Huo Yuhao swore on his father's life—he didn't mean to do it.
Clutching two strands of luck, Huo Yuhao activated the Aura-Reading Technique, discreetly examining Tang Ya and Beibei's luck.
Knowledge is one thing; mastery requires application.
First, Tang Ya's luck.
Her luck was thin as mist, with a wilting Blue Silver Grass phantom. Above it, dark clouds loomed, faintly flashing with bloodlight. Below, a thick, sinister black aura, deep and unfathomable, nourished the grass like soil, subtly altering it.
Her already frail personal luck, further siphoned by Huo Yuhao, grew pitiful, as if a breeze could scatter it. The Blue Silver Grass wilted further.
The dark clouds above began to descend, threatening catastrophe, while the sinister aura below crept upward, feeding the grass's roots.
Huo Yuhao analyzed.
"Tang Ya's luck alone shows she's ill-fated. Her thin luck suggests her parents and kin are dead, with little chance of descendants. The wilting Blue Silver Grass indicates she's on a dead-end path."
"Above personal luck is faction luck—likely Tang Sect for Tang Ya. But with dark clouds and bloodlight, Tang Sect is a cesspool, poised to ruin her."
How could a small grass thrive under such clouds?
"Yet, it's only wilting, not dead. Her persistence owes to the sinister aura's nourishment."
"Though evil, this aura can bolster luck. If Tang Ya fully embraces it, she could strengthen her luck, dispel the clouds, and defy fate. But it's evil—she'd become an evil soul master."
"In short, without change, Tang Ya faces a bloody disaster: death or, in desperation, the evil soul master path. Her future with Beibei is bleak. That scale of sinister aura befits her potential as the Blue Silver Saintess in the original story." Huo Yuhao dissected her luck methodically, aligning it with her original fate.
Next, Beibei.
His luck was far more vibrant.
His luck was denser than Tang Ya's, marking him as deeply fortunate. Even after Huo Yuhao's siphoning, it barely wavered.
But fortune doesn't guarantee smooth sailing.
Everyone's fortune manifests differently.
Beibei's luck featured a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon phantom, hiding a golden glint—likely his Holy Light Dragon bloodline potential from the original story.
Dividing personal luck into upper, middle, and lower parts:
The upper part, abundant but loose, indicated a powerful elder—likely his great-grandfather Mu En—nearing death.
The middle part, thin but solid, suggested a tough life—orphaned, love unfulfilled—but not fatal.
The lower part, thin and loose, implied difficulty having descendants. Given Tang Ya's situation, he'd likely remain unmarried, bound by love.
Above his personal luck, faction luck showed golden auspicious clouds clashing with dark clouds. The dark clouds were Tang Sect's mess; the golden clouds, Shrek Academy's. Beibei was tied to both.
The golden clouds suppressed the dark, meaning even if Tang Sect's troubles affected Beibei, Shrek would protect him. Such potent golden clouds showed Shrek's high regard for him.
Overall, Beibei's fortune lay in his talent and Shrek's favor, destined to soar as a powerhouse with their support.
His love life and lineage, dragged down by Tang Ya, were fraught.
"Is this luck entanglement? Too bad my Aura-Reading Technique is basic. I can only see individual luck, not interpersonal connections. I'm just guessing here," Huo Yuhao mused.
Why didn't Tang Ya, a Shrek student, have Shrek's luck?
Her potential couldn't even get her into Shrek's inner court—Shrek didn't see her as one of their own. Plus, she'd leave Shrek for Tang Sect, with no intent to bind herself to Shrek.
Even as Beibei's girlfriend, her luck didn't improve via him, proving she couldn't borrow his strength.
"Right, Tang Ya likely doesn't know Beibei's true identity yet and hasn't sought much help from him."
In the original story, Tang Ya left Shrek alone during Beibei's soul master tournament, seeking revenge and becoming the Blue Silver Saintess.
If Shrek had treated her as their own, helping her for Beibei's sake, she wouldn't have gone alone.
Shrek's higher-ups likely didn't value her relationship with Beibei, perhaps seeing it as Beibei's fling, deeming her unworthy.
Shrek's folks were notoriously shady in romance.
This era's Shrek leadership was no stranger to dirty deeds.
Same old messy drama.
Everyone played dirtier than the last, yet chased pure love.
Even the Pure Love War God would drop dead!
…
Luck isn't static; it shifts with strength and life experiences, intertwined with fate.
Tang Ya and Beibei had chances to change their destinies.
For instance, acquiring immortal herbs to boost their potential, improving luck from within.
Or, Huo Yuhao, the Child of Destiny, joining Tang Sect, enhancing their luck externally.
Huo Yuhao was certain his luck could gradually dispel Tang Sect's dark clouds, blessing Tang Ya, Beibei, and the entire sect.
His current strength couldn't instantly alter their fates, but his luck could ensure they'd survive crises and find opportunities.
Once he grew stronger, elevating them to greatness would be easy.
But knowing Tang Sect was a cesspool under dark clouds, would Huo Yuhao join?
Joining would saddle him with those clouds, bringing short-term bad luck.
In the original story, Huo Yuhao's early Shrek life after joining Tang Sect was indeed miserable.
What a joke~
"Join Tang Sect? They'd just leech off me. Am I Tian Meng Ice Silkworm now?!" Huo Yuhao grumbled, pocketing Tang Ya and Beibei's luck.
Return what's already his?
How pathetic!
Absorbing the two strands, his luck grew slightly.
His own luck was thin, as he hadn't yet "activated" it.
Plainly, he hadn't unlocked his cheats.
With untapped potential, nascent cultivation, and weak strength, his luck was limited.
He'd checked his own luck before.
It featured his Spirit Eyes martial soul's phantom, comparable to Tang Ya's—clearly meager fortune.
The upper part, representing elders, was abundant but scattered—his mom was dead, his dad neglectful.
But luck requires context.
Huo Yuhao was the Child of Destiny~
For a Child of Destiny, don't check base stats—check the buffs!
His Spirit Eyes phantom, like Beibei's dragon, held a golden glint, brighter than Beibei's, signaling greater potential than the Holy Light Dragon.
Though unaffiliated with any faction, vast auspicious clouds loomed above his luck, blotting out the sky.
This meant the heavens favored him!
Below, a vague continental phantom indicated his journey spanned the entire world!
With such luck, as long as he avoided reckless moves, wrong affiliations, or schemes, steady growth and ambition could make him a plane's master.
"Too small, too small!" Huo Yuhao scoffed.
A mere plane master? Beggars' fare!
Tang Buddha sent his daughter to the mortal world—what did that mean?
It meant the God Realm and Douluo Continent were connected!
Play it right, and the God Realm's luck would be even sweeter!
…
After eating, Huo Yuhao bid farewell to Tang Ya and Beibei.
They watched him head toward Star Dou Forest, planning to follow and protect him briefly, as they were hunting a soul for Tang Ya.
They were decent folks.
Despite Huo Yuhao taking their money (and luck), they didn't mind. Tang Ya even considered recruiting him to Tang Sect.
Huo Yuhao: *Bold vixen, trying to ruin me!*
Noticing their pursuit, he evaded them, changing direction to enter Star Dou Forest.
How'd he dodge?
With two massive dark clouds hovering above them, they were impossible to miss.