Some experts, however, believed that their strength gave them no reason to be afraid.

They spoke with obvious indignation.

"Why should we fear someone who has merely grasped the laws of the Great Dao?"

"Admittedly, his trump cards are somewhat troublesome, but every one of us is a high-stage Oracle-grade expert. Our cultivation has merely been suppressed to Divine-grade."

"If we could display our true strength, why would we ever fear a mere Divine-grade cultivator?"

Without exception, those who spoke so confidently were ordinary experts who had not yet joined the faction of a first-tier prince.

Meanwhile, some of the experts supporting Prince Lucian and Prince Alvin—the two princes ranked among the foremost contenders—had already begun quietly considering a retreat.

The experts within these two factions were different from those supporting the other princes.

Most princes had only one, two, or perhaps three mysterious experts backing them.

Prince Lucian and Prince Alvin, however, were surrounded by an almost countless number of powerful supporters.

After all, Lucian and Alvin had always been regarded as the most competitive candidates.

On the surface, the struggle for the imperial throne had practically always been a contest between the two of them.

Naturally, their factions also concealed the greatest number of mysterious experts.

At this moment, seven or eight of those experts had already begun discussing how to join forces and intercept Daniel.

The moment they witnessed the strength Daniel had just displayed, they realized that he was absolutely not an opponent they could underestimate.

"The trump cards that man revealed make it clear that we can no longer fight him individually."

"We must surround and kill him together if we want any chance of success."

"Exactly. His strength far exceeds what any of us expected. Only by overwhelming him with numbers can we guarantee our own safety."

"That’s right. If we all attack at once, we should still have a very high chance of taking him down."

Originally, every one of these experts had planned to personally intercept and kill Daniel in order to claim the points for themselves.

After all, killing an important contributor serving one of the princes would still count as a notable achievement.

The merit might not be overwhelming, but once Daniel died, Dorek would effectively be crippled.

He would lose all ability to compete for the throne.

Naturally, each expert wanted to monopolize the credit for the kill.

However, the trump cards and combat power Daniel had revealed made them worry that if they continued challenging him one by one, he would simply kill them all individually.

Before long, one of the experts suggested that they work together to eliminate Daniel.

As for the distribution of merit afterward, it would be divided according to each person’s actual contribution during the battle.

It did not take long for the experts to negotiate the necessary conditions.

They soon reached an agreement and prepared to jointly intercept Daniel.

Within Prince Lucian’s faction, four experts intended to participate in the ambush.

Prince Alvin’s faction, meanwhile, had three experts preparing to remain hidden and attack only when the right opportunity appeared.

After all, the two factions were natural rivals.

Only experts belonging to the same faction could openly cooperate with one another.

It was impossible for the experts of both camps to launch a coordinated attack together.

At this moment, Daniel was still piloting his Emperor-class sacred vessel forward.

He had no idea that several powerful experts were already lying in ambush ahead.

Even if he had known, he would not have cared.

With his current strength, he was usually the one hunting others.

Others rarely had the qualifications to hunt him.

Of course, Daniel still maintained a measure of vigilance while traveling through unexplored territory.

Sure enough, he had not traveled much farther when numerous Divine-grade treasures suddenly appeared ahead of him.

Daniel focused his gaze.

There were several dozen Divine-grade treasures in total, and every one of them was astonishingly high in quality.

Even the weakest among them had reached Primordial Law-grade.

In the next instant, the treasures surged toward him like a tidal wave, carrying an immensely dense aura of laws.

At the same time, all kinds of Divine-grade techniques erupted.

Their power was so overwhelming that the universe itself began trembling.

Even an ordinary Oracle-grade expert would probably be unable to endure such a terrifying combined assault.

One mysterious expert after another revealed themselves.

They had finally launched their attack against Daniel.

Countless Divine-grade treasures descended upon him with overwhelming momentum.

Vast quantities of law power and Divine-grade techniques followed closely behind, all carrying astonishing killing intent.

Daniel’s expression did not change.

He merely called out indifferently.

"Divine Spear."

In an instant, a completely black spear appeared and positioned itself directly before the incoming Sacred Arts and law power.

With a single thought from Daniel, the Divine Spear expanded violently.

It grew like a pillar supporting the heavens, reaching a length of millions of miles in an instant.

Like an invincible spear guarding the gates of heaven, it stood before Daniel’s Emperor-class sacred vessel and blocked the incoming assault.

At the same time, Daniel raised his hand.

The recently advanced Basin of Greed appeared in his palm.

The moment it emerged, the Basin of Greed released a strange fluctuation.

Unlike before, it did not immediately unleash vast clouds of multicolored radiance.

Instead, it began mobilizing the laws contained within itself.

The surrounding space rippled like the surface of a lake.

Invisible waves spread outward at astonishing speed, as though a stone had been dropped into perfectly still water.

Within only a few seconds, the invisible ripples had enveloped a large portion of the incoming Divine-grade treasures.

Without exception, every treasure covered by the Basin of Greed’s fluctuations instantly lost the ability to attack.

Their momentum vanished.

One after another, they came to a halt and hovered silently in the void.

The next moment, their owners discovered that the connection between themselves and their treasures had disappeared.

They were shocked and terrified.

They hurriedly attempted to recall their treasures, only to discover that the artifacts had seemingly betrayed them completely.

The treasures actually began flying toward the seemingly ordinary Basin of Greed of their own accord.

Like fish returning to the sea, dozens of high-quality Divine-grade treasures rushed directly into the Basin of Greed.

The Oracle-grade experts were horrified.

None of them understood how such a thing could possibly have happened.

The scene before them was as though their most precious possessions had suddenly escaped their control and willingly submitted to someone else.

The humiliation and extreme fury instantly swept away every trace of their rationality.

The mysterious experts temporarily abandoned their attacks on Daniel.

One after another, they activated secret techniques in an attempt to summon their Divine-grade treasures back.

Yet without exception, the connections between them and their treasures had already been forcibly severed.

No matter how desperately they called out, the treasures showed no response whatsoever.

The experts could only watch helplessly as their Divine-grade treasures fell into Daniel’s Basin of Greed.

All contact was completely lost.

Such an enormous loss immediately drove them into a frenzy.

Their hearts burned with anger and panic.

If this mission failed, their losses would be utterly devastating.