NOVEL NEXT Chapter530-Fate Stone
Daniel couldn't help but exclaim, while also seeing in the images some powerful enemies he had never encountered before!
Countless images appeared almost simultaneously in Daniel's mind.
He had a vague sense of realization: his victory might not be a true victory in the traditional sense of a battle. This was not simply a trial.
To be precise, if Daniel wanted to complete the second stage of his ascension ceremony, he would need to leave his own statue here.
With this thought, Daniel became increasingly curious. Why, then, was the largest statue—a faceless one?
With this question in mind, he moved closer to the central, massive sculpture.
Soon, he realized something strange about it. On the base of the statue, he found a crystal that was nearly transparent.
This crystal was very unique. From every angle, it seemed to take a different shape. However, what surprised Daniel even more was that, when he scanned with his mind power just a moment ago, he hadn't noticed the crystal's presence.
Theoretically, that should have been impossible.
Instinctively, Daniel used the Eye of Insight to examine the crystal more closely.
[Unnamed Crystal]
[Description: Leaving your name on the crystal will generate a corresponding statue and grant you the qualification to become a god, receiving the protection of fate.]
[Upon receiving fate's protection, your information and fate will be hidden, preventing any god from peering into them.]
[Note: Only those who leave their names can gain the qualification to become a god. If you are unable to leave your name, you will never become a god.]
[Note 2: The unnamed crystal is damaged.]
Seeing these two notifications, Daniel felt a chill run down his spine.
So, this crystal was in a damaged state, but how could he leave his name on it now?
If he couldn't leave his name, didn't that mean he could never truly become a god?
With that thought, Daniel frowned.
However, he quickly realized there was a flaw in this reasoning.
Many gods of the Ancient God Pantheon, like the God of Knowledge, didn't have their statues visible to him. Yet, they not only became gods, they became inner gods.
So, it was clear that this space and these statues did not represent every god.
Daniel's mind power spread over the statues once again.
After carefully observing, he discovered something very interesting: no god from the Ancient God Pantheon appeared in these statues. Instead, all the statues were of gods from the modern pantheon.
Did this mean that both the Ancient God Pantheon and the modern pantheon had already collapsed?
At that moment, Daniel noticed a deep crack on the giant statue.
This crack caused the massive sculpture to lose some of its former grandeur, leaving it looking more broken and decrepit.
Just then, another prompt appeared in front of Daniel.
[Crack caused by supreme will, leading the massive statue to lose part of its power.]
[With the loss of power, the ceremony to become a god will have a failure probability.]
Daniel furrowed his brow once again. He sensed that he was about to uncover a very important secret.
But so far, there was no more information—just fragmented pieces.
At that moment, the massive statue suddenly began to emit a soft glow.
Under the influence of this light, the figures on the smaller statues began to merge into the unnamed crystal, all at once.
Daniel noticed that the unnamed crystal had started to change again.
[Activated Fate Stone]
[Description: The only perfect crystal, only the destined ones can leave their names upon it.]
Hmm?
Seeing the change in the unnamed crystal, Daniel instinctively rubbed his eyes.
Although he didn't fully understand what had just happened, one thing was certain: this was his only chance.
With that thought, Daniel wasted no time and decisively left his name on the crystal.
At the moment he did so, he suddenly realized that the figures on the smaller statues had once again appeared in his line of sight.
However, unlike before, these figures now seemed to have tangible forms.
Faer's figure reappeared before Daniel. Unlike the Faer he remembered, this version of Faer looked far more mature.
In addition to Faer, Aurelia's figure also appeared before Daniel, accompanied by a golden and silver glow.
Next, familiar figures appeared one by one. As they took form, the small statues around Daniel began to crumble, one after another.
Watching these familiar faces materialize, Daniel could also sense the powerful energy surging within them.
It could be said that each of these figures, without exception, was an incredibly powerful being.
Even though their aura only maintained the appearance of a Fake God, Daniel still believed that they could easily defeat any Fake God aside from themselves. Even against a demigod, they would likely reach a draw.
Apart from these old friends, Daniel also saw the Blood Goddess, Bly, and the God of War, Ares...
But...
Some of them seemed not to have truly become gods.
For example, Frieza from the Summoning domain had not become a god.
This was because the essence of being a god lay in claiming a domain of their own.
For instance, Luck Goddess Luke—no one else in the world would ever become a god in the Luck domain, except her.
However, Daniel's devotee Charlotte held the divine rank in the Summoning domain, which meant that Frieza had indeed fallen.
But undeniable as it was, even those who hadn't become true gods still exuded terrifying strength!
These emerging Fake Gods immediately surrounded Daniel.
And Daniel could sense their strong hostility toward him.
These familiar faces, however, carried no memories. They were merely copies created by the Temple of the Infinite Gods.
Even so, they still possessed immense power.
Most importantly, they were all at the peak of the Fake God rank.
So, was his task to defeat them all?
Daniel swallowed hard, but his face was filled with excitement.
He had to admit that his ascension ceremony task was indeed difficult.
But looking at it from another perspective, wasn't this also a recognition of his strength?