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“That Xu Ming actually ran into Lin Chen!”

The most concerned people among the human race's top experts were naturally the top geniuses like Lin Chen, Qin Ke, and Yun Fan; now seeing that Xu Ming had actually bumped into Lin Chen, they couldn't help but exclaim in an uproar.

Palace Master Po Tian looked at him with disappointment: “Ever since the decline of the Wild Sect, they have never produced a decent genius! Now, with great difficulty, a Xu Ming who can barely be considered a 'century' level has emerged, but unexpectedly, he is so arrogant…”

“Too arrogant!” Old Man Xuan Qing also shook his head and sighed, “Originally, before Lin Chen arrived, this Xu Ming had plenty of time to leave. But he was so arrogant as to wait for Lin Chen to appear…”

“Next, his fate will be completely in Lin Chen's hands.” General Jing Yu said indifferently, “If Lin Chen wants to expel him from the Mountain and River World, then his Dao Fate Battle will only end here!”

“Damn it!” Zhan Wuwei's eyes widened, “What an arrogant kid, this personality is indeed no less than mine back then!”

Palace Master Po Tian sighed again: “Originally, with Xu Ming's strength, it shouldn't be difficult to stand out from the Dao Fate Battle! But he insists on burying his own Dao Fate! — Forget it, forget it, let him have a profound lesson! If he wants to enter the 'Human Race God Kingdom', it will only be possible fifty years later!”

Old Man Xuan Qing suddenly said: “In my opinion, this Xu Ming lacks luck…”

Lacks luck?

The top experts were slightly stunned, and then fell into contemplation.

What is luck?

Luck is actually something quite ethereal and illusory, but it truly exists.

When a race's luck is prosperous, it thrives; when its luck is exhausted, it declines.

When a force's luck is prosperous, it rises; when its luck is exhausted, it declines.

And for an individual… luck often determines his ultimate achievement!

Yes, what determines a person's achievement is definitely not talent!

Definitely not talent!

But luck!

For example, a genius with extraordinary talent can easily comprehend the artistic conception of nature and even the laws of the Heavenly Dao while eating and sleeping; then, is he certain to achieve great success and become a great power?

No!

If this genius's luck is very bad, it is entirely possible for him to fall to his death while walking, choke to death while eating, or choke to death while drinking…

Or, if this genius's luck is average and he doesn't have the “fate” to become a great power, then even if his talent is amazing, he may be stuck at a certain bottleneck, no matter how perverted his talent is, he will never be able to break through…

This is fate! — The fate determined by luck!

For another example, a mediocre person with very poor talent; however, as long as his luck is strong enough, it is entirely possible for him to meet a noble person when he goes out, pick up a supreme treasure when he looks down, cultivate smoothly, and break through without bottlenecks…

Therefore, it is said that what determines a person's achievement is luck, not talent!

But!

Luck is ethereal and illusory, impossible to grasp or measure.

Those who are doing well don't necessarily have high luck; they may be killed by their enemies in the future. Those who are down on their luck don't necessarily have bad luck; they may receive the inheritance of some great power in the future.

Luck cannot be measured, so it can only be — guessed!

Yes, guessed!

Those with high talent generally have stronger luck than those with poor talent! — Not absolute, but mostly so!

Those with strong strength generally have stronger luck than those with weak strength! — Also not absolute.

Therefore, the human race's top experts will “guess” a genius's luck through various aspects such as talent, strength, and experiences.

Just like now—

“This Xu Ming's luck is indeed not very good!” Although General Jing Yu was “guessing” that Xu Ming's luck was insufficient, his tone was very certain when “guessing”.

“Alas… indeed!” Zhan Wuwei sighed deeply, very regretfully, “Originally, with his strength, the possibility of winning this Dao Fate Battle and entering the 'Human Race God Kingdom' was very high! What a pity… what a pity…”

“Thinking carefully, the Dao Fate Battle mode can really screen out geniuses with strong luck!”

Those who can win in the Dao Fate Battle, regardless of their talent or strength, all indicate that they have good luck. And those who are defeated, no matter how strong you are, can only indicate that your luck is not good!

“Yes! Only by gathering together the geniuses with the most prosperous luck can our Asking Dao Palace and our entire human race's luck become stronger and stronger!” Palace Master Po Tian nodded, “And if we cultivate those geniuses with declining luck, it may weaken the luck of the entire race!”

Luck is too mysterious.

“Fortunately, in this era, our human race's luck is prosperous, while the demon race's luck is declining!”

For endless years, the demon race has been fighting against the human race on equal footing, competing equally! However, in the past million years, it has been clearly felt that the demon race is declining rapidly!

In these million years, many great powers of the demon race have fallen in the Eternal Demon Pit! Among them, there are several Dao Lord-level great powers, and even… a demigod has fallen! And the newly born great powers are few and far between.

Aren't these signs of declining luck?

But…

Mountain and River World.

Xu Ming and Lin Chen stood proudly in mid-air, looking at each other from a distance.

“Lin Chen!”

Facing Lin Chen's sword intent that pierced the sky, Xu Ming didn't show the slightest timidity; on the contrary, his body gradually became hot-blooded and his fighting spirit surged.

Lin Chen!

Disciple of the Purple Moon Holy Land!

A Fifth-Step Dao Lord at the age of twenty-eight!

Known as a peerless genius of the “once in ten thousand years” level in the entire human race's three thousand six hundred territories!

But!

What does Xu Ming have to fear?

Lin Chen's eyes, filled with sword energy, narrowed slightly: “You are Xu Ming?”

“Hmm?”

Lin Chen's words surprised Xu Ming.

It was normal for Xu Ming to know Lin Chen! After all, Lin Chen was the number one genius in this Dao Fate Battle, and his reputation was known to everyone.

However, it was a bit abnormal for Lin Chen to know Xu Ming.

After all, Xu Ming's reputation was only limited to the Lake Heart Island territory. Even in the other five territories adjacent to Lake Heart Island, many people had not heard of Xu Ming, let alone in the entire human race's three thousand six hundred territories—so, how could the dignified Lin Chen know the unknown Xu Ming?

A hint of suspicion flashed in Xu Ming's eyes.

In Lin Chen's heart, an elder of their Purple Moon Holy Land had told him before: “Lin Chen, that Xu Ming has a grudge with one of my old friends! If you meet him in the Dao Fate Battle, you must teach him a good lesson—it would be best to kill him directly, but at the very least, you must force him to give up the Dao Fate Battle!”

Ugh, inadvertently, Little Snow has also forcibly become an Alliance Master… You shouldn't be interested in my chrysanthemum, so I'll kneel first!

However… to be honest, I actually don't encourage brothers and sisters to give too many rewards, especially student parties. After all, rewards are an extra expense for everyone. In fact, I am very happy as long as everyone supports me with genuine reading; of course, I would be even happier if you all use book coins to support me, rather than book coupons.

In addition, Little Snow, what do you mean by humiliating me with money and then urging me to update in private messages? Am I the kind of person who is moved by money? — That's right, I am!

Uh… usually, there are three stable updates every day. On weekends, I will try to update a few more chapters… ahem!