Greed: All For What?



Ghoto muttered to himself as he looked out the window of his tower, "If only... If only... If only..."

If only things were slightly different. If only the era of conquest hadn't started, which caused him to escape the realm to seek safety. If only Monarch High Heaven hadn't killed Mother High Heaven then he might have been able to return to the realm after the end of the era of conquest. Then he wouldn't have to risk his life like this.

If only he had more time, he might have been able to become an immortal before the era of conquest. If only he had more wealth, he might have been able to buy the things he needs to ensure that he will be safe during his breakthrough to titan of law.

If only, if only. There's a lot that Ghoto wants to change but can't. The best he can do is acquire power. That means he must risk his life to become a titan of law.

He stepped away from the window and returned to sit on the mat. The mat is the only structure in the room. It is not a large room, but it is bare, so it looks larger.

He didn't bother to furnish his room because he might die during his breakthrough. What use are nice things to a dead man walking?

Speaking of nice things, there is something nice that he would like to get. He wants life essence. With life essence, he will have a higher chance of breakthrough.

He used to have life essence. He got it when he risked his life to participate in the trial of heaven as a transcendent. He planned to use that life essence to assist his breakthrough into an Origin god. But he sold it to pay for the protection of his wife and children in case he dies during the breakthrough.

Some might call that a stupid move to reduce his chances of success because he is afraid of the effect of his failure on his family. Those people would be wrong to think so.

He doesn't think it is stupid to spend all he has to protect his loved ones. He is their father and husband, and it is his duty to do so. Besides, what is he to do with 10,000,000 years of lifespan if he doesn't have his loved ones to enjoy it with?

As for those who will call it a stupid move to sell life essence, he would agree with them on that. Life essence has become something people buy and no one sells.

Ever since the destruction of High Heaven Realm, life essence has become scarce. Life trees have very particular growing conditions, but they have stopped growing completely ever since the era of conquest ended. Even high elves can't grow them anymore, and every life tree outside the realm has died.

The guess is that there is something special about the high heaven realm that made life trees possible. This has been the conjecture even before the high heaven realm was destroyed because life trees didn't appear in any other realm.

Now that life trees are no more, life essence has become too valuable. So Ghoto can agree that it would have been a smart idea to keep the life essence.

But instead of keeping it or selling it to buy something to strengthen himself, Ghoto sold it to protect his family. Now he has to risk becoming a titan of law without it.

"It is all for the good of my family. Besides, Mihila was able to become a titan of law without one. I'm sure I can manage."

He is only saying that to encourage himself. Unfortunately, he can't deceive himself. He knows why Mihila was able to succeed without life essence. It was because of Soverick's bloodline, and he doesn't have that.

He is on his own, like most kings of law.

"I am not doing anything special here. There's no need to delay it any longer."

And so he began. There's only a single star within his Origin core. It represents his Authority over the law of lightning. He is going to use it now as the raw material to create his concept.

He had planned to comprehend at least one more law to add to the law of lightning for his concept. But he is out of time. He can't be picky when he can die at any moment. So he will settle for creating a concept with a single law. That will make things easier, faster, and safer for his breakthrough.

He willed it, and the star within his core exploded. His body shook in pain. Part of the essence of the star leaked into his existence from his Origin. Lightning sparked over his blue fur, and his eyes glowed brightly.

This marked the beginning of the breakthrough. There's no going back from there. It is do or die now.

Oddly enough, he was not scared. He has seen too many explosions, too many deaths, and too many destructions so close to himself that an explosion within him doesn't scare him anymore. He was calm and collected. It is a good state of mind to have when you have a supernova within you.

He pictured the image of his concept. It is not speed. It is not power. It is not destruction. It is only lightning. He wants to become as intangible as lightning. This will cause him to lose out on the destructive properties of lightning, but it will turn him into an energy state of being that is difficult to harm.

He is prioritizing safety over power. Without safety in the immortal lands, he won't make it to become a Sovereign of law or an immortal beyond it. Plus, this image is easy to visualize and make. All he needs to do is embody lightning, and he will succeed.

Everything was going well for him. He had a calm state of mind. He was using only one law. His image was simple. There were very few variations and complexities. Success was all but certain for him.

A/N: Please go back and read the previous chapter. I made a mistake yesterday which I have I corrected now.

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