Dorek valued Daniel’s safety even more than his own.

If anything happened to Daniel, he would lose every hope of competing for the imperial throne.

Now that Daniel was preparing to depart on his campaign, Dorek wished he could assign the T7 Oracle-grade expert of the Fated Human Race beside him to serve as Daniel’s personal guard.

However, Daniel shook his head and refused.

"There is no need."

"I alone am sufficient to deal with every enemy who comes."

"You only need to worry about yourself."

"While I am away, I expect you to avoid causing any trouble."

After hearing this, Dorek could only close his mouth and refrain from saying anything more.

He did not understand why Daniel was so confident that no outside enemy could harm him.

However, considering the unfathomable strength Daniel had displayed and the almost omniscient wisdom of his teacher, Dorek ultimately agreed to let him travel alone.

"Teacher truly possesses absolute confidence."

Dorek silently watched Daniel’s figure gradually disappear from the residence.

Daniel was naturally confident.

Ever since crossing into this world and era, he had never sensed an aura capable of making him feel genuinely threatened.

He did not even request personal guards from the Imperial City.

He truly set out alone.

...

Within the boundless starry sky, an Emperor-class sacred vessel sailed forward.

Suddenly—

A dazzling golden light appeared.

The dense aura of a Divine-grade treasure instantly swept across the surrounding region.

It came from a stone-like Divine-grade treasure.

The moment it appeared, every planet within ten thousand kilometers was suppressed and ceased revolving.

Even the space throughout the affected region was completely frozen, unable to move in the slightest.

Daniel, who was aboard the Emperor-class sacred vessel, immediately sensed the terrifying aura released by the suddenly appearing treasure.

His expression shifted.

"A Primordial Supreme Treasure?"

Within his perception, the aura released by the Divine-grade treasure was actually on the same level as the Riakris Shield he had encountered previously.

Both were Primordial Supreme Treasures.

"Interesting. Someone actually dares intercept me."

"Divine Spear!"

Daniel shouted softly.

The next moment, a pitch-black spear appeared.

It instantly broke through the sealing laws of the Primordial Supreme Treasure and violently struck the stone-like Divine-grade treasure.

A mere stone treasure at the Primordial Supreme Treasure level could not possibly withstand the Divine Spear’s attack.

It was instantly pierced by the black spear.

The corresponding sealing laws collapsed completely, and the surrounding space across hundreds of millions of miles resumed flowing.

"You have considerable nerve."

"You even dare touch something that belongs to me."

A ghostlike figure suddenly appeared nearby.

Had Prince Kane been present, he would have recognized the man immediately.

It was none other than the mysterious expert supporting his faction.

He had truly come to find Daniel, intending to eliminate him on Kane’s behalf.

However, the moment Daniel saw him, a cold smile appeared on his face.

In truth, he had long understood that the forces behind the other princes would never allow him to reach his post without interference.

They could not permit him to assume command smoothly.

If Daniel arrived at the Heavenly River Starfield and successfully pacified all the Tribulation-Ash Monsters, he would establish tremendous merit.

As a member of Dorek’s faction, the reputation Daniel gained would inevitably cause Prince Dorek’s Contribution Points and public prestige to soar as well.

When that happened, the chances of victory for the other princes would fall sharply.

As a result, Daniel had already become the shared target of every prince.

Only by killing him could they feel at ease.

Naturally, the high-stage Oracle-grade experts who had crossed over from various points along the River of Time would not pass up such an excellent opportunity.

In their eyes, Daniel was an anomaly.

An existence like him had to be erased as early as possible.

Daniel had not even truly left the outer territories of the Eternal Empire when he encountered his first assassination attempt.

"Die."

The mysterious expert instantly unfolded his sage-rank domain.

After an Oracle-grade expert survived their sage-rank tribulation, the domain they created could be carried with them and fused into their very being.

However, the Eternal Empire was governed by a supreme Great Dao that suppressed their cultivation Ranks.

As a result, these high-stage Oracle-grade experts who had arrived from various eras along the River of Time could display only Divine-grade cultivation within its territory.

Now, however, they had already left the central region affected by the Eternal Empire’s suppression.

Naturally, the mysterious expert could once again activate his Divine Domain.

As a high-stage Oracle-grade powerhouse, the sage-rank domain he summoned was anything but ordinary.

Although its outward pressure appeared far less astonishing than that of a supreme sage-rank domain, its density and quality were not inferior in the slightest.

After all, his original cultivation was already at high-stage Oracle-grade.

Summoning a sage-rank domain comparable to a supreme sage-rank domain was effortless for him.

At that moment, golden light suddenly erupted from Daniel’s body and rapidly expanded.

Within only a few seconds, it covered hundreds of millions of kilometers.

It was Daniel’s supreme sage-rank domain!

The moment it appeared, its overwhelming power instantly forced back the mysterious expert’s domain.

Of course, if they had completely escaped the influence of the Eternal Empire’s Great Dao suppression, Daniel’s supreme sage-rank domain would never have gained an advantage over that of the expert before him.

But because the Great Dao continued suppressing both sides, Daniel’s domain was now capable of directly contending against that of a high-stage Oracle-grade powerhouse.

The mysterious expert showed no panic upon witnessing this scene.

Instead, surprise and admiration appeared in his eyes.

"Interesting."

"I didn’t expect you to possess a supreme sage-rank domain."

"I happen to be lacking a suitable domain at the moment."

"I’ll take yours."

Daniel nearly laughed from anger.

He immediately snorted coldly.

"And what exactly are you supposed to be?"

"You think you can take it simply because you want it?"

"What makes you believe you can do anything to me?"

Almost immediately, crimson radiance erupted from Daniel’s body once again.

A halo-like object appeared behind his head, composed of multiple interlocking rings.

It carried the ultimate power of destiny and the Great Dao.

It was none other than one of his supreme treasures—

The Ring of Destiny.

The instant the Ring of Destiny appeared, reality itself condensed.

At the same time, it reached across the past, present, and future, spanning a total of 728 days.

All of Daniel’s Strength throughout those 728 days converged upon the present moment.

It was equivalent to granting the current Daniel a 728-fold enhancement!

His pressure immediately soared to an unimaginable peak.

"Celestial Convergence—

"Celestial Grasp!"

Daniel shouted softly.

The next moment, he thrust out his palm.

An incomparably enormous palm print suddenly appeared within the vault of heaven!

Even a single line upon that colossal palm contained terrifying pressure.