Nara Dan's gaze gradually deepened as his mind sank into the depths of his soul.
"The path I've chosen now is much like Superman's."
"On the surface, it's a flesh-based path, with the vigorous physical nature of someone who walks the Way of the Flesh."
"But in truth, Superman is a being of the mind."
"How could the rank of the sun alone possibly support the existence of Silver Age Superman or Golden Age Superman?"
"They're powerful enough to overturn the Multiverse."
"The sun is less Superman's source of energy"
"than it is the pillar of his spirit."
"What Superman seeks is to be like the sun: upright and open, illuminating all living beings, leaving no shadow wherever he goes."
"Then what is it that I seek?"
A deafening cry echoed through Nara Dan's soul.
Within the Cheat System's entries, a faint new light seemed on the verge of being born!
"Part of what I seek is actually similar to what Superman seeks."
"What I seek is also to be like the sun—eternal and powerful!"
At that thought, Nara Dan seemed to grasp a glimmer of opportunity. A faint spark of spirituality flickered deep within his soul.
Was he supposed to follow Superman's path, planting a sun deep in his soul and contemplating it day and night, ultimately becoming the all-powerful Great Sun Tathagata?
"No, the sun isn't omnipotent either!"
"In a hundred billion years, it will weaken and die, becoming cosmic dust."
"Superman takes from the sun its upright, illuminating nature. Even without the sun, his power wouldn't truly disappear."
"But what I seek is eternity and strength."
"If I build my 'spirituality' around the sun, then I'm destined to die just like it."
"So what, exactly, does eternity mean to me?"
Nara Dan opened his eyes. Divine light