The system responded, "You can understand it this way: if you take control of Absolute Island, you will possess endless ferocious beasts. If you can take control of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, then you can command the most powerful law of time!"
Li could not help clenching his fists. Taking control of that secret realm would mean taking control of the law of time!
But then Li asked, "Wait. What exactly do you mean by 'take control'?"
The system explained, "Taking control means gaining control over the core of this world. Once you receive the secret realm's recognition, you become its Heavenly Dao. Everything within the secret realm must obey your commands. The secret realm is you, and you are the secret realm. Even if you die, you can be reborn within your own secret realm!"
Li was dumbfounded. He had never expected the secret realm to hold such a secret. "Then why didn't you tell me before?"
The system sighed. "What level of strength did you have when you first entered this place?"
Li froze. Back then, the system had stubbornly refused to tell him anything about this secret realm. He had not understood why at the time, but now he did.
Back then, he had been ridiculously weak, barely at the level of a Golden Immortal. But now, he was already at the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Perhaps one more step would make him a Quasi-Saint. Beyond that? That would be a Saint. Though according to what Hela and the others had said, even Saints could die.
But to Li, becoming a Saint meant becoming an eternal, indestructible being. Couldn't he just avoid provoking those he could not afford to provoke? Right?
Li slowly said, "Given my current strength, what do you think my chances are