I Have an Omen System

"My identity?"

A pained expression appeared on the young girl’s face. "It was too long ago. I don’t remember..."

The nameless girl’s emotions fluctuated violently.

The space in the attic grew illusory, sending out ripples as a strong sense of repulsion washed over him.

"Senior Sister, don’t overthink it! That’s not what I meant..."

Qin Xuan’s face fell in alarm.

He didn’t want to leave the mysterious attic so soon.

’Who the hell knows what it’s like outside right now?’

’Ji Boyan just sacrificed nearly ten thousand Foundation Establishment Cultivators in the Bone-Eroding Demon Sea. Once Daqian reacts, it’s going to be a death trap!’

"It’s fine. There are only four or five Nascent Souls outside. You probably won’t die..."

The girl hadn’t even finished speaking.

POP!

With a crisp sound like a bursting bubble, an immense power erupted from the surrounding space and forcibly ejected Qin Xuan.

...

「Outside the Bone-Eroding Demon Sea」

Waves of blood churned. Ji Boyan had just broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm, and his boundless Demonic Essence had yet to stabilize.

Suddenly, the sky itself changed color.

The heavy, lead-black clouds were violently torn asunder. A magnificent golden light, tens of thousands of feet long, pierced the darkness like a divine sword, casting down a brilliant, heavenly might.

A clear, furious shout echoed.

"How dare you, Sinful Demon Ji Boyan! You have defied the [Chixiao Order], secretly undergoing Nascent Soul Formation in an Outer World Celestial Realm to evade heavenly punishment. Your crimes are unforgivable!"

RUMBLE!

A bolt of purple lightning, carrying the vast might of the heavens, descended from above!

And behind the lightning, five Golden Core True Monarchs emerged together, each holding a different Magical Treasure that flowed with brilliant light.

All five were dressed in the orthodox official robes of Daqian. Their auras were distinct yet harmonized into a single whole, triggering a drastic change in the Qi Mechanism of the surrounding world.

The burgeoning Vitality of spring, the blazing sun of summer, the humid restlessness of late summer, the bleak desolation of autumn, the biting cold of winter... The auras of the five seasons cycled and flowed.

The pressure of their combined Realms was no less than that of a Nascent Soul Daoist Monarch!

"This humble commoner, Ji Boyan, pays his respects to the five Ministers." Ji Boyan’s figure remained still. He offered only a slight bow, his face devoid of any fear.

Behind him, an immense, shadowy Golden Lamp Dharma Aspect suddenly appeared. Billowing Demon Flames surged from it, dyeing half the sky a crimson red.

’Just five cultivators at the Golden Core Peak.’

’He really wasn’t afraid.’

The Cultivation of Daqian officials was entirely tied to their positions, controlled by the Fruit Position True Treasure, the [Celestial Official’s Certificate of the Imperial Flame Nexus]. They were like string puppets, their power not truly their own.

The only thing noteworthy about them was the sliver of the [Celestial Fire] Fruit Position’s aspect they borrowed, which symbolized the authority of heavenly punishment.

"To actually blood-sacrifice nearly ten thousand Foundation Establishment cultivators... Such audacity! A crime that even death cannot atone for!"

The Minister of the Ministry of Autumn’s gaze swept over the Demon Sea below. He couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart, a mix of shock and fury.

The towering Blood Qi had not yet dissipated, and the wails of resentful remnant souls filled the air.

The Minister of the Ministry of Summer’s face was grim as still water. He shook his head without a word.

The Minister of the Ministry of Spring’s hair and beard stood on end, his rage uncontrollable. "Ji Boyan, do not persist in your foolish ways! For the sake of Princess Xiao, if you repent now, join Daqian, and accept the post of Commandery Prince Consort of Yan Mansion, we may yet spare your life."

Ji Boyan replied, "And what if I insist on persisting in my foolish ways?"

