Chapter 272: Chapter272-Mid-Grade Law of Fate

A smile tugged at the corner of Daniel’s mouth as he continued pouring Mental State into his advancement.

[Ding! You have consumed Mental State. Your current Rank has been raised to—Peak Demi-Sage!]

[Ding! You have comprehended the Sage Physique!]

The Sage Physique!

A sharp gleam flickered through Daniel’s eyes.

He still remembered his journey to the God Realm during that Instance. Back then, he had hurled attacks dealing tens of billions, even hundreds of billions, of damage at the God of Light. He had indeed managed to wound the deity.

But in the blink of an eye, those wounds had healed as though they had never existed.

That alone was enough to reveal just how terrifying the Sage Physique truly was.

Had Daniel not possessed a secret art like Endless Divine Power, which specifically countered the Sage Physique, he would have had no confidence whatsoever in completely destroying a sage’s body right now, much less killing one in a single strike. At best, he would have been forced to grind the sage down little by little.

"And now, I have this ability in my hands as well."

Daniel sensed the earth-shaking transformation taking place within his body. An explosive surge of Strength coursed through his bloodline. His speed of absorbing elemental energy had increased by tens of millions of times, while the production rate of his Immortal Singularity had risen by several tens of thousands of times.

The Sage Physique was indeed tyrannical!

No wonder ordinary legendary-grade and supreme-grade beings appeared so powerless before a sage.

With the crushing advantage granted by the Immortal Singularity alone, a sage could beat a legendary-grade powerhouse so badly that they would not even know which way was up.

A sage possessed three signature abilities: Thoughtstep, the Sage Physique, and the power of the sage rank!

At present, Daniel had already mastered the first two.

If he could obtain the power of the sage rank as well, then he would become a true Divine-grade powerhouse in every sense of the word!

[Ding! You have consumed Mental State...]

[Ding! Your current Mental State points have been completely exhausted!]

"Hm?! I didn’t break through?"

Daniel froze for a moment.

He had poured every remaining point of Mental State into the advancement, yet he was still stuck at the threshold.

But after thinking about it, that made perfect sense. If becoming a sage were really so easy, sages would not be so rare in the first place.

It was probably for the best that he had failed to break through. After all, if he truly advanced into the Divine-grade right now, he would instead lose his eligibility to participate in the tournament.

"Next, let’s raise my level."

He clicked manually.

[Ding! You have consumed experience points. Your current level has increased to Level 520!]

[Ding! You have consumed experience points. Your current level has increased to Level 540!]

[Ding! You have consumed experience points. Your current level has increased to Level 599!]

[Ding! You have yet to break through your current Rank. You must complete your breakthrough before you can continue leveling up.]

Only after his Rank advanced to the Divine-grade would he gain access to Level 600 and beyond.

For now, his level had reached a complete dead end.

"In that case... the cooldown on Essence of Elemental Laws should be over by now. I can continue deducing a new Law."

Daniel took out the sacred tome glowing with divine radiance.

The cooldown period of Essence of Elemental Laws was thirty days, and each deduction required ten billion points of Primal Spirit.

The amount of Primal Spirit he had accumulated was more than enough for another deduction.

[Ding! You have consumed Primal Spirit. Deducing a Law...]

[Ding! Deduction through Essence of Elemental Laws has been completed—you have obtained the Law of Fate!]

[Ding! The Law obtained through the current deduction is identical to a Law you already possess. Would you like to fuse them? After fusion, the level of the Law will be increased.]

"It’s actually the Law of Fate again!"

Daniel’s heart skipped a beat.

The Law of Fate he had obtained from the previous deduction had only been low-grade, yet it had already increased his strength by a tremendous margin.

If he fused another one into it...

"Fuse them!"

He did not hesitate in the slightest.

[Ding! Fusion successful.]

[Ding! The level of your current Law of Fate has been raised to—Mid-Grade!]

Daniel immediately opened the details of the evolved Law.

