Chapter 1064

In the previous battle, the forces deployed by both sides were not merely powerful—they shattered space itself, and the collision of rule forces left fragments of rules scattered everywhere.

If some of these rule fragments could be captured, they would be quite valuable gains for these gods.

However, even now, ordinary third-tier gods still dare not enter the core zone of the battle.

The residual energy within still poses a threat to them.

This is why so many gods have come: on one hand, they wish to witness the battlefield that caused the downfall of a fourth-tier Tianlan Zunzhu.

After all, the fall of a Tianlan Zunzhu-level being has not occurred in the Heavenly Realm for an extremely long time!

Moreover, a new fourth-tier being has emerged here—the Eternal Night Goddess!

Thus, the shockwave she caused in the Heavenly Realm was especially immense!

On the other hand, these gods also hope to see whether they can obtain powerful rule fragments on this battlefield.

These rule fragments are still quite dangerous.

Because the two sides in the great battle wielded rule forces far exceeding these gods' own power.

Thus, the rule fragments surely still retain residual energy from the combatants.

Even a trace of such energy within a fourth-tier god's fragment is enough to deliver fatal harm to ordinary gods!

There is risk, and there is reward.

Many gods have already gained some rewards, their faces glowing with joy!

Meanwhile, other gods are surveying this battlefield.

"Is that the trace left by the Void Beast? So terrifying—such a vast void region will surely take a long time to recover."

One god said.

Within the Elven Divine Realm, the area of void created by the Void Beast was no small matter.

Yet although the Elven Divine Realm is remote, its location is actually deep within the heart of the Heavenly Realm; this void region will eventually be invaded by the Heavenly Realm's laws and slowly return to normal.

"I heard the Void Beast couldn't even handle a god just entering the fourth tier—if I encountered it, I'd likely be erased outright. I never imagined the Flame Lord could obliterate it in a single strike; the Flame Lord's power is terrifying."

Some gods murmured among themselves.

"Have you heard? The Flame Lord's realm, the Flame Empire, has risen to ninth place among the empires of the Continent of Gods!"

At this moment, one god spoke, apparently having obtained this information from somewhere.

"True or false? A few months ago, my sect's Holy Spirit went to the Central Divine Realm—the stone tablet still didn't list the Flame Empire."

Another god said.

"True. Third-tier gods sent Holy Spirits to verify it, and moreover, the name of the Eternal Night Empire has vanished!"

The earlier speaker said.

"The name of the Eternal Night Empire vanished? How could it vanish? The Eternal Night Goddess has successfully broken through to the fourth tier—her empire is so powerful, it couldn't possibly disappear without cause… unless…"

One god cried out upon hearing the Eternal Night Empire's name had vanished, but halfway through his sentence, he realized a possible explanation.

"Is the Eternal Night Goddess's divine realm moving toward the Elven Divine Realm? Has the Eternal Night Goddess joined the Flame Lord's divine system and merged the Eternal Night Empire into the Flame Empire?"

That god muttered to himself.

Even Holy Spirits could make such guesses—this god's intellect was certainly not low, so he naturally deduced it.

"But even if she joined the Flame Lord's divine system, why merge the Eternal Night Empire into the Flame Empire? Moreover, the Eternal Night Empire is vastly weaker than the ninth-ranked Frostflow Empire—two Eternal Night Empires might barely match one Frostflow Empire, yet after merging, the Flame Empire instantly surpassed the Frostflow Empire… this…"

That god was filled with questions.

"If the Eternal Night Goddess truly joined the Flame Lord's divine system, wouldn't the Flame Lord's system now have two fourth-tier gods? That's too powerful!"

Another god focused on this point.

"In the Heavenly Realm, divine systems with two fourth-tier gods are exceedingly rare!"

Yet another god added.

"The ninth-ranked empire on the Continent of Gods collects enough faith energy annually to yield perhaps twenty to thirty thousand high-grade divine stones—how terrifying! It would take me thousands of years to accumulate that much high-grade divine stone!"

Another god focused here.

This god was merely a second-tier god.

On the Continent of Gods, the pyramid structure is everywhere—in the divine hierarchy as well.

Second-tier gods, though not the absolute bottom of the Heavenly Realm, are still mid-to-lower tier, while fourth-tier gods sit near the pyramid's second-highest peak.

The gap between them is not merely one of power—it extends to realms, faith energy income, and more—enormous, immense.

A single ordinary fourth-tier god's annual faith energy income easily equals the accumulated gains of a second-tier god over thousands of years.

Of course, these second-tier gods have surely grown over millennia, yet in the Heavenly Realm, ordinary gods rarely change much over thousands of years.

Only a small fraction of these second-tier gods manage to ascend to the third tier after thousands of years.

Now, whether in the Heavenly Realm or the Continent of Gods, prosperity has reached a certain limit—divine realms are everywhere, expansion is no longer easy, and instead, one risks being swallowed by stronger gods.

"Has the Eternal Night Goddess joined the divine system too?"

Within the divine realm, Viviela heard those gods' discussions from afar.

"The Divine Lord's divine system is growing ever stronger!"

After learning this, Viviela was genuinely pleased for Lin Yan.

As Lin Yan grew ever stronger, Viviela's understanding of many things gradually shifted.

For instance, she once believed Saiya and the others were enemies from Lin Yan's distant past.

But now she no longer thought so.

They weren't worthy of that status.

Yet Viviela and Meivis still believed Lin Yan was most likely a powerful god from ancient times—either severely wounded or in slumber—otherwise, there was no way to explain why Lin Yan was so powerful and grew so rapidly.

"I wonder if the powerful enemies Lin Yan had in the past will notice his movements."

Viviela thought.

And after another day passed, in the Spirit God Realm, a flood of information about Lin Yan suddenly emerged from nowhere and began spreading rapidly.

No, not just the Spirit God Realm—in Heaven, wherever gods gathered, the flood of information about Lin Yan spread everywhere.

"Have you heard? The Flame Empire originally grew from a beastman tribe, and in just three years, it reached this level."

One god said.

"Where did you hear that? What can you accomplish in three years? You can't even fully conquer a kingdom!"

Some gods disbelieved.

"The Flame Lord is so powerful—how could his realm have existed for only three years? If the Flame Lord had other realms, it might be plausible, but among the top-ranked realms on the Continent of Gods, none belong to the Flame Lord."

A third-tier god also expressed disbelief.

Though the Continent of Gods is vast, all moderately large empires are recorded on the steles, and their affiliations are clear—they do not belong to the Flame Lord.

"It's being spread everywhere. By the way, there's also a rumor that the Flame Lord himself is the one who just broke through to the fourth tier—that thirty-second disturbance before the Eternal Night Goddess's attempt was caused by the Flame Lord!"

The god who spoke earlier offered no explanation, because he too had heard it secondhand.

He immediately released a second piece of news.

"No way? Broke through to the fourth tier in thirty seconds? Impossible!"

Instantly, some gods refused to believe it.

"That really isn't possible."

"Exactly, I don't believe it either—breaking through to the fourth tier in thirty seconds is too absurd. I'd rather believe some peak third-tier god impulsively tested the boundary."

"…"

The surrounding gods all voiced their disbelief.

"There's even more implausible news—rumors say the Flame Lord may have grown to his current state in just a few years!"

The same god released another explosive piece of information.

"A few years to reach the fourth tier? Hah, even your lies aren't convincing."

One god sneered outright.

"A few years? Unlikely. It took me over twenty years to condense my divine core."

Another god expressed disbelief.