208: Chapter 208 The Azure Dragon is Doomed

[Tang Zheng: The only thing I can't figure out is why you kept saying back then, "I didn't contact the you from three years later in the dream, so the current me can die." You seemed to know there was another past you who could change the future... How on earth did you do it?]

So that's how it is...

Chu Xuan's eyes gleamed: [I was just making an attempt.]

[Tang Zheng: What kind of attempt?]

Chu Xuan: [Before this, I always thought I had to actually do something specific to influence the future and reflect it to you three years later, and then learn about the future changes through you in the dream.]

[But since the last few dreams, you told me that I didn't become Chu Huan, but was completely parasitized by the Phantom Demon. I used the S-rank Specter's Domain to suppress and repel the Azure Dragon, and after locking down the entire city, the future world was on the brink of destruction.]

[I vaguely sensed that maybe I didn't need to actually do something specific; a decision I made might be enough to change the future.]

[After waking up from that dream, I decided that no matter what, I wouldn't let the Phantom Demon take control of my body. So when I entered the dream again, the future world had indeed changed.]

[Since then, I have basically confirmed that every time I decide to do something in reality, when I enter the dream again, I can get a reflection from you three years later.]

[So, this time's attempt was my decision not to act, but to leave with you on the fighter jet directly, then parachute midway while I alone stayed behind to intercept the Azure Dragon.]

[Then, using the message in the tattoo, I let you accumulate strength, find the right time to Seal the Azure Dragon, and probe his memories until you could contact the current me three years later to tell me the Azure Dragon's specific identity and related weaknesses.]

[Clearly, this time, my attempt was a success!]

[Tang Zheng: I think I understand what you mean... But why stay behind to die? You already knew the fighter jet Qin Qing sent had been tampered with, so why get on that plane? You could have left with me through other means. Once we reached the capital, with the Azure Dragon's caution, he wouldn't have dared to follow and make a move.]

Chu Xuan: [The reason I stayed behind to die is that if I didn't die and really escaped, the Azure Dragon would be wary of my Tianji ability and might not dare to maintain the identity of Ming Xiucheng anymore.]

[If he hid in the shadows, I was worried something might happen to the future you, resulting in a failure to catch him. And the real current me doesn't have many dreams left for trial and error.]

[So, I decided to let everything proceed according to the original trajectory.]

[Ming Xiucheng remains, I die, and then you escape, until one day in the future, when you are strong enough, you can find him for the final reckoning.]

[Tang Zheng: A decision alone can change the course of the future? But was that really your decision? If the moment comes, how do you judge if you are the real you or the "decided you"? Would you really still do that?]

Chu Xuan: [Because only the current me can contact the you from three years later in the dream!]

[Tang Zheng: ?!!]

[Tang Zheng: I understand now, so that's what those words you kept muttering meant!]

Chu Xuan: [I told you already, this was just an attempt. It has now been verified successfully; my conjectures were all correct.]

[Tang Zheng: But what if it had failed?]

Chu Xuan: [If the verification failed, then the future outcome wouldn't be like this!]

[Instead, around 10:30 AM on June 18th, witnessed by all the Night Watchers members on the scene, I would have you use the Fighting God Talent to kill Ming Xiucheng directly. This part wouldn't change from the future you told me in previous dreams.]

[But the difference is, because I would have already instructed Zhao Hongchan and Zhang Qiang, they wouldn't move against me but would instead help cover for me.]

[Then the two of us would leave on that tampered fighter jet. After parachuting midway, the plane would explode, and the Azure Dragon would transform into a White Falcon to pursue us.]

[Then it would be you fighting the Azure Dragon. When your Talent's time limit exceeds one minute and the Azure Dragon is still dispersed even after entering his second phase, he would transform into a White Falcon to escape.]

[At that time, a fighter jet that hasn't been tampered with would arrive to bomb and shoot down the Azure Dragon in his White Falcon form.]

[This fighter jet is the "feigning an advance while taking an alternative route" I told you about.]

[I had already determined that the Azure Dragon can only use one Talent ability at a time.]

[In his flame or Smoke state, he is difficult to kill, but the White Falcon is a physical form; that is his weakness.]

[Even if he turns back into Smoke or flames, I am still fully confident I can blow him to pieces.]

[Because every time the Azure Dragon fights you, he shows the ability to restore to full status in his second phase, clearly using Han Feng's recovery Talent once.]

[This indicates that he can also be killed in his Smoke and flame states, it just requires dispersing him multiple times. Otherwise, he wouldn't choose to flee after seeing your Talent's time limit exceed one minute.]

[The White Falcon is fast, but it can't be faster than a fighter jet!]

[Therefore, the Azure Dragon must die!]

[However, if things went that way, I would only be able to kill the Azure Dragon but wouldn't be able to probe his memories.]

[I wouldn't know he was actually human, wouldn't know his identity as a World Traitor, and even less would I know that he wanted to kill me because he had accepted a mission from the Dark World.]

[Tang Zheng: So you had a plan all along. I was overthinking... Your judgment is still correct.]

[In the memories I probed, although the Azure Dragon from three years ago could fully recover after entering the second phase, if he is dispersed again within a short period, the damage will increase exponentially.]

[He can withstand being dispersed five times at most. No matter how much spirituality value he has, he won't be able to maintain it any longer.]

Looking at the messages popping up on his phone, Chu Xuan wasn't surprised.

During the process of hunting Specters these past few days, he had already learned that any Talent usage comes with a cost.

It either consumes stamina, Mental Energy, or both.

For example, Zhang Qiang's and Zhao Hongchan's Talents require Mental Energy.

And every time one is dispersed, it costs more to re-materialize. When it exceeds a certain limit, it even requires spirituality value to maintain.

Similarly, for Tang Zheng's Fighting God Talent, exceeding the time limit requires spirituality value to maintain; otherwise, forcing its use puts a massive strain on the body, lasting only a few seconds. He might collapse before even finishing off the enemy.

Although the Azure Dragon has many skills obtained through Copy, they are not for unlimited use.

[Tang Zheng: This time, I've revealed too much information about the future to you. Although the Azure Dragon, the source, has been controlled by me and hasn't been struck by much Heavenly Thunder, I was too heavily injured while dealing with him this time, and it's getting hard to hold on.]

[Once you kill the Azure Dragon in the past, these injuries will naturally cease to exist. Even if the damage from the Heavenly Thunder remains, I can still endure it.]

[Finally, do you have any other questions? I can still hold on for a little while, but you can't ask questions that are too taboo, such as which Specters will appear in the future and their corresponding Killing Rules. The current me can't handle those.]

Chu Xuan checked the time; it was almost 6:30, and the time limit for this dream was approaching.

After thinking for a bit, he asked some simple questions about the strategy for using the Exclusive Synthesis Crystals and how to use the jiyue crystals most cost-effectively.

[Future Tang Zheng] answered them one by one.

Just as Chu Xuan wanted to continue asking about other matters, [Future Tang Zheng]'s next words made his heart skip a beat.

[Tang Zheng: Hmm? The Azure Dragon is still struggling even though he's been sealed... There seem to be quite a few secrets still hidden in his memories. Let me probe further...]

[Tang Zheng: Oh no! The Sacrifice has already begun?! The rules of the Dark World have eroded the Azure Dragon's memories and provided a wrong answer. Our world is about to be finished...]

[Tang Zheng: Chu Xuan, wake up immediately and slay the Azure Dragon!]}],