The corner of Daniel's mouth curled slightly, his face displaying a look of strategic composure. Everything was unfolding exactly as he had anticipated; the inner god had indeed chosen to submit.

At the same time, a voice filled with a hint of urgency echoed in Daniel's mind, that of his inner god.

"Daniel, you are a clever man. I admit that if you were to fully merge with these divine positions, I would indeed be completely sealed away."

"But have you ever considered that this might be part of the God of Knowledge's scheme?"

"As the God of Knowledge, he has successfully birthed his own inner god, and it is possible that the being controlling him now is his inner god."

"In the face of such an entity, why would you trust him completely?"

"Is it not possible that the God of Knowledge purposely did not want you to birth an inner god, so he pointed you towards this path, intending for you to personally seal me?"

"Once you seal me, you will never be able to access the power of the inner god. As a result, when you face other inner gods, you will naturally find yourself at a disadvantage."

"But if the two of us were to join forces, we would be invincible!"

"Daniel, don't you want to become the most powerful being in this world?"

Despite the inner god's temptations, Daniel remained remarkably composed. From beginning to end, he calmly observed the inner god babbling on in front of him.

Meanwhile, the inner god continued to speak without pause.

"I swear to the heavens, the terms I am offering you now are the absolute limit of what I can do."

"This is also the only way you can maintain your identity even after merging with the inner god."

"I believe in Faer's strength—surely you trust him as well. Even he was unable to achieve what I am now willing to offer: a fusion with you."

"Though you may not believe it, I am your only chance. If you insist on walking the path of the third divine system, then we will never meet again."

"In the future, when you face powerful enemies, I won't be able to help you."

"But I trust that at some moment in time, you will use Time Stream to return to this very moment."

"Regardless of how many times it takes, as long as you choose to merge with me, I will always agree."

"But I must remind you, if you encounter a situation where Time Stream cannot help you, then nothing will matter anymore."

Listening to the barrage of words from the inner god, Daniel sighed softly.

"Actually, I understand everything you've said."

"However, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between us. I need to have 100% control over myself. If I cannot achieve that, I would rather die here."

"As for your claim that I might not be able to defeat other inner gods, I admit that it's true. But I'll do my best."

"No one can guarantee that they won't regret their decisions at some point in the future. But at least for now, I will not merge with you."

"So you can give up on that idea right now."

After Daniel said this, he gave one last lingering glance at his inner god. To be honest, it was hard not to be tempted by the powerful forces on offer. But for Daniel, ensuring his own safety remained the most important thing.

So, even without taking that power, he was unwilling to let another entity control him.

With that, Daniel slowly closed his eyes.

"Goodbye, inner god. I believe we will never meet again."

Seeing Daniel truly intend to leave, the inner god's expression changed to one of urgency.

"Wait, don't go! Just a moment!"

However, Daniel did not give him the chance. He immediately returned to the real world.

At this moment, the divine positions of the Ancient God Pantheon had almost been completely merged. Daniel could vaguely sense that the emergence of the Ancient God Pantheon's divine positions felt like a set of shackles.

His inner god was bound there, locked in place.

Daniel silently closed his eyes again.

I know full well that this world is filled with dangers, but even so, I will not give up on myself.

…

As the light from the ritual array gradually dissipated, Daniel's control over the Ancient God Pantheon's divine positions grew ever stronger.

He even felt the power of faith coursing through him.

These powers of faith were obtained when he initially established the Infinity Divine Temple. However, Daniel had been walking the modern divine system path before, which prevented him from using the powers of faith.

Yet, with the integration of the Ancient God Pantheon's divine positions, Daniel found that his abilities had been enhanced by these powers of faith.

Moreover, even the effects of his God Rank Skills and the strength of his Infinity Domain had received tremendous boosts.

Of course, when it came to the third divine system, Daniel had only just taken the first step.

Daniel could clearly sense that he was still far from truly stepping into the third divine system.

There was another reason for this, and that was because the God of Knowledge had not told him all the secrets. The ritual he shared was merely a portion of the full knowledge.

At the same time, as the ritual array's light faded completely, the surrounding space began to tremble violently once again.

A massive swarm of Void Worms descended upon the City of Elements, launching an attack on all living creatures.

In an instant, the entire City of Elements was thrown into chaos.

Atez fought with all his might, but he could only hold off two or three Void Worms at most.

Now, they faced a tide of Void Worms.

In addition to Atez, many Fake Gods appeared to battle the disaster brought by the Void Worms.

However, this battle was overwhelmingly one-sided from the very beginning.

In the blink of an eye, the entire City of Elements had been plunged into disarray.

Meanwhile, Daniel had fully absorbed the divine positions of the Ancient God Pantheon. When he opened his eyes again, he could feel that his strength had undergone a drastic transformation.

Although he was still at the Fake God level, the strength he now possessed had reached the Demigod Rank!

In the next moment, Daniel snapped his fingers, and the Infinity Domain instantly unfolded!

The City of Elements, which had already been engulfed in chaos, was now completely covered by Daniel's Infinity Domain.

The Void Worms, who had previously held the upper hand, had no time to react before being swept into dust by a storm of Meteor Arrows!

In a single breath, thousands of Void Worms were slain by Daniel's hand!

It should be noted that each of these Void Worms was at the Fake God level!

Daniel silently felt the surge of power within him. At this moment, he was certain of one thing: if he truly stepped into the third divine system, even if he remained a Fake God, his combat power would be on par with that of a true god!

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