Chapter 407 -407-Banner of Destiny’s Judgment
Chapter 407: Chapter407-Banner of Destiny’s Judgment
"How would you deal with it, Faustus?"
Dustin muttered under his breath.
At the summit.
No sooner had Daniel set the massive boulder down than he sensed an almost imperceptible tremor beneath his feet.
The enormous stone began to sway gently, its edge slowly tilting toward the mountain path as though it would roll back down at any moment.
"Interesting."
A faint smile appeared on Daniel’s lips.
Instead of trying to hold the boulder in place, he simply raised his right fist.
Without any fancy technique or Sacred Art, he threw a straightforward punch straight into the stone.
BOOM!
The seemingly indestructible boulder instantly split apart.
Spiderweb-like cracks spread across its surface before—
Bang!
—it exploded into countless fragments that were immediately swept away by the mountain wind, scattering into the sea of clouds.
"If the stone no longer exists," Daniel said casually while dusting off his hands, "then naturally, it can’t roll down the mountain anymore."
At the same moment, the rankings on the white stone monument shifted.
A brand-new name replaced the previous record holder.
[Legendary Rank No.1: Faustus]
Dustin stared blankly at the scene.
After a long silence, he finally squeezed out a sentence.
"...You can clear it like that?"
That boulder was no ordinary object.
Back when he attempted the trial himself, he had also tried changing the mountain and the stone through brute force.
Needless to say...
He had failed miserably.
Daniel leisurely walked back down from the summit, clearly satisfied.
"Faustus, would you like to try the other trials as well?"
Dustin finally recovered from his shock.
"Sure."
Daniel nodded.
"I’d like to see the Supreme Rank trials."
He placed his hand on the black stone monument once more.
Buzz—
A far more majestic power surged into his body.
In an instant, his cultivation was suppressed to the Supreme Rank.
Behind him, the Cycle Divine Domain quietly unfolded.
At that very moment...
Every trial monument throughout the territories ruled by the Chaos Humans began to glow simultaneously.
An unfamiliar name suddenly climbed to the very top of multiple rankings.
"A powerhouse is challenging the Sanctum Trials!"
"Who is it? Someone’s breaking Dustin’s records one after another!"
"Legendary Rank... Supreme Rank... It’s Faustus!"
"The peerless genius who advanced straight to Divine Sovereign immediately after entering the Divine Grade!"
"He’s challenging the trial records of the Chaos Humans!"
"And... he’s clearing every single one!"
"Unbelievable!"
Daniel had no idea that his casual attempt had already caused an enormous sensation throughout the Chaos Humans.
His progress through the trials was unstoppable.
Each challenge became increasingly difficult.
Quasi Sage.
Sage.
Divine Radiant.
Divine Sovereign...
Yet regardless of the difficulty, Daniel shattered every record with overwhelming ease.
Within a remarkably short time, every record once held by Dustin had been replaced by a single name.
Faustus.
The entire process looked less like difficult trials...
and more like someone casually playing a game.
Watching from the sidelines, Dustin could only shake his head with a bitter smile.
"Holy shit...
As expected of you, Faustus."
As the greatest genius of the current Chaos Humans—someone nurtured by the entire race since childhood—even he had no choice but to admit complete defeat before Faustus.
Daniel slowly walked out of the trial grounds.
"That was actually pretty interesting."
"Ahem..."
Dustin coughed awkwardly.
"There was one thing I forgot to mention."
"Oh?"
Daniel looked over.
"Breaking a trial record comes with an additional reward."
His eyes immediately lit up.
"Well played, Dustin."
"If you’d told me earlier there were rewards, I would’ve taken things a bit more seriously."
Dustin froze.
Wait...
You mean you weren’t even trying just now?
After a brief silence, he spread his hands helplessly.
"Would it really have made any difference?"
"With your strength, breaking the records was inevitable."
"I merely wanted to leave you with a pleasant surprise."
"So..."
Daniel asked expectantly,
"What are the rewards?"
"They’re distributed according to performance."
Dustin smiled.
"With the results you’ve achieved, you’ll most likely receive the highest-tier reward."
Before he had even finished speaking—
Whoosh!
A brilliant treasure light suddenly materialized before them.
Its crimson radiance instantly dyed the entire trial grounds blood-red.
Floating in midair...
was a blood-colored battle banner.
Ancient totems covered its surface, while every pattern quietly flowed with profound Law power.
Daniel examined it before nodding in satisfaction.
"This should be a Primordial Law Grade treasure."
"...Not bad."
His eyes flickered slightly.
"Not bad? Holy shit!"
Dustin stared at him in disbelief.
"Brother... do you even know what that thing is?"
"Does it have something special about it?"
Daniel asked curiously.
"This is one of the Ten Primordial Law Grade Sacred Relics of the Chaos Humans!"
"Banner of Heaven’s Fall!"
"Banner of Heaven’s Fall?"
Daniel carefully examined the blood-red banner as it fluttered gently in the air.
Dustin explained proudly,
"The Banner of Heaven’s Fall ranks among the Ten Primordial Law Grade Holy Relics of the Chaos Humans."
"Although it’s technically only Primordial Law Grade, every one of these ten Sacred Relics possesses power comparable to a Primordial Supreme Treasure."
"Oh?"
Daniel’s interest was immediately piqued.
"But that’s not the most important part."
Dustin grinned.
"The Banner of Heaven’s Fall can be divided into nine subsidiary banners, each controlled by a different cultivator."
"When all nine banners are deployed together, they form the Heaven’s Judgment Array."
"It is one of the Ten Supreme Grand Arrays of the Chaos Humans."
"The formation has been passed down since ancient times and possesses unimaginable power."
"According to legend, when the Heaven’s Judgment Array is deployed in its complete form, it can summon an Ancient Holy Spirit."
"An Ancient Holy Spirit..."
"...is an existence that surpasses even an Eternal Sage."
"It belongs to the level of the Great Universal Will itself."
"Although the summoned Holy Spirit is merely a projection..."
"...it can still elevate the strength of every participant in the formation by an entire cultivation realm."
"At your current Divine Sovereign Realm..."
"You should be able to summon the projection of a Divine Lord."
After hearing the explanation, Daniel smiled inwardly.
With his Millionfold Boost System, once this banner entered his hands...
its grade was destined to rise even further.
Keeping a calm expression, he silently sold the treasure to the system.
Ding!
A familiar notification echoed within his consciousness.
[Sale detected.]
[Millionfold Boost activated!]
[Congratulations! You have obtained the Primordial Supreme Treasure: Banner of Destiny’s Judgment!]
Once again, the system upgraded the treasure from Primordial Law Grade to the level of a Primordial Supreme Treasure.
Its appearance barely changed.
It remained the same blood-red battle banner, and even the ancient runes and totems upon its surface looked almost identical.
Yet the power hidden within...
was now worlds apart.
Daniel swiftly stored the banner away with a perfectly natural motion.
Dustin noticed nothing unusual.
"This is the first Primordial Supreme Treasure I’ve ever obtained."
A ripple of excitement stirred within Daniel’s heart.
When he had crossed the Chaos Star Sea aboard the Shield of Aegis, he had already witnessed firsthand the terrifying might of a Primordial Supreme Treasure.
Such artifacts were capable of traversing the Chaos Star Sea itself and suppressing entire regions of the cosmos.
And now...
he finally possessed his own.
Although it was not a purely offensive Sacred Artifact...
its rarity and value were no less astonishing.