The Burden of a Heaven-Defying Fate

“Are both my Yang and Yin energies very potent?”

Bai Wanwan was puzzled; this was simply impossible.

It was like water and fire, inherently incompatible. One was either strong in Yang or strong in Yin; how could both be potent simultaneously?

What was this, some elementary school handbook? Striving for all-around development in morality, intellect, physical health, aesthetics, and labor?

It was no laughing matter. While a simultaneous abundance of both Yin and Yang energies was rare, it wasn’t unheard of. However, most individuals afflicted with such a condition were destined for an early demise.

Bai Wanwan had previously studied history with her grandfather. Many historical figures, such as scholarly prodigies, martial champions, and especially young heroes, exhibited this very phenomenon of exceptionally potent Yin and Yang energies.

They often achieved great feats and established their legacies at a remarkably young age, acquiring immense wealth and positions of power in their twenties.

Yet, such individuals typically led short lives. After briefly reaching the pinnacle of success in their chosen fields, they would swiftly fall.

While an abundance of both Yin and Yang energies was undeniably auspicious for one’s destiny, who could truly bear such a heaven-defying fate?

Even immortals would tremble at such a prospect, let alone ordinary mortals.

“Very potent! Extremely potent! The effect of this Yin-Yang Tremor is the best proof.”

Shi Xiangning nodded gravely. Liu Hanzhi, after all, had yet to awaken since being struck by the Yin-Yang Tremor.

Due to Shi Xiangning’s physical body, the Yin Tremor’s effects on her were relatively limited. However, if Bai Wanwan were to deliver another Yang Tremor, Shi Xiangning’s unconsciousness would likely outlast Liu Hanzhi’s.

“This is impossible! If both my Yin and Yang energies were so potent, I would have already died—”

Bai Wanwan suddenly froze, as if struck by a realization. Her gaze drifted to her own hands.

‘Could it be that this body had already died once before? And the reason was… an excess of both Yin and Yang energies!?’

‘Young hero, immense wealth, high status, early demise?’

‘Wasn’t this precisely the life trajectory of the original Bai Wanwan?’

While Bai Wanwan couldn’t be called a young hero in the traditional sense, her background was exceptional. As the eldest daughter of the Bai family in Bai City, her family’s enterprises spanned the entire city.

It was less a city in its own right and more an entity that had arisen entirely as an appendage to the Bai family.

Indeed, the Bai family’s influence was evident in nearly every industry within Bai City.

This line of thought presented Bai Wanwan with a new direction for speculation: what exactly was the truth behind her mountain of debt?

‘How had the colossal Bai family fallen? Why, overnight, was Bai Wanwan the only remaining member?’

‘Why had Bai Wanwan frantically sold off her family’s assets? Even if she didn’t grasp the intricacies of business, surely she understood that liquidating her inheritance would leave her with a three-hundred-million debt?’

‘This wasn’t some complex business strategy, akin to a battlefield; it was a simple arithmetic problem!’

‘So, this three-hundred-million debt… had Bai Wanwan intentionally incurred it?’

At that moment, a profound realization dawned upon Bai Wanwan!

Because Bai Wanwan’s Yin and Yang energies were both exceptionally potent, she was a true prodigy, destined to succeed effortlessly in anything she pursued.

However, her destiny could not bear such an abundance. To survive, she had to dismantle these blessings.

First, she had to sever herself from the family’s protection. Then, she needed to find every possible way to incur debt, accumulating as much as she could.

Debt, after all, could alter one’s fate, making it appear profoundly diminished. This would help suppress the overwhelming Yin and Yang energies.

Yet, in the end, Bai Wanwan could not withstand the potent Yin and Yang energies and succumbed to death.

Now, this very destiny had been inherited by her, which explained why she encountered and was ensnared by the Eerie Realm.

Both Shi Xiangning and Chu Annian had stated that those who entered the Eerie Realm were fated to die. Escaping it merely postponed the inevitable, delaying death through one’s own abilities.

Regardless, the Eerie Realm would always return, and she would forever hover on the precipice of life and death, until her ultimate demise.

A destiny so formidable that even three hundred million in debt couldn’t suppress it… even Bai Wanwan, with her profound knowledge of folklore, felt it was a burden she could scarcely bear.