The Force of the North - Chapter 114: DECREES AND SHADOWS

Monsters, both human and beast, surrounded him. He needed power to survive this new world... but he arrived as a mortal.One moment William was at work. The next, he was captured by lunatics.He had never believed in the fantastical, but he had no choice after finding himself in another world surrounded by demonic cultivators trying to extract his soul. If he couldn't find an escape, his journey would end just as abruptly as it started.William was inches from death when a benevolent cultivator saved him from that fate. Seeing his pitiful state, the cultivator decided to give him an opportunity in the form of a tool: A system to guide him on the path of cultivation.William would use it to claw his way to the peak of the cultivation world.

Blue Star, in the summer of 2048 Human Alliance, a story-driven game called 'True Game' suddenly became a global sensation.Players could not only play as the Human Race, but even as non-human races.At the same time, as long as the game character could survive, the Player could bring the character's Power from the game back to reality.However, everything was not just what it seemed on the surface.[Player: Lince][Role: Swamp Giant Lizard (Demon Beast)][Tier: Tier Two][Body Type: Approx. 5.2 meters][Bloodline: Earth Giant Lizard Bloodline (High Tier)][Growth Level: 62% (Current Tier growth; advancement possible at 100%)][Potential: ★★★ (Three Stars)][Elemental Affinity: Earth][Skills: 1. Frenzy, 2. Earth Spike Technique.]

“Hero, where are you going?”“To eat.”“Hero, where are you going?”“To the bathroom.”“Hero…!”“…”The woman who followed me everywhere… Ended up following me all the way to Earth.———A former hero who returned to Earth, now unemployed and just lazing around at home.Then, the saintess who came with him made a suggestion—“How about streaming?”“Hmm… This might actually be a good idea.”And so, the Hero & Saintess Healing Stream begins!

Jacob Steve, an Old Man, died at 116 after living a whole life.

But Jacob always had a dark side, which he always suppressed and hid from others.
However, in the later years of his life, when death was inevitable, he understood there wasn't any point in having wealth, knowledge, or desires if you couldn't have a life to enjoy them.

He became obsessed with fabled immortality and devoted his reaming life to extending his fleeting lifespan, but just like any other failed.

However, he mysteriously got another chance at life and found a way that led to fabled immortality.
But he was also forewarned that the way led to it was filled with blood and darkness!

In the end, Jacob chose it anyway with no way of going back, and it was also the start of his suffering and his icky, brutal journey toward the 'Immortality' he wanted so badly!