Chapter 1000

Being injured by the rules is no minor wound.

After the Light Queen Olivia of the Loki Forest was wounded, she spent over a thousand years recovering.

But for Meng Ying, it was no problem at all.

She continued flying upward, and soon, in her perception, countless divine incarnations appeared.

These divine incarnations continuously attacked Empress Tina.

The air was filled with the ripples of their communications.

"Let's see how long you can hold out."

One divine incarnation sneered.

"Boom!"

But in an instant, a burst of energy struck him, and that divine incarnation instantly shattered into fragments, completely erased!

"What good is Fourth Rank Saint Domain power? If not for the laws of the Divine Lands suppressing me, I wouldn't need a single drop of divine power to obliterate you!"

A divine lord's incarnation sneered.

Empress Tina remained silent; before her, a zither-like structure appeared, and her fingers continuously plucked at it.

Each pluck eliminated one divine incarnation.

Whether that divine incarnation was First Rank, Second Rank, or Third Rank Saint Domain!

Within the Saint Domain realm, the power gap between each rank is earth-shattering!

Gods formed at First Rank Saint Domain are generally First Tier gods.

But gods formed at Second Rank Saint Domain can quickly ascend to Second Tier.

Gods formed at Third Rank Saint Domain can quickly ascend to Third Tier!

Of course, gods formed at Fourth or Fifth Rank Saint Domain certainly cannot quickly reach Fourth Tier, but they can quickly reach High Gao Jie of Third Tier!

The power gap between each rank is immense.

"She's about to collapse—boost your power, strike together!"

The divine incarnation that had just sneered said.

Instantly, the nine divine lord incarnations moved as one.

In the sky, brilliant pathways appeared, and all nine divine lord incarnations elevated their power to Third Rank Saint Domain.

"Nine Third Rank Saint Domain incarnations? More than enough to handle an ordinary Fourth Rank Saint Domain. To be targeted by nine divine lords—you're the first in countless ages of the Divine Lands to receive such an honor!"

One divine incarnation said.

"Indeed, blame your sister—if she doesn't lower more power to save you, you're done for."

Another divine incarnation said.

The nine divine lord incarnations moved in unison, launching a terrifying assault that blanketed the sky toward Empress Tina.

Empress Tina's expression didn't change, but four strings suddenly appeared before her.

These four strings varied in color—only strings, no zither or guzheng.

The moment these four strings appeared, all nine divine lord incarnations showed signs of wariness.

Empress Tina's fingers rapidly plucked the four strings.

In the sky, an exquisitely beautiful sound rang out.

This sound seemed to originate From the Soul Layer, piercing straight to the heart and spreading instantly throughout the Eternal Night Imperial Capital.

Even millions of warriors locked in battle heard this sound.

Some warriors paused involuntarily, wondering why such a melodious string sound would arise in such a brutal battlefield.

"Watch out!"

But the nine divine incarnations behind her turned pale.

"She's playing the Strings of the Rules!"

One divine lord incarnation barely managed to utter those words before he shattered instantly.

As he shattered, the other eight divine lord incarnations around him also shattered nearly simultaneously!

One strike—nine divine lord incarnations instantly obliterated!

Empress Tina's power was plain to see!

But after this terrifying strike, she "spit" out a mouthful of blood.

Using power not her own brought back a devastating backlash.

"She can't hold on much longer!"

The other divine incarnations around her all launched attacks.

Empress Tina gathered her strength and plucked once more; centered on her, the divine incarnations shattered again!

"Send more incarnations—she's finished."

In the Heavenly Realm, a divine lord spoke to the gods in his divine lineage.

This divine lord did not send another incarnation.

His battle incarnations had been killed by Empress Tina three times already; each Third Rank Saint Domain incarnation consumed considerable divine power, and even he felt the loss acutely.

The other divine lords felt the same.

But their divine lineages still held countless gods.

At the divine lords' orders, these gods once again descended en masse as incarnations.

"Sister, I promised you I would hold the Eternal Night Empire—and I will hold it!"

A stubborn expression appeared on Empress Tina's face.

But she was already at her absolute limit.

She had once briefly gained the chance to ascend to the Fourth Stage of the Sacred Domain.

But she had only just reached the Fourth Stage of the Sacred Domain; the next ascent would require considerable cooldown.

The gods would not grant her another chance.

Moreover, such enhancements were never her own strength—even if she ascended once more, with so many gods continuously sending down avatars, her power would still be swiftly drained.

She faced nine entire divine systems!

Had the Iron Horn Divine System not withdrawn, it would have been ten!

Facing such overwhelming enemies, who struck without regard for cost, Empress Tina's survival until now was nothing short of a miracle!

Countless divine avatars surged toward Empress Tina, her power weakening with each passing moment.

"Hmph, this time you're dead!"

Among those divine avatars, one quietly elevated its power to the Second Rank of the Sacred Domain.

This was an avatar descended by a Third-Tier god.

The divine avatar stealthily crept toward Empress Tina.

Taking advantage of the brief opening after Empress Tina killed several avatars in one strike, the divine avatar launched a sudden ambush.

"Die!"

That divine avatar's strike was ruthlessly decisive!

Empress Tina, her power exhausted, could no longer evade.

Just as the divine avatar was about to kill Empress Tina, its attack suddenly deflected, shattering another nearby divine avatar.

"Huh?"

The divine avatar let out a startled exclamation.

"Huh!"

At that moment, within a divine realm racing through the Heavenly Realm, another startled exclamation echoed.

That exclamation came from the Goddess of Eternal Night!

Yes, the Goddess of Eternal Night could not abandon Empress Tina—though she was in the midst of her breakthrough, her gaze had never left Empress Tina's side.

And now was the most critical moment of her breakthrough.

Yet even at this pivotal instant, should Empress Tina falter, she had already prepared to descend her power to save her.

Even if it would inevitably ruin her breakthrough.

If she descended her power, the gods' objectives would be fulfilled!

"Someone is helping Tina!"

The Goddess of Eternal Night thought.

She cast her gaze downward again and saw the failed divine avatar roaring: