Chapter 265: Chapter265-Raylor, Thrown Out

This is... the gathering before the tournament?

Daniel raised an eyebrow.

Then his gaze shifted toward Simon, whose expression was equally complicated.

"Simon, I’ll be leaving first. Until we meet again!"

"Hm?"

Before Simon could even react, Daniel’s figure had already vanished completely from the spot.

...

[Ding! You have discovered Greatflow World. Contribution Points +3,000,000!]

Whoosh—!

Daniel appeared in a brand-new world.

[Ding! You have activated a new quest. A new quest has been added to your quest log. Please check it.]

He spread out his mind power.

Boom—!

His mind power swept outward like a tide, instantly covering two-thirds of the entire plane.

"This is... Great World-level."

His eyes narrowed.

Worlds were divided into World Fragments, Small Worlds, Medium Worlds, Great Worlds...

Only a Great World could prevent his mind power from covering it completely.

The God Realm was a Great World.

Unexpectedly, Greatflow World was actually on the same level as the God Realm!

"But something is wrong with this place... It’s far too barren."

Under the probing of his mind power, this world seemed to have suffered irreversible devastation.

Rivers had dried up. The land was cracked and hardened. MP was so thin that it resembled a dying patient on its last breath.

"So this is the gathering place for the Starlight Rankings?"

He also sensed the auras of dozens of powerful beings within the range of his mind power.

Those people reacted differently to his act of probing with mind power.

"In the name of the Lord... whose mind power is this? Isn’t this far too arrogant?"

One powerhouse’s face turned livid.

In an unfamiliar land, who would dare release their mind power so brazenly?

Were they not afraid of provoking some terrifying hidden existence?

And yet, there really was such a reckless madman, one who did not care in the slightest as he planted his mind power in everyone’s faces like a banner.

"Who exactly is this sacred figure? How can they be so confident?"

"Heh... Is this a provocation?"

Another powerhouse spoke in a low voice.

In certain ancient customs of the star rivers, such behavior was equivalent to declaring war face-to-face!

"Is it James? Or Mosi? Or could it be... Faustus?"

Someone’s lips curled into an amused smile as they began to guess.

That mind power showed no intention of restraining itself at all.

It was like a sharp blade, carving invisible marks through the void.

Perhaps provoked by that domineering aura, several powerhouses could no longer hold themselves back and released their own mind power one after another.

Then, like a plague spreading, one after another, everyone extended the feelers of their mind power.

As though if they did not do so, they would lose in terms of momentum.

However, these rampaging strands of mind power all carefully withdrew their hostility. They merely probed and collided with one another.

Rumble—!

Just then, a thunderclap suddenly exploded across the firmament. Purple-white lightning tore through the heavy, stagnant air.

The attention of all the powerhouses was instantly drawn over.

A vast, ancient voice descended from above the heavens, deep and distant.

"The thirty participants of the Canaan Starfield have all arrived."

"An Oracle-grade!"

Someone cried out softly.

"An Oracle-grade... I wonder which one from Gold-grade Mountain it is?"

"The top thirty powerhouses of the Starlight Rankings are all here."

The vast voice continued, "This world is named Greatflow. It shall serve as your gathering place."

"There is still some time before the tournament begins. For now, you will make preparations here and await further instructions from Gold-grade Mountain."

The voice abruptly turned stern, like an iron hammer striking an anvil.

"There are two rules in this place..."

All the powerhouses held their breaths and listened intently.

"First, killing any participant is strictly forbidden. Violators shall be imprisoned in the Forbidden Land for one million years!"

"Second, leaving this world without permission is strictly forbidden. Violators shall be imprisoned in the Forbidden Land for one million years!"

...

As the voice faded, the sky returned to normal.

That terrifying Oracle-grade aura receded like the tide and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Only then did Daniel open his quest log.

Ever since the game and reality had merged, the position of the quest log had not changed. It had merely transformed from a virtual interface into a translucent screen within his field of vision.

[Participate in the Starlight Rankings Tournament (I)]

Quest Type: Special

Quest Requirement: Full participation

Quest Objective: Remain at the gathering point and await the next instruction from Gold-grade Mountain.

Quest Description: Within the Endless Starsea, every major starfield has its own Starlight Rankings. Starlight shines upon the prodigies below Divine-grade. Now, for the first time, the major starfields have jointly organized a cross-starfield Starlight Rankings Tournament. Rankings will be used to allocate benefits, with the goal of avoiding endless slaughter between starfields and concentrating Strength against threats from the outer universe.

This universe-level tournament is of utmost importance. As a participant from the Canaan Starfield, please await the next instruction.

Quest Duration: Long-term

Quest Reward: [Mental State] ×10,000; [Next-stage Quest]

...

Daniel casually closed the quest log.

"Mental State... That’s good stuff."

A smile appeared on his lips.

"Without Mental State, my strength would never have risen this quickly."

Although leveling up required comprehension and breakthroughs, Daniel could directly use Mental State.

Why suffer through bitter cultivation when there was a shortcut available?

Wouldn’t that be stupid?

Most other powerhouses at the peak of demi-sage rank had already comprehended the Divine-grade trait of Thoughtstep, or possessed the bodily traits of a sage. He, however, had none of those.

People like Conrad and Camille already had some Divine-grade characteristics.

"Mental State has both advantages and disadvantages."

Daniel blinked.

"The disadvantage is—it’s far too scarce."

Last time, he had used up all his Mental State, and it had only been enough to push his Divine Domain to the threshold. He had yet to truly touch the quasi-sage Rank.

A reward of ten thousand Mental State would become ten billion after the Millionfold Boost.

That should be enough for him to awaken one of the two great Divine-grade traits.

Seen that way, the quest reward was rather decent.

"Right now, I’m actually only supreme-grade. It’s just that... I’m a tiny bit stronger than ordinary supreme-grade beings."

"Mm! There’s still plenty of room for improvement!"

...

Daniel’s mind power swept in every direction without the slightest restraint.

The entire Greatflow World only contained thirty living beings. Logically speaking, it should not feel crowded at all.

And yet, somehow, it did feel crowded!

"Hm? There’s a building over there."

His mind power detected an area where MP was abnormally abundant.

In this Great World, which was so barren that it had nearly died, that place was practically an oasis in the desert.

MP was dense there. Grass and trees flourished, and even divine beasts could be seen roaming.

At the center of that oasis stood a building, backed by mountains and facing the sea. Its style was extremely similar to that of a countryside manor.

"What a fine place."

Daniel could not help but sigh in admiration.

However, his mind power also sensed that quite a few powerhouses were converging in that direction.

...

Westmoor Manor.

Boom! Boom—!

Several loud explosions rang out.

A group of powerhouses of various shapes and sizes flew out of the manor gate like cannonballs, crashing heavily into the ground and smashing open several large craters.

"Hahaha... What are these idiots doing?"

"Shh—are you tired of living? Didn’t you see that Raylor is among the people who got thrown out?"

"Ahem. Even Raylor of the Godkin is there? Fine, I take back what I said."

"Even Raylor was driven out? Could it be that one of the top three rankers has occupied the place inside?"

"I went in there too and got blasted out. James and Mosi are inside!"

"Hiss—so it’s the First Seat and Second Seat. No wonder even Raylor got thrown out."