The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Chapter 245 The Butterfly Effect: The Changed Ending
Jiang Chuan stared at the scene before him in astonishment and suspicion, his heart filled with bewilderment.

I... I was dreaming?

why?
I've never dreamed before, so why did I suddenly dream today?
Although this wasn't a problem for Jiang Chuan, the sudden dream still caught him off guard. It was like a minor illness suddenly being cured, abruptly changing everything and leaving him somewhat bewildered. Naturally, Jiang Chuan began to ponder: what was the reason for this?
Why am I able to dream again?

Li Guo'er was still talking, but Jiang Chuan was no longer listening to her.

In Jiang Chuan's view, nothing would change from what was to come; Li Guo'er's attempt to possess him was destined to fail.

He immediately began searching for the existence of this variable, pondering where things went wrong that caused him to start dreaming again.

Jiang Chuan quickly realized the reason as well.

"Is it because...that constraint has loosened?"

"My mental space is no longer restricted, so I can dream now?"

Once Jiang Chuan understood this, his heart raced even faster, and he was overjoyed!
If this dream represents the breaking of the shackles of the spiritual sea, then it certainly means that one's strength has taken a big step forward!

Since the Qingshan Tang Tomb incident, Jiang Chuan had told Li Yu about it. The restriction that was originally thought to require a long period of training and improvement to gradually be lifted now seems to have completely overturned the original prediction and was lifted much earlier. This means that Jiang Chuan can now use the spiritual power in that vast spiritual sea without any worries.

This can be described as a tremendously joyous occasion!

He immediately tried using his mental power to see what improvements he could make. However, when he tried to gather his mental power, he discovered he couldn't control it at all…

It could even be said that he had absolutely no mental energy.

At first, Jiang Chuan felt a tightness in his chest, thinking the situation was extremely bad. But he quickly realized... the reason he couldn't control his mental energy was that although this was his dream world, it wasn't a normal dream world, but mostly related to his past life's memories. Therefore, Jiang Chuan was like an observer here, able only to watch but unable to exert any influence.

"I see... It seems that this is how it is when others have dreams of their past lives."

"But this is not my past life, but something I have experienced... However, there are some differences."

"She is still very different from others."

One question has just been answered, but a new one immediately arises.

There still seems to be a fog in front of me, and I can't see through it no matter how hard I look.

But for Jiang Chuan, this was already a huge step forward. Although the future was still shrouded in mystery, it was better than being completely in the dark. The fog was thick, but as long as he continued to move forward, he would eventually find the answer.

At the same time, Jiang Chuan did not give up thinking.

"Once the restrictions on my mental sea were lifted, I started dreaming..."

"It is clear that my special characteristics are indeed related to this mental shackle."

"But where does this restriction come from?"

Just as Jiang Chuan was thinking...

In this dream world, Li Guo'er's attempt to possess Jiang Chuan had failed. Clusters of light surged from Jiang Chuan's body, coalescing once more into the figure of the stunningly beautiful woman in magnificent robes. The illusory figure's face was filled with shock and disbelief, her eyes wide with astonishment as she stared at Jiang Chuan, asking in astonishment, "Who are you?!"

This question simultaneously entered the mind of Jiang Chuan, an observer.

Li Guo'er certainly knew that Jiang Chuan was Jiang Chuan, and her question at this moment was naturally related to "awakening memories".

And this is precisely the question that Jiang Chuan is wondering about at this very moment.

My own awakened memories... Who exactly are they?
Jiang Chuan was still pondering; he still didn't take the events of the dream seriously. Because Jiang Chuan himself knew what was going to happen next.

Next, I will use the predictive ability of Flow 2 to dodge Li Guo'er's frenzied attacks, then use my dagger to pierce through Li Guo'er's lifelike stone statue. While Li Guo'er is unable to control herself due to the broken statue, I will take Zhong Huahua and escape from this ancient tomb.

As things unfolded in Jiang Chuan's memory, taking advantage of Li Guo'er abandoning her possession plan and beginning to possess Zhong Huahua, the dream Jiang Chuan picked up a dagger and rushed towards the stone statue. Li Guo'er realized the dream Jiang Chuan's objective and, naturally, made the same judgment as in Jiang Chuan's memory. She immediately decided to abandon her possession plan and launched an attack on the dream Jiang Chuan.

But at this very moment...

