176: Origin of the Compass of Fate
On the stone platform, a palm-sized, rust-covered bronze compass floated quietly.
The compass looked unremarkable, even somewhat dilapidated, covered in verdigris; if thrown outside, it might go unnoticed.
However, the moment Su Jue saw it, his eyes widened.
The Capybara, Capybara, in his arms, whose eyes were always half-squinted, also immediately snapped them open.
The system in Su Jue's mind even directly sounded the highest-level alarm!
[Ding! Warning! Warning! Warning!!!]
[Detected an unknown and extremely dangerous Causality Item!!!]
[Item Name: compass of destiny (Fragment 1/9)]
[Grade: ???]
[Effect: Suspected to point toward a mysterious place]
[Note: This item is tainted with the aura of the supreme laws of 'Destiny' and 'Reincarnation'! Behind it lies an ancient causality sufficient to overturn the entire universe!]
[Devour Suggestion: ...]
[System Suggestion: Host! Run! This thing is not something we can touch right now!!!]
This was the first time the system had given such a strong suggestion to flee!
It was even more terrified than when it faced the [heart of the titan]!
However.
Su Jue did not retreat.
Instead, step by step, he walked toward that compass.
Because he sensed an aura from that compass that was... both familiar and strange.
That aura seemed to be calling out to him.
Feng Qingyang's expression changed sharply as he watched Su Jue approach the bronze compass.
He wanted to speak to stop him, but the words were forced back down his throat.
Because he had no right.
That compass was the oldest and most mysterious item in this treasury.
It wasn't collected by the Seventh Division; it had been here since the founding of the Temple.
Over countless millions of years, many powerful beings had come to study it, including some Vice Hall Masters from the Temple Headquarters, even using Saint King Level power to investigate.
But the result was always nothing.
It was like a stubborn rock, not reacting to any energy or laws.
Over time, it was treated as an unanalyzable "antique" and tossed into the deepest part of the treasury, ignored by all.
Feng Qingyang had also studied it countless times, but could never make heads or tails of it.
The only thing he could be sure of was that this thing... was very eerie.
Because the feeling it gave him wasn't that of a "dead object," but more like a sleeping "living thing."
Now, watching Su Jue walk toward it step by step, Feng Qingyang's heart involuntarily leaped into his throat.
Intuition told him.
Something was about to happen.
Su Jue ignored Feng Qingyang behind him.
All his attention was drawn to that small bronze compass.
The closer he got, the stronger that feeling of being called became.
It was as if... it wasn't a compass, but a missing part of his body.
Finally, he reached the stone platform.
He reached out his fair and tender little hand, which had just "eaten" countless treasures, and slowly moved to touch the rust-covered compass.
[Warning! Warning! Host! Please stop your actions immediately! Repeat! Please stop immediately!]
In his mind, the system's alarm had reached a sharp peak.
But Su Jue turned a deaf ear.
His fingertips finally... touched the cold and rough surface of the compass.
Hum—!!!!!!
At the moment of contact!
A sudden change occurred!
The entire bronze compass suddenly erupted with a gray light!
That light did not belong to any known law!
It seemed to transcend time and stand above space!
Within the light, countless ancient scenes flashed by like a fast-forwarded movie!
Gods and demons roared, stars fell, universes were born, and eras ended... A vast, ancient, boundless, and majestic aura awakened from the compass!
Rumble—!!!
The entire Seventh Reception Star trembled violently at this moment!
The planet's core was wailing!
The rings surrounding the planet were disintegrating!
Countless geniuses waiting in line for the assessment couldn't even stand before this aura; they turned pale with horror, prostrating themselves on the ground, trembling!
"What... what happened?!"
"Has some great figure descended?!"
"No! This aura... is even more terrifying than the Guardian Envoy!"
...Inside the treasury.
Feng Qingyang, a powerhouse at the peak of the Saint Realm, was also pressed firmly to the ground, unable to move.
He looked at the scene before him in utter horror, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.
What did he see?
The ancient compass that had been silent for countless millions of years had awakened!
And the one who awakened it was actually... this mysterious human Infant!
Just what... is his background?!
Su Jue stood at the center of the storm, unaffected in the slightest.
He just quietly looked at the compass in his hand, which had completely changed its appearance.
Now, the verdigris on the surface of the compass had completely faded, revealing its original look.
It was crafted from an unknown gray-white metal, engraved with extremely profound patterns that seemed to explain the ultimate mysteries of the birth and death of the universe.
In the center of the compass, a needle condensed from pure "Power of Destiny" was spinning wildly!
[Ding!]
[Detected resonance between the Host's bloodline and the 'compass of destiny'!]
[Activating...]
[Activation successful!]
['compass of destiny (Fragment 1/9)' has been bound to the Host's soul!]
[Obtained unique passive effect: Favor of Destiny (Elementary)!]
[Effect Description: When making major choices, there is a certain probability of receiving guidance from 'Destiny'.]