After 120 years since entering the Middle Belt — deep within Robin's vast soul domain
"Hehehe, my dear Master!"
Evergreen beamed with radiant delight, her tiny hands clapping once, loud and crisp enough to echo through the space around them.
"Congratulations on your completion of the fifth-stage merged Deathfire law, you have worked hard for it!"
Robin stepped across the threshold of the soul domain with slow, deliberate strides.
"Heh~ The Law of Death… it always drains something from me every time I touch upon it," he muttered, his voice deep, thoughtful, edged with fatigue.
"Even the Law of Destruction, which should be just as violent, didn't strain me the way Death does."
Evergreen tilted her head, understanding flashing in her eyes.
"Well of course! Death opposes life in its very essence. Destruction? Destruction simply breaks the lifeless. One is the final destination to living souls, while the other? Just a sledgehammer to stone."
