Chapter 1146

"Goddess Ephi?"

The voice of Commander Zhuola sounded.

Goddess Ephi finally came to her senses.

"Goddess Ephi, still want to teach the Flame Lord a lesson?"

Commander Zhuola's voice rang out with a hint of teasing.

Although Zhuola was a Holy Spirit, her status was unique—she was the earliest Holy Spirit to follow Venerable Tianlan, so even the gods within the Tianlan divine system would give her face.

In fact, she had the qualifications to stand on equal footing with these gods!

Goddess Ephi took a deep breath and said: "A few days ago, I heard the Flame Lord's goddess Shalin say that meeting the Flame Lord ruins a lifetime—I didn't believe it before, but now I do!"

In a grand and exquisite palace, Lin Yan walked in step by step.

This palace was extremely vast.

Moreover, it could at any moment become even more vast!

As he walked, the ground beneath Lin Yan's feet turned into water.

Then, large amounts of lotus leaves emerged from the water.

Some of these lotus leaves burst above the surface, and lotus flowers bloomed rapidly; others floated level with the water, forming a path for Lin Yan made entirely of lotus leaves.

Lin Yan did not fly—he stepped carefully upon the lotus leaves.

In a short time, an endless lotus pond surrounded him, the leaves spreading wildly, evoking the feeling of endless green lotus leaves stretching to the sky and lotus flowers glowing red under the sun.

Moreover, these lotus leaves were not formed from divine power—they were real.

Here, everything was real.

In the transformation between matter and energy, Venerable Tianlan wielded mastery with great skill!

After walking a short distance, Lin Yan saw a pavilion ahead.

This pavilion was not Chinese-style—it was a pavilion propped up by an unusually massive lotus leaf, and within it sat a young girl dressed in a green dress, seated upon a lotus flower, barefoot, gently swaying her feet in the water!

Lin Yan had not expected that after entering Venerable Tianlan's palace, he would witness such a scene.

This lively girl, who appeared to be only eighteen or nineteen, must be Venerable Tianlan, who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years.

In the Heavenly Realm, the number of goddesses was relatively small.

But powerful goddesses were not particularly few.

In fact, among the nine supreme deities of the Heavenly Realm, four were female!

Mother Earth, Ocean Goddess, Ice and Snow God, Life Goddess!

Female supreme deities numbered just one less than male supreme deities!

Among the fourth-tier gods of the Heavenly Realm, the goddesses Lin Yan knew of included Immortal Venerable, Flowing Frost Venerable, Eternal Night Goddess, and now this one before her eyes—Venerable Tianlan.

Oh, right, there was also Morning Star Venerable, but Morning Star Venerable was already dead.

In number, they were not few at all!

And they were quite powerful!

The reason for this, when thought about, was not complicated.

Goddesses often had a different mindset from gods.

Most goddesses disliked conflict, quietly cultivating in silence, unlike many gods who, though originally gifted, perished mid-path due to excessive showiness and rigid actions!

It was like a saying: Sometimes doing nothing yields better results!

Their power rarely grew explosively, but increased with remarkable stability.

Over long periods, many strong goddesses quietly emerged.

And generally, gods did not trouble goddesses excessively.

During large-scale wars against the Abyss Demigods and similar foes, gods usually charged ahead.

In short, due to all these factors, although the number of goddesses in the Heavenly Realm was relatively small, powerful goddesses still existed.

Like Venerable Tianlan.

Her Tianlan Empire was the number one empire on the Continent of Gods.

On the Continent of Gods, among the top ten empires, only three were now ruled by fourth-tier goddesses!

All the others were empires of male gods!

"Flame Lord?"

The girl in the green dress spoke.

Lin Yan nodded slightly and said: "Are you Venerable Tianlan?"

"Indeed! I've been contemplating the Life Rule lately, so my palace has always been like this—does this way of receiving you trouble you?"

Venerable Tianlan said.

Lin Yan replied: "No."

Venerable Tianlan's lips curled slightly—if one did not know her identity, she looked no more than a carefree, innocent girl playing in the water, not a powerful fourth-tier god.

She said: "I suspect you've come because of the rumors outside?"

Lin Yan gave no answer.

Venerable Tianlan said: "It must be the Ancient Gods stirring things up—they see you as a great threat, and even if it takes a hundred years or a thousand, they will persistently eliminate you; these are merely appetizers."

Venerable Tianlan understood the Ancient Gods quite well.

And what she said was indeed true.

The Ancient Gods' conspiracies were never meant to take effect quickly.

Gods live endless lives; in the eyes of these Ancient Gods, even for Lin Yan to grow to the level of a supreme deity would require vast amounts of time.

But that did not stop them from taking preemptive actions to make enemies of Lin Yan!

Under the manipulation of the Ancient Gods, even other Fourth-Tier deities who clearly knew of the conspiracy would still harbor no goodwill toward Lin Yan.

The Ancient Gods' conspiracy, at the level of the Fourth-Tier deities, is in fact an open scheme!

Thus, the Ancient Gods can isolate Lin Yan!

This isolation is isolation at the Fourth-Tier level.

Those deities below the Fourth-Tier, no matter how numerous, are not even worth the Ancient Gods' notice.

Only then will they proceed with their next plan.

As Venerable Tianlan spoke, Lin Yan was observing her.

"She must be a Law Lord!"

Lin Yan made his judgment.

Venerable Tianlan must be a Law Lord!

That is to say, this girl, who appeared youthful and radiant, and who, if dressed in the high school uniform Lin Yan wore before his transmigration, would look exactly like a genuine high school student, is a Law Lord possessing a Level 20 Divine Core and Divine Body, and wielding some mastery over the Laws!

It's just unknown how deeply she has mastered her Law powers.

When Venerable Tianlan's gaze met Lin Yan's, she immediately guessed his thoughts.

"Correct, I too have touched upon the Laws."

She said.

"In the Heavenly Realm, tigers lie hidden and dragons lurk; besides the Ancient Gods, there are many deities of immense antiquity, even some who fell into slumber after failing to ascend to Primordial Godhood—mastering the Laws merely places one into the most elite circle."

Venerable Tianlan added.

"Within this circle, the strongest are infinitely close to Primordial Godhood; the weakest have just barely grasped a thread of Law power."

As she spoke these words, Venerable Tianlan let out a faint sigh—a gesture that, coming from her, carried not the slightest hint of age or weariness:

"The more you encounter, the more you realize your own insignificance. So, I've never cared about being called the top of the Fourth-Tier, and neither should you."

Lin Yan said: "I didn't come here today for that matter."

Venerable Tianlan looked at him: "Oh? What is it? Tell me."

Lin Yan said: "What do you think of the threat posed by the Ancient Gods?"

Venerable Tianlan's eyes slowly brightened.

She was extremely intelligent.

With just one sentence, she understood Lin Yan's true purpose in coming.

This time, Lin Yan had not come to clear up rumors.

He had come… to team up with her and trick the Ancient Gods!

The Ancient Gods are not few in number.

Last time, the Ancient Gods Neer and Ruogai were merely sent out as probes.