Daniel was in no hurry to strike.

If a sage wanted to flee, he could not catch them. So first, he had to drive them into a dead end.

"Pantheon Summit Hall... With so many sages slumbering here, anyone could tell this must be an extraordinary place."

He tilted his head and looked toward the ruins.

The once magnificent and resplendent palace had now been reduced to nothing more than a heap of broken stones and shattered tiles.

A ten-thousand-meter-tall Immortal Sacred Idol split its mouth open, revealing a savage grin.

Then it raised its colossal foot and stomped down fiercely.

With a single step, it crushed the foundation of Pantheon Summit Hall.

And not only did it crush it—it even ground its foot over it twice, as though snuffing out an ant.

That step shattered more than mere stone.

It shattered the face God Realm had upheld for countless years.

The sages of God Realm were instantly enraged, their faces twisting with fury.

"This is blasphemy against the gods! This is an unforgivable offense!"

"I want that human dead!"

This was no longer a battle of blades and spells.

This was humiliation.

He was grinding the dignity of the Godkin into the mud.

What that human had crushed was not merely Pantheon Summit Hall, but the glory and faith the Godkin had taken pride in for tens of millions of years.

"I’ve already sent a secret message to the Main God! He is on His way back! Hold on!"

"This is unbearable!"

"Kill that human!"

The sages could no longer suppress the raging flames churning in their chests. Like beasts driven into a corner, they charged forward in a frenzy.

They ignited their Immortal Singularities to the absolute limit, and the might of their sage ranks surged wildly, as though they were about to force this entire world to collapse.

"You want to fight with your lives on the line? Then come!"

Daniel let out a thunderous roar, his blood boiling.

He pushed his secret art to its extreme, and his true body, along with his ninety-nine avatars, charged toward the three mid-grade sages at the same time.

"Chaotic Reincarnation—rise!"

In the void, that enormous pair of eyes, one black and one white, suddenly opened. Their radiance erupted like blazing suns.

The left eye was snow-white.

The right eye was pitch-black.

Black and white light intertwined and coiled together, transforming into a pillar of light that pierced heaven and earth, firmly enveloping the three sages within it.

However, the sage rank of a mid-grade sage was incomparably stable and solid.

It was like an immortal fortress, firmly protecting its master’s body. The pillar of light failed to pierce through it.

Rumble—!

Heaven and earth collapsed.

Boom—!

The spatial barrier of God Realm shattered.

At that very moment, the void of God Realm suddenly trembled, like the surface of a lake struck by a massive boulder. Ripples spread outward, layer upon layer.

A figure had yet to appear, but a furious roar had already exploded like thunder, shaking the entirety of God Realm.

"Human ant—you are playing with fire!"

"Die!"

An Oracle-grade had arrived.

The furious roar of God Realm’s Oracle-grade rolled across the heavens like thunder, echoing throughout the entire world.

Countless beings of God Realm heard that voice and instantly burst into tears. One after another, they fell to their knees, clasped their hands together, and with trembling lips, chanted the Oracle-grade’s name again and again.

"It’s the Main God! Our Godkin Oracle-grade has returned!"

"God Realm is saved!"

"We can finally watch that human be judged with our own eyes!"

The beings of God Realm were not unaware that a powerful human had slaughtered his way into their home.

That man had massacred countless lives on their land, crushed Pantheon Summit Hall, and was nearly unstoppable.

What kind of humiliation was this?

But the powerful beings of God Realm knew exactly what they were capable of. They did not dare throw their lives away. All they could do was pray silently in their hearts, praying that the Godkin Oracle-grades traveling through the Endless Starsea would return soon and save God Realm.

And now, at this moment, an Oracle-grade had truly returned.

Whoosh—!

The instant the three mid-grade sages heard that voice, wild joy erupted across their faces. They immediately pulled away from Daniel at top speed.

If the battle continued, they would sooner or later be worn down by this human until the last drop of their blood was drained dry.

"The one who has returned is the strongest Oracle-grade of our Godkin—Oracle-grade T3, Main God Trell!"

"With Main God Trell here, that human is dead for sure!"

"A mere human from Aetheria! A race of ants! Aside from this one human, they don’t even have a single decent powerhouse. What could they possibly use to contend against our Godkin?"

...

Daniel’s expression remained calm, without the slightest trace of panic.

"Heh... Oracle-grade."

The corner of his mouth slowly curved into an icy smile.

But in that very instant—

"Die—!"

A furious shout exploded inside his mind.

Before Daniel could react at all, he felt a fatal threat surge toward him from every direction at once, as though he would be crushed into dust in the very next moment.

Yet that suffocating pressure suddenly lightened.

It was as though some unseen Strength in the dark had blocked this certain-kill strike for him. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Daniel remained completely unharmed.

Swish!

A towering, muscular figure appeared out of thin air above the ruins.

It was none other than Oracle-grade Trell, the Oracle-grade of the Godkin.

"You... what are you hiding on you?"

Trell’s face showed suspicion, while rage churned violently in his chest.

That attack just now should have easily crushed this ant to death.

Yet a sudden ripple had emerged and effortlessly canceled out his Strength.

"What happened?"

The sages of God Realm were utterly bewildered.

"Main God Trell..."

They froze in place.

"Hmph."

Daniel lifted his head and sneered.

"I am a contestant of the Starlight Rankings. How could a tiny Oracle-grade T3 like you possibly kill me?"

"Hahahaha..."

Trell laughed from sheer fury, while the sages looked at one another in disbelief.

Had this human lost his mind?

How dared he say something like that?

A tiny Oracle-grade?

A contestant of the Starlight Rankings.

Trell quickly came to a realization.

So that was it. It seemed Angel had given him something to rely on.

Trell clenched his fist tightly. Veins bulged across it, twisting like writhing snakes.

He sneered inwardly.

"So what? Gold-grade Mountain may be able to protect you once, but can it protect you forever?"

"You dare touch me?"

Not only did Daniel show no fear whatsoever, he even poured oil onto the fire.

"If you touch a single hair on my head, Gold-grade Mountain will uproot both you and the entire Godkin."

This year’s Starlight Rankings was completely different from previous years.

In the past, it had merely been an internal affair of the Canaan Starfield.

But this time, several starfields had joined forces to host it together.

Only the prodigies ranked in the top thirty of the Starlight Rankings could make it onto the list.

They no longer represented only themselves.

They represented the face and interests of the entire Canaan Starfield.

Right now, in the eyes of Gold-grade Mountain, Daniel’s weight was absolutely no less than that of an Oracle-grade.

The Godkin—

Did they dare touch him?

"Hahahaha—"

Trell suddenly threw his head back and laughed wildly. His laughter was filled with madness, and his eyes were bloodshot.

"I am an Oracle-grade!"

"You think I don’t dare kill you?"

He grinned viciously, his voice like a sinister wind scraping up from hell.

"How many of my Godkin subjects have you slaughtered? You crushed my Pantheon Summit Hall into dust! And now you ask me whether I dare?"

"Today, I will use your blood to pay tribute to the people of my Godkin!"

Trell’s entire body trembled, and an invisible, terrifying aura spread outward like a tide, instantly enveloping Daniel.

He sneered.

"The aura on that invitation was deliberately left behind by Angel, wasn’t it? If you want to survive, then call him here!"

"I’d like to see which is faster—you, or me! Hahahaha—"

"Ant... die!"

Boom—!

At that critical moment, Daniel’s body suddenly erupted with dazzling light.

An illusory figure appeared out of thin air, standing in front of him!