Bright constellations lit up beneath the feet of the five members of the Shangui camp, then contracted, splitting into five streams of light that converged into the five bamboo sticks.

Bai Wujinji held up a bamboo stick, gazing at its surface. The light within subsided, and a line of small characters quickly appeared, flashing like a slideshow, imprinting themselves on the minds of the five stick-holders:

"Star Sign One: Supreme Auspiciousness!"

"Yuanshi Tianzun has cast the Heart of the Forest. Once the gems are in place, all four arrays will be activated, the seal will be initiated, and the Blood Pool will be completely isolated. The Shangui camp will have no chance to deploy Blood Jade, and defeat is inevitable."

"Bai Wujinji, discerning the crisis, drew his Blood Demon Bow and shot at the Heart of the Forest, attempting to prevent the gem from returning to the array. His item possesses marking ability, ensuring a hit. Bai Wujinji is confident in deflecting the gem."

"However, Jiang Jingwei, having witnessed the power of this item, launched a fireball, employing Fire Manipulation, recklessly intending to intercept the Blood Demon Arrow with her flesh. At a crucial moment, Wei Wodu Zun, melting a portion of the ice, regained his water control ability and erected a water wall, extinguishing Jiang Jingwei's fireball."

"The Blood Demon Arrow successfully struck the Heart of the Forest, preventing its return to the array's eye."

The sign's text flashed in his mind. Bai Wujinji unhesitatingly retrieved his red great bow, aimed at the Heart of the Forest soaring towards the stone statue's palm, and drew the bow like a full moon.

"Boom!"

The arrow whistled away, drawing a red line in the air.

At that moment, a scorching fireball smashed down like a cannonball, aimed at the arrow's inevitable path.

The fireball came from Jiang Jingwei. As soon as Bai Wujinji drew his great bow, she, possessing extraordinary combat instincts, immediately recognized the enemy's intention. Her body reacted faster than her brain, and she hurled the fireball.

Immediately afterward, crimson flames erupted around Jiang Jingwei, enveloping her.

Wei Wodu Zun seemed to have anticipated this move. As Jiang Jingwei launched the fireball, he raised his Water God Seal and erected a water wall in the fireball's trajectory.

"Sizzle, sizzle" sounded. The fireball extinguished before exploding, releasing dense steam.

Flames flared around Jiang Jingwei, but without the medium of "Fire Manipulation," they burned in vain and quickly dissipated. "Ding!"

The arrow formed from refined blood struck the vibrant green gem squarely, knocking it askew.

All of this happened too quickly and suddenly. Bai Wujinji and Wei Wodu Zun seemed to have practiced it a thousand times, requiring no thought, no observation, only incredibly coordinated teamwork to prevent the Heart of the Forest from returning.

Meanwhile, Yuanshi Tianzun, Guan Ya, and others had just reacted. Even Jiang Jingwei's thoughts were still focused on using Fire Manipulation to stop the arrow.

The enemy seemed to have foreseen the future.

Indeed, they had foreseen the future.

The item used by Bai Wujinji and the other four was called Star Sign Five, a rule-based item that combined the traits of a Star Official and a certain foreign profession, granting the ability to foresee the future.

To be precise, this item could select the most advantageous path for the user from countless future possibilities. By following the instructions on the bamboo stick, the user could ensure that future developments perfectly matched their expectations.

The future displayed by Star Sign Five could not be interfered with or changed.

This item came from Dark Night Rose and was a crucial item for killing Yuanshi Tianzun.

Using it came with two prices. First: the first four signs were auspicious signs beneficial to the user, while the last sign was an extremely unlucky sign.

In other words, the user had to eliminate the enemy within the first four signs, or they would suffer terrifying backlash. Second: the number of people present could not exceed fifteen when using this item.

Dark Night Rose explained that the more people there were, the more complex the cause and effect, and the greater the future's variability. Beyond fifteen people, Star Sign Five could no longer accurately calculate the future's course.

Therefore, the Shangui camp did not use this item in the ambush in the Maze Forest, because the number of people had already exceeded the limit at that time.

