Chapter 606 — Foreknowledge of Nothing (Monthly Ticket Bonus +8.5)

He hastened to say, "It is very useful! So long as I have something the other party carries, I can pinpoint them. On the Assassin Star, I was the most indispensable support, sir..."

"Fine," Shi Li said. "Give me a demonstration, and if the results are truly good..."

Iger was overjoyed, certain that his ability was irreplaceable and that no one would have the heart to kill him.

"No problem, sir!"

Moments later, the teleporter Iger, without quite understanding how, was beaten half to death by Shi Jin once again. Shi Xu left the prison in high spirits, feeling that his life-preserving skills were growing ever more numerous.

Swish, swish, swish, swish...

As Shi Jin walked through the prison, he heard a flurry of writing sounds—assassins by the score jotting down their talents and abilities. Originally these were deathsworn, and the vast majority would never betray the Assassin Star even unto death, but they could not withstand the sheer cheat-like power of the Shi Yun attribute, which had simply deleted their memories of loyalty to the Assassin Star.

What remained to be seen was how many valuable skills and talents could be squeezed out of these people.

Shi Yu was full of anticipation; at the very least, the resources the Owl and the Cat had plundered from the Assassin Star were truly abundant, enough to elevate a third-tier new domain like the Eastern Radiance Domain to a state richer than even a first-tier domain.

In short, the emperors soon to come from Blue Star to the Domain King Star—Lu Yan among them—were in for a stroke of luck; they might well end up richer than Shi Yu had been when he first arrived at the Domain King Star.

...

"Sis, I've made up my mind."

"Made up your mind about what?" Somewhere in the Suspended Void Domain, the Owl was receiving the King of Scoops, who had likewise come to offer congratulations.

"I've decided I won't attach any conditions to Shi Jin. I'll simply choose him as the prophesied child of our Astral Clan, and our clan will pour all its strength into aiding his growth!"

"Hmph." The Owl looked at him with disdain. "Where were you when it mattered? I told you he had potential, and you wouldn't believe me. Does he even need your aid now? That Emperor Shi—a Shi Yun attribute Transcendent, and four Transcendent Shi Yun beast companions!!"

Patriarch Tutu wore a troubled expression. "You never told me Blue Star had such tremendous fortune. Had you told me earlier that Blue Star was a high-grade lucky star, had you told me earlier that the Blue Star lineage was this formidable, would I have hesitated?"

Besides, its reluctance to agree easily also stemmed from a fear that the King of Scoops' identity might drag Shi Jin down.

"Also, Emperor Shi's ability may be strong, but don't forget, Sis—with the aid of our clan's supreme treasure, we can divine not just Transcendent matters, but even the first or second tier of the cosmic level..."

"Go talk to Shi Jin. There must be things he wants to know..."

The Foreseeing Owl sank into thought and said, "Very well. Now do you see how sharp your sister's judgment is?"

The King of Scoops nodded frantically.

Before long, Shi Jin was summoned by the Owl.

"Heh heh, Domain Lord Shi Jin, you all were quite impressive this time."

"I asked my sister to bring you here because I want to discuss cooperation with you once more."

"Oh? What manner of cooperation?" Shi Li asked.

Patriarch Tutu said, "Among our Astral Clan there is a supreme treasure that can amplify foresight. Only the Astral Clan can use it, and at its utmost it can divine matters concerning the cosmic level."

"However, employing this treasure exacts a heavy toll upon it; only once every thousand years can it recover a single opportunity for foresight. To the Astral Clan, this opportunity is of little real use, for when the Astral Clan divines its own affairs, there is always more or less some backlash—but for outsiders, the accuracy is exceedingly high."

"Therefore, I wish to ally the Astral Clan with Blue Star, and to offer three opportunities for foresight as a gift of greeting. Furthermore, Domain Lord Shi Jin shall receive the treatment of a prophesied child—whenever he has need, he may at any time borrow the power of the Astral Clan's supreme treasure to divine."

Shi Zhuo smiled at Patriarch Tutu, knowing that seeing the Blue Star lineage's performance this time had made it change its stance.

"Fine. As it happens, there are a few things I'd like to foresee. Chief Tutu, give it some thought—can it be done?"

"What?"

Shi Li: "I want to know the precise method for ascending to the cosmic level."

Even Emperor Shi did not know this, and it was unclear whether the Astral Race had any way of finding out.

Chief Tutu's ear twitched. "Ah, well... this. Theoretically, it can be done, but not in a single act of foresight."

"What do you mean?" said Shi Li.

Chief Tutu said, "There was once a super-god powerhouse who came to me seeking the method for ascending to the cosmic level. Unfortunately, the foresight gave no clear directive—it merely guided him to remain on Realm King Star, where perhaps a sliver of hope might exist in the future."

"He had assumed he could simply ask Lord Realm King and learn the answer. He waited a long, long time until Lord Realm King finally awoke once, but because Lord Realm King is a planetary lifeform, the method for ascending to the cosmic level differs from that of other lifeforms. He got no result, and there the trail went cold."

Shi Jin sank into thought. "Then let me try as well."

Chief Tutu said, "That can be done, but I won't have an answer until I return to my clan. Is there anything else you wish to foresee?"

"Heh heh. Still, Realm Lord Shi Jin, your ambitions are no small thing—you too have your eye on that Cosmic Throne."

Shi Yan said, "Beyond that, I also want to know where the five remaining legacies of the Prayer Star Race are. That should be no problem, right? Weren't you originally saying you would also assist Teacher Ying in finding the legacy relics?"

"That's no problem, but like the previous prophecy, both require Shi Yun. The former involves the cosmic level, while the latter—the scope of that foresight may extend beyond the Cosmic Sea to the entire universe. That too requires Shi Yun."

"I see. Then let's start with these two questions."

Once Shi Yan finished speaking with Chief Tutu, the other took his leave at once and returned to his clan to prophesy for Shi Jin.

After his brother left, the Prophetic Owl looked at Shi Li with a smile. "Shi Jin, my guess is you'll be staying here to rest and recuperate for a year next—no more gallivanting about."

"Am I right?"

Shi Jin rolled his eyes. "Teacher Owl, don't waste your prophecies on such pointless things. You'd do better to divine whether there are any more epoch ruins on Blue Star like the one Emperor Shi entered."

"I know, I know." The Prophetic Owl felt bored.

Before many days had passed, the top eight of Blue Star's World Tournament were finally brought to Realm King Star.

The moment they arrived, the five beastmasters of Donghuang each found their own places, striving to prepare for the next Apotheosis War.

Yes—of the top eight, five were beastmasters from Donghuang. Aside from the three great emperors and Lu Heng, the Legend of the Overlord Sea had also successfully entered the top eight.

After the mythic revival, his giant kun—believed to bear the legacy of the alien insects and possessing Infinite Devouring—had advanced by leaps and bounds. Upon arriving at Realm King Star, he was immediately dragged off by Lin Feng, who possessed the evolution talent, to serve as his assistant.

Lu Heng, meanwhile, entered the Assassination Prison and took up the post of warden, controlling the prison with the cooperation of Emperor Kong's beast.