"Immortality? That can be lonely. And in the end, everyone will die. It doesn’t matter what you do to escape it—sooner or later, all shall taste death. It is already written; it’s only a matter of when and how.
But glory… glory is the answer.
Glory will outlive flesh and bones.
Glory is what we should strive for, not immortality."
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Robin Burton was a young man who grew up with everything anyone could ever hope for: immense talent in cultivation, a sharp mind, and a wealthy family that would stop at nothing to protect and nurture him. He had everything—except the will to make use of it.

"Why should I walk the same path as my ancestors? Why must I seek strength just to defeat one rival or compete with another? That is not what I was born for!"

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“…Heh\~” Robin let out a long sigh. “Pursuing power was never my goal. I left my family and secluded myself to escape those pointless struggles for authority. I wanted to explore the universe, and to explore myself first… yet time and again, I was dragged into devastating wars. I wanted to benefit people with my knowledge and immortalize my name, yet worlds fell and hundreds of billions died because of me. Ironic, hah?”

"...." Robin's pen froze halfway through the line he was drawing. For a fleeting, impossible second, the entire world seemed to halt — the hum of the air, the flow of energy, even the faint rustle of particles all ceased to exist.


Only his pupils moved, contracting sharply — like a startled cat seeing the impossible.


He had spent one hundred and forty long, desolate years in this barren, forsaken region.


One hundred and forty years of waiting, hoping, doubting… yearning to hear that single word again. Could it be… that the miracle he had given up on had finally happened?


Robin turned his head slowly to the side, as if afraid that even a sudden motion might shatter the illusion before him.


Chapter 1653 - Awakening