— Some time later —
Taking nothing with him from Clear Mind Temple, Knox descended the hundreds of stairs of the mountain-temple before walking forward. He just continually walked, not stopping for anything.
Time trudged right alongside him, and as Knox walked, his long raven-black hair gradually returned to him. Weeks turned into months, and months into… years.
3 years later.
Knox now stood atop the lip of a cliff that overlooked an unbelievably large steampunk city. Spiritual Energy of extremely high levels flowed throughout the city like the lifeforce of a giant, with the inhabitants far exceeding the average cultivation of those in the Elemental Nations.
"I'm among the weakest now," Knox said with a frigid voice, his face just as devoid of feeling. "But just like before, I'll rise to the top. I have to. Else what other reason was I reborn in this world with this cheat-like System…?"