Jiang Chuan, who was observing all of this, changed his expression.

He stared wide-eyed at the scene before him, his thoughts vanishing in an instant, leaving him utterly bewildered.

"how……?"

"how so!?"

He watched as his dream self charged toward the stone statue with a dagger, but before he had gone far, he was pinned to the ground by a light shuttle formed by Li Guo'er's spiritual power!
Brush, brush, brush!!

Several beams of light immobilized his hands and feet. The excruciating pain was unbearable, causing Jiang Chuan to roar out, his face turning deathly pale instantly.

Li Guo'er then poured her mental energy into Zhong Huahua's brain once more, and an angry voice rang out:
"Once I take Zhong Huahua's body, Jiang Chuan..."

"I'm going to torture you properly!"

"You've destroyed most of my spirit, you won't even be able to die if you want to!"

Her ethereal spirit is still dissipating, and she must hurry to transfer it to her physical body.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chuan, who was pinned to the ground in his dreamscape, was gritting his teeth and looking at Zhong Huahua with eyes full of despair, seemingly extremely unwilling.

Jiang Chuan watched all of this from the sidelines, completely bewildered.

But how could this be?
Why was I hit by that light shuttle? Li Guo'er's strength was indeed immense, but I had used the tide of my spiritual sea to annihilate most of her spirit; the light shuttle couldn't possibly have hit me. Although it was dangerous then, I didn't miss a single shot. Why was it that in this dream world, I couldn't dodge it at all?

Nothing has changed... Li Guo'er has indeed been weakened, so why can't I dodge it?

Suddenly, Jiang Chuan understood something.

"No flow state 2?"

"In this dream world, I... am not in Flow 2 state!?"

Nothing changed, but the difference in results was drastically caused simply because the flow state 2 was not activated!
In the dream, all I could do was watch Zhong Huahua be possessed!

At this moment, Jiang Chuan, pinned to the ground, was covered in cold sweat, yet he continued to provoke Princess Anle:

"Stop! You crazy woman! You old hag!"

"Didn't you fucking try to possess me?!"

"Come on then, if you dare!!"

"Didn't you say you were going to cherish my body?!"

"What? You're going to back down when you encounter difficulties? A woman like you will never achieve anything great!"

But the illusory image of Princess Anle showed no reaction to this; she simply looked calmly and ironically at Jiang Chuan, who was pinned to the ground.

It was Zhong Huahua who spoke on behalf of Princess Anle: "The memories that Zhong Huahua awakened were originally mine, and the compatibility is much higher." "Although I did not fulfill my long-cherished wish of being reborn as a man, it is not bad to be able to return to the human world now."

"Jiangchuan..."

At this moment, the last specks of light had all merged into Zhong Huahua's body.

Immediately, Zhong Huahua opened her eyes, and the look in her eyes was completely different from her usual appearance.

She had just opened her eyes when she slowly walked towards Jiang Chuan, grabbed his neck, and the beams of light that had pinned him down instantly dissipated. Zhong Huahua then lifted Jiang Chuan off the ground, still holding him by the neck. However, Zhong Huahua was simply not tall enough; although she was holding Jiang Chuan's neck with her arm raised, Jiang Chuan managed to stand up.

But Li Guo'er didn't care about the height difference at all; her fingers clicked rapidly.

"The torment you will suffer is beyond your imagination."

"Jiang Chuan, I want you to..."

Her voice suddenly stopped.

At that moment, a hand grabbed Li Guo'er's (Zhong Huahua's) wrist, and a pair of weathered eyes looked down at Li Guo'er.

What do you want me to do?

Jiang Chuan, who was watching from the sidelines, was stunned again.

what's the situation! ?

This sudden change, this shift in gaze, made Jiang Chuan vaguely realize that the person holding Zhong Huahua's wrist at this moment didn't seem to be him.
Li Guo'er frowned and asked the same question again: "Who exactly are you?"

Jiang Chuan said, "I'm here to kill you."

Immediately following, an extremely powerful mental force erupted, but it did not come from Li Guo'er, but from Jiang Chuan himself.

The power of that spiritual force was so strong that even Princess Anle, who had already successfully possessed the body, was caught off guard and was sent flying!
boom!
A figure was sent flying, crashing heavily into the magnificent murals in the tomb chamber.

Dust and smoke rose, and gravel fell to the ground.

