Chapter 406 -406-The Key to an Eternal Legacy
Chapter 406: Chapter406-The Key to an Eternal Legacy
"I understand."
"I’ll guard this secret with my life."
Back then, Morian had felt a chill run down his spine.
An Eternal Sage.
That was an existence standing at the absolute pinnacle of the Endless Starsea.
Yet the Ring of Destiny had been born from the lingering obsession left behind after such a being had fallen.
No wonder Forefather Aldman had waited until his final moments before entrusting it to him.
The weight of such an item was far beyond what ordinary beings could bear.
If the powerful races of the Endless Starsea ever discovered its existence, the Chaos Humans would face an unimaginable catastrophe.
After Aldman passed away, Morian sealed the Ring of Destiny deep within the innermost chamber of the Legacy Vault.
He never revealed its origin to anyone.
Through countless ages, the treasure remained asleep in the darkness...
Like a forgotten star whose very name had long since faded from memory.
Yet today...
When Faustus entered the Legacy Vault to receive its gifts...
The very first treasure to fly toward him was the most precious one of all—
The sacred spirit born from an Eternal Sage.
At that moment, Morian’s emotions were indescribably complicated.
...
Daniel stored the Ring of Destiny inside his inventory.
Truthfully, he wanted nothing more than to remain there and carefully study the Laws contained within it.
But he forcibly restrained himself.
Without lingering any longer, he immediately left the Holy See.
After all, he was here as a guest.
Remaining inside someone else’s sacred sanctuary for too long would have been rather impolite.
Seeing Daniel emerge so quickly, Dustin blinked in surprise.
"You’re out already?"
Daniel was briefly taken aback before quickly realizing why.
The Holy See contained a temporal formation.
Although he had experienced a considerable amount of time inside...
Only a short while had passed in the outside world.
Smiling, he replied,
"I’ve already received a rather nice gift."
Dustin shook his head with a laugh.
"You’re far too modest."
"Since Forefather opened the Legacy Vault for you, even the worst treasure inside would be a Primordial Law Grade artifact."
"With your talent and luck, you should have obtained at least a Primordial Supreme Treasure."
"’Rather nice’? I don’t believe that for a second."
Daniel simply smiled without explaining further.
"By the way," he asked, "why did Forefather allow me to enter the Legacy Vault?"
"You didn’t know?"
Dustin grinned.
"That’s been a tradition among the Chaos Humans for countless generations."
"Oh?"
"The Chaos Humans preserve our rarest Sacred Artifacts and supreme treasures within the Legacy Vault."
"Whenever a younger generation worthy of cultivation appears..."
"The vault opens its doors."
"I see..."
Daniel nodded before asking,
"But I’m not actually a member of the Chaos Humans."
"You came from our ancestral homeland."
"Although we now belong to different universes..."
"Our roots are one and the same."
"And besides..."
"No matter where someone comes from, as long as they embrace our civilization and ideals..."
"They’re even eligible to become a candidate to lead the Chaos Humans."
Daniel froze for a moment.
"You mean..."
"I could become the successor of the Chaos Humans?"
Dustin spread his hands.
"Why not?"
"Even among the countless worlds under our rule..."
"It doesn’t matter whether someone is human."
"As long as they can carry forward our civilization and ideals..."
"They have every right to inherit them."
Daniel slowly nodded as he pondered those words.
This principle possessed remarkable vision.
It transcended race and bloodline altogether.
Instead...
It elevated civilization itself above everything else.
A trace of pride appeared in Dustin’s eyes.
"The Chaos Humans didn’t survive this long by luck."
"Our Forefathers all understood one truth."
"No race in the Endless Starsea remains prosperous forever."
"If you want a civilization to endure eternally..."
"You have to keep your doors open."
"Take what is worthy."
"Discard what is not."
"If some extraordinary genius from one of our subordinate races possesses the potential to become an Eternal Sage..."
"And we choose to suppress them simply because they aren’t human..."
"We wouldn’t just make an enemy of a future supreme powerhouse."
"We’d also lose a potential ally."
