Chapter 1039

Some divine lords, seeing this, were instantly chilled to the bone!

For these divine lords, in a divine war, even if they couldn't win, they could usually break through spatial lockdowns at some cost and open a passage back to their own divine realm.

As long as they returned to their divine realm, even if their opponent was a fourth-tier deity, they weren't particularly afraid.

Once their divine realm was sealed and relocated, it became extremely difficult for the opponent to locate it.

The reason the Goddess of Eternal Night's divine realm had been tracked down was simple: the fluctuations caused by her breakthrough to the fourth tier allowed many divine lords to sense her approximate location—that was the primary reason she was caught.

But now, the methods Lin Yan had demonstrated had made their one and only safe escape route far less secure.

In the hearts of some divine lords, worry immediately took root.

This meant that if they provoked the Flame Lord, their tactic of opening a passage to flee back to their divine realm would no longer be safe.

Because the Flame Lord could rapidly reverse-engineer the passage and pursue them!

"Thank goodness I didn't provoke the Flame Lord—I'll never provoke him again!"

One divine lord patted his chest, his face still streaked with fear.

"Our decision was utterly correct, Lord Tianfeng. Now that the Goddess of Eternal Night has broken through, it seems the Tianlan Zunzhu is likely doomed. Think quickly—what should we do?"

Lord Tianfeng said.

"Let's go see the Tianlan Zunzhu's divine domain."

Lord Tianlong said.

"The Tianlan Zunzhu's divine domain is extraordinarily distant, and we have few holy spirits there—but not seeing the outcome of this battle is truly a regret!"

Lord Tianfeng also said.

Thus, some divine lords quietly set out, preparing to journey to the Tianlan Zunzhu's divine domain.

Aside from the divine lords, other deities remained still, for the Tianlan Zunzhu's divine domain was too far away—the cost to reach it would be immense.

Some deities opened star maps, searching for the Tianlan Zunzhu's divine system.

"The Tianlan Zunzhu is almost certainly dead—now we just wait to see when his divine star extinguishes!"

One deity said, his face still bearing shock.

"Indeed, who would have thought the Flame Lord was so powerful? Even the Tianlan Zunzhu, who had been a fourth-tier deity for tens of thousands of years, couldn't defeat him. This journey was truly worth it—we witnessed a battle between two fourth-tier deities and saw the birth of a new fourth-tier!"

Another second-tier deity said, his expression deeply satisfied.

To witness a clash between fourth-tier deities and behold the birth of a new fourth-tier was indeed a momentous occasion for him.

"Thank goodness I was ruthless enough with myself back then—if I hadn't been, I'd be dead without even knowing how!"

Among these deities, the Purple Cloud Divine Lord, who had once felt he'd suffered a great loss, was now also relieved.

The Star Cloud Divine Lord shared the same sentiment.

The moods of these two divine lords improved instantly.

Although they had suffered losses.

But they weren't the first to suffer losses.

And compared to the six divine lords, what were their minor losses?

Being alive was better than anything!

"The Tianlan Zunzhu will either die or be crippled—fourth-tier deities still have many ways to preserve their lives… Hey, Ailun, did you use up the token the Zunzhu gave you?"

As Lita spoke, she noticed Ailun's hand—the token given by the Immortal Lady Zunzhu—had been crushed.

She asked, startled.

Ailun nodded: "The Void Beast was too powerful just now—I feared he couldn't hold out."

Lita was about to continue when she suddenly sensed a vast will.

"Zunzhu!"

Lita immediately bowed her head.

"Zunzhu!"

The other goddesses, startled, also bowed their heads.

Ailun bowed her head as well.

At that moment, the token in Ailun's hand suddenly changed.

The shattered token reassembled, whole and pristine once more.

Then, the vast will departed without a sound.

"So the Zunzhu had already been watching… I nearly died of fright—I'm glad I didn't say anything wrong…"

Lita patted her chest.

"Hey, Ailun, your token's restored."

Lita now noticed the change in Ailun's token and was taken aback.

This meant the Zunzhu had restored Ailun's token, granting her one more chance to seek the Zunzhu's aid within a thousand years.

Only the Immortal Lady Zunzhu's few direct disciples possessed such tokens.

They were exceedingly precious items!

Instinctively, Lita suspected the Immortal Lady Zunzhu's action might be connected to the Flame Lord.

Ailun also realized this and tucked the token away again.

"Sister Lita, what should we do now?"

He Li asked.

Lita unconsciously turned her gaze toward Ailun.

"Ailun, what do you think?"

Ailun's gaze remained fixed on Lin Yan's vast divine realm, then said:

"Sister Rita, let's go back—Master has prepared many things for me; I'm about to refine my Divine Body!"

Rita actually wanted to visit the Divine Realm where Tianlan Zunzhu resided, but seeing Ailen say this, she could only nod: "Alright, Ailen!"

This group of goddesses from the Immortal Goddess Pantheon flew away from here.

Yet along the way, many of the goddesses still spoke of the just-concluded battle.

But more gods did not leave.

These gods, too, discussed the recent battle; normally silent and reserved, they now all spoke with great enthusiasm!

The shock they had just endured would take them a long time to fully process!

"The Divine Realm must be sealed first—this loss is too great; it will take considerable time to recover!"

Within the Faith Channel, Tianlan Zunzhu was calculating.

He had lost a powerful Void Beast, a Dark-Congealed Gold Spear, and more than half his Divine Power!

This loss was too great!

"The Flame Lord is too bizarre; to seek revenge, I must plan carefully. The Abyss has been stirring lately, showing signs of war—perhaps this is an opportunity… Huh? What's behind me?"

As Tianlan Zunzhu was calculating, he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Because, from behind, a terrifying surge of energy was approaching.

Tianlan Zunzhu turned to look—and his soul nearly fled his body.

For he saw, towering flames surging wildly toward him!

"He actually caught up!"

At this moment, even Tianlan Zunzhu felt a pang of panic!

He was no ordinary god.

His Faith Channel, once opened, closed with extreme speed.

And he closed it as he moved.

He erased traces as he went.

Under his deliberate erasure, even residual traces of the channel lasted no more than a second.

By this method, Tianlan Zunzhu had effectively turned his channel into a broken-point channel.

Yet within such a short span, Lin Yan had managed to catch up.

Most crucially, Lin Yan had not only tracked him but also broken through his concealment all the way here.

This was terrifying!

Tianlan Zunzhu's face turned grim.

He was a fourth-tier god, towering above the Heavenly Realm, feared by countless gods—how had he ever come to this?

To be chased into flight was bad enough—but now, he couldn't even escape!