Infinite Hunyuan Space.
In one corner of it, Tamos once again reigned supreme.
But ever since his last audience with the high-level Hunyuan lifeform who governed this region, everything had become dull and tasteless to him.
"Just how can I become a high-tier Hunyuan?" Tamos wondered, confiding in his "King" friend.
"Becoming a high-tier Hunyuan is both very simple and very difficult," his friend said, offering a platitude.
"You just keep devouring and accumulating. Under certain circumstances, your Life Core will reach a 'critical state.' Then you simply take that leap. Succeed, and you become a high-tier Hunyuan, free to roam wherever you please. Fail, and you turn to dust, leaving no trace behind. Everything in your past vanishes like smoke."
"Doesn't that leave far too much to luck? Besides, I've heard there are even stronger beings above high-tier Hunyuan, and even the legendary Progenitors." Tamos yearned for that, and he found such a vague explanation hard to accept.
"But that really is all there is to it. Who knows how many low-tier Hunyuan lifeforms have reached the 'critical state'? Of those who take the leap, very few succeed. Success is what we hope for, but the chance of failure is far too high. I reached the 'critical state' a long time ago, but I've never dared take the ultimate leap."
"You've already reached the critical state?" Tamos was shocked.
This friend of his was no longer his match, yet he had actually reached the "critical state."
His friend looked at him and said helplessly, "Do you think reaching the 'critical state' is a good thing?"
"Isn't it?"
"Of course not. Reaching the 'critical state' means you can make that ultimate gamble, but it also means that without making it, improving your strength becomes very difficult. I envy you instead.