The light from the lamp Dharma Aspect behind him flared intensely, and the power of his Early-stage Nascent Soul Cultivation erupted forth!

The five Golden Core cultivators joined forces, their faces paling slightly.

However, before the words had even left Ji Boyan’s mouth,

"I do not believe Ji Commandery Prince Consort would do such a thing."

A grand, aged voice suddenly rang out.

Ji Boyan’s expression changed abruptly.

BOOM!

A Mid-stage Nascent Soul’s pressure—far deeper and vaster than Ji Boyan’s own—suddenly descended!

The newcomer appeared to be a man in his fifties with a square jaw and a goatee. He was dressed in the crimson robes of an official, adorned with a golden pheasant, and held a Celestial Star Instrument.

It was Su Xiaotai, the Senior Second Grade Vice Director of the Daqian Imperial Observatory!

The moment Su Xiaotai appeared, the three thousand six hundred Purple Mansion Star Orders suspended above Blood Demon Island suddenly blazed with brilliant starlight, trembling and humming in resonance.

An invisible Power of Starry Dharma Aspect spread out, instantly sealing off the entire area.

Ji Boyan’s pupils shrank, a flicker of apprehension in his eyes. "I, Ji, pay my respects to Vice Director Su."

Five Golden Core Peak cultivators, enhanced by their Fruit Position aspects, might have been able to fight the newly ascended Nascent Soul, Ji Boyan, to a standstill.

But with the addition of this Vice Director of the Imperial Observatory, he was undoubtedly doomed!

Su Xiaotai stroked his goatee and smiled gently. "Ji Commandery Prince Consort, congratulations on your promotion to the Nascent Soul Realm."

"Vice Director Su overstates it. I am unworthy of the title Commandery Prince Consort," Ji Boyan replied in a low voice, alarm bells ringing in his mind.

Xiao Yan’Er was the legitimate daughter of Daqian’s King Yaan, Xiao Dingjiang. By that connection, Ji Boyan was indeed a Commandery Princess Consort, a Junior Fifth Grade position.

But he could not accept that title!

Under the system of the [Celestial Official’s Certificate of the Imperial Flame Nexus], a Junior Fifth Grade official could, at best, only reach the Purple Mansion Realm.

If he truly accepted this office, forget Nascent Soul—his Cultivation would be locked at the Purple Mansion Realm for the rest of his life, unable to break through.

Su Xiaotai’s eyes crinkled into a smile. "Ji Commandery Prince Consort is a hero who understands the times. You wouldn’t fail to see the situation clearly."

Almost at the exact moment Su Xiaotai’s voice fell,

the five Golden Core Peak cultivators roared in unison. The sound wave, like rolling thunder, carried an immense heavenly might as they pressed forward. "Sinful Demon Ji Boyan, do not persist in your foolish ways! Join Daqian, accept the post of Commandery Prince Consort, and we may yet spare your life!"

RUMBLE!

Above them, in the dome of the sky, all manner of phenomena manifested.

Gale-force winds and rain lashed down, the sea of clouds churned, and thunder boomed...

A terrifying pressure, combining the seasonal power of the five Ministers and Su Xiaotai’s vast starry law, slammed down with a roar!

Just by coming into contact with a stray wisp of this power, the two Foundation Establishment Incense Masters, Wei Qingyi and Liu Mobai, fainted dead away.

As for Ji Boyan, who was at the center of the pressure, his expression was even uglier.

He felt his Demonic Essence instantly freeze. Even his newly formed [Blood Prison Grotto Heaven] was sealed, unable to move in the slightest.

He opened his mouth but found he couldn’t make a single sound!

"It seems Ji Commandery Prince Consort agrees."

Su Xiaotai nodded in satisfaction.

With a wave of his hand, an [Imperial Decree Golden Scroll] suddenly materialized in the sky. It blazed with a golden light that stretched for tens of thousands of feet and was inscribed with countless profound Runes.