Her expression remained calm. Then she spoke softly.
"To live is to struggle..."
The smoke and dust continued to spread. The explosion's aftermath lasted for several moments.
Eventually, the chaotic energy began to settle.
The dust curtain slowly parted. Then the figure of Adam walked out completely unharmed.
Not a single wound could be found on his body, even his clothes appeared untouched.
It was as though the devastating explosion similar to a nuke had never reached him.
The only change was in his expression, his golden eyes narrowed slightly.
For the first time since the battle began, a hint of displeasure appeared within them.
Rather, it was the mild annoyance of someone whose expectations had been disrupted.
He looked toward Qian Renxue's distant figure. Then he spoke.
"The instincts of a Beyonder are very sharp."
His voice drifted across the battlefield.
"Sometimes decisions are made by the subconscious long before the conscious mind understands the danger."
Adam's golden eyes seemed to pierce through space itself as if he was imparting some kind of knowledge
"Your body and mind had already realized something was wrong, for that reason you did not go deep into finding about the background of that brat named Tang San."
The observing Qian Renxue felt her scalp go numb. A chill spread through her entire body.
Because Adam's words did not seem to be directed solely at the Qian Renxue within the memory.
For a brief moment—She felt as though those golden eyes had looked through time directly at her.
An indescribable sense of danger exploded within her mind. Without hesitation, Qian Renxue severed the connection.
The illusory River of Memories vanished instantly. Adam's figure disappeared from her sight. For a slight moment she felt a peeping sensation from the upper reaches of the River of memories.
Until Qian Renxue found herself to that familiar place again, with darkness all around only the faint light of a lamp in Qia Renxue's hands.
It was a slab..... Last time she did not see it properly and corrected herself that it was some kind of throne.
The faint silhouette moved forward to show their face under the faint lamp light.
She found out again that there was no face.
Only countless faint pupils swirling where features should be — layered reflections, fragmentary eyes upon eyes, like broken mirrors turning endlessly inward.
Qian Renxue jerked as if she was ejected from that place.
Only after returning to reality did she realize that her back had become drenched in cold sweat, even if she was not in her true body just floating above the collective consciousness of Douluo Continent
She remained silent for several moments, she did not dare to verify a terrifying possibility.
Whether Adam had merely been speaking to her directly...but another important question still lingered in her mind.
'Who is that silhouette with endless eyes?'
She dosen't know as if it was some new outer god , Qian Renxue became vigilant.
Qian Renxue floating within the Collective Subconscious of the Douluo Continent remained silent.
The scene she had just witnessed through the River of Memories lingered within her mind. Even now, the memory caused a chill to run down her spine.
After several moments, Qian Renxue slowly exhaled. There was no point dwelling on it.
Whether Adam had truly discovered her or not was something she could not verify at the moment neither can she know the identity of the being that seem like an Outer God
Instead of wasting time on fear, she chose to focus on what she could control and try to become stronger while freely able to control this impressive ability to peak at alternate futures.
Her emotions gradually settled. Once her state of mind returned to normal, Qian Renxue raised her hand.
This time when she activated 6th Divine Skill: Fate's Spinner, she did not wish to observe a specific future.
Instead, a vague thought emerged within her heart :'An alternate ending.'
A future that could have existed had certain choices been made differently.
The moment that intention formed, the River of memories responded to her.
The surroundings immediately changed.
Illusory river water surged around her once more. The colorful currents of the River of Memories appeared from nowhere.
Countless fragments floated within the river representing the past and the future..
The river gently wrapped around Qian Renxue before pulling her consciousness into its depths.
The world blurred.
When Qian Renxue opened her eyes again, she found herself standing in the middle of a vast grassland.
The sky was clear.
Green grass stretched toward the horizon, swaying softly under the wind.
Compared to the undead demiplane she had witnessed earlier, this place felt peaceful beyond words.
Not far away stood two familiar figures and Jun Wuhen and Chu Yue.
Qian Renxue immediately recognized them.
The two seemed completely unaware of her presence. Her body in this scene was merely an illusion.
An observer existing outside the flow of events. Neither Jun Wuhen nor Chu Yue could perceive her existence.
The two appeared to be in the middle of a conversation.
Jun Wuhen's expression was serious,
"The second life we both received is a second chance."
His voice carried a quiet determination.
"A chance to start anew."
Chu Yue looked at him thoughtfully.
"So you want to establish a new sect?"
Jun Wuhen nodded.
"Yes."
His gaze turned toward the distant horizon.
"Spirit Hall helped us greatly. I will always remember that."
There was gratitude in his voice. However, gratitude alone was not enough to decide the course of one's entire life.