The Prophet Was Outwitted by Mei, Leaving Qian Jie Staring in Bewilderment

She took a step forward.

You will stop me.

Apponia finally spoke.

"Mei, stop thinking about it."

These words confirmed Mei's suspicions.

If she really went the wrong way, Apponia didn't need to stop her at all.

Since the prophecy is absolute, we shouldn't be afraid of it finding loopholes.

But now, there was an unusual urgency in Apponia's tone.

"I see."

Mei closed her eyes, as if she had finally seen the path hidden in the darkness.

"You said that prophecies have never been wrong."

"You also said that fate will push everyone to a predetermined end."

"Then you will never allow me to die before the tenth day."

In the mirror, Apponia's figure slowly raised her head.

"Stop."

This was the first time she had spoken in an almost commanding tone.

Mei didn't stop.

"If I were to willingly accept an attack from a Flame-Chasers here, or deliberately refrain from resisting in the next battle, you would surely make a move."

"Only in this way will I die in the way prophesied."

"I will die by your hand."

The air froze.

The next second, all the lights in the corridor went out at the same time.

In the darkness, a Discipline suddenly descended.

Countless fine Golden Chains emerged from the Void, sealing off the space around Mei.

Mei did not draw her sword.

She simply stood there, watching the chains approach.

"You've already started to stop me."

Behind the mirror, Apponia's voice deepened.

I'm protecting you.

"Protect me?"

Mei asked softly in return.

Or should we protect the prophecy?

The chains tightened suddenly.

A cold force pressed down on her limbs, Mei's shoulders slumped slightly, but she still did not resist.

Apponia in the mirror finally stepped half a step out of the white mist.

You cannot test your fate with your life.

"But this is precisely the only way to force you to show yourself."

Mei looked up.

"You refuse to see me, refuse to tell me the truth of the prophecy, and instead leave me trapped here in this entire Elysian Realm."

"Then I'll have no choice but to make you come see me."

Apponia remained silent for a long time.

Do you think I'll definitely save you?

"It's not that I think."

Mei's gaze fell on the chains Entanglement her body.

"You're the one who saved me."

As soon as he finished speaking, the chains jolted violently.

Heavy footsteps echoed in the distance.

A figure engulfed in flames emerged from around the corner of the corridor, its Long Spear dragging across the ground, leaving a trail of intense fire.

It is Memory Entity of Qian Jie.

"Grab her."

Apponia's voice echoed from the Void.

Qian Jie stopped in his tracks, and a maniacal laugh came from behind his mask.

"Finally willing to give the order?"

She cannot die.

"Ha!"

Qian Jie raised his Long Spear.

"Then I'll see just how much she wants to die!"

Boom...!

Flames covered the corridor.

The Mei suddenly loosened, and she dodged the first spear thrust, purple lightning flashing at her fingertips.

But she didn't fight back with all her might.

The Long Spear grazed his shoulder, spraying blood everywhere.

Mei staggered backward, her back hitting the mirror.

Apponia in the mirror slightly raised her hand.

Several invisible forces descended simultaneously, forcibly deflecting Qian Jie's attack trajectory.

Boom!

The gun barrel slammed into Mei's side, instantly shattering the hard ground.

Qian Jie paused for a moment.

"What are you doing?"

"Continue."

Apponia's voice was devoid of emotion.

"Don't hurt her vital organs."

"What's this?"

Qian Jie ' laughter was even more dangerous.

"If you forbid me from killing her, then why make me do it in the first place?"

Mei leaned on the hilt of her sword to stand up, blood still seeping from the wound on her shoulder.

She looked at Apponia in the mirror; there was no fear in her eyes, only an increasingly clear answer.

"Did you see that?"

"You will intervene only when I am truly facing death."

Apponia closed her eyes.

"Mei, you've misunderstood."

"Then prove it to me."

Mei suddenly raised her long sword, and lightning instantly pierced through the corridor.

Instead of slashing at Qian Jie, she turned the blade around and pointed it directly at her own chest.

"Mei!"

The distant Qian Jie suddenly changed color.

At the same moment, Apponia in the mirror also raised her hand.

An invisible force suddenly descended, and the longsword was forcefully knocked away.

Mei's body was pushed away by a gentle yet irresistible force, and she fell heavily against the wall.

She looked up, a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth, and smiled.

"Look."

"You really did try to stop me."

Apponia's image became fully visible in the mirror.

She walked through the mirror and landed barefoot on the cold ground. Her expression remained calm beneath the butterfly-shaped eye mask, but cracks had appeared in that calm.

You are threatening your fate with your life.

"I'm just verifying what you said."

Mei leaned against the wall and stood up.

"If the prophecy is truly unchangeable, you don't need to stop me at all."

"You can watch me die, and then on the tenth day, kill me according to the prophecy."

But you didn't.

"Because you're afraid."

These words were like a needle, piercing the silent corridor.

Qian Jie gripped his Long Spear tightly and did not make another move.

Apponia stood in front of Mei, silently watching her.

After a long pause, she finally spoke:

"What I fear is not the prophecy being broken."

"Then what are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid that in your attempt to prove the prophecy wrong, you might actually go down a path of no return."

Mei's eyes flickered slightly.

Therefore, prophecy is not true destiny.

Apponia did not answer.

But her silence already provided the answer.

Outside the Light Screen, the Douluo group was completely shaken.

"I see!"

Xu Sanshi suddenly stood up, almost knocking over the chair behind him.

"This girl is deliberately setting a trap by risking her own life! If Apponia intervenes to save her, it will prove that Apponia isn't simply carrying out a prophecy!"

Bei Bei frowned.

"But this is too dangerous. If she makes just one wrong judgment, it really could..."

She wasn't wrong.

Tang San spoke in a deep voice.

His gaze remained fixed on Apponia in the Light Screen.

"She grasped the core contradiction of the prophecy."

Huo Yuhao continued, "Apponia claims her prophecies are absolute, yet she constantly interferes with Mei's actions. This shows that she's not just observing fate, but rather upholding a certain outcome that must be achieved."

Gu Yuena's silver eyes narrowed slightly.

"But this also means that Apponia herself was Binding prophecy."

"She couldn't let Mei die prematurely, but she also couldn't truly change the outcome on the tenth day."

Tang Wulin clenched his fist.

"How can Mei break this deadlock? Forcing her to act will only prove that the prophecy has flaws, but it won't directly change the outcome."

"At least, she has seen Apponia."

Ning Rongrong gazed at the Light Screen and said softly:

"As long as we meet, we'll have a chance to find out the truth."

Ning Tian shook his head.

"Apponia won't tell her easily."