Chapter 49: The Blessing and the Curse, The Omnipotence of Luck

After conducting a series of tests,

Li Chang'an discovered that among the many materials, jade had the best energy storage effect, followed by crystals and gemstones, then metals such as gold, silver, copper, and iron, as well as plants. Other materials still had some effect, but it was significantly weaker.

Additionally, every material had an upper limit to how much energy it could store.

So far, he found that jade was the most effective, and the purer and more precious the jade, the better it was at storing the power of fortune and misfortune!

Second to jade were crystals and gemstones, which were slightly inferior in terms of storage capacity but were just as expensive.

After comparing the options, Li Chang'an naturally chose jade, which had the best cost-performance ratio, as the container for his fortune and misfortune power.

However, top-tier jade was not only rare but also monopolized by the most powerful aristocratic families. Even if an ordinary person had money, they wouldn't have the connections to obtain it. Fortunately, as a marquis, Li Chang'an was himself part of the high nobility.

Using his connections, he soon acquired a piece of top-grade jadeite raw stone.

The uncarved jadeite was only about the size of a fist, yet this small piece had cost him tens of thousands of gold soul coins.

But its high price was justified.

People often say that jade nurtures the wearer. Whether that was true in reality, Li Chang'an didn't know. However, in the world of Douluo, jade genuinely had the ability to nourish and protect the body. Because of this, it had always been a favorite among the nobility. Fashioning jade into pendants or other accessories not only showcased one's elegance but also provided constant benefits to the body, making its price perpetually high.

Li Chang'an first split the top-grade jadeite in half. Then, holding his scaled-down Bi-Lin Sword, he began to carve one of the halves. The process was as effortless as slicing tofu.In the end, he carved four jade pendants.

Each of these jade pendants took the shape of a curved "gouyu," resembling the yin-yang fish symbol. Two pendants combined to form a complete Taiji yin-yang fish diagram.

After finishing the carving, Li Chang'an picked up two of the jade pendants, holding one half of it in each hand. Then, he held his breath and concentrated. His pitch-black eyes transformed into the Fortune and Misfortune Pupils, staring intently at the jade pendants in his palms. From his eyes, two beams of light, one red and one blue, shone onto the jade, visible only to him.

His left eye glowed with a festive, fiery red.

His right eye shone with a gloomy, watery blue.

The crimson power of fortune and the azure power of misfortune continuously poured into the jade pendants.

Under the influence of these two forces, the colors of the jade pendants in his hands began to change.

From their original translucent green, they gradually shifted toward red and blue. Eventually, they transformed completely—one into red jade and the other into blue jade.When the stored fortune and misfortune power in his pupils was fully depleted,Li Chang'an weighed the jade pendants in his hands and silently sensed their capacities. He found that each pendant could store up to one million points of fortune or misfortune power.Moreover, he could freely extract and use the power stored within them without any loss or depletion over time.

However, if someone else carried these jade pendants, the fortune or misfortune power within would gradually and naturally transfer to the wearer, subtly affecting their luck—either enhancing their fortune or causing them misfortune.At that moment, Li Chang'an realized he had created something extraordinary.

Wasn't this essentially a treasure that could control fate?Just possessing it could enhance one's luck.

If he needed to give gifts in the future, he could gift "Fortune Artifacts" imbued with the power of fortune.

And if he wanted to sabotage someone, he could gift them "Curse Artifacts" filled with the power of misfortune.

His enemies wouldn't even know how they met their downfall."The problem of storing fortune and misfortune power is now solved."Li Chang'an tied the two jade pendants together, forming the shape of a Taiji yin-yang fish, and then hung them from his waist. Paired with his fitted noble attire, his white robes and black hair accentuated his refined and aristocratic presence.

He had to admit—when it came to looks, he was definitely top-tier! He was certainly not inferior to Tang San after his transformation from awakening the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. In fact, in terms of aura, after awakening his Nine Infants bloodline, he even surpassed Tang San.

"Next, I need to see how long it takes for the fortune and misfortune power to replenish after being used."

If the power took too long to regenerate, then in his early days, when his strength was still low, he would have very limited fortune and misfortune power to accumulate.Fortunately, things were not as bad as he had feared.

Li Chang'an discovered that after just one day, his Fortune and Misfortune Pupils had fully replenished their power.

At a rate of 200 points of fortune and misfortune power per day, he could accumulate 2,000 points in ten days, 20,000 points in a hundred days, and 200,000 points in a thousand days.

And this was just the theoretical amount. In reality, it would be much more!

Because during this time, his strength wouldn't remain stagnant. As he grew stronger, the capacity of his Fortune and Misfortune Pupils would continue to increase. Eventually, the amount of fortune and misfortune power he could accumulate would reach an absolutely terrifying level!

"I should start preparing more jade stones in advance to serve as containers for the fortune and misfortune power." Li Chang'an stored away the two unimbued gouyu jade pendants, thinking to himself.

Even though his current pendants, each with a maximum capacity of one million points, would take a long time to fill, it was always wise to prepare additional containers just in case.

Moreover, he had a strong premonition that these stored fortune and misfortune energies would have immense significance in the future!

Whether to boost his own luck or to curse his enemies, they would be a decisive factor!

Just imagine:If he were locked in battle with an opponent of equal strength, fighting to a stalemate, he could silently activate the immense misfortune power stored in his jade pendant, drastically reducing his enemy's luck and causing them to be plagued by misfortune.

At the same time, he could enhance his own luck with fortune power, making himself incredibly fortunate!

With such a contrast in fate, would the outcome of the battle still be in doubt?

Sometimes, a single stroke of luck at the right moment was the final straw that determined victory or defeat.

And more importantly, luck was, in many ways, an omnipotent force!It wasn't just about avoiding disasters and turning misfortunes into blessings—it had vast applications in other areas as well.

For example, if he wanted to create a new technique but had no clue where to start, he could use fortune power to enhance his luck, sparking inspiration or granting a sudden epiphany. Through a series of "fortunate" coincidences, he might just successfully develop the technique.

Or, if he wanted to learn a particular skill or divine ability but found it impossible to grasp, what could he do?

Simple—use fortune power to boost his luck.

With an almost miraculous stroke of insight, he could suddenly comprehend what once seemed impossible.

All of this was deeply tied to luck.

Of course, fortune power did not create something from nothing—it merely enhanced one's luck within reasonable bounds, making it "fortunate" for the desired outcome to be achieved. Thus, the more difficult the goal, the greater the amount of fortune power required.

Everything adhered to the principle of equivalent exchange. The more one wished to gain, the more one had to give.

(End of Chapter)