Chapter 1017

Although Vivera was now a Gao Jie deity of the third tier, she had not even reached the peak of the third tier and could not possibly intervene in the wars of the fourth tier!

"Mavis, we're still not strong enough—we can't help the Divine Lord at all! We must work harder!"

Vivera clenched her tiny fist.

Mavis felt the same way.

In truth, they had already worked extremely hard.

Their progress had been tremendous!

Upon hearing Tianlan Zunzhu's words, Lin Yan's expression remained unchanged, and he did not even move from his position!

But on his body, a brilliant suit of armor appeared.

The moment this armor appeared, the surroundings were filled with gilded golden light!

Jin Guang surged in all directions, dazzlingly bright!

This armor, entirely forged from the divine material Lieyan Jin, was simply too brilliant.

After Lin Yan had gained tremendous rewards from the Radiant Tides, he had reforged both his armor and his sword.

This armor now contained exactly ten thousand grams of Lieyan Jin.

And Lin Yan's Lieyan Sword contained the same ten thousand grams of Lieyan Jin.

This had nearly reached the absolute limit of weight for armor and weapons—no more could be added.

Such armor and weapons were already extremely rare throughout the Heavenly Realm!

Even ordinary fourth-tier deities might not possess them!

Of course, by naked eye alone, one could not know how much Lieyan Jin was contained within Lin Yan's armor and sword.

"All show and no substance!"

Tianlan Zunzhu let out a light snort and raised his staff.

Instantly, all light within the Elf Divine Domain dimmed.

As if plunged suddenly into boundless darkness!

"Go!"

Then, Tianlan Zunzhu uttered a soft command.

A black ray of light once again swallowed all light and surged wildly toward Lin Yan!

This light seemed the origin of all darkness!

This darkness was not the darkness of the Abyss of Shadows—it was pure, absolute absence of light.

Not a single ray of light remained!

Though it was itself a form of light, it was black light.

Wherever it existed, no traditional light could appear.

And within this black ray lay immense potential energy.

Such energy—even merely sensing it—made some Divine Lords tremble with fear, their bodies chilled to the bone!

"The Rule of Darkness!"

One Divine Lord whispered.

The surrounding Divine Lords swiftly flew far away, fearing being caught in the crossfire.

The Zunzhu's attack, too, channeled rules—but its power, compared to that of a peak third-tier Divine Lord, was not just slightly greater, nor twice or thrice greater, but many times greater!

With fourth-tier divine power driving the rules, even being caught in the backlash could kill a peak third-tier Divine Lord—or leave them Suffered Heavy Injuries!

This was precisely why they feared it!

"See whether you dodge—or don't!"

Tianlan Zunzhu snorted.

This strike could not possibly be blocked unless the opponent stood at the same realm!

Even if Lin Yan had just entered the fourth tier, Tianlan Zunzhu believed he had no choice but to dodge.

And if Lin Yan dodged, the Eternal Night Goddess behind him would be doomed!

Thus, Tianlan Zunzhu presented Lin Yan with an impossible choice.

Block—and fail, and suffer.

Dodge—and survive, but the Eternal Night Goddess suffers!

"See how you choose!"

Then he saw Lin Yan raise his sword and slash down with full force!

As Lin Yan moved, a beam of Jin Guang suddenly erupted from within the black ray.

Lin Yan's slash had cleaved the darkness spreading across the entire Elf Divine Domain clean in two!

Then, brilliance exploded!

Golden light gushed wildly from the cut, overwhelming all darkness!

Turning the entire Elf Divine Domain into an ocean of golden light!

This was merely visual.

On a deeper level, it was rule against rule, divine power against divine power!

And in this confrontation, Lin Yan emerged victorious.

"How… is this possible!"

Tianlan Zunzhu struggled to speak.

Then, Jin Guang burst forth from his body.

It turned out that Lin Yan's slash had not only severed the Rule of Darkness—it had also cleaved Tianlan Zunzhu cleanly in two.

Golden light surged rapidly, splitting Tianlan Zunzhu cleanly in two.

Then, flames erupted from nowhere and drowned him.

Instantly, the entire Spirit Divine Realm plunged into absolute silence!

Every Divine Lord was frozen in shock!

Battles between fourth-tier deities are usually prolonged.

They never expected this battle to end so swiftly!

Silence!

Absolute silence!

Until Lin Yan's calm voice rang out:

"Send your main divine body—or wait until I'm free, and I'll pay you a personal visit!"

"Aaaahhhhh! Flame Lord, you destroyed my sub-divine body—you'll die a cursed death!!"

In a vast divine realm, within a colossal divine nation, Tianlan Zunzhu let out a terrifying roar!

Fourth-tier deities have countless techniques and are highly protective of their lives; each possesses numerous methods to preserve themselves.

It turned out that Tianlan Zunzhu had not manifested his main divine body, but rather a sub-divine body infused with part of his will.

Know that his sub-divine body's strength was hardly inferior to his main divine body—it too possessed fourth-tier power, and not merely the level of a beginner in the fourth tier!

At times, a fourth-tier deity's sub-divine body can even surpass the strength of their main divine body!

To craft this sub-divine body, Tianlan Zunzhu had spent an enormous amount of resources!

Yet he never imagined it would be destroyed by a single sword strike from Lin Yan!

Lin Yan, as the Flame Lord, would never bother with main or sub-divine bodies—but in the instant he struck, he sensed the difference within!