His memories of sage rank were far too deep.

Back in the God realm, he had held the Law of Causality in his hands, yet inside a sage’s sage rank, he could only rely on self-destruction to escape with his life.

After that, he had relied on Immortal Revival to massacre a city and threaten Divine-grade experts.

No one understood better than him just how terrifying sage rank was.

This beast claw was very similar to the sword of Divine Wrath. Both carried a portion of sage-rank Strength.

Just then, runes flashed in Conrad’s hand, condensing into a rune longsword. With a single slash, he shattered the Divine Domain spear opposite him.

But when that beast claw came slamming down, his rune longsword instantly collapsed like paper.

The beast claw pressed its advantage. In the blink of an eye, it blotted out the sky and covered the sun, smashing down at Conrad with terrifying force.

Divine-grade experts possessed the ability known as Thoughtstep.

Although Conrad was only a demi-sage and had yet to awaken sage rank, he had still barely grasped Thoughtstep.

With a flicker of thought, he narrowly dodged.

"Holy Relic!"

Conrad’s face turned pale as he stared fixedly at that beast claw.

A Holy Relic was a treasure containing a portion of sage-rank power. It was personally created by Divine-grade experts at an enormous cost, and its might was terrifyingly great. Ordinary demi-sages were simply no match for it.

Conrad had always been cautious. Naturally, he would not clash head-on with such a threat.

He could only dodge, and for the moment, he had no strength to fight back.

The battle situation in the other three directions was not looking optimistic either.

The Godkin garrison legions all had identical configurations.

The legendary-grade legion experts burned their Immortal Singularities, erupting with supreme-grade strength, while also possessing both Divine Domains and Holy Relics.

The Starfolk only had ordinary Divine Domains. Faced with the attacks of the Holy Relics, their defensive lines were on the verge of collapse.

Faustus understood.

So this was the proper way to fight a world war.

Swish—! 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Ninety-nine clones appeared at the same time, moving to meet those Holy Relics.

Holy light gathered in Faustus’s palm.

Under the enhancement of a massive amount of Immortal Singularity, the holy light shattered space and distorted light, transforming into a dark black hole.

"Break for me!"

Boom, boom, boom...!

The holy light and the Holy Relics collided with a thunderous crash.

Both sides were annihilated into nothingness.

At that moment, the warriors of the Godkin legions were stunned.

Conrad was stunned as well. That Godkin demi-sage was equally dumbfounded.

The Holy Relic was just... gone?

Hiss—!

Conrad sucked in a breath of cold air.

At this moment, he finally saw Faustus’s true strength.

He was strong.

Truly strong—ridiculously strong!

Far stronger than Conrad, a demi-sage!

When he recalled how he had nearly fought Faustus back then, cold sweat instantly broke out across his back.

In front of a Holy Relic, Conrad could only flee with his head in his hands.

But what about Faustus?

He had directly attacked and violently shattered it in one blow.

The gap between them was clear at a glance.

The morale of the Starfolk warriors instantly soared.

Without the Holy Relics, both sides had returned to the same starting line.

Who was afraid of whom?

Faustus stepped steadily forward.

With one step, he arrived before the legion where the Godkin demi-sage was located.

His clones also reached the other three battlefields at the same time.

The destiny woven by the Law of Causality shifted invisibly.

"Go and listen to the wails of those countless souls slain by Divine Wrath!"

"Arrow of Judgment!"

Light suddenly erupted, like a scorching sun descending into the mortal world.

The warriors of the Godkin garrison legions melted away silently like snowmen in spring.

Including that Godkin demi-sage...

All annihilated!

Instant kill!

Faustus alone, with his own strength, wiped out every Godkin guard in the entire Divine Wind Realm.

The whole process was effortless and understated, as though he had merely wiped dust from a tabletop.

The Starfolk warriors were all dumbstruck.

They watched helplessly as the enemies who had been burning their Immortal Singularities and fighting desperately against them one second were dead and gone the next.

The scene was indescribably horrifying.

Mara was just as shocked.

She was grateful that Conrad had chosen the right path. Otherwise, the fate of the Starfolk would have been extermination.

Conrad’s eyes were equally wide, his expression as if he had seen a ghost.

Was this still human?

Instantly killing a Holy Relic. Instantly killing a demi-sage. Instantly killing four great legions and tens of millions of legendary-grade warriors...

This kind of Strength actually came from a legendary-grade expert...

It was simply absurd.

Compared to him, Conrad was no different from trash.

Fortunately.

Fortunately, he had chosen correctly back then!

When he thought of what would have happened to his people if he had chosen the wrong path, Conrad could not help but shudder.

This Faustus was far too terrifying!

The Starfolk absolutely could not come into conflict with him!

...

At Faustus’s ear, notifications about obtaining Primal Spirit rang out continuously.

Moreover, rewards such as Divine Blood, Divine Bone, and Divine Soul were all complete.

It could be considered a fairly significant harvest.

As for ordinary equipment, skill books, gold coins, and experience, he had long since stopped caring about them.

[Ding! You have completed your class change quest!]

[Ding! You have obtained [Wind Elemental Core] ×1!]

[Ding! You have obtained [Nature Elemental Core] ×1!]

[Ding! You have obtained [Forbidden-Grade Archer Class Awakening Scroll] ×1!]

...

"Elemental cores."

Faustus took a deep breath, staring at the seven faintly glowing gemstones in his backpack.

He was another major step closer to unlocking the seal on the Chronoverse Prologue Codex.

Once he gathered ten of them, that ancient codex, which recorded the mysteries at the source of the Laws of Time and Space, would open its gates to him.

He already had seven in hand now.

Only the final three were missing!

...

He took out the Class Awakening Scroll and chose to use it.

[Ding! The seal on your experience bar has been lifted. You may continue leveling up.]

He was currently stuck at Level 260. There was still an entire gap of 140 levels before he reached supreme-grade.

After using this scroll, it could push him to Level 280!

[Ding! Your level has increased! Current level: 261. You have obtained 20 attribute points.]

[Ding! Your level has increased! Current level: 270. You have obtained 20 attribute points.]

[Ding! Your level has increased! Current level: 280. You have obtained 20 attribute points.]

One golden light after another exploded from his body, like fireworks in the dark night.

[Notice: You have not yet completed the next stage of your class change quest. Your level cap has been sealed. Overflow experience has been stored in the Exp Pool. Please complete your class change quest as soon as possible to continue leveling up.]

Level 280!

Faustus lowered his head and glanced at his panel, then raised it again.

He remembered that he had obtained a level achievement back when he reached Level 260.

Why was there nothing afterward?

However, he did not dwell on it too much. The system’s notification had already sounded.

[Ding! You have obtained a new forbidden-grade archer class change quest. Do you accept?]

"Accept!"

[Ding! You have accepted the class change quest [Swordlord]. New quest content has been added to your quest log. Please check it for details!]

Faustus casually opened the quest log.

[Swordlord]

[Forbidden-Grade Archer Class Change Quest]

Restriction: Forbidden-Grade Archer

Quest Difficulty: Epic-Grade

Quest Objective: Beneath Mount Lamu in the Divine Wind Realm lies an unnamed grave. Buried within the grave is a sword. That sword is connected to the source of destruction deep underground and can instantly blow the entire world into fragments. Obtain this sword, and you will truly grasp this world’s lifeline.

Quest Description: The first Swordlord, Camille, is buried beneath Mount Lamu together with his sword. The survival and destruction of the entire world are closely tied to this sword. Only the one who holds it is the true master of this world.

Time Limit: None

Quest Reward: [Epic-Grade Forbidden Spell: Icefire Judgment] ×1, [Forbidden-Grade Archer Class Awakening Scroll] ×1.

...

Faustus read the quest details again from beginning to end.

The rewards were good.

An epic-grade forbidden spell had enough weight.

But this quest itself...

It was somewhat strange.

Swordlord?

A single sword could decide the fate of an entire world?

In other words, even if he conquered this world, it would not truly be over.

If this sword fell into someone else’s hands, then if that person became unhappy, the entire world would be gone?