Lin Zhen had heard this voice more than once before.
Back on the Divine Punishment Star, it had been this voice that guided Lin Zhen, granted him strength, and ultimately allowed him to obtain a divine body.
Later, whenever crisis after crisis arose, this voice always appeared at just the right moment, offering him guidance and helping him grow.
Lin Zhen had once thought it belonged to some Dominator, but now, that did not seem to be the case.
Though Lin Zhen did not know who this person was, that did not stop him from feeling great goodwill toward him.
"Are you here to save me?" Lin Zhen asked.
"No. In this world, the only person who can save you is yourself. If you had given up just now, I would not have appeared either."
"But right now, I'm only fighting for my dignity. There's no way I can win."
"Lin Zhen, do not place too much importance on winning and losing. Even if you win, you will eventually lose in the future. Even if you lose, there will still come a day when you win it back."
"But if I lose this time, I'll die."
"Winning and losing, life and death—they are merely a cycle. Life is born only to move toward death, and death is also the beginning of rebirth. Lin Zhen, this is your tribulation, and also your fate. When you repeatedly set Cosmic Records, you are destined to become intolerable to others."
Lin Zhen nodded slightly. How could he not understand that? But it was not a reason for him to stop cultivating. As a Martial Artist, being unable to challenge the true peak would be an unbearable regret.
Yet he had no idea how to survive the Death Tribulation before him.
A speck of starlight