Imprisoned for a Trillion Years, I Was Worshipped by All Gods!

Of course, Arya wasn't the only one feeling this way; the other two shared a similar mindset.
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Even though they had brought Daniel along this time, deep down, they already regarded the treasure that could help them reach the god king rank as their own.

After all, someone like Daniel surely wouldn't need it.

As long as Master Daniel obtained it, it would be easy enough for them to borrow it when the time came.

After all, the group was currently working for Daniel.

But if the treasure fell into the hands of the Court of Divine King...

Then it would be hopeless for them.

"Stop!"

As Arya continued forward, Daniel's voice rang out,

instantly immobilizing her in place.

Arya was confused,

unsure why Daniel had suddenly frozen her there.

"Arya, watch your step!"

At this moment, a reminder from her companion came from behind.

Only then did Arya realize that right in front of her was a hidden spatial turbulence.

Had Daniel not frozen her just now, Arya would have been swept away by the spatial turbulence.

Realizing this, Arya felt a chill of fear.

Thankfully, Daniel had immobilized her; otherwise, this hidden spatial turbulence alone could have killed her.

This time, Arya came to a realization:

as the group progressed toward the central area, the dangers they encountered were only going to increase.

Earlier, her desire for the treasure had made her forget this, but now it came rushing back.

She remembered how perilous it had been when she and her companions had first reached the treasure vault years ago.

Cold sweat broke out over Arya.

The fanatical gleam in her eyes gradually faded,

replaced by calmness once more.

"Let's go. I can sense that the god kings from the Court of Divine King are just ahead."

Daniel released the immobilization on Arya and spoke.

With his perception,

he could detect several strong presences not far ahead.

Yes, strong enough to slightly resist him for a while.

Compared to the 5-Element god king, these presences might be on par—perhaps one or two could even surpass the 5-Element god king slightly.

But before Daniel, these presences were nothing.

Daniel walked ahead first.

The others followed cautiously behind him.

After Arya's earlier experience, the group understood how dangerous this place was.

Sticking close to Daniel was the only way to avoid harm.

It wasn't long before they noticed that the fragmented land around them had disappeared,

replaced by endless yellow sand.

"Is this… an illusion?"

Elise looked around in confusion.

The yellow sand around them seemed incredibly real.

Elise could even feel the scorching heat of the sun in the sky.

The sand beneath her feet was blisteringly hot.

"Yes, this is an illusion. An illusion as real as the real world."

Daniel replied.

With one glance, Daniel could tell that this illusion was created using the Primordial Divine Spell.

There was no mistaking it—the sensation was too similar to what he had experienced inside the painting.

However, this illusion seemed to lack offensive or deceptive means.

Daniel could still sense that as they moved forward,

the presences of those ahead were getting closer and closer.

As the group continued walking, the desert vanished.

In its place appeared a massive pavilion.

This was the treasure vault Arya had mentioned earlier.

The treasure vault was filled with countless treasures.

At the same time, it was rife with rules of Chaos and spatial turbulence.

Directly ahead of the group were hundreds of members of the Court of Divine King,

including several god kings, cautiously exploring the area.

They moved carefully, wary of being swept into some unknown spatial turbulence.

This was a ruin, and the spatial turbulence here was extraordinarily powerful.

Even a god king rank expert could only withstand it briefly.

If they couldn't escape the spatial turbulence,

the only outcome was death.

What's more, this wasn't just simple spatial turbulence.

It was interwoven with the rules of Chaos.

So...

even a god king had to tread carefully here.

Otherwise, they would most likely face one outcome: death.

At this moment, the god kings of the Court of Divine King were in the air, using their magic and artifacts to probe the surrounding spatial turbulence.

Their mana filled the area.

The spatial turbulence shifted slightly in response to the mana.

At that moment, one of the god kings noticed a strange presence approaching from behind.

It didn't belong to their Court of Divine King.

"Who are you? This ruin belongs to the Court of Divine King! Leave immediately!"

The god king spoke, locking his gaze firmly on the Ink Sea god king behind Daniel.

This Court of Divine King god king could clearly sense

that among the intruders, only the Ink Sea god king possessed god king rank strength.

This suggested that the Ink Sea god king was likely the leader of this group.

Still, the god king found it odd that the leader stood in such an unusual position.

Being targeted by the Court of Divine King god king,

the Ink Sea god king felt helpless and glanced at Daniel.

Clearly, without Daniel's instruction, he didn't dare say anything rash.

Ultimately, the final decision rested with Daniel.

But Daniel had been entirely ignored by this Court of Divine King god king.

Of course, this was because Daniel had hidden his aura.

When the Ink Sea god king glanced at him,

Daniel had already made up his mind.

The Court of Divine King god king,

after finishing his warning, continued to focus on the Ink Sea god king.

But when he saw that the Ink Sea god king didn't respond and instead looked toward Daniel,

he realized that the leader of this group of outsiders

was actually the young man who appeared utterly ordinary.

The aura from that young man… wait!

Why couldn't he discern anything about that young man's aura?

It was as if the young man was merely an ordinary person.

But how could an ordinary person travel with a god king, three god sovereigns, and an earth god?

The god king couldn't believe it.

There was only one possible explanation:

this young man must be a scion of some major faction.

That would explain everything.

The young man likely possessed some kind of artifact to conceal his aura.

The god king looked at Daniel again and said:

"This is the Eastern Wastes Court of Divine King. This site is already ours. Leave immediately, and I'll pretend I didn't see you."

Before knowing which faction the young man belonged to,

this was undoubtedly the safest approach.

It was reasonable.

After all, the Court of Divine King was the most powerful faction in the Eastern Wastes.

Anyone with a reputation would have heard of them

and wouldn't want to linger here unnecessarily.

But Daniel didn't adhere to reason.

"This ruin is already mine! The Court of Divine King had better leave at once. Of course, I won't force you to hand over the treasures you've already taken from the treasure vault, but from now on, you need to leave."

Daniel's voice was calm yet loud enough for everyone to hear.

The moment he finished speaking, everyone from the Court of Divine King turned to look at him.

For many, it was their first time hearing someone speak so boldly.

To use such a tone when addressing the Court of Divine King...

This time, the group that had entered the ruin was composed of the elite of the Court of Divine King.

To have followed the god kings to the treasure vault meant they were the most outstanding among the outstanding,

trusted by every god king.

After hearing Daniel's words,

they all turned their astonished gazes toward him.

Their expressions were filled with disbelief.

None of them could have imagined that someone would dare to utter such words to the Court of Divine King!