"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?”

Other than Qarun's voice continuing to come from the recording, not a single person among those gathered in front of the Glass House uttered so much as a word.


Dozens of researchers and scientists remained standing in their places, yet the surroundings were so unnaturally quiet that not even the sound of their breathing could be heard... Only the expressions spread across their faces were enough to say everything that none of them dared to put into words.


Anger at what they were hearing, resentment toward the person speaking, and fear of how His Majesty might react once the recording finally came to an end... Everyone there was listening to Qarun's words with their own ears, yet throughout the entire recording their eyes hardly ever left His Majesty, each of them carefully trying to detect the slightest change in his expression or any other sign that might warn them in advance of the darkness that was about to come.


Chapter 2432 - Robin's Decision