Nustien smiled. "If you were still a Morning Star Legend, and I were to make a prophecy for you, the result might be fairly accurate."
"But once you became a Radiant Moon Legend, if I made another prophecy for you, its result could probably only serve as a reference."
Huo Ling was somewhat surprised. He said, "Even with the strength of a Solar Mage, you can't guarantee an accurate prophecy for a Radiant Moon Legend?"
Nustien nodded. "A prophecy is a prophecy; it differs from the true future. Even with my current strength, when I foretell the future of an ordinary mortal, changes may still occur."
"In my prophecy, that mortal might have been meant to begin well and end well, eventually dying of old age in bed. Yet the true ending, even without my interference, could take many different turns—they might die by blade and weapon, by illness, or in the jaws of a Magic Beast."
"If even a Solar prophecy of a mortal's life and fate is like this, then the future of a powerful Radiant Moon Legend contains even more variables."
"The result of a prophecy is, at most, merely an outcome with a relatively high probability."
Huo Ling nodded. "I see."
Nustien looked at Huo Ling. "Take you, for instance. If I were to foretell your future now, to divine whether you could break through and become a Destiny Legend—"
"Never mind whether the prophecy's result would truly come to pass, or whether it would be accurate. I myself would first encounter great trouble, and might even be injured by the backlash of the prophecy."
Hearing this, Huo Ling understood.
Prophecy magic carried all sorts of hidden dangers, and its results might only be useful as a reference.
Come to think of it, ever since Huo