Chapter 65 – Lucky Star

Yun Xiguang was merely grasping at straws, giving it his all in a desperate attempt.

Ning Shan and Azure Dragon’s performance made him realize that relying on the current means of the Spiritbond World would not be enough to treat Bai Ze.

After all, Bai Ze had suffered from the backlash of revealing heavenly secrets, a new spirit beast born from the Sun Zhuzhao’s spiritual energy, while the Weaver Ants were so sinister that they might even have ties to the Moon’s power.

A mere spirit beast, bearing three of the most powerful forces in the world, could already be considered a miracle for surviving until now.

What Azure Dragon and Ning Shan could do was merely prolong Bai Ze’s life as much as possible. Once their powers were depleted, there would be no hope left for Bai Ze.

Looking at Bai Ze struggling to breathe, an idea sprouted in Yun Xiguang’s mind.

All living things in this world naturally had to abide by the laws of the universe; then why couldn’t a spirit beast born from the Sun Zhuzhao’s spiritual energy be subject to the Sun Zhuzhao’s power?

Chi Qiong’s strength was so formidable, why couldn’t he establish his own rules?

The reason the phoenix feathers’ spiritual energy was difficult for other spirit beasts to obtain was because Chi Qiong did not wish it so. And Chi Qiong’s unwillingness was itself a rudimentary form of a rule.

At this moment, Bai Ze’s and the Weaver Ants’ lives were intertwined, impossible to separate. If Bai Ze lived, the Weaver Ants would live; if Bai Ze died, the Weaver Ants would die. To save Bai Ze, there was only one way — establish a rule that allowed Bai Ze to live while the Weaver Ants died.

The phoenix feather that birthed the Weaver Ants had already been reclaimed, and Yun Xiguang believed this idea was feasible.

When everyone wasn’t paying attention, he cupped the little spirit bird in his hands, pressed its beak against his forehead, and conveyed his thoughts to Chi Qiong.

After receiving Yun Xiguang’s thoughts, Chi Qiong responded that it was feasible, but it required an executor.

Being an executor was no easy task. This person must possess the power of rules and have the strong willpower and capability to defend those rules. During this process, if the executor’s resolve wavered even slightly, the rule wouldn’t be established.

Yun Xiguang was the most suitable candidate.

He could control Heavenly Fire, which was itself a force of rules, and controlling Heavenly Fire required immense willpower, something Yun Xiguang possessed.

Of course, he had no guarantee of success; it was just an unformed idea.

But Bai Ze had no other options. Rather than let Bai Ze struggle until the end, it was better for Yun Xiguang to give it a try.

Thus, Yun Xiguang boldly asked everyone to leave the room, wrapped the phoenix feather taken from the Weaver Ants around his palm, and unleashed Heavenly Fire.

Throughout this process, Chi Qiong wasn’t idle either.

He sat atop Yun Xiguang’s head, imagining himself as one with Yun Xiguang, using the pact’s power to lift all restrictions on the phoenix feather for Yun Xiguang.

Yun Xiguang released all the Heavenly Fire within him, covered the phoenix feather with Heavenly Fire, extracted the feather’s spiritual energy and fused it with the Heavenly Fire, using the power of the Sun Zhuzhao to alter the rules of Heavenly Fire.

With Chi Qiong’s strength, devouring Heavenly Fire was an effortless feat, but what kind of rule should be constructed?

“Chirp?” The Sun Zhuzhao’s true body seemed troubled, emitting a questioning chirp.

Yun Xiguang said, “The rule is that my own power, I have the right to grant and withdraw. Those who borrow my strength against my will shall be punished by the fire of rules.”

In short, everything was according to his heart’s desire.

“Chirp!” Chi Qiong was very satisfied with this rule.

With Chi Qiong’s approval, the rule was established at that moment.

Yun Xiguang placed the flame on Qin Shu and Bai Ze, the pure flame igniting every Weaver Ant’s body, yet it didn’t harm Bai Ze and Qin Shu in the slightest.

