Chapter 198: Chapter198-The Truth Behind the Disappearance of the Human Monarch

"If the Godkin regard the human race as slaves beneath their feet, then I shall regard them as livestock waiting to be slaughtered!"

When Daniel spoke those words in a low voice, his tone was utterly calm.

Yet the flames burning in his eyes were enough to incinerate every hypocritical divine radiance in the world!

The moment his fingertip touched the badge, a dark-golden glow surged like a tide, washing across his chest.

[Ding! You have equipped the [Badge of the Unyielding]!]

Badges, titles, buff statuses... special equipment and enhancements like these did not occupy equipment slots. They could all be stacked without limit.

The instant he fastened the badge, the system prompt arrived as expected.

[Ding! Your class change quest has been completed!]

[Ding! Congratulations, your class change was successful!]

[Notice: You have obtained [Forbidden-grade Archer Class Awakening Scroll] ×1 and [Sacred Spring of Rebirth] ×1!]

Sacred Spring of Rebirth!

Daniel’s eyes flashed. In his hand, a miniature spring model had already appeared.

The entire model had been carved from an unknown, luminous white stone. Though the pool within was completely empty, faint wisps of mist seemed to coil above it.

[Sacred Spring of Rebirth (Rare)] (Unique)

Level: ???

Grade: ???

Effect: After use, you may construct the [Sacred Spring of Rebirth].

Sacred Spring of Rebirth: Used for a player’s rebirth ritual. It is the site where divinity is fused.

Description: The Sacred Spring of Rebirth, also known as the [Divine Spring]. Legend has it that in ancient times, the sages of the human race once used this pool as a foundation to help countless humans step through the gates of Legendary-grade. It is a Supreme-grade creation capable of defying the heavens and changing fate.

Daniel’s gaze lingered on that line of description for a brief moment. Then, with a turn of his hand, he stored the model in his backpack.

This item—he intended to use it in the Aerial Realm.

That place was the true territory that belonged to the human race!

For now, his class change was imminent.

He took out the scroll radiating a faint golden light—the [Forbidden-grade Archer Class Awakening Scroll].

With a single thought, the scroll transformed into countless golden motes of light, all of which poured into his body.

[Notice: The seal on your experience bar has been lifted. You may continue leveling up.]

Daniel did not hesitate.

[Ding! Your level has increased! Current level: 201. You have obtained 20 attribute points.]

[Ding! Your level has increased! Current level: 210. You have obtained 20 attribute points.]

[Ding! Your level has increased! Current level: 220. You have obtained 20 attribute points.]

Golden light erupted from his body again and again.

The surrounding air seemed to retreat before the force of his rising Strength, forming an invisible vortex around him.

[Notice: You have not completed the next stage of your class change. Your level cap has been sealed once more. Excess experience has been temporarily stored in the Exp Pool. Please complete your class change as soon as possible to lift the cap.]

Daniel allocated all his attribute points into Agility, his expression as calm as still water.

Level 220!

He was no longer far from the level 400 threshold of Supreme-grade.

No—his strength had already reached the threshold.

All that remained was to push open that door!

[Ding! You have obtained the Forbidden-grade Archer class change quest. Do you wish to accept?]

"Accept."

His voice was calm, but a trace of anticipation stirred deep in his eyes.

[Ding! You have accepted the Forbidden-grade Archer class change quest: [Mystery of Queen Kelly’s Disappearance (I)]!]

[Notice: Your quest log has been updated. Please open it to view the details.]

Mystery of Queen Kelly’s Disappearance?

Daniel froze slightly.

Kelly!

What had happened to her?

Almost subconsciously, he opened the quest log, his gaze sweeping over the lines of text.

[Mystery of Queen Kelly’s Disappearance]

(Forbidden-grade Archer class change quest)

Restriction: Forbidden-grade Archer

Quest Difficulty: Exalted-grade

Quest Objective:

Enter the [Flame of Heritage] instance and investigate [the truth behind Queen Kelly’s disappearance].

Quest Introduction:

[Queen Kelly], one of the three human emperors of the Chaotic Era.

She appeared out of nowhere one hundred thousand years ago, and in only ten thousand years, she occupied nearly half of Aetheria’s territory. That was an era that belonged to her, later known in history as the [Golden Age of Kelly].

However, one day, one hundred thousand years ago, [Queen Kelly] mysteriously vanished, as though she had been swallowed by time itself.

With her disappearance, the flourishing [Golden Age of Kelly] came to an end. The human race once again fell into the abyss of division and war.

As for the mystery surrounding [Queen Kelly]’s disappearance, it became an unsolved case that countless historians failed to unravel even after devoting their entire lives to it. It seemed that every elusive clue pointed toward the same source...

One hundred thousand years ago.

The turning point that changed everything!

Quest Duration: Long-term

Quest Rewards: [Queen Kelly’s Message] ×1, [Forbidden-grade Archer Class Awakening Scroll] ×1

Daniel closed the quest log.

Kelly!

He slowly raised his right hand and lowered his gaze to his wrist.

Wrapped there was a bracelet woven from seven-colored threads.

The seven colors were like a solidified rainbow, flowing with a warm luster beneath the light.

None of the knots had been tied with much elegance. In fact, they even carried a hint of rough childishness. Yet every knot was firm, as though the person who had woven it had also woven some kind of obsession into it.

He still remembered.

By the lake in Soul Devouring Vale, that smiling girl had suddenly stretched out her hand.

"Look!"

She opened her palm, and a rainbow reflected within it, illuminating those eyes of hers—clear almost to the point of transparency...

Daniel shook his head, forcing those surging memories back into the depths of his heart.

Kelly had disappeared!

And the clue lay within the [Flame of Heritage] instance.

What made him even more curious was that after completing the quest, he would receive a message from Kelly.

What kind of message would it be?

Daniel took a deep breath and suppressed every distracting thought.

Before heading to the instance, he planned to make a trip to the Aerial Realm first.

It was time to open that world!

Whoosh—!

His figure abruptly vanished from where he stood.

...

Aerial Realm.

Daniel hovered high in the sky, looking down upon this newborn world beneath his feet.

A sea of clouds surged below him. The wind swept past his ears, carrying with it the scent of grass, trees, and soil.

[Ding! Do you wish to use the [Seed of World Tree] on the [Aerial Realm]? Once used, this action cannot be canceled. Please choose carefully!]

Daniel understood better than anyone just how precious the [Seed of World Tree] was.

A supreme treasure capable of allowing an entire world to grow and strengthen—such a thing was among the most top-tier existences even in the Endless Starfield.

Among those ancient powers standing at the peak of the myriad races, which of them had not relied on a foundation of worlds like this to accumulate an indestructible heritage over hundreds of millions of years?

Once he decided to use it in the Aerial Realm, the future of this world would inevitably surpass Aetheria!

Daniel had nothing to hesitate about.

Although he was now the lord of Aetheria, with countless realms bowing before him, the highest authority over that land was ultimately not in his hands.

At the end of the day, that place was still the Godkin’s territory!

But the Aerial Realm was different.

Here, his authority belonged to the first sequence.

This was the true territory of the human race!