Chapter 1197

Divine names are not impossible to repeat, but repeated divine names are not good.

In the Heavenly Realm, it is rare to find two identical divine names; each god verifies their chosen divine name against the divine name rules to avoid duplication.

Hmm, the divine name rules are entirely different from the true name rules.

A divine name is the name other gods use to call you.

A true name, however, is one of a god's core secrets, absolutely forbidden to be revealed.

Yet two Lords of Flame—one in the Abyss, one in the Heavenly Realm—might indeed be a duplication.

The God of Darkness's mind churned with countless thoughts.

Time passed slowly.

On Demon God Mountain, battles between demon gods grew fewer and fewer, meaning the rankings were nearly settled.

But Lin Yan remained motionless.

The God of Darkness's unease grew stronger.

If her master truly was a Heavenly Realm god in disguise, he would never dare come to Demon God Mountain—no matter how well concealed, he would be exposed beneath the gaze of the Abyss's primal gods!

And that scenario was precisely what the God of Darkness absolutely did not wish to see.

She worshipped her master—but only if her master was a powerful demon god, not a Heavenly Realm god!

If her master were a Heavenly Realm god, and he were exposed, she would be exposed along with him.

"God of Darkness, I hear you've taken a master named Lord of Flame?"

At that moment, a booming voice came from above the God of Darkness.

The God of Darkness looked up and saw a solitary peak rising nearly a thousand meters toward Demon God Mountain, where a massive demon god stood, gazing at her with icy eyes.

The God of Darkness's gaze did not waver: "Correct! God of Shadows, what do you have to say?"

The God of Shadows laughed: "I heard there's also a Lord of Flame in the Heavenly Realm. That means your master is likely a Heavenly Realm god in disguise. Such things have happened before—but no disguised Heavenly Realm god has ever dared come to Demon God Mountain. So…"

The God of Shadows deliberately paused, then extended a foreclaw, pointing at the God of Darkness: "God of Darkness, you're finished!"

The God of Darkness snorted: "Whether I'm finished or not is not up to you."

The God of Shadows sneered: "When the Primordial God's will descends, and the Lord of Flame still hasn't appeared, see how you'll handle it."

The God of Darkness was about to reply when she suddenly sensed something—her face lit up with joy.

Because she felt it: her master had arrived!

She turned her head and saw her master step forward in a single stride.

Her master radiated an overwhelming, ultimate evil aura—so potent that even the God of Darkness, who had seen him many times before, felt a shiver of awe.

"Master!"

The God of Darkness hastily bowed in reverence.

The God of Shadows regarded the newly arrived Lin Yan with solemn eyes, his enormous gaze scanning Lin Yan for any flaw.

But he was disappointed.

Lin Yan showed not a single flaw; his body was saturated with an impenetrable aura of evil, and more astonishingly, the God of Shadows sensed a terrifying power—the very force of the Killing Rule—emanating from Lin Yan.

Lin Yan looked every bit a standard Abyss demon god.

"You are the Lord of Flame?"

The God of Shadows rumbled.

"God of Darkness, remain on standby."

Lin Yan spoke.

"Yes, Master!"

"Fire…"

The God of Shadows, ignored by Lin Yan, was about to speak when suddenly a terrifying force struck him—he turned pale, summoned all his power to block it, but could not stop it!

"Boom!"

The God of Shadows was slammed directly into Demon God Mountain, grievously wounded.

Struggling to rise, he realized that the previous strike had been nothing more than Lin Yan's casual flick of the wrist.

Like swatting away a mosquito.

The God of Shadows had no doubt: if this were not Demon God Mountain, he would already be dead.

"Such terrifying power! Damn it! How dare you fly into the Realm of the Demon God Emperor! Just wait—see how you're knocked down!"

The God of Shadows glared at Lin Yan's distant figure, snarling.

This was the difference between Abyss demon gods and Heavenly Realm gods.

If this were a Heavenly Realm god, struck down so casually by Lin Yan, he would likely be too terrified to even consider opposing Lin Yan.

