Chapter 213: Transcendent Self
As Daniel accepted his past, the golden aura around him suddenly grew brighter and more intense.
[The completion progress of "Undying Soul of Dragon" has increased by 10%]
"Is that even possible?" Daniel raised his eyebrows as the message appeared in front of him.
He hadn’t expected that accepting the dark half of his past would increase the evolution rate of the Undying Soul of Dragon.
He couldn’t think of any logical reason for it, but since it didn’t harm him, there was no need to overthink it.
He wanted to check the total evolution percentage, but then noticed the Prophet had started speaking again.
"As I said, past, present, and future are all essential parts of Eternity. To those who have succeeded in merging their past with their present—congratulations. You have taken a great step on the path of Eternity," the Prophet said calmly.
"But that is not all. You must also accept your future. You must merge it with your past and present and see it as a part of yourself."
Daniel frowned again, and this time, he wasn’t alone—even the Paragons and Evangelin frowned. They had heard of the Self-Past before from the Prophet and had just now succeeded in merging it with their present selves. But the future? They knew nothing about it.
How were they supposed to accept something that hadn’t even happened yet? It didn’t make sense at all.
Daniel was even more confused than the rest. As far as he understood, this should all fall under the Law of Time, not the Law of Eternity... He hoped the Prophet would at least give a proper explanation.
"You think the future hasn’t happened yet... but you’re wrong. The future is a possibility born from infinite probabilities—multiple, diverging paths that any of you might one day walk."
"The question is, are you willing to accept whichever path you may take?" The Prophet noticed the confusion on their faces, so he raised his hand and continued.
Everyone who had successfully merged their past self with their present self suddenly found themselves observing future versions of themselves—as if watching films as spectators from above.
"So I might end up paralyzed?" Daniel frowned. He was watching a version of himself who had become paralyzed while conquering one of the floors.
He found it ridiculous. How could he end up paralyzed when he could just choose self-destruction and revive with his extra lives? Not to mention his own Mana Healing skill and the existence of healers?
But the more he watched, the more he understood. Apparently, he had been poisoned by one of the most dangerous toxins in the world—one strong enough to cripple even demi-gods.
He saw how terrifying it was to live in that paralyzed state. Every day, his mother, sister, and Tiana visited him and took turns taking care of him.
He saw how his sisters refused to marry or pursue their own dreams because of him.
Then, a group of assassins arrived—just like the ones who had attacked Daniel’s home the night after the court trial, trying to assassinate him.
He watched as those assassins slaughtered his entire family and forced him to witness it—completely helpless to stop anything.
And in the end, he was killed too.
"What kind of crappy nightmare was that?" Daniel didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. There was no way he would ever live in a timeline like that.
It was simply impossible. He’d rather die than become paralyzed like that.
"Now I get what the Prophet meant. That version I saw was just one of countless possibilities. It’s not guaranteed to happen, but it could. And if I’m unwilling to accept that possibility, does that mean I can’t merge my future self with my past and present?" he reasoned—and that thought made him frown.
He sighed and tried to calm himself, trying to look at it all with a more open mind.
However, before he could fully process things, more scenes began to play.
This time, he saw himself as a bloodthirsty monster—not like the one in his previous life, but a far worse version. Power-hungry. A complete bastard.
This version of him had killed his entire family for power. It seemed he had discovered a forbidden technique that allowed him to bypass all ranks and directly ascend to the level of a demi-god.
But the price was killing the most important people in his life—and, to Daniel’s shock, that version had actually done it.
Just seeing all of this made Daniel emit a wave of Killing Intent... There was no way he could ever accept a version of himself like that.
And that wasn’t the end. One scene after another played. He saw many alternate versions of himself.
Some were so noble that Daniel wished he could truly become like them.
And some were such absolute scum that he could barely believe they were even possible versions of himself.
When the visions finally stopped, he had time to take another deep breath. This time, unlike before, he didn’t immediately reject what he saw. He thought deeper.
Whether he liked it or not, all of them were him. He was the one who would eventually choose which version to become.
"All of them are me. That means I have the potential to do everything they did. But I’m the one who gets to choose who I want to be. Still, there’s no need to reject myself—whatever path I take, I won’t regret it," he whispered to himself.
"And I choose to be the version of myself who will protect his family at all costs in this life."
As he accepted his future self, his aura suddenly changed from gold to turquoise.
[You have successfully merged your three selves—Past, Present, and Future—and formed the "Transcendent Self"]
[Name: Transcendent Self]
[Rank: Unknown]
[Description: You have broken the boundaries of time and space and merged your three selves. You can now borrow power from both your Past Self and Future Self during combat. Note: the borrowed power is limited—using more will leave you in a severely weakened state afterward.]
Suddenly, three orbs of light appeared in his spiritual sea and became stars there—each one representing one of his Selves.
They seemed to share an invisible connection, able to exchange power between them.
[The completion progress of "Undying Soul of Dragon" has increased by another 10%]
Suddenly, a transcendent, majestic, and eternal aura surged out from him—drawing the attention of all the followers... and even the Prophet.