Hearing Lin Yuan's question, Lord Yi slowly said:
"Above Authority Holders are Lords of the Crown, and above them are Great Beings."
"But Lord of the Crown is already the end of the Transcendent Path. Beyond that, there is no path."
"You have ambition, but all the efforts everyone is making now cannot defeat the Great Beings."
"Everything we do is not for victory, but for escape."
"Remember that."
Hearing this, Lin Yuan could not help arguing:
"But I once saw a headless corpse in the System Core Land."
"Wasn't that someone who once confronted the Great Beings head-on?"
At Lin Yuan's words, the green flames in Lord Yi's eye sockets flickered violently a few times before settling down again:
"Right. In your case, it makes sense that you would have seen that corpse."
What did that mean? Why was it normal for me to have seen that headless corpse?
Something stirred in Lin Yuan's mind, but before he could ask, Lord Yi continued:
"What you're talking about already touches on the heart of the Primordial Era and the Ancient Era. I cannot mention it, or there will be serious trouble."
"But those of you from the new generation aren't subject to that restriction. Some among you already know about these things. You can ask them."
"If they're willing to tell you, you'll understand why our ultimate goal is not victory, but escape."
"Is there really not a shred of hope?" Hearing such a discouraging answer, Lin Yuan could not help feeling somewhat indignant.
Something seemed to occur to Lord Yi. After a moment of silence, he said softly:
"That's right, though only within the history and future I have seen."
Lin Yuan felt there seemed to be something strange about his tone, but Lord Yi shook his head, stopping