Tianchen Club.
This club is not located in the bustling center of Modu, but hidden deep within a tranquil garden.
It is not open to the public and only admits those with special tokens.
Dongfang Yue, holding the 'Chen' token, passed through unimpeded and was led by a waiter to a villa.
Before stepping inside, Dongfang Yue felt something within her body become smoother and more fluid, increasingly harmonious with the aura between heaven and earth.
She didn't know that, just moments ago, Lu Cheng, hundreds of miles away, had completed a paid upgrade for her 'cheat'.
[Ding! Consuming Villain Value, loading [Heavenly Secret Concealment] into the Dao Gu Dual Cultivation Sub-system!]
[Heavenly Secret Concealment]: Can perfectly mask system aura, simulating a purely natural 'Dao Affinity' physique. Any deduction or detection systems below the same level cannot see through it... Dongfang Yue walked into the living room.
Four people were already seated inside.
The 'Master' who had guided her was smiling, seated in the main seat.
To his left was a burly man with bulging muscles and a hint of violent aggression in his eyes.
The teacup in front of him was untouched, clearly indicating his lack of interest in tea tasting.
Dongfang Yue activated [Luck Observation] and saw that the luck above this man's head was like a violent purple thundercloud, with lightning flashing and rumbling, carrying destructive power.
Next to the thundercloud was a nearly non-existent, almost shadowy black luck, belonging to an ordinary-looking man sitting in the corner, completely lacking presence; if not for a careful look, he would almost be overlooked.
And to the Master's right was a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, with the refined air of a corrupted scholar.
He looked like a university professor, but Dongfang Yue saw a constantly changing, myriad-evolving Eight Trigrams-shaped luck emanating from him.
"Come, let me introduce everyone."
The Master spoke gently, breaking the silence in the room.
"This is a newly discovered fellow practitioner, Miss Dongfang."
He pointed to Dongfang Yue, then introduced the other three in turn.
"This is Thor, a natural ability user who controls lightning."
Upon hearing this, the muscular strongman, 'Thor,' merely raised his eyelids and grunted, a rather arrogant greeting.
"This is Jueying, a top assassin who moves in the shadows."
The man in the corner nodded slightly to Dongfang Yue, then offered no further gesture.
"And this is Tianji."
The Master finally pointed to the man with glasses and smiled, "Brother Tianji's ability, I'm sure I don't need to say much; he is best at deduction and divination, seeing through illusions."
"A new friend?"
The charlatan 'Tianji' pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes behind the lenses, as he scrutinized Dongfang Yue with interest.
"Interesting."
He habitually activated his ability; the [God-tier Deduction System] began to operate.
This was his reliance, and also the 'pledge of allegiance' for joining this small circle.
Every newcomer had to undergo his 'inspection' to verify their identity and check if their background was clean and without issues.
However, the next second...
His movements froze.
The composure on his face instantly solidified, and his eyes behind the lenses suddenly constricted, as if he had seen something incredibly terrifying!
In his world of deduction, the woman before him was not a person at all!
It was a pure and incomparably 'chaos' enveloped in thick fog!
No past!
No origin!
Not even the slightest trace belonging to a'system' or 'fate' could be found!
How could this be?!
This situation only allowed for two explanations.
Either the other party was merely an incredibly lucky ordinary person who stumbled into this place, completely clean with nothing on her.
But this was absolutely impossible; how could someone personally brought by the Master be an ordinary person?
Then, only the second, and most terrifying, possibility remained... The other party's status was far above his own system!
So high that his [God-tier Deduction System] didn't even have the qualifications to peek!
"Brother Tianji? What's wrong?"
The Master noticed his abnormality and asked with concern.
Thor and Jueying's gazes instantly focused on him too.
This was the first time they had seen 'Tianji' display such a grave and uncertain expression.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat subtle.
Dongfang Yue took in everyone's reactions.
She keenly caught the shock deep in 'Tianji's' eyes.
Her heart stirred.
Not only did she feel no fear, but because of the 'Love-Binding Gu' within her, under the invisible influence of Lu Cheng's domineering will, she felt a delusion of looking down on all beings.
She mimicked Lu Cheng's usual nonchalant manner, picked up the teacup in front of her, and gently blew on the hot steam.
