The voice was crisp and lively, carrying clear emotion and sounding quite young.
Yun Heng was startled.
She snapped upright, scanning her surroundings warily.
That sentence just now sounded as if a living person were speaking right in her ear, completely different from the System's past mechanical prompts.
For a moment, Yun Heng even suspected that something had invaded her System during the upgrade process.
This was far too bizarre.
Yun Heng tentatively responded,
“Hello, System.”
The moment her words fell, the Tianheng Jade at her waist lit up.
A beam of white light shot out from the jade, coming to a halt directly in front of Yun Heng.
The light gradually condensed into a fist-sized white sphere of light.
This orb of light possessed no facial features, nor did it have arms or legs.
To all appearances, it was an utterly ordinary glowing sphere.
Yun Heng instinctively leaned back.
The light sphere bobbed up and down in front of her.
【Host, aren't you happy to hear my voice?】
The crisp voice actually carried a trace of aggrieved hurt.
Yun Heng quickly shook her head.
“No, no.”
“I was just caught off guard.”
She stared at it for a moment before asking the question in her heart.
“How did you suddenly appear?”
The System let out a long sigh.
Even though it was merely a featureless sphere of light, Yun Heng could somehow read a touch of loneliness in the way it bobbed.
【Sigh, to be honest, I was previously in a state of soft-lock.】
【Not only was I unable to speak on my own initiative, but I also couldn't communicate with you normally.】
Yun Heng paused.
“Soft-locked?”
【Yep.】
【Apart from maintaining the System's most basic functions—card draws, prompts, and item storage—all other capabilities were sealed.】
The System's tone was still a bit downcast.
But in the next instant, its voice suddenly raised, and the entire orb brightened significantly.
【But!】
【You really did well, Host!】
【You have cumulatively spent over thirty thousand Awe Points, successfully fulfilling the System upgrade conditions and completely awakening me!】
As it spoke, it spun around twice rapidly in front of Yun Heng, clearly brimming with excitement.
Only then did Yun Heng understand.
No wonder the System had seemed like a dead object in the past.
No matter how she inquired, the answers she received were extremely limited.
It turned out the System hadn't truly awakened back then.
Now that the System had upgraded, she finally had someone she could truly communicate with.
At this thought, Yun Heng immediately recalled her biggest longstanding question.
“Then can you tell me why I came to this world?”
“What exactly is the relationship between the Tianheng Jade and me?”
“And the shattered realm—what was it originally?”
The System, which had just been so excited, froze midair upon hearing these questions.
It wobbled back and forth, appearing somewhat embarrassed.
【Hehehe.】
【Those are all secrets, Host!】
【I can't tell you yet. You'll still need to explore and discover them on your own later.】
The anticipation on Yun Heng's face slowly faded.
Alright then.
She switched to another question.
“Since you can't reveal those secrets, what can you do now that you're here?”
“Besides keeping me company and chatting, what else can you bring me?”
【Ahem.】
The System ostentatiously cleared its throat.
【Host, you should know that this world is actually a novel, right?】
Yun Heng nodded; of course she knew.
The System continued:
【However, ever since you arrived in this world, the original plot of the book has undergone massive changes.】
【By now, the original plot of this world has completely collapsed.】
Yun Heng kept nodding.
Cannon fodder who should have died early on were still alive, even becoming late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.
Su Mingyuan, the original female protagonist, had also died at her hands.
How could it not collapse?
【But!】
The System suddenly changed its tone.
【Although the original plot has collapsed, the Heavenly Dao of this world still exists.】
【After Su Mingyuan's death, the Heavenly Dao won't just vanish.】
【It will choose a new Chosen One from among the important characters in the original book.】
Yun Heng paused.
A new Chosen One?
She pointed carefully at herself.
“Me?”
She had not only killed the original female protagonist, but she also possessed the Immaculate Heavenly Destiny Spiritual Root.
Whether in terms of cultivation speed or the forces under her command, she looked far more like a protagonist than the Su Mingyuan of the original book ever did.
The System let out an unreserved click of its tongue.
The light sphere flew to the top of Yun Heng's head and gently bumped against her.
【What are you dreaming about?】
【You're not the original protagonist.】
【Naturally, the person reselected by the Heavenly Dao is the other protagonist from the original book.】
Yun Heng immediately thought of someone.
Xie Wujiu.
The former number one genius of the Eastern Region's younger generation.
【Bingo.】
The System seemed to know exactly what she was thinking.
【It's Xie Wujiu.】
【Whether in talent or temperament, Xie Wujiu far surpasses Su Mingyuan.】
【Now that Su Mingyuan is dead, he has become this world's new Son of Destiny.】
【In your terms, Host, he's the new Long Aotian now.】
After hearing this, Yun Heng didn't feel much nervousness in her heart.
Xie Wujiu's master, Wei Quechen, had already been killed by Yun Zhao.
The Taihua Sword Sect's Soul Transformation elders and elite disciples were severely wounded, and the sect had surrendered a massive amount of compensation, suffering a major blow to its vitality.
In his current state, what kind of waves could Xie Wujiu possibly make?
【Host, don't underestimate the luck of the Heavenly Dao.】
【You possess the Immaculate Heavenly Destiny Spiritual Root yourself. Have you not realized that along your journey, you've barely encountered any truly unsolvable setbacks?】
Yun Heng frowned slightly, her expression gradually growing serious.
She carefully looked back over her past experiences.
It indeed seemed to be the case.
Her cultivation speed progressed by leaps and bounds. Whether it was cultivation methods or spells, her practice always went exceptionally smoothly.
After leaving the Xuanxiao Sect, she had not encountered anyone trying to harbor ill intentions toward her.
Her trip to Wanbao Tower had also gone completely without a hitch.
Upon entering the Qingming Secret Realm, not only did she face no life-threatening dangers, but she even found Azure Sword Marrow, a spirit tree, and an entire spirit vein.
Even during that grand battle outside the secret realm, when she was at her most perilous moment and on the verge of defeat, her Awe Points just happened to reach the requirement to complete Yun Zhao's Character Card.
【Exactly, Host.】
【Your luck is countlessly many times stronger than that of ordinary cultivators.】
【Whether in terms of opportunities, cultivation, or the ability to turn misfortune into good fortune, you're far beyond what normal people can match.】
【Su Mingyuan dying by your hand was a fitting end for her.】
Yun Heng thought it over and still didn't feel that Xie Wujiu could pose a threat to her.
“By your logic, even if Xie Wujiu becomes the new Son of Destiny, his luck shouldn't be able to top mine, right?”
【Well, while that logic is sound...】
The System suddenly choked on its words.
The light sphere wobbled left and right in midair, as if struggling to figure out how to refute her.
【Aiya!】
【Just be careful, Host!】
【This Xie Wujiu is no walk in the park!】
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