power of the mortal master?!"

The horse beneath Huo Jun seemed to be affected as well, becoming more energetic and wild, and it no longer wanted to carry the creature on its back.

All living things are born free and should not be constrained.

In the Northern Expeditionary Army, some riders' mounts rebelled, throwing their riders off their backs, tearing at the reins that bound them, and galloping away into the distance.

At that moment, they seemed to possess inexhaustible strength, their feet moving like the wind as they swiftly disappeared into the darkness.

What's going on with these horses?

My horse ran away!

……

Cavalrymen watched their horses gallop away, letting out angry roars of resentment.

Fortunately, Huo Jun intervened at this moment and suppressed all the horses that were trying to break away.

He exuded a strong killing intent, almost tangible, which made many horses that originally wanted to escape tremble with fear and almost collapse to the ground.

It's not wrong to yearn for freedom, but the prerequisite for freedom is to be alive.

Most of the horses in the Northern Expeditionary Army were spirited horses, possessing intelligence no less than that of humans. When they sensed the murderous aura emanating from Huo Jun, this immortal general, their reason once again prevailed over their wildness.

Fang Xiangyi sighed and turned his gaze to Huo Jun: "Should we bring out the Imperial Seal now? Otherwise, the deeper we go, the more profound the impact on us will likely be."

"You and I are doing well, but it will be very difficult for the soldiers below to hold on."

Huo Jun stared ahead and said calmly, "Let's wait a while. It's not the right time yet."

Fang Xiangyi nodded upon hearing this and said nothing more.

Emperor Lixi, Yang Guang, sent him with the Imperial Seal of the State to accompany the Northern Expeditionary Army in order to prevent the ancestral shrine of the barbarians from being destroyed.

However, he did not have the authority to lead the Northern Expeditionary Army, so the military arrangements were mainly made by Huo's army.

Just as the Northern Expeditionary Army was quietly sneaking towards the barbarian army's main camp, Lin Beixuan was enduring the greatest pressure of his life.

Because a giant hand, resembling an ancient sacred mountain, was pressing down on him.

In his eyes, each finger was like a towering mountain with no end in sight, and no matter how he tried to dodge, he could not escape the five-fingered prison before him.

"Are they planning to treat me like Sun Wukong, the Monkey King?"

Lin Beixuan remained expressionless as the incense in his hand spread its divine power, coalescing into a thick brush. He gently wrote a line on the Book of Life and Death.

Good and bad fortune can coexist, but misfortune and fortune can reverse.

[You have activated the fourth power of the Book of Life and Death: Good and Bad Fortune in the Same Domain.]

[Your fortune and misfortune are on the same level as that of the Great Divine God - the Desolate Ancestor; the karmic consequences you suffer are equal to his. Your luck will temporarily increase by 5000.]

[Because you burned the flame of your life lamp, you forcibly modified part of the Desolate Ancestor's fate network, which can slightly reverse the relationship between you and the Desolate Ancestor regarding blessings and misfortunes.]

The prompts on the panel kept flashing through Lin Beixuan's mind.

As Lin Beixuan wrote with his incense-burning magic brush, the Five-Finger Divine Mountain that had been looming over Lin Beixuan's head shattered with a deafening roar.

The power of the rules of both sides clashed at this moment, but it was clear that the rules of the Book of Life and Death were superior to those of the Desolate Ancestor.

A feeling that the Desolate Ancestor had never experienced before arose within him.

He was actually harmed by his own power.

The slender hand of the Desolate Ancestor exploded eerily at this moment, splattering countless pieces of flesh and blood.

However, shortly after these flesh and blood came into contact with the air, they immediately transformed into eagles soaring into the sky, while countless wolves ran towards the earth.

Huang Zu did not show any anger on his face, but simply looked at Lin Beixuan quietly.

"I underestimated you!" This scene was witnessed by the barbarian soldiers below, who were struck dumb.

The old shaman's face was full of disbelief, and he thought to himself, "Could it be that even the Desolate Ancestor couldn't do anything about this opponent?"

He felt his faith shatter for a fleeting moment.

The next moment, he witnessed something even more shocking.

Lin Beixuan's tall and majestic statue stretched out five hands, as large as divine mountains, in the same manner as the Desolate Ancestor, and pressed down towards them.

"Good fortune and misfortune are in the same realm; both sides suffer the same fate."

Lin Beixuan calmly looked at the Desolate Ancestor: "However, the difference is that I have modified your fate network. What I bear is what you have to bear, but I do not have to bear everything that I should bear."

It may seem a little hard to understand, but this is indeed the fourth ability of the Book of Life and Death's rules and authority.

This ability gave Lin Beixuan the confidence to kill both the Evil Spirit True Lord and the Purple Maiden Goddess, two powerful mortal deities.

However, the price he had to pay was too high, because after using this fourth ability, Lin Beixuan would suffer continuous backlash from the dual nature of good and bad fortune.

In other words, he will face the backlash of the other party's luck for a long time to come.

He didn't know how high the Desolate Ancestor's luck was, but it was definitely not something that Lin Beixuan's own luck could offset.

He will be extremely unlucky; he might even choke to death while drinking water.

However, Lin Beixuan couldn't care less about that now. With the danger of a mortal master looming ahead, he had to go all out, or he would really perish here.

The power of the Book of Life and Death was also clearly revealed at this moment.

Facing the sacred mountain slowly pressing towards the barbarian army, the Desolate Ancestor's gaze finally turned serious.

