CHAPTER 133: CHAPTER133-MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION

After a long and confidential conversation, Sarko finally left Malkar’s Abyss Empire.

At this moment, his feelings were somewhat complicated. Just moments ago, the Emperor of the Abyss had entrusted him with an extremely important mission:

To gather as much intelligence related to Daniel as possible.

In addition, he was also tasked with investigating any information he could find on the Human Race.

Following the previous round of testing, the Emperor of the Abyss had come to a clear conclusion—Daniel possessed real strength.

At the very least, among all the abyss kings currently active in the abyss—excluding Malkar himself—none of them combined could rival Daniel.

That meant Daniel could essentially roam the abyss freely, unchecked.

As for Daniel’s tier, the Emperor of the Abyss made a rough estimate—Daniel likely exceeded Tier 20.

And based on the information Daniel had provided himself, the human race had many beings who were even more powerful than him.

So, it was best... no, it was absolutely essential not to provoke the human race.

To be more precise—the human race must not be offended under any circumstances.

Meanwhile, on Daniel’s communicator, a message from Alice popped up.

"Lord Daniel, do you have time now?"

The reason Alice addressed him so respectfully as "Lord Daniel" was primarily due to instructions from her god.

Thus, her attitude was exceedingly courteous.

Daniel replied simply,

"If there’s something you want to say, just say it. I don’t care much for formalities."

His approach was straightforward. He simply wanted to communicate efficiently with Alice.

Alice, on the other hand, seemed to appreciate this attitude. She responded in kind.

"Lord Daniel, our Elf Race has already located some of the materials needed by the gods. However, acquiring them won’t be easy... the cost is quite high."

Using as few words as possible, Alice relayed everything the Elf Queen had told her.

Daniel furrowed his brows unconsciously upon hearing the report.

Clearly, synthesizing a God Rank Skill was far from a simple endeavor—even acquiring a single material was a significant challenge.

And the materials he had entrusted the elves to gather seemed particularly troublesome.

However...

After completing his recent Star Upgrade Quest, Daniel had unlocked a new Talent Specialization:

[Simplified God Rank Skill]

Effect: Allows you to select a skill from the God Rank Skill Compendium and simplify its synthesis recipe. The resulting skill will be significantly weakened compared to the original.

At first glance, this Talent Specialization seemed somewhat underwhelming.

But in reality, for Daniel, it was incredibly powerful—and perhaps even crucial.

After all, there were so many God Rank Skills in the compendium that were essentially impossible to synthesize through normal means.

But with this specialization, Daniel now had a real chance at creating them.

Even if the simplified versions were weaker, a skill like [Time Stream], for example—

Even after being nerfed, it would still be a fearsome and formidable ability.

Of course, Daniel hadn’t yet decided whether or not to use this Talent Specialization.

Given the challenges he currently faced, he had to seriously consider—

Would a weakened version of a God Rank Skill still serve its purpose?

Moreover, even after simplification, the synthesis still required some rare materials.

So up to this point, Daniel had never used the specialization.

After thinking it through briefly, Daniel typed a reply to Alice:

"These materials... are they only obtainable from your side’s World Rank bosses?"

Daniel had confidence in his current strength.

He might not know exactly how he compared to the Human Emperor—

But the next time they met, he planned to analyze the emperor with [Eye of Insight].

As for the World Rank bosses Alice mentioned—

Daniel believed he could take them on.

He had a realistic understanding of his own power. He didn’t underestimate himself—nor did he overestimate.

With [Eye of Insight], he could evaluate everything through data.

Besides, he had a nagging feeling that his next Star Upgrade Quest might involve powerful World Rank bosses as well.

This would be his third Star Upgrade Quest, after all.

On the other end, Alice noticed Daniel’s interest in the Elf Tribe’s World Rank boss and instantly began to consider other implications.

If Lord Daniel was willing to take action personally—

Wouldn’t that mean the Elf Tribe wouldn’t need to risk their own people anymore?

With this in mind, she quickly replied with newfound determination:

"Lord Daniel, please rest assured. I will do everything I can to gather the information you require."

After the communication ended,

Daniel opened his inventory and pulled out a large amount of materials.

He began batch-crafting a God Rank Skill known as [Thunderfall Divine Shield].

Because this particular skill ranked rather low on the God Rank list, the materials required—while rare—were still obtainable in bulk for someone like Daniel.

The reason he chose to craft so many copies of this skill book was simple:

He needed them as foundational cores for Divine Temples.

Very soon, his inventory was filled with over a hundred Divine Temple Foundation Stones.

Then, using teleportation, he instantly appeared in another major city within the Infinite Abyss Kingdom.

Without hesitation, he planted one of the foundation stones into the ground—

And right before the eyes of the surrounding abyss creatures, a grand and majestic Divine Temple rose from the earth.

Its sudden emergence shocked everyone in the area.

At the same time, Daniel didn’t forget to broadcast an announcement throughout his Kingdom.

News of the newly constructed Infinite Divine Temple spread rapidly, and soon, hordes of abyss creatures began flocking to it.

Of course, the journey wasn’t peaceful—fights and ambushes broke out along the way, as expected.

But Daniel didn’t stay idle.

He teleported to another city cluster and threw down yet another foundation stone.

In just a short amount of time, over a hundred Infinite Divine Temples were erected across the abyss.

This development brought visible joy to many of the abyss creatures.

Finally—they no longer had to fight to the death over temple spots!

Just earlier, numerous abyss beings had been locked in brutal battles over temple access.

But now, with Divine Temples popping up everywhere, such deadly clashes were growing rare.

Abyss creatures were naturally aggressive—but they weren’t senseless madmen who attacked everything in sight.

In truth, most of them feared injury and death.

If combat could be avoided, they would gladly avoid it.

Plus, the abyss operated under an unspoken rule:

High-tier abyss creatures were not allowed to slaughter lower-tier ones indiscriminately.

Why?

Because such pointless bloodshed would only disrupt the Kingdom’s stability.

Abyss creatures were obsessed with power and self-improvement—

They had no interest in meaningless killing sprees.

After constructing his 100th Infinite Divine Temple, Daniel finally came to a halt.

And just as he did, a new message popped up on his communicator.

It was from the Emperor of the Abyss:

"Do you have time right now?"