Fifty-seven years.
For some weaker creatures, that was their entire lifetime.
Even Wayne had gone from middle-aged to elderly.
Wayne's strength had long since reached Tier Nine.
Ultimately, the reason he still aged so quickly was that he worried about too much.
Mentally exhausted, Wayne looked older than others.
Reed and the others had likewise gone from young adults to middle-aged or elderly.
Polpi, the knight, had also grown old. Compared with An Kai, who had now appeared...
They were worlds apart.
For most of them, this was their first time seeing An Kai's true appearance...
Among them, Hanks, who had died once, felt the most emotional.
Even though this was not his first time seeing An Kai's true appearance.
He was still deeply shocked.
Touching his own face, then looking at An Kai's, Hanks could not help letting out a bitter laugh.
He suddenly understood why the Long-Lived Species Grand Lord had tirelessly searched for "Hanks-Kai"...
Who would not go mad over a means of staying young forever?
While the others marveled at An Kai's youthful appearance...
Wayne let out a long breath.
The anxiety weighing on his heart suddenly eased.
Goodness Home with An Kai and Goodness Home without him were two different places...
That was also why, upon seeing An Kai in person, Wayne had instinctively blurted out, "Teacher!"
An Kai looked at these familiar people.
He, too, felt a little emotional.
He had never expected it.
The "lord succession" he had thought would take only three to five days...
Had lasted fifty-seven years!
He wondered whether, if he had stayed in seclusion a little longer...
Wayne and the others would have died of old age.
He shook his head.
An Kai's figure flickered.
He sat down in the seat of honor in the Grand Hall.
Wayne