Chapter 1122

After the Will of the Goddess of Life descended, she did not speak, but regarded Lin Yan with a calm gaze.

In this bubble, she was not her true body, nor even an avatar—merely an image formed by a thread of her will projected over.

To Lin Yan's surprise, she did not conceal her appearance.

This allowed Lin Yan to see her form.

Every goddess was flawless.

The Goddess of Life was no exception.

Yet, as a Primordial Deity, even this was merely her projection, and even though her expression was utterly serene, an aura of supremacy over all beings naturally emanated from her.

This aura was not deliberately released.

It was something she inherently possessed as a Primordial Deity-level entity.

On the Continent of Gods, Primordial Deities represented the peak of known divine power.

They were true apex beings at the pinnacle of the pyramid.

"Lord of Flame?"

Finally, the Goddess of Life spoke; her voice was utterly flat, devoid of much emotional color.

Lin Yan did not scrutinize her excessively.

"Yes, you may also call me Lin Yan."

Lin Yan replied in an equally flat tone.

The Goddess of Life said: "Your talent is astonishing—the fastest deity I have ever seen to master the Life Rule. Thus, I wish to offer you some aid. You may ask me three questions; whatever I know, I will tell you."

Three questions!

Lin Yan had already anticipated this.

He did not hesitate, nor did he dwell on the logic in her words or engage in formalities—he asked directly:

"What lies above the Fourth Level?"

The Goddess of Life's gaze revealed a hint of appreciation, then she uttered two words: "Rule."

As she spoke, her finger lightly tapped, and a sphere of light drifted toward him.

Lin Yan took the sphere and swallowed it outright; immediately, a flood of information surged upward.

Through this method, the Goddess of Life directly presented to Lin Yan what would have required vast verbal explanation.

Lin Yan quickly understood what lay above the Fourth Level.

In the Heavenly Realm, each level contains five sub-ranks.

1–5: First Level; 6–10: Second Level; 11–15: Third Level.

The Fourth Level corresponds to Divine Rank 16 to 20.

Within the Fourth Level, the power gap between each rank is earth-shattering.

Rank 16 is merely entering the Fourth Level; Rank 17 qualifies as having stepped inside; Rank 18 is mid-Fourth Level; Rank 19 is Gao Jie of the Fourth Level.

Rank 20 is the peak of the Fourth Level.

Generally, only after attaining Divine Rank 20 and a perfected Divine Body can one attempt to touch the Rule.

To touch the Rule, to master its power, is to become one of the exceedingly rare deities who command the Rule!

After mastering the Rule's power, one's Divine Rank and Divine Body remain at Rank 20.

A Rank 20 Divine Rank and Divine Body are already immensely powerful and perfect.

Thus, this is no longer about upgrading the Divine Rank or Divine Body.

It is about continuously mastering more Rule power, while simultaneously increasing one's Divine Power.

In the Heavenly Realm, the number of Fourth Level deities is already very small; even counting hidden ones, there are at most a handful.

The number of deities who have mastered the Rule is even rarer.

The Rule is not easily touched.

The danger of contacting even a fragment of the Rule is already immense.

Without a fragment, one must contact the complete Rule—whose danger is equally immense.

Even a Rank 20 Fourth Level deity often spends many years of study before daring to touch it.

Thus, the relatively safer method is still to find a Rule fragment to contact.

But where could one easily find a Rule fragment?

Many Fourth Level deities, having lived countless years, have never found a single Rule fragment.

In other words, the Rule fragment the Morningstar Pantheon somehow acquired can truly be regarded as a pricelessly rare treasure!

Even after mastering the Rule, the distance to a Primordial Deity remains infinite.

Mastering Rule power merely allows one to preliminarily utilize Rule energy.

But a Primordial Deity has utterly and completely mastered one Rule!

This distinction is immense!

In the Heavenly Realm, after mastering the Rule, though still at Rank 20 Divine Rank and Divine Body, one may be called: Rule Lord.

A Rule Lord is not a Primordial Deity.

It merely signifies that this powerful peak Fourth Level Sovereign has mastered Rule power.

To master and to control are two entirely different things.

The Goddess of Life, for instance, controls the Life Rule.

If another Fourth Level deity contacts the Life Rule, they may borrow its power—but this borrowing differs vastly from a Primordial Deity's control.

This difference is not only reflected in the destructive power of Rule-based attacks.

It is also reflected in another aspect:

As long as the Life Goddess remains, no other fourth-tier deity, even if they master the Life Principle to 100%, can ever become a new Supreme Deity.

Unless he can defeat the Life Goddess and dethrone her from the Supreme Deity's throne.

But before becoming a Supreme Deity, defeating a Supreme Deity?

That is utterly impossible!

Supreme Deities are not merely masters of principles—their divine cores have evolved from Level 20 divine cores into immensely powerful Supreme Divine Cores.

As for their divine bodies, there is no need to say more—they are undoubtedly invincibly powerful!

This is also one reason why other fourth-tier deities seek to prevent the birth of new Supreme Deities.

The position of Supreme Deity is limited.

Because the number of principles in heaven and earth is far fewer than imagined!

After absorbing and understanding this information, Lin Yan asked his second question:

"May I ask, how many Supreme Deities are there in total in the Heavenly Realm, the Dark Abyss, and the Abyss?"

Upon hearing Lin Yan's question, the Life Goddess softly uttered a few words:

"Nine!"

Nine!

Only nine Supreme Deities?

Immediately after, the Life Goddess gave Lin Yan another light orb.

Only then did Lin Yan understand that the Life Goddess's "nine Supreme Deities" referred solely to those in the Heavenly Realm.