The Meaning of Destiny

Liu Xiaoxiao slowly opened his eyes.

The light around him was painfully bright. Squinting, Liu Xiaoxiao looked around and saw what seemed to be an endless expanse of golden space.

The dream... had not ended yet?

Looking around, he saw that Zhang Shiwen was still beside him, dressed as she always was.

Where exactly was this place?

Just then, a woman silently appeared before him.

She had golden hair much like Liu Xiaoxiao's. Golden skintight armor covered part of her body, outlining her graceful figure. Together with her beautiful face, it left Liu Xiaoxiao slightly dazed.

However, he had seen far too much to lose his composure so easily. Even when Enchantress had tempted him earlier, he had remained true to himself.

Thus, Liu Xiaoxiao quickly steadied himself and asked calmly, "Who are you? Where are we?"

"This is the place where illusion and reality intertwine, where the Cosmic Law takes form. Your consciousnesses are currently within the space I created." The woman's voice was cold, seemingly devoid of all emotion. "You may call me Destiny."

Liu Xiaoxiao's gaze sharpened. He suddenly recalled something He Qiang had once said—"At the beginning and end of all things, Destiny guides the final hope."

Was this place an end, or a beginning?

If it was the end, where was the beginning?

If it was the beginning, where was the end?

Or perhaps this was both the end of one destiny and the beginning of another?

"First, congratulations on passing this trial," Destiny said.

"This incident had something to do with you?" Liu Xiaoxiao's expression darkened.

"All things in the world operate under the workings and governance of the Law of Destiny. This is also one form in which the Cosmic Will manifests externally," Destiny said again. "What you experienced this time was not