Chapter 1321

The boost to combat power from flame form is also the highest.

The Flame Dao is also a remarkably powerful Dao.

As for the Daos of space and killing, Lin Yan can likewise leave Dao imprints, allowing him to wield their power to within a hair's breadth of a Primordial Deity's!

Moreover, a Dao is not eternal and unchanging; weaker Daos can grow stronger, and powerful Daos may also weaken.

At this moment, within the Heavenly Realm, numerous deities still remained in the Spirit God Domain, each gazing toward Lin Yan's divine realm.

When the Goddess of Life and the Goddess of the Ocean arrived, their entrance was anything but quiet.

But when they left, it was utterly silent.

Yet none of the other deities sensed the Goddess of the Ocean's aura, assuming only the Goddess of Life now dwelled within Lin Yan's divine realm.

These deities still believed the Goddess of Life was inside Lin Yan's divine realm.

"It's been nine heavenly days already—the Goddess of Life herself has taken up residence in the Flame Lord's divine realm—why hasn't the Flame Lord succeeded yet?"

One deity couldn't help saying.

"Indeed, given the Flame Lord's strength, shouldn't he have accomplished this far sooner?"

Another deity also said.

It wasn't just these deities who were anxious.

The hidden Dao Lords were even more anxious.

Many Dao Lords each hoped Lin Yan would succeed quickly, so the dust could settle, allowing them to gauge the Primordial Deities' attitudes and plan their next moves accordingly.

"Why hasn't he succeeded yet?"

Outside Lin Yan's divine realm, Venerable Tianlan was also pondering this question.

"With his abilities, completing the final step should be effortless—unless he has other intentions."

Venerable Tianlan thought.

She had been in close contact with Lin Yan.

Her understanding of Lin Yan far surpassed that of any other deity.

Even without the tens of thousands of years of affection, Venerable Tianlan would have developed feelings for Lin Yan.

Those tens of thousands of years of affection merely added fuel to the fire.

In her hundreds of thousands of years of existence, Venerable Tianlan had never encountered a deity as astonishingly brilliant as Lin Yan.

On Lin Yan, she sensed too many extraordinary things.

After this experience, Venerable Tianlan had witnessed Lin Yan's countless wonders and impossibilities; in her view, Lin Yan could never be hindered by the final step.

Therefore, Lin Yan's failure to complete the final step so far must stem from some unknown reason.

Yet Venerable Tianlan could not possibly fathom what Lin Yan was plotting.

A Primordial Deity is the pinnacle of power in the entire world.

Lin Yan's current state is merely one thin layer away from becoming a Primordial Deity.

The Flame Dao is not a weak Dao—it is a remarkably powerful Dao.

Then why doesn't Lin Yan simply pierce through this layer and become the supreme being atop the world?

Venerable Tianlan couldn't understand.

If even she couldn't understand, how much less could the other Dao Lords?

"If you're going to become a Primordial Deity, do it quickly—so I can finally give up!"

The Flame Dao Lord said, utterly frustrated.

Heaven have mercy.

After witnessing Lin Yan's repeated displays of strength, his spirit had been shattered again and again.

Only after Lin Yan effortlessly crushed the Abyss Primordial Deity's will did even this Flame Dao Lord grow terrified—and instantly lose all his arrogance!

He could only watch helplessly as Lin Yan moved toward success.

But Lin Yan had been stuck at the final step for a full nine days.

Even though the Goddess of Life had entered Lin Yan's divine realm, seemingly to guard him, Lin Yan still had not taken the final step.

This tormented the Flame Dao Lord immensely.

If Lin Yan became the Flame Primordial Deity, he would accept defeat—and it wouldn't hurt so much.

But this state of near-success yet unachieved was the most torturous of all!

"What is the Flame Lord up to?"

The ancient Dao Lord also felt baffled.

At that very moment, a peculiar fluctuation surged forth once more.

"This is…"

The ancient Dao Lord nearly leapt to his feet.

For he had sensed another tremor at the Dao level!

"Who? Who dares? The Flame Lord hasn't succeeded yet—and yet someone dares to recklessly assault the Primordial Deity realm!"

The ancient Dao Lord said gravely.

Clearly, he had not immediately linked the Dao-level tremor to Lin Yan.

Though Dao-level tremors could pinpoint their origin precisely, this one had only just emerged and reached his perception; in his shock, he had not yet traced its source!

"Huh? Another Dao Lord is assaulting the Primordial Deity realm!"

As the Dao-level tremor began again, all the Dao Lords were startled!

"It's the bold who thrive and the timid who starve—this fellow chooses now to assault the Primordial Deity realm? Doesn't he fear becoming the target of everyone?"

One Dao Lord sneered.

"Let me see where you are."

The Lord of this Law sensed it.

With this sensation, his expression changed again, his face filled with shock and uncertainty!

For in his perception, the source of the tremor at the Law level was still within Lin Yan's Divine Realm!

"Within the Flame Lord's Divine Realm? How is that possible? Could some other Lord of Law have formed an alliance with the Flame Lord and gained his protection?"

The Lord of this Law instantly thought of this possibility.

"Why didn't I think of this!"

The Lord of this Law instantly felt regret.

But immediately, he was no longer certain.

"Something's wrong—this tremor comes from the Flame Law… the Flame Law…"

The Lord of this Law's mind was instantly filled with deep confusion.

"Why is the Flame Law trembling again? Could another Lord of Law be trying to seize control of the Flame Law from the Flame Lord?"

The ancient Lord of Law also noticed it, and likewise showed confusion.

One Law has only one controller—meaning, one Law can sustain only one Supreme Deity.

Once this Supreme Deity leaves a soul imprint upon that Law, other Lords of Law have virtually no chance.

This "no chance" does not mean a second soul imprint cannot be placed upon that Law.

Rather, even if you wished to place a second soul imprint, the Supreme Deity who controls that Law would never allow it.

The ancient Lord of Law had lived an extremely long time and knew some hidden truths of the Heavenly Realm.

When a Lord of Law attempts to ascend to Supreme Deity, other Lords of Law typically choose to strike directly to sabotage him.

But these Lords of Law actually had another, even more perilous method of sabotage.

That was to clash at the Law level, fighting to seize control of that Law.

But this method was far too dangerous.

A direct strike, even if it led to death, usually left behind one or two traces of will—though stripped of power, one might still hide in some corner and survive.

But choosing to fight over the Law meant both sides clashed at the soul-will level within the Law itself—the loser's soul would be utterly erased, not a single trace remaining!

Thus, upon sensing the disturbance in the Flame Law, the ancient Lord of Law reached this conclusion.

But he soon realized—the tremor originated from Lin Yan's Divine Realm.

He was instantly baffled.

The Flame Lord could never allow a Lord of Law who sought to seize the Flame Law into his own Divine Realm!

"Could it be the Flame Lord himself?"

The ancient Lord of Law thought.