Chapter 438: Chapter438-Crossing the River of Time
Back then, the Auric Divine Emperor had been virtually unrivaled beneath the heavens.
To protect the Human Race, he had torn out his own eyes as the price before rushing to the Endless Battlefield and slaughtering powerful enemies.
At the time, Daniel’s strength had not yet reached that level.
He had merely assumed that Auric was an unparalleled expert.
He had never imagined that the man was actually a supreme T9 Oracle-grade powerhouse.
The spacetime targeted by this mission happened to be the ancient era in which Auric had lived.
There should be plenty of information regarding the Auric Holy Land within that ancient era.
Perhaps Daniel could use this opportunity to uncover further clues.
"Perhaps the Auric Holy Land’s trajectory of fate in this era differs from the one I witnessed."
"At this point in time, Auric probably hasn’t been suppressed by experts from beyond the domain and driven into the Myriad-Star Cosmos."
"I may even have the opportunity to witness him at the height of his glory."
Daniel silently contemplated the possibilities.
Since wearing the mask would allow him to cross the River of Time and enter that ancient territory, there was no reason for him to refuse.
As long as he kept a low profile, surely he would not end up being hunted by an entire group of T8 and T9 Oracle-grade experts.
With that thought, Daniel looked down at the mask in his hand.
It appeared to have been forged from an ancient bronze material and could cover only the area from his forehead to the bridge of his nose.
Countless multicolored lights formed from Origin laws flowed across its surface.
One glance was enough to tell that it was an extraordinary treasure.
"Forget it. I should set this aside for now."
"There are still many matters within the Flying Fish Star System that require my attention."
"Before leaving, I need to settle everything here."
Daniel immediately summoned Ian and Aldrich.
During this period, the two trusted subordinates had helped him suppress numerous rebel forces throughout the various territories.
They had already become his most dependable right-hand men.
Daniel naturally harbored no doubts toward either of them.
He directly took out several high-stage Oracle-grade treasures and handed them over.
"Master, what is this?"
Ian looked at the high-stage Oracle-grade treasures in his hands, overwhelmed by the unexpected favor.
Daniel answered calmly,
"I need to leave for a period of time."
"While I am away, the two of you must ensure the security and defenses of the entire territory."
"There can be no mistakes."
Ian and Aldrich immediately dropped to one knee.
They swore that they would protect the Flying Fish Universe with their lives.
After confirming who would be responsible for guarding his territory, Daniel summoned every Oracle-grade expert under his command.
"I will be leaving for some time."
"During my absence, drive away or annihilate any faction that comes here with hostile intentions."
"However, none of you are permitted to provoke trouble without reason."
"You are especially forbidden from starting a war over some trivial matter."
"That does not mean you should fear war if it comes to us."
"There are no cowards within the Stellar Throne."
"Understood, Master!"
The gathered Oracle-grade experts dropped to one knee and accepted his command with complete confidence.
Even now, they merely assumed that Daniel needed to travel somewhere temporarily.
None of them imagined that he intended to enter the extraordinarily dangerous ancient spacetime.
As a result, they took no special precautions to conceal the news.
Word that Daniel would be leaving soon quickly began to spread.
However, Daniel’s strength had already inspired such overwhelming terror that even after learning the Stellar Throne would temporarily be without him, none of the surrounding factions dared covet the Flying Fish Starfield.
They did not even possess the courage to watch from the sidelines.
Once everything had been properly arranged, Daniel finally had time to travel to the ancient era.
Inside his private palace, he put on the Fate Concealment Mask without alerting anyone.
"Countless opportunities of the Origin—I’m coming!"
"I hope I can truly witness the power of the Auric Holy Land this time."
"As for the causal trajectory of the Fated Human Race..."
"I will rewrite it with my own hands."
The moment the mask covered his face, a humming sound suddenly rang out.
Endless law power instantly enveloped Daniel’s entire body.
He felt an icy sensation spread across the areas covered by the mask.
At the same time, the Origin patterns within his body were activated and began circulating on their own.
In only a few moments, all the Origin within him vanished without a trace.
His body then disappeared completely from where he stood.
His consciousness plunged into the River of Time and began flowing against its current.
...
Buzz!
When Daniel regained his senses, he discovered that he was standing in the middle of a vast wilderness.
Directly ahead of him, an unfamiliar colossal city-state stood upon the savage land like an enormous beast.
An ancient and majestic notification sounded in his ears.
[Origin Rule of This World: The maximum cultivation level of every being who crosses realms to descend here will be restricted to Divine-grade!]
[The current points ranking has been activated. All realm-crossers may inspect it at their discretion!]
[Obtained points may be used for life-or-death wagers, cross-realm transactions, and the exchange of desired Origin treasures!]
[The temporary Official Promotion System has also been activated!]
[Every increase in official rank will randomly unlock an exclusive Origin talent belonging to one race.]
[The talent’s ownership will be permanently bound to the corresponding race and cannot be changed!]
[Attention: The Official Promotion System is subject to temporary restrictions.]
[No realm-crosser may attain an official rank exceeding the Imperial Tier!]
[The domain-wide Plundering Mechanism has now been activated!]
[Every realm-crosser will receive the negative Spacetime Plundering status. Points may be consumed to delay its corrosion!]
[Warning: Once a realm-crosser becomes completely corrupted by Plundering, their Divine Soul will perish within this world!]
...
After hearing the rules, shock appeared on Daniel’s face.
The Origin of this world had forcibly restricted every realm-crosser’s maximum strength to Divine-grade.
When he first accepted the mission, Daniel had believed he would have to fight T8 or T9 Oracle-grade experts directly.
Yet now, even those powerful opponents would be suppressed to Divine-grade by the Origin rules of this world.
However, Daniel did not relax because of this.
Even if the cultivation of those T8 and T9 Oracle-grade experts was suppressed, their comprehension of Origin laws and their numerous high-stage Sacred Arts would remain effective.
Ordinary Oracle-grade and Divine-grade experts still had no hope of contending against them.
In other words, those T8 and T9 Oracle-grade experts would still be invincible among others of the same Rank.
Daniel instead turned his attention toward the newly activated Official Promotion System.
"Advancing through the official ranks allows me to unlock talents belonging to the corresponding race..."
The question had only just appeared in his mind when another series of system notifications sounded.
[Your race has been automatically bound: Blue Star Human Race!]
[Attention: Every Origin reward you obtain here will simultaneously belong to and spread across all living members of the Earth Human Race!]
[The random racial Origin talents unlocked through promotion may also be lost.]
[If your official rank is reduced, one activated Human racial talent will be randomly erased!]
[After you safely leave this world, every awakened talent you retain will become permanently effective for the entire Earth Human Race!]
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