Chapter 2273

Looking up at the sky, the closer he got to the mountaintop, the more he could feel the dreadfulness of that long spear.

The tip of the long spear seemed to pierce the sky, incomparably sharp. Strands of deathly energy fell from the air, whipping up a storm around the spearhead. Lin Moyu looked at the long spear, his eyes flickering. "This long spear has an extremely heavy killing intent, and it is no ordinary magic treasure. If I'm not mistaken, it should have already surpassed the Dao Venerable Realm, belonging to another level of magic treasure."

He was still over a hundred steps away from the summit, and the divine light shining brilliantly on his body made Lin Moyu look like a god.

Shrouded in divine light, he stepped onto the 901st step.

The divine light erupted like a fountain, intertwining with the deathly energy. A large number of tiny Luck Insects flew out from the crevices of the mountain, gathering into a mass and forming a massive Luck Insect.

This scene was no different from the previous few times.

At this moment, the spear at the summit suddenly vibrated, and a ray of seven-colored light shot out from its tip, landing on the Luck Insect. The Luck Insect's aura surged rapidly, breaking through its previous realm in the blink of an eye. Previously, despite its repeated transformations, its realm had always remained at the Dao Venerable 3rd Realm. This time, it reached the Dao Venerable 4th Realm.

The Great Dao of Luck emerged behind it and then disappeared. The Luck Insect didn't seem to have changed much, but Lin Moyu felt that it had become increasingly unpredictable and even more ethereal.

Lin Moyu murmured softly, "The Dao is different now."

He felt the change in the Dao of Luck, which was different from the previous changes.

This also meant that the technique he could comprehend this time had changed; it was no longer the previous technique of gathering luck to materialize, nor was it the technique of luck conversion.

"Four cycles of repetition to continuously deepen my comprehension of the Great Dao of Luck… is the ultimate goal for this moment?"

"Then let's see what I am supposed to comprehend this time."

Lin Moyu's mind was as clear as a mirror. Connecting the causes and effects, he roughly understood the other party's intention.

First learning the Dao of Luck, delving deep from the basics, then mastering it through repeated practice, and finally sublimating it before being able to study and master a deeper level of technique.

The Luck Insect seemed to have summoned its Dao True Body, flickering in and out of the void.

It suddenly vanished. With a thought from Lin Moyu, the Flame Tiger let out a roar, and in an instant, flames soared into the sky.

The Flame Tiger's fire surrounded both itself and Lin Moyu, providing an all-directional, blind-spot-free defense.

The Luck Insect appeared silently outside the flames, spitting out a beam of intense light that extinguished the fire like a sharp blade.

In the next instant, the Luck Insect appeared again, having already passed through the flames. Its antennae extended like rakes, slapping down toward the Flame Tiger at a speed so fast that it was hard to react to.

Bang!

The Flame Tiger was slapped away, yet the Luck Insect vanished once more.

Alarm bells rang wildly in Lin Moyu's heart as his spiritual sense sent a warning.

In an instant, the Golden Body Flowing Flame and Bone Hell enveloped him.

The Great Sword Dao Venerable also appeared by his side. Lin Moyu completed all of this almost instantaneously.

Just as the Great Sword Dao Venerable appeared, the Luck Insect revealed itself, its antennae slapping toward Lin Moyu.

At the same time, the Great Sword Dao Venerable slashed out with his sword, unleashing a fierce sword light.

The Luck Insect vanished silently once more, dodging the Great Sword Dao Venerable's sword light.

If it hadn't dodged, it would have been injured by the Great Sword Dao Venerable at the same moment it hit Lin Moyu.

Choosing to dodge, it appeared behind the Great Sword Dao Venerable in the next instant, launching an attack at him.

The Great Sword Dao Venerable reacted extremely quickly, turning back to slash out a sword light, but the Luck Insect vanished again. The two sides fell into a stalemate. The Luck Insect's movements were as fast as a ghost, continuously teleporting unpredictably. The Great Sword Dao Venerable suppressed it with sheer force, relying on his own realm to combat it.

Yet Lin Moyu still noticed that the Luck Insect's actions were always one step ahead of the Great Sword Dao Venerable.

It was as if it could predict the future, accurately capturing the Great Sword Dao Venerable's next move.

The Great Sword Dao Venerable and the Luck Insect tangled with each other, with neither side seemingly able to do anything to the other.