Jiang Chuan watched as his pierced limbs recovered at an extremely high speed. In just a moment, the holes pierced by the light shuttle had healed, revealing new skin beneath the tears in his clothes.

Li Guo'er emerged from the smoke and dust, staring at Jiang Chuan in astonishment. She was now almost hysterical, her mental energy surging wildly around her, causing her hair to sway and shake due to its intensity. Countless light shuttles materialized out of thin air and launched an attack towards Jiang Chuan's location in an instant.

However, the speed of those light shuttles slowed down visibly, and by the time they reached Jiang Chuan, they had already stopped.

There were too many light shuttles, and none of them exploded, so they stopped in front of Jiang Chuan... completely enveloping his body.

"how so……"

Li Guo'er was completely dumbfounded.

But having just successfully possessed someone's body, her heart was filled with anticipation for this new world, her future already predetermined, and she was brimming with longing for humanity. She had endured for a thousand years, and seeing Jiang Chuan suddenly become so powerful for no apparent reason, she had no desire to trace the origins of his power. She abandoned her curiosity and the anger she had just felt towards Jiang Chuan…

She turned and ran away immediately.

The once arrogant Li Guo'er... was now filled with panic.

She fled quickly, but Jiang Chuan chased her just as fast; she had no chance of escaping.

The process lasted only a few minutes.

Jiang Chuan then grabbed Zhong Huahua by the neck.

Li Guo'er looked at Jiang Chuan with resentment and anger: "If you kill me, Zhong Huahua will die too!"

Jiang Chuan's tired eyes remained unchanged. He didn't even answer, but continued to apply pressure with his hands.

It appears to be an application of force, but in reality it is still a contest of mental strength.

Li Guo'er was also resisting desperately, but such resistance was in vain. Her slender and beautiful neck became more and more deformed under Jiang Chuan's palm.

"Didn't you want to save her?"

"Jiang Chuan! Are you crazy!?"

She struggled to speak, her once soft and pleasant voice now hoarse and broken.

Jiang Chuan's voice only rang out when he heard a series of cracking sounds on her neck:

"Get out of her head."

"Come out, and I won't kill you."

Li Guo'er's eyes were filled with ruthlessness and malice: "Do you think I'm stupid?!"

Jiang Chuan didn't respond, but instead increased his mental energy output. It was clear that while he didn't want Zhong Huahua to die, if she really did... it seemed like it wouldn't matter.

Li Guo'er was gambling that Jiang Chuan wouldn't kill Zhong Huahua. But now, seeing Zhong Huahua's neck about to break, Li Guo'er was reminded of the feeling when Li Longji hanged her back then.

Fear swept through her mind, and Li Guo'er quickly realized the situation she was facing. She finally understood that the person she was facing at this moment was not the Jiang Chuan she knew through Zhong Huahua's eyes, but a cold-blooded and cruel stranger!

In the heart of this verdant forest, Jiang Chuan, expressionless, gripped the young woman's neck, preparing to snap it.

Just as her neck was deformed to an unbearable limit, about to be twisted off at any moment, Li Guo'er finally gave up struggling and broke free from Zhong Huahua's body.

She was immediately bound by Jiang Chuan's mental power as soon as she came out.

Li Guo'er was utterly astonished: "You said you'd let me go!"

Jiang Chuan: "You didn't agree."

It wasn't until this moment, until he heard this way of speaking, that Jiang Chuan, who had been observing all of this, clearly realized that although the difference seemed huge... this was still him.

As Li Guo'er's spirit dissipated amidst a series of mournful cries, Jiang Chuan in the dream world looked at Zhong Huahua once more.

Although Zhong Huahua's eyes were open, they were lifeless; she was already dead. Indeed, how could she not die when her spirit was extinguished? Why didn't Li Guo'er agree? That was, of course, because Zhong Huahua's soul was no longer there.

Jiang Chuan in the dream world seemed to have known this all along. He looked at Zhong Huahua, who seemed to be just spacing out, and didn't move for a long time.

And this dream... vanished from this place.

The dream vanished so suddenly that Jiang Chuan was plunged back into boundless darkness. This was the boundary of his spiritual sea, the intermediate zone before the dream arrived.

Just as Jiang Chuan was wondering, an extremely familiar voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"I didn't expect it?"

(End of this chapter)