The sequence is too involutional, luckily I am too.

Chapter 195 Reencounter with Legolas, This Outsider is Formidable

Lu Yan didn't hesitate for long and chose the simplest and most direct method.

He casually grabbed a handful of fallen leaves from the ground and scattered them eastward, simultaneously activating the secret technique of "Lowering the Divination" and the Calculator's "Finger Calculation".

"If I go in this direction, I won't encounter any danger and I'll gain something."

He silently recited the divination in his mind, and the result immediately appeared.

[The East: Risky, with no reward.]

Lu Yan abandoned the East without hesitation and continued the divination in sequence.

[The South: No risk, no reward.]

The West: High risk, low reward.

[The North: High Risk, Huge Rewards.]

"High risk, high reward — this is the way to seek fortune in danger."

Lu Yan stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and finally made up his mind to head north.

Almost the instant he made his decision, a prompt popped up on the panel:

【Actuary promotion requirement three: Successfully avoid five calamities through deduction (3/5) - Incomplete】.

But the actuary's warnings did not stop; instead, they became more and more intense as he traveled north.

Clearly, while he avoided risks in other directions, the risks in the north far outweighed those in other directions.

Recalling the elves he had encountered before, and combining this with his speculation that the Emerald Dream was a civilization from beyond the realm, Lu Yan seemed to be deep in thought.

Suddenly, he conjured a mask and covered his face, while completely concealing his aura, becoming completely hidden.

If the Emerald Dreamland is indeed an extraterrestrial world, then he might encounter cultivators from there again in the outside world.

If things go well, that's fine, but if conflicts arise, it will cause trouble for one's own civilization.

When you're out and about, your identity is something you give yourself. If you cause trouble, it's safer to take responsibility with a different persona.

After thinking it over, he cast the divination again, and the result surprised him: [North, low risk, huge reward.]

"Can changing your face really reduce that much risk?"

Lu Yan looked bewildered, inwardly complaining, "Am I really that unattractive? Can't people have any aesthetic sense?!"

Despite his complaints, he keenly sensed something was amiss.

Even if one's appearance is out of place, it's impossible for it to affect the outcome of a divination to this extent.

The only explanation is that he has someone in the north who knows him, and their relationship is anything but harmonious!

"An elf—an elf—could it be Legolas?"

Lu Yan instantly recalled the opponent he had encountered on the Stairway to Godhood.

If the Emerald Dream is indeed an otherworldly realm, then Legolas may have always belonged to this place.

"This luck is unbelievable."

Lu Yan sighed, but his steps did not falter, and he continued heading north.

It was Lu Yan who injured Legolas, what does that have to do with "Lu Renjia"?

The Emerald Dream, Valinor.

Legolas sat cross-legged in the dense shade of the sacred tree Telperion, his eyes filled with bewilderment, and murmured, "Is nature truly powerless against death?"

"Legolas, are you still hesitating?"

A clear, melodious voice rang out, and another handsome elf rode the wind and landed lightly in front of him.

It was Fenris, the wilderness hunter.

"Fenris, you're back from the hunt?"

Legolas was clearly unwilling to dwell on his confusion and changed the subject.

"Yes, I just came back from the chief."

Fenris nodded slightly, looking at his close friend whose eyes were still dim, and gently advised, "I'm telling you, it's just a victory or defeat, there's no need to hold a grudge like this. Just like me, as a glorious wilderness hunter, I can't always return with a full haul."

"I understand, but—"

Legolas gave a bitter smile, finding it difficult to express his sense of powerlessness to his dear friend of two hundred years.

That feeling of utter defeat, of being completely suppressed, haunted my mind like a nightmare, impossible to shake off.

Seeing this, Fenris felt helpless.

While ascending to godhood allows elves to grow rapidly, it also inevitably brings more severe consequences.

The elves are too arrogant, too arrogant to accept defeat.

In the myriad realms, powerful beings abound. Their once-proud talents and strength may be insignificant in the face of true powerhouses.

Why was he so clear about this?

Because he, like Legolas, was once mired in the quagmire of failure, unable to extricate himself.

Fortunately, the elves' long lifespan is enough for them to gradually break free from the shackles of their minds.

"Oh, by the way, I found another outsider who had wandered into the Emerald Dream today, but unfortunately I couldn't keep him here."

Fenris lay comfortably on the grass beside him and said casually.

"Another outsider?"

Legolas finally perked up a bit, frowning as he asked, "The Emerald Dream was clearly sealed off by Lord Isaras, so why are there so many outsiders breaking in lately?"

"Perhaps it's related to what the leader said a while ago."

Finris pondered.

"The leader sensed that a portion of the Emerald Dream's primal power had been stripped away, and perhaps that's when this place ceased to be completely sealed off."

At this point, a glint of light flashed in Fenris's eyes.

If the Emerald Dream could reopen, they would no longer be trapped in this sanctuary that had protected the elves for thousands of years.

"Outsider—I hope he doesn't look like that."

Legolas couldn't help but picture Lu Yan in his mind, his eyes filled with apprehension.

He still remembers how the ancient war tree he summoned was instantly drained of its life force by Lu Yan's Deathbird.

