Immortal · Saint · Mortal, Charging Toward the End of Fate
Zhang Bairen withdrew from the competition, and Ye Fan won the championship of the "First Cosmic Alliance Genius War." He was the strongest person aside from the cheat-user group.
The Empress's investment was limited to "Third-rate Genius → First-class Genius · True Immortal Seed."
Thirteen years of sparks from clashing minds with heavenly prodigies sent Ye Fan soaring from "First-class Genius · True Immortal Seed" to the "Immortal King Apex · Seed Sequence," a reserve candidate for "Quasi-Immortal Emperor Level · Dao Ancestor."
Neither his external glory nor the cheers and delight of his friends and family brought Ye Fan the slightest joy. At every moment, he was thinking about the "Question of the True Heart" of the "Jade Emperor Celestial Venerable."
"What should I do? What can I do?"
Ye Fan graduated from university without a hitch.
He did not pursue further studies. Instead, he temporarily set aside the advancement of his power and cultivation realm, stepping into the human world as an ordinary mortal in hopes of finding his answer.
"Heavenly Court... Immortal..."
"Alliance... Saint..."
Years drifted by—centuries, millennia.
Ye Fan pursued the history of the "Mythological Era · Heavenly Court" and the "Ancient Era · Cosmic Alliance," eventually becoming a senior professor with profound knowledge of history.
"It's probably something like this."
One day, Ye Fan finally stopped wandering among the myriad facets of mortal life.
He looked upon the flourishing human world, reviewed the journey he had taken, and distilled an answer that belonged solely to him.
"'Initial One' changed everything."
"'Follow-up Two' acknowledged more."
"'Continuation Three' displayed the future."
"'Maintenance Four' concealed itself."
"Thus, 'Conclusion Five'... 'Conclusion Five' had long since lost its meaning."
One, two, three, four, five.
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