Apponia stepped aside, and Mei said she would not accept her future

Dai Hao frowned.

"If someone on the battlefield could predict everyone's fate in advance, morale would inevitably collapse."

Xue Ye sighed, "That's why she's called the embodiment of destiny. Such power doesn't necessarily bring hope; more often, it brings fear."

In the scene, Mei did not back down.

She sheathed her longsword and looked directly into Apponia's eyes, which were hidden by a butterfly-shaped eyepatch.

You said I would lose someone important.

"Yes."

What else did you see?

Apponia tilted her head slightly.

You might embark on a path of no return because of a promise you made.

"He would stand against the entire world to save someone."

"And at the very last moment, I will realize that I cannot save everyone."

Her voice was as soft as a prayer.

But every word she uttered struck Mei's heart like a heavy hammer.

You will fail.

Apponia said.

"It will be lost."

"You'll regret it."

"I would ask myself countless nights, if I had chosen a different path, would the outcome have been different?"

Mei's fist gradually clenched.

Lightning crackled between her fingers.

Apponia continued:

But you will still move forward.

"Because you've decided to become the one who bears everything."

Mei suddenly looked up.

"Shut up!"

A lightning blade slashed out.

The blade stopped in mid-air before it could even touch Apponia.

It wasn't blocked.

Instead, it was determined by some unseen Rules to be "unreachable".

The lightning solidified a few meters away from Apponia, like a long purple serpent nailed to the Void.

Mei's expression changed, and she instantly retreated.

Apponia did not dodge.

You won't hurt me.

Because you want to know the truth.

Mei.

"So you knew all along that I would attack?"

"I knew it the moment you stepped onto the first step."

"So you know what I'm going to do next?"

"Yes."

What would I do?

Apponia raised her hand, her fingertips gently touching the butterfly-shaped eye patch.

You will hate me.

"They'll doubt me."

"They will try to prove that fate is not immutable."

She paused for a moment.

"Then you will discover that your resistance is also part of fate."

In an instant, all the candles on the stairs went out.

Darkness descends.

Mei heard whispers coming from all directions.

There were the cries of young girls, the roars of warriors, and the tender words of comfort to comrades even as they lay dying.

Every sound seemed to come from the future.

Every voice was calling her name.

"Mei..."

"Mei..."

She turned around abruptly, but saw nothing.

"Is this her ability?" He Caitou stared at the Light Screen, cold sweat beading on his forehead. "To drag a person's spirit into a prophecy?"

"It's not just a prophecy," Rong Nianbing said in a deep voice, "She presented the outcome the other party feared most, and then used language to give it a sense of reality."

Lie Yan gazed at the darkness, his expression complex.

"If fate always brings misfortune, then every time she opens her mouth, isn't it potentially the beginning of disaster?"

"That's why she wears an eye patch," Ye Yinzhu said. "Perhaps it's her way of protecting others."

Zi said softly, "But even with her eyes covered, she can still see fate."

"That's the saddest part," Tian Hen sighed. "It's not that she didn't want to save them, but that she saw too much and couldn't change all the outcomes."

A'Dai looked up and stared at the Light Screen.

"Knowing that someone is destined to die, yet still choosing to walk alongside them... how much courage does that take?"

Hai Long remained silent for a long time before finally saying, "It might also require a great deal of pain."

In the scene, Apponia takes a step forward.

The whispers in the darkness vanished instantly.

"Mei."

Why did you come here?

Mei did not answer.

She continued to stare at the black figure, as if trying to discern whether it was an enemy or someone imprisoned by fate.

"To become stronger."

That's not all.

Apponia's tone remained flat.

You want to gain the power to change the outcome.

Mei's eyes sharpened.

I don't believe the ending is unchangeable.

But you've already believed it.

"I don't!"

"If you truly didn't believe, you wouldn't be so eager to seek power."

As soon as those words were spoken, the lightning surrounding Mei suddenly became chaotic.

Apponia raised her hand.

A black ring mark appeared in her palm, like a closed eye.

Discipline One: Do not run away from your true desires.

Discipline Two: Do not disguise your choices as someone else's fate.

"The third Discipline..."

Her voice suddenly stopped.

The next moment, golden cracks appeared on the Light Screen.

For the first time, Apponia's eyes, hidden by the butterfly-shaped eyepatch, turned in a certain direction.

That's not where Mei is.

Instead, it was outside the Light Screen, in the direction where the Douluo group was located.

"The third Discipline."

She spoke slowly.

Do not pry into a future that does not belong to this world.

Boom!

An invisible pressure pierced through the Light Screen.

Tang San, Huo Yuhao, Tang Wulin, Gu Yuena, and the others all shuddered simultaneously.

Ning Rongrong's face turned pale, and her Martial Soul instinctively surfaced.

The beads on Zhou Weiqing's chest hummed.

Even the Dragon God opened his eyes at this moment.

"She saw us?" Bei Bei exclaimed.

"Impossible!" He Caitou exclaimed, "That's just Remembrance data from the images!"

"Remembrance can be viewed," Gu Yuena, staring at Apponia, "But fate is not isolated from the world."

Apponia's voice seemed to come from an extremely distant place.

You will see her path.

"You will also see your own path."

"Some people may change their choices because of what we see today."

"Some people, knowing the ending, will try to avoid it."

"There are still people..."

On the butterfly-shaped eye mask, the black patterns slowly lit up.

"In the future, I will personally open a door that should never have been opened."

The Dragon Prince's expression changed instantly.

The Dragon God suddenly stood up, his golden aura sweeping across all directions.

"Presumptuous!"

However, Apponia did not continue speaking.

She simply placed her hands back on her chest, like a nun who had just completed a commandment.

"But please rest assured."

"Fate doesn't come immediately just because you're seen."

She turned to Mei and whispered:

"The real danger is when you start to believe... that your fate has already arrived."

The darkness dissipated.

Mei reappeared in the center of the stairs, with Apponia standing in front of her.

The two were separated only by the last three steps.

"I will not accept the future you've described," Mei, enunciating each word clearly.

You don't have to accept it.

I won't let you decide for me.

You can resist.

I will change it.

Apponia gazed at her quietly.

After a long while, she slightly stepped aside, making way for the path leading to the end of the stairs.