"The Art of Mortality?", Robert asked in shock.

"Yes. I have decided that in this life, my dao will be the ultimate dao, the dao of mortality. It will be so unique, that its profoundness will overturn the heavens. That's what I call the Art of Mortality. Only, I have not found a way to achieve my goal. I guess there is a time for everything. I will be sure to succeed in the Art of Mortality when the time is right.", Edward said.

"To think you had such deep dao within your heart!", Robert gasped in amazement.

"It just came into me naturally. I have always been a wise thinker after all.", Edward answered.

"Anyway. We have seven days, so without wasting any time, let's cultivate.", Edwards changed the topic.

Soon, both Edward and Robert dived deep in cultivation.

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As the first day of cultivation ended, both Edward and Robert had made considerable progress. Edward noticed that Robert was gone when he woke up from meditation.

"It seems he has finally gone to talk to Daniel.", Edward smiled when he realized where Robert had gone.

"I think I should go to see Robert's father. There are things I need to discuss with him.", Edward decided. As he made his decision, he left the room. He really needed to hear as much as he could about the Overlord's Domain and the Twelve Zodiac Clans from Robert's father.

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"Why are you here? Are you here to mock me. or beat me up again, now that you are stronger than me?", Daniel questioned Robert as soon as he saw him.

"I'm not here for that. I'm here to talk.", Robert said.

"I don't need your pity! Don't get ahead of yourself now that you're stronger. I was stronger than you before, and I can become stronger than you once again!", Daniel shouted in anger.

"Daniel, do you truly wish to become strong?", Robert asked Daniel, looking straight into his eyes.

"Why are you asking this all of a sudden? Who doesn't want to become strong? Do I need to hear all these from you?", Daniel was confused by Robert's sudden question, as well as the serious look in his eyes.

"Let me tell you something. I don't want to be the family head, neither do I plan to stay in the family. My journey is a vast journey, a journey where the path is maybe unending. So, if I say you can take the position of the next family head in my place, will you take that chance?"

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"What? Is this some kind of charity? If I am going to be something, I am going to use my own capabilities. I don't need your consideration. I have already suffered defeat in your hand once and faced enough humiliation. I won't be afraid of you again. Even if you defeat me again, you can not defeat my pride anymore.", Daniel said in a resolute tone, even though there was a bit of fear in his heart, fear of death. He feared dying a worthless death, he feared dying before proving his worth to the world.

Thanks to Edward, Robert understood Daniel a lot better now, He could see what Daniel was thinking.

"If you truly want to become strong, if you truly want to prove yourself to the world, then neither this small family nor this ordinary country is your stage. Your stage should be the whole world. You might not want to think yourself as inferior to me, you might not want to respect me or listen to me, but there is one person whom you can not but respect, whom you can not but feel inferior to, whom you can not but listen to. If you get to know this person, your world perspective will change. So, I offer you, come to the Grand Academy Tournament with us, when you fight alongside that person, you will truly come to know him.", Robert said without holding anything back. He was truly opening up to Daniel, letting go of his pride.

Daniel observed this side of Robert with astonishment. He never believed Robert could behave like this, letting go of his pride.

"You've always been the proud one, Robert! To think that you don't even dare to show your pride while talking about him, it means that this person is really something. I really want to meet him now, but about participating in the Grand Academy Tournament, I'm afraid my injuries won't let me do that.", while talking about his injuries, his face turned red in anger and shame. After all, it was Robert who gave him these injuries, and now he had to talk about his injuries before him.

"I'm sorry, Daniel. Although it was a misunderstanding, maybe I really went overboard.", shocking Daniel, Robert suddenly apologized.

"What has happened to you all of a sudden. Why are you behaving so nicely with me today?", Unable to hold back his shock, Daniel asked.

"I've finally decided to move beyond petty scuffles. Edward has opened my eyes, and I can see who you truly are, and I can accept who you truly are.", Robert said with a sigh.

"This Edward guy, is he the one you've been talking about? Is he that big of an expert? No wonder he was able to remove the seal from your father's body!"

"Yeah. He is in an entirely different league. About your injuries, you don't have to worry. He can heal you in a matter of moments."

"What? He can do that?", Daniel couldn't believe what Robert just said.

"Yes, he can.", Robert nodded.

Finally, after a moment of silence, Daniel sighed.

"I think I've also gone overboard.", Daniel said.

"With what?"

"I shouldn't have spread all those bad rumors saying I took your girl and everything. Although most of it was done according to your mother's instructions, I know I intentionally took things further only to torment you. I think I specially went overboard when I said all those things to Sunny so he can provoke you after going to visit the Southern Academy."

Robert also stared at Daniel for a while, noticing his sudden change in behavior. After a while, he smiled.

"Forget it. They are all things in the past. Let's go see Edward.", Robert said as he started walking.

Daniel once again looked at Robert and wondered how amazing this Edward guy might be, to even change Robert like that.