184: Chapter 184 Fate is Predestined

Demonic Shade could be considered an old adversary of his. Later, in the Blood Energy Space, Chi Anlin had performed an Appraisal on this guy and discovered that his constitution was actually ranked within the top hundred.

Regarding such a genius, Chi Anlin felt that even with his cheats, he wouldn't be able to catch up for a while; after all, the starting point was just too high.

He appeared slightly bewildered, then sighed, "The Heavenly Tomb, is it... In the end, I still could not escape that tribulation."

Then, Demonic Shade looked at Chi Anlin. Unlike the programmed phantom of Luo Yangyu, Demonic Shade's phantom possessed self-awareness!

"Second Realm, third stage? So weak, yet you were able to touch the Azure Demonic Sword." Demonic Shade's gaze flickered slightly, then he frowned, muttering to himself in disbelief, "It is actually a variable!"

"A variable?" Chi Anlin was a bit puzzled.

At this moment, Demonic Shade roared up to the sky, and a violent shockwave erupted all around. Countless sword hums rang out, as if resisting the aura coming from Demonic Shade.

"Hahahaha, finally! Finally, I have found the variable!" Demonic Shade looked somewhat manic. Chi Anlin raised an eyebrow; could it be that this guy wanted to possess his body?

Seeming to notice Chi Anlin's thoughts, in an instant, Demonic Shade returned to calmness, as if nothing had happened.

"Rest assured, junior. I will not possess you; this is merely a projection I left behind."

"Junior, do you believe in fate?"

Chi Anlin was stunned. This phantom didn't demonstrate sword techniques after appearing, but instead wanted to chat with him?

Afterward, he pondered for a moment and said, "I do."

The corners of Demonic Shade's mouth lifted slightly. This answer was not what he had imagined.

"Then you must know, fate is determined by Heaven."

"A person may have soaring ambitions, but without luck, they cannot succeed. When the time comes, Heaven and Earth conspire to help, but when luck fades, even a hero is not free."

Demonic Shade lowered his eyelids. He recalled back then, how glorious he was; born at the peak, he had no bottlenecks on his path of cultivation, and his fortuitous encounters and treasures were countless.

Later, he entered the Heavenly Tomb. Someone asked him if he believed in fate, and he arrogantly replied, "I do not!"

But whether he believed it or not, all the gifts of fate had already been marked with a price in the dark. Everything he had received would be repaid in double.

Chi Anlin looked at Demonic Shade thoughtfully and said, "Fate is determined by Heaven, but humans can conquer fate!"

Demonic Shade's cultivation realm must have exceeded that of an Ancient Emperor, and he had touched upon certain secrets himself. Saying this, Chi Anlin thought of that old Taoist he had met when he was weak; back then, that person had proposed a similar theory.

And Chi Anlin's reply remained the same as it was then.

He believed in fate, and he believed that fate was determined by Heaven, but at the same time, he also believed that he could change it.

As for the variable Demonic Shade spoke of, Chi Anlin felt it was likely because he had transmigrated here. Strictly speaking, he was not a person of this world.

"Humans can conquer fate, hahahaha!" Demonic Shade seemed to have heard the funniest joke and let out a burst of wild laughter. He had expected Chi Anlin to be different, but in the end, his thoughts were the same as his own.

Yes, who isn't a genius... Geniuses are all those who believe they can change things.

"Junior, everything is fate, and none of it is decided by men."

"However... I cannot see your fate clearly. Perhaps you truly are the variable I have been waiting for all along."

"But you are simply too weak, egregiously so. You cannot bear the power of the Azure Demonic, nor can you master my Dao."

Demonic Shade looked down at his surroundings, a scornful smile appearing at the corners of his mouth, "What they possess is merely Sword Intent, but my Sword Intent has already transformed into Dao, transformed into rules, which is not something you can bear."

Demonic Shade's figure suddenly appeared in front of Chi Anlin. He looked at Chi Anlin with great interest and smiled, "As expected of a variable, you have many fortuitous encounters. However, you are so ostentatious that it is very easy for you to be strangled in the cradle."

He tapped gently, and a red mark appeared on the back of Chi Anlin's hand, then slowly faded away, "This mark contains a full-power strike from me..."

"However, I will not protect you. The trigger method for this mark has no direct connection to whether you are in danger."

"Junior, everything you have gained will be repaid in double. Heaven has no eyes, and fate plays with men. I hope that by then, you can still firmly believe that humans can conquer fate."

Seeing the mark on his hand disappear, Chi Anlin did not rush to perform an Appraisal on his own state, but instead said to Demonic Shade, "Use things, but do not be used by things."

Demonic Shade was stunned, the mocking smile still on his lips, but then he widened his eyes, "Use things, but do not be used by things. What a 'use things, but do not be used by things'!"

"Junior, we will meet again; we will definitely meet again!"

Demonic Shade looked up at the sky. In Chi Anlin, he saw his past self.

The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and then Demonic Shade sighed, "Oh, vast Heaven, why treat me so unfairly..."

"Junior, wait until you break through to the King Realm, then come back to find me. You are too weak right now."

"Before reaching the King Realm, you will suffer a major setback. I hope when we meet again, you will still hold these thoughts."

Demonic Shade's figure slowly vanished. Chi Anlin was stunned. What did that mean?

He would suffer a major setback before the King Realm? Chi Anlin was slightly taken aback, then grew vigilant. Could it be the Mo family?

But that didn't make sense. He had the Phoenix Fire Emperor behind him. No matter what the Mo family was like, they couldn't possibly offend an Ancient Emperor. Furthermore, the Phoenix Fire Emperor's personality was unconstrained and capricious; she might even target the Mo family members for slaughter.

No, that's not right. Demonic Shade only said he would suffer a setback, not that he would die...

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"Heavenly Thunder War Body... Interesting. However, even if you calculate everything, so what?" Mo Yu looked at the old Taoist before him and frowned slightly.

"What does Senior mean by this?"

The old Taoist shook his head and said, "Your fate is already determined. No matter what, you cannot escape it. Even if you exhaust all your schemes, it will all end in vain."

The old Taoist looked at Mo Yu and sighed, "Only when you are truly unafraid of death and stop evading, can you welcome a new life."

After speaking, the old Taoist's figure vanished directly, leaving Mo Yu alone in this dark space.

Calculating everything...

Mo Yu felt somewhat bewildered.

After learning Chi Anlin's identity, he had taken the initiative to approach Chi Anlin precisely because behind Chi Anlin stood the Phoenix Fire Lord.

And Ji Hongfei and Dan Yunyao were the most outstanding juniors among the four great families.

He even thought about scheming against the White Spirit King who had saved his life; by saving Chen Yue's father, he had also indirectly won over the White Spirit King.

One wrong step, every step wrong.

Mo Yu's eyes were filled with confusion. He thought of Chen Yue, who had blocked the way in front of him regardless of the consequences, and he thought of his brother, who could firmly stand by his side even when facing the Mo family that made one feel so powerless.

"Was I really wrong..."

"But I... I just wanted to survive..."