[Law of Fate — Mid-Grade]

Effects:

Alter [Outcome], while also gaining a minor degree of protection against fate and causality. Damage received from fate- and causality-type attacks is reduced. [Causal Reversal] — You may reverse the causal thread connecting you and your target, exchanging "effect" and "cause," forcing the target to suffer damage and special effects identical to its current attack output. Your protection against fate and causality has been greatly enhanced. Damage received from Laws is significantly reduced.

Note: The power of a Law may be counteracted or strengthened by other Laws. Exact results depend on the strength of the target.

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"Mid-grade Law of Fate."

The corners of Daniel’s lips curved upward.

There was no need to say more about how powerful the Law of Fate was. Now that it had advanced in grade, its might had become even more formidable.

"Turning cause into effect..."

After pondering briefly, he immediately grasped the secret behind this ability.

For example, suppose there was a causal thread connecting Person A and Person B.

Person A slashed down with a blade, dealing a fatal wound to Person B.

If Person B activated Causal Reversal, then the lethal damage caused by that slash would be reflected back onto Person A without the slightest reduction, while Person B would remain completely unharmed.

He had to admit—

This ability was absolutely unbelievable!

"It’s basically like giving myself an absurdly overpowered damage-reflection buff."

Daniel fell into thought.

Just then—

[Ding! You have received a new quest: Starlight Tournament II. Please check the details.]

[Ding! Your quest log has been updated. Please view it for further information.]

Daniel opened his quest log.

[Starlight Tournament II] — Special

Restriction: Faustus

Quest Requirement: Participate throughout the entire event

Quest Objective: Obtain [Advancement Round Qualification]

Quest Introduction:

The Starlight Rankings Tournament is of utmost importance. You must devote your full strength to it. Your universe is filled with countless powerful individuals. Only by defeating every obstacle in your path can you obtain the greatest and most abundant rewards.

At the same time, your victory or defeat concerns the fate of the Aetheria human race, including all players. It concerns the Fortune Points of this starfield, and more importantly, the destiny of the Myriad-Star Cosmos itself.

Therefore—make absolutely certain that you obtain qualification for the advancement round!

Quest Reward: [Mysterious Reward — Divine-Grade]

...

Daniel closed the quest log.

"A mysterious reward... and it’s Divine-grade, too."

He could not help feeling a trace of anticipation.

The rewards granted by system quests had always been top-tier. Their practicality went without saying.

"I hope it’s a skill-type reward. Though another secret art involving a Law would be perfectly acceptable as well."

"As for the difficulty of the quest, it isn’t particularly high."

He smiled faintly.

"It only asks me to obtain qualification for the advancement round."

Compared to the quest reward, this level of difficulty was practically the same as handing the reward to him for free.

"With my current strength, there’s no possible way I’ll fail to make it through the elimination round."

This was not arrogance.

It was confidence backed by overwhelming strength!

At that moment, a glowing object on the table before him suddenly lit up, drawing his attention.

"What is this...?"

Daniel’s gaze landed on a small jade token.

"What kind of item is this?"

Puzzled, he picked up the jade token and attempted to activate it.

Whoosh—!

A roster instantly appeared before his eyes.

[Canaan Starfield Battle Roster]

[...]

[Rank 30: Faustus; Combat Power Evaluation: Nine Stars — Highest Rating. Battle Record: Starchosen of the current generation; has slain a Divine-grade powerhouse. Overall Assessment: One of the three Nine-Star powerhouses of the Canaan Starfield.]

"Nine stars."

Daniel raised an eyebrow.

On the roster, James was ranked twenty-ninth, and his danger rating was also nine stars.

Mosi was ranked twenty-eighth, likewise possessing a nine-star rating.

"The entire Canaan Starfield only has three Nine-Star powerhouses? Then how many Nine-Star contenders do the other starfields have?"

He was rather curious.

Daniel immediately began studying every major starfield in the current universe, committing them all to memory, along with the top powerhouses representing each of those starfields.