At his strongest, Narevis had been a peak half-step Eternal expert.

The elder smiled faintly after hearing Kru’s confident declaration.

"Do you know why I brought you to this particular era?"

Kru answered without hesitation.

"There is little need to guess. Master must know that an exceptional genius stronger than Narevis exists in this timeline. You once told me that somewhere within the Myriad-Race Universe, I would encounter the final opponent of my long journey. This should be that place."

The elder nodded.

"Your deduction is correct. A great event will soon occur in this era. The Eternal Tribulation has reached its conclusion, and an age of disorder is about to descend upon this region of spacetime."

His gaze grew distant, as though he were remembering events far beyond the perception of ordinary cultivators.

"Within this era, only one person is worthy of your challenge. He is the sole existence qualified to become your opponent."

"A person?" Kru asked. "Master, are you referring to a human? What kind of supreme expert could such a race produce?"

His tone carried obvious contempt.

The elder immediately corrected him.

"Do not underestimate humanity. The human form is naturally suited to cultivation. Across the countless races of the Endless Starfield, why do so many powerful beings gradually transform into human form during the later stages of their path?"

He answered his own question.

"It is because the human body possesses one of the best balances for comprehending the Great Dao. Many non-human races must refine themselves into a human form before they can continue advancing efficiently. That truth is not an accident."

The elder paused.

"However, truly becoming human requires more than copying a body. One must understand the principle of balance contained within humanity. That balance provides tremendous potential, but it also makes reaching an absolute extreme extraordinarily difficult."

He looked at Kru.

"If one asks who might stand among the strongest beings of all ages, the answer could very well be God Daniel. I brought you here so that you may challenge the Daniel of this era, the being later revered as the God of Wisdom."

The name caused Kru’s expression to become solemn.

"Master, I remember what you taught me. Only the greatest existences at the peak of Eternal Grade are jointly honored as gods by other Eternal experts. You yourself are also one of those beings. A title such as God of Wisdom signifies a Rank infinitely close to the supreme sacred limit."

Kru’s eyes burned with battle intent.

"An Eternal Grade expert can create a universe. A supreme existence above ordinary Eternal Grade can open an entirely new Endless Starfield. If Daniel will one day reach that level, then he is indeed worthy of my challenge. When may I fight him?"

The elder gave a small nod.

"Do not be impatient. The most important task at present is observation. This timeline is about to enter a period of violent change. We will watch the situation before deciding when you should act."

"Understood, Master," Kru replied.

* * *

At the far end of the chaotic deep sea within the Endless Starfield stood a region pursued by countless high-stage Oracle-grade experts and even stronger beings.

It was known as the Sea at the End of Dao Realms.

Every Great Dao appeared to reach its limit there. Countless laws converged upon that region, gathering like rivers entering a boundless ocean.

The sea contained innumerable Dao Realms.

Each Dao Realm represented the foundation of an Eternal Grade expert. A Dao Realm was the ultimate evolution of a secret realm, and its quality exceeded that of an ordinary life universe by an unimaginable degree.

Eternal Grade experts cultivated, fought, and sometimes died within those domains.

Not every Dao Realm possessed a living master. The number of realms left behind across the endless ages far exceeded the number of Eternal experts still present to govern them.

Inside one such realm, an Eternal Grade expert was delivering a lecture upon the Great Dao.

Spacetime laws revolved around his body. No temporal current could restrain him, and the passage of years could not erode his existence.

Countless laws manifested through his aura and descended upon the audience below.

None of the listeners were ordinary. The weakest among them had reached T7 Oracle-grade, while T9 Oracle-grade experts were numerous.

They listened in complete fascination.

Without warning, the Eternal expert stopped speaking.

His disciples remained immersed in the lingering comprehension and failed to notice the silence.

The expert raised one finger and tapped the void several times, deducing changes that ordinary perception could never detect.

After a moment, he frowned.

"Strange. Why has the Eternal Tribulation ended so suddenly?"

He had survived the previous calamity through extraordinary luck. Whether he could endure the next was uncertain.

The opportunity that allowed him to avoid destruction had been granted by another mysterious existence. Since he had now survived, he could no longer delay fulfilling the promise he once made.

"I only hope that existence has also survived this calamity."

With that thought, the Eternal expert flicked his finger.

A thread of light shot from his hand and left the Dao Realm.

The light passed through the outer boundary, illuminating every ancient stone monument before the entrance.

Mistmoon Dao Realm.

It did not pause.

The radiance crossed the entire Chaos Starsea in an instant, entered the Time River, and raced directly toward the Myriad-Race Universe.

* * *

The light appeared inside the Myriad-Race Universe and silently spread across the entire cosmos.

Almost every region of spacetime was affected.

The speed of time began increasing violently. Countless high-stage Oracle-grade experts sensed that something had changed, although few understood the cause.

* * *

Within Golden Holy Mountain, an elder suddenly entered a hidden secret realm.

Only the current leader of Golden Holy Mountain possessed the authority to access this place.

A single temple stood within the realm.

Inside the temple was a statue of Golden Holy Mountain’s founder. Before the statue burned a Life-Soul Lamp connected to the founder’s existence.

The elder entered hurriedly and immediately attempted to contact the founder, an Eternal Grade Oracle who had left this timeline after completing his breakthrough.

When the founder first established Golden Holy Mountain, he had not yet reached Eternal Grade. Only after advancing did he depart for the greater reaches beyond the universe.

The elder lit soul incense, bowed deeply, and sent out an urgent prayer.

"Ancestor, return immediately! An Eternal Grade expert has acted against the Myriad-Race Universe. The flow of time has accelerated by dozens of times. Our universe was already approaching the end of its natural lifespan. If this continues, Great Dao Tribulation Clouds will soon appear throughout the cosmos."

His voice trembled.

"Once that happens, Tribulation-Ash Seeds will form inside every Oracle-grade expert. None of us will have much time left."