Chapter411-Isabella
Daniel was caught in deep hesitation, his mind engaging in intense contemplation.
What should he choose?
Immediately, Daniel began a Mental Deduction within his spiritual space, running through every possible outcome. In the blink of an eye, Daniel calculated over a billion potential scenarios, all of which, despite their vast numbers, inevitably reached a conclusion. In just a second, countless choices led to countless possibilities, all of which ultimately culminated in the same ending.
No, this won't do. I need to run more calculations.
Daniel stood motionless for an entire day, locked in place, the world around him silent and peaceful, untouched by any event. In the spiritual realm, the human race was advancing at an extraordinary pace. In just one day, numerous Awakener had broken through to Level 250.
However, the divinity status was inherently limited, and many Awakener could not achieve the status of a god. Even those with the demigod rank had a hard time advancing further.
For their ascension, in addition to the upgrade rituals, they would need to assimilate more divine statuses. Yet, in this world, acquiring divine status by killing other Awakener was no easy feat.
Currently, the highest level that human Awakener could reach was the demigod rank. Thanks to the Void Tower, they could attain demigod rank power without divine status. This was their limit. Moving forward, only a few human Awakener could achieve demigod status if they were able to claim the divine rank within their domain. However, these individuals were few and far between.
Daniel had a clear understanding of the Land of Origin's development. As the day passed, Daniel finally found the answer. In that instant, Daniel activated Time Stream and returned to a day earlier.
After spending an entire day in mental calculations, Daniel began to piece together Kartora's role and functions. For Daniel now, entering the Backworld didn't matter much. Whether he went or not, he would still encounter Kartora. The outcomes would simply differ depending on his choice.
Despite spending a whole day on Mental Deduction, Daniel hadn't reached a satisfying conclusion. However, the day wasn't entirely wasted. At the very least, Daniel had learned one thing: he played a crucial role in this entire matter.
Kartora needed his help, regardless of what happened. So, with that realization, Daniel sighed.
If there had been another choice, he wouldn't have taken the risk. Since arriving in this world, Daniel had been careful, always prioritizing his own safety and avoiding unnecessary dangers. But now, it was clear to him that the path ahead would likely lead to his death. However, there was no other option. This path was the only one available to him.
And for Daniel, this was the best choice at the moment. There was no way he could continue being as weak as he was when the time came to face gods.
Everything else was secondary; only the improvement of his own strength was real!
Right now, Daniel couldn't even face a Fake God rank like Fleshheart without exhausting great effort. He could say without exaggeration that if a Demigod Rank appeared, he would easily be destroyed.
The presence of a Demigod Rank, in Daniel's view, was essentially an insurmountable wall.
For example, Isabella, who was sealed at the bottom of the sea, was an existence beyond his ability to handle. Though she had been sealed, the kind of seductive power she wielded was beyond his ability to counter!
At that time, Daniel had been able to resist her allure with his God Rank Skill, but that was when Isabella was sealed. If she were unsealed, there was no guarantee his God Rank Skill would work against her.
At his current strength, it would be insufficient.
Daniel made this assessment in his heart and then looked at the Sacrificial Ritual Circle before murmuring to himself.
"I am ready now."
In the next moment, he activated the Time Stream effect and entered the time corridor. At the end of the corridor, the mermaid Isabella was still sitting quietly.
"Little brother, I knew you would come for me," Isabella said with a playful smile.
"But I didn't expect you to bring me out this way!"
"This place is so boring, far worse than the bottom of the Storm Sea!"
Daniel looked at the sealed Isabella. For him, unsealing her wasn't particularly difficult. He could easily do so with the Universal Gauntlet.
Previously, Daniel had refrained from releasing Isabella, knowing that a Demigod Rank entity was far too powerful for him to control.
However, after encountering the puppet Kartora, Daniel had begun to consider whether or not to release Isabella. Ultimately, he had decided against it.
At the time, Kartora, in his puppet form, hadn't shown any hostility toward him, but Isabella was another matter entirely.
In the end, Isabella was an extremely dangerous existence. Her threat level was no less than Kartora's, the puppet.
Even now, Daniel couldn't be sure that, upon releasing her, she would help him.
In fact, the worst-case scenario was that Isabella could team up with Aurelia to become his enemy.
So for now, Isabella was an unstable bomb waiting to explode.
"Little brother, why aren't you speaking?" Isabella teased, her eyes twinkling. "Are you thinking about me? Want to release me so I can keep you company?"
"I miss you too, after all, you're the only one who comes to visit me in such a lonely place."
"You don't know how lonely I've been over the years, how much I long for your warmth."
Isabella continued to tempt Daniel with her words. Though Daniel felt a dry mouth, his God Rank Skill kept his mind steady.
"Isabella, I want you to tell me about the Backworld."
"The Backworld?" Isabella raised her eyebrows, her face showing a hint of disappointment.
"I thought you'd want to talk about the beauty between males and females, but you're such a dull person!"
"Tell me the truth, don't you feel anything for me? Don't you have the slightest interest in me?"