Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops

In this life, one accumulates many secrets.

But not all secrets hold the same weight.

Some secrets can be shared without much consequence, others must not be lightly revealed.

When a person proves trustworthy, the keeper of a secret naturally feels inclined to share more.

From Qin Chuan's perspective, his secrets could be categorized into four areas.

Firstly, the secret of his identity in dreams.

Qin Chuan knew that this would be hard to conceal from those with intent.

Take Matsusaka Shigeki, for instance; wherever he went, his whereabouts would be exposed in reality the next day, leaving him with absolutely no secrecy.

Currently, Qin Chuan was still an unknown figure, unnoticed and hence unconcerned.

But tomorrow, when the news of Water Flower's breakthrough to Elite Rank would break out, Luo, his player name, was bound to gain significant attention.

Many traces he had left would be dug up by players from the same region.

The attributes of his Contracted Spiritual Beasts would also inevitably be revealed.

With only twelve attributes available, choosing the first Contracted Spiritual Beast would filter some out, and choosing a second would filter more.

Contracting more Spiritual Beasts, possessing more attributes, meant one's real identity was easier to uncover.

Contracting Spiritual Beasts with the same attribute could reduce this risk, but having a singular attribute meant being more susceptible to being countered by other Transcendents and losing numerous possibilities.

Determined to compete in this race, Qin Chuan naturally wouldn't make such a choice.

Thus, he was well aware that his identity would be exposed sooner or later.

In such circumstances, while trying to hide his identity, it became even more crucial to securely guard his other three secrets.

The most superficial of these secrets was Qin Chuan's ability to detect the location of resources.

This was his cover for the Compass Talent, but still not something just anyone could be privy to.

The mid-level secret was Qin Chuan's Gold Talent, the Compass, and its effects.

As one of the nine Gold Talents, the Compass, once exposed, would undoubtedly cause a tremendous storm.

Once the Compass's Third Talent became known, Qin Chuan would find himself in a vulnerable position.

The deepest, and the most crucial secret that must stay hidden, was the Time Stop ability.

If the nine Gold Talents could be possessed by nine players in this world, then Time Stop was a power uniquely Qin Chuan's.

Up to now, he had used this ability only twice.

The first time allowed him to kill the Shadow Leopard, ranking first on both the Juvenile Stage Spiritual Beast List and Achievement Leaderboard, and let him cross the Shadow Leopard's den where he encountered Yue Li.

On the surface, it was merely the slaying of a Growth Rank Spiritual Beast, but the hidden gains were immense.

The other instance granted him the Gold Talent Compass.

Qin Chuan had no immediate plans to use the Time Stop ability.

He was waiting.

Waiting for a moment worth its use.

Every second he accrued now was a trick up his sleeve for the future.

And deciding to reveal the Compass to Yue Li was not a spur-of-the-moment decision.

He was already struggling to keep it hidden.

Whether it was the previous slaying of the Blue Scaled Jiao or acquiring the Canglan Conch this time, he constantly needed excuses to cover his tracks, a practice he believed would only increase in the future.

Yue Li was naive, but not foolish.

Most importantly, as Qin Chuan pondered how to acquire the Canglan Conch, how to augment his power in the future, and how to confront upcoming risks, all his plans and thoughts subconsciously factored in Yue Li's luck-enhancing ability.

When Qin Chuan realized this, he understood that they needed to be more honest with each other.

"So, you've known all along that my talent is Prayer, right?" Yue Li asked, staring at Qin Chuan, her fierce yet adorable expression causing the chaotic thoughts in his heart to suddenly dissipate.

"Yes," Qin Chuan couldn't help but smile.

As the last bit of wishful thinking shattered, Yue Li gritted her teeth.

Thinking back to the past half month, where she had always assumed the other party hadn't noticed and had been thinking about taking extra care of them, she felt a powerless irritation.

"I'm cutting ties with you!"

Yue Li said in a huff, then added gloomily, "For one minute!"

Qin Chuan glanced at the timer under the panel.

[04:12:48/08:00:00][00:00:08]

Alright, one minute.

He stood quietly in his original spot, intently watching every tick of the seconds.

His serious demeanor was as if every second was as precious as Time Stop.

Noticing Qin Chuan's unusual quietness, Yue Li sneaked a peek, and then her lips twitched slightly.

She found the scene inexplicably funny, but given that they were still in a period of "cutting ties", she couldn't laugh out loud, so her shoulders started to shake slightly.

[04:13:48/08:00:00][00:00:08]

"One minute is up."

Qin Chuan's voice rang out, precise to the second, and Yue Li couldn't hold back any longer, her lips unconsciously curling up, "Alright then, cutting ties over."

Turning her head to meet Qin Chuan's gaze, she took a deep breath.

"Let's talk about each other's Talents."

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The candid discussion revealed surprising results.

Yue Li hadn't expected Qin Chuan to have the ability to lock onto all players, resources, and Spiritual Beasts on the map, and Qin Chuan hadn't expected that the seemingly harmless Prayer could forcibly strip a target's luck and transfer it to another target.

In battle, such a move could potentially cause the opponent to trip and accidentally kill themselves.

"In seven days, Compass Talent's Third Talent can be used again." Yue Li said softly, "By the time Ice Cream also breaks through to Elite Rank, I think you'll definitely succeed in getting promoted to Elite Level Player."

"By then, you'll become the target of many~"

Yue Li spoke in a light tone, but her eyes clearly showed concern.

One Contracted Spiritual Beast breaking through to Elite Rank could be considered luck.

Two Contracted Spiritual Beasts breaking through to Elite Rank so quickly would make the whole world suspect that Luo possesses some kind of Gold Talent.

"No problem." Qin Chuan smiled nonchalantly, "I'm an Elite Level Player now, how can I be bullied by Official Level Players?"

"Even Erik won't have the nerve to act arrogant in front of me."

Yue Li smiled as well.

Infected by Qin Chuan's confidence, she felt less worried about the future.

No matter what, she'd definitely stand by Luo!

When everyone believed there was only one Gold Talent Player in Luo, in reality, there were two!

Thinking this, Yue Li felt a little smug.

She was pretty amazing too!

"After getting promoted, I'll quickly use the Third Talent to find Rare Resources for you." Qin Chuan spoke earnestly, "By then, both of us will be Elite Level Players, and nobody can intimidate us."

"You don't need to use it for me," Yue Li's expression turned serious, "Your Third Talent is very precious, we need to conserve it."

"Then you..." Qin Chuan looked at Yue Li in surprise.

"I have an idea," Yue Li beamed, looking like she had a trick up her sleeve, "You still have a second method to find Rare Resources, don't you?"

"There is, but…" Qin Chuan wanted to say that a distance of 20 kilometers isn't something the second Talent could detect.

"Prayer's second Talent used on myself can yield double effectiveness." Yue Li grinned, "My first Talent can also provide one-fold luck."

"My luck will be threefold yours."

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