Su Mu's pupils contracted slightly, her beautiful star-bright eyes fixed firmly on Wang Xian.
Her lashes trembled softly against the deep blue backdrop of the universe, complex emotions churning in her eyes—wariness, confusion, and an instinctive trust she herself could hardly name.
This sense of division was like two sharp blades sawing back and forth through her heart. She wanted to believe this mysterious powerhouse before her, yet she knew all too well that in this chaotic world of Datafication, any impulsive trust could become a deadly trap.
"Who exactly are you?"
Su Mu's voice was cold as frost, yet it could not conceal the urgency she had suppressed. Her slender fingers clenched the crystalline longsword tightly, her knuckles turning faintly white from the force. The sword tip pointed directly at Wang Xian's throat, Destiny Runes racing wildly across the blade, ready to unleash a fatal strike at any moment.
Before that moment arrived, she had to remain absolutely rational. More than anyone, she understood that one wrong Choice was enough to doom countless living beings beyond redemption and destroy the plans and hopes they had nurtured across innumerable eras.
"You're still fighting?"
Wang Xian sighed helplessly, his eyes full of bitterness and resignation.
He looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar Su Mu before him, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
Had he known things would turn out like this, he would rather have remained hidden in the subspace.
Now, not only did he have to face a potentially lethal attack at any moment, but he also had to endure the pain of crossing blades with the woman he loved.
"Kill!"
Su Mu said no more. Her crimson lips parted lightly as she uttered a single icy word.
In an instant, Destiny Power erupted around her like a surging tide,