Reborn with Infinite System Points, I Gathered All SSS Classes!

Chapter 355: Chapter355-Obsession

But one day, Morn’s mother was suddenly diagnosed with an incurable disease.

From that moment onward, it was as though he had lost his soul.

He could no longer live normally.

He could neither accept nor imagine the day when the mother who had depended on him—and whom he had depended on in return—would die.

Yet that day eventually arrived.

When Morn saw his mother’s lifeless eyes staring wide open, he felt no grief.

Before passing away, she had left him with a final message.

"My child, when you see that I am gone, please don’t be sad."

"I will only have gone on ahead, waiting for the day we meet again."

Morn could no longer clearly remember his mother’s appearance.

But those words remained engraved within his mind.

He could even remember the exact tone in which she had spoken them.

After arriving in this world, Morn had continued to obey his mother’s final wish.

He waited for the day when he could resurrect her and meet her once again.

For that goal, he dared to enter even the most dangerous and terrifying secret realms alone.

Only after gradually becoming one of the strongest players did he finally understand just how terrifying the limits of this world truly were.

Humanity was nothing more than an insignificant grain of dust within the myriad universes.

Compared with the vastness of existence, an individual was as minuscule as an atom upon the body of an ant.

Peak Sovereign powerhouses could even reach into the River of Space-Time and casually drag the dead back into the present.

From that moment onward, Morn understood his true objective.

He had to either become a Sovereign himself—

Or find a Sovereign willing to resurrect his mother.

For that purpose, he had sacrificed almost everything he possessed.

His former authority and wealth, divine-grade items, and supreme skills—

He had poured them all into strengthening himself.

As long as he became powerful enough, he would eventually earn the recognition of a Sovereign-rank powerhouse.

At last, within the Demon King Council, Morn gained the acknowledgment of a Peak Sovereign.

That powerhouse agreed to resurrect his mother.

However, there was a price.

Morn had to secure third place in this year’s Myriad Worlds Tournament.

It sounded simple.

In reality, only the most terrifying monsters of an era could enter the top three.

In terms of talent, Morn was not even superior to Morris, whom he had just encountered.

"Third place..."

Morn released a long breath.

He sat down cross-legged where he stood and immediately resumed cultivating.

He understood how monstrous the competition in this year’s Myriad Worlds Tournament would be.

There were already more powerhouses stronger than him than he could count on one hand.

Reaching third place was almost impossible.

But even if there was only a one-percent chance of resurrecting his mother, he refused to give up.

All he could do now was exploit every opportunity to advance another step.

"I must become stronger."

"I have to become strong enough to take third place."

"Mother..."

"I will bring you back."

...

Within the Shadow Divine Court’s encampment, two figures sat cross-legged opposite one another while suspended high in the sky.

One of them was Gudek.

The other was Cedric.

Gudek silently watched Cedric, who held a crystal wine flask in his hand.

Every so often, Cedric raised it and took a deep drink.

The moment the wine entered his throat, an extraordinarily rich fragrance spread through the air, causing his mind to become even clearer.

With every mouthful, his eyes grew brighter.

It was as though the wine possessed the ability to temper a person’s will.

Gudek watched him drink recklessly and spoke.

"You’re actually using Wine of the Forgotten Mountain to suppress the obsession in your heart."

"It seems that obsession of yours runs remarkably deep."

Cedric took another mouthful before suddenly laughing aloud.

"What damned obsession?"

"The path I cultivate permits no retreat."

"You want me to abandon my obsession now?"

"Gudek, do you understand what that would mean?"

"It would be equivalent to abandoning every ounce of strength I currently possess."

A bitter smile appeared on Gudek’s face.

"Of course I understand."

"But when I see all of you driving yourselves into madness like this, I cannot help feeling that living this way must be unbearably painful."

The smile on Cedric’s face gradually disappeared.

"Gudek, that is where you are mistaken."

"Everyone alive possesses an obsession."

"Without one, can you even be considered human?"

"If everyone lived as carefree as you, without any goal worth struggling toward, would that truly be normal?"

Gudek could not be bothered to argue.

"You’re right about everything."

Cedric sneered at his indifferent response.

"You certainly live freely."

"You were an orphan from childhood. You have never experienced the pain of losing your family."

"But I have."

"And I have experienced it more than once."

"Do you know what it feels like to have parents?"

"Do you know what it feels like to have a woman trust you completely and regard you as the pillar supporting her entire life?"

"Have you ever watched an infant who shares your blood grow little by little, until one day they finally call you ’Father’?"

"No."

"You could never understand."

"You have no idea how beautiful that feeling was."

"Those were the happiest moments of my life, back when I was still a mortal."

"But you..."

"You have never possessed any of it!"

Those words had clearly touched Cedric’s deepest wound.

He began speaking without pause, completely unlike his usually quiet and reserved self.

Gudek did not become angry.

He merely stared at Cedric in silence.

"I may not understand the feelings you described."

"But your current condition will affect your performance in the Myriad Worlds Tournament."

"I hope you can free yourself from this state soon."

Cedric responded by taking another enormous drink.

As the alcohol spread through his body, tears unexpectedly appeared in his eyes.

Within them churned an almost unbearable degree of pain and sorrow.

He had always suppressed those emotions deep within his heart.

Now they erupted all at once.

"Gudek, do you understand?"

"Only if I enter the top three will the Peak Sovereign of the Shadow Divine Court agree to resurrect my family."

"This is the only hope I have found within my life of despair."

"Even though succeeding is almost impossible for me, I am still willing to sacrifice everything for that chance."

"Gudek..."

"If the two of us happen to encounter each other during the Myriad Worlds Tournament, I will show you no mercy."

"I will not allow anything that stands between me and the resurrection of my family to block my path."

"That includes even myself."

"As long as they can return, I will have no regrets even if I die upon this path."

"This is my true..."

"Obsession!"

Cedric nearly roared the final word.

Gudek stared at the madness Cedric had never revealed before and slowly shook his head.

"You truly are pitiful."