Chapter 1516: The Shocked Gods of the Heavenly Realm!

"Lord of Light, is this the terrifying entity you encountered eons ago?"

In the divine realm of the Lord of Light, the Lord of War asked.

The Lord of Light nodded; he had told these few Lords about this matter.

Otherwise, how could they have hidden for tens of thousands of years, waiting for Lin Yan to reach the Awakening mechanism of the Shadow and be destroyed by it?

However, these few Lords also did not know the origin of the Shadow.

Until now.

"Are these things released by the Lord of Flame real? Before the age of the Ancient Gods, so many eras were destroyed by that terrifying entity? Lord of Light, if this terrifying being is so fearsome, how did you survive?"

The Lord of Thunder also spoke.

The Lord of Light hesitated, recalling the past; then, as if remembering something, a flicker of fear suddenly appeared on his face.

"I survived because a third force intervened."

The Lord of Light said.

"Third force?"

The Lord of War and the Lord of Thunder looked puzzled.

The Lord of Light said: "Yes, a third force — also a dark force — but it did not seem to aid me; rather, it targeted that terrifying entity."

The Lord of Light did not know of Xi Hua's existence.

Xi Hua was not present in the images released by Lin Yan.

So, his ignorance was only natural.

The Lord of War asked: "In your perception, how powerful is this third force?"

The Lord of Light said: "It likely has already reached the next level."

The Lord of War and the Lord of Thunder both fixed their gazes sharply.

Originally, as Heavenly Realm Lords, standing at the pinnacle of the world and gazing down upon all beings, they had been supreme, controlling everything within the world.

Though many secrets still remained hidden in this world, they never believed it could slip from their grasp.

The only thing they dared not investigate was the Dark Abyss.

Even Heavenly Realm Lords had entered the Abyss before.

Once, because the Abyss refused to obey, many Heavenly Realm Lords joined forces to storm it, forcing the Lord of Slaughter to perish.

One could say the Heavenly Realm could attack the Abyss at will.

But the Dark Abyss — not even a Heavenly Realm Lord dared enter.

The Lord of Light and the others feared the Dark Abyss because of the Shadow; when the Lord of Light once sought to ascend to the highest level, the Shadow emerged from the Dark Abyss.

This instilled in the Lord of Light an extreme dread of the Dark Abyss.

Later Lords did not know the Lord of Light had been gravely wounded by the Shadow, and naturally, he would never reveal such a humiliating truth; to prevent other Lords from meddling in the Dark Abyss and awakening the Shadow, he spread tales of its horrors.

Thus, until now, no Heavenly Realm Lord had entered the Dark Abyss — except Lin Yan.

But now, after seeing Lin Yan's images and learning so much from the Lord of Light, the Lord of War and the Lord of Thunder suddenly realized:

This world was utterly beyond their understanding.

So many terrifying entities had been hiding in plain sight!

Was this still their world?

"These images released by the Lord of Flame are likely real. It seems the Lord of Flame intends to mobilize the entire Heavenly Realm to deal with this entity. Lord of Light, what should we do?"

The Lord of War asked gravely.

The Lord of Light said: "Do you think the Lord of Flame has a chance?"

"Where did the Lord of Flame even learn these things about that terrifying entity?"

The Lord of Thunder also asked.

This question silenced all the Lords present.

After all, the images in the Hall of Ten Thousand Gods were all from eons ago.

They occurred before the age of the Ancient Gods.

How did Lin Yan know?

"Could it be that the Lord of Flame is a supreme being who survived from eons ago?"

The Lord of War proposed this theory.

"There is merit to that. The Lord of Flame was gravely wounded by that terrifying entity, retained a sliver of consciousness, and survived until now, returning as a god."

The Lord of Thunder said.

"What do you think, Goddess of Ice and Snow?"

The Lord of Light asked the Goddess of Ice and Snow, who had remained silent beside him.

The Goddess of Ice and Snow seemed not to have heard him at all; her gaze remained fixed on the Hall of Ten Thousand Gods.

Only after the Lord of Light asked again did she seem to awaken, saying: "Hard to say."

These two words were equivalent to saying nothing.

"Don't dwell on it too much. The Lord of Flame cannot defeat this terrifying entity. Even if he is a supreme being who survived from eons ago, he couldn't defeat it back then — he certainly can't now."

The Lord of Thunder said.

"Agreed. I think the same. So we must not let the images released by the Lord of Flame disrupt our plans."

The Lord of War also said.

The Lord of Light grunted — this was precisely his own thought.

As one who had once nearly ascended to the highest godhood, the Lord of Light would never submit to another.

His original plan had been for Lin Yan and the Shadow to destroy each other; even if they didn't, if Lin Yan was killed by the Shadow and the Shadow's strength was significantly depleted, he could reclaim the Heavenly Realm and perhaps even plot against the Shadow himself.

It was just that he hadn't expected the shadow's origins to be so astonishing—it had actually reaped a great many eras!

But his plan would not change!

In the Pantheon, the unceasing images played continuously for several days before finally ending.

When it ended, the many deities of the Celestial Realm fell into shock, unable to calm themselves for a long time.