Then, she looked up at 'Tianji,' a half-smile playing on her lips.
"This gentleman seems very curious about me?"
Her voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable penetrating power.
Just as everyone's attention was drawn to her words!
Dongfang Yue's long, slender fingers, holding the teacup, subtly flicked.
An invisible and intangible Gu-thought, named 'Demon Heart's Allure,' like a wisp of smoke, silently crossed the tea table and merged into the unsuspecting Thor's side...
And it lay dormant within the thundercloud luck.
This Gu would not act immediately.
But it was like a seed; once the host generated evil thoughts, it would instantly take root and sprout, amplifying them infinitely, ultimately causing their reason to collapse and them to fall into madness!
After doing all this, she brought the teacup to her lips and took a shallow sip.
The entire process was smooth and unnoticed by anyone.
"Cough..."
'Tianji' felt a chill from her gaze and quickly averted his eyes, clearing his throat to cover his gaffe.
"Nothing, I just feel that Miss Dongfang has an extraordinary temperament, not an ordinary person."
He dared not investigate further.
Such an existence, which even he couldn't see through, was either a peerless master or a forbidden monster.
Whichever it was, he couldn't afford to provoke it.
At this moment, the situation instantly reversed.
Dongfang Yue transformed from a 'newcomer' being scrutinized into a 'mysterious master' whom even 'Tianji' was wary of.
Not only did she not expose herself, but she also planted a seed named 'mystery' in everyone's hearts.
The smile in the Master's eyes deepened; he felt that he had indeed not misjudged her... What these people didn't know was that a man was currently enjoying this 'performance' with great interest.
"Not bad, my little Yue'er."
Through the system, Lu Cheng watched Dongfang Yue, who remained composed and elegant even in front of the 'Tianming Zhe (Fated Ones)', and had even learned to take the initiative, a satisfied curve on his lips.
The Love-Binding Gu within Dongfang Yue made her gradually adopt Lu Cheng's style of action, subtly.
Domineering, decisive, viewing all beings as chess pieces.
"Not only have you learned to act, but you've also learned to set traps proactively. It wasn't in vain that I gave you a cheat."
He picked up the coffee beside him and took a small sip.
He liked this feeling.
To personally 'create' powerful hunters, and then enjoy the process of them capturing prey for him.
This was much more interesting than doing it himself... Meanwhile.
Modu suburbs, several meters underground.
Ye Chen's eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the computer screen in front of him.
On the screen was the real-time K-line chart of the international gold market.
Time passed, minute by minute.
In his memory, the 'gold crash day' that would shake the global financial market had not arrived.
The line representing gold prices was as calm as stagnant water, even moving up by a few tenths of a percentage point.
Silence.
Dead silence.
The cold screen, the dead K-line chart, seemed to be mercilessly mocking his status as a 'prophet'.
"No... impossible..."
Ye Chen muttered to himself, the confidence and fanaticism on his face gradually being replaced by shock and panic.
This was his second major prophecy since his rebirth!
Why was it like this?
He frantically searched through his memories, trying to find out which part had gone wrong.
In his previous life, it was today!
A small number of people learned of the doomsday news in advance, and to cash out, they frantically sold off their gold reserves to exchange for supplies, which led to a sharp drop in gold prices!
Why didn't it happen in this life?
A name suddenly popped into his mind.
Lu Cheng!
"It's Lu Cheng! It must be him!"
Ye Chen's eyes instantly became twisted and frantic; he seemed to grasp at a last straw, attributing all the irrationality to Lu Cheng.
"He found out my prophecy was true, so he used the Lu family's power to forcibly stabilize the gold price! He's targeting me! He doesn't want Shen Ning霜 to know the truth!"
An even more terrifying thought sprouted in his heart.
"Could it be... he's also a reborn person? No! Impossible! He's just an unlearned playboy!"
Ye Chen violently shook his head, denying the idea.
Right!
Lu Cheng was just a stumbling block!
Even if he could prevent the gold price from plummeting, he couldn't prevent the arrival of doomsday!
Doomsday would still happen!
Yes, doomsday must happen!
It must happen!
All that he had hoarded, this fortress he had built by spending his entire fortune, everything he had done... Doomsday must descend!