Daniel looked at her, and for some reason, he thought of Kelly.

Compared with Natasha, Kelly had seemed ordinary and plain.

She was like an innocent, bright-eyed young girl. She looked fragile, yet her heart was firmer than anyone’s.

Toward everything in this world, she carried a childlike curiosity and imagination.

But Natasha?

She was like someone who had already walked through frost and hardship for far too long. The sharpness about her had long since been worn smooth, turning into steadiness and restraint.

Daniel had seen far too many powerful people.

On the contrary, someone like Kelly was what truly made him feel she was extraordinary.

An ordinary person, relying on nothing but a mortal heart, had built a foundation that even gods did not dare look down upon.

That was not something just anyone could do.

Whoosh—!

Natasha sensed Daniel’s aura and flew over at once.

"Your Excellency, you’re back!"

Her face was filled with shock.

Queen Kelly had gone to the God Realm, and even now, no one knew whether she was alive or dead.

Yet this Excellency had also gone to the God Realm, but he had returned alive. How could she not be shocked?

But what she wanted to know even more was: where was Queen Kelly? Why could she not come back?

Daniel looked at Natasha, nodded, then suddenly asked, "You’ve been here this whole time?"

Natasha answered, "Yes."

"This Soul Devouring Vale is my home. I am Mother Kelly’s only daughter. This place was extremely important to her, so before she left, she specifically told me to stay here and not go anywhere."

Daniel fell silent for a while.

He handed Kelly’s letter over to her, his tone calm.

"This is the letter Kelly left for you."

"And..."

He took out the bracelet as well and handed it over with the letter.

"This is also from Kelly."

Daniel lied.

The true owner of that bracelet was actually Natasha herself. It was just that he did not know which space-time that Natasha came from.

In any case, the tangled fate between the three of them could never be separated from this bracelet.

The moment Natasha heard that it had something to do with Queen Kelly, she immediately took the letter and bracelet.

After reading the letter, her eyes instantly turned red.

Even someone as strong as her could not stop her tears from falling.

"Mother Kelly... was such a fool."

Natasha said through her tears, "Only she would be foolish enough to go looking for some homeland."

Daniel fell silent again.

Natasha looked at him with a complicated gaze and slowly spoke.

"Your Excellency, you’re the person Mother Kelly mentioned, aren’t you?"

Daniel did not speak.

Natasha gave a bitter smile. "I should have guessed long ago."

"Other than you, who could be so powerful?"

"Other than you, who would risk their life to go to the God Realm to find her?"

"Other than you, who could find Soul Devouring Vale and deliver this letter into my hands?"

She suddenly raised her hand and pointed toward the two statues that had stood in the valley for tens of thousands of years.

One man, one woman.

The man was Daniel. The woman was Kelly. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"I should have thought of it sooner. After all, you look so much like that statue!"

Daniel glanced at the two statues.

After so many years, they were still there.

Moreover, they had been preserved as if they were brand new, without the slightest change.

No wonder Natasha could recognize him.

Daniel did not deny it.

He said calmly, "Kelly’s choice was not wrong."

"In the Aetheria that came afterward, humanity would indeed experience calamity after calamity."

"Humans were ants. Fish on a chopping board!"

He thought of what had happened in his previous lives.

The game and reality fused together, and countless invaders threw Aetheria and Earth into chaos.

Humanity clung to life by a thread, forced to the edge of extinction.

Humans were like the lowest-ranked gladiators in an arena, covered in wounds, fighting desperately with their lives on the line. Yet in the end, it was merely to entertain the lords sitting in the stands.

How pathetic!

However, Kelly’s vision had ultimately been limited.

She saw the crisis facing humanity and wanted to break the situation, so she chose the path of "Tracing Origins."

But Daniel had personally experienced humanity’s darkest days.

He knew how to break the situation.

The only way was to flip the entire table.

Humanity would not be gladiators, nor spectators.

Only by becoming the ruler who could make the rules could they truly break this game.

The two of them had chosen different paths, but what they carried in their hearts was the same.

One had stepped into the stars alone a hundred thousand years ago.

The other would overthrow everything pressing down on humanity a hundred thousand years later.

Thinking of this, Daniel looked at Natasha and said, "Goodbye."

Back then, it was because of that pair of bracelets that he had met Kelly and helped her ascend step by step to the throne.

Kelly had adopted Natasha.

Natasha had then given that pair of bracelets to Daniel.

Was this not something that had been destined long ago?

This was the cycle of fate!

Natasha opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

But Daniel’s figure had already scattered like the wind.

Natasha stood there, pressing her lips together, her eyes red.

"Mother Kelly didn’t manage to wait for you..."

"Then will you go and find her?"

"Your Excellency..."

...

Daniel returned to the main world.

This instance had brought him far too many gains.

The laws of fate and karma were the greatest reward.

Next was his battle with the sage of the God Realm, which had allowed him to figure out the depths of a low Divine-grade powerhouse.

Although a sage’s sage rank was like an invincible domain, and although a sage could use Thoughtstep, Daniel possessed an undying and indestructible ability. The sage could do nothing to him either.

He thought of Kelly’s whereabouts.

"The Endless Starfield, huh..."

Daniel took a deep breath.

The Endless Starfield was vast and boundless, with countless star domains gathered within it.

The star sea was endless. Even the God Realm was nothing more than a speck of dust within it.

Yet Kelly had dared to charge into the Endless Starfield alone.

That courage...

He wondered, one hundred thousand years later, was she still alive, or had she already died?

Daniel shook his head.

When he had the chance to go to the Endless Starfield in the future, he would ask around for news about her.

For now, increasing his strength was the most important thing.

After seeing the foundation of the Godkin, his sense of crisis toward humanity had grown even heavier.

Compared with the Godkin, players who had not yet grown up were simply far too weak!

He took out the Class Awakening Scroll.

Rip—!

The system notification immediately rang out.

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

Daniel had never needed to worry about experience. He directly chose to level up.

[Ding! Your level has increased! Current Level: 221. You have gained 20 attribute points.]

[Ding! Your level has increased! Current Level: 235. You have gained 20 attribute points.]

[Ding! Your level has increased! Current Level: 240. You have gained 20 attribute points.]

[Prompt: You have not yet completed your class change. Your level cap has been sealed again. Excess experience will be temporarily stored in the EXP Pool. Please complete your class change as soon as possible to remove the cap.]

Level 240.

The gap between Daniel and ordinary players was growing wider and wider!

Right now, the top players were still around level 160. Mainstream players were at level 140, while ordinary players were only a little over level 110.

In other words, Daniel’s level was nearly twice that of ordinary players.

Just then, the prompt for the next class change mission also rang out.

[Ding! You have received the Forbidden Curse Mage class change mission. Do you wish to accept?]

"Accept!"

[Ding! You have accepted the class change mission [Command a Pocket World]!]

[Prompt: Your quest log has been updated. Please check the details.]