The lord of the Element Temple looked at Daniel and spoke.
To him, Daniel had already reached the end of his path.
So, there was no harm in saying a few more words.
It was an opportunity to witness the desperation on Daniel’s face, as he desperately tried to survive but still couldn’t break through the 5 Elements Grand Array.
Just thinking of this, the Element Temple lord sneered inwardly.
“Why waste time talking to this guy? Hurry up and refine him!” a burly man urged.
At this point, the burly man wanted nothing more than to kill Daniel immediately.
The 5 Elements refining technique—life and death, the cycle of the universe—one could either refine forward with the flow of the elements or reverse it to return to the primordial state.
In that moment, Daniel felt the energy of the reverse 5 Elements Grand Array surrounding him, pulling everything toward an ultimate state of dissolution.
The goal of these people was clear: to refine Daniel to nothingness and extract the world’s protection from him.
Once they succeeded in refining Daniel, the world’s protection embedded in him would be theirs to take, greatly boosting their speed of absorbing the Original Essence.
However, the Ring of Origin in Daniel’s hand instinctively activated, sending a faint glow around his body.
This light counteracted the refining energy from the 5 Elements Array.
“Did you see that? The ring in his hand! That’s the manifestation of the world’s protection! If we take that ring, Daniel will have no way to resist!” The burly man shouted.
He had been observing Daniel from the very beginning, as Daniel had beaten him the most severely.
He couldn’t understand why Daniel attacked him immediately upon appearing.
This made him especially keen on keeping an eye on Daniel.
And he noticed that every time Daniel exuded the aura of world rule, it always came from the ring on his right hand!
This meant that the ring was crucial!
“Good! Since that’s the case, leave the precious artifact here to stabilize the array.
We’ll rush in and show him what we’re capable of!” the Element Temple lord said as he rushed toward Daniel.
“In this world, we’ve never used our true strength because we feared our power would harm the world. We’ve always had to hide it.”
“Even someone like you has only been able to avoid us so far.”
“But now… it’s different! Daniel! Now we are outside the world, and the protection of your world is at its weakest…”
“Die!”
The lord of Element Temple bellowed, his hands condensing the Rule of Metal into a weapon, which he then thrust toward Daniel.
The other four followed suit, transforming their respective rules into weapons.
At that moment, the restraint they had maintained for so long broke, turning into pure killing intent.
In this place, they could unleash their full strength without worrying about destroying the world. It was time to kill the one who had forced them to hide for so long.
These five had existed at the pinnacle of the world for thousands of years.
But all because of Daniel, they had been forced to hide in the shadows.
The frustration in their hearts was beyond measure.
It all came down to their plan: before they could completely absorb the Source of World, the world itself could not be destroyed.
So, they chose to hide and avoid confrontation with Daniel.
But now, they could finally unleash their full power!
Daniel must die!
Seeing that the five people were not running away, but instead charging at him, Daniel took a deep breath and removed the Ring of Origin from his finger.
Instantly, he felt the pull of the reverse 5 Elements Grand Array around him.
But the force was barely noticeable, like a breeze brushing through his hair.
For Daniel, this level of strength couldn’t affect him at all.
These five had been hiding their power to avoid harming the world.
But Daniel had done the same.
The reason he had relied on the Ring of Origin all this time was because his own power far exceeded that of the world, and if unleashed, it could cause irreversible destruction.
He remembered when he crafted the Ring of Origin and nearly shattered the world when one foot was about to step out of it.
But now, he was outside the world entirely, so he could unleash his full power!
Seeing Daniel take off the Ring of Origin, the five of them couldn’t help but feel relieved. Especially the burly man, who thought that his revenge was finally at hand.
But the next moment, an immense aura erupted from Daniel’s body, so powerful that the five of them couldn’t react in time.
This aura crushed them into place, rendering them completely immobile.
Then, with even greater speed, they were sent flying backward.
They landed at the edge of the magic array, spitting blood from their mouths.
Their chests were dented inwards.
What shocked the five of them was that they hadn’t even been able to touch Daniel’s clothes.
Moreover…
Daniel had not even actively attacked them.
It was simply his overwhelming presence that struck them, making them unable to resist.
The force from his aura alone was enough to injure them.
The five of them looked at Daniel in disbelief.
They could not fathom why…
Now that Daniel was free from the world, he was even more terrifying than before.
The so-called world protection seemed to limit Daniel’s strength, but without it, he was unstoppable!
Just the sheer force of his aura had left them completely powerless.
What was Daniel’s true power like?
The five of them couldn’t even begin to imagine.
At that moment, Daniel appeared like a blazing sun—radiant and scorching!
Even if he did nothing, the mere proximity would burn and melt everything around him.
In other words, Daniel’s aura itself was an attack on these five individuals because they were simply too weak!
Weak to the point where they couldn’t even withstand a fraction of Daniel’s pressure.
They couldn’t understand why…
Why did such a terrifying existence appear in the world?
This was completely illogical!
His existence had already transcended the world itself!
Even the 5 Elements treasures in their hands couldn’t restrain Daniel.
They watched in stunned silence as Daniel casually waved his hand, and the five treasures that had made up the reverse 5 Elements Grand Array appeared in his hand.
There was no resistance at all.
Daniel was still inside the magic array, but he had completely destroyed the 5 Elements Grand Array formed by these five treasures.
What kind of power was this?
“Run!” the chief of Dragonscale Bank was the first to shout.
At this point, the reverse 5 Elements Grand Array had dissipated, and the treasures they had relied on had been taken by Daniel.
The only option left for the five of them was to flee…
Or they would die here!
But unfortunately, Daniel wasn’t going to let them escape.
In the next instant, the chief of Dragonscale Bank, who had been the first to attempt an escape, found himself facing Daniel directly.
His face was still filled with shock. He couldn’t believe what had just happened.
He thought he had already escaped far enough, but somehow, Daniel had caught up with him and appeared right in front of him.
“Why?” Daniel asked, his voice calm but filled with an undercurrent of fury.
“You’ve all grown stronger in this world, only to turn against it and absorb its Original Essence, destroying this world. Why?”
Thinking of the giant snake’s fate, even the fourth giant snake didn’t bear a grudge against these people.
It was still worried that they had been deceived by the forces behind them.
Daniel felt a surge of uncontainable anger.
“Heh, you don’t understand at all! Daniel!” the chief of Dragonscale Bank sneered. “The only reason you’re speaking like this now is because you’re stronger than us!”
“You don’t understand what God Realm is all about! If we don’t gather enough strength, we’ll become nothing more than ants in the God Realm!”
“If the world has nourished us and allowed us to reach the top, then it’s only right that it helps us again, allowing us to thrive in God Realm. What’s wrong with that?”
“Daniel! You don’t understand! Being weak is a sin!”
The chief of Dragonscale Bank screamed, his voice growing more frantic.