Chapter 588 - - 494 True·Defying Heaven to Change Fate_1

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Yu Bo’s target alone was too small.

Ultimately.

Xin Tianyang and Ceres Star, along with Jia Yangming who held the key phrase Breath Sky-high, and Wei Sheng from Water Blue Star who held the plain keyword, and his companions, formed a small team to attract attention.

Jia Yangming’s skill, Breath Sky-high, allows the taste from his mouth to spread for ten kilometers, which can be used for localization;

Wei Sheng, possessing the keyword Make Trouble Out of Nothing, tends to turn smooth-sailing events into fraught situations. By entering the enemy’s team, he can disrupt their chances of success;

As for Xin Tianyang, he could observe in secret, and he could also quickly withdraw from the battlefield through a mirror…

With observation, localization, scouting, and a sentinel to disrupt the enemy… Theoretically, this would make an excellent reconnaissance squad, but no one dared guarantee how effective the squad would be, especially when the enemy might possess control-oriented skills.

But the divination from Yuan Xiaoyan gave everyone confidence, and Yu Bo’s squad eagerly discussed how they might expose themselves to the enemy’s sight to complete their mission.

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Duge then called Yuan Xiaoyan out alone.

This was expected by everyone.

After all, the hexagram for Qiyuan Star was ‘Empty Return from a Rich Mountain’, and Duge’s smile was quite forced. He probably wanted to ask Yuan Xiaoyan to change fate against the heavens!

Just by seeing whether Yuan Xiaoyan returned with any injuries, they could tell what he had asked her to do.

However.

Within the hearts of Fan Lie and others, Yuan Xiaoyan was not a native of Qiyuan Star, so she likely wouldn’t sacrifice herself to change fate for Duge.

Moreover, from a human nature standpoint, if Duge truly forced Yuan Xiaoyan to help him change his fate, whether for better or worse, it was really up to Yuan Xiaoyan to decide.

Therefore, Fan Lie and the others were not too worried.

Just as he said, an ‘Empty Return from a Rich Mountain’ would still go back, but if it was changed to not even being able to return, that would be the real disaster.

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Each room of the National Defense Bureau was equipped with perception-blocking materials. Duge turned around to close the door and asked, “What’s the true divination for Yu Bo?”

“‘Cleverness may overreach itself’.” In front of Duge, Yuan Xiaoyan’s timid expression vanished; she frowned slightly, “Brother Lin, this hexagram doesn’t bode well. Maybe Yu Bo and the others shouldn’t go.”

‘Cleverness may overreach itself’?

Duge was stunned for a moment and then asked, “What about the divinations for the other planets?”

“Lanchen Star and Sirius are fine,” Yuan Xiaoyan said, “The hexagram for Midday Star with Fan Lie is actually ‘All Effort Wasted’, and Qiyuan Star’s hexagram is actually ‘Leading the Field’.”

One side ‘Cleverness may overreach itself’, and the other ‘Leading the Field’.

In other words.

The ultimate victor was still themselves.

Duge smiled, “I understand. Xiaoyan, well done. Divination serves the team, but remember to tell me the real divinations afterward.”

“Brother Lin, do you want me to change fate for Yu Bo and others?” Yuan Xiaoyan hesitated for a moment and asked.

“No need,” Duge glanced at her and shook his head, “As long as the result is good, the process doesn’t matter. Moreover, divinations were never absolute. Unless you’re in danger yourself, I wouldn’t recommend using fate-changing. Remember, the best skills are those that come without a price; no one is worth sacrificing yourself for.”

“Mm,” Yuan Xiaoyan looked intently at Duge and nodded vigorously.

“Good that you understand,” Duge smiled, “Now, regarding the upcoming plans, let’s calculate the fates of everyone in that room. I will show you what true fate-changing is all about.”

Not to mention.

Just Ying Fei’s ‘Turn of Fortune’ and Feng Zhong’s ‘Peak Return’ could change many established facts.

The divination from Yuan Xiaoyan is at best a reference. In Duge’s heart, she’s used like an intelligence asset, combined with Xu Wan’s precise calculations, they could deduce a relatively accurate direction, which was enough.

After asking around.

Duge found the crux of the problem.

Luo Yan’s hexagram turned out to be ‘Entanglement’, he being the head of the National Defense Bureau, what could cause him ’entanglement’?

Unless he did something to betray the team…

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Control—National Defense Bureau—Entanglement; these keywords connected into a clear thread in Duge’s mind.

Luo Yan’s contact information was public.

Some time ago, he had reassigned all the Alien Warriors from the National Defense Bureau.

If during this period, an Alien Warrior with the keyword for control contacted Luo Yan, the marginalized Luo Yan might very well take the initiative to accept the other, seeking a point to balance his own power, fitting his character.

Then there was a good chance he would become a puppet for the other side, which aligned with the hexagram ‘Entanglement’…

With Luo Yan, the insider, providing tips, the enemy could methodically kill more than sixty Alien Warriors through the big data of the war network, the fastest way to take them down.

This was initially what he was planning to do, but the enemy got ahead of him.

Luo Yan had access to many top-secret documents; it’s very likely that the enemy had already gotten all the key phrases of the National Defense Bureau’s Alien Warriors from him…

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Yu Bo checked into a hotel in the outskirts of Imperial Capital, logged into the war network, sent hidden signals to contact people on his planet, and methodically carried out the plans Duge had laid out.

Duge, along with his team spread across several vehicles, was deployed around the hotel, sharing Yu Bo’s view, ready to strike at any time, with everything on the surface appearing very normal.

In Nalan Li’s command vehicle, Duge shared his deductions.

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