[Current Faith: Destiny (Fused) Ti]
[Road to Ascension: 2242, Global Rank: 358,761]
[Ladder of Ascent: 181, Path Rank: 31]
[Faith Talents:
Fate Loom (SS): Destiny faith talent...
Fate Has Divergence (S): Destiny faith talent...
Small Bet Big Thousand Arts (S): Destiny faith talent...
Never Lost Gambling Gear (S): Destiny faith talent...
Fate Clown (S): Deceit oathbreaking talent...
Ti Deduction (SS): Ti faith talent. Active. Every life yearns for the truth of ti, yet truth is often hidden where the living cannot see. Before activating this talent, you must designate a single target. Upon activation, you will gain a brief opportunity to communicate with the target's projection on another tiline. The sa effect can only be used once per target.
Ti Has Path (S): Ti faith talent. Active. Each ti you activate Fate Has Divergence, before your fate fully collapses, you may regress through ti to the mont before the divergence occurred. Using this regression will place the talent Fate Has Divergence on extended cooldown.
Elusive Chip (S): Ti faith talent. Active. Each ti you activate Never Lost Gambling Gear, the die's exchangeable position will no longer be limited to its current location — it will include its trajectory across past and future. The temporal range depends on ntal power.
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Staring at these new Ti talents, Cheng Shi froze in place.
This was the first ti he'd felt at a loss while receiving a divine gift.
Yes — Cheng Shi was utterly at a loss. He stood there, rigid, devoid of any joy at growing stronger. All he felt was bewildernt at the Void and Existence deities' attitudes, and confusion at the Ti talents themselves.
Honestly — if the descriptions hadn't explicitly said "Ti faith talent," he'd have sworn these talents belonged to Destiny!
'This isn't fusion.'
'This is supplentation!?'
'Who says Existence opposes the Void? They're practically family!'
Look at these talents — every single one strengthened Destiny!
Well, that wasn't quite accurate. They didn't strengthen Destiny — they strengthened Her followers.
But consider: Destiny's talents were custom-designed for the Fate Weaver. So what about Ti?
'You nearly got
killed in the last trial, and now you hand
a set of custom talents as a peace offering?'
'You're the essence of Existence, the most mysterious Ti — and this flip-flopping attitude is really...'
'Wonderful!'
'More please. If this is the compensation, I'll take on the hardest trials.'
'"My Lord," please keep tempering !'
Cheng Shi laughed. In the end, the thrill of gaining power won out, pulling him free from confusion. He began examining his post-fusion self.
He'd never been one to hesitate. Despite how sudden this fusion was — despite knowing nothing about the Void-Existence power play behind it — that didn't stop him from banking Ti's benefits and figuring things out as he went.
'Since the Fun God pushed things this far... He wouldn't just abandon , right?'
'The Fear Faction has exactly one person and one god. He can't be that heartless!'
That said, the Destiny talent system with Ti's enhancents had beco absurdly powerful.
Take the most unassuming upgrade of this batch — Elusive Chip. The position swap now included past and future trajectories? Fascinating. It practically perfected his Deceit-based combat system. For one fleeting mont, Cheng Shi even wondered whether these "Ti talents filling in Destiny's gaps" had been personally designed by Deceit.
To test the effect, he casually pulled out a die and hurled it toward the platform's infinite horizon. While the die was still arcing upward, he snapped his fingers — and appeared at the platform's edge. A light flick of his wrist, and the die was back in his hand.
But that wasn't all. He snapped again — and found himself back at his starting point, die in hand. In re seconds, he'd traversed the die's future and past.
This firsthand experience of Ti's arcane power left the Fate Weaver thunderstruck.
He stared at the die in his hand, grin spreading wider, then wider — until it erupted into unbridled, manic laughter.
"Ha ha ha — HA HA HA — I don't know why, but I feel like THIS is the real Destiny!"
But the instant those words left his mouth, his smile froze. He suddenly realized he was no longer a pure Destiny follower. The master of this starry domain — Ti — was also his Benefactor now.
'Oh no. Got carried away.'
He hastily corrected himself, cupping his hands toward the sky overhead. He was about to offer praise when the words stuck in his throat.
Brow furrowed, he paused: 'Wait — Destiny's my Benefactor too, and that doesn't stop
from occasionally... So why should Ti be immune to a little disrespect?'
'Besides, after the fusion, Destiny and Ti are one. Saying I carry the "true Destiny" isn't technically wrong.'
Just like that, Cheng Shi straightened his back again.
Not because he'd stopped fearing Ti — but because Ti was genuinely busy. Apart from that one-second appearance to approve the fusion, He'd never once shown Himself in this starry domain.
'Strange. If He isn't summoning , and the faith fusion is already complete, then why am I still on this Universal Clock platform instead of returning to reality?'
'Could the Void conflict still be unresolved — those two Benefactors still locked in battle?'
'But if there's no winner yet, how did Destiny manage to co here and approve the fusion?'
Cheng Shi couldn't figure it out. And right as he was frowning and scanning his surroundings — mutation struck!
A twisted corridor of ti suddenly tore open in the starry sky above. Streams of light burst from its mouth like fireworks, instantly shattering the silence.
A blurry shape fought its way out of the corridor, tumbling through the Void before gradually resolving into the form of a young human.
'Soone's here!'
'Who?'
'His follower?'
Cheng Shi's pupils contracted. He realized a new visitor was arriving in Ti's starry domain. But Ti clearly wasn't here — so who had drawn this player to this place?
'Hm?'
'Wait!'
'Who says He's not here?'
He was standing right here. Right on this Universal Clock platform!
At that realization, Cheng Shi turned on his heel. He touched his shadow, and one second later — the Fate Weaver forgotten by Ti vanished. In his place stood a clock hand — blending perfectly, harmoniously into this starry domain!
'Impersonating the real god might be going too far. But impersonating a divine envoy...'
'Now that's my specialty.'
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