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The world announcement exploded like thunder.

[World Announcement: The heretic "Faustus" has slain the Temple Priest and Godkin Guards at World’s End. His crimes are monstrous, and his hatred with the Godkin has reached [Fight to the Death]!]

[The Godkin are enraged! From this day forth, they command all believers of god across Aetheria to jointly execute the heretic, cleanse the filth, and return holy light to the world!]

The message swept across the sky like heavenly thunder, shocking every living being on the entire continent.

Faustus had actually dared to oppose the Godkin head-on. He had even personally slain the Godkin’s mortal representative—

The Temple Priest!

This was no different from punching a hole through the heavens!

However, the group of players known as the "Fourth Calamity" were not afraid at all. Instead, every single one of them felt their blood boil, their battle intent surging.

"By the gods! Guild Master is going to slaughter gods to prove his Dao!"

"What gods? As long as it has an HP bar, even a giant dragon has to coil up before us!"

"Well said! So what if it’s the God Realm? It’s just a new map we haven’t explored yet."

"Those lofty gods are nothing more than prey with richer EXP in our eyes."

"What’s there to be afraid of? We players were born to break shackles and trample divine thrones! Boss Faustus has already opened the path. We can’t fall behind either!"

"Great God Faustus is mighty! From now on, you are the war god in our hearts, the one and only true god!"

These players had never possessed any reverence toward gods.

To them, the God Realm was merely a higher-level battlefield, and gods were nothing more than stronger gatekeepers.

Killing gods?

Was that not part of the game?

...

After listening to the world announcement, Daniel’s expression remained unchanged.

Calling upon believers to kill him?

The corner of his mouth curled into a cold sneer, full of disdain.

He actually hoped the Godkin would personally make a move. It would be best if they sent over a million supreme-grade experts, allowing him to gather ten billion Primordial Cores and deduce a forbidden skill!

"Looks like I still haven’t pulled enough aggro."

A dangerous light flickered in his eyes.

The God Realm would not come?

Then he would fight his way up there!

He would take the initiative and go looking for trouble!

The God Realm actually dared to lock everyone by the throat, refusing to let them undergo rebirth unless they knelt and signed a servant contract.

If that was not courting death, then what was?

He took a deep breath, suppressed the surging killing intent within him, and turned toward the depths of the Temple.

The Temple Priest was dead, but the Fountain of Rebirth was not going anywhere.

The reason this Temple existed was precisely because of that fountain.

He soon found the Fountain of Rebirth.

The spring water was shrouded by a layer of restriction, one difficult to break through using ordinary means.

But that was only for ordinary people.

"Break!"

Rumble!

The restriction shattered at once, like a lock smashed open by brute force.

[Ding! You have shattered the restriction on the Fountain of Rebirth.]

[Prompt: The Fountain of Rebirth’s restriction has been damaged. The self-destruction program will activate in five minutes.]

Daniel did not care in the slightest. He calmly stepped into the spring water.

As expected, the Godkin had kept a backup plan. The Fountain of Rebirth actually had a hidden self-destruction mechanism.

No wonder he had always felt there was a trap hidden within this quest.

The system had predicted his prediction.

Or rather, it had given him a hidden choice!

If he chose to submit to the God Realm, then he would not need the Fountain of Rebirth blueprint.

That blueprint could be used to nurture his own Strength.

But if he chose to reject the God Realm, then this Fountain of Rebirth would become the players’ only path to godhood.

And now, he already held the key to that path.

Because the price of rejecting the God Realm was that the Fountain of Rebirth here would definitely be destroyed.

From this day forth, every player who wanted to become a god would first need his approval.

As Daniel thought of this, the system notification arrived right on time.

[Ding! Congratulations, your rebirth has succeeded!]

[Prompt: You may now fuse with a Divinity. After fusing, you may become a legendary-grade expert!]