The same was true of the defense of the Mountain God Temple.

Otherwise, Bai Wujinji would have decisively used Star Sign Five in the Maze Forest to stifle this major threat, Yuanshi Tianzun.

Killing him would complete half of the task in this Killing Instance.

Without him, how could the rabble of the Mountain God camp contend with them? However, it was not too late now.

The Heart of the Forest tumbled away. Seeing this, Hong Wei raised her bamboo stick, staring at its surface. Future scenes, in the form of text, flashed through the minds of the five like slides:

"Star Sign Two: Supreme Auspiciousness!"

"Watching the Heart of the Forest being knocked away, Yuanshi Tianzun directed his Spirit Servant to seize it. His Spirit Servant possesses strength surpassing the Extraordinary realm and is one of his main supports. Fortunately, Hong Wei's Soul-Seizing Mirror can just restrain Spirit Servants. She shone the mirror's light on the Heart of the Forest, freezing Yuanshi Tianzun's Spirit Servant."

"Zhao Chenghuang used Night Wander, silently approaching the Heart of the Forest, seeking to snatch this mission item. Night Wander deceived everyone's eyes, but Wei Wodu Zun controlled the river, creating a tidal wave, making him nowhere to hide."

"Bai Wujinji seized the opportunity, drawing his bow and firing two arrows in succession, severely injuring Zhao Chenghuang. The Heart of the Forest rolled on the ground and was snatched by a small Spirit Servant skilled at finding treasure. Seeing this, A Yi flapped its wings and chased after it, but was intercepted by Yuanshi Tianzun, Guan Ya, and Zhao Chenghuang's Yin Corpse."

"Jiu Louyu took the opportunity to pursue the Heart of the Forest, encountering Kou Beiyue's obstruction. The two sides engaged in a deadly battle."

"They have all fallen for a feint! A Yi's nurtured little monsters blocked the small Spirit Servant's path and successfully frightened it, seizing the gem." "Array activated, crisis resolved."

Ghost Bride quietly emerged, seizing the Heart of the Forest in its airborne state. Just as she was about to return the mission item to her husband's side, a yellow mirror light shone on her without deviation.

Hong Wei seemed to have foreseen this step.

The Ghost Bride's body stiffened, frozen in mid-air.

The Heart of the Forest passed through her body and continued to fly into the distance.

At the same time Hong Wei cast the mirror light, Wei Wodu Zun manipulated the Water God Seal, creating a wave from the ground, engulfing the front with its overwhelming power. With a "boom," the wave struck an invisible figure.

Almost simultaneously, Bai Wujinji drew his bow in succession, firing two arrows of refined blood, hitting Zhao Chenghuang in the distance.

The latter grunted, blood mist appearing on his chest. His clothes and skin quickly ulcerated, and blood seeped from the corners of his mouth, indicating severe internal injuries.

Zhao Chenghuang was completely stunned. *Thump*.

The Heart of the Forest landed, then floated about a dozen centimeters, quickly drifting towards the other side of the park.

At the same time, Jiu Louyu drew his knife and rushed out, scrambling for the Heart of the Forest. He didn't have the ability to foresee the future, but that didn't stop him from making the right choices.

Seeing this, Kou Beiyue darted out like a leopard, kicking Jiu Louyu back. The two quickly engaged in melee combat. "Buzz!"

A Yi, as shown in the sign, manipulated the little monsters to encircle the Heart of the Forest, while flapping its wings and flying to chase the small Spirit Servant skilled at finding treasure.

Unsurprisingly, as soon as he took flight, he was immediately besieged by Guan Ya, Yuanshi Tianzun, and that Level 4 Yin Corpse.

A Yi calmly spat out a corrosive venom, while switching to a form with earthworm-like rings growing on its skin, relying on its powerful vitality and self-healing ability to tangle with (take a beating from) the three experts.

At this time, the three little monsters successfully surrounded the Heart of the Forest.

The green gem floated around in the air, seemingly unsure of which way to break through.

One of the little monsters "hissed," baring its teeth, and the green gem stopped in its track. Then, with a "thud," it fell to the ground. Zhang Yuanqing turned his head sharply and saw the crying little fool, paddling its limbs and crawling towards him as fast as lightning.