After a brief pause, Dustin continued,
"So rather than rejecting them..."
"We choose to welcome them."
"We influence them with our civilization."
"As long as they acknowledge our ideals..."
"They won’t harm the Chaos Humans."
"They’ll strengthen us instead."
"That’s why every world ruled by the Chaos Humans is governed through fairness and equality."
"Even the non-human races enjoy the same status as humanity."
Daniel nodded thoughtfully.
He was already considering whether the Humans of Earth should one day adopt many of the Chaos Humans’ institutions and ideals.
Such broad-mindedness...
Was the true foundation that allowed a civilization to survive countless ages.
Suddenly Dustin smiled.
"Come on."
"I’ll show you another place."
"Where?"
"The Trial Grounds inside the Twelve Sanctums."
"There are countless trials there designed to temper one’s will and combat ability."
"And..."
"There are plenty of good rewards waiting inside."
Daniel’s eyes lit up.
Soon afterward, the two of them passed through layer after layer of sacred domains before arriving at a vast, tranquil expanse.
The air itself carried an ancient, solemn atmosphere.
At the center of the grounds stood two enormous stone monuments.
One was black.
The other white.
They stood opposite one another like the boundary between day and night.
The black monument bore the names of every Rank.
The white monument displayed a ranking list.
Legendary Grade...
Supreme Grade...
Quasi Sage...
Sage...
What immediately caught Daniel’s attention was that...
Every single first-place position bore the exact same name.
Dustin.
Daniel couldn’t help glancing at him.
Dustin simply smiled before pointing toward the black monument.
"This one measures Rank."
"Just place your hand on it."
"Think about whichever Rank you wish."
"It’ll suppress your strength to exactly that level."
He then pointed at the white monument.
"This one records the highest score."
"It only displays the champion of each Rank."
Daniel nodded.
Walking forward, he placed his palm upon the black monument.
Almost immediately...
A cool sensation flowed through his fingertips.
He focused his thoughts on the Legendary Grade.
Boom!
An invisible force poured into his body.
In an instant, his Divine Sovereign aura was completely suppressed.
His cultivation rapidly descended until it stabilized at the Legendary Grade.
Watching from nearby, Dustin’s eyes filled with anticipation.
"You can challenge any of the trials ahead."
Daniel nodded before walking toward the testing grounds beyond the monument.
A gigantic boulder floated before him.
A short explanation had been engraved upon its surface.
The trial itself was remarkably simple.
Carry the stone to the summit of the mountain...
And prevent it from rolling back down.
That alone counted as success.
"That’s it?"
Although he spoke lightly...
Daniel knew the trial couldn’t possibly be that straightforward.
Without hesitation, he activated his strength.
The enormous boulder—heavy beyond imagination—rose steadily into the air.
Then he began walking up the mountain path.
At first...
Everything proceeded smoothly.
Every step was steady.
Every movement effortless.
But halfway up the mountain...
An invisible force suddenly crashed into him from ahead.
With each additional step...
The boulder seemed to grow dozens of times heavier.
Daniel merely smiled.
Boom!
The Immortal Singularity ignited instantly.
With effortless ease...
He completely overwhelmed the opposing force.
Continuing upward...
His robes fluttered wildly in the mountain winds.
Before long...
He stood only ten steps away from the summit.
By now...
The resisting force had reached an astonishing intensity.
It felt as though the weight of the entire mountain rested upon his shoulders.
Yet Daniel didn’t even furrow his brow.
Applying just a little more strength...
He steadily placed the massive boulder upon the summit.
Watching from afar...
Dustin wasn’t particularly surprised.
Faustus had never known defeat.
In Dustin’s eyes...
Faustus was already far stronger than he himself had ever been at the same stage.
However...
The true difficulty of this trial wasn’t the climb.
Another restriction existed at the summit.
The instant the boulder reached the top...
It would automatically begin rolling back down the mountain.
When Dustin had completed the trial years ago...
He had relied upon his mastery of spatial formations to dismantle the restriction before finally succeeding.
So now...
How would Faustus solve this problem?