Chapter 1: Seeking Immortality

“What do you think people live for in this life?”

Samuel Thompson stood on the rooftop of the school building, facing the brisk wind, gazing at the distant sunset that seemed to be set ablaze, and spoke in a daze.

Behind him stood his best friend, William Carter.

Wearing the Yaoyang High School uniform, with a face still showing some youthful innocence, William Carter looked at Samuel Thompson, who had just asked such an odd question, with a hint of worry on his face: “Qiuxian, don’t do anything foolish... Although your mother’s sudden passing is heartbreaking, you have to pull yourself together. The college entrance exam is just over a month away. I believe your mother’s spirit in heaven would never want to see you fall apart because of her.”

“I’m not thinking of doing anything foolish. On the contrary, my mind has never been as clear as it is now.”

Samuel Thompson stepped forward, stretched out his hands, unconsciously brushing to the sides, as if trying to part a thin veil blocking his view, to see the world before him more clearly.

“Unprecedented clarity.”

“Qiuxian, don’t scare me. You’re the strongest contender for the top science student in our province this year. You just need to get through this next month and get into Charles University, and you’ll reach the pinnacle of life and enjoy a brilliant future. You have to stay calm at a time like this... Oh right, your Okas Math Competition is already over, and you don’t have any more competitions for the next month. Why don’t we take this chance to relax a bit!?”

“It’s meaningless.”

Samuel Thompson said calmly.

He looked at William Carter, and his gaze was so deep and unfamiliar that it made William Carter a little afraid.

That was not the look a student under eighteen should have...

“William Carter, I really appreciate your guidance these past few days, but... I’m leaving. I’m going to leave school for a while.”

“Leave school?”

William Carter’s eyes widened: “You’re leaving school? There’s just over a month until the college entrance exam. At such a critical moment, you want to leave school? Are you giving up on yourself? Have you forgotten what your mother’s greatest wish was when she was alive?”

“To get into a prestigious university and become an outstanding college student. I know. I will definitely fulfill my mother’s wish.”

Samuel Thompson said seriously, “On the day the exam starts, I’ll be back.”

“You...”

William Carter looked at his good friend, who had suddenly become a stranger in just a few days. Under the serious gaze, he actually felt a pressure that made him unable to argue. The words of persuasion in his mouth paused, and he couldn’t help but soften: “You... you probably already have all the high school knowledge memorized by heart. Maybe it’s good to leave school for a month, just to clear your mind and adjust your state...”

Samuel Thompson nodded, and once again sincerely said to William Carter, “Thank you.”

After speaking, he turned and headed for the stairs.

As Samuel Thompson’s figure was about to disappear at the stairwell, William Carter seemed to suddenly think of something and asked worriedly, “Qiuxian, what are you going to do next?”

Samuel Thompson, about to go downstairs, paused slightly...

Looking at the cleanly swept stairwell before him, he lifted his head, and the confusion in his eyes gradually faded...

“Life is just too fragile, like newly grown petals—seemingly strong and beautiful, full of vitality, but just a little wind and rain can easily break them, grinding them into dust... I’m going to do something that will make my life less fragile...”

“What is it?”

“Practice martial arts.”

“Practice martial arts?”

William Carter was stunned.

...

Practice martial arts.

Yes, practice martial arts.

Samuel Thompson resolutely asked the school for leave. The school, understanding that Samuel Thompson’s family had been struck by tragedy due to his mother’s car accident, and not wanting to lose this prodigy who could compete for the top science student title, finally relented and approved his leave.

Back in his rented room, Samuel Thompson did nothing else, just as he had told William Carter...

Practice martial arts.

The only difference was, the martial art he practiced was not one of those commonly found in the market, but a mystical martial art from another dimension.

In that dimension, there was also a Samuel Thompson. Their world overlapped with a fallen semi-four-dimensional space called the “Void Realm.” Many void beasts were born in the Void Realm, rampaging across the stars. Not only Earth in that dimension, but all civilizations and intelligent beings in the universe were hunted and trampled by void beasts. Only martial artists who mastered the power of the “Void” realm could fight and slay void beasts, defend their race, and keep the spark of civilization alive.

In that dimension, Earth’s civilization was extinguished under the rampage of void beasts. Even though “Samuel Thompson” cultivated bitterly step by step and became the supreme being of the stars, he still could not reverse the past and restore the glory of Earth’s civilization.