He would be down two allies and unable to temporarily return to his peak state.

Iz and the others might even have an easier time fighting.

SWOOSH—

Lu Cang wrote a letter addressed to Run En.

This was the Guardian who had saved his life from the King of Exotic Insects in Raine Town.

Over the past few months, Lu Cang had occasionally corresponded with him, sending a considerable amount of Gold Coins to ensure he could live a comfortable life.

Lu Cang greatly valued his savior.

[Run En, prepare a Random Teleportation Scroll in advance.

If you don’t hear from me by April 1st, use the Random Teleportation Scroll to leave before 11:50 PM on the night of March 31st.

Please, don’t ask too many questions or let your curiosity get the better of you. Just trust me.

—Lu Cang, Chief Mage of Lorren]

Along with the letter, Lu Cang sent a Spatial Bag containing 2 million gold coins, some high-level Defender equipment and Skills, and numerous Magic Tools and Potions.

’Run En... I hope you make it out alive.’

After warning his friend, Lu Cang swept the area with his Perception.

But he couldn’t find any trace of Pari in the White Tower.

’That Evil Divination Master was here just yesterday morning, and now she’s vanished.’

Lu Cang had originally planned to use Future Preview to hunt Pari down.

Inside a projection, even if Pari killed herself, Lu Cang wouldn’t have it on his conscience.

But it seemed this Divination Master was exceptionally cunning.

’I wonder if she divined the coming of Doomsday and decided to run for it.’

’Another possibility is that Pari is hiding from me...’

’She stopped showing her face right after I obtained Future Preview.’

’Perhaps the first thing I should have done yesterday wasn’t to look at March 31st or check on Tengge, but to go after Pari.’

But what was done was done, and the past couldn’t be changed.

Lu Cang withdrew his Perception.

At that moment, Lu Cang was just an inconspicuous figure in the line at a breakfast shop.

Destiny Prediction.

SWOOSH— Lu Cang saw countless hazy scenes flash past his eyes before one gradually came into focus.

It was a scene of him on the Zuoyu Continent.

’At my current Speed, I can reach the Zuoyu Continent in a day.’

’It’s the closest continent to Ruelun. I’ll make it my first stop.’

Lu Cang pulled his focus back to the present.

He had foreseen his own arrival in Zuoyu and glimpsed some blurry figures closely tied to his Destiny.

The Divination Skill, Destiny Prediction.

Like the Skills of a Decryption Scholar, its Skill Proficiency could be increased through practice.

But unlike combat Skills, the Skill Proficiency of non-battle-type abilities like Divination Skills couldn’t be increased through Sacrifice. They had to be improved through diligent practice.

[Destiny Prediction (Level 55) — Provides more detailed predictions on the desired subject, consumes less Spirituality, and reveals the bonds of Destiny.]

Lu Cang didn’t use this Divination Skill constantly.

After all, Divination consumed Spirituality. Using too much made it difficult to think, so he could only practice it intermittently.

Now, Destiny Prediction could highlight people who might become connected to his Destiny in the future.

’Zuoyu...’

’I’ll start there.’

Lu Cang slowly closed his eyes.

HUMMM—

Divine Level Future Projection.

In an instant, he was immersed in a simulated scene of his arrival in Zuoyu one day later. The sky was filled with white doves in flight.

There were endless rows of churches and throngs of Divine Officers.

It was truly a religious nation.

The pure white landscape Lu Cang found himself in was none other than the religious nation ruled by the Light Church.

The Land of Light and Daylight.

Lu Cang’s gaze immediately fell upon their largest palace, a place completely sealed by several thousand layers of Restrictions. He couldn’t even guess who they were guarding it against.

...

「Half an hour later.」

Lu Cang reappeared in a forest far from the Land of Light and Daylight, loaded with loot.

’I can’t believe I wasn’t discovered.’

’Then again, I did disable the Restrictions designed to detect intrusions and check for missing items.’

’I even added extra locks to the Restrictions and removed access privileges for everyone but myself.’

’Then I reinforced them further.’

The Restrictions he manipulated were now even slightly stronger than the originals.

This meant that even if the original creator of the Restrictions came in person, they wouldn’t be able to undo them easily.

Now, it would take a great deal of effort for anyone else to get into that room.

’I wonder how long it’ll take them to notice.’

But Lu Cang estimated that even if they did...

...it would take them at least a month or two of hard work to resolve the issue.

’As for being tracked by a Divination Master later...’

’The entire Secret Sea is about to be destroyed. What the hell is the point of Tracking me?’

SWOOSH—

Soon, Lu Cang was speeding across the Zuoyu Continent again. The Spatial Transfer Magic allowed him to instantly cross hundreds of kilometers. Combined with Flash Technique and other mobility Magic like Ring Array Acceleration (Tier Five) (Level 401), his current Speed far surpassed that of a Level 3 Mage.

He could now instantly cover a distance of over three thousand kilometers in a single second.

Even among Level 6 Reincarnators, this Speed was terrifyingly fast.

The Dark and Night Kingdom.

After visiting the kingdom of Light, it was only natural to take a stroll through the nation of the Dark Church.

’Wouldn’t want to play favorites, after all.’

The Restrictions in the Dark Realm always seemed to be a bit more high-level. This one actually had a Level 8 decryption difficulty, which was terrifying.

’I wonder which expert left this behind.’

After Lu Cang took everything...

...he thought for a moment, then casually took some jet-black books, beads, and Crystal Stones from his Storage Space.

He placed them back inside the restricted area.

That way, even if they checked, it would be hard for them to tell if anything was missing.

Besides, since every item had its own Restriction, even they themselves would have a hard time investigating the loss.

...

SWOOSH—

Lu Cang turned and left.

He went from one Church to the next. In addition to the restricted palaces of the major cathedrals, Lu Cang also made a point to visit the smaller chapels.

...

「March 3rd.」

「9:02 AM.」

Lu Cang slowly opened his eyes. To any passersby, it looked as if he had only blinked for an instant at the side of the road.

’Okay, Zuoyu shouldn’t be a problem.’

’Time to go...’

Lu Cang bought his breakfast and paid.

In a flash, he vanished.

A mere minute later, he was already hovering above the Secret Sea...

He had crossed a distance of 120,000 kilometers in one minute. If his current self were back on his old Earth, he could make a round trip to the moon in just a few minutes.

He couldn’t maintain his Extreme Speed of three thousand kilometers per second indefinitely.

However, he could sustain a normal speed of one thousand kilometers per second...

...and he could still unleash considerable bursts of Acceleration from time to time.

BANG!

Lu Cang accelerated abruptly again, speeding off toward the northeast.

This time, it was no longer a preview.

He was going there for real, in the flesh.