The Fire of Rules enveloped the entire villa, and the Weaver Ants struggled in the fire. They tried to escape, tried to take over Yun Xiguang’s body, but to no avail.

In the end, they had stolen power without permission. When the master sought to reclaim it, they had no resistance.

“We can recover the power the Weaver Ants stole from the phoenix feather, but there’s still another force within them, stolen when they parasitized Bai Ze. What should we do about that?” Yun Xiguang asked.

Logically speaking, Bai Ze’s power belonged to him. But spirit beasts were born due to Chi Qiong, and the reason Bai Ze could become a divine beast was precisely because he obtained Chi Qiong’s power. Strictly speaking, this power belonged to Chi Qiong and was also subject to the rules, allowing Chi Qiong to reclaim it.

“Chirp!” Chi Qiong told Yun Xiguang that what he bestowed could never be taken back.

“Alright.” Yun Xiguang transferred that energy onto Bai Ze.

The power that once nourished all things transformed into a healing flame that enveloped Bai Ze. Under the bright light of the flames, Bai Ze’s fur gradually became lush again.

When the flames completely extinguished, all the Weaver Ants vanished, and Bai Ze’s fur returned to its original state.

His hooves moved slightly as he slowly opened his eyes, looking at Yun Xiguang and Chi Qiong.

Bai Ze, having just recovered from a serious illness, was still a bit weak, but he struggled to get up, bent his front hooves, lowered his head to the ground, and made a gesture of reverence, saying, “I am truly blind. I didn’t recognize the Supreme Deity all this time. That day, the signs were so obvious, yet my mind was clouded as if by something, taking it for a heavenly phenomenon. I’m truly stupid and dull.”

Chi Qiong jumped onto Bai Ze’s head, stomped his tiny claws on it a few times, and let out a loud chirp, forgiving Bai Ze for his blindness.

Seeing Chi Qiong act this way, Yun Xiguang found him adorable while also realizing that Chi Qiong was indeed a saintly god with a good temper, almost without a temper at all.

Having experienced life and death, Bai Ze still had some perception of the outside world during his coma. After this ordeal, his understanding of the universe deepened.

He looked at Yun Xiguang, observing him carefully for a moment before murmuring, “So that’s how it is.”

Qin Shu, who was sitting nearby, also got up. His originally gray hair had darkened significantly, and his cheeks regained color. He asked, “What do you mean by ‘so that’s how it is’?”

Through the pact, Qin Shu sensed that Bai Ze seemed to have solved many puzzles in his heart. However, his verbal pact contract was not as convenient as the Spirit Contract, preventing him from directly seeing through Bai Ze’s thoughts.

Bai Ze sighed. “Yun Xiguang’s students this term have been plagued with disasters. Every field trip has encountered calamities and misfortunes. At that time, everyone said that Yun Xiguang was a heaven-defying solitary star, causing classmates to nearly die?”

Yun Xiguang replied somewhat embarrassedly, “My luck is indeed a bit strange.”

Bai Ze slowly shook his head. “No, your fortune is extremely good. When you entered school, I predicted your fate. At that time, the result I received was that you had an incredible stroke of luck, a type of luck that not only affected you but also radiated to the people around you. So I was puzzled at the time, why were the people who came into contact with you either dead or injured, despite your excellent luck?”

Yun Xiguang said, “I’ve always thought that you miscalculated.”

Bai Ze replied, “At that time, I also thought so. I even thought that maybe because my pact level with Qin Shu was too low, I couldn’t exert my full strength, resulting in a miscalculation of your destiny. It wasn’t until now that I confirmed that I hadn’t miscalculated. You possess a powerful stroke of luck capable of changing fate, national fortune, and even the world’s destiny.”

“But he has always been plagued by disasters,” Qin Shu said.

