Clover reminisced as he was escorted into the main hall.

One hundred years...

It had been one hundred years since Clover had lost his parents on that fateful day. But to Clover, it was like it had happened yesterday.

Throughout these hundred years, Clover had been focused on raising his sisters, as that was the only way he could numb himself from the pain.

It was the only thing that could distract Clover from having thoughts of revenge.

Clover did not hate his clansmen for exiling him or for labeling him with the title of a traitor who had caused the deaths of his parents.

As far as Clover was concerned, this title was very apt and completely justified. The only person Clover blamed for his parent's death was himself... that and the ghouls who had attacked them on that day.

Still, although Clover felt responsible for his parents' death, it was not to the extent that he wished to die or something like that. The only thing clover felt was endless rage.

For a hundred years, this rage had accompanied him throughout his life and as he raised his sisters. The thing clover needed right now was an outlet for his rage, and something told him that he would be getting the opportunity to do so very soon.

With that feeling in his heart, Clover finally arrived at the main hall of the lighthouse, also known as [The Break Room].

...

The Universe Immortal Clan is a very small clan.

Each member of the Universe Immortal Clan is born with an inexhaustible lifespan... meaning that their lifespan will never run out. At the same time, it was very hard for the universe immortals to bear children.

In the entire universe immortal clan, it was very rare for a single family to give birth to a child in ten thousand years.

Cases like clover where his parents had three children could be said to be unexpected miracles. This is why the age of the universe immortals was actually an obscure concept.

The only way to determine seniority in the clan was through power and lifespan alone.

Let me explain...

The Universe Immortal Clan had a unique power system that is not seen or practiced anywhere else in the universe. This is because this system can only work for Universe Immortals.

The power of the Universe Immortals is closely tied to their lifespan.

Some people might ask, as immortals do, they still have a lifespan.

The answer to this is yes!

The Universe Immortal Clan is a clan of immortals with an inexhaustible lifespan. This means that the lifespan of the Universe Immortals will never run out, not that they do not have it in the first place.

When a Universe Immortal is born, they are also born with a naturally determined lifespan. The lifespan of every universe immortal is different.

Some Universe Immortals are born with ten thousand years of lifespan just from birth, while others can be born with hundreds of thousands of years of lifespan.

The way a lifespan is determined upon birth is not known. But the one thing that is common is that whether a Universe Immortal had ten thousand years of lifespan or a hundred years of lifespan, they can live forever.

Confusing isn't it?

If a Universe Immortal can live forever regardless of their lifespan, what then is the use of having a lifespan.

Well, this is where things get interesting.

There is naturally a significance to a universe immortal lifespan.

Regardless of the lifespan, apart from being able to live forever, the lifespan of the Universe Immortal cannot decrease no matter what, neither can it increase unless for certain circumstances.

As for the main use of a Universe Immortal's lifespan, it was used in determining battle power.

A Universe Immortal's lifespan is directly connected to how powerful they are.

During battle, the energy that a Universe Immortal uses to fight is not elemental energy, neither is its physical power. Instead of those common types of energy that are common in the universe, what the universe immortals used to fight is actually their lifespan.

Basically, during battle, the Universe Immortals burn their own lives to fight.

This is the use of a Universe Immortal's lifespan.

The longer a Universe Immortal's lifespan is, the stronger they are. This is why the way to determine seniority among the Universe Immortals is by judging their lifespan.

The longer a Universe Immortal's lifespan is, the stronger they are, and generally, the older they are. Also, after consuming their lifespan, Universe Immortal will eventually die. That is the only way they can die apart from being killed. At the same time, even after burning their lifespan in battle, after the battle ends, with a little time to recuperate, their lifespan will go back to its original value.

In the whole Universe Immortal Clan, the least lifespan that they are born with is ten thousand years of lifespan.

Anybody born with ten thousand years of lifespan is generally the weakest member of the clan. But don't be mistaken. This did not mean that they were weak outside the clan. This is only in comparison to other Universe Immortals.

Outside in the universe, a Universe Immortal with ten thousand years of lifespan is an absolute overlord and nobody dares to slight them.

The power gotten from burning one's own life is more than what anybody can imagine.

This is but one of the reasons why the Universe Immortal Clan is feared in the entire universe despite their numbers being small. Even the weakest Universe Immortal at birth has the power to destroy a small planet.

Thankfully, soon after birth, baby universe immortal always goes into hibernation to consolidate the vast amount of power in their bodies and they will not wake up for many years provided that nothing serious disturbs them.

If this were not the case, there would be countless cases of recently born universe immortals blowing up planets due to their inability to control the power they were born with.

It should also be noted that although the lifespan of a Universe Immortal is fixed at birth, this did not mean that there were no ways to increase it.

One of the ways for a Universe Immortal to increase his lifespan is to practice the personal [Life Cultivation Art] of the Universe Immortal Clan.

This [Life Cultivation Art] was created tailor-made for the Universe Immortals, and it is the only way for them to increase their strength.

The [Life Cultivation Art] functions by converting the essence and vitality of all things in the universe in order to increase the lifespan of the Universe Immortals, thereby increasing their strength at the same time.

In a way, this [Life Cultivation Art] of the Universe Immortal Clan is a tad bit demonic. This is because the fastest way to use [Life Cultivation Art] to increase their strength is to kill and plunder the life of other living beings.

With such a demonic and evil art, all the Universe Immortal Clan has to do is to continuously slaughter all life in the universe and they would be able to grow stronger beyond compare. Thankfully, there was another alternative.

Apart from using the lives of living beings, the [Life Cultivation Art] can also take in the natural energies of the universe and use them to increase the lifespan of the Universe Immortals, only it would be much slower.

With there was no need for the Universe Immortals to turn into villains just to grow stronger.

Apart from the [Life Cultivation Art], there was one other way for the Universe Immortals to increase their lifespans. This was is actually similar to the method of the [Life Cultivation Art] and in truth, the life cultivation art was actually developed through this other method.

The second method to increase the lifespan of the Universe Immortals is by using the number one treasure of the Universe Immortal Clan... [The Obelisk]!

[The Obelisk] is a connate universal treasure that was born naturally in the universe. It could be said to have been born due to the special nature of [The Observatory].

The main function of [The Obelisk] was that it could be used to absorb and store vitality and life.

Whether it was the life of a person, plant, or any living being or even the life of a planet or star... [The Obelisk] can be used to absorb and store it.

In a simple example, [The Obelisk] is like a huge battery that can be used to store electricity only in this case, what [The Obelisk] stores are not only electricity but life itself. At the same time, [The Obelisk] can be used to safely transfer all the stored energy to others without any side effects.

From all this, it can be seen why [The Obelisk] is the most important treasure of the Universe Immortal Clan. It is by imitating its functions that the Universe Immortal Clan was able to create the [Life Cultivation Art]. At the same time, through the help of [The Obelisk], the Universe Immortal Clan had been able to ensure that the future of their race is unchallenged.

Now that [The Obelisk] has gone missing and its guardians dead, it can be imagined how much of a loss it was to the universe immortals.

Clover, as the one who was responsible for the loss of [The Obelisk], is basically the greatest sinner and the most heinous criminal in the history of the clan.

Naturally, Clover had to face serious punishment for his crime.

Because Clover had been young, his punishment had been delayed. But now it was time to face the punishment for his crime.