Although Huo Hongyan was already exceptionally obedient in Shen Han's presence—to a degree that most cultivators would find incomprehensible—she still felt a lingering sense of defiance when she heard him say this.
After all, she considered herself a member of the human race, and surely a human should be able to make at least a small effort! Even if she could not reach the heights Shen Han stood at, there should be no reason she could not at least walk along that same path. Why, exactly, was this so?
"The reason is simple: your talent, and indeed the talent of almost every living being in this world besides myself, is too fragile."
Chapter 440