Chapter 140: Welcome Lord Fate to the Forum for Guidance

Chapter 140: Welcoming Lord Fate’s Guidance on the Forum

After staying in the instance world for a few days, Chu Fu stood before a mirror, carefully examining his reflection.

The skin tone of this body was already sickly pale from lack of sunlight, and now, with his heart removed and no vital signs, it appeared even more bloodless, as white as paper.

Upon closer inspection, his pupils were unnaturally dilated, his gaze unfocused and lifeless, with dull yellow-gray triangular shadows surfacing on the sclera.

—These were all signs of post-death changes in a corpse.

He had employed certain methods to slow the body’s progression toward deeper decay, but Wu Suer’s condition was poor to begin with, and he was no practitioner of the Time, Life, or Death Domains. In the end, it was impossible to completely halt the process.

Chu Fu pinched the muscles of his arm, feeling their elasticity noticeably diminished, and sighed. "What a hassle. I’ll need to find a suitable body again."

Hearing his complaint, the audience still locked in the livestream immediately chimed in with enthusiastic suggestions, their flattery undisguised:

「Respected prophet, I know a divine being of the Life Domain who can help forge a new vessel tailored for you!」

「Though I’m not familiar with the Life Domain, I can still serve you. If you really like this current shell, I can reverse time on a small scale to restore it to a healthy state. (Flowers)」

「I can offer you my carefully hoarded artifacts, as well as more points.」

「System Notification: Viewer No. 158 has tipped 12,000 points.」

「In short, whatever you need, just ask! We’ll do everything to help!」

"Thank you all for your concern."

The system-certified "super-popular streamer" Chu Fu sighed appreciatively but declined politely. "However, there’s no need to trouble yourselves with the matter of a body… When the right opportunity arises, the most suitable choice will naturally be brought to me by fate's currents."

「Signature Fate Domain move +1」

「Everything is fate’s arrangement, huh?」

「All hail fate, all hail the Doomsday Prophet! So, um… if you’re happy, could you let us go?」

「Yeah, yeah, the dungeon’s been over for days now. Keeping us locked up isn’t really necessary (*ugly crying*)」

「+10086, a humble divine being begging in chat.」

Chu Fu stared silently at the livestream for a moment, his intense gaze sending chills down the viewers’ spines. It felt as though his eyes were dissecting them, weighing how much value they still held for him…

Fortunately, he soon smiled and graciously declared, "You’ve already paid enough ransom—ah, no, I mean, tips. Of course, I’ll let you go."

"May fate forever watch over you."

After delivering this bone-chilling blessing, the black-haired youth on the screen abruptly lowered his head, his azure eyes completely lifeless.

Beside him, the golden cup holding his heart disappeared without a trace. Only divine beings of the Fate Domain could see that it had been swept away by the river of destiny, its invisible currents carrying the cup downstream, waiting for the right moment to reappear.

—Clearly, Wu Suer’s soul had already departed, leaving behind nothing but an empty shell before the viewers.

At the same time, the divine beings felt a certain confinement lift, and the tightly sealed doors of the viewing chamber slowly creaked open, revealing the freedom beyond.

Without hesitation, they stampeded for freedom like a tide, desperate to escape the terrifying livestream that had trapped them for days.

Hours later, a post surfaced on the Carnival Forum.

>> Gods’ Amusement Park >> Restricted Zone >> Secrets

Entry Requirement: Divine beings only

"Secrets" Let’s exchange a passphrase first: The screening room with no exit. Those who understand, come in.

#0 (OP):

Running into the prophet and coming back in one piece should be a godsend, so why am I losing sleep over it?

I originally planned to enter torpor for a few centuries to escape worldly troubles, but now I’m just sitting here wallowing…

#1:

OP, I get you. Is there a chance we’re actually mourning our lost points?

#2:

Welp, just thinking about it makes me cry. What turned me from rolling in points into a flat broke wreck?

#3:

Strong-armed. Shaken down. Terrified!