Lin Moyu recalled the Flame Tiger, leaving only the Great Sword Dao Venerable.

Before comprehending the corresponding Luck Technique, Lin Moyu did not want this battle to stop. He observed carefully, placing himself in the scenario without missing a single detail. Gradually, Lin Moyu gained some realization.

"It indeed can predict the Great Sword Dao Venerable's next move and take corresponding action in advance. However, its prediction window is very short, only half a second ahead, or even less."

"Could this be the new Luck Technique? Knowing things in the future, shouldn't that be an ability unique to the Great Dao of Fate?"

Lin Moyu had his own speculation and observed even more closely.

Combining this with his previous understanding of the Dao of Luck, Lin Moyu did not let any detail of the Luck Insect go, wanting to see even the smallest movement clearly.

The two sides fought for a full half-hour, and Lin Moyu watched for a full half-hour as well.

Finally, he discovered that whenever the Luck Insect made a prediction, its aura would weaken slightly.

The weakening was not much, only about one percent.

Moreover, this slight weakening was quickly replenished, but it still did not escape Lin Moyu's spiritual sense.

"Making predictions requires consuming luck."

"The greater the luck consumed, the further the accuracy and time of the prediction will be."

Lin Moyu continued to observe. Finally, at the center of the Luck Insect's brow, he saw a small and exquisite rune.

This rune was somewhat like a Dao Pattern, but not as complex as one.

It looked very exquisite and was hidden very well. If Lin Moyu hadn't observed closely enough, he wouldn't have been able to see it at all.

After staring at the rune several times, Lin Moyu determined one thing: he could master this rune.

Chapter 2811: Luck Rune, Better to Seek Within Than Without

The wonders of luck were revealed once again.

He only knew that luck could affect whether everything went smoothly for a person, whether they had good luck or bad luck.

But he had never imagined that a Luck Technique could actually predict the future.

Activating the Luck Explosion Technique, the Luck Insect's luck value was instantly revealed.

The Luck Insect's luck value was extremely high, reaching as high as 90, with a bright red color.

Through the luck value, it could be judged that the Luck Insect's own luck was also extremely strong.

In fact, even without using the Luck Explosion Technique, Lin Moyu could feel that the Luck Insect's own luck was indeed very strong, but the Luck Explosion Technique made it more intuitive.

Just as Lin Moyu was observing, it dropped from 90 to 89.

Lin Moyu knew it was predicting the future, predicting every single action the Great Sword Dao Venerable would take next, thereby making preemptive judgments.

Doing so was not without a price; consuming its own luck was the cost.

The Luck Insect predicted the future time and again, acting preemptively and holding the upper hand at every turn.

Fortunately, the Great Sword Dao Venerable had a higher realm and could respond in time, at most looking a bit disheveled.

If it had been the Flame Tiger, it would have been defeated long ago.

Lin Moyu stared intently at the rune at the center of the Luck Insect's brow, knowing that the key to mastering the Luck Technique of predicting the future lay within this rune.

This rune was very peculiar, somewhat different from Dao Patterns, and also not quite the same as the runes popular nowadays.

Compared to the runes Lin Moyu had learned, it was more streamlined, yet its function was far more powerful.

Lin Moyu was fascinated. He wanted to know why such a streamlined rune could have a function more powerful than those complex ones.

Prehistoric runes seemed to be different from modern ones. How many powerful runes had been lost in the long river of history?

Relying on his familiarity with runes, Lin Moyu understood this special rune at an astonishing speed and connected it with the Dao of Luck.

More and more realizations sprouted in his heart, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"This rune should be one specially created for this technique."

"To create a corresponding rune for a single technique, that senior from the God-Slaughtering Sect was truly powerful. Not only did they fully comprehend the Great Dao of Luck, but they were also so profound in the Dao of Runes."

Lin Moyu felt a sense of longing. How wonderful would it be if he could reach that realm one day?

His own various techniques could also be explained and passed down through this method.

As his comprehension of the rune grew deeper, Lin Moyu finally raised his hand and began drawing the rune in the air.

Using his finger as a brush and luck as ink, he outlined the rune.

Drawing runes was something Lin Moyu had done countless times; it was practically second nature to him. No matter how complex, three-dimensional, or varying in size, he could do it with absolute ease and natural proficiency. For him, the only difference was changing soul power into the power of luck. Controlling the power of luck was not as effortless as controlling soul power, making it impossible to be as precise. This was the only issue in drawing Luck Runes.

