Frost Snow calmly narrated a tragic human case.And she was the protagonist of this case.Her voice carried no fluctuation from beginning to end, as if recounting something irrelevant and insignificant to herself.Yet, Li An saw a boundless sorrow in the depths of her eyes, akin to the ocean.And the saddest part was that she no longer had the ability to feel sorrow.Li An took a deep breath and asked, “So why do you think you shouldn’t have been born?”Frost Snow replied indifferently, “A defect of the heavens.”“In the history of the Starfire Domain, many individuals similar to me have appeared.”“They, like me, possessed great talent but were born with flawed bodies.”“This condition is called ‘Heavenly Defect.’”“Without exception, all of them died young.”“My father said incurable diseases are fate.”“From the start, my destiny was already sealed.”“No one could cure me, not even my highly influential parents. They couldn’t defy what was already predestined.”Li An nodded and said, “I can.”“Huh?” Frost Snow looked up, her expression stirring slightly.“What did you say?”“I said I can,” Li An stated. “I can defy what is already predestined.”“On what basis?” Frost Snow asked. There was no provocation or ridicule, just pure curiosity about his confidence.Li An gazed at his fists and said, “On this.”Frost Snow appeared puzzled.Li An calmly narrated, “My father once told me—”“In this technologically advanced era filled with various miraculous powers, fists seem weak and fragile.”“Human fists are a long-abandoned strength.”“But in ancient times, when humans had nothing, our ancestors relied solely on their fists.”“The story of humanity didn’t begin with wind, fire, thunder, or weapons; it began with this.”Li An raised his fists and smiled.“Did our ancestors think humans would always remain a low-level civilization? That this was our fate?”“If they had thought so, none of this would exist now.”Li An turned his gaze to the world outside the window. The sun shone brightly, towering buildings stood in staggered arrays, and streets were filled with bustling people. Boys ran, chased by fathers with sticks, while grandfathers smiled at the scene.Peaceful, happy, immense.Cities like this exist in countless numbers across the human world.We have already ascended to the highest table of the world, standing on equal footing with races favored by heaven.This wasn’t achieved by fists but began with fists!Frost Snow stared intently at Li An’s profile.In his eyes, unwaveringly looking forward, there was a light that warmed her heart.She tried to raise her head, but an overwhelming and unnamed force shattered her inner expectations.She whispered, “What does a fist have to do with fate?”At that moment, a breeze blew in through the window. Li An’s thick black hair swayed gently as his resolute voice echoed through the room.“A fist isn’t just a form of strength; it’s also a belief!”“This belief is: I don’t believe there’s anything my fists cannot break!”“I refuse to accept the notion of predestined fate!”“What about you?”His words fell, and Li An turned to look at Frost Snow.Their gazes met.Suddenly, Frost Snow recalled the words of the old man who had extended her life ten years ago.“Others can do very little for you. Only you can decide your destiny!”The old man had been so aged that he seemed near death, yet his eyes were strikingly similar to the youthful Li An’s now.Though they had only met once, Frost Snow never forgot him.It was as if that kind of gaze held a magical power, unforgettable and inspiring.“Nothing can determine my fate,” Frost Snow murmured to herself.The words seemed to carry an enticing magic. A trace of determination painfully emerged on her delicate face.Li An smiled faintly, looking at Frost Snow.“Every beginning requires resolute will and faith!”“The simplest yet most effective way is to shout.”“I want to hear you say: I want to live!”Frost Snow’s expression suddenly changed, filled with panic and helplessness.It was as if the words “I want to live” were poison, unbearable to hear.Li An understood instantly. Her heart had long been consumed by endless negative emotions:I can’t live.I killed my parents.I’m a useless burden.These negative thoughts had accumulated for more than ten years, weighing on Frost Snow like a mountain, stripping her of the strength to stand.In response, Li An’s gaze became even more determined. “Say it!”“Frost Snow! Let me hear your voice!”Grasping Frost Snow’s wrists gently, he seemed to pull her from the shadows into the sunlight. Yet he exerted no force—whether she could rise depended entirely on Frost Snow herself.At this moment!Frost Snow’s body began to tremble uncontrollably. Her unfocused pupils stared at the shadowed ground as a sea of past sorrows and negativity surged over her.In her world, lightning flashed and thunder roared, clouds gathered densely.Beneath her was only a broken boat facing towering waves. She shivered in terror.Then, a speedboat cut through the waves.Onboard was a youth with unwavering eyes—the only light in this bleak world.He extended his hands to grasp hers and told her to move forward!Move forward?To where?Frost Snow looked around.This vast ocean had no shore, only endless thunder and black waves.Where could they go?At that moment, Li An shouted amidst the waves, “Your mother sacrificed herself to extend your life for ten years!”“Your father paid an unimaginable price for another ten years!”“They wanted you to live and witness the beauty of this world!”“You’re so beautiful, so deserving of life. No heavens can decide your destiny!”“Frost Snow, live!”“Can you hear me?”The crashing waves and Li An’s shouts formed a duet in Frost Snow’s ears.Her trembling intensified. She looked up at Li An and asked, “Why are you helping me?”Li An’s gaze burned like flames. “Because you want to live!”“And my talent is dreams!”In that instant, Frost Snow’s eyes blurred.The youth before her seemed not like a mere boy but a sun.The freezing frost began to melt.A surge of determination rose in Frost Snow’s heart.My dream I want to live!Her frozen body seemed to gain strength. With each step forward, the sound of shattering ice echoed from within her.Pain flashed across her delicate face as she whispered, “I I want to live.”The tsunami approached.Li An roared, “Louder!”“I want to live!” Frost Snow raised her voice, though it was still drowned by the waves.Li An laughed. “Not enough!”“Louder, so that fate hears you!”“Make it tremble!!”Frost Snow took a deep breath. For the first time in her life, she shouted:“I want to live!”Her cry pierced the heavens.In that instant!Darkness dispersed, the ocean calmed, thunder ceased!Spark Territory!The Grand Marshal, who was kneeling before his ancestors in deep prayer, suddenly looked up.He saw a crack appear on the life tablet hanging on the divine statue, the tablet belonging to Frostsnow!This meant her life had officially entered an irreversible countdown!However, beside the life tablet sat a perpetually frozen ice pearl!This was something Master Tianming had given him ten years ago.The ice pearl represented the ice sealing Frostsnow's soul.If the ice pearl began to shatter, it would mean his daughter had officially begun her fight against fate!During this process, cracks would inevitably appear on her life tablet.This was not strange; to fight against fate, one had no choice but to fight with all their might!As long as the ice pearl shattered faster than the life tablet cracked, they could win!Eighteen years.Finally, a turning point had appeared.Hope had arrived!The Grand Marshal clenched his iron fists tightly, closed his eyes, and looked up.He had fought against the demonic realm for three thousand years, shedding endless blood but not a single tear!Yet at this moment.Two lines of tears streamed down the face of the man clad in armor.In his heart, he cried out for his daughter."You must win!"
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