Chapter986:TheStrongestFuture

"Why...wouldthefutureturnouttobesuchatragicending?"AfterwitnessingthebloodyanddevastatingconclusionoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasuresimulation,YunXi’seyeswerefilledwithindescribablesadness.

Hecouldn’tbelievethathewouldfallforhisfirstlove,underthedazzlingHuaHuo,whowaslikethequeenofsummerinhisheart.

Thetimetheyspenttogetherwasveryhappy,evenwhenHuaHuoforciblymadehimweartheblackgreatswordmaidoutfitandentertheWhiteLotusSwordPalaceas"Mei,"heneverthoughthewouldbecomeenemieswithHuaHuo.

Afterrealizinghewasthereincarnationofoneofthestars,heoncewantedtoquietlyleaveHuaHuo’ssideandwanderaloneinthedistantGod’sDomain.Butintheend,hechosetostay.

HelikesHuaHuo.

HuaHuomusthavelikedhimtoo.

YunXihadhighhopesforabeautifulfuturetogether,butthefuturethatWhiteLotusSecretTreasurepresentedtohimwasabigdisappointment.

Itshouldn’tbelikethis.

Thatwasn’ttheHuaHuoheknew,herwildanddesperateappearancedidn’tseemnormalnomatterhowyoulookedatit.

Likeasummerqueenshiningintheclearsky,HuaHuoturnedintotheembodimentofbloodandfire,heruncontrollableangerleavingahugepsychologicalshadowonYunXi.

YunXineverimaginedthattherewouldbeadaywhenhewouldbecomeanenemywithHuaHuo.

Sincehewasveryyoung,HuaHuohasbeenhisinvincibleidol.

Thisimpression,startingfromconsideringHuaHuoasonlyathird-rankswordsman,hasbeenunbreakable,andithasneverwaveredashesteppedoutofthesmalltownandwitnessedawiderworld.

Hisunderstandingofthestrong,theconceptofthelimitsbetweenhero-rankedandbelow-hero-rankedraces,allcamefromHuaHuo.

HuaHuoishisideal,theembodimentheadmires.

Ifthere’sanyoneinthisworldwhomakeshimwanttogiveupbeforeevenstartingafight,it’sonlyHuaHuo.Atleastfornow,hecan’tevenimaginedefeatingherwithhisownstrengthalone.

JustlikethefuturededucedbytheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure,evenifhebecomesthelegend-rankedinthatfuture,hestillfallsunderthedominanceofHuaHuo’sEmperor’sDragonSword.

"Youknowverywell...Iwon’tbeatyou..."It’snotjustbecauseI’mnotstrongenough,butbecauseYunXican’tbringhimselftoharmHuaHuo.

Fromtheverybeginning,hewouldlosetoHuaHuoinbattle,becausesheisthequeenofsummerinhisheart.EvenwhenhehadtheendlessblessingsoftheWaterGodintheworldoftheWaterGod,andusedtheMagnificenceofSkyDancetosuppressher,YunXineverhadtheslightestintentionofhurtingHuaHuo.

HowcouldhepossiblyharmHuaHuo?

But,hedidhurtherindeed.

Hehimselfdidn’tunderstandwhatwashappening.ThedespairandmadnessinHuaHuo’seyes,asifshewasabouttocry,andhershatteredheart,wereevidentwhenherImperialDragonSwordpiercedthroughhisbody.Eventhoughitwashisownselfbeingpierced,YunXiheardHuaHuo’sbrokenvoice.

ThebattlebetweenhimandHuaHuowouldhavenowinner;bothsideswerelosers.

That’swhythefutureissodim,teeteringontheedge,andeventhecalculationsoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasurearefilledwithfearanduncertainty.

Whoexactly?"FromthescatteredwordsofthefourZakabeasts,YunXicouldinferthatitwascausedbya"namelesswoman.

It’snotElleFelice,Milei,orYeLi,hischildhoodfriends,andit’snotanyonefromtheWhiteLotusSwordPalaceortheStarwingsKnights.

TherewassomeonerelatedtoHuaHuo,apersonwhohemightnotbeawareofrightnow,andthiseventuallyledtothistragicbloodshed.

WhiteLotusSecretTreasurewoulddefinitelynotmakeunfoundedspeculations,whichmeansthatthiswomanisalreadyconnectedtohimnowandhasagreatpotentialtocausethistragedyinthefuture.

"Anyway,Iwon’tletthisfuturehappen...HuaHuo."

Afterseeingthreedifferentfutures,YunXiwasconvincedthatthedeductionsofWhiteLotusSecretTreasurehadahighprobabilityofoccurring,justthattheyextendedindifferentdirectionsfromhisowntimeline.

Trulyrepresentingtherulesofworldwisdom,theSacredTreeLinjia,acrystallizationthateventheSkySwordYunHaiadmires,isanuniqueflowerthatcanmaketheworldbelievelieswithjustonepetal.

