Chapter 374

The fox girl Sister Qing Ling pointed to a vast blank area farther west.

"That is the Eternal Night Empire!"

At this moment, the Princess Royal spoke.

"The Eternal Night Empire?"

Meng Ying repeated the name.

The Princess Royal said: "Yes, an empire. Luo Ying, don't you find it strange? The nobility of the Xiling Kingdom are mostly counts; there's only one marquis. Have you ever heard of a duke?"

Luo Ying shook her head slightly.

The Princess Royal said: "Because the king himself is a duke! And the king's ducal title is granted by the Eternal Night Empire! That is also where I studied—the Eternal Night Academy, the supreme academy housing a Sacred Realm, one of the Four Great Magic Academies of the Continent of Gods!"

The Princess Royal's words revealed a great deal of information!

The Eternal Night Empire, the Eternal Night Academy, the Sacred Realm!

And the king of the Xiling Kingdom—his title is merely that of a duke, granted by the Eternal Night Empire!

No one had ever told Luo Ying Princess this before; it may have something to do with her being a princess, destined never to inherit the throne!

The Continent of Gods is vast.

Even Meng Ying did not understand the structure of the Continent of Gods as well as the Princess Royal.

The Princess Royal said: "A god's realm can reflect the god's strength. Take the Hunhe Duchy—it has five churches within its borders. The gods of those five churches are the lowest-tier gods; their power is insufficient to claim a realm alone, so they divide up the Hunhe Duchy. That is precisely why Hunhe is a duchy."

Beside her, Meng Ying and the fox girl Sister Qing Ling remained silent, listening intently.

After speaking, the Princess Royal added: "The god of the original Xiling Kingdom, who held a kingdom alone, belongs to the second tier of gods. The god of the Hutton Kingdom is already advancing toward the third tier—it has already defeated the original god of Xiling. Once it consumes Xiling and incorporates Hunhe Duchy, merging the three realms into one, it can forge a smaller empire."

After holding this smaller empire for some time, it will become a third-tier god!"

The tiers of gods!

Three tiers!

Meng Ying nodded thoughtfully and said:

"Then is the god of the Eternal Night Empire a third-tier god?"

The Princess Royal nodded and said: "Yes, and a relatively powerful one among third-tier gods. Around the Eternal Night Empire, there are countless nations like Xiling, all subordinate to it."

Meng Ying asked again: "Then why doesn't the Eternal Night Empire swallow these nations to grow even larger?"

The Princess Royal shook her head slightly and said: "I don't know the exact reason. Perhaps, in the eyes of the Eternal Night Empire, our nations are merely wilderness. Xiling Kingdom once truly was wilderness—but the appearance of the City of Miracles showed me something different."

At this moment, the fox girl Sister Qing Ling spoke: "Princess Royal, if we defeat the Hutton Kingdom and incorporate Hunhe Duchy, combining these four realms into one empire, could it elevate our god to the third tier?"

Sister Qing Ling the fox girl was like this—no matter what, she always thought first of Lin Yan, of her god.

Her words stirred the Holy Maiden's spirit.

They did not truly know the strength of the Great Flame Lord.

Yet they all wished their god could grow stronger—stronger still!

The Princess Royal, hearing Sister Qing Ling's words, nodded with a smile and said: "Of course it can, Holy Maiden!"

While the Xiling Kingdom was undergoing major reforms, far away from it.

"Ahead should be the Loki Mountains, right?"

Queen Chenxi of the Night Elves said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, ahead is the Loki Mountains."

One of the Night Elves said.

"We're almost there. I wonder how our forest has changed after all these years—surely no other elves have taken it over?"

Queen Chenxi said.

"Don't worry. Elves dislike conflict; no one will seize our forest."

At this moment, Luomina whispered softly.

"Your Majesty, the path ahead is blocked!"

At this moment, a Night Elf scout ran back and said.

"Blocked? Let's go see."

Queen Chenxi and Luomina followed the underground passage forward and saw that the path ahead was completely sealed by fallen rocks.