The Heart of the Forest was held in the hand of a small Gu beast.

Seeing this, A Yi quickly changed form, spread its elytra, and flew high, passing over Guan Ya and the Yin Corpse to rendezvous with the little Gu beast.

Zhang Yuanqing and Guan Ya, Zhao Chenghuang did not pursue, but stared at each other in shock. Zhao Chenghuang took a deep breath:

"Something's wrong. They seem to have calculated all of our actions. No matter what we do, they can predict it in advance."

Guan Ya said in disbelief, "Predict the future?"

Zhang Yuanqing nodded solemnly, "It seems so."

They weren't fools. They hadn't figured out the specifics during the first round of confrontation. After the second round ended, they saw through the Shangui camp's secret.

"What do we do?" Guan Ya asked softly. Zhao Chenghuang frowned, pondered for a few seconds, and said:

"This should be a Star Official's ability, but not entirely. As far as I know, Star Officials have a certain ability to foresee the future. It is said that when they cultivate to the highest level, they can see the direction of fate."

"However, this prediction is vague, predicting the general trend, the omen. If it's a rule-based item, then there's no way."

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly understood, "Like fortune-telling?"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but think of Xiahou Xin's death.

Zhao Chenghuang shook his head, then nodded, "A bit like it, but also not. You'll naturally understand when you become a Star Official yourself...if we can still advance to the Saint stage."

*Old bro, that's a pessimistic thing to say.* Zhang Yuanqing felt heavy in his heart, thought for a moment, and said, "Can we avoid being predicted by eliminating distracting thoughts and fighting instinctively?"

Zhao Chenghuang glanced at him, "Predicting the future and reading minds are two different things." On the other side, Wei Wodu Zun held up a bamboo stick and saw the future: "Star Sign Three: Supreme Auspiciousness!"

"Realizing that the Shangui camp could predict the future, Yuanshi Tianzun, Zhao Chenghuang, and Guan Ya did not dare to act rashly. This was undoubtedly a good opportunity to deploy Blood Jade."

"Wei Wodu Zun carried the Blood Jade towards the Blood Pool, trying to summon the monster in the pool. Seeing this, Yuanshi Tianzun used the Yin Jade Doll on him. This item is a rule-based item, unavoidable, unstoppable. Wei Wodu Zun's deployment of Blood Jade failed. He used Water Ghost characteristics to barely contend with the Yin Jade Doll."

"Seeing his companion blocked, A Yi flew to the Blood Pool, preparing to throw the Blood Jade into it. Yuanshi Tianzun once again released a large-scale illusion. Fortunately, Liangchen Zezhu Ershi covered up, and with Liuhun Qi, he dispelled the enemy's trick."

"Yuanshi Tianzun, whose trick was repeated in failure, used the Yin Yang Robe, employing Fire Manipulation to close the distance and trap A Yi in the array. At this time, Wei Wodu Zun was controlled by the Yin Jade Doll and could not extinguish the fire. Yuanshi Tianzun succeeded, and A Yi failed to deploy the Blood Jade."

"Bai Wujinji, who controlled the last piece of Blood Jade, was besieged by Guan Ya, Zhao Chenghuang, and Jiang Jingwei. Helplessly, he had to throw the Blood Jade to Liangchen Zezhu Ershi, letting him break through with the Blood Jade."

"Liangchen Zezhu Ershi was immediately besieged by Zhao Chenghuang's Yin Corpse and Yuanshi Tianzun's Spirit Servant, his life hanging by a thread. However, the Blood Jade in his hand was an illusion, a deception."

"Yuanshi Tianzun, who should have been meticulous, forgot to apply Purification to his companions due to a momentary lapse, so that no one saw through the illusion. In fact, the real Blood Jade was thrown to Hong Wei."

"At this time, no one in the Mountain God camp could stop Hong Wei. She successfully broke through with the Blood Jade and threw it into the Blood Pool. "An Infinite Being Awakens!"

ps: Correcting typos after the initial update.