âThatâs not right. The king isnât the only one who has ascended the Destiny Platform. The person isnât dead either.â Zhou Wen was puzzled.
âThatâs because the Destiny Platform hasnât been activated yet. When the Destiny Platform truly activates, all creatures who have ascended it, no matter where they are, will be transported to the Destiny Platform and undergo the baptism of the power of Destiny. The person who can ultimately survive the baptism of Destiny shall be the King of the Dimension.
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âItâs said that the last time the Destiny Platform opened was when the supreme Immortal Thearch of the Immortals appeared. She was the true King of the Dimension. In the years after the Immortal Thearchâs reign, the Destiny Platform never activated again. I donât know if itâs because the time hasnât come or if thereâs no one worthy of activating the Destiny Platform. Now that the Destiny Platform has activated again, it looks like a new era is being ushered in.â
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Emperor of Shang told him some of the legends regarding the Destiny Platform.
âThat explains it.â Zhou Wen was secretly glad that he hadnât rashly attempted the stone steps. If Iâm not wrong, the last dimensional king recognized by the Destiny Platform should be The Thearch trapped in Chess Mountain.
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He asked Emperor of Shang a few more questions, but since Emperor of Shang knew very little about the outside world, Zhou Wen had no choice but to give up.
âHeavenly Happiness God⊠I have a question for youâŠâ Just as Zhou Wen was about to leave, Ah Yong, who had been silent, finally spoke.
âPlease speak.â Emperor of Shang smiled at Ah Yong.
âPlease tell me⊠Whoâs my father⊠Where is heâŠâ Zhou Wen and Emperor of Shang were taken aback by Ah Yongâs words.
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âAre you in the wrong place? This is the Heavenly Happiness Temple, not the Destiny Temple. I donât know how to read fortunes,â Emperor of Shang said with a bitter smile.
Like Zhou Wen, he originally imagined that Ah Yong was here to pray for children, but he never expected her to be looking for her father.
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However, Ah Yong shook her head and said, âMy mother told me that she met my father here where she fell in love with him, resulting in my birth. So you must know who my father is, right?â
âIs that so? Whatâs your fatherâs name?â he asked.
âI donât know. Mother said that she doesnât know my fatherâs name either. She only knows that my father is human,â Ah Yong continued.
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âHuman?â Emperor of Shang was even more puzzled.
The Heavenly Happiness Temple was connected to the source of life. It did indeed have the ability to allow asexual creatures to reproduce. This was also the Heavenly Happiness Templeâs job.
Although the Heavenly Happiness God was somewhat similar to Elder Moonâa matchmaking deityâHeavenly Happiness God wasnât involved in matchmaking. Furthermore, he was alleged to be a matchmaker between a creature and a human. Emperor of Shang couldnât remember when he had done such a thing.
âYes, heâs a human.â Ah Yong nodded with certainty. âMy mother said that heâs a very outstanding human man.â
âThen whoâs your mother?â Emperor of Shang really couldnât recall such a person, so he could only ask again.
Ah Yong hesitated for a moment as though she had some concerns, but in the end, she gritted his teeth and said, âMy mother told me not to tell anyone her name. I hope you can help me keep it a secret.â
âYour motherâs name will definitely not come from me,â Emperor of Shang said solemnly.
âMy motherâs name is Fate,â Ah Yong said carefully as though she was afraid that others would hear her.
âFate Goddess of the Trajectory race!â Emperor of Shang was alarmed when he heard that.
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âYou really know my mother. In that case, you know who my father is, right?â Ah Yong was overjoyed as she asked again.
Emperor of Shang carefully sized up Ah Yong. After a while, he slowly said, âI donât know who your father is.â
âHow is that possible? You clearly know my motherâŠâ Ah Yong immediately panicked, as though she would attack at any moment.
âHear what I have to say first.â Emperor of Shang seemed to sink into his memories. After a while, he slowly said, âAfter the Immortal Thearch, there was no true king in the dimension. The powerhouses of the various races had the intention to become king. Back then, there were a total of five people who had the greatest chance of becoming the next dimensional king. The Trajectory raceâs Fate Goddess was one of themâŠ
âThe Fate Goddess wanted a child, so she came to the Heavenly Happiness Temple. However, something unexpected happened. The Fate Goddess didnât give birth to a descendant in the source of life. Instead, she met a human.â
âThat human is my father, right?â Ah Yong asked excitedly.
âThat human is very likely your father.â Emperor of Shang confirmed Ah Yongâs guess.
âDoesnât that mean you know? Why did you say that you donât know who my father is? You made me so disappointed,â Ah Yong argued.
âI only know that heâs a human, and I also know that he left with your mother. In theory, he should be your father. However, I canât be sure. After all, I didnât see you being born, and I donât know where that human came from or who he is.â Emperor of Shang sighed and said, âYou came here to find him, right? Iâm helpless about this. I donât know where he came from or where he went.â
âDonât you even know his name?â Ah Yong was stunned.
âI donât know. I only know that he came down from a large ship,â Emperor of Shang said.
âShip!â Zhou Wen and Ah Yong shouted in unison.
âWhy did you shout?â Ah Yong glared at Zhou Wen.
How could Zhou Wen not shout? If the huge ship that Emperor of Shang mentioned was the one that belonged to An Jingâs mother, there would be a problem.
When the ship was struck down, Ah Yongâs mother came to the Heavenly Happiness Temple after the ship was destroyed by The Thearch.
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By then, An Jingâs mother had already died and The Thearch was trapped in Chess Mountain. Why would the ship appear again?
Could it be that the ship wasnât completely destroyed after The Thearch struck it down? It still sailed for a period of time? No matter how Zhou Wen thought about it, something was amiss. Perhaps the ship that Emperor of Shang mentioned isnât the ship that An Jingâs mother used.
âIs this what the big ship you mentioned looks like?â Ah Yong reached out and took out a pocket watch. She opened it, revealing a circular photo on the inside of the pocket watchâs lid. It was a picture of a ship with a melancholic woman standing at the bow. She was probably Ah Yongâs mother, the Fate Goddess.
However, Zhou Wenâs focus wasnât on Fate Goddess. He kept looking at the ship in the photo.
Zhou Wen was alarmed because he was now certain that the ship was the huge ship that Gaia had mentionedâthe ship that An Jingâs mother was piloting.
It was obvious that the ship had been severely damaged. It was certain that this was a photo taken after The Thearch had struck the ship down.
Back then, it should have been the time when the trapped world-level lifeforms escaped the ship, or perhaps slightly later in time. When Ah Yongâs father alighted from the ship, was he also a lifeform trapped on the ship? But were there such existences among humans back then? Humans who could be trapped with lifeforms like God and Shiva? Zhou Wen looked at the photo in a daze.