Chapter528-The Ascension Task of the Human Race
At this moment, perhaps only Daniel in the entire world is capable of synthesizing the [Infinity Possibility] God Rank Skill.
This is why the God of Knowledge chose him. The existence of [Infinity Possibility] was known to the God of Knowledge. Daniel had a vague suspicion that, even if he hadn't brought up the third divine request, the God of Knowledge would have eventually found a way to share the relevant knowledge with him.
Although it seemed that Perfect Pantheon was what Daniel needed to strengthen himself, he also realized that, in the eyes of the God of Knowledge, he might be nothing more than a test subject. After all, no matter how good a theory is, it must be put into practice, or it is just a castle in the air.
Just as this thought crossed his mind, the voice of the God of Knowledge echoed once more in his mind.
"Daniel, you are a very unique existence. Consider Perfect Pantheon as a parting gift from us."
"I look forward to it, eagerly waiting for our next encounter. No matter whether in the past or the future, we will surely meet again."
Daniel chose to ignore the words of the God of Knowledge and stepped out of the Place of Twisted Minds instead. He had already studied the knowledge regarding Perfect Pantheon in his mind.
In reality, the path was far more complicated than Daniel had initially imagined. The first condition for entering the Perfect Pantheon was to become a complete Fake God. Although Daniel had reached the Fake God level, he was still at the early stage, meaning he didn't yet meet the requirements to enter the Perfect Pantheon.
However, Daniel was certain that he could indeed ascend to the divine rank of an Ancient God.
With this thought in mind, Daniel, in his role as the Human Emperor, issued an edict to the entire human race.
[Human Emperor's Edict: Use the ceremony to merge with the Ancient God Pantheon's divine rank.]
Following Daniel's command, the entire human race began to move into action rapidly and efficiently. Since Daniel possessed the Mental Plane, he could share vast amounts of knowledge directly. Thus, there was no need for the human race's awakener to learn the steps of the ceremony. They only needed to receive the knowledge and follow the steps to complete the ceremony without any issues.
However, for Daniel, the next critical task was the ascension of the human race. If the human race could not ascend, it would mean that Daniel's level would remain stuck at 500. And level 500 meant only being at the early stage of the Fake God rank. To continue advancing on the path to godhood, the ascension of the human race was unavoidable.
With that in mind, Daniel turned his attention to the human race's ascension task.
[Human Race Ascension Task]
[Task Goal 1: The number of humans who reach the Fake God level must exceed 10 (Completed).]
[Task Goal 2: The Human Emperor must pass the ninth stage of the Human Emperor trial (Completed).]
[Task Goal 3: All members of the race must achieve at least demigod rank (excluding those who haven't participated in the Awakening Ceremony).]
[Task Reward: The race's rank will be upgraded to Star Rank, and the level cap will rise to 700.]
Without the merging ceremony of the Ancient God Pantheon, achieving the demigod rank for all humans would have been almost impossible. After all, who knew if there were even enough divine ranks in the world for such a feat?
But thanks to the ceremony that the God of Knowledge had revealed, it was now possible for every human to obtain a divine rank. Of course, there might be various problems during the ceremony, but at least now there was a solution.
Once Daniel confirmed that the ceremony did not hide any dangerous elements but was simply incomplete, he began to seriously ponder the God of Knowledge's attitude. Was his relationship with the God of Knowledge truly hostile? Or, as the God of Knowledge had claimed, was the God of Knowledge not an enemy after all?
Daniel could feel that he had indeed benefited quite a lot from his dealings with the God of Knowledge. If he didn't feel any internal turmoil, that would be impossible. Moreover, if the God of Knowledge were truly an enemy, there would be no need for the kind of assistance Daniel had received.
Daniel couldn't figure it out, so he rubbed his forehead.
So… inner gods aren't necessarily all bad? Or to put it in more familiar terms, power itself doesn't have any inherent morality. Just like nuclear weapons—while they possess immense destructive power, they have objectively led to a long period of peace.
What truly defines good or evil is the purpose behind the use of that power. So… can there be good inner gods?
This thought suddenly appeared in Daniel's mind. But the next moment, he immediately dismissed it.
Whether inner gods are good or bad didn't matter to him. After all, Daniel could only rely on himself.
If he were to trust the God of Knowledge, and the God of Knowledge harbored ill intentions, Daniel wouldn't even have the opportunity to resist. So, both emotionally and rationally, Daniel knew he couldn't entertain such thoughts.
Relying on others was bound to be unreliable. The key was to depend on his own strength. After all, even gods struggled with inner gods, let alone a mere Fake God like himself.
While Daniel was deep in thought, the human race had already started moving into action efficiently. More and more awakeners began performing the ceremony and acquiring the Ancient God Pantheon's divine rank. All the human race's awakeners had been waiting for this moment. The reason they hadn't become demigods before was simply due to the lack of divine ranks.
Now, with the ceremony available, they could summon the appropriate Ancient God Pantheon divine ranks that suited them. As a result, the entire human race ascending to the demigod rank was practically a foregone conclusion, just a matter of time.
Just as this was unfolding, a portal made of starlight appeared before Daniel. Daniel wasn't surprised by the appearance of this portal. After all, after becoming a Fake God, he had also opened the Temple of the Infinite Gods.
According to the task requirements, he would need to complete the task inside the Temple of the Infinite Gods.
[Ascension Ceremony Requirement 2: Defeat all the divine marks left behind by the gods inside the Temple of the Infinite Gods and leave your own mark in the river of time.]
[After completing this requirement, you will gain complete Fake God divine power.]
Daniel scratched his head. This task didn't seem too difficult. The Temple of the Infinite Gods seemed to function as a kind of trial ground. It was probably similar to the Human Emperor trial, but the difference was that he would face the gods themselves.
Well, they probably wouldn't be real gods, or else the task would be impossible!
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