Fortunately, the previous rounds had already elevated Lin Moyu's control over the power of luck by several levels, and the Luck Transformation Technique had also allowed him to master the manipulation of minute luck.

Soon, a not-so-perfect Luck Rune appeared in front of Lin Moyu.

The rune shone brightly, bearing a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to the rune on the Luck Insect's brow.

Although there were many shortcomings, it was enough for temporary use.

Lin Moyu activated the rune with the power of luck. The rune suddenly burned up, and the scenes before Lin Moyu's eyes shifted, with several images flashing past.

The entire process was like an illusion, ending in the blink of an eye.

Lin Moyu immediately looked at the Luck Insect and the Great Sword Dao Venerable.

The two were fighting fiercely, but their subsequent actions were exactly the same as what Lin Moyu had just seen. This rune allowed Lin Moyu to see what would happen in the future two seconds in advance, and the duration was also about two seconds.

"It worked!"

Lin Moyu was delighted. Although the effect was average, it was at least a success.

If it were back when he had just mastered the luck gathering technique, with his extremely crude way of harnessing the power of luck, this rune would have been impossible to succeed.

The rounds of repetitive learning and continuous improvement beforehand had raised his level of controlling the power of luck to another level, allowing him to draw the rune in one go.

Lin Moyu understood the well-meaning intentions of that senior from the God-Slaughtering Sect, and he couldn't help but feel somewhat grateful.

Then, he continued to draw runes.

Runes were born from his fingertips one by one and activated, allowing Lin Moyu to see future events time and again.

Lin Moyu's perception of the Dao of Luck grew deeper and deeper.

Not only the Great Dao of Luck, but Lin Moyu also combined the abilities of other Great Daos, comparing and distinguishing them.

For those powerful cultivators, there were many ways to see future events.

The Great Dao of Fate was one of them, but the future seen through the Great Dao of Fate was a general situation and would not be so detailed.

Similarly, the future seen through the Great Dao of Fate was relatively far and could show multiple possibilities.

The future was constantly changing, and the future of the Great Dao of Fate would have various branches.

The Great Dao of Time could also see the future, but the future seen through the Great Dao of Time was even more distant, and what was seen was often the result, whereas the process was not as important.

Just like the Great Dao of Fate, there were also many kinds of future results, and they were not unique.

Process was even more ever-changing and elusive.

On the other hand, the future seen through the Great Dao of Luck was very short and right before one's eyes, and it was basically unique—a future that had already been decided.

The three methods of seeing the future each had their pros and cons, and each had its own uses.

The Luck Runes drawn by Lin Moyu became increasingly perfect. After drawing over a hundred of them consecutively, they were no different from the rune on the Luck Insect's brow.

Since the rune had reached perfection, the next step was to solidify the rune.

This would make the rune no longer a one-time product, but something that could be used continuously.

To permanently solidify the rune, he needed to find a carrier.

The most commonly used carrier was, naturally, an origin crystal.

Lin Moyu tried it, only to find that an origin crystal could not become a carrier for the Luck Rune.

What was contained within the Luck Rune was the power of luck, which belonged to the Power of Void.

The origin crystal contained the Power of Origin, which belonged to physical power. It was opposed to the Power of Void, so it naturally could not become a carrier.

Legend had it that there was a special type of origin crystal that contained the Power of Void.

However, that was merely a legend; no one had ever seen it, and Lin Moyu naturally could not obtain it.

Besides origin crystals, he could also look for other illusory things to carry it.

For example, the spiritual beast meat that Lei Pengpeng had once eaten. However, spiritual beast meat was not an excellent carrier because it was not pure.

The spiritual beast meat Lei Pengpeng ate was only semi-illusory, not pure void-type spiritual beast meat.

Like the Three-Colored Phantom Snake and the Shadow Mantis, they actually belonged to semi-void spiritual beasts as well, but they also possessed physical power within their bodies. Unable to find the most suitable carrier for the moment, Lin Moyu had a sudden thought. "Since seeking externally doesn't work, then I shall turn from external to…"

A rather crazy idea popped into his head. With a thought, a soul clone appeared beside his soul body. Since he couldn't find a suitable carrier externally, he would use his own soul as the carrier. However, to be safe, he would test it on his clone first.

Chapter 2812: Deduction Rune, the True Usage of Dao Patterns