467: Cause and Effect Cards

“I haven't advanced my class even after a hundred years?”

“How could that be allowed?!”

Qin Yang's brows furrowed, and his eyes gradually sharpened.

From his Awakening as the Supreme Emperor to achieving the Peak Emperor, it took him less than a year.

Now, he had acquired all of the Supreme Emperor's skills and gained the recognition of the Past Emperors of Huaxia.

Playing a first-tier class to this extent was definitely considered 'graduating'.

And his path to a second-tier class was extremely clear.

What he needed to do and what he required were all laid out in the open.

Logically, he should absolutely be able to complete the class advancement within 10 years.

However...

In the future Akatosh saw...

He was still the Supreme Emperor a hundred years later!

Qin Yang was certain in his heart that something had definitely gone wrong with his class advancement!

Moreover, it was a very difficult problem to solve!

Otherwise...

Given his diligent execution, advancing to Human Emperor certainly wouldn't take 100 years.

In the next hundred years, he hadn't shown his face much, which was even more in line with his personality.

If he couldn't advance his class, he definitely wouldn't be able to sit still; it was highly probable that he would be scouring the world for a method to do so.

“What exactly is preventing me from advancing my class?”

Qin Yang lowered his head in thought, feeling a bit agitated.

At this moment, he could even resonate with his future self.

He had made a grand vow to lead the Human Race to Ascension, yet he couldn't even advance to Human Emperor.

This was simply too much of a slap in the face!

No matter how much Qin Yang might 'lie flat', he couldn't accept such a failure.

“The Star Gazing Platform's revelation was that Shenzhou would suffer a tragic defeat. This revelation seems to have a problem.”

“It's a bit too vague.”

“If it was because of me that Shenzhou lost the chance for Ascension, then it should have indicated that I failed.”

Qin Yang's thoughts raced, and he gradually calmed down.

When asking about the 'world's general trend' at the Star Gazing Platform, even if the answer was vague, it would still provide a reason.

For example, 'the cherry blossoms of the island nation will not bloom' specified the reason as mutated sea monsters.

But this time, there was no reason given at all.

This was a bit off.

Qin Yang could now guess that this so-called 'failure' was most likely related to his class advancement quest.

Being unable to advance his class, leading to humanity's inability to Ascend—this failure could absolutely be described as 'tragic'.

However, the answer given by the Star Gazing Platform did not attribute the reason for the 'tragic failure' to himself.

There must be some meaning behind this.

Qin Yang's mind raced, and he fell into a long silence.

Seeing this, Elebella and Akatosh both stopped speaking and gestured with their eyes to the two Goddesses, Nature and Harvest, not to disturb Qin Yang.

In their impression, Qin Yang rarely took things so seriously; this time, he must have encountered a difficult problem.

After a long while, Qin Yang shook his head helplessly.

He felt completely at a loss regarding the future 'failure'.

He wanted to ask strategists like Zhang Liang, but then remembered that those people were within the Supreme Emperor system and knew nothing about second-tier class matters.

This problem could only be solved by himself.

Seeing Qin Yang's troubled expression, Elebella asked with concern, “What is troubling you?”

Qin Yang leaned back on the Dragon Throne and said, “According to the future revelation, my second-tier class advancement failed, and I'm still a first-tier class after 100 years.”

Hearing this, Akatosh laughed heartily, “Hey, what's the big deal? Compared to your lifespan, 100 years isn't that long.”

Salaman also chimed in, “That's right, a 100-year-old elf is still a maiden. That amount of time really isn't that long.”

The two Gods were comforting Qin Yang, but Elebella remained silent.

She understood Qin Yang better and knew the purpose of his class advancement.

It wasn't just for himself, but also to unlock humanity's potential.

100 years might not be long for elves, but it was very long for Humans.

After 100 years, many people would grow old and even pass away.

After all, under one-star potential, a Monarch Tier only had a lifespan of a little over two hundred years.

This was still secondary.

Who knew if humanity wouldn't encounter invasions within these 100 years?

The future was constantly changing, and the time node Akatosh saw was not fixed either.

However, Elebella still wanted to comfort Qin Yang as much as possible, saying, “You don't need to bear too much. Humans have had one-star potential for these 500 years, and haven't they stumbled through it?”

Qin Yang smiled, “I haven't thought that far ahead. I'm just thinking about the reason for the class advancement failure.”

At this moment, Amir, who was beside them, asked, “Are you sure the reason for the class advancement failure is with you?”

Qin Yang was a bit confused and asked, “If I fail to advance my class, shouldn't the reason be with me?”

Amir shook her full, wine-red wavy hair and said, “Not necessarily. It's possible that someone else's Karma led to your outcome.”

With that, she took out a card from her cleavage, flicked it gently, and sent it before Qin Yang.

Qin Yang extended two fingers, caught the card, and its item attributes immediately appeared before his eyes.

【Item】: Karma Card.

【Quality】: Gold.

【Description】: A divination tool that can inquire about results based on causes, and trace causes based on results.

“A Gold-grade item?”

Qin Yang held the slightly warm card between his fingers, a bit surprised.

Gold-grade items were considered 'life-bound treasures' even for Gods, almost the concretization of a God's authority.

Looking at the card's ability, it indeed possessed the power of the Goddess of Harvest.

Sowing the cause, reaping the fruit—this was also one of the Goddess of Harvest's authorities.

And this ability to inquire about Karma, in some situations, was even more abnormal than Akatosh's ability to view timelines.

At this point, Amir said, “As long as you silently recite the result in your heart and ask for the reason, the card will give you a revelation.”

Qin Yang nodded and did as instructed.

He put himself into the scenario of failing his class advancement and asked in his heart, “What exactly is the reason for my failure?”

Buzz!

The card glowed with golden light, and five characters appeared in its blank area.

【Haotian Pagoda Destroyed】

“What?!”

Qin Yang was stunned, thinking he had seen wrong.

The Haotian Pagoda was destroyed?

How could that be possible?

That was a Rainbow-grade Divine Artifact, a status higher than a God's authority.

Could such a thing also be destroyed?

Just as Qin Yang was about to ask the card why, the Karma Card shattered with a 'bang', turning into a cloud of golden dust.

So, this was a one-time item.

Qin Yang looked at Amir and asked, “Do you have any more?”

Amir shook her head, “No, this is my skill, and I can only activate it once every 100 days.”

“Then you can come see me once every 100 days from now on,” Qin Yang said with some regret.

He had to admit, this Drunken Goddess did have something special.

Compared to the Star Gazing Platform and viewing timelines, the Karma Card could provide precise answers.

Qin Yang finally understood.

Why the Star Gazing Platform hadn't given the reason for the 'failure'.

The reason wasn't on him at all!

But... who exactly had the ability to destroy the Haotian Pagoda, one of the ten divine weapons?

First, rule out the Gods of this world.

If they had the ability to do so, he wouldn't have been able to collect so many Divine Artifacts.

That meant... the existence that destroyed the Haotian Pagoda was more powerful than the four main Gods present.

Who could he be?

Qin Yang's eyes narrowed, and four words appeared in his mind.

Those on the list.