Chapter 53: Side by side

"Pfft!"

The Chaos Council Chairman and the members of the Chaos Council spat out a mouthful of blood one after another, their faces becoming deathly pale.

"So strong!"

Tang Yun looked at Lin Xiyue, his eyes filled with shock.

He had never expected Lin Xiyue to be so powerful, defeating the Chaos Council Chairman in a single move!

"Tang Yun, are you okay?"

Lin Xiyue walked to Tang Yun's side and asked with concern.

"I'm fine." Tang Yun shook his head and said, "Xiyue, you... who exactly are you?"

Lin Xiyue looked at Tang Yun, smiled indifferently, and said, "Tang Yun, I have a secret to tell you..."

"What secret?" Tang Yun asked curiously.

"My real name is..."

……

Before Lin Xiyue could finish her sentence, an even more terrifying aura suddenly came from the collapsed void of the Chaos Council!

"Not good!"

Lin Xiyue's expression changed, and she exclaimed.

"Hahaha! Lin Xiyue, do you think you can stop me this way?"

A cold voice came from the void.

"Who is it?!"

Tang Yun's expression changed, and he asked in a deep voice.

"Tang Yun, you will know soon enough."

Lin Xiyue said with a solemn expression.

"Boom!"

In the void, a massive black vortex slowly emerged!

A terrifying aura that made one's heart palpitate emanated from the black vortex!

"Hahaha! Tang Yun, Lin Xiyue, prepare to die!"

The cold voice came from the black vortex again.

"Not good! It's the mastermind behind the Chaos Council!"

Lin Xiyue's expression changed drastically, and she exclaimed.

"The mastermind behind the Chaos Council?!"

Tang Yun heard this, and his expression also changed.

He had never expected that an even more terrifying existence was hidden behind the Chaos Council!

"Hahaha! Tang Yun, Lin Xiyue, prepare to welcome my wrath!"

The cold voice sounded again, filled with endless murderous intent!

"Tang Yun, be careful!"

Lin Xiyue said to Tang Yun with a solemn expression.

"Hmm."

Tang Yun nodded, a flash of solemnity in his eyes.

He also felt that this enemy was no small matter!

"Hahaha! Tang Yun, Lin Xiyue, go to your deaths!"

The cold voice sounded again, and a black light shot from the black vortex toward Tang Yun and Lin Xiyue!

The black light was extremely fast, reaching Tang Yun and Lin Xiyue in the blink of an eye!

"Not good!"

Tang Yun and Lin Xiyue's expressions changed drastically; they wanted to dodge, but it was already too late!

"Boom!"

The black light hit Tang Yun and Lin Xiyue, erupting with a deafening roar!

The shockwave of the explosion sent Tang Yun and Lin Xiyue flying, and the two of them crashed heavily to the ground like kites with broken strings. Tang Yun struggled to climb up, only to find the world before him blurry and his ears buzzing.

"Xiyue! Are you okay!" Tang Yun shook his head and reached out to Lin Xiyue.

Lin Xiyue was in no better condition, blood hanging from the corner of her mouth, her face deathly pale. She shook her head with difficulty, her voice as weak as a mosquito's hum: "I'm fine... be careful! Tang Yun!"

Before Tang Yun could react, a strange force shrouded him. Countless images flashed before his eyes, some he was familiar with, others completely foreign. Those images were fragmented, as if maliciously edited and pieced together, yet they carried a strange sense of familiarity.

"These... what are these?" Tang Yun discovered in terror that those images were actually all his future!

He saw himself become a criminal despised by everyone, locked in a dark and damp dungeon, dying in loneliness.

He saw himself become an emperor with power over the world, yet betrayed by everyone, ultimately dying at the hands of his beloved.

He saw himself become a hero who saved the world, yet failing at the final battle, watching helplessly as the world was destroyed.

……

Countless futures, countless possibilities, yet without exception, all ended in failure!

"Hahaha! Tang Yun, do you see? This is your fate!" The cold voice sounded again, filled with mockery and derision. "You are destined to be a failure! Your existence will only bring disaster to this world!"

Tang Yun clutched his head in pain; those images were like maggots on a tarsal bone, unable to be shaken from his mind.

"No! This isn't true! I don't believe it!" Tang Yun roared hysterically, wanting to escape those terrifying images, but it was in vain.

"Tang Yun! Don't be deceived! That's fake!" Lin Xiyue's voice came from afar, carrying a hint of anxiety and worry.

Tang Yun struggled to see Lin Xiyue's figure clearly, only to find her figure becoming increasingly blurry, eventually disappearing.

"Xiyue! Where are you!" Tang Yun shouted in a panic, but received no response.

"Hahaha! Tang Yun, give up! You are already lost in your own memory maze!" The cold voice sounded again, like a devil's whisper from hell, filled with malice and mockery.

Tang Yun stumbled through the maze-like memory fragments; every step felt like stepping on the tip of a knife, unbearable pain.

"Tang Yun! Do you still remember who I am?"

A gentle voice suddenly sounded in Tang Yun's ear, like a ray of dawn in the darkness, illuminating his world.

Tang Yun looked up abruptly to see a familiar figure standing not far away, reaching out to him.

"Xiyue..." Tang Yun said with a trembling voice, looking at the person before him in disbelief.

"It's me, Tang Yun, I've come to take you away from here." Lin Xiyue smiled gently, her eyes filled with firmness and encouragement.

Tang Yun hesitated for a moment, then finally reached out and grasped Lin Xiyue's hand.

Lin Xiyue's hand was warm and powerful, like a beacon in the darkness, guiding Tang Yun's direction forward.

"Tang Yun, don't believe those images you saw; they are all fake! They are the fears deep in your heart, infinitely magnified!" Lin Xiyue's voice was firm and powerful, like injecting a shot of adrenaline into Tang Yun.

"But... those images..." Tang Yun was still somewhat hesitant; those images were too real, too terrifying, making it hard for him to let go easily.

"Those images are only possibilities, not inevitable results! As long as you believe in yourself and believe in the future, you will definitely be able to change your fate!" Lin Xiyue held Tang Yun's hand tightly, looking at him with burning eyes. "Tang Yun, do you believe me?"

Tang Yun looked at Lin Xiyue's firm and sincere gaze, and an inexplicable power suddenly surged in his heart.

"I... I believe you." Tang Yun took a deep breath, his eyes gradually becoming firm.

"Good! Then let's break this damn fate together!" Lin Xiyue's lips curled into a confident smile, a flash of determination in her eyes.

The next second, Lin Xiyue's body suddenly erupted with dazzling light, illuminating the entire memory maze as if it were broad daylight. ===== CHAPTER 54 =====