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

Unfortunately, when Cyr and Yorton arrived at Greenwood Temple, they encountered a significant problem: the teleport array to the Five-Element God Realm had been deactivated, shut down unilaterally by Greenwood Temple.

This caused great anxiety for them and led to the events that followed.

"That's the situation," Cyr explained.

After hearing everything, Daniel glanced at the Five-Element God King and said:

"Don't worry about the teleport array. It will be operational soon. Additionally, a teleport array directly connecting Greenwood Temple to the outer city of the Five-Element Temple will also be established. You won't face any obstacles."

Having addressed the immediate concerns, Daniel continued:

"However, finding a place in the Five-Element God Realm that's suitable for spirit beasts to live in will require your own efforts. You'll have to carefully select and search for such a location."

Although the Five-Element God King had been actively attracting new residents, areas suitable for human habitation weren't necessarily ideal for spirit beasts. Daniel was acutely aware of this.

The lands trampled and destroyed by the Beast Clan wouldn't recover so easily.

"Thank you, my lord. In fact, when I learned you were associated with the Five-Element God Realm, I had already made my decision," Cyr said, looking at Daniel.

"No, no, I'm not the ruler of the Five-Element God Realm. He is—the Five-Element God King," Daniel said, pointing at the Five-Element God King beside him.

"But even the Five-Element God King listens to you, doesn't he?" Cyr said with a smile.

Daniel had no response to that—it wasn't exactly wrong.

Daniel then retrieved the 100,000 divine stones that Yorton had given him earlier and returned them.

"Big White is family to me, so selling him to you was never an option. It's only right to return these to you now."

Originally, Big White had mentioned wanting to "persuade" this girl to join them. But as it turned out, Cyr was already determined to move to the Five-Element God Realm.

"Well, it's time for us to leave," Daniel said, preparing to depart.

The trip to Greenwood God Realm had been incredibly valuable to him.

He had uncovered numerous secrets: insights into the Apocalypse, the process of world ascension, and most importantly, information about the lv14 forge.

With all that in hand, it was time to return to the Five-Element God Realm and focus on Big White's next ascension.

As for the Apocalypse… he'd deal with it when it came.

Soon after, Greenwood Temple announced several major decisions:

Effective immediately, all beast battle arenas would be shut down, and all associated benefits canceled.The teleport array connecting Greenwood Temple and the Five-Element God Realm would be permanently operational, allowing free travel.Greenwood God Realm and the Five-Element God Realm were now officially allies, bound by a pact of mutual cooperation and non-betrayal.

These announcements shocked both Greenwood God Realm and the Five-Element God Realm.

In the minds of most, the Greenwood God Realm was like a capital city, while the Five-Element God Realm was a remote village.

But now…

The two were allied?

It was a development straight out of a storybook—unbelievable to many.

There were even rumors suggesting that the Five-Element God King had stormed Greenwood Temple, forcing the Greenwood God King into submission.

Most dismissed such stories as absurd.

The Greenwood God King was an old and powerful God King. How could a newly ascended Five-Element God King possibly defeat him?

To most, such rumors were nothing more than fanciful jokes.

Moments later, Daniel's group returned to the skies above the Five-Element Temple.

On the way to Greenwood God Realm, they had taken their time to observe the surroundings. But on the return journey, there was no need to waste time.

From the air, Daniel looked down at the city below, which was bustling with life following the recent competition among prodigies.

"Five-Element, you should head back to the temple," Daniel said.

"You're not coming with me?" the Five-Element God King asked.

"No, I need to find a quiet place to seclude myself," Daniel replied.

"Alright, but where will you go? How can I contact you if I need to?"

"I'll let you know once I've settled down."

"Understood."

After saying their goodbyes, the Five-Element God King left.

"Dad, where are we going?" Big White asked.

"South," Daniel said after some thought.

He led Big White and Elise southward.

The southern region, previously invaded by the Beast Clan, hadn't recovered as well as other parts of the Five-Element God Realm.

While other areas were thriving, the south remained a land of ruins.

Eventually, they arrived at Ascension City—the first place Daniel had stayed after entering the God Realm.

Thanks to the magic arrays Daniel had set up, the city was still intact.

"Oh! Dad, this is the first place we stayed!" Big White exclaimed upon seeing it.

"That's right. We'll be staying here for a while," Daniel said, stepping through the gates.

"It's a shame no one lives here anymore."

"That's because everyone has moved to the new Ascension City outside the Five-Element Temple," Daniel explained.

"It's so deserted!" Big White lamented.

"Don't worry. If everything goes smoothly, this place will soon flourish again," Daniel said, looking outside.

"I'm planning to enter seclusion for a while. Elise, if you get bored, feel free to explore the virtual world or do some shopping."

"Yes, Headmaster," Elise replied.

Daniel then retrieved two Fruits of Rule from his spatial storage and placed them in front of Big White.

"Try these," he said.

Big White eagerly approached, inspecting the two fruits—a God Lord rank fruit and a God Sovereign rank fruit.

"What are these, Dad?" Big White asked.

"Something tasty. Don't worry about it—just try them," Daniel said.

"Alright!" Big White began devouring the fruits.

"They don't have much flavor," Big White remarked after finishing them, smacking his lips.

Daniel watched as the fruits' rule energy rapidly merged into Big White's body, creating a radiant glow.

Big White had ascended.

Crossbridge World

Winterrealm

Nora and Nina had long since completed the task Daniel had assigned them—planting the trees.

Both had reached the peak of the Heavenly God rank and were ready to ascend at any moment.

However, due to the Coven's leadership, Nina had held back, choosing not to ascend to the God Realm for now.

With Green still in Winterrealm, the three of them gathered there.

The original group of five had now been reduced to three.

Green, too, had chosen to wait rather than ascend.

"Have you noticed? The world seems to be expanding again," Green remarked.

The world had grown from a Human God rank realm to Earth God rank, then to Heavenly God rank, each time outpacing their followers.

Green's observation carried a clear implication: the world was on the verge of another ascension.
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"Ugh! If this keeps up, I'll have to wait even longer! Big White is ascending so quickly. Maybe I should contact the Headmaster and ask him to slow down Big White's followers for me," Nina grumbled.

"There's no helping it. Why don't you ascend first? I'll stay behind to manage the Mortal Realm," Green suggested.