Chapter 1379

For example, that cluster of will radiating an intense light aura must belong to the Light Supreme Deity.

And the other cluster, dark to the extreme, must belong to the Dark Supreme Deity.

The Ice and Snow Goddess and the Lord of Thunder are also easily identifiable.

"Begin!"

At this moment, a man with an expressionless face spoke.

His voice carried no emotion whatsoever, and his facial expression did not change as he spoke.

"This is the Order Supreme Deity."

Beside Lin Yan, the Ocean Goddess whispered softly.

Order Supreme Deity!

This gathering of the Ten Supreme Deities of Heaven appears to be presided over by the Order Supreme Deity.

The Order Supreme Deity is not necessarily the most powerful, but certainly the most neutral, for its will is in fact the will of the Law.

Its true form likely cannot even take human shape.

The manifestation as a human form is probably merely for communication with the other Supreme Deities.

After speaking, the Order Supreme Deity extended its hand and swept it lightly.

Instantly, an image appeared in the space between the Ten Supreme Deities.

There, at the boundless edges of Heaven's chasms, three fortresses stood towering.

These three fortresses were immensely vast; now, each one glowed brightly, indicating their defensive arrays had been activated, sealing off all forms of spatial transit.

Abyssal creatures might possibly bypass these three fortresses to enter Heaven directly—possible for the Abyssal Supreme Deity, but nearly impossible for any below Supreme Deity level.

The Order Supreme Deity moved its hand again, and instantly all other images vanished, leaving only the spectral shadows of the three fortresses floating.

"Life Goddess, you choose first."

At this moment, the cluster radiating the light aura spoke.

The Life Goddess and the Ocean Goddess exchanged glances, then the Life Goddess raised her hand, sending a faintly glowing mark into the rightmost fortress.

The Ocean Goddess likewise raised her hand and sent a faintly glowing mark into the same right fortress.

"Stonekeep Fortress."

The Ocean Goddess's voice echoed again in Lin Yan's ear.

Lin Yan also raised his hand and drove the faintly glowing mark into the right fortress.

After Lin Yan, the Life Goddess, and the Ocean Goddess made their choices, the other Supreme Deities swiftly selected their fortresses.

Of the remaining seven Supreme Deities, three chose the central fortress, four chose the left fortress—no Supreme Deity chose Stonekeep Fortress.

It amounted to a 3-3-4 split.

Not a single Supreme Deity uttered a single unnecessary word.

"Let's go!"

The Ocean Goddess's voice sounded again.

Then, the Life Goddess's will withdrew from this special space.

The wills of the other Supreme Deities likewise began to withdraw one by one.

Lin Yan's will withdrew as well.

Throughout the entire process, Lin Yan exchanged not a single word with any other Supreme Deity.

The other Supreme Deities, it seemed, had no intention of speaking to Lin Yan either.

Even the Supreme Deity harboring hostility toward Lin Yan showed not the slightest trace of enmity.

At the level of Supreme Deities, one naturally does not lose composure.

Even the Supreme Deity whose two Supreme Weapons Lin Yan had seized and forged into the two legs of Wang Zuo revealed no hint of abnormality.

But the absence of abnormality was itself the greatest abnormality.

Within the Divine Realm, the Life Goddess extended her hand once more, restoring the spectral images of the three fortresses.

"Stonekeep Fortress is the strongest in defense; the central fortress belongs to Mother Earth, the Ice and Snow Goddess, and the Order Supreme Deity; the left fortress belongs to the Light Supreme Deity, the Lord of Thunder, the War Supreme Deity, and the Dark Supreme Deity."

The Life Goddess said.

In other words, apart from Stonekeep Fortress, the other two fortresses did not strictly separate Zhongli Sect Supreme Deities from the opposing faction.

Yet the other Supreme Deities had tacitly left Stonekeep Fortress to Lin Yan's trio.

Without saying it, Stonekeep Fortress would surely be the Abyss's primary target.

No matter how strong its defense, it only holds against forces below Supreme Deity level; against Supreme Deity power, even divine matter can be destroyed—destroying a fortress, even one of Heaven's, would be no great feat with sufficient effort.

The Life Goddess's beautiful eyes turned to Lin Yan, her gaze shifting as she said: "Once war begins, I and Locksani can hold off two Abyssal Supreme Deities; the Order Supreme Deity should be able to hold off one; the remaining one or two, you'll have to face alone."

As she spoke, she produced another Life Heart.

This Life Heart was larger than the one she had previously given Lin Yan, containing even greater life energy.

"Take this—it will be useful in a critical moment."

She said.

In truth, the Life Goddess feared Lin Yan might suffer damage from the backlash of the Law, which was why she offered this massive Life Heart.

She herself possessed only a limited number of such Life Hearts.

Though Lin Yan had said "No problem," she still believed he might indeed be unharmed—but such a level of backlash had once caused the Murder Supreme Deity to perish; how could she treat it lightly?

But now she could not ask further, so she simply gave him the large Life Heart—if Lin Yan were injured, this one would heal him exceptionally well.

Lin Yan accepted it without hesitation.

The Life Goddess looked at him: "If the Abyss has five Supreme Deities, the remaining two will not attack you simultaneously. When they launch probing attacks, you must unleash your full strength to hurt them—so they won't surround you."

Lin Yan nodded slightly.

The Goddess of Life naturally did not know his plan, and Lin Yan would not tell her.

After all, that plan involved Lin Yan's core secret.

The Goddess of Life chatted with Lin Yan for a while, listing many precautions.

The Goddess of Life said:

"I won't disturb you further. I'll descend first to Stonekeep Fortress with Roksani to make preparations—you may descend in half a month."

After speaking, the Goddess of Life departed first.

After the Goddess of Life left, the Goddess of the Ocean stepped forward and produced a deep blue egg.

"This is the Ocean Heart."

The Goddess of the Ocean said.

"It can transform into a battle armor, helping you absorb massive attacks—even those from a Primordial God. I have only one such egg; it was once my own armor, and now I give it to you."

After speaking, the Goddess of the Ocean held the deep blue egg before Lin Yan.

It was once her battle armor?

Lin Yan seemed to sense a faint, sweet fragrance emanating from the deep blue egg.

The Goddess of the Ocean seemed to recall something, and her expression suddenly grew uneasy.

"Take it!"

She shoved the Ocean Heart into Lin Yan's hand, then tore open a passage with a whoosh and turned away.

Her demeanor clearly gave the impression of fleeing in panic!

Uh!

The Goddess of the Ocean's actions made Lin Yan feel as if he had done something wrong.

Heaven knows.

Lin Yan had shown no particular expression or movement.

He hadn't even blinked.

After the Goddess of the Ocean left, Lin Yan held the Ocean Heart in his hand.

The Ocean Heart was indeed miraculous.

It could transform into a battle armor whose sole function was to divert all attacks borne by Lin Yan to the Ocean of Heaven.

Even a Primordial God could not destroy the Ocean of Heaven with a few strikes.

Of course, this diversion was not total.

It was only partial—and how much was diverted depended entirely on Lin Yan's will.

This armor could not be used merely by acquiring it.

If the Goddess of the Ocean did not permit it, Lin Yan could not use it.