NOVEL NEXT Chapter410-Daniel's Hesitation
The Puppet Kartora wore a thoughtful expression on her face. After a moment of contemplation, she spoke:
"My existence is hard to truly define."
"Past, present, and future Kartora are all me. Whether it's the demigod rank, Fake God rank, or even a True God-level Kartora, they are all me."
Kartora's explanation was somewhat convoluted, but Daniel nodded in understanding.
"If that's the case, then I'll consider you as a god-level entity," Daniel replied.
"Can you tell me where your true body resides? In which timeline?"
Hearing this, Puppet Kartora gently shook her head.
"Right now, I no longer belong to any particular timeline. I exist in almost every possible timeline."
"So, Lord Daniel, please do not enter Backworld."
Daniel's surroundings suddenly flickered, and he found himself once again standing in front of the Sacrificial Ritual Circle.
At this moment, the Sacrificial Ritual Circle had not yet activated. And according to Puppet Kartora, if he went into Backworld, he would undoubtedly die.
Was this the inevitable result, according to the laws of fate?
As he thought about it, Daniel's mind involuntarily wandered back to the countless cycles he had endured during the Human Emperor trial. Some things seemed destined to remain unchanged—this was the power of fate.
"Kartora, can you tell me the year you brought me to?" Daniel asked.
Puppet Kartora opened her mouth, as if she were about to say something, but then stopped abruptly.
"Sorry, I cannot say."
Daniel frowned, ready to ask another question, when suddenly, another Puppet Kartora appeared within his line of sight.
"Lord Crossbridge…"
At that moment, Daniel felt a soft body press against his back.
"Lord Crossbridge, can I still rely on you?"
"We've reached the end. There's no path forward…"
"Backworld, help me!"
Such an eerie scene caused Daniel to fall into silence.
But before he could react, more Puppet Kartoras began to appear around him.
In the blink of an eye, Daniel found himself surrounded by countless Puppet Kartoras!
Using his mind power to scan the area, Daniel was shocked to find that the number of Puppet Kartoras had surpassed trillions!
"Don't go…"
"I'm in Backworld…"
"Save me, I don't want to die…"
"Aurelia needs your help, hurry!"
"Don't save me, please don't come!"
"Lord Crossbridge, you are my only hope. Please save me, won't you?"
"The only one who can fight the Backworld god may be you."
"Fate—can it really not be changed? Lord Crossbridge, we cannot do what you can, but we believe you can!"
"Lord Crossbridge, don't mind us, just follow your heart!"
…
The countless Puppet Kartoras flooded the space, filling it entirely.
Daniel could clearly feel the overlap of countless spaces at this moment!
But the very next second, with a sharp, crystal-clear sound—like glass breaking on the floor—every Puppet Kartora instantly disappeared without a trace.
The entire world became eerily quiet, as though everything that had just occurred was a mere illusion.
But Daniel's face remained incredibly serious.
Given his current level of strength, it was impossible for him to be affected by illusions. What he had just witnessed had truly happened.
As for why the Puppet Kartoras disappeared, Daniel wasn't surprised and didn't intend to search for them.
What concerned him now was his next decision.
Should he enter Backworld?
After a brief moment of thought, Daniel opened his panel.
[Star Upgrade Quest, Phase 3]
Objective: Obtain blood from 10,000 different Ancient Gods within Backworld.Reward: Level cap increased to 400, gain another Infinity Domain god position.
According to Daniel's original plan, he intended to absorb a god position from the same domain before upgrading to Demigod level.
But now, he suddenly felt a sense of urgency.
Although he couldn't pinpoint the source of this feeling, Daniel had always trusted his intuition.
Without thinking too much, he instinctively glanced at his Demigod rank ascension ritual:
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Kill 10 beings over level 500, or kill 1 being above level 700 (Completed)Possess more than 5 God Rank Skills (Completed)Obtain a God Rank Skill scroll (Completed)
All ascension preparations are complete. The ritual can be performed at any time to ascend to Demigod rank.
Compared to the Star Upgrade Quest, Daniel's ascension ritual seemed relatively simple. In fact, it seemed incredibly easy.
He had anticipated this outcome.
The ascension ritual for god rank was extremely fair.
No matter the strength of an awakener, their ascension ritual was essentially the same.
This meant that the stronger the awakener, the easier the ascension ritual would be.
It was only the weaker ones who would consume a lot of time in the ritual.
At this point, Daniel felt that the ritual posed no real challenge.
In fact, once the ascension ritual was ready, Daniel was already very close to completing it.
The only unfinished task was to synthesize a God Rank Skill scroll, but that was easy enough—he could just grab some materials from his storage and synthesize it.
Daniel could effortlessly fulfill all the requirements for the ascension ritual.
Now, however, he was also considering another aspect.
If he didn't enter Backworld, he wouldn't be able to complete the Star Upgrade Quest and wouldn't be able to obtain the other god positions in Infinity Domain.
But upgrading to Demigod level would significantly enhance his power.
So, if he reached Demigod rank first and then entered Backworld, it would be much safer.
But that would mean he couldn't gain another god position from the same domain as a Demigod.
This could limit his future power growth.
Daniel hesitated.
If he acquired the other god position while at Demigod rank, his future potential would be higher.
But if he upgraded to Demigod rank now, he would essentially lower his upper limit.
Moreover, he hadn't fully resolved whether entering Backworld would allow him to avoid the future Apocalypse.
Daniel found himself torn between these two choices, but then he realized something else.
If he didn't continue to increase his strength, wouldn't he be facing the future gods with just Demigod rank power?