Chapter 1054: The Great Integration Between Two Empires!

When Lin Yan burned the fragments of the divine law in the goddess of Eternal Night's divine realm.

On the Continent of Gods, the armies of the Eternal Night Empire, the Heavenly Dragon Empire, the Tianfeng Empire, and four other empires all withdrew from the battlefield.

"This time, the losses were too great!"

Among the armies of these five empires, royal generals sighed and lamented.

This time, the losses of these five empires were substantial.

Yet these great empires became great and endured so long precisely because of their close ties to the churches and the gods in the Heavenly Realm.

They dared not disobey the gods' commands.

"Losses are losses—we lost in the Heavenly Realm, but losing a bit is better than the Ironhorn Empire and the Yunxi Empire and the other four, who will likely lose their nations!"

Said one general.

"Let's go. Once we conquer the Demon Soul Empire, our mission will be complete."

"Yes, we just fought the Eternal Night Empire, now we're fighting the Demon Soul Empire—we've marched from north to south."

"…"

Some generals began to joke.

The Demon Soul Empire lies in the southern stretch of the Continent of Gods, still very, very far away.

The armies of these five empires will first return home to rest, replenish supplies, then launch a united assault on the Demon Soul Empire!

Though the Demon Soul Zunzhu has perished, his divine essence still remains; perhaps a trace or two of his will still lingers.

The Demon Soul pantheon still has over a dozen gods.

These gods likely won't accept this so easily.

If they seal their divine realms and resist stubbornly, the military strength of the Demon Soul Empire and its dozen neighboring nations remains formidable!

Of course, the gods of the Demon Soul pantheon probably won't be united.

After all, they're facing two fourth-tier gods!

One of them even killed their Zunzhu!

Moreover, due to the great distance, a long-range expedition by the Flame Empire would be unprofitable.

Let these five empires clash with the Demon Soul Empire.

Once they're worn down, the Flame Empire can simply step in and reap the rewards!

The armies of the five empires quickly withdrew entirely from the Eternal Night Empire.

The armies of the other four empires were all disarmed and assigned to forced labor.

Some of the stronger ones were naturally kept under strict guard, unable to cause any trouble.

The ordinary soldiers were all sent to various mines to serve as laborers.

Immediately after, Meng Ying and Empress Tina gathered together.

Empress Tina, in her prayers, had already surrendered the Eternal Night Empire.

But after the goddess of Eternal Night joined Lin Yan's divine pantheon, Lin Yan had already devised a proper plan for the Eternal Night Empire.

The Eternal Night Empire will be directly merged into the Flame Empire, becoming its western twenty-four provinces.

As for faith, the commoners of the Eternal Night Empire may retain dual worship.

Yet in church propaganda, the Lord of Flame is the supreme deity, and the goddess of Eternal Night is Lin Yan's subordinate.

Through the divine pantheon covenant, the faith owed to the goddess of Eternal Night is collected uniformly by Lin Yan's divine essence, then 50% is returned to her.

In this way, the goddess of Eternal Night's gains not only did not decrease—they increased!

Remember, the faith power Lin Yan collects is over ten times greater than what other gods normally receive!

The goddess of Eternal Night originally received annual income of over ten thousand high-grade divine stones from the Eternal Night Empire.

Through this method, her annual income increased several-fold, reaching forty to fifty thousand high-grade divine stones!

Most crucially, after merging into the Flame Empire, the Eternal Night Empire also gains the benefits of the Flame of Civilization, and its prosperity will multiply many times over!

Only then will the gains truly surge!

"Lady Meng Ying, Lady Qing Ling, please sit!"

In the palace of the Eternal Night Empire, Empress Tina smiled and extended the invitation.

Empress Tina already knew her sister had escaped peril.

Not only had she escaped death, she had successfully broken through to the fourth tier!

And all of this was due to the Lord of Flame's efforts!

Empress Tina's gratitude toward the Lord of Flame could not be expressed in words!

Meng Ying and Qing Ling sat across from Empress Tina.

"Now I am my god's holy maiden, and my sister has joined my god's divine pantheon, so we need not be so formal with each other."

Said Empress Tina.

Meng Ying nodded; her relationship with Empress Tina had always been good.

Qing Ling also nodded kindly.

"After the Eternal Night Empire merges into the Flame Empire, I will announce my abdication. Though I governed the Eternal Night Empire well, I still cannot compare with Lady Qing Ling—the Flame Empire achieved its prosperity in just a few years, equaling that of the Eternal Night Empire, differing only in population."

Said Empress Tina.

The fox maiden Qing Ling said: "Lady Tina, you flatter me. The Flame Empire's achievements are not due to my merit—I dare not claim credit; all is due to my god!"

The fox maiden Qing Ling was always so humble, never taking credit.

In truth, the Flame Empire's development to this point was inseparable from her.

Lin Yan was merely the absentee manager; aside from providing key assistance, all concrete matters were carried out by this adorable little fox maiden.

Heaven be praised, she was still under twenty years old!

Meng Ying asked with a hint of curiosity, "Lady Tina, what are you planning to do next?"

Tina said, "I will push fully into the Fourth Rank!"

The Fourth Rank of the Sacred Domain!

This time, the ten empires' assault on the Eternal Night Empire rested entirely on Tina's shoulders; she had already shattered her limits multiple times.

If not for Lin Yan's white flame, her injuries might have damaged her foundation—she would have struggled to heal!

But after being healed by the white flame, Tina gained a deeper understanding of the Sacred Domain's Fourth Rank!

Once Tina ascends to the Sacred Domain's Fourth Rank, she can begin the process of becoming a god.

Meng Ying could not help but show a trace of envy.

Tina asked curiously, "Lady Meng Ying, I've always wondered—there are rumors that you are only nineteen this year. Is that true?"

When Meng Ying first became Lin Yan's Sacred Maiden, she was sixteen.

Now, more than three years have passed, and Meng Ying is already nineteen.

At nineteen, she had long since grown into a graceful young woman.