The power of the rules of life and death within him is fundamentally different from his savage power.

Its ability to erode rules is even stronger. Even a slight contact will cause the power of life and death to corrupt his own power of rules, requiring a considerable amount of power to remove it.

However, he still needs to use half of his power to suppress Shenhou. If he uses too much power, Shenhou will definitely find an opportunity to escape.

The Desolate Ancestor glanced at the direction of the northern border, and the torrent of savagery and absolute rules collided with Lin Beixuan's Five Finger Divine Mountain.

These torrents, like wild and spiritual animals, densely climbed the sacred mountain, gradually pushing it back.

However, these animals' bodies are gradually turning black due to the influence of the power of life and death, and the dense death aura is spreading rapidly like a plague.

Life and death are among the most powerful rules, regardless of the world in which they occur.

The Book of Life and Death, a divine artifact that carries the laws of life and death, is undoubtedly a supreme treasure.

Even half a scroll was enough to contend with beings at the level of a mortal master. If the remaining half scroll were collected, Lin Beixuan dared not imagine how powerful the Book of Life and Death would become.

Of course, one reason for this was that the Desolate Ancestor could not unleash his full power, meaning he only used half of his strength to deal with Lin Beixuan.

This still demonstrates the power of the Book of Life and Death.

"I can't even imagine how powerful the Lord of the Underworld who once held the Book of Life and Death must have been!"

As Lin Beixuan gazed at the terrifying power unleashed by the collision of the two forces of law, he couldn't help but recall the figure he had seen in Chenlong's memories.

The connection between heaven and earth is severed; this is the essence of it all.

Suddenly, at that moment, an ancient mirror flew out from Lin Beixuan's chest. To his astonishment, the ancient mirror swelled in the wind and instantly transformed into a huge mirror.

The ancient mirror rippled like water, and a pair of huge pupils, black and white, reflecting the interplay of yin and yang, appeared in the mirror.

Tiger (寅) - Yin-Yang Mysterious Official.

"Kid, I'm here to lend you a hand. Remember, you owe me this favor."

As soon as the words were spoken, a black tiger, shaped like a collapsing mountain and entirely black and white, stepped out from the chaotic yin and yang energies.

The Xuanhu breathed out yin and yang energies from its nostrils, which rose and fell with its breath. Two flames, one yin and one yang, floated on either side of its high, bulging shoulder blades, and a majestic and domineering character for "king" appeared on its forehead.

"Old man, it's been a long time."

Yin Hu walked forward slowly, a sinister smile on his face.

Huang Zu looked at Yin Hu, his brows furrowing even deeper. Then he stared at Lin Beixuan and said meaningfully.

"Holding the Book of Life and Death of the Underworld, and accompanied by the Yin-Yang Tiger, could you be a pawn left behind by the Lord of the Underworld after his departure?"

The voice of the Desolate Ancestor was not loud, but it could easily reach Lin Beixuan's ears.

Upon hearing this, Lin Beixuan raised an eyebrow but did not respond.

As Yin Hu strode forward, his form gradually shrank from that of a black tiger, eventually transforming into a middle-aged man dressed in a black and white robe.

He slightly curled the corners of his mouth, and the yin and yang energies swam around him like fish, their momentum constantly gathering.

"It's been so long since we last met, aren't you going to say hello to your old friend first?"

"You dare to spout nonsense in front of me just because you stepped out of a mirror as an avatar?" The Desolate Ancestor snorted expressionlessly.

"Hehehe..."

Yin Hu laughed, and the Yin and Yang fish in his hand transformed into a giant axe, its blade gleaming with an aura of creation.

"Then come and try taking one of my axe blows."

As he spoke, Yin Hu cleaved with his axe, and Lin Beixuan saw the yin and yang energies surging and rolling in the vast天地 (heaven and earth), tearing the sky in two and suddenly facing the wild aurora.

"Boom!"

If Lin Beixuan borrowed the power of the Book of Life and Death, it was more about taking advantage of the Book of Life and Death's reversal of cause and effect to catch the Desolate Ancestor off guard.

That Yin Hu's axe strike was a righteous and just act of overwhelming force.

The black and white energies, like ocean waves, collided with the wild aurora, causing the sky and earth to roar in unison.

Faced with the axe swinging down, the Desolate Ancestor burst forth with azure light, transforming into a giant that blotted out the sky.

He stood firmly on the ground, his semi-transparent blue-green body filled with stars, and suddenly punched Yin Hu.

At this moment, the Desolate Ancestor no longer cared about his power, and the cold winds originating from the northern frontier brought him his savage power.

at the same time.

The young man, who had been sitting with his legs crossed, leaning against the pile of stones, and immersed in the strange phenomenon in the sky, slowly stood up and stretched.

At this moment, the giant mountain behind him trembled violently, and the small pile of stones pressing on the monkey god shrine seemed to be lifted up by some enormous force.

The stones rolled to the ground, revealing the shrine that had been hidden underneath.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The young man covered his face and laughed wildly as he took a step forward.

In an instant, the giant mountain behind them suddenly exploded, as if the entire mountain shattered from the inside out, collapsing with a rumbling sound and dust filling the air.

A clear and melodious voice soared into the sky.

"At the Shen hour, the Spiritual Pivot is in a state of chaos and formlessness. May everything be as you wish, may everything be as you wish..."

(End of this chapter)