The weakest martial artist? One punch and he's leveled up a whole realm!

at this time.

Adam was dressed the same as he had in the Celestial City.

A faded white robe, its hem trailing on the ground, covered in dust.

Adam at such an age, at such a level of understanding.

I have long since stopped caring about the physical appearance, character, and behavior that the world cares about.

His obsession has dwindled to just one thing.

To prolong life, to survive!

Wu Canglan calmly watched the figure emerge from the end of the road.

Adam had a thin face, blond hair and golden eyes, and skin so thin it was almost transparent; in the moonlight, you could see the bluish-black veins below his cheekbones.

It looks like a partially decomposed mummy.

But those eyes were surprisingly bright.

Adam's appearance was exactly the same as the one he had seen decades ago.

Time seemed to have left no trace on him.

but.

Wu Canglan could sense that Adam's aura was very weak.

It is no longer even one-tenth of what it was decades ago.

Even so.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Even now, Adam can still easily crush enemies at the twelfth or even thirteenth realm.

Adam's weakness was only relative to his peak.

At his peak, he was stronger than anyone else in the world!

Its power is so great that countless extraordinary individuals can only look up to it!

Adam's steps were light.

One step, one step, and another...

He slowly walked towards Wu Canglan.

The moonlight lengthened his shadow.

Finally, his terrifyingly pale face appeared.

Adam stopped ten meters away from Wu Canglan.

no more, no less.

It was exactly ten meters away.

A smile appeared on Adam's face.

This was a rare instance of him smiling on his own initiative.

"Canglan, it's been a long time."

Wu Canglan, carrying his "Tinglan," slowly got up from the recliner of the old man.

Then he straightened up and walked five meters in front of him with a serious posture.

At this point, the distance between the two was only five meters.

A smile also appeared on Wu Canglan's face.

"Adam, it's been a long time."

Adam spoke up: "Sometimes I really envy you. You live in the best of times, unlike me, who is already a figure of the past."

Wu Canglan smiled faintly: "In our culture, talented people emerge in every generation, each leading the way for hundreds of years."

"And your flirtatiousness? That's almost five hundred years old!"

Adam laughed: "I've lived for so many years, I've lived in almost every country, and I've learned about the cultures of every country."

"I know your culture better than your people do."

Wu Canglan countered with a question: "Since you understand all this, why can't you let go?"

Adam shook his head: "The more you have, the more you will naturally fear losing."

"Canglan, you are still young. When you reach my age, you will understand my thoughts."

Wu Canglan remained noncommittal.

"Perhaps."

Adam said, "To be honest, I have no talent for cultivation, unlike you, who has almost caught up with my five hundred years of effort in less than a hundred years."

"When I was young, I thought that hard work could bridge all gaps, but in the past century, I have gradually seen those outstanding geniuses, one by one, rising like stars of tomorrow, striving to catch up."

"When I saw their rapid rise, my first reaction wasn't one of admiration for the younger generation, but rather fear!"

Wu Canglan nodded: "Are you afraid that one day these younger generations will challenge your position?"

Adam made no attempt to hide it.

"Yes! For example, you, I've always been very afraid of you."

"I'm afraid that one day you will replace me."

Wu Canglan smiled.

He said, "To replace you? Well, I'm sorry, I have absolutely no interest in your position, your power, or what you do."

Adam gave a rare wry smile.

"And that's part of what I fear."

Wu Canglan said, "One who is without desires is invincible; you should understand this principle."

"You wanted me to join the Human Alliance, become the leader of the extraordinary beings, and manage this world for you."

"But you didn't expect that I would refuse."

When Adam heard this, he recalled the past.

"Yes, you refused."

"Because you're too upright. How could you associate with people like us without getting your hands dirty with blood?"

Just then.

Wu Canglan suddenly changed the subject, his eyes becoming sharp.

"So, you later killed Ye Zhenghe."

Who is Ye Zhenghe?

Adam looked puzzled.

For him.

He killed far too many people, directly and indirectly, throughout his life.

If he were to remember the name and face of every person he killed.

He must be exhausted.

Wu Canglan gave a reminder.

"He was a young and brave soldier."

"But he didn't die on the front lines fighting monsters; he died because of your conspiracy."

"Through his investigation, Ye Zhenghe discovered that you were trying to extract the demonic energy from the abyss and convert it into spiritual energy."

"To be precise, this 'spiritual energy' is a tool you use to control humanity."

"Adam, you were so afraid that your rule would one day be overthrown that you began to study this 'spiritual energy' that can control humanity!"

"Ye Zhenghe tried to expose the truth, but was ultimately silenced."

Adam thought about it carefully for a few minutes.

Finally, he said, "It seems... there really was such a thing, but I don't remember it very clearly."

"It's quite normal that a batch of these people are executed every now and then."

He's not the first, and he won't be the last.

"So, what's wrong?"

Adam stared at Wu Canglan, puzzled.

It was as if, from his perspective, the dead were nothing more than insignificant ants.

Wu Canglan continued speaking calmly.

"Ye Zhenghe also discovered that someone was secretly colluding with demons, attempting to lure them into the human world."

Adam, upon hearing this, maintained an indifferent expression.

"Oh, I see."

"Isn't this normal?"

"The human world has been peaceful for too long; it needs a little chaos and stimulation every now and then."

Wu Canglan smiled.

"Is it to give us a little thrill?"

"Isn't this just using this method to eliminate some of the geniuses you think have potential, people who might threaten you in the future?"

Adam laughed heartily.

"Everyone does it this way, isn't it normal?"

"We periodically weed out a group of geniuses."

"There are only so many resources in the world. If everyone wants them, how can there be enough to go around?"

"We're doing this for the sake of sustainable development."

Wu Canglan no longer concealed the sneer and disdain on his face.

"Yes, for sustainable development."

"You people directly monopolize more than 90% of the resources in the human world, yet you think that the other 90% of people sharing 10% of the resources is too much."

"If we really want sustainable development, then we need to get you guys to where you're supposed to be first!"