327: S+ Rank Reward! Weaver of Fate!

Warmth.

Consciousness returned from endless nothingness, and the first sensation was warmth.

Lin Fan slowly opened his eyes. The familiar resurrection process, the familiar return to full strength.

He stretched his limbs. His body was filled with power, and his Divine Soul was clear. The tearing sensation from being simultaneously annihilated by three Sword Intents had long since vanished without a trace.

Comfortable.

He subconsciously looked around and immediately saw Li Hanyue frozen in place.

Her face was a nearly transparent pale, and her eyes, usually as clear and cold as ice, were now filled with lingering shock, bewilderment, and a complex emotion that Lin Fan couldn't comprehend.

She stared at him, as if looking at a monster that had crawled back from Hell.

Lin Fan blinked.

Why are you looking at me like that?

Was she impressed by my spectacular, combined death just now?

Well, it was three top-tier Sword Intents simultaneously. The scene, just thinking about it, was shocking enough.

For a Sword Cultivator like her not to immediately kneel and ask to be his disciple, her Dao Heart must be incredibly firm.

Lin Fan thought happily to himself, completely disregarding Li Hanyue's abnormality.

For him, there was something more important to do now.

The lottery!

He eagerly immersed his Divine Thought into the System interface.

Here it comes! Here it comes!

The exciting lottery drawing!

This time, he took the initiative, using his Divine Thought to provoke three “top-tier sparring partners” simultaneously, arranging a “Ten Thousand Swords Returning to the Origin Deluxe Package” for himself.

This method of death was both creative and intense!

The rating, at the very least, had to be an S, right?

Rows of familiar logs appeared before Lin Fan's eyes.

You have died... Calculating rewards for this death...

Death method determined: Annihilated simultaneously by multiple ultimate Sword Intents (Imperial Dao, Assassination, Annihilation)...

Degree of death sensation: Extremely low (only one witness).

Comprehensive evaluation... Death rating: S!

S-Rank!

It was indeed S-Rank!

Lin Fan was ecstatic, his fists clenching involuntarily.

S-Rank rewards were usually transformative! It could be a complete Divine Ability, or a Heaven-Defying Medicinal Pill!

However, just as he was about to claim his reward...

The System interface flickered again, without warning.

A new line of text, even carrying a strange golden luster, slowly appeared.

System correction: Detected that you successfully evaded a fatal 'extinction-level' Karma attack at the Planck moment of death...

Action determined: Extreme Evasion!

Rating being corrected... Final rating: S+!

The ecstasy on Lin Fan's face instantly froze.

He stared blankly at the golden text, his brain crashing for a full three seconds.

What... what was that?

Extinction-level Karma attack?

Extreme Evasion?

What the Hell did I evade?! I was clearly hacked to death by Sword Intent!

Wait!

Lin Fan's mind raced.

The System doesn't make mistakes.

This means that just an instant before, or perhaps at the exact same time I was hacked to death by those three Sword Intents, another sneaky old guy tried to kill me with a “Karma attack” that I couldn't comprehend at all?

As a result... I was killed by the Sword Intent first.

So, that “Karma attack” missed?

And then the System determined that my “death” action successfully “evaded” that attack?

Holy crap!

It can be played like this?!

Lin Fan's eyes instantly lit up, terrifyingly bright!

He had discovered a shocking System loophole that could be exploited wildly!

No, this couldn't be called a loophole; this was “the reasonable application of rules”!

As long as I die fast enough, and creatively enough, I can perfectly evade all other attacks aimed at me! I can even count this “evasion” as a bonus, increasing the reward rating!

High-end hunters often only need the most primitive... way to seek death.

I'm rich!

This wave is a huge profit!

He suppressed the urge to laugh wildly, his gaze burning as he looked at the reward details after the S+ rating.

Congratulations! You have received an S+ Rank special reward: Passive Talent — 'Mist of Destiny'!

Even the reward had a “special” prefix!

Lin Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly checked the details.

Talent Name: Mist of Destiny (Passive)

Effect: Your existence will undergo a fundamental correction. Your River of Destiny, Threads of Karma, and Trajectories of Heavenly Secrets... will be shrouded in an eternal mist. Any attempt to lock onto, spy on, or attack you through high-dimensional means such as destiny, Karma, heavenly secrets, or divination will have its difficulty forcibly increased by 1000%! Furthermore, there is a very high probability of suffering the full Karma backlash of the attack itself due to failed reconnaissance.

Note: When a programmer tries to delete a non-existent bug, the first thing he has to face is the server crash.

Hiss—!

Lin Fan gasped, his scalp tingling.

This was no longer just “strong”!

This was “shameless”!

This was simply a Divine-Grade passive tailor-made for a “Saint of the Dao of Prudence” like him!

1000% increased difficulty for prying! And it came with a “Thornmail” effect! Whoever tries to divine me will be unlucky!

So, that old guy who tried to use a Karma attack on me earlier, was it because he couldn't divine me, and ended up suffering the backlash himself?

Lin Fan instantly pieced together most of the situation, but he felt no lingering fear at all. Instead, it was an indescribable... thrill!

So thrilling!

This was even more thrilling than directly killing a BOSS!

He didn't do anything, was even happily farming death rewards, and his enemy, in some unknown corner, was played to death by his “passive”!

Was there a more perfect victory than this?

Lin Fan suppressed the urge to laugh up to the sky and slowly withdrew from the System interface.

He felt that the entire world had become incredibly clear, incredibly beautiful.

At this moment, he noticed that Li Hanyue had already walked in front of him.

Her gaze was still complex, but the extreme shock had dissipated, replaced by a deep, undisguised worry.

“You...” She opened her mouth, her voice a little dry, “Are you alright?”

She had personally experienced the terror of being on the verge of “deletion.” She couldn't imagine how Lin Fan could resurrect as if nothing had happened after that.

In her opinion, what Lin Fan had just gone through was absolutely the most terrifying kind of near-death experience.

“I'm fine, perfectly fine!”

Lin Fan grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, his face beaming with unconcealed pride.

He thought Li Hanyue was concerned about him being hacked to death by the three Sword Intents.

He patted his chest, a proud look on his face.

“See? I told you, dying a little more flamboyantly gets higher rewards!”

“An S+ rating! Do you know what that represents? It represents supreme glory!”

Li Hanyue: “...”

She looked at Lin Fan's “praise me” expression, and the taut string in her mind almost snapped.

This guy... he had no idea what he had just experienced!

He really was just... enjoying death?

A huge, absurd feeling crashed against her Dao Heart.

But Lin Fan was completely oblivious to her abnormality. He excitedly waved his hand, pointing distantly towards the deepest part of the Ten Thousand Swords Burial.

There, an ancient stone sword was plunged into the earth, as if it had existed since eternity.

“Warm-up's over!”

In Lin Fan's eyes, an unprecedented, raging fire named “KPI” burned.

“The next target is that one!”

Li Hanyue's heart tightened abruptly.