Collecting the star fragments was to complete the existence of the unstable Martial King as well as prevent the stars from wreaking havoc on multiple worldlines. From Jeong-woo’s perspective, stars were nothing more than pests. However, due to their traits, it was difficult to eradicate them, and there were many things he had to be worried about. 

So Jeong-woo understood why Yeon-woo jumped directly into the source of it all. However, Jeong-woo thought that Yeon-woo’s biggest objective was the second reason, which was complete transcendence.

Technically, Yeon-woo was currently in a cocoon-like state. He was a caterpillar growing inside its hard cocoon, desperately wishing to wake up someday. And when he managed to pierce through his shell, even Jeong-woo couldn’t imagine what Yeon-woo would look like.

Yeon-woo probably didn’t know either. No one in this world had ever stepped foot inside the territory that was beyond emperor. The result could be good, or it could be bad. It was a case of Schrödinger's cat. No one knew what the condition of the cat trapped inside the box would be before the lid was opened.  

‘So he probably wants to increase the chances of things turning out the way he wants them to.’

No one knew what Yeon-woo would be like after he broke out of the shell. However, it was definitely predictable that his existence would surpass the current universe’s system. And his consciousness could probably reach the Unreal World too. 

‘He wants to experience the Unreal World before...