Daniel gathered his chaotic thoughts and began to survey his surroundings.

He had to admit, the Godfall Battlefield was a cursed place, filled with an endless array of monsters. Even now, numerous creatures began to gradually close in on him.

Despite this, Daniel remained remarkably calm. Instead of launching a direct attack, he summoned his Spirit of Skills and instructed them to freely deal with the monsters surrounding him.

However, while watching the battle unfold, Daniel also noticed something significant. The area surrounding the ice shard did not seem to have any particularly powerful monsters nearby. There was not a single creature of Star Rank.

This realization caused Daniel's face to darken immediately. But to ensure accuracy, he sent out a clone to find a lone Star Rank monster.

The clone used a binding God Rank Skill to bring the Star Rank monster to the ice shard's location. But as the creature neared the shard, it suddenly began to exhibit signs of extreme fear. It struggled desperately to escape and, upon realizing that escape was impossible, chose to commit suicide.

It was the first time Daniel had seen a monster choose to end its life voluntarily. This was a clear indication that the entity behind the ice shard was incredibly powerful and troublesome.

Just the presence of the shard was enough to make a Star Rank monster take such drastic action. So, what level of power must the being behind it possess?

Daniel furrowed his brows as he looked at the ice block, focusing his mind power further into the distance.

The entire Godfall Battlefield was now within his mind power's coverage.

The vast expanse of the Godfall Battlefield was far larger than Daniel had originally thought. The area alone was already hundreds of times the size of the Land of Origin.

Although Daniel was traveling through barren terrain, he quickly realized that the Godfall Battlefield contained diverse landscapes—valleys, rivers, marshes, volcanoes, and more.

Under the influence of his mind power, Daniel also began to understand the distinct nature of the Godfall lands. It was as if this ancient battlefield had evolved into a completely different ecological environment over time.

Daniel moved through the Godfall Battlefield, and once he was sure there were no immediate threats around, he prepared to take action.

Meanwhile, in Daniel's mental world, more and more humans were advancing to the demigod level.

It was clear that the human race was now only one step away from completing their ascension task.

In fact, the strength of the human race had never stagnated. Many of the awakened ones had already reached the demigod level, but they had been limited by the lack of a divine rank, which had hindered their progression.

Now that the method to acquire ancient divine ranks had been provided by the God of Knowledge, it became inevitable that the awakened humans would advance to the demigod level.

Moreover, the human race now possessed many God-tier buildings. These structures greatly enhanced the overall power of the human race.

At this point, if you were to randomly choose a demigod among the humans, they would be just as strong, if not stronger, than the demigod Daniel from the past.

Although there was still a significant tier difference between them and Daniel, Daniel's strength had been bolstered by countless full-power God Rank skills.

In terms of raw strength, these demigod-level humans would be nearly on par with Daniel at the same tier. When facing other demigods, they would be able to wreak havoc, cutting through their enemies with ease.

The road to ascension for the human race had originally seemed difficult, but it was proving to be far more attainable than expected.

Daniel thought about this as he looked at the panel in front of him.

[Human Ascension Task]

Task Objective 1: More than 10 humans must reach Fake God level. (Completed)

Task Objective 2: The human emperor must pass the 9th stage of the Human Emperor Trial. (Completed)

Task Objective 3: All members of the race must reach demigod level or above (excluding those who have not participated in the Awakening Ceremony). (Completed)

Task Rewards: The race's level will be upgraded to Star Rank, and the level cap will increase to 700.

Now, it was just a matter of waiting for the human race to reach demigod level, after which the ascension task would be considered complete.

Fortunately, the waiting time wasn't long.

As Daniel prepared to collect the ice shard, the human race had finally reached the demigod level!

According to Daniel's plan, he intended to collect the ice shard only after the humans completed their ascension ceremony.

And just as he finished clearing the surrounding monsters, the human ascension task was finally completed!

[Human Ascension Task: Completed]

[Would you like to claim the reward?]

What was there to hesitate about?

Without a second thought, Daniel chose to claim the reward.

As soon as he made his choice, an enormous amount of energy began to gather in the skies above the Land of Origin. In the blink of an eye, vibrant, multicolored energy clouds gathered above the heads of all the humans!

For the awakened humans, this spectacle had become a familiar sight. However, even so, when they saw the energy clouds, they still couldn't help but show their excitement.

At that moment, every human knew one thing for certain: they were about to ascend once again!

No one understood better than they did just how immense the benefits of this ascension would be.

If the human race had stagnated, Fake God level would have been their ultimate limit. But now, with the completion of the ascension ceremony, the entire race's potential was about to undergo an unprecedented surge!

The next moment, an immense torrent of energy surged into the bodies of every human, and the level cap for the entire race instantly rose to 700!

The human race had successfully ascended to Star Rank!

At the same time, a new notification appeared in the minds of every human.

[Mankind Protection 5: All humans will receive a divine rank based on their strength, and their resistance to divine power will increase by one tier.]

The new [Mankind Protection] left all the humans stunned.

Even Daniel, upon seeing it, was momentarily bewildered.

However, the next moment, Daniel felt the overwhelming power of [Mankind Protection 5]!

He clearly felt that his divine rank had now reached the Demigod Rank level!

Furthermore, his resistance to divine power had reached an entirely new level.

This sudden enhancement caused a disorienting sense of misplacement for Daniel, one that he had never experienced before.

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