Whoosh—!

Deep within the God Realm, above a certain Divine City.

Daniel’s figure stepped out of the void like a returning specter.

He hovered high in the ninth heaven, looking down at the brilliantly lit colossal city below.

Within the city, the Godkin citizens slept peacefully, completely unaware that death itself was already hanging over their heads.

Ninety-nine clones instantly spread out in every direction around the divine throne.

"God of Light, consider this city my greeting gift to you."

An icy smile rose at the corner of Daniel’s lips.

Epic-grade forbidden spell—Arrow of Judgment!

Epic-grade forbidden spell—Veil of Eternal Night!

Epic-grade forbidden spell—Puppet of the Wind!

Epic-grade forbidden spell—Annihilation Flame!

Skyfall Strike!

Thunder Abyss!

Permafrost Prison!

...

Boom, boom, boom—!

The entire Divine City was reduced to ruins beneath the torrent of forbidden spells.

Golden flames devoured streets, palaces, and towers. Countless non-human races and Godkin citizens were swallowed by the inferno in their sleep.

High towers collapsed. Temples shattered into dust. Golden blood gathered in the streets, forming burning rivers, as though the tears of gods were flowing across the earth.

[Ding! You have killed Godkin citizens ×51,878. Obtained [Divine Blood] ×51,878, [Divine Soul] ×51,878, [Divine Bone] ×51,878, [Primal Spirit] ×51,878 points...]

[Ding! You have killed Godkin citizens ×67,648. Obtained [Divine Blood] ×67,648, [Divine Soul] ×67,648, [Divine Bone] ×67,648, [Primal Spirit] ×67,648 points...]

A smile lingered on Daniel’s lips as he immediately resold everything.

[Ding! You have sold [Divine Blood], [Divine Soul], [Divine Bone], and [Primal Spirit] to Doom Guild at a unified price of 1 copper coin, triggering Millionfold Boost!]

[The sold items are special material-type items. Please choose quality boost / quantity boost!]

"Quantity boost!"

The next moment, system notifications came flooding in wildly.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained 1 gold coin! Obtained [Divine Blood] ×1,000,000!]

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained 1 gold coin! Obtained [Divine Soul] ×1,000,000!]

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained 1 gold coin! Obtained [Divine Bone] ×1,000,000!]

[Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained 1 gold coin! Obtained [Primal Spirit] ×1,000,000 points!]

[...]

He did not leave. He simply hovered there above the ruins, listening to the delightful sound of system notifications.

Sure enough, almost in the very next instant—

Brand arrived.

The sage rank unfolded once more, and Daniel was again dragged into that void where no material existence remained.

Within the void, only Brand’s furious roar echoed.

"You lowly human insect! You deserve death!"

"I will throw you into the Endless Ice Abyss and make sure you never find release for all eternity!"

Brand was practically going mad.

That had been an entire Divine City!

The Godkin citizens inside numbered in the tens of millions, if not hundreds of millions!

The Godkin’s total population was only around ten billion, and in one strike, tens of millions were gone!

Among them, there had even been nearly a million top-tier Godkin powerhouses.

He was not merely heartbroken over those citizens. More than that, he was afraid.

Brand had never expected that after Daniel self-destructed, he could actually revive—and instantly appear near another Divine City.

That was utterly absurd!

Although Divine-grade powerhouses possessed Thoughtstep, Daniel had gone there with pure slaughter in mind from the very beginning. He had never intended to give Brand any opportunity at all.

By the time Brand wanted to stop him, it was already too late.

Daniel was dragged into the sage rank and perished once more amid Brand’s wrath.

Whoosh—!

He appeared once again above another Divine City.

A savage grin hung on Daniel’s face.

"God of Light, come kill me!"

Daniel raised his butcher’s blade again.

Epic-grade forbidden spell—Arrow of Judgment!

Epic-grade forbidden spell—Veil of Eternal Night!

Epic-grade forbidden spell—Puppet of the Wind!

Epic-grade forbidden spell—Annihilation Flame!

Skyfall Strike!

Thunder Abyss!

Permafrost Prison!

...

Boom, boom, boom—!

The second Divine City was destroyed.

Once again, a vast number of Godkin citizens were reduced to ashes beneath the flood of forbidden spells.

Brand arrived again.

But this time, he did not attack.

Just now, he had lost his composure.

And the price of that had been this second Divine City.

He did not know how many Divine Cities Daniel would use to trade for every death Brand inflicted on him.

If every time Daniel revived, he dragged an entire city down with him...

Brand did not dare think any further.

He would be driven to death by rage.

At the same time, those true great gods of the God Realm would also be furious.

When that happened...

A chill ran down Brand’s back at the thought, and he could not help but shudder.

The sages of the God Realm were actually divided into several categories.

Some guarded other planes. Some roamed the Endless Starfield. Some lived in seclusion, cultivating in silence and ignoring worldly affairs.

And then there was another category—

Those like him.

Their strength was not particularly impressive, so they could only obediently remain in their home realm and watch the house.

With their level of ability, they were not qualified to guard other planes. They did not have the courage to venture through the Endless Starfield either.

As for advancement, they had not yet reached a bottleneck, so there was no need for them to enter seclusion.

Thus, they could only remain in the God Realm and manage all those messy daily affairs.

At present, only three sages were stationed in the God Realm.

And Daniel had been personally released from the lower realm by Brand himself.

Now that the God Realm had suffered such devastating damage because of him, who else would be blamed if not Brand?

This was the very definition of lifting a stone only to smash it down on one’s own foot!

The regret in Brand’s heart was beyond description.

He stared at Daniel with furious eyes, yet a deep sense of powerlessness rose within him.

This man...

There was simply no solution to him!

Daniel calmly looked back at Brand, showing not the slightest panic.

What did a barefoot man have to fear from someone wearing shoes?

With an absurdly heaven-defying ability like [Heart of Immortality] on him, Daniel’s confidence was overwhelming.

If Brand dared to make another move, Daniel would dare slaughter the entire Godkin race until not a single one remained!

Come on, then.

Try him.

Try and see whether Daniel truly dared.

But clearly, Daniel had won the gamble.

Brand had obviously calmed down and accepted reality.

Daniel understood everything perfectly well.

This sage had already seen the situation clearly.

Because Brand had no idea how many trump cards Daniel truly possessed.

That was the most terrifying thing about Daniel.

Brand would never know how many times he could revive.

And every single time he revived, he could make his enemy suffer pain that cut all the way to the bone.

Who would dare gamble?

Gamble that every time they killed Daniel, it would be the last time?

If they lost—

It would be eternal damnation.

Brand did not dare gamble.

"Now—can we talk?"

Daniel raised his chin, his tone carrying undisguised arrogance.

Hm?

The veins on Brand’s forehead bulged violently.

You call this talking?

You killed the most talented student of my Godkin race, slaughtered an elite legion, and destroyed two Divine Cities—

And now you say you want to talk?

What the hell were you doing earlier?

Yet he had forgotten that when Daniel had first arrived in the God Realm, Brand himself had never once considered talking.

Back then, in his eyes, Daniel had been nothing more than an insect he could crush at will.

Only after truly crossing blows did he finally realize that this human powerhouse was qualified to stand against him.

"Is this your attitude when negotiating?"

Brand clenched his teeth, squeezing each word out through the gaps.

Daniel sneered.

"You God Realm people are strong. I’m weak. If I didn’t use this method, would you be willing to talk to me?"

"Who are you trying to fool?"

Brand was choked speechless. He snorted coldly, his face dark enough to drip water.

"What do you want to talk about?"

Daniel said calmly, "I want to know where Queen Kelly from five years ago went."