Chapter 437: Chapter437-Everyone Grows Stronger
Mistral Manor had been destroyed before countless witnesses, while the Stellar Throne openly seized control of the entire starfield.
The three great factions had even issued direct orders forbidding their subordinates from provoking the Stellar Throne.
They had clearly lowered their heads and admitted defeat.
If only one faction had chosen to retreat, others might have assumed that its leader was simply too cowardly.
However, all three factions had made the exact same decision.
That alone was enough to prove that the Stellar Throne possessed a trump card capable of intimidating the entire region.
From that point onward, nearly every faction acknowledged the Stellar Throne as Mistral Manor’s successor and the new overlord of the Flying Fish Star System.
Daniel also relocated the Stellar Throne’s headquarters directly to the ruins where Mistral Manor had once stood.
After all, the most valuable territory in the Flying Fish Star System was the Flying Fish Plane.
The plane had always been famous for producing Twelve-Winged Flying Fish.
They were top-tier Origin-grade treasure materials capable of generating an enormous amount of wealth for Daniel and the Stellar Throne.
...
At this moment, within the Flying Fish Plane—
All manner of players stood before Daniel.
Without exception, they were the leading figures of the player population.
Daniel tapped his fingers against the table and asked calmly,
"Report the current numbers."
"How many players have reached quasi-Divine-grade combat strength?"
Pierce immediately answered,
"Master, the number is approaching ten million."
"Nearly ten million already?"
Daniel nodded slightly.
When he first received the starfield conquest mission, its first requirement had been to raise the number of quasi-Divine-grade players under his command to ten million.
The second objective had been to gain complete control of the Flying Fish Star System.
Daniel had already completed the second objective ahead of schedule.
Only the requirement of ten million quasi-Divine-grade players remained.
The players’ leveling speed had always been extraordinarily fast.
Furthermore, they had spent this entire period waging wars and killing enemies from the surrounding territories.
At their current rate of expansion, they would likely satisfy the final requirement very soon.
Daniel immediately issued an order.
"Pass down my command."
"All player armies are to accelerate their campaigns and kill as many enemies as possible."
"I want every one of you to level up and keep pace with me."
...
Under Daniel’s orders, only a few days passed before the entire player population underwent another massive increase in strength.
The target of ten million quasi-Divine-grade players had finally been reached!
A system notification rang in Daniel’s ears.
[Ding! Congratulations, Player. You have completed the main-story Starfield Conquest Mission!]
[Ding! Congratulations, Player. You have obtained a clue leading to a Fragment of the Greater Cosmic Will!]
Daniel, who had been studying his own abilities, suddenly returned to his senses when he heard the notifications.
A smile appeared on his face.
"This mission has been holding me back for far too long."
"At last, it’s complete."
"And I’ve finally obtained the clue to the Fragment of the Greater Cosmic Will!"
Unable to suppress his anticipation, he immediately retrieved the mission reward.
To his surprise, it was an ancient-looking mask that appeared completely ordinary.
"Why is it a mask?"
"Could the clue to the Fragment of the Greater Cosmic Will require me to disguise my identity?"
Daniel examined the mask from several angles but failed to discover anything unusual.
"A mask usually means I’ll need to conceal my identity while carrying out some kind of operation."
"Let’s see what it actually does."
He immediately opened the item’s details.
[Fate Concealment Mask]
[Item Type]: Special Mission Item
[Can only be used during the Human Player Exclusive Main-Story Mission]
[Effects]:
After equipping the mask, the player will be immediately transported to a special independent spacetime domain.
After equipping the mask, the player’s original appearance will be completely concealed. Their causal trajectory, cultivation level, and entire foundation will also be hidden.
Once the mission ends, the mask will automatically destroy itself.
[Note]: Equipping this item will be regarded as the player automatically accepting the Human Race’s Destiny Epic Legendary Mission!
...
"Equipping it automatically accepts the mission?"
"And what exactly is this Human Race’s Destiny Epic Legendary Mission?"
Just as Daniel became curious, a mission description appeared before his eyes.
[Mission Description]:
As one of the branches of the Chaos Humans, the Fated Human Race has developed into one of the most powerful Human races in existence.
The greatest expert in the race’s history was known as the Auric Divine Emperor, who possessed T9 Oracle-grade combat strength.
Upon accepting this mission, the player must cross the River of Time and travel to the ancient era to explore.
Fragments of the Greater Cosmic Will can be found throughout the ancient spacetime domain, along with countless opportunities related to the Origin.
Numerous supreme experts capable of traversing spacetime will cross the River of Time and enter this region in search of opportunities.
Every opportunity must be seized through the player’s own combat strength.
This mission has no time limit and carries no penalty for failure.
It also provides no additional rewards.
If the player chooses to return voluntarily, the mission will automatically be considered complete, and the mask will immediately destroy itself.
...
After reading the mission description, Daniel was filled with complicated emotions.
"What does it mean by competing for opportunities against all kinds of supreme experts who can traverse spacetime?"
"Isn’t this basically forcing me to undertake an absurdly dangerous enhancement mission?"
He could not help cursing inwardly.
"I’m still only an ordinary Divine-grade expert, yet it already wants me to complete a mission this dangerous?"
Daniel remembered the relevant information very clearly.
Anyone capable of freely traversing spacetime had to possess the strength of at least a T8 high-stage Oracle-grade expert.
Admittedly, Daniel currently owned numerous Oracle-grade treasures.
However, the number of T8 and T9 Oracle-grade treasures in his possession was extremely limited.
When he had previously emptied the entire inventory of the Golden Holy Merchant, he had found only a handful of T8 treasures and a few ordinary T9 treasures.
Although Daniel possessed an enormous number of low-stage Oracle-grade treasures, high-stage treasures were exceedingly rare.
Such items could only be found by chance.
Their availability depended entirely upon how many treasures the ancient experts of the past had left behind.
In other words, Daniel’s current combat strength was still insufficient to truly contend against T8 or T9 Oracle-grade experts.
Of every mission Daniel had ever completed, this one was undoubtedly the most unbalanced.
Its difficulty had completely exceeded any reasonable standard.
If the System possessed a review function, he would definitely give the mission the worst possible rating.
"An Epic Legendary Mission involving the Fated Human Race..."
Daniel drew in a long breath.
The karmic implications surrounding this mission were extraordinarily profound.
Not only did it involve the Fated Human Race, but it also mentioned the Auric Divine Emperor.
Daniel had not forgotten that he had once personally witnessed the Auric Divine Emperor within a past instance.
At that time, Auric had practically torn open the River of Time itself and descended directly into the mortal world.
He had protected the Destiny Spirit Pearl and placed it within the core of the Vescar Star.
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