"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?”

Shaddad stood motionless with his massive frame before one of the armament arrays, his towering presence casting a heavy shadow over the entire platform. His hands were clasped calmly behind his back as he observed every detail with cold focus.


He wore thick black goggles engraved with countless intricate runes, devices specially designed to allow him to observe the process without being affected by the blinding radiance pouring out of the figure seated at the heart of the array. At the ends of the goggles were customized ear dampeners as well, filtering out any sound above a certain frequency—meant specifically to suppress the screams flooding the area…


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