Daniel shook his head, his gaze falling on Natasha.

"Back then, how exactly did Queen Kelly ascend to the God realm?"

Natasha knew this mysterious powerhouse had already made up his mind to go. She gritted her teeth and answered truthfully.

"Back then, Queen Kelly used the temples of the various races of Aetheria as leverage. She threatened to sever the Godkin’s faith system and forced them to open a passage. That was how she ascended to the God realm."

Using the temples to threaten the Godkin?

Daniel’s eyes lit up.

Good method!

The reason the God realm could rule over Aetheria was precisely because of the Godkin’s religious orthodoxy.

That was the foundation of their rule.

Severing that orthodoxy was the same as cutting off the roots of the God realm.

As expected of Kelly!

He smiled and said, "In that case, I’ll learn from her this once. I just don’t know where the God realm’s temple is."

Natasha quickly replied, "Your Excellency, every race in Aetheria has its own temple. The beastfolk worship the Temple of the War God, while we humans worship the Temple of the God of Light!"

Daniel understood immediately.

He nodded. "Thank you."

...

Luminara City stood beneath the twilight, its stone-paved streets glowing with a cold grayish-blue sheen under the fading afterglow.

Daniel flew straight above this enormous city, his gaze landing on the building that had stood there for who knew how many ages—

The Temple of the God of Light!

He remembered that every player who first arrived in the main city could enter the temple and pray before the divine statue in exchange for a temporary blessing buff.

It was just that throughout his journey, his strength had risen far too quickly. He had never taken that insignificant blessing seriously.

But today, what he was looking for was precisely this temple.

Relying on his memory, he soon found its location.

The temple was majestic. Stone pillars towered into the clouds, and on both sides of the main gate stood two statues with wings spread wide, guarding this land shrouded in holy light.

Inside the temple, candle flames burned eternally.

Golden light poured down from the stained glass of the dome, dyeing the entire hall into an ancient painting.

With a slight movement of Daniel’s will, his figure vanished into the void.

In the next moment, he was already standing before the statue of the God of Light.

He glanced calmly at the divine statue that stood a hundred zhang tall.

Its face had been carved in meticulous detail.

Its eyes seemed capable of piercing through all things.

Its right hand looked as though it was about to bestow a blessing, yet also as though it was about to deliver judgment.

Then, Daniel released his aura.

Boom—!

In an instant, all the candle flames in the temple trembled at once.

The eyes of the God of Light’s statue suddenly lit up.

The entire hall began to tremble faintly under that pressure. An ancient and icy will spread through the air.

A voice rang out from deep within the statue.

Deep.

Majestic.

Like thunder falling from the highest heavens.

"You have come."

"You ant who destroyed my sword."

Daniel was slightly stunned.

Then, he understood.

So the Sword of Divine Wrath that had hung above the human race’s head for countless years was actually the God of Light’s own sword?

Divine Wrath was the murderous weapon personally forged by this god.

The corners of Daniel’s mouth lifted slightly, and he gave a cold laugh.

"I want to ascend to the God realm."

A trace of obvious surprise appeared in that voice.

"What do you want to do?"

"Ascend to the God realm."

"Why?"

"To slay a god!"

There was a moment of silence.

Then, the God of Light laughed.

His laughter echoed through the empty temple, shaking the candle flames until they swayed.

It was as though he had heard the most absurd and ridiculous joke in the world.

When the laughter gradually faded, his voice suddenly sank.

"Good!"

"I will wait for you in the God realm."

"Since you insist on seeking death, I do not mind fulfilling your final wish."

The smile on Daniel’s lips deepened.

So ascending to the God realm was actually this simple!

...

Buzz—!

Space suddenly trembled.

Layer upon layer of ripples spread out before Daniel, circle after circle, shimmering with dark and ancient golden light.

A door slowly emerged from the void!

Dense runes were carved across the doorframe, every line flowing slowly with power.

Behind the door was a bottomless river of stars!

Daniel stared at it for a moment.

He did not hesitate.

He raised his hand and pushed the door open.

Whoosh—!

Light swallowed everything.

[Prompt: You have discovered [God realm]. Contribution Points +10,000,000!]

He stood behind the door and swept his gaze over his surroundings.

"So this is the God realm?"

As far as the eye could see, there were only barren mountains and wilderness.

Yet even though this was merely a remote borderland of the God realm, it still carried an extraordinary presence.

The mountains possessed spiritual charm. The trees and grass were lush and flourishing. Even the wind carried some ancient, vast aura.

The God realm was a true great world.

Its world rank far surpassed the Aerial Realm.

But in Daniel’s eyes, it was still nothing special.

His figure flickered continuously through the void. In just a short while, he had already crossed more than half of the God realm.

Along the way, he quietly left behind hidden measures.

Near every divine city, he hid strands of his hair and left his marks.

The cities of the Godkin did broaden his horizons.

A single divine city was more than a hundred times vaster than the human race’s Imperial City. Countless living beings, numbering in the hundreds of millions, dwelled within. Towers and pavilions rose into the clouds.

What was even more astonishing was that countless non-human races actually lived inside those cities.

They were strange and varied, with all kinds of appearances. There were many races even Daniel could not name.

"As expected of the Godkin who rule over more than a dozen planes."

Daniel could not help but sigh.

However, he had not come to the God realm for sightseeing.

He had come for a "friendly exchange"!

...

Daniel’s figure hovered in the air, his robes snapping loudly in the wind.

He knew it would not be long before powerful beings came looking for him.

Sure enough.

A moment later, a group of Godkin powerhouses rapidly flew over.

They stopped not far from Daniel and cast appraising gazes at him one after another.

"So this is a human from Aetheria?"

"He looks like nothing more than legendary-grade to me. We’re all supreme-grade. Wouldn’t it be a little too much for us to attack together?"

"The Divine Mentor said this person’s strength is extraordinary. He even destroyed that one’s holy sword!"

"Hiss... That was a sage’s personal sword!"

"Looks like this fellow really isn’t simple. We can’t judge him by ordinary standards!"

"Exactly. We were ordered to come here and kill him. Don’t get careless."

"Then let Vakado, whose strength is around the middle among us, fight him."

Daniel listened expressionlessly to the discussion among these Godkin powerhouses.

These Godkin were all rather young. They wore identical robes, and on their chests was embroidered an emblem shaped like a divine sword.

At that moment, a young Godkin stepped forward from the group.

He looked Daniel up and down twice, then arrogantly raised his chin.

"Godkin, Skyvault Corridor—Vakado!"

Boom—!

A supreme-grade aura suddenly erupted from his body, sweeping outward like a raging gale.

A supreme-grade powerhouse!

Daniel’s expression remained calm as he said indifferently, "Human race, Faustus."

He did not know what exactly the God of Light meant by this.

Could it be that the god thought he was too weak and not worthy of his personal intervention?

The Godkin were indeed arrogant to the extreme.

"Divine Domain!"

Vakado gave a low shout.

In the void, an enormous golden pearl suddenly appeared. Light flowed across its surface, releasing a suffocating pressure.

When the group of young Godkin saw this, they immediately began discussing among themselves.

"Now that Vakado has made a move, this human is dead for sure!"

"It seems Vakado isn’t underestimating the enemy. Not bad. The Divine Mentor said that even when facing an ant, one must crush it with the force of thunder!"

"Of course! You have to remember, our Skyvault Corridor is a supreme-grade academy that has been passed down in the God realm to this day. We don’t have that many arrogant fools."

"Even Vakado, whose ranking is only average, would be enough to dominate an entire region if he stepped outside the God realm."

"..."