Chapter 1294

It was precisely that sliver of hesitation that saved his life!

He watched as the three Lords of Law who had struck from behind, along with that evil god, were killed effortlessly by Lin Yan.

This Lord of Law was so terrified his heart nearly leaped out of his chest.

He had already been about to summon his weapon, but he slammed the brakes hard and stopped.

He had to stop!

Though he had stopped, his face was terrifyingly pale, drained of all color.

He was scared out of his wits!

His heart was pounding "thump-thump, thump-thump."

Even his whole body had turned unnaturally cold, trembling uncontrollably.

Fortunately, he was a Lord of Law.

If he had been an ordinary person, with his heart beating that fast, he would long since have breathed his last.

If an ordinary person were to feel what he was feeling now, that ordinary person would be scared to death on the spot.

Still, no matter how extreme the circumstances, one cannot simply frighten a god to death.

Though he couldn't be scared to death, being frightened to this state — and this god was still a Lord of Law — such a thing was exceedingly rare!

A Lord of Law, scared into this state!

If word got out, other Lords of Law would laugh themselves to death.

After several seconds, this Lord of Law finally realized he had gotten his life back.

Only then did he notice his own condition.

His body had long since turned ice-cold; a Lord of Law, and he had broken out in a cold sweat from the fright.

The terror crystallized into tiny particles, seeping deep into his blood and marrow, leaving his body still trembling faintly.

This Lord of Law let out a long breath.

Then, with a circulation of his divine power, he restored his body to normal.

But the fright he had just suffered still left him with an overwhelming sense of lingering dread.

It truly felt like he had nearly been scared to death!

"Hoo!"

This Lord of Law couldn't help but clutch his chest again.

His gaze turned to Lin Yan, who stood in empty air beside the Five-Star Ancient God — a being the size of a star.

At this moment, Lin Yan, having slain in a single sword-stroke the three Lords of Law who had prepared to play the oriole, along with that evil god whose soul was immensely powerful, wore a cold, stern expression as he continued to unleash flames, burning the Five-Star Ancient God without cease.

Given the terrifying bulk of this Five-Star Ancient God, even in death, from a great distance one could still feel a certain pull emanating from it.

It was akin to a star's own gravity.

Of course, for a god, counteracting such a pull posed no problem at all.

In fact, the Five-Star Ancient God had another rather fearsome move against ordinary gods.

It was to channel its power, amplifying its pull so that some ordinary gods could not escape even if they tried.

The prerequisite was that the Five-Star Ancient God was still alive.

"How much of his strength does he still have?"

That Lord of Law wondered.

Then he snuffed out his own thought: "I must absolutely not strike again!"

After the fright he had just endured, this Lord of Law could no longer muster even the slightest thought of ambushing Lin Yan.

Nor could he summon any thought of opposing Lin Yan at all.

He was not the kind of brainless god.

Under normal circumstances, given the might Lin Yan had displayed — even if Lin Yan were his rival — the gap in strength was plain; he would never have entertained any notion of making an enemy of Lin Yan.

His earlier intent to strike had merely been to take advantage of the exhaustion and weakened state Lin Yan would be in after his great battle against the Five-Star Ancient God and the four Lords of Law.

"I must not make an enemy of the Lord of Flames. If the Lord of Flames succeeds, I shall have to switch to another Law!"

This Lord of Law thought.

Yes, he was preparing to give up the Law of Flames.

This kind of giving up did not mean abandoning his power.

His Law of Flames would still be a formidable weapon for him.

But he was preparing to give up mastering the Law of Flames — that is, to give up becoming a Main God through the Law of Flames.

With his current strength, he was still a considerable distance from becoming a Main God.

After giving up mastering the Law of Flames, he would have to focus on another Law that could lead him to become a Main God.

The time that would take would be exceedingly long.

Moreover, with the fall of this Five-Star Ancient God, in the Heavenly Realm there would likely be, in a short span, a great many other lurking Lords of Law seizing the chance to gamble everything!

For Lords of Law preparing to master other Laws, this was also a once-in-an-eternity golden opportunity.

So this Lord of Law felt, in his misery, that he was probably fated never to become a Main God in this lifetime.

"So be it if I'm fated never to — better that than losing my life!"

This Lord of Law consoled himself, recalling the fright he had just suffered.

Indeed, being alive was better than anything!

To become a Main God, one ultimately needed the right time, the right place, and the right people.

After countless years of accumulation, every single Law had amassed a great number of Lords of Law preparing to master it.

As with this time — among the Lords of Law preparing to master the Law of Flames, as many as seven had actually made a move!

Of these seven Law Lords preparing to master the Flame Law, virtually none had a lifespan under one hundred thousand years.

They had lain hidden in the Heavenly Realm for countless eons.

In their prime, they were all extraordinary talents who stirred great upheavals in the Heavenly Realm of their time.

But to avoid drawing the attention of the Ancient Gods, they voluntarily abandoned their realms, chose to hide, and waited for the right moment—only to once again lose restraint and strike at Lin Yan!

None of these seven Law Lords had mastered the Flame Law below sixty percent.

Then, how many Law Lords had mastered the Flame Law below sixty percent?

It must exceed seven!

With so many Law Lords preparing to master the Flame Law, even if Lin Yan had never appeared, only one could succeed.

Many Law Lords were fully aware of their odds of becoming a Supreme Deity.

Some Law Lords' strength was purely the result of time spent grinding.

Such Law Lords, some had remained clear-headed, never striking out, knowing they could never become a Supreme Deity, content to remain powerful Law Lords and live in peace.

Others had struck out—and became Lin Yan's evolution points.

Different choices led to utterly different fates!

After this Law Lord, startled, decided to abandon the Flame Law and never oppose Lin Yan for the rest of his life, he turned his gaze back to Lin Yan.

"I wonder if any other Law Lords will strike."

This Law Lord couldn't help but think.

His gaze swept over the gods who had followed.

Among these gods, there must be servants of other Law Lords, allowing those Law Lords to cast their attention.

Every god's expression was one of shock.

Some gods' faces remained frozen in stupor.

"No Law Lord will strike now."

After scanning the crowd, this Law Lord muttered to himself.

The powerful Flame Law Lords who could strike had already struck.

Those who held back had already struck just now.

Weaker Law Lords, after what just happened, likely dare not strike now.

This Law Lord was certain that he was not the only one startled.

There must be other Flame Law Lords who were thoroughly terrified.

The Law Lord's guess was correct.

After Lin Yan killed the three Law Lords and the Demon God, no Law Lord struck for a long time.

Every god who had gathered stared blankly as the massive corpse of the Five-Star Ancient God burned down to a smaller and smaller size.