Bai Ze glanced at Chi Qiong and slowly said, “The one plagued by disasters isn’t Yun Xiguang, but the students of this term. The Sun Zhuzhao were destined to awaken on the day of Awakening Thunder this year. To prevent disturbing the Sun Zhuzhao from continuing their slumber, the Heavenly Law wanted no one to ascend to the Two Principles Mountain this year!”

These words were like a sudden enlightenment, making Yun Xiguang understand many things.

He had always found it strange that since the laws wanted to use Chi Qiong’s strength to accomplish tasks, why did Chi Qiong still have the opportunity to form contracts with humans. Indeed, the laws couldn’t control Chi Qiong, but they could limit humans with rules.

The laws wanted Chi Qiong’s strength, and on the day of Awakening Thunder this year, Chi Qiong had to awaken. Only after he awakened could the spiritual energy disperse across the world.

According to the laws’ initial plan, Chi Qiong should have only awakened for an instant. As long as the laws dispersed his strength, he could fall back into slumber.

To achieve this goal, no one could ascend to the Two Principles Mountain on the day of Awakening Thunder this year.

For this purpose, all twenty students of this term had to die.

Bai Ze said, “The twenty students of this term actually all had short lifespans. Take Wu Ailang for example. He was born with deficiencies and should have perished at the age of twelve or thirteen, but after coming to school, his health improved more and more.

“The Heavenly Law gathered children destined not to live past eighteen years old in this term, not wanting anyone to disturb the Supreme Deity’s slumber.”

Every time disasters were discovered, it was Yun Xiguang. He was not a star of calamity but a lucky star for everyone.

Not only the classmates, but also helping Chi Qiong search for the phoenix feathers was like this.

When Yun Xiguang was transferred to the Records Department, the bookworms appeared in the Records Department with the phoenix feathers; when the Yun family harmed Yun Xiguang, the Yun family hid two phoenix feathers; when Yun Xiguang suddenly wanted to visit Qin Shu, he discovered Bai Ze, who had been secretly attacked by the Weaver Ants.

Even that day in the confidential archive room, Yun Xiguang accidentally stumbled into the space related to the Beastiary, rescuing Chi Qiong and Crimson Chi, who were trapped inside the Beastiary.

Bai Ze sighed. “Just like those students, I should have been dead long ago, but you came to visit me at the most critical moment.

“Yun Xiguang, you didn’t cause your classmates’ misfortunes; you saved everyone’s lives.”

These words lifted the shackles that had long bound Yun Xiguang, and he felt a lightness throughout his body.

All along, besides shouldering his parents’ bloody vendetta, he had also borne the accusations of countless people.

The four words “heaven-defying solitary star” were like a brand etched on his forehead. Wherever he went, disaster followed.

Because of this, he dared not befriend anyone, living alone up to this point.

No family, no friends, not even daring to dream of a spirit beast.

Before stealing Heavenly Fire, Yun Xiguang harbored a mentality that even if he died, it didn’t matter.

Because no one would grieve for him, and after his death, he wouldn’t bring trouble to anyone, instead reducing the world’s disasters.

“Turns out I’m not a star of calamity.” Yun Xiguang looked at his hands, murmuring.

“Chirp chirp chirp!” Chi Qiong spread his wings and flew in front of Yun Xiguang, angrily chirping while pecking at his forehead.

It seemed like scolding, but in reality, it meant, “How could you be a star of calamity when you can become my Spiritbond Master? I am the greatest blessing under the heavens.”

Chi Qiong was comforting Yun Xiguang in his own way. He didn’t want to see Yun Xiguang depressed.

“Thank you.” Yun Xiguang reached out to hold Chi Qiong, his eyes filled with gratitude and other complex emotions.

He gently leaned forward, kissing his little head for the first time while Chi Qiong was awake.

“Thank you for meeting me.” Yun Xiguang said.

Chi Qiong’s entire body exploded with fluff, puffing up twice in size, sitting motionless in the palm of Yun Xiguang’s hand as a ball of fluff.