The man in the gray robe was momentarily stunned, then smiled and said, "You must know, even if you've come this far, the life and death cycle of creatures is predetermined. A dead person cannot be resurrected."

Upon hearing this, Wang Lin, with eyes as sharp as a sword, calmly said, "What if I defy this Heavenly Dao?"

"If this Heavenly Dao governs reincarnation, why can't my beloved be resurrected if I become the new Heavenly Dao?"

Hearing this, the gray-robed elder didn't answer immediately. Instead, he leisurely picked up a chess piece and observed the game that had unfolded into a killing formation.

He then found a point and gently placed it down.

With the drop of the black piece, the entire killing formation was dissolved, and all of Wang Lin's arrangements vanished into thin air.

Seeing this, Wang Lin's body stiffened.

...

"Wang Lin, I admit, you have reached the final step. You are infinitely close to the pinnacle of this world, even infinitely close to this world's Heavenly Dao."

"However, you haven't considered that what you regard as 'infinitely close' is actually far, far away...."

"This world's Heavenly Dao is not as weak as you imagine."

As he spoke, the gray-robed elder paused and continued, "Just like this game of chess, you think you are flawless, but as long as you are not truly invincible, just one piece is enough to make all your efforts waste."

Upon hearing these words, Wang Lin lifted his head and, staring at the gray-robed elder, said deliberately, "But don't you want to defy this Heavenly Dao?"

"It rears creatures, a cycle per era. If we don't make changes, won't we all become its nourishment when this era ends?"

...

These words plunged the gray-robed elder into silence.

He and Wang Lin are the strongest of this era, the cultivators closest to the world's peak.

They also know the truth of this world.

Since the era before last, the Heavenly Dao of this Divine Astral Continent has become erratic. Ancient Great Power once deduced that the Heavenly Dao of the Divine Astral Continent already possessed sentience.

There exists a bolder speculation that the former Heavenly Dao of the Divine Astral Continent had already been devoured and is now governed by another sentient Heavenly Dao.

With its sentience, this new Heavenly Dao begins a new reincarnation every era, devouring all creatures of the era to strengthen itself, and after the birth of a new era, it continues to rear the creatures of the next reincarnation.

Based on Wang Lin's calculations, this era has only a hundred years left. If changes are not made within this century, defying the Heavenly Dao, then all creatures of this era, including Wang Lin, must become the Dao's nourishment.

.....

"Wang Lin."

The gray-robed elder slowly raised his head, locking eyes with Wang Lin, his expression serious: "I have decided. Fifty years later, I will leave the Divine Astral Continent for a new world, a new continent."

Upon hearing this.

Wang Lin suddenly got up and overturned the chessboard in front of him, angrily saying, "If you flee like this, what about your descendants?"

"With our power, we cannot take everyone, only one person can leave."

Upon hearing this, the gray-robed elder chuckled, took a sip from the teacup beside him, and said, "I'm sorry, my last disciple passed away a hundred years ago."

"You should also know, the old Saint Master of the Changgu Sacred Land was my last disciple, who passed away a hundred years ago."

"Therefore, now I'm all alone."

As he spoke, the gray-robed man spread his hands, his expression nonchalant.

Upon hearing this, Wang Lin calmed down, coldly laughing, "What if you were me? Would you still choose to escape?"

Hearing this, the gray-robed man didn't hesitate for a moment, "Yes."

"Wang Lin, you must understand a harsh reality."

"Perhaps in the eyes of some absolute supreme beings, we are nothing but small fry in a pond, and if those supreme beings want to kill us, they only need to wave a hand."

"What we need to do is escape before they decide to kill us."

The words of the gray-robed elder echoed continuously in Wang Lin's ears.

"Wang Lin, set aside your pride, both of us are just little fishes in a well, recognize ourselves."

"Time until the end of this era is running out. I hope you make up your mind soon."

"I've shown you the only path to survival; whether you take it or not is up to you."

"Put aside your arrogance. I know you are the most excellent cultivator of this era; I know you are confident, but against unbeatable existence, confidence becomes arrogance, an overestimation."

Upon hearing this, Wang Lin fell into silence, slowly sat down, and his mind seemed empty, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a while, Wang Lin's eyes became determined. Clenching his fists, he said, "If you want to leave, go alone."

"I want to try."

When the words fell, the gray-robed man, having already anticipated this response, merely let out a heavy sigh and did not try to persuade further.

...

A hundred years flew by.

The entire Divine Astral Continent began to shake, with a powerful pressure emanating from the Saint Forest Hall, resonating throughout the entire continent.

At this moment, countless cultivators of the Divine Astral Continent looked toward a certain direction in the sky, faces filled with fear.

Today is the day Wang Lin emerges from his deadlock, having finally taken the last step, reaching the pinnacle of this world, the final step to stand equal with the heavens!

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