In fact, most of the affairs in this world were already nearing completion for Daniel.
At this point, he could say that he was fully prepared to enter the God Realm at any time.
However, there was one very important matter still pending.
Previously, the gateway to the God Realm, which he had created himself, was shattered by Daniel.
In fact, it had even been forged into a half-divine artifact, now in Nora’s possession.
So, could Daniel still enter the God Realm?
In truth, the answer was yes.
However, Daniel could no longer access the God Realm through normal means.
The Gate of God Realm that was destroyed would never appear again.
Thus, for Daniel to enter the God Realm now, there were two options:
One was to anchor himself using the aura he had left with the Lord of 5 Elements, and teleport directly to the God Realm.
The other method was to enter through someone else’s Gate of God Realm, essentially sneaking into the God Realm.
If one was not powerful enough, life in the God Realm could be extremely harsh.
In some extreme cases, a stowaway might not even be able to defeat a single chicken in the God Realm.
That would be the most miserable fate.
Of course, Daniel didn’t need to worry about that.
Looking at Elise before him, he realized that through her Gate of God Realm, it would indeed be possible for them to enter the God Realm together.
Daniel also wanted to see what it would be like to enter the God Realm through a normal Gate of God Realm.
Unfortunately, his own Gate had appeared too early.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have shattered it in the first place.
After observing Elise for a moment, Daniel asked,
“Elise, I plan to head to the God Realm soon. Would you like to join me?”
Elise immediately responded,
“I will always follow you, Headmaster. Wherever you go, I will go.”
“Alright then. Over the next few days, take some time to say goodbye to your family.”
“Understood.”
Elise agreed.
Then, as if recalling something, she asked,
“Should we bring the Will of World along?”
Daniel pondered for a moment.
If they were to sneak into the God Realm with the Will of World, as long as he made the necessary preparations, it shouldn’t pose any problems.
However, the world wouldn’t be in any trouble even if they temporarily left without the Will of World.
After all, the Tree of Origin had a fundamental connection with the Will of World.
Moreover, the rule items the Lord of 5 Elements had mentioned before, which were crucial to the world’s ascension, might prove useful.
Perhaps taking them would help foster further growth.
After a moment’s thought, Daniel replied,
“Then let’s bring it along. It will be the three of us this time.”
“Understood!”
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Elise responded, and then left.
This time, Daniel didn’t plan to bring too many people with him.
Rose and the others would remain in this world for now.
The God Realm itself was still an unknown, and if there were too many people, Daniel would feel uneasy.
So, this time, he would go alone to explore the God Realm first.
Daniel stored away the array disk before him.
This was the teleportation magic array he had obtained from the five individuals earlier.
It was capable of long-distance teleportation.
It had originally been used to teleport Daniel from the far north to beyond the world.
He still remembered the first time he encountered it.
After obtaining the array disk, he had studied it in depth.
He simplified certain unimportant parts, which made it much easier to set up.
The array disk had been sitting here for quite a while now.
It was time to send it out.
With that, Daniel disappeared from Crossbridge Academy.
When he reappeared, he was at the headquarters of Dragonscale Bank.
“Master Daniel! What a pleasant surprise to see you here!”
The grand steward, upon seeing Daniel, quickly rushed over to greet him.
“I’m planning to leave soon, so I’m leaving this with you. Use it well.”
Daniel said, handing the array disk to the grand steward.
“What is this…?”
The grand steward looked at the array disk in his hands.
He was well-versed in magic arrays, so he immediately recognized the significance of the one Daniel had provided.
Naturally, any magic array that came from Daniel would not be an ordinary one.
The grand steward gazed at it, becoming more and more astonished.
He had never expected a teleportation magic array to be so sophisticated.
If Dragonscale Bank could set up such an array around the continent, they would save a great deal of money.
In fact… this magic array could be far more useful than the existing ones!
It could transport not just their own goods, but possibly even open up new business ventures.
No, this was something that needed to be discussed with the higher-ups immediately!
Realizing that Daniel was still standing before him, the grand steward hastily looked up, intending to apologize for his earlier lapse in judgment.
However, when he looked up, Daniel had already disappeared.
Panicked, he quickly contacted the other senior members of the bank.
Daniel then visited several other places.
For example, the Jing Empire to the east, and the Papal State to the west…
He handed the teleportation magic array to each of them as well.
During this time, the Will of World had completed its task and returned to Crossbridge Academy.
“Dad, are we really going to leave this world and enter the God Realm?”
The Will of World, being part of the world itself, had sensed the recent changes brought about by Daniel.
“That’s right. We’re heading to the God Realm.”
“Yay! That means I can finally drink!”
At times, the Will of World behaved no differently from a child.
“Alright, I’ll take you to see someone first.”
“Who?”
“Your sister Rose.”
After Daniel spoke, the little white beast leapt onto his shoulder, and they disappeared.
…
In the eastern region, in a mountain valley,
Five powerful auras were clashing violently.
The five figures had been battling intensely for some time now.
The surrounding trees were reduced to dry tinder, and some were even ablaze.
The once lush grassland had been transformed into a pockmarked, charred wasteland.
Even the mountains surrounding the area had their rocks reduced to powder wherever the five figures passed.
This was all the result of the shockwaves from their battle.
It was hard to imagine what kind of devastating force would be unleashed if these five were to face off directly.
Rose landed on the ground, sheathed her massive sword, and spoke to the four who had surrounded her,
“I admit defeat.”
Rose had never imagined that Kent and the others’ combined attack would be so powerful.
She even began to suspect that when Daniel had taught them this combination magic array, he had never intended for her to win.
Over the years, Rose’s growth had been impressive.
Yet, each time she felt confident and challenged the four, she was met with a crushing defeat.
Because, if the four fought one-on-one, none of them would be her match.
However, when the four used their combined magic array, Rose almost never stood a chance.
“I never imagined that, years ago, I proudly told Father that I would defeat you all, but now, all these years later… I still can’t win…”
“Miss Rose, you’re too humble. Your growth these years has been remarkable!”
Kent and the others had been the first to practice Daniel’s Genesis, so they essentially had the easy mode unlocked.
It was only a year ago that Rose discovered this and began practicing Genesis herself, making rapid progress.
“Perhaps next time, we won’t be your opponents anymore.”
“Who would have thought that Father wouldn’t even mention Genesis to me…”
Kent and the others smiled helplessly.
They had been the first test subjects of Daniel’s training methods.
Then, Rose took out some tear from the forge and handed it to them to help recover their injuries and mana.
“Master Daniel must have had his own considerations for doing this, and besides, Miss Rose, your progress has been anything but slow!”