In another worldline—

Within the dimension where Knowledge Daniel resided.

Accompanied by Inner God Daniel's furious, unwilling roar, an incomparably vast formation suddenly lit up, its brilliance filling the entire dimension. The formation descended from every direction, locking Inner God Daniel firmly at its center.

The runes composing the formation were complex to an extreme degree. Each line of light represented a law that had been forcibly rewritten, twisted, or overwritten. Entire conceptual frameworks had been tampered with, layered atop one another into a structure so intricate that it bordered on madness.

If Faer were present, he would have immediately recognized the terrifying purpose of this formation—

Divine Seat Theft.

From the very beginning, Knowledge Daniel's objective had been singular and absolute:

To seize everything that belonged to Inner God Daniel.

After all, among all worldlines, Inner God Daniel was one of only two existences who had successfully fused their original self with an Inner God. The difference between him and Daniel was subtle yet fundamental.

Daniel had devoured his own Inner God.

But Inner God Daniel—

Had devoured his original self as an Inner God.

That distinction made him an unparalleled resource.

"Give it up."

Knowledge Daniel stood outside the formation, his voice trembling with a kind of pathological ecstasy.

"Your struggle is meaningless. Your rage, your power, your divinity—every fragment of it will become a part of me!"

As the formation's light intensified, Knowledge Daniel's body began to wither before the naked eye.

His flesh dried.

His frame shrank.

His vitality was stripped away, as though something far more fundamental than life itself was being extracted.

At the same time, the destructive aura surrounding Inner God Daniel within the formation began to change.

The wild, unrestrained annihilation that had once defined him was gradually overwritten by something colder.

Sharper.

More absolute.

Pure reason.

Moments later, Knowledge Daniel's body collapsed entirely, transforming into a desiccated corpse that shattered into fine dust upon hitting the ground.

At the center of the formation—

The body that had once belonged to Inner God Daniel opened its eyes.

Those eyes no longer contained rage.

Nor madness.

Only a vast, hollow rationality—cold and expansive, like the indifferent gaze of the universe itself.

He clenched his fist, sensing the immense power surging within him.

It was familiar.

And yet utterly alien.

"The fusion of destruction and knowledge…"

"I planned for so long. This—this is true perfection."

He murmured to himself.

Then, as if sensing something far away, his gaze pierced through endless layers of time and space.

"I've found you."

"The strongest Daniel… so you've decided to initiate the final battle."

For the first time—

Something resembling a smile appeared on Knowledge Daniel's face.

The source of the Time River.

Daniel and more than twenty thousand of his avatars were locked in brutal combat with an endless tide of black figures.

At present, Daniel still held an overwhelming advantage.

But then—

Every single avatar of Inner God Daniel froze.

Their movements halted simultaneously, as if a universal command had been issued.

In the next instant, they disintegrated.

Like shadows erased by dawn, they turned into black dust and vanished without a trace, as though they had never existed at all.

Daniel's avatars immediately stopped as well, every one of them snapping into a defensive stance, eyes fixed on the void ahead.

Daniel raised his hand, dismissing all of his avatars.

Then he focused his gaze forward.

If his intuition was correct—

The real enemy was about to appear.

In the next moment, a figure slowly emerged from nothingness.

"Do we really need to be so hostile toward one another?"

Knowledge Daniel spoke calmly. His voice carried a strange, persuasive resonance, as though it were aligned with reason itself.

Daniel did not answer.

He merely tightened his grip on the [Time Sword].

Meanwhile, Knowledge Daniel continued speaking, unhurried and composed.

"Look at us. How similar we are. Worldlines are nearly infinite—there is no need for us to clash here."

"Why not join forces? Together, we can occupy those countless other worldlines. You and I could become the rulers of everything."

His words were rich with temptation, painting an alluring vision of shared dominion.

But Daniel shook his head firmly.

He had already seen through the essence of the other.

"To step beyond the Inner God level, to become a truly unique existence, you must kill me."

"That is the will of the supreme law."

"So spare me the nonsense."

Daniel raised his sword, its tip pointing directly at Knowledge Daniel.

"Between you and me—only one will survive to the end."

Knowledge Daniel's smile widened.

"Very well. Since that is your choice…"

"Then allow me to show you what true power really is."

"And as a courtesy, let me remind you—"

"I have already entered the Inner God level."

As his words fell, Knowledge Daniel made no move to summon his weapon.

He did not advance.

He merely extended a single finger and lightly pointed at Daniel.

An attack beyond language crossed space and time in an instant, manifesting directly in front of Daniel.

It was neither energy nor law.

It was a conceptual attack.

The concept of erasure itself.

Daniel's pupils contracted sharply.

He raised the [Time Sword] horizontally before him.

BOOM—!

The origin of the Time River—the foundational cornerstone upon which all timelines were constructed—collapsed violently.

Gigantic fractures ripped through the chaotic void, and behind those裂痕 were countless parallel universes being born and destroyed in rapid succession.

A single exchange—

And the foundation of spacetime itself was destabilized.

Daniel's expression shifted slightly, but his stance remained steady.

Knowledge Daniel's eyes flickered with surprise.

"You are strong. Stronger than I anticipated."

"But in the face of absolute power—this means nothing!"

Knowledge Daniel roared.

A black [Destruction Blade] manifested in his left hand.

In his right appeared a white quill pen, formed entirely of pure knowledge runes.

Sword and pen.

Destruction and creation.

Two diametrically opposed forces, perfectly fused within him.

He charged forward once more.

Sword light and pen strokes intertwined, forming a vast, inescapable net that descended upon Daniel.

Where the sword passed—existence was destroyed.

Where the pen traced—reality itself was rewritten.

Daniel moved ceaselessly through the storm of attacks. Each swing of his [Time Sword] seemed to pull the entire Time River along with it.

Yet even so—

Against overwhelming power, Daniel began to fall behind.

Still, Knowledge Daniel found that killing him was far from easy.

"Strongest Daniel… you truly live up to that title."

"Even after stepping into the Inner God level, it is still difficult to truly kill you."

"But everything must come to an end."

"While we may not differ greatly in a direct one-on-one confrontation—"

"Have you forgotten the [God of Thieves' Dagger]?"

The next moment—

Knowledge Daniel summoned two hundred thousand avatars.

Yes.

After reaching the Inner God level, the God Rank Skill [God of Thieves' Dagger] could now produce 200,000 clones.

Which meant—

Daniel now faced the combined assault of more than two hundred thousand Knowledge Daniels.

Meanwhile, his own maximum number of avatars barely exceeded twenty thousand.

Each of his clones would now have to face at least ten enemies.

Knowledge Daniel looked at him with admiration.

"Strongest Daniel… I truly admire you."

"I even possess a method to circumvent the supreme law."

"This is my final offer."

"Choose cooperation—"

"Or walk the path of annihilation."

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