Chapter 2281

2281 - Opportunity

“…You are now my candidate.” Robin spoke with a smile, then turned toward Glacion. “Isn’t that what you wanted to say?”

“…?” Glacion furrowed his brow deeply. “Actually, no. I was just going to say that things are connected, but your conclusion seems very accurate.”

“Your candidate?!” Althera murmured. She knew about the entity called the All-seeing God, but she knew very little about him.

Was Robin comparing himself to that entity?

“That’s nonsense, Glacion.” Robin shook his head. “No matter what coincidence occurred, I am nowhere near the power of that person.”

“Perhaps you are not like him in terms of striking power, but you are certainly close to him in terms of quality.” Glacion took a step toward Robin. “All of this happened because the Sixth Symbol appeared, the First Level of Primordial Chaos that you gained today. What if this is all you need to escape the All-seeing God’s control? What if this is all you need to take candidates like him?”

“…..” Robin looked down.

“Lord Robin, since you brought up candidacy,” Glacion asked quickly, not wanting Robin to sink into his thoughts and drift off again, “what do you know about it?”

"...." Robin maintained his silence for a few moments. "According to the All-seeing God, he monitors the Children of Destiny—people born with great luck. When he confirms that their personalities are suitable for the tasks he desires, he recruits them as candidates and grants them the First Level of the Master Law that matches their personalities."

"That's it!" Glacion snapped his finger. "Lord Robin, do you find it normal that every person he selects can train in a Master Law just because he wants it? The Children of Destiny fill the planets—how many of them can actually train in a Master Law?"

Then he pointed to himself. "I don't consider myself stupid, but I certainly wouldn't be able to train in a Master Law just by having it handed to me!"

"...." Robin furrowed his brows even more.

He certainly knew that.

No one wanted to distribute his Master Laws to his children more than he did, but it was nearly impossible. All he could do was guide them to the right path and wait.

The success rate was close to zero.

The closest examples were Jabba and Shaddad.

They understood nothing of the Master Laws he had given them, and they likely never would.

Why?

Not because they were stupid, certainly.

Each of them received training and gained experience during those short years that would make them among the elite of the universe...

Is it reasonable that there is something preventing them physically from using the Master Laws?

Something like a Seal...

Or a weakness in the Mortal Body.

Something that can only be removed through an External Source?

...Like using six Master Laws to change something in the body?

Then he turned toward Althera. "According to your analysis, if candidacy is about making the body suitable for the Master Laws, then Althera can now easily absorb one."

"....."

".....?"

"......?!"

After that sentence ended, The Three exchanged glances in astonishment.

"I... a Master Law?" Althera began shaking her head. "No, no... this can't be happening..." Then she turned toward Robin. "Right?!"

"There's an example I've heard before: people said the camel climbed the palm tree, so I told them: here's this camel and this palm tree, let it climb it again." Glacion pointed toward Althera. "Won't we know if we try?"

"Should I try giving her a Master Law now?" Robin tilted his head slightly.

"No, that would take too long. There's an easier test." Glacion shook his head. "If candidacy were merely about changing the body to accommodate a master law, then the seal and shackles that only you can see would not have appeared. Those things undoubtedly serve a purpose."

"…" Robin turned his gaze back to Althera, attempting to examine the seal and the shackles.

"…?" Althera hugged herself. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"This might hurt." Robin raised his hand slightly toward Althera, and his palm began to flicker with a faint golden light.

*Clang*

*Clang*

The shackles piercing Althera's heart, her spiritual domain, and her life artery began to shift and tighten, as if hundreds of elephants were pulling them in opposite directions.

"Aaaagh!!"

"…" Robin stopped, his expression growing more astonished and confused.

He could literally kill Althera with just a thought.

He literally possessed her body.

Not only that, but with a bit of focus, he could sense her presence, feel her location and condition…

With a bit of focus…

Robin's eyes flashed gold for a moment.

And the next moment, he was looking at himself…

He was looking at himself through Althera's eyes.

Strangely, Althera's expression did not change this time, nor did she feel that Robin could see through her eyes!

"Truthfully now..." Robin ceased what he was doing and revealed a hesitant smile.

The All-seeing God could do all this to him?

Or rather...

He could have done all that?

But why, on the Day of Coronation, did he tell him that the golden is just a color?

"..." Robin looked down and nodded.

It truly was just a color to him.

That process was meant to prepare the body to receive a Master Law and to keep the Candidate forever subservient to his master, so that the candidacy would not go to waste, or whatever that meant.

But when the All-seeing God performed this process on Robin, Robin already possessed the First Level of Truth.

He had no need for it.

"That treacherous All-seeing God..." Robin showed an angry smile. "He completed the process on me only to place the shackles and brand me with the golden color... it really is just a color to me."

Then he began gently rubbing his forehead...

In a way, this gave him a good feeling.

"Lord Robin!" Althera looked into Robin's eyes with disappointment and hesitation, still kneeling. "What is the end of all this? What will become of me?!"

"..."

Robin met Althera's gaze.

Then he placed his hands behind his back and smiled.

"Althera... do you want a new chance?"