#4:

If I recall correctly, there were fewer than 200 divine beings in that livestream, and the total tips amounted to at least 1.6 million points…

#5:

Holy hell—just browsing, but that’s shocking! That’s 1.6 million points! How many endless nights of grinding does that equal?

#6:

That’s terrifying. Did you all get collectively robbed?

#7:

Pfft, can the clueless normies just buzz off? The thought that you all escaped this burns me up.

#8:

(*Writhing in darkness*) (*Screaming hysterically*) (*Shaking empty money bag in despair*)

#9:

For the clueless: Yes, we got robbed 🙂

#10:

We were invited by the system as guest viewers for a dungeon livestream, thinking it’d be a chill side gig with some fun messing with the players. Never expected to cross paths with that Doomsday Prophet…

#11:

And then, we became the punchline. (Clowns)

#12:

Yeesh, I can already connect the dots. Moment of silence.

#13:

I told you those Fate Domain folks are absolute bastards!!

№14:

The victim speaks, crying. By rights, shouldn't Fate Domain be more about control and support?

№15:

Replying to above, probably because only those with strong enough personalities and proven power can rely on non-offensive abilities under Fate Domain rules to ascend to divine status...

№16:

And we all know that the current high-ranking ability users in Fate Domain all ascended from ordinary intelligent life...

This means they must be ruthless and battle-hardened (sad).

№17:

OP, cheer up, at least you made it out in one piece... that's already lucky... My friend's great-grandma once encountered the white peacock in an instance, got half her skull ripped off, and was lost forever.

№18:

(Lighting candle)

№19 (OP):

Tsk, forget it, smh, let's not dwell on the point deficit anymore.

№20 (OP):

Does anyone want to theorize about what exactly the prophet's relationship with Lord Fate is now? He even said something like "May Fate permanently have her eye on you" at the end... feels ominous and gives me chills.

№21:

Scared +1, please go easy on us.

№22:

I think the writing's on the wall—the prophet and Fate must have some kind of arrangement, like Fate tolerates his existence while the prophet operates independently from the Fate sect, secretly doing things Fate can't directly intervene in...

№23:

Like this time—if Fate's devotees or chosen ones directly entered the instance, the Ill Fate Witch would've noticed immediately and been alerted;

But the prophet's ambiguous stance, having once been in a mortal rivalry with Fate, made it easier to lower the Ill Fate Witch's guard and gather intelligence.

№24:

Agreed, feels like they must've reached some backroom deal...

№25:

Also that Twilight Calamity projection the prophet showed at the end—I remember his ability leans more toward foreseeing and influencing the future; shouldn't include recreating the past?

And when it comes to "the past" in Fate's doctrine, it only reminds me of another figure from the past...

№26:

Solved instantly.

№27:

There are only so many upper-echelon beings in Fate Domain; 25L being all cryptic about it—how's that different from spelling it out? Hate these half-baked mysteries.

№28:

...Sorry, so who are we talking about? Baby godling here, confused.

№29:

Probably referring to the former "Cosmic Bard," "Witness of the Past," now Fate Apostle Bryce?

№30:

Decoding correct.

I suspect the prophet might've borrowed Fate Apostle's "Echoes of History" through advanced rituals or something...

№31:

After all, recreating a past involving a True God isn't easy, even with the prophet providing mental blueprints.

If it wasn't a miracle personally manifested by the Lord of Fate, then it was likely Bryce's domain expertise.

№32:

And for Fate Apostle to grant such a miracle, the Lord of Fate must've given silent consent.

№33:

Makes sense. If you say the prophet and Fate aren't connected, even dogs wouldn't believe it.

№34:

Judging by the prophet's attitude in the stream, his deal with Fate might be—better not let worse guys come to power? Oust the old pantheon (lol).

№35:

LOL.

Black Goat saying: ??? Please unmute and speak.

№36:

Thinking this way, it's also intriguing how Lord Fate saved the white peacock's clan and took them as devotees...

№37:

Honestly, didn't you guys find this whole thing fishy before?