But Abyss demon gods, though fearful, still teem with schemes and treachery; given the slightest chance, even against a far stronger being, they would not hesitate to lunge and bite.

"Who is he? How dare he fly toward the Realm of the Demon God Emperor!"

Lin Yan's ascent toward the upper reaches of Demon God Mountain had also drawn the attention of many demon gods above.

Though called a mountain, Demon God Mountain was immense—equivalent to many layers of the Abyss!

After nearly a month of struggle, most demon gods had already claimed their positions: the stronger ones occupied the upper regions, the weaker ones the lower, and the highest region of the entire mountain belonged to the fourth-tier Demon God Emperor.

Now, Lin Yan flew straight toward the fourth-tier Demon God Emperor's domain without pausing.

In the Abyss, the fourth-tier Demon God Emperor held immense status, so Lin Yan's action naturally drew the attention of countless Abyss demon gods.

"Huh? He's flying straight toward the Demon God Emperor's domain—could he also be a Demon God Emperor?"

Some Abyss demon gods' eyes flickered.

Abyss demon gods were all supremely cunning; not one dared interfere, even as Lin Yan flew directly over their heads.

"If he's not a Demon God Emperor, just see how you're knocked down."

Some deep abyss demon gods thought.

"Master is truly a Demon Emperor of the fourth tier."

Below, the God of Darkness raised her head and saw Lin Yan flying straight toward the Demon Emperor's zone without pausing, and she thought to herself.

Now, she no longer worried that her master was a heavenly deity.

Because if Master were a heavenly deity, he would never dare descend to Demon Emperor Mountain!

The Demon Emperor Mountain is now under the gaze of the Primordial Deity; though the Primordial Deity has merely cast a glance, with the Primordial Deity's power, identifying a disguised heavenly deity would be effortless.

Thus, Lin Yan quickly flew across the vast distance and arrived at a region where demon gods were sparse.

This was the territory belonging to the fourth-tier Demon Emperor.

Upon entering this region, the auras of the Demon Emperors clashed with one another; these powerful beings, merely by emitting their auras, could overwhelm ordinary deities.

Even a third-tier Gao Jie demon god like the God of Darkness, upon entering this area, would be repelled by the auras radiating from the Demon Emperors—without the Demon Emperors even lifting a finger, just these auras would drive her off the mountain!

However, the God of Darkness noticed that her master showed not the slightest fear in the face of these Demon Emperor auras.

In fact, the Demon Emperor auras had no effect whatsoever on her master.

"Master is truly powerful—I wonder where Master stands among the Demon Emperors? Hey, why hasn't Master stopped yet?"

At this moment, the God of Darkness realized that after reaching the Demon Emperor's territory, her master had not halted but was preparing to fly even higher.

Further up, one would approach the peak of the Demon Emperors—there, the position belonged to the Abyssal Demon Gods equivalent to the Lords of Heavenly Laws.

The Lords of Laws, within the Abyss, are also called Lords of Laws, but the Abyssal Demon Gods have another name for them.

That is: Demon Sovereign!

The Sovereigns among Demon Gods!

"Arrogant!"

At this moment, from below, a voice of a fourth-tier Demon Emperor rang out.

Immediately, a terrifying attack surged toward Lin Yan.

Clearly, upon seeing that Lin Yan had not paused at all, that fourth-tier Demon Emperor could no longer contain himself!

As the fourth-tier Demon Emperor's attack neared, evil aura surged from Lin Yan's body, and then Lin Yan lightly slapped his hand.

"Whoosh!"

The fourth-tier Demon Emperor's attack was instantly shattered by Lin Yan's slap.

After shattering it, Lin Yan's power did not cease—it surged back along the path the fourth-tier Demon Emperor's attack had come from.

"Boom!"

Before the fourth-tier Demon Emperor could react, Lin Yan struck him hard with a palm, slamming him to the ground.

"He's truly a Demon Emperor!"

Below, the God of Darkness's eyes narrowed.