CHAPTER 362: CHAPTER362-THE STELLAR OCEAN

Everyone’s attention was fixed on one thing—would His Majesty Daniel continue the Human Emperor Trial?

But just then, a glowing announcement appeared before their eyes:

[Human Emperor Announcement: All humans, and awakeners of other races who possess pets, must immediately enter the Divine Realm to raise their levels.]

[All awakeners who have completed Void Tower missions, leave the abyss at once!]

Daniel issued this command for a very simple reason—the abyss no longer had enough monsters.

Far too many awakeners who had received pets were gathering there to "join the fun."This caused the awakeners still on Void Tower missions to struggle to even find monsters to hunt.

Daniel decided it was time to resolve this imbalance.

At the same time, he put to use the knowledge he had obtained in the Royal Museum, and completely remodeled every Anygate.

After modification, the transmission distance of these Anygates would be vastly extended.

But what truly motivated Daniel to commit to these improvements was that this knowledge originated from none other than the God of Elements.

If there was anyone in the world with the deepest understanding of elemental forces, it was certainly him.So, a teleportation device enhanced by his insights was bound to be terrifyingly effective!

According to what Daniel had mastered, the remodeled Anygates could even evolve into genuine World Gates.

[World Gate][Effect: Allows inter-regional teleportation across extremely vast distances.]

Once the modifications were complete, Daniel distributed the blueprint to lords across the continents.

By now, Daniel was no longer satisfied with merely ruling the Continent of Myriad Races.He intended to connect every world he had ever traversed with these monumental World Gates.

Thanks to the tireless labor of his countless avatars, these massive and complex portals were constructed one after another!

From this moment forward, humanity would truly leave the Origin Land behind, setting out to explore the vast, boundless world.

Excited chatter quickly erupted:

"Brothers, stop clinging to that tiny patch of abyss. Come explore with me! The world is so much bigger than we imagined!"

"My heavens, the Storm Sea is breathtaking!"

"No way—the monsters in the Storm Sea are unbelievably strong!"

"Exp Drops everywhere! My family is destined for glory again!!"

For countless awakeners,only after leaving the Origin Land did they realize they had opened the door to a brand-new world.

With so many powerful monsters roaming freely, why bother scrambling over scraps inside the abyss?

The sea is wide for the fish to leap, the sky vast for the birds to soar.

Through the World Gates, wave after wave of awakeners poured into entirely new worlds.

In just an instant, the collective strength of both humanity and the myriad races skyrocketed.

Put simply:aside from ordinary mortals who had never undergone an Awakening Ceremony, not a single awakened being remained below level 100.

Take the example of a level 200 monster.

Slaying one could yield enough Exp Drops to raise a common awakener from level 60 all the way to 100!

And level 200 monsters were by no means rare.

As awakeners pushed beyond the Origin Land, the ease of acquiring Exp Drops only increased.After all, the worlds beyond teemed with far greater numbers and varieties of monsters.

At this moment, one could say every awakener from the Origin Land benefited directly from Daniel’s actions.

Meanwhile, within the Eighth Stage of the Human Emperor Trial—

Daniel once again stepped into the portal.

On the other side, he was greeted by the sight of a radiant, sanctified being—an eight-winged angel.

"Aurelia."

Aurelia slowly turned, her golden-silver radiance shimmering, meeting Daniel’s gaze.

[Emperor’s Trial – Eighth Stage][Trial Content: Battle against the previous emperor who reached this stage. Victory grants access to the next stage.]

Seeing Aurelia, Daniel fully understood the sequence.

The first to reach the Eighth Stage was without question the God of Elements.The second was Aurelia.And he himself... was the third.

At once, golden and silver tones flooded the entire space.A holy brilliance wrapped tightly around Aurelia’s body.

Daniel was now facing Aurelia head-on.Even if this was only a projection within the trial space, she remained a being of terrifying power—after all, Aurelia had already ascended to godhood.

Without hesitation, Daniel activated the Eye of Insight to examine her attributes.

[Name: Aurelia (Projection)][Level: 300][Race: Angel of Gold and Silver][Divine Domain: Radiance of Gold and Silver][Innate Talent: SSS Grade, Light][Current Rank: Demigod-tier][Skills: ...]

Daniel had intended to carefully study her information,but before he could, Aurelia’s form split into tens of thousands of shimmering figures.

To his surprise, each one carried the exact same attributes as her true body!

"Daniel, we meet again!"

In the blink of an eye, the countless Aurelias dissolved into light and hurtled toward him.

Her speed was incredible—within a heartbeat, she was upon him.

Yet Daniel remained calm, showing not the slightest hint of alarm.

He slowly raised his palm and spoke in a level tone:

"Aurelia, long time no see."

"Domain of Extreme Frost!"

At once, from Daniel as the center, a frigid gale erupted outward.

In an instant, the very air froze into hoarfrost.

But just as the frost was about to envelop Aurelia, her body flickered into pure light once more.

[Golden Light Annihilation][Silver Light Judgment]

In the span of a heartbeat, Daniel’s divine body was riddled with countless beams of light!

Never before had he faced such swift attacks.

The speed was so great, even he hadn’t fully reacted.

But for Daniel, these attacks could largely be ignored.

For when he unleashed the [Dark Domain], no light could manifest within it.

Thus, no matter how terrifying Aurelia’s divine rays, the moment they touched him, they were smothered into nothingness like snow in fire.

However, Aurelia’s assault did not rely solely on light.Her fist slammed into Daniel’s back—just one strike was enough to shear off ten percent of his HP!

Daniel paid this little mind.What truly concerned him was this—Aurelia’s attacks were utterly impossible to track.

To evade them, he would need to rewind to the very instant before they began.

[Time Stream!]