Imprisoned for a Trillion Years, I Was Worshipped by All Gods! Chapter166-Karea Academy Headquarters

With the directions settled, Daniel handed out the

Tree of Origin

saplings and corresponding forging materials to his students.

After so thought, he also imbued each of them with a fragnt of his own willpower—a safeguard against the residual forces of gods and devils they might encounter.

This safeguard would allow them to suppress those corrupted energies when necessary.

Prepared and resolute, the group headed toward the teleportation array in

Sunken City

.

The air in Sunken City seed cooler than it had been in previous days, or so so locals remarked.

A passerby jokingly speculated, "Could it be that the fire in the Fire Abyss is finally burning out?"

The comnt drew laughter from the crowd.

"Burning out? Impossible!" soone retorted. "The Fire Abyss has been producing flas for countless generations. It's a lifeless place, brimming with magma and unending heat."

"Sunken City has stood longer than all our lifetis combined," another added. "Worrying about it running out of fire is absurd!"

Daniel overheard the conversation and smiled faintly but said nothing. He knew better.

The Fire Abyss's

world node

had already been stabilized with a

Tree of Origin

, which would gradually transform the environnt.

While the changes might take ti, the inexhaustible magma would eventually diminish.

The once-fiery abyss might one day earn a simpler na: the Abyss.

As Daniel prepared to step onto the teleportation array, Nina hurriedly blocked his path.

"Headmaster! Wait! Aren't you forgetting sothing?"

"Am I?" Daniel asked, montarily puzzled.

"You promised a reward!" Nina exclaid.

Ah, that promise. Daniel vaguely recalled agreeing to it earlier.

After a mont of thought, he replied, "Oh, yes. I gave it to Green. You can ask him for it."

Without waiting for a response, Daniel activated the array and vanished with Hayes and the grand steward.

Nina turned to Green expectantly.

Green's expression twisted with reluctance.

He did indeed have sothing stored in his

storage crystal

, but its contents were far from what Nina might have hoped for.

Books, study materials, and nurous practice exercises—essentially, a treasure trove of academic tornt for soone like Nina.

"Green! Don't just stand there! Give it to !" Nina urged, brimming with excitent.

Resigned, Green handed over the crystal and quickly fled, mimicking Daniel's earlier departure.

Nina, oblivious to his hasty retreat, eagerly activated the crystal.

Her anticipation turned to despair as the contents were revealed: stacks of books and piles of assignnts.

"This… Green! I'll get you for this!" Nina fud.

Curious, Nora peeked over her shoulder, then burst into laughter. Of all things, Green had given Nina what she hated most.

"Well," Nora mused, "maybe this really

was

the headmaster's idea."

Karea Academy Headquarters

Nestled within the central mountain range of the continent, the headquarters of Karea Academy resembled a sprawling city rather than a conventional academy.

Its grandeur dwarfed places like Lake City, making them seem like re rural villages in comparison.

The city thrived with powerful mages, most of whom were at least

Tier-Platinum

in rank.

"This is just a nearby city," Hayes explained. "The headquarters itself is located behind the mountain range."

"Lead the way," Daniel said.

The three figures soared toward the headquarters.

Before long, they arrived at a massive mountain gate flanked by steep, seemingly endless stairs.

"Daniel Headmaster," Hayes said, gesturing toward the structure. "This is the entrance to our headquarters."

Daniel nodded and instinctively touched the

Ring of Origin

on his hand. Shifting his perspective, he observed the academy through the lens of the world's structure.

What he saw confird his suspicions.

Countless black tendrils extended from the academy, reaching into the surrounding mountains and lands.

These tendrils siphoned power from the environnt, transforming it within their corrupted cores before releasing it back into the world, subtly altering its essence.

The roots of these tendrils were buried deep beneath the academy, concealed within its very foundations.

Even Daniel couldn't see the precise source, which ant he would need to delve deeper into the headquarters to investigate.

"Daniel Headmaster," Hayes interrupted his thoughts. "The academy headmaster should be in the rear mountains. Would you like to et them?"

Before Daniel could respond, a deep, resonant bell rang through the air.

Its tone reverberated across the mountains, drawing his attention to a specific location: the academy's aptitude testing grounds.

Curiosity piqued, Daniel glanced toward Hayes.

"Is that your aptitude testing area?" he asked.

"Yes," Hayes replied. "Every new student undergoes tests for talent and temperant there."

"Interesting. I think I'll give it a try," Daniel said, heading toward the site.

"Daniel Headmaster, wait!" Hayes called after him, his voice uncertain. "The tests are only for individuals under fifty years old…"

His words trailed off as realization struck. Daniel couldn't possibly be under fifty… could he?

Watching Daniel walk away with such confidence, Hayes and the grand steward exchanged bewildered glances.

If Daniel truly was under fifty, then their centuries-long lives seed embarrassingly wasted in comparison.

When Daniel arrived at the testing grounds, he found a group of instructors debating over a recent student's impressive results.

The student's talent and temperant had impressed everyone, leading to a heated competition among teachers to recruit them.

"Next!" the test proctor called, looking at Daniel with a mix of hesitation and skepticism.

"Please remain quiet during the test," they added, motioning for him to step forward.

Daniel entered the

magic array

, a complex formation used to evaluate both aptitude and ntal fortitude.

As he stepped into the array, a strange phenonon occurred.

The formation began to glow, its circuits flickering erratically before abruptly shorting out.

The test proctor glanced at their monitoring device, about to declare Daniel's aptitude nonexistent, when the device exploded in their hands.

The blast sent the proctor stumbling back, nearly injured by the unexpected detonation.

Daniel walked out of the array unscathed, his expression calm.

"So… what's my result? What's my aptitude?" he asked.

The proctor stood frozen, unable to respond.

What had happened inside the array was clear to Daniel.

As he entered, he quickly deduced the chanics of the formation.

It was well-designed for its purpose, but he noted several areas where it could be improved.

Perhaps once this business was over, he would create a similar array for Crossbridge Academy.

Curious about his own aptitude, Daniel had allowed the array to assess him without holding back. However, he'd overlooked one crucial factor: the

Ring of Origin

on his finger.

The ring's power was far beyond the array's capacity to asure.

Overwheld, the array had frozen, triggering a cascade of failures that ultimately led to its collapse.

Now, as Daniel erged from the ruins of the test, every eye in the vicinity was on him.

"Well?" he asked again, looking at the stunned proctor. "What's my aptitude like?"