Chapter 1237

The Lord of that Law muttered to himself.

"But if I strike first…"

The Lord of that Law hesitated.

These Lords of Law who sought to control the Flame Law did not intend to let Lin Yan succeed.

Yet, having hidden in the Heavenly Realm for countless eons, each of them was a master of cunning—no Lord of Law wished to strike first!

This was also why, even after three days, no Lord of Law had moved yet.

"First, destroy the realm of the Flame Lord; wait for them to act first. Two of them will surely lose patience before I do."

The Lord of that Law quickly devised a plan.

This Lord of Law had no realm on the Continent of Gods!

He was the Lord of Law whom Venerable Tianlan had described as constantly diminishing his own presence.

His distance from the Primordial Deity was no greater than theirs!

By weakening his own presence, he had vanished from the eyes of the Ancient Gods, thereby gaining the chance to grow!

But…

This did not mean he truly had no realm!

He simply had no realm on the Continent of Gods!

The starry sky of the Continent of Gods had once been the true starry sky.

In that starry sky, every star was a burning star, though these stars differed greatly from the stars Lin Yan had known before his transmigration.

The energy forms upon them were also different.

Before the rise of the Ancient Gods, this starry sky had housed countless sentient lifeforms.

These sentient lifeforms were still predominantly human.

Yet, the strength of the Laws in that starry sky was far inferior to that of the Continent of Gods.

The average physical strength and soul intensity of humans in that starry sky were also far inferior to those of humans on the Continent of Gods; their offered faith energy was likewise weaker.

A world's strength lies in comprehensive power.

The reason the Continent of Gods was coveted by so many deities was not without cause.

In the legends of that starry sky, the Continent of Gods was the homeland of countless deities.

The Heavenly Realm connected to the Continent of Gods was even the dwelling place of the deities.

Countless humans from the starry sky longed to come to the Continent of Gods.

Yet, as the Ancient Gods consumed all the stars over endless eons, the starry sky became a void of darkness.

Not a single starlight remained.

The sunlight from the Heavenly Realm's sun could not reach that place either.

Now, the age of the Ancient Gods had become history; many had perished, leaving only a few powerful ones still clinging to life.

Countless years had passed.

No one knew whether any life still survived in that dark starry sky.

In ancient times, some lowly deities had attempted to search the dark starry sky for surviving humans.

But now, no deity attempted such a thing.

It was better to seek out barbarian tribes on the Continent of Gods.

Yet, many Lords of Law who had voluntarily diminished their presence and abandoned their realms on the Continent of Gods actually possessed their own realms within that dark starry sky!

That starry sky indeed had no starlight!

But these Lords of Law used certain methods to let a small amount of sunlight from the Heavenly Realm's sun fall upon a fragmentary star, granting it sufficient energy!

At this moment, in the dark starry sky, a fragmentary star roughly the size of Lin Yan's former blue planet was hurtling wildly toward the Continent of Gods.

If the perspective were drawn closer, one would see that this fragmentary star had been thoroughly transformed.

Its surface still appeared desolate.

Yet within, it contained vast, vast spaces.

The entire fragmentary star was hollow!

Far away, one could see pillars of unknown material propping up the enormous central space of the star.

This space was divided into many layers!

Each layer held vast stretches of land.

These lands were already extremely fertile, covered with forests, grasslands, rivers, and cities!

Within the fragmentary star, there were many bright light sources.

These light sources were created by an immensely powerful deity using certain methods to project sunlight from the Heavenly Realm's sun!

Sunlight was the source of life.

With this light source, energy for plants and animals to grow was now available.

At the very center of this fragmentary star lay a massive city, precisely positioned at the gravitational equilibrium point of the entire star.

The city was spherical.

Its interior was in fact solid, with densely packed houses forming its outer ring.

Although the entire city was built upon a giant sphere, because the gravitational source lay at the sphere's exact center, every human on any part of the sphere felt as if they were standing on solid ground.

At this moment, countless people within the city were praying.

"Great Lord, this time our deity has sent down a divine decree, commanding us to attack another deity's realm on the Continent of Gods. The Continent of Gods is said to be where all deities gather—I have longed for this moment, and now I may finally witness it."

In a temple within the city, a man clad in red robes spoke.

This man in red robes was, in fact, a bishop—a Hongyizhu Sect bishop!

"Our god, even among all the gods, is an immensely powerful being, destined to become a supreme deity rivaling the King of Gods. This time, we are not here to sightsee—we are here to conquer! To conquer the nation called the Flame Empire, and make every realm on the Gods' Continent know our might!"

The Grand Archbishop spoke with fiery passion.

"Grand Archbishop, our god has opened a special passage for us; in three days we shall reach the Gods' Continent. Our army is already in position, and every warrior is ready for battle!"

At this moment, another Hongyizhu Sect leader spoke.

The Grand Archbishop turned his gaze beyond the temple.

There, in the vast space between the shattered stars, countless flying ships floated in dense formation.

These flying ships were quite different from those on the Gods' Continent.

The flying ships of the Gods' Continent could also fly beyond it, even into the Dark Starry Void.

Moreover, once they left the Gods' Continent, their magical flying ships accelerated to incredible speeds within the Dark Starry Void!

But the Dark Starry Void was far more dangerous.

Countless celestial bodies filled it; after the Ancient Gods devoured all the stars, the motion paths of these bodies became utterly chaotic. The Gods' Continent's flying ships lacked special protection—entering the Dark Starry Void recklessly was extremely perilous.

But these flying ships could fly perfectly within the Dark Starry Void!

Their design was also different.

At this moment, every one of these flying ships was packed with dense rows of Starry Warriors, all fully prepared to obliterate the Flame Empire for their god!

In truth, the shattered stars hurtling toward the Flame Empire were not just this one!

Another shattered star was also racing toward the Flame Empire at astonishing speed!

The Flame Empire now spanned an immense territory; even if these two shattered stars struck it, they could not destroy the empire.

But they never intended to collide.

They planned to use their overwhelming armies to utterly conquer the Flame Empire, exterminate every force of resistance, and seize this nation from the hands of the Lord of Flame!

These enemies came from the heavens!

"Doru, the Lord of the Seven Seas commands you: lead all sea monsters to attack the Flame Empire, advance through the Qubisi Trench—there lies a passage leading to the northern seas of the Gods' Continent."

At this moment, in the ocean, the sea god Doru—who had been tricked by the little elf Gassia, swallowed by a vortex, and transported to the Gods' Continent—received the order.

"Rest assured, my lord. Leave it to Doru. I have already come to the Gods' Continent, blessed by the Lord of the Seven Seas—I shall obliterate the Flame Empire within a month!"

The sea god Doru pledged.

Then it let out a thunderous roar.

With its roar, colossal waves surged across the ocean surface.

Countless gigantic sea monsters surged en masse toward the Qubisi Trench.

From there, these sea monsters could swiftly reach the northern seas of the Gods' Continent, then march toward the Flame Empire!

The number of these sea monsters was overwhelming.

Everywhere the eye could see, the sea teemed with writhing sea monsters!