Clear-Minded Madness!

Witnessing the giant serpent locked in fierce combat with Nairasojin, Li Yuan offered only a brief warning before falling silent.

The two men darted and weaved through the air, their fierce battle raging intensely.

Until the serpent's book was pierced by Nairasojin's purple laser, the serpent said, "Let me go back and get some other books, and we'll continue our battle another day!"

Orochi only brought seven books this time, without making any special selections, which caught him off guard when he was attacked by Nairasojin.

He said he needed to go back to get some other books, Nairasojin was not about to let him go. He relentlessly pursued the serpent and tore up his four books!

Even the giant snake's arms were shattered by the purple laser.

Seeing the giant serpent's sorry state, Li Yuan said nothing, but turned around and ordered a group of winged fourth-tier followers to pull the giant serpent back.

After the battle, for some reason, Li Yuan left alone.

He walked on this continent on his own two feet, but all he could see were layers of clouds and mist.

"If you knew I could see the future, you would definitely come and question me: Did our plan ultimately come to fruition?"

"Hehe."

Li Yuan smiled helplessly, and his enormous figure began to shrink continuously.

He returned to the seaside alone, where he grew to human size and his appearance reverted to that of a human.

This is the effect of the Ocean Myriad Forms; Li Yuan himself can change infinitely.

Now, he has returned to his original self.

That was his original human form.

He gazed at the sea, then sat down on the cliff face by the sea.

The sea breeze caressed his cheeks and hair—a feeling he hadn't experienced in a long time.

"How many more dreams do I need to have before I can see the whole future clearly?"

Li Yuan looked down at the rocks being battered by the waves. At that moment, a figure silently approached him.

It was a woman, a human woman, with black hair and wearing a wide, dark blue robe.

She sat down next to Li Yuan and then softly said, "Hello, Li Yuan, my Liu Yue, nice to meet you."

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan slowly turned his head, and Liu Yue smiled, "How is it? Aren't you as beautiful as you were back then?"

Li Yuan: "This is not funny."

Liu Yue: "I knew it wasn't funny, so I wasn't joking."

"Li Yuan, are you a little tired?"

Li Yuan looked ahead again. He had almost all the abilities that Hydra possessed. He could use the Ocean Myriad Forms to transform back into human form, and Hydra could do the same.

But how she found Li Yuan remains a mystery.

"Although I do not have your precognitive dreams, I can see your dreams, and I know what you are worried about, Li Yuan."

"You're worried about that dream, aren't you?"

Li Yuan did not answer, but Liu Yue was right; he was indeed worried about a dream.

Thirty years ago, Li Yuan had a strange dream.

He dreamt of a scene from this game nine hundred years later.

In his dream, his powers were unleashed. He stood on the ocean, and in front of him was a group of indistinct figures.

He couldn't see exactly how many there were, nor could he make out their appearance.

What he could see clearly was that he and his family were all frozen in place.

The ocean froze, white frost covered everything, fourth-order life was instantly shattered, and everything seemed to stand still.

A group of people stood in front of him, and by the time Li Yuan realized what was happening, his body was already torn to pieces.

In the very end, he heard a sentence.

"Alliance?"

"To hell with it, Li Yuan, best of luck."

What kind of future is that?

That was... a future of failure for Li Yuan.

Time stands still; if anyone could do this, it would undoubtedly be the Frost King.

Why is this happening?

What exactly happened?

In that future, with its beginning and end cut off, Li Yuan was unaware of the cause and effect, but this nightmare has haunted him ever since.

"It seems... I've lost."

"I tried to change this future, I tried to get rid of the Frost King immediately, but I... see little hope."

Upon hearing Li Yuan's words, Liu Yue knew what he was talking about; he was referring to that dream.

Li Yuan died under Absolute Freeze; the dream terrified him.

It seems that his and Mo's plan has failed?

Did it fail?

Li Yuan covered his forehead, gradually finding it difficult to understand the meaning of peeking into the future. If peeking into the future meant knowing a predetermined and unchangeable outcome, then...

So what is the significance of this ability?

"When I waged war against the Frost King, I had not the slightest chance of winning, because this is what the future holds."

"But I did it anyway, and went to war against the Frost King without hesitation. I was even prepared to fight for a hundred years."

"Because I want to change the future, I will not give up no matter how others try to dissuade me."

"From the initial setback to the subsequent stalemate, everything suggested that I shouldn't have attacked the Frost King."

"If I use all my means and hold nothing back to deal with the Frost King, I don't know if I can ultimately kill him."

"But if I continue to go my own way, I will definitely be the one who loses in the end."

"I was fully aware of this, but that future made me lose my rationality."

"Imagine if the future outcome is failure, how would you smile as you walk the path in between and finally embrace the future?"

Liu Yue listened to Li Yuan's helplessness, then reached out and touched his head.

"If you care too much about the result, the process in between becomes meaningless. That's what you told me, remember?"

"We know from the moment we are born that we will die."

"We already know the outcome; no one can escape the cycle of life and death. So, are we just going to skip the middle part of the journey?"

Li Yuan: "I remember, and I also remember telling you something else."

"When someone points out your future, you have already been influenced by their psychological suggestion. The power of self-suggestion can sometimes be beyond your imagination."

"If you've decided that the outcome will definitely be failure, no matter what you do, the final result will still be failure, because you've already accepted failure."

"Unfortunately, even after I knew this, I still fell into this terrible cycle."

"The most terrifying kind of madness is lucid thinking. The contradiction between rational thinking and irrational actions gradually led me into a dilemma."

It feels like sinking into an abyss. You know you should swim upwards, but the more you struggle, the faster you sink.

This seems to be an unsolvable problem.

Not struggling is resignation, but struggling offers no hope.

"Have I never done anything well?"

Hearing Li Yuan's words, Liu Yue shook her head. "You've done very well, Li Yuan. Perhaps you're not the luckiest one, but you're not the worst one either, are you?"

"Some people are destined to win from the very beginning of this game, while others are eliminated before they even have a chance to play."

"Everyone is heading towards death, it's just a matter of time, so how can we possibly stay out of it?"

"A failed future is not scary, because I will face it with you."

"If you die on that day, I will go with you."

"But that day is still a very, very long way off, isn't it?"

"Although we cannot choose the future, we can choose how to live well in the present. Whether we suffer or laugh, it's still just one day, so why not take it easy?"

"Let him be strong, the Clear Wind Brushes the Mountain Ridge."