He stepped out of the spring water and took out the Greater Divinity he had prepared long ago from his backpack, his gaze burning.

The next step was to achieve legendary-grade!

Daniel held the Greater Divinity in his palm. Pale golden light flowed between his fingers, as though a river of stars was slowly rotating within it.

This was the highest-level foundation of godhood in the myriad worlds beneath the starry sky, a supreme treasure countless experts could never reach even after exhausting their entire lives.

[Ding! Confirm fusion with [Greater Divinity]? Once confirmed, the Divinity will become one with you and can never be separated again.]

Daniel’s expression was calm, without the slightest hesitation.

"Confirm."

[Ding! Fusion with [Greater Divinity] successful!]

Boom!

The clear sky suddenly erupted with a clap of thunder, as though the heavens themselves were trembling for this moment.

A vast, abyss-like legendary-grade aura surged out from Daniel’s body, like an ancient dragon that had been dormant for countless ages finally opening its eyes.

His robes moved without wind, and his hair fluttered like strands of gold. Rings of pale golden ripples spread from his body in all directions.

Legendary-grade!

Daniel had officially ascended!

...

[World Announcement: Player "Faustus" has successfully fused with a Greater Divinity and become the first player to achieve legendary-grade! Special reward: Contribution Points +1,000,000, gold coins +2,000,000!]

[Special reward: [Special Random Item Chest] ×1!]

[...]

The announcement rang out three times in a row, smashing the entire world into silence. Then, an earth-shaking uproar erupted.

"Legendary-grade! Holy shit!"

The first player to become a god!

Faustus!

This was an epoch-making milestone.

The players, a group once regarded as ants by the gods, finally had someone climb to the peak of legendary-grade.

"I hereby declare Faustus the War God!"

"We have to work harder too. We can’t let the big boss leave us too far behind, or we won’t even be qualified to enter instances with him in the future!"

"No way. He became a god just like that? Are we even playing the same game?"

"Exactly. I still can’t even beat an epic-grade BOSS, and the great god over there has already achieved legendary-grade and is slaughtering supreme-grade enemies!"

"As expected, comparing yourself to others really can make you furious..."

...

[Ding! You have obtained [Special Random Item Chest (Rare · Unique)] ×1!]

Daniel took out the chest. Ancient patterns were engraved across its surface, and it emitted a fluctuation that made one’s heart tremble.

[Special Random Item Chest (Rare · Unique)]

Level: ???

Grade: ???

Effect: After opening, randomly obtain one rare item.

Description: Badge, title, talent, potion, skill book... The wheel of fate turns. What you will obtain is completely unknown!

He opened it directly.

[Ding! You have opened [Special Random Item Chest (Rare · Unique)]!]

[Ding! You have obtained rare item [Badge of the Unyielding (Unique)]!]

A dark-golden badge fell into his palm. Engraved upon the badge was a longsword piercing through a divine crown, as though silently declaring something.

[Badge of the Unyielding (Unique)]

[Rare]

Effect: After wearing this badge, whenever you kill an expert above legendary-grade, you may obtain [Divine Stone], [Divine Soul], and [Divine Essence].

[Divine Stone]: A special material that can be used to construct, fill, and charge the Fountain of Rebirth.

[Divine Soul]: A special material that can be used to fill the Fountain of Rebirth.

[Divine Essence]: A special material that can be used to fill the Fountain of Rebirth.

Description: If the gods demand that I bow and scrape, then let them witness an unyielding spine! With the blood, souls, bones, and flesh of the gods, I shall forge my undefeated legendary-grade!

Daniel took a deep breath.

This item was actually a supreme treasure paired with the Fountain of Rebirth.

With it, the materials needed to fill the Fountain of Rebirth would be within easy reach.

Whatever he lacked, he only needed to hunt down the Godkin to obtain.

It was simply perfect!

The Godkin saw the human race as servants.

Likewise, he saw the Godkin as resources to be used and taken at will!