№38:

Since ancient times, new gods always annihilate their enemies' entire lineages to the eighteenth generation—never seen this protective reversal scenario before.

Bloodline inheritance not only means grudges can persist, but also that enemies might bequeath power and will through blood, even return from oblivion... enemies' blood relatives and kin are always walking threats.

№39:

Holy crap, I used to think the new Fate god was too soft-hearted... didn't realize there was a grand design!

№40:

Tell a joke, the mighty Silver White Disaster is actually kind-hearted and gentle.

№41:

HAHAHAHAHA (laughing until tears come)

№42:

I can't stop laughing; 39L is just too humorous and naive.

№43:

Stop laughing! I feel like my face is going to swell up!

№44:

Calm down and think carefully. Is the protection that Lord Destiny offers to the white peacock clan truly an act of kindness, or is it a demand for hostages?

№45:

In that case, even if the prophet still has ulterior motives and ambitions, they would have to consider that their people are still living under Lord Destiny's control...

№46:

It's quite a sigh-inducing thought. After all the effort to save every member of the clan, even the most ruthless and ambitious among them might hesitate to disrupt the hard-won peaceful life just for a faint hope of turning the tables.

№47:

Ah, this is what true deities are like?

His gift is both a blessing and part of the stakes...

№48:

By the way, there's also the theory proposed by many friends about the divine vessel.

If this hypothesis holds true, when the Seer confronts the Doomed Witch, would it mean that on the surface it’s a duel between two individuals, but in reality, there are four wills present on the battlefield?

№49:

Isn’t that a bit too hellish...

№50:

Tsk, to say or not to say, Muqiang Shinshi finds these conspiracy theories even more thrilling and exciting... (lick)

№51:

You upstairs...

№52:

(On the verge of speaking) (Hesitating to speak)

№53:

Oh, what a twisted taste.

№54 Fate Tyrant highly recommends:

How can it be called perverse?! Those who admire the strong will ultimately submit to the throne of His Majesty Fate, an inevitable and unquestionable authority!

№55 Tyrant of Destiny Recommends:

I'm even thinking about when I can let His Majesty Fate devour me (blushing)

Being tightly coiled by His silvery scales and then swallowed into His belly in a suffocating sensation like drowning is one of my most ideal ways to die~

№56:

Hard to comment (salute)

№57:

...

№58 Destiny:

...

№59:

...

№60:

Wait! Didn't something extraordinary slip in above?!

№61:

Help! A real horror story!

Was there ever a divine being on the forum with the ID "Fate"?

№62:

I don't think... I've never seen one...

№63:

No one would dare to take such a suggestive ID, right?

№64:

(Shocked) (Shocked)

№65:

Praise Fate! Is it our mighty, powerful, and benevolent Lord Fate?

№66 Fate:

It is I.

№67 Fate:

Sometimes, I find your strange and peculiar thoughts quite interesting (smiling).

However, I still decline the request from post 55.

№68:

Glory to His Majesty of Fate.

№69:

We welcome His Majesty of Fate to grace our forum with His presence and guidance.

№70:

Praise be to Fate.

…

№132:

…What the heck, who just came in??

№133:

To think I would witness a true deity descending upon our forum in my lifetime—what an experience (crying laugh).

№134:

Just reading through those conspiracy theory posts above makes me feel like I’m done for, aaaaaah!

He never said He would check the forum!

№135:

Actually, He never said He wouldn’t watch (softly)

№136:

Hehe, so the seer’s final words, “May fate forever watch over you,” meant this? Warning us to be cautious with our words and actions, in case fate comes knocking one day?

№137:

I guess so. (lighting candle) Fortunately, I’m used to lurking and haven’t said much that shouldn’t have been said.

№138:

This incident confirms the first law of the forum—“the shorter the ID, the bigger the deal.”

№139:

If I remember correctly, all IDs that directly use domain names seem to be reserved by the system for the True Gods, though They rarely show up ( )

№140:

The forum truly harbors many hidden talents; it doesn’t disappoint...