If such a person were allowed to enter the Emerald Dream, and even find Valinor—

In a daze, he seemed to see the sacred tree wither and Valinor fall into deathly silence, which terrified him so much that he broke out in a cold sweat, as if it were not an illusion, but a reality that was about to happen.

"Telperian, is this a warning you're giving me?"

Legolas looked up at the towering sacred tree before him, his gaze gradually hardening.

No matter how powerful the cultivators in all the heavens and myriad realms may be, he will never allow anyone to destroy his homeland.

Outsiders—they all deserve to die!

Meanwhile, on a hill not far from Valinor, Lu Yan sped along and finally found traces of civilization.

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With the help of the Dragon King's Eye's ultra-long-range vision, he could clearly see the elves' settlement.

The entire settlement was mostly covered by a colossal tree that blotted out the sky, and some elves could be seen moving about within it.

The elves' clothing style was exactly the same as Legolas'.

"What a small world!"

Lu Yan did not act rashly and immediately withdrew his gaze. He could clearly sense several powerful auras within the settlement, one of which gave him an overwhelming sense of oppression.

If we were to classify those beings according to the hierarchy of their world, the owner of that aura would at least be a Sequence 3 being!

In places like this, it's best to avoid venturing if possible.

The problem is, the huge gains indicated by the lower hexagram lie precisely here.

Just as he hesitated, a notification suddenly popped up on the panel.

[Bloodblade Berserker detected a strong hostility, and the aura seemed somewhat familiar.]

"Familiar hostility? It seems this really is Legolas's territory."

Lu Yan clicked his tongue, and with a flash, he disappeared from the spot. Almost the instant he left, a long, emerald-green arrow pierced through the air and accurately struck the spot where he had just stood. At the same time, two slender elf figures descended from the sky.

One of them was Legolas; and the other was Fenrir, who had shot him with an arrow in the Emerald Dream.

"It was discovered so quickly?"

Lu Yan frowned slightly. Since advancing to the rank of Secret Judge, his ability to conceal his aura had reached a new level. Even if he had inadvertently revealed his aura when using the Eye of the Dragon King, his location should not have been locked so quickly.

"Outsider, state your purpose!"

Seeing Lu Yan's calm expression, Legolas immediately questioned him in a cold voice. The illusion he had just experienced had made him wary of outsiders, especially uninvited intruders like Lu Yan.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, Lu Yan was completely certain that the elf before him was none other than Legolas, whom he had defeated on the Stairway to Godhood.

But he didn't show the slightest abnormality on his face. Instead, he introduced himself very cooperatively: "My name is Lu Renjia. I accidentally wandered into this place."

"Lu?" Upon hearing this surname, Legolas's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he instantly drew his bow to its full length, the arrowhead pointing directly at Lu Yan, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

But Fenris was more direct, firing three arrows in quick succession straight at Lu Yan's vital points.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yan's eyes narrowed, and he instantly drew his Thousand Slash, slicing the three long arrows into pieces.

But Finnes paid no attention to this and fired five more arrows.

This time, Fenris's arrows were significantly faster, and they came from all directions, accompanied by a gale.

Not only that, Legolas also launched an attack, shooting several long arrows into the ground, after which dozens of thick vines emerged from the ground and rushed straight at him.

Arrows of wind pierce overhead, vines creep beneath feet.

The two worked together seamlessly, completely sealing off Lu Yan's space to dodge.

However, in Lu Yan's eyes, this attack was full of flaws.

With a thought, he immediately activated the Blood Blade Illusion Weapon. Blood blades that blotted out the sky instantly appeared around him, annihilating all the wind arrows and vines.

Not only that, after breaking through the two's attack, the Blood Blade transformed into a Blood Blade Storm, sweeping towards them.

Upon seeing this, Legolas immediately tried to summon the Ancient Tree of War, but Fenrir was clearly faster, condensing all the power of wind into a pure wind arrow at his fingertips, pointing it at Lu Yan.

At the same time, Lu Yan, who was enveloped by the Blood Blade Storm, suddenly sensed a slight danger.

The next instant, the arrow of wind shot out silently, without any accompanying gale or sonic boom, just like an ordinary long arrow "slowly" flying towards Lu Yan.

But this arrow, which flew so "slowly," precisely pierced through the fleeting gap within the Blood Blade Storm and headed straight for Lu Yan's head!

Skill: Wind's Lament!

Seeing this, Lu Yan neither dodged nor avoided, but quietly activated the blood wedge between his brows, which transformed into blood-red patterns that adhered to the boundary line.

Then, the Boundary Line roared out and quickly wrapped around Wind's Sorrow.

As a pure elemental arrow, Wind's Lament was affected by the sealed blood wedge on the boundary line, and suddenly showed signs of disintegration, with fine cracks covering the arrow shaft.

Even so, the Wind's Lament did not break; instead, it actively split into countless tiny arrows that covered Lu Yan.

But the interception by the Boundary Line did not end. At the moment the Wind's Sorrow split, it twisted rapidly, like a silver snake dancing in the sky, cutting all the small arrows into pieces.

"This outsider—he's amazing!"