It's just that before Lorien had any time to analyze what was happening, the golden-colored barrier that was carrying him suddenly started moving again.

Realizing this, Lorien immediately focused his attention once more and waited for the "HOTD" World to appear again.

However, to his dismay, it didn't appear even after waiting for a long time, instead, it was another world that soon came into sight; Moreover, it was a world that he was familiar with.

'So it's the 'Demon Slayer' World this time huh...'

'I wonder if it'll be a similar scenario to the one I just witnessed.'

Thinking of this, Lorien focused his full attention on the world's crystal wall as he gazed inside.

Doing so, he instantly understood what this new scenario was all about as he saw Nezuko, Shinobu, and some of his other acquaintances going about their day unaware of the incoming danger that took the form of a nuclear bomb flying their way.

"Hey Shinobu, when do you think Lorien will be coming back?" Said Nezuko in a daze.

"I don't know! But it should be soon as we have finished the thingd he asked us to do."

"I hope so...I really miss him!"

"Ye-"

However, just as Shinobu was about to finish her reply, Nezuko seemed to feel something as she suddenly raised he head and looked towards the sky.

"Huh? What is that?!"

It's just that before Shinobu could react to this call, the weapon of mass destruction above their head detonated.

*Booom*

In an instant, a blistering fireball emerged as the expanding sphere of searing heat consumed everything in its path.

The once peaceful surroundings were instantly transformed into a realm of scorching chaos as the air itself ignited.

But as swiftly as it had emerged, the raging fireball began to recede and from the heart of the inferno, a plume ascended, billowing into the sky, forming a huge mushroom cloud.

Witnessing this, negative emotions such as anger, and regret silently emerged in Lorien's heart pushing him to forcefully take control of his body and act as to save them, after all, in such a situation their souls would still be present.

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Right now, Lorien completely ignored the fact that this is an 'Illusion' as this realm is actively affecting him, causing him to forget it once more; however, he still didn't forget that this is just a future scenario.

It's just that this knowledge wasn't enough to stop Lorien who forget about the prior fact.

So, with nothing stopping him, he immediately restored control of his body and acted just to instantly find himself back in the initial position.

Realizing this, Lorien's face reddened slightly in embarrassment as he fell for the same trick twice.

'This effect is truly annoying!'

'It is very hard to guard against without using my power...'

'Well, this could also be counted as me using my own power to trick myself as this realm is technically still mine...'

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, however, he then shook his head as the golden-colored barrier started moving again.

But this time, it didn't go to a new world, rather, it headed once more for the 'HOTD' world where another tragic scenario unfolded in front of Lorien's eyes who fell for the same trick once again.

'Ughhhhhhhhh, this is starting to get on my nerves!'

This continued in a loop for an unknown amount of time as Lorien experienced hundreds of scenarios in a daze.

From those dear to him getting killed in the most tragic of manners, to the worlds getting attacked and destroyed by some passer-by [Transcendent] level beings.

He's truly witnessed an unimaginable number of scenarios that came in all shapes and forms.

But thankfully, this wasn't in vain as after all of this, he finally comprehended the goal behind those events.

'The previous test taught me to not worry about the past.'

'So, this test's objective is to teach me not to worry about the future.'

'The future possibilities are infinite, if one were to worry about each of them, one will just get tired to death.'

'It's good to plan for the future, but one should not be afraid of it and hinder his own steps because of fear.'

'Some people may have great ideals, but they are afraid of taking the first step because of some hypothetical consequences that are completely fictional.'

'However, while this test touches on this, it is mainly about the single idea of not worrying about a future which we can't affect or touch.'

'So, if we are to merge the lessons of the two tests, the main idea would be not to worry about the things which we can't affect and only focus on those we can.'

It's just that even though Lorien realized this, it wasn't enough to get him out of this realm, after all, the objective behind this test is not to give him some ideas.

Instead, it is to etch those thoughts into his beings using all the different scenarios he experiences.

This is similar to how in the past test even though he realized the insight behind it, he still died many times after it to fully comprehend and etch it into his thoughts.

And so, that's exactly what's happening right now as Lorien continued to watch different scenarios unfold over and over again.

This continued for a long but unknown period of time until Lorien was finally able to face all of those 'future possibilities' calmly.

*Buzzzzz*

*Buzzzzz*

The moment this happened, Lorien's vision suddenly glitched as he suddenly found himself back under the towering dream tree.

However, he still kept his eyes closed, taking his time to fully absorb the insights he just gained.

It's just that as he did so, he was completely unaware of the unbelievable changes that were happening in his [Inner Dream Realm].

After all, if he were, he wouldn't have sat there so calmly.