Chapter977:TheirRespectiveFutures

Theblackauraturnedintoamassivevortex,resemblingtheultimatedayYunXihadwitnessedintheworldoftheancientdragons.ItwastheDragonRoarWavethatheraldedtheendoftheworld.

Incontrast,theswordlightthatsplittheheavensandtheearthtoreaparttheentireworld.Thecrystalsphereswerealmostunabletodeducesuchabattle,resultinginamomentaryfreeze.

Intheend,XiaJielookedatthefallentwelveBlackCavalryandthesilentBlackDragonEmperorwithanunbelievinggaze.

Thatfigure,asifforeshadowingafutureforhim.

TheonewhoemergedvictoriouswasamemberoftheStarwingsKnights,theyounggirlnamedXiaoCao.

Shewasdrenchedindragonblood,andwithhermortalsword,sheseveredtheheadoftheblackdragonshadow.However,herexpressionwassomewhatstrange.

Itwasn’tthelookofawinner,butratheraquestioninggaze,asifasking,"Whatexactlyisthisthing?"

Thedragonbeneathherfeetslowlybegantodisappear,transformingintodust-likeparticles,andthefigureoftheBlackDragonEmperorvanishedfromthecrystalbattlefield.

"Iactuallylost?"XiaJiegazedwithavacantexpressionatthedisappearingBlackDragonEmperorfromthecrystalbattlefield.

ThismeantthatXiaoCao,fromtheStarwingsKnights,hadgreaterpotentialforthefuturethanXiaJiehimself!

BeforecomingtotheWhiteLotusSwordDomain,whowouldhaveknownabouttheStarwingsKnights?Wasn’titjustasmallgroupofgirlsthathadbeenformedforonlyafewmonths?

Althoughmanytalentedyoungfemaleswordsmenemergedandgraduallyenteredtheattentionofthenoblefamilies,theywerestilljustasmallandnewlyformedgroup!

ThehonorableCrownPrinceoftheGreatXia,thefutureEmperor,losttosuchanewcomer!

Thisisoutrageous!

Theremustbesomethingwrong,surely!

"Now,doyouunderstandtherules?"

Thevoiceofthetwinwitchesechoedonceagainontheeightfloatingislands.Afterfiveconsecutivecrystalballduels,theeightteamsparticipatinginthesecondstageoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasurefinallyrealizedthekeytothistrial.

Intelligence!

Wishes!

Imagination!

Creativity!

Ifthefirststageofthetrialtestedthe"present,"thenthesecondstagetestedthe"future."

"Andnow,thetestisover."

"Theofficialbattlefieldbegins."

"Onlythosewhodemonstratethegreatestpotentialarequalifiedtochallengethefinallevel!"

Theeightteamswereconnectedbyeightcrystalballsatthesametime.

Beamsofradiantlightsoaredintothesky,guidedbythecrystalball,signalingtheheroeswhovolunteeredthemselvestojointhebattleintheCrystalBallArena.

Insteadofplayingonegameafteranother,theynowengagedinmultiplesimultaneousmatches,selectingthestrongestparticipantsthroughaseriesofrounds.

SimilartotheStarryChessBattlethatYunXionceparticipatedin,onlythosewhowonthemostmatchescouldprovetheirpotentialandqualifyforthisstageofthetrial.

Withtheexperiencegainedearlier,alltheparticipantsbegantoimaginethestrongestfuturetheydesired,onethatwascloselyrelatedtotheirown"wishes."

Forthemajorityofpeople,therewasonlyonewishtoentertheWhiteLotusSecretTreasurerealm:tobecomea"strongerversionofthemselves."

Inresponsetotheirsummons,theincarnationoftheirmostfamiliarandpowerfuldesireemerged-theembodimentoftheirstrongestselves.

"Iwish...totransformmyswordintoaspirit!"

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😓)

"Iwish...totransformmyselfintoaspirit!"

"Unitetheswordandspirit,andforgemysupremeSkySword!"

TheprincessoftheGreatXia,XiaLing,tightlygraspedherTwinDragonSwordandimitatedherbrother,XiaJie,assheimaginedandcreatedthestrongestversionofherself.

XiaJiecreatedafutureastheBlackDragonEmperor,soshealsowantedtocreateherownfuture.

SheimaginedbecomingtheSkySword!

...

TheStarwingsKnightsthought,"Interesting,soit’sthepowerofwishes.Thestrongerthewish,themorepowerfulthevisionofoneselfbecomes?"

"Butitdoesn’tmeanthatwehavetofightalone,right?"

HuaYuesmiledasshewatchedXiaoCaofullyimmersedinthebattles,unabletobreakfree.

HerpathwasdifferentfromXiaoCao’s.

XiaoCaohadalreadychosenitspath,excellinginfightingaloneandnotneedinganyonetoprotectitsback,evenonthebattlefield.

Chargingforward,unstoppable,shereliedsolelyonherownstrengthtoconquerallsupernaturalbeings.

Andshechosethepathofa"knight,"becauseshepreferredprotectingimportantthingstogetherwitheveryoneratherthanfightingalone.

"Mei,andtheStarwingsKnights!"

"Let’sfighttogether!"

Theplatinumroseblossomed.

............

"Idon’tunderstandcomplicatedthings,aslongasIbecomestronger!"

"Yeah,andalso,maybeIcanbealittlebitprettier...andalittlebittaller..."

Insteadofthinkingaboutfighting,LingLingseemedtobeconsideringsomesecretsthatshecouldn’ttellchildren;itwasaboutimprovingabeveragethatYunXireallyliked.

............

"Thefuture,myfuture,isrighthere."

"Thisknightgroupwon’tbethesamewithoutme."

Afterthoughtfulconsideration,MeiLanchoseafuturethatwasmoresuitedfor"books"thanswords.

It’salsotimetomakeachoice.

"ItfeltlikeIcouldsmellDaddy’sscent."Mumuraisedherlittlenose,lookingleftandright,withanexcitedexpressiononherface.

"Isthishere,orisitthere?"

"Thosegirlsoverthere,aren’ttheyZakaandherfriends..."

…………

Beamsoflightpouredintothecrystalball,intertwiningwiththegirls’thoughts.

Differentwishes,differentfutures,differentpaths.ThesecondstageoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasureisatestandachoice.

Thefuturepresentedheremaynotnecessarilycometrueonehundredpercent,butitdefinitelyhintsatcertaininformation.

Facingoneselfwithhonestyallowsonetounleashtheirownpower.

Thosewhomakeachoicecanseeafuturescenerythatcantrulybeachieved.

However,noteveryoneislikethis.

Forexample,thereisoneindividualwhoisentangledinsomuchfatethattheirfuturehasbecomeastangledasaballofyarnplayedwithbycats,likeachildofthestars.

"This...WhatshouldIchoose?"YunXi,withaconfusedlookonhisface,staredatthefuturescenerythatappearedonthecrystalball.Mostofthefuturesthatotherssawwereextensionsoftheircurrentselves.

JustlikeXiaoCaooftheStarwingsKnights,herfuturewasalmostidenticaltoherpresent.

AndjustliketheGreatXia’sprince,XiaJie,hisfuturewasexactlyhowheimaginedit.

ButforYunXi,itwascompletelydifferent.

Becauserightinfrontofhim,thereweredozensofpathsextendingout.

Eachpathledtoadifferentfuture,adifferentpossibility.

Theproblemwas,YunXicouldfeelthateachpathledtoarealfuture!