Chapter 1338

These gods will not leave for a long time.

Some gods who had previously seen Lin Yan fight were telling their neighbors about their past observations.

Now, even having once seen Lin Yan fight has become an extremely prestigious thing!

Even Xingluo Shen Zhu and Zi Yun Shen Zhu, who had once attacked the Flame Empire, were no longer upset.

In fact, Zi Yun Shen Zhu was quite proud, because according to their agreement, he would still serve under Lin Yan for many more years.

As a third-tier god, even if he was at the peak of the third tier, he could never hope for even the slightest connection with a main god.

But Zi Yun Shen Zhu, through this agreement, had gained a tenuous connection with Lin Yan, making him feel utterly different from other shen zhu.

While many gods in the Heavenly Realm speculated about Lin Yan's whereabouts, the immaculate Ocean Goddess stepped before Lin Yan within the Godrealm of the Goddess of Life.

This time, the Ocean Goddess had not arrived as a projection.

She had arrived in her true form.

Lin Yan noticed the differences from her previous projection.

The Ocean Goddess appeared roughly human, but had many subtle distinctions.

For instance, her eyes were blue, yet faintly shimmered with purple light, appearing extraordinarily mesmerizing.

Her hair was not black, but pale purple, giving her a unique charm.

Her demeanor differed greatly from that of the Goddess of Life.

The Goddess of Life was serene.

The Ocean Goddess, by contrast, was distinctly cold.

This might be related to the power she wielded.

Water is always cold.

The Ocean Goddess looked at Lin Yan.

Her cold gaze immediately softened.

"Congratulations, Lord of Flame."

said the Ocean Goddess.

Lin Yan nodded slightly in response.

The Ocean Goddess sat down opposite Lin Yan; the Goddess of Life waved her hand, and a small sprite fluttered up on its wings, plucked a leaf, and poured tea for the Ocean Goddess.

Indeed.

Lin Yan's treatment was unparalleled.

Even the Ocean Goddess had not received tea brewed personally by the Goddess of Life.

The Goddess of Life looked at Lin Yan and continued her previous topic:

"At first, my ideals and Grathis's were much the same as theirs; given the lessons of the Ancient Gods, we all realized we could not allow endless prosperity. But later, we realized this was not a solution—because if we continued this way, sooner or later, some powerful alien god would surpass us, just as we replaced the Ancient Gods."

"Alien god?"

Lin Yan repeated the Goddess of Life's words.

He had heard this term before.

It was the Ancient Dragon Sovereign who told him.

If Lin Yan revealed his flame form, even the main gods would likely regard him as an alien god.

Anything different from oneself is alien.

In the era of the Ancient Gods, the gods of the Heavenly Realm could also be deemed alien gods by the Ancient Gods.

It depended on who held the power of definition.

Now, the power of definition rests with the gods of the Heavenly Realm, so they define all gods outside their system as alien gods.

The Goddess of Life said: "Yes, alien gods. The Abyss Demon Gods are not alien gods. The Abyss and the Heavenly Realm were born simultaneously; though their powers are opposite, they can still be regarded as one whole."

Lin Yan nodded slightly.

The Abyss Demon Gods and the Heavenly Realm gods are opposites, yet like the positive and negative poles of a battery, they remain one whole, both belonging to the current divine system.

Of course, the Abyss and the Heavenly Realm are ultimately opposed; if given the chance, the Abyss would gladly replace the Heavenly Realm.

The Goddess of Life said: "But alien gods are different—they take many forms, and their methods of power growth vary. Though they are not yet numerous, when the Heavenly Realm was first born, weren't they just as insignificant in the eyes of the Ancient Gods?"

Lin Yan asked: "Are the Dark Gods of the Dark Abyss also alien gods?"

The Goddess of Life shook her head: "The Dark Abyss cannot be counted as such."

"What about Demon Gods?"

Lin Yan asked.

The Goddess of Life said: "Demon Gods wield evil power, but they are not yet a significant force. Many Demon Gods were originally humans from the Gods' Continent—they could be considered a kind of alien god."

Lin Yan understood.

Alien gods are not necessarily evil, but the power they wield is fundamentally different from that of the Heavenly Realm gods.

Lin Yan asked: "Where are they?"

The Goddess of Life's gaze turned toward a direction.

Lin Yan looked and immediately recognized the place.

The Dark Starry Sky!

The Dark Starry Sky was enormous.

Remember, it was once a true starry sky; even the Ancient Gods, who could devour so much, spent countless years devouring all its stars, proving how vast the Dark Starry Sky was.

Even the boundless Dark Abyss could not match the size of the Dark Starry Sky.

Lin Yan's battle with the Five-Star Ancient Dragon Sovereign barely scratched the surface of the Dark Starry Sky.

Within the Dark Starry Sky, the laws of nature are far weaker than in the Heavenly Realm—so much so that an attack from a first-tier god can be called world-shattering.

Never mind the Almighty-level beings.

If an Almighty-level being strikes in the Dark Starry Void, annihilating an entire galaxy is effortless.

Moreover, with the power of an Almighty, traversing the Dark Starry Void is extremely swift.

But the Dark Starry Void is not a straight line.

Some evil entities hide within it; even an Almighty would struggle to find them in a short time.

Right now, countless evil entities lurk within the Dark Starry Void.

There may also be vast numbers of undiscovered Alien Gods.

Even the most powerful Almighty-level being would find it extremely difficult to destroy the entire Dark Starry Void.

Take the universe Lin Yan crossed over from—how many galaxies does it contain? It is truly boundless!

If an Almighty were determined to destroy it, they could accomplish it after countless years, but that would be pure waste of their own power.

Lin Yan asked again: "How many are there?"

The Goddess of Life shook her head and said: "Unclear. They currently pose no great threat."

Lin Yan understood.

With Heaven's current peak strength, it truly fears no threat.

But the Almights consider matters countless years into the future.

Lin Yan roughly understood the Goddess of Life and the Goddess of the Ocean's concerns.

The number of Alien Gods is not necessarily large now, and their power may be very weak.

But if Heaven continues like this, countless years from now, Alien Gods comparable to Almighty-level beings may indeed arise.

No, they have already arisen.

According to the Almights' standards, isn't Lin Yan's Flame Form a textbook Alien God?

And moreover, an Almighty-level Alien God.

Of course, Lin Yan's Flame Form is too unique—it is utterly one-of-a-kind, impossible for others to replicate or form a system.

It still differs from the Alien Gods in the Almights' standard definition.

What the Almights fear is probably an organized system of Alien Gods.

Of course, none have appeared yet, but that doesn't stop the Goddess of Life and the Goddess of the Ocean from preparing in advance.

As for other Almights, each has different thoughts and beliefs.

Perhaps some Almights think the two of them are worrying needlessly.

After all, Almights are simply too powerful—they can suppress everything!

At this moment, the Goddess of the Ocean, who had remained silent until now, spoke.

She did not beat around the bush: "After becoming an Almighty, the level of life has undergone a fundamental transformation. Over these years, I and Dailora have been trying to determine whether there is a next stage beyond the Almighty—but we still do not know how to reach it."