Only My Way

Chapter 285: In many ways, I am truly far inferior to you…

[If possible, I want to win against Ling Wuyuan.]

[If that's not possible, then I at least need to fight him for three hundred rounds before narrowly losing by a hair's breadth.]

[If that's still not possible, then at least let me lose gracefully. Putting everything else aside, at least preserve my face.]

This was Guan Xiangfei's mental journey, or rather, his true thoughts.

It was pretty much like this.

But.

No matter what he thought.

Ling Wuyuan ultimately did not fulfill his wishes.

The gap in strength.

Was truly so great that Guan Xiangfei was unwilling to accept it, but could not help but accept it.

In a short period of time.

Ling Wuyuan shattered all his wishful thinking and fantasies.

Making him sincerely feel that things were filled with a certain sense of tragedy.

Being Ling Wuyuan's stepping stone was already something.

The key was that it was still the kind of stepping stone that had no meaning…

This made him feel particularly uncomfortable.

He was very clear that, just like the previous contestants, he had not consumed much of Ling Wuyuan's power at all.

At this moment.

Recalling when he first set off from the [Yunling Prefecture], with the idea of competing with Ling Wuyuan…

He could be said to feel a sense of frustration and absurdity.

However.

Among the many feelings.

The most prevalent was still helplessness.

He could not see any hope for himself to successfully catch up with Ling Wuyuan…

Even if he was unwilling to admit it.

But after today's defeat.

He finally realized that the difference in talent between himself and Ling Wuyuan was truly unimaginably huge.

It was almost completely impossible for him to successfully surpass Ling Wuyuan in the future.

Ling Wuyuan's achievements and strength were simply too dazzling…

That kind of feeling.

Was as if he was standing on the ground, watching an incomparably bright Morning Star rising slowly.

Looking at the other party, whose brilliance was dazzling to the extreme.

He was certainly extremely envious.

But he had no way to catch up at all…

Even if he tried his best to jump around on the ground, it would only be a futile effort.

The difference in talent.

Was so despairing.

What is possible, is possible.

What is not possible, is not possible.

Geniuses can make ordinary people despair.

Ling Wuyuan, on the other hand, was the kind of person who could make geniuses feel deeply hopeless.

Finally.

After lying on the ground and silently sighing.

Guan Xiangfei looked up at the sky above, which was full of gloomy, dark red clouds.

Then, he asked with a somewhat curious tone:

"Speaking of which, don't you feel a little bored…? You are so strong, so strong that probably no one among your peers is your opponent. Do you ever feel that the world is a little boring?"

"Bored?"

Ling Wuyuan first pondered for a moment, and then slowly answered the question:

"Perhaps I will in the future."

"But now, it certainly hasn't reached that level yet."

"Because this world is still vast enough for me, and there are still enough new things waiting for me to explore."

"So, I probably won't have that feeling for a long time to come."

"Just on this vast continent alone, the tens of thousands of countries are probably enough for me to explore for a long time."

"In this vast world, the current me is still a bit too small…"

"If I have the opportunity, I might go to many places that no one has ever been to before, and complete some things that no one has ever completed. After all, I believe that I can completely surpass them. The places they can't reach and the things they can't do, I may not be able to do."

"Perhaps, only when all the secrets in the world are no longer secrets in my eyes will I feel bored."

Hearing this.

Guan Xiangfei was silent.

Although Ling Wuyuan's tone was extremely flat.

So flat that it was as if he was talking about what he was going to eat later.

But the spirit between the words was always revealed without a trace.

That kind of ambition to explore the entire world, believing that he could surpass all the ancients, and successfully do things that no one had ever done before.

Guan Xiangfei completely lacked.

[Can I do that kind of thing?]

[Or rather, can I set the same goal for myself and then work hard for it?]

Faced with these two thoughts.

Just by simply thinking about it.

Guan Xiangfei amused himself on the spot.

The reason was very simple.

Because he was very clear that he could not do that kind of thing at all.

It had nothing to do with any striving spirit, nor did it have anything to do with any self-will.

He simply realized immediately that he could not do it at all.

Just by thinking about it.

His worldview, outlook on life, and values were denying everything at the fastest speed.

His cognition.

His basic cognition and the bottom-level logic of life as an ordinary person were all telling him the same result clearly.

He… couldn't do that kind of thing!

Just like how an ordinary person, no matter how much they hypnotized themselves that one day they would rule the galaxy, they would find it very, very difficult to believe in that kind of overly idiotic self-hypnosis.

But Guan Xiangfei could hear that Ling Wuyuan really intended to do that.

Moreover.

More importantly… as a third party.

He, Guan Xiangfei, as an outsider, actually also felt that Ling Wuyuan seemed to really have the possibility of doing that kind of thing…

For a time.

Guan Xiangfei couldn't help but cover his face with one hand.

Lying on the ground, he laughed loudly at the sky.

"What a spirit!!"

"What a thought!!"

"What a determination!!"

"In many ways, I am truly far inferior to you…"

Although he was laughing loudly.

But his words still revealed a hint of loneliness.

It had nothing to do with strength.

It had nothing to do with talent.

It was a kind of loneliness that even his determination and thoughts in terms of the mind had already been completely defeated.

Then.

Amidst laughter and loneliness.

Guan Xiangfei's figure was finally transferred out…

Looking at all of this.

Ling Wuyuan didn't have too many feelings.

All he had was a sense of calm.

Even if he knew that after this blow, Guan Xiangfei would probably be useless in the future if he didn't adjust his mentality well.

To put it bluntly.

In his opinion.

If he couldn't even withstand this bit of a blow.

Being useless was actually what he deserved.

Perhaps, it might even be a good thing.

A person with a fragile mind might as well find a safe place to stay and muddle through their days. It might not be a good choice.

At least, they could still live quite well.

As for the so-called sense of regret?

I'm sorry, he wouldn't have that feeling.

His conscience.

Hadn't yet reached that level to a sufficient degree.

To a large extent.

His conscience was only barely enough to not kill innocent people indiscriminately without any reason.

Pay attention to the topic.

If necessary, killing innocent people indiscriminately wasn't impossible either…

Just like that.

In his quiet waiting.

Before long.

Another new challenger, or rather, a new victim, successfully appeared on the stage…