Zhou Yan remained calm and indifferent, continuing, "I realized that without enough strength and power, there's no qualification to compete with others. Therefore, one must learn to be forbearing, learn to... resort to any means necessary to become stronger. Because once you become stronger, no one cares how you achieved it."
"Maybe it sounds extreme, but if I don't become stronger, the price is the death of my loved ones, the loss of the souls of those I love. Without that, there's no point in living."
"Upon realizing this, I, Zhou Yan, decided to change everything. On the surface, I appeared to die to escape the struggles, but secretly, I enhanced my strength. I can't outsmart the Saints, nor can I match the intelligence of those Old Monsters who have lived for thousands of years, but I can be ruthless to myself, let myself face death, and then pursue my dreams in another ancient form."
