Chapter 1169: Exceptionally Powerful Flame Law! Breaking Through the Ice!

Lin Yan paid no attention to the reactions of the other gods.

After the Great Sovereign-level Gushen appeared, Lin Yan turned his gaze toward him.

This Great Sovereign-level Gushen was indeed immensely huge.

However, unlike the previous three Gushen, although this Great Sovereign-level Gushen was colossal, he did not radiate sharpness or arrogance like the other three, nor did he make others constantly feel his boastfulness.

He was a more restrained Gushen.

In fact, one could even sense a refined, scholarly aura emanating from him.

Yet, such a Gushen was even more troublesome than the previous three!

"Don't you want to know my name?"

The Great Sovereign-level Gushen did not strike immediately, but looked at Lin Yan and said.

Lin Yan gave no response.

The Great Sovereign-level Gushen did not mind, and continued:

"I am Duolong. You may call me Great Sovereign Duolong. Over countless eons in the Heavenly Realm, sixteen beings as brilliant as you have died at my hands!"

Duolong's words stirred unrest among some of the gods!

"These Gushen seem to specifically target powerful gods from the Heavenly Realm."

Some gods said.

"You only just realized? I've long heard rumors that the Gushen deliberately ambush gods with potential to become Lord Gods—otherwise, think about it: why has no Lord God emerged in the Heavenly Realm for so long?"

"Really? That's terrible! Doesn't that cut off our path to becoming Lord Gods?"

"Come on, you're not even third-tier—how far are you from a Lord God? But the threat from the Gushen is indeed not to be ignored!"

"…"

Among the watching gods, some had already understood the threat posed by the Gushen!

This time, the Gushenmen Sect spread the rumor that Lin Yan was the top first-tier god in the fourth tier, sowing discord and isolating Lin Yan.

But some fourth-tier gods, alarmed by the Gushen threat, seized the opportunity to spread the theory of the Gushen danger.

They instilled fear of the Gushen in countless gods of the Heavenly Realm.

Although these gods currently could do nothing, some among them would surely grow stronger in the future.

The fourth-tier gods of the Heavenly Realm were not fools!

Some fourth-tier gods were already using Lin Yan's clash with the Gushen to publicly expose the Gushen threat.

Of course, they were not Lin Yan, so they hid themselves tightly, daring not to directly oppose the Gushen.

Because they simply could not afford to provoke the Gushen!

Lin Yan looked down on such tactics—hiding behind others, using petty tricks to harass the Gushen.

If a problem can be solved by combat, why use petty tricks?

After speaking, Duolong paused briefly, seemingly deliberately giving Lin Yan time to react.

But he was disappointed—Lin Yan showed no special reaction.

Duolong's expression remained unchanged: "Your power bears strong resemblance to the power I require. Perhaps we can make a deal."

Here, Duolong seemed ready to pause as usual, but he knew Lin Yan would likely not respond, so he continued:

"Hand over all your power to me, and I may spare your life—even allow you to retain your initial fourth-tier strength. Otherwise…"

He paused again, then his voice turned cold:

"You'll become the seventeenth!"

"Finished?"

Lin Yan finally spoke.

Duolong's eyes, larger than lakes, fixed on Lin Yan—he already knew Lin Yan's choice.

"Yes, finished!"

Duolong said.

"You, the fourth!"

Lin Yan suddenly extended a finger and pointed at Duolong!

Duolong blinked in surprise, then immediately understood.

His expression slowly turned icy.

"I offered you a way out—you refused. Then I shall send you straight to hell!"

Upon finishing, Duolong swiftly plucked a bead from his hand and flung it toward Lin Yan.

When worn on his hand, the bead appeared as a simple bead.

But in truth, each such bead had a diameter of dozens to hundreds of kilometers!

The bead hurtled toward Lin Yan at unmatched speed.

In the blink of an eye, it reached Lin Yan's front.

Lin Yan's divine power surged, and the space law was instantly activated.

"Explode!"

Duolong murmured softly.

Instantly, the bead detonated.

As soon as it exploded, Lin Yan's surroundings were instantly filled with terrifying ice!

Even the space formed by the space law was frozen solid.

These ice formations were more terrifying than any ice attack driven by a god's ice law.

For beneath this ice, even the laws themselves were utterly frozen in place.

Even...