"I...willforgiveyou..."

"Iwilldefinitelypreventyoufromseeingthiskindoffuture!"Thepreviousthreefutures,inacertainsense,ledtohopefultimelines,excepttheonewhereHuaHuoisinvolved,whichisfulloftragedyandbloodshed.

Evenso,YunXichosetobelieveinHuaHuoandforgiveher.

Ifitreallycametothatpoint,itwouldn’tjustbeHuaHuowhowaswrong,butrathertherewouldbeagreaterpossibilitythathehimselfmadethemistake.

KnowingHuaHuo’spersonality,evenifYunXimarriedElle,Milei,YeLialongwithher,andbroughtalltheStarwingsKnightsbackhome,hecouldnotpossiblyfallintosuchdespair.

JustashewouldforgiveHuaHuounconditionally,shewouldneverfallintothatkindofdarkstateunlessforcedintoadesperatesituation.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袙)

Withwingsthatsoaredabovetheworld,HuaHuowasafree-spiritedqueen.Evenifitwasathousandyearslater,shewoulddefinitelycontinuetobewithhim.YunXihadnodoubtthatshecouldreachthelegend-ranked.

AfterseeingthefuturewithHuaHuo,YunXibecameevenmoreconvincedofthemiraculousaspectsoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure.

Sincesuchafuturewaspossible,hewantedtoavoiditbyanymeansnecessary.

Therefore,henolongerlookedatthecountlessdifferentfuturepaths,asitwouldwastealotoftimeandmakehisfuturechoicesmoreuncertain.

"Forthelasttime,IwanttoknowthestrongestfutureIcanenternow."YunXiaskedhimselfseriously,abandoningunnecessarydistractionsandopeningmanyconvenientdoorswiththeWhiteLotusSecretTreasure.

"........."

"........."

Thistime,thequietmomentofWhiteLotusSecretTreasurewasevenlongerthanthetimeittooktodeduceYunXiandHuaHuo’sfuturetogether.

Themosttragicfutureandthestrongestfutureare,inaway,similar.Ittakesmorethanamomenttodeducethem.

However,thatkindoffuturedoesexist.

SacredTreeLinjiacansee,amongYunXi’scountlessintertwinedthreadsoffate,thepaththatleadstothedeepestanddarkestfuture.

Hemaynothaverealizedithimselfyet,buthehasalreadyfoundthekeytothatfuture.

However,evenSacredTreeLinjianeedstoexpendatremendousamountofpowertodeducethatfuture.

Unlikethepreviousfourfutures,thisfuturecontainssomethinghiddenthatcarriesaheavierdestinythanallfourofthepreviousonescombined.

Itisaboutloveandbeingloved.

Trustandbetrayal.

Evenaftermillionsofyears,theywillstillbeintertwinedandunabletoseparateeveninthedistantfuture.

Intheriverofdestiny,YunXihasgraspedthatthread,awakeningtheexistencethatwillcreatethemostterrifyinglegendinacertaintimeline.

"Doyou...trulywanttoknow?"Forthefirsttime,Linjia,theoriginoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure,spoketoYunXi.

"Yes,givemethestrongestfuture."

"AtleastletmeknowwhatIcanachieveatthismoment."

YunXialsounderstoodthatthefuturededucedbySacredTreeLinjiawouldnotappearwithoutreason.Itwasallstrictlydeducedbasedoneverythinghecurrentlypossesses.

TheSkySwordYunHaionceobtainedtheultimateansweroftheYunHaiQuadrantSwordhere,creatingthenonexistentcatthatdrovecountlessmathematiciansandevendeitiescrazy.

HisfirstpathisafuturewiththeGoldenCrowPrincess,basedonthehighcompatibilityofhisStarwingsandtheGoldenCrowPrincess.

ThesecondpathisafuturewithTeacherCasinatheBattleGodaftersteppingintotheriveroftime,abondbetweenmasteranddisciple.

ThethirdpathisthefutureoftheStarwingsKnights,createdbycountlessconnectedseeds.

ThefourthpathisthefuturethatleadstothetragicendingoffallingunderHuaHuo’ssword.

Atthismoment,YunXialsowantstoknowwhatthestrongestfuturehecanachievewilllooklike.

IfhewantstochangethetragedywithHuaHuo,hewillneedstrongpower,atleastafuturethatgiveshimconfidencetostandagainstHuaHuo.

"Thisfuture...itwillrequireyoutogiveupyourhighestmark..."SacredTreeLinjia,thesourceoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure,informsYunXiaboutthecosthemustpaytoseethisfuture.

Withoutadoubt,YunXihasbeenabletoovercomechallengesandmastertheGigabitWingsswordtechniquethatsuitshimbest.ThehighestlevelmarkrecognizedbytheWhiteLotusSecretTreasurehasplayedanimportantrole,anditmaycontinuetohaveamagicaleffectinthenextstageofthetrial.

Butnow,YunXihasnohesitation.

ThehighestlevelmarkoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasureisveryprecious,butwhatYunXiwantstoknowmoreiswhathisstrongestfuturelookslike.

OnlythenwillhehavetheconfidencetochangethetragicoutcomewithHuaHuo.

"Sure,goaheadanduseit."Forothers,thehighestlevelWhiteLotusSecretTreasureimprintisatreasuretheywouldneverletgoof,butforYunXi,whoisnotfocusedontheWhiteLotusSecretTreasuretrialitself,itissomethinghewillusewhennecessary.

Forhim,thisfuturedeductionmightbemoreimportantthantherewardforthefinaltrialoftheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure.

"You...willseetheabyss..."AftertheprofoundhintfromtheWhiteLotusSecretTreasure,allthepathsaroundYunXidisappeared,leavinghimaloneinavastvoid.

No,notallpathsdisappeared,thereisstillonepathremaining.

Tobeprecise,thatcannotbecalledapathtothefuture,becausethispathisbeneathYunXi’sfeet!

WhenYunXi’seyeswerefilledwiththesparklingpaths,itwasimpossibleforhimtonoticethepathbeneathhisfeet.

Thatpathwasnoneotherthananabyssitself,instantlyswallowingYunXi!

"My...master..."

"Areyoutruly...willingtocometothisside?"

AvoicethatseemedfamiliarechoedinYunXi’searsashefellintothisendlessabyss.

Innotimeatall,YunXifelldeepintotheabyss.Therewasnolighthere,onlyalargegroupofmulti-leggedcreaturesthatlivedintheshallowregionsoftheabyss,resemblingvariouskindsofsquids.

YunXihadseenthesecreaturesduringthesacrificeceremonyofthedivinepriestess.TheywereultimatelyincineratedbySunwalkerHulaAzda,theembodimentoftheSunGod,andturnedintoastringofbarbecue.

Eventhoughtheywerereferredtoas"evilgods"outside,theywerejusttheinhabitantsofthesurfaceofthisabyss.TheregionwhereYunXifellwasfarbeyondthisarea.

Thecontaminationcontinuedtodeepen,andthewhispersofancientgodsfilledYunXi’sears.

"Wantsomecandy?"

"Thisisaverycomfortableandcozyworldhere."

"Don’tworryaboutanything,justhaveanicesleep,andwhenyouwakeup,theworldwillbedifferent."

Hmm,thisvoicesoundssomewhatfamiliar.It’sreallycuteandsweet.

Falling,falling,itseemedtotouchsomethingfamiliaragain.

"Oh,it’syou?"

"Wecan’tgodownthere!"

"That...isn’t..."

Itwasafamiliarvoice,butwherehadIhearditbefore?Myconsciousnessstartedtoblur,anditfeltlikeIwasabouttofallasleep.

"Splash!"Likeapebblefallingintoacalmlake,creatingripplesafterripples.

WhereamI?

Inthedepthsoftheabyss,cantherebesuchcolors?

It’snotblack,butgold,akindofgoldencolorwithamysteriousandnamelessaura.

Here,isoneoftheareaslocatedatthebottomoftheabyss,whichcannotbeobservedoraccessedbypeople.

YunXiopenedhiseyesandfoundhimselfimmersedinagoldenocean,notknowingifitwasinagaseousormistystate.Theliquidenvelopedhisbody,cleansinghissoul.

"Mymaster...you...havefinallycomehere..."

"So...thisisindeedaninevitablefate..."ThevoiceofHeavenlyDemonElisewhisperedinYunXi’sear,asifwitnessingthearrivalofanera.

YunXireachedouthishandandalthoughtherewasnothingaround,therewasasenseofrealizationthathehadtouchedaforbiddentaboo.

Therewasnoturningbackanymore.

So,lethimclearlyseewhatisinthisfuturethatcanonlybeaccessedwiththekeyofSupremeHeavenlyDemonElise,andwhatmakestheWhiteLotusSecretTreasurecallitthestrongestfuture.

Thisactioncausedripplesinthenamelessandchaoticocean.

Andso,YunXisawthatsword.

Amongthethreeswordsthatrepresentthepast,present,andfutureinthewillofthestars,thisistheonethatYunXididn’tchoose.

Theswordissealedbyagoldencrystal,asifitisstillinadormantstate.

Thesworditselfhasacoldandruthlessred-blackcolor,andonthehilt,amagiceyeslowlyopens,asifataboohasbeenbroken.

"Is...thissword?"

YunXirecognizeditatfirstsight,thisonceelusivemagicswordthatthewillofthestarsrecognizedasthepinnacleoftheendlessstarrysky.

Thenameofthissword,thenameis...TherewasanameonthetipofYunXi’stongue,buthecouldn’tsayit.

UnliketheStarwings,thenameofthisswordisdespairing,itneverbringshappinesstoanyone.

Becausethisswordwasbornwithonlyonepurpose-toslaythehighestdeity!