Chapter 405 -405-Ring of Destiny
Chapter 405: Chapter405-Ring of Destiny
It was a ring.
The circular ring was roughly the size of a basketball. Ancient runic patterns were engraved across its surface, their weathered grooves bearing the unmistakable marks of countless ages.
Daniel studied it for a long while, yet he couldn’t determine what it actually was.
It simply hovered silently before him.
If one called it a Divine-grade treasure, it didn’t quite fit.
If it was a construct born from the Laws, that didn’t seem right either.
As for calling it a Sacred Art—that was even less likely.
And yet...
It somehow seemed to combine the strengths of all three while belonging to none of them.
It simply floated there, swaying gently in midair.
Could this... actually be meant for me?
The thought crossed Daniel’s mind as he slowly reached out.
The instant he raised his hand—
Whoosh!
The ring shot forward of its own accord and landed directly in his palm.
The sensation was oddly familiar.
Like a bird that had flown for countless miles before finally finding a branch upon which to rest.
It settled quietly into his hand.
Daniel weighed it gently.
It felt almost weightless, as though he were holding nothing more than a pocket of air.
Lowering his gaze, he inspected it carefully.
Immediately, a panel appeared before his eyes.
[Ring of Destiny (???)]
Category: ???
Special: ???
Effects: ???
Description: ???
...
An entire screen filled with question marks.
The corner of Daniel’s mouth twitched.
What was going on?
The system had handed him an item with absolutely no explanation whatsoever—aside from its name.
Daniel blinked.
Instead of disappointment, excitement welled up inside him.
The less he could understand something...
The more extraordinary it was likely to be.
"Ring of Destiny..."
he murmured softly.
Judging from the name alone, it was undoubtedly connected to the Law of Destiny and Reincarnation.
After a brief hesitation, Daniel activated True Sight, hoping to uncover at least a fragment of its secrets.
Boom!
An overwhelming torrent of information exploded into his consciousness.
Daniel’s eyes widened instantly.
An uncontrollable surge of exhilaration flooded his heart.
Wait...
No...
This... this is the highest level of the Law of Destiny and Reincarnation!
My luck is unbelievable!
His eyes sparkled.
To him, this treasure was nothing short of timely salvation.
The information contained within regarding the Law of Destiny and Reincarnation alone was already priceless.
Any Divine-grade expert cultivating the Law of Reincarnation would go mad with envy if they learned of it.
The very foundation of Daniel’s Supreme Sage Template was the Law of Reincarnation.
Although the reincarnation laws contained within the template had already reached the Ultimate Grade...
That power had been granted directly by the system.
He could wield it effortlessly...
Yet he had never truly understood its principles or essence.
For a very long time, he had attempted to comprehend it through his own efforts.
Progress, however, had been painfully slow.
After countless years of study...
He had barely managed to reach the beginner level.
Yet merely touching the Ring of Destiny had instantly granted him an incredibly complete understanding of the Law of Destiny and Reincarnation.
The endless stream of knowledge unfolded before him like an ancient scroll opening across the ages.
Every detail...
Every mystery...
Every principle...
Appeared with crystal clarity.
Daniel’s heart pounded with excitement.
With the Ring of Destiny in his possession...
Given enough time to study it...
He was confident that his mastery of the Law of Destiny and Reincarnation would soon advance to the Mid Grade.
For the moment...
He no longer cared why the ring had appeared.
Nor why it had chosen him.
...
Within one of the layers of the Twelve Sanctums.
A simple wooden cabin stood quietly within a secluded valley.
Several ancient trees grew before its entrance.
Beneath their shade...
Forefather Morian slowly opened his eyes.
A trace of unmistakable astonishment flashed across them.
He had never expected...
That it would be that object.
Originally, his plans for Faustus had been gradual.
If the young man proved worthy of cultivation...
Then he would allocate more resources to him.
If Faustus demonstrated exceptional brilliance...
Then he would open the Legacy Vault and allow its treasures to choose their own master.
Given the current situation...
Faustus had undoubtedly earned that qualification.
After defeating Dustin and standing unrivaled among his peers...
He deserved entry into the vault.
But what Morian never expected...
Was that the treasure which emerged from within...
Would be the very item that even he himself had never dared to touch lightly.
His emotions became exceedingly complicated.
Faustus was even more monstrous than he had imagined.
Before even reaching the Divine-grade...
He had already stood at the absolute summit of his generation.
During the Starlight Tournament...
He single-handedly crushed every genius of the Myriad-Star Cosmos until none could raise their heads.
Even Dustin—the strongest Quasi-Sage of the current generation among the Chaos Humans—
Had been effortlessly defeated by him.
After Chaosverse had been sealed...
Not a single living being had managed to break through its barriers.
Yet Faustus had forcibly torn open a path and advanced into the Divine Sovereign Realm.
Finding even the slightest flaw within the power of an Eternal Sage...
Was something no living being had ever dared imagine.
Yet...
Faustus had accomplished exactly that.
This...
Was true invincibility.
Genuine invincibility.
Complex emotions filled Morian’s eyes.
At every single Rank...
Faustus had become the strongest of his generation.
Even throughout the endless history of the Endless Starsea...
There had only ever been a handful of individuals like him.
Gradually...
Morian felt a measure of comfort.
Though losing the Ring of Destiny pained him somewhat...
His satisfaction far outweighed his regret.
As long as Faustus continued to grow stronger...
Then the seed planted today would someday return rewards countless times greater.
Besides...
The Ring of Destiny had slumbered for countless ages.
It also carried an unimaginably heavy karma.
So heavy...
That even the Chaos Humans could not bear its consequences.
At this point...
There was likely only one person left alive who knew the ring’s true secret.
Morian let out a quiet sigh.
It carried a loneliness he had never been able to share.
Back then...
Forefather Aldman had still been only a T7 Oracle-grade when he ventured into an ancient forbidden land.
Within those forgotten ruins...
He discovered the Ring of Destiny.
To seize it...
He slaughtered every powerful expert present.
But he himself paid an enormous price.
His very foundation was gravely damaged.
He was afflicted by an extremely vicious curse.
From that day onward...
His condition steadily deteriorated.
He secretly brought the Ring of Destiny back to the clan.
He told no one.
Only at the very end of his life...
Did he summon Morian to his bedside.
"Morian..."
"This is the Ring of Destiny."
"From this day forward..."
"It shall be entrusted to your care."
It was Morian’s very first encounter with the ring.
Standing beside Aldman’s bed...
He stared at the rune-covered circle.
No matter how carefully he examined it...
He couldn’t understand what it truly was.
It resembled both a treasure and a construct born from the Laws.
By then...
Morian himself was already an Oracle-grade.
Yet even he could not perceive the profound mysteries hidden within it.
Aldman wasn’t surprised by his confusion.
He merely smiled.
"This..."
"is actually a Holy Spirit."
"It is an obsession..."
"One that slowly evolved over countless ages."
His eyes suddenly shone with unusual brilliance.
"It belongs to an Eternal Sage."
"An Eternal Sage who has already fallen."
"The most important part is..."
"It will never develop a new consciousness."
"It is nothing more than a frozen obsession."
"Like an insect forever sealed inside amber."
"Within it remains only an echo..."
"One left behind by someone who departed long ago."
Aldman instructed Morian to preserve the Ring of Destiny as the clan’s greatest treasure.
Yet there was one warning...
One instruction he repeated again and again.
The ring must never be shown casually to anyone.
Nor could anyone ever learn where it had come from.
Otherwise...
It would bring about a calamity capable of exterminating the entire Chaos Human race.