Chapter 527

As soon as she finished speaking, the surrounding light sprites let out a chorus of "Whoa!" like children.

"No wonder, no wonder you could clear this land so fast—Holy Flame, Holy Light, what an incredible Holy Flame! Is the Flame Lord the deity you worship?"

The light sprite, her emotions tangled, suddenly understood and asked.

She finally realized: the primary reason the Holy Flame Forest could be cleared so quickly was that their deity was simply too powerful, directly bestowing Holy Flame to resolve the vast majority of problems.

This made her heart feel slightly better.

Who could compete with a deity so mighty?

At the same time, this light sprite became utterly curious about the Flame Lord.

The energy within a single Holy Flame felt insignificant to her, but when she calculated carefully—tens of thousands of sprites praying simultaneously, tens of thousands of Holy Flames burning—the total consumption was enormous.

And the entire Holy Flame Forest had been cleared using nothing but Holy Flame.

If the Holy Flame Forest's area truly matched what Maji said, the consumption of Holy Flame would be terrifying.

Then the power bestowed by the Flame Lord would also be terrifying.

Just how powerful was the Flame Lord?

The wind sprite continued: "Back then, we also faced attacks from skeleton monsters—only with the help of Holy Flame did we defeat them. Of course, in the end, my deity also descended power to save us."

She slowly recounted the details of the skeleton monster attack.

The surrounding light sprites grew tense as they listened.

The skeleton monster assault had indeed been terrifying.

Their numbers were countless, like an ocean tide.

One could imagine: without Holy Flame, those thirty-some thousand sprites would have lost at least half their number to escape—and been driven out of the Holy Flame Forest, losing all their clearing efforts entirely.

"The Western Dark Forest was far more dangerous than when we cleared Loki Forest. I never expected you to clear it so fast, and you even held off attacks from dark creatures—we had no dark creatures attacking us back then. This Holy Flame is truly a divine artifact!"

One light sprite sighed.

By now, these hundred-plus light sprites had almost entirely believed Maji's words.

Their hearts were filled with nothing but shock.

After another several dozen minutes, when they saw the massive Life Tree at the center of Holy Light City, they were even more stunned!

When Loki Forest was first cleared, the Life Tree was only a hundred meters tall!

But the Life Tree in the Holy Flame Forest was nearly three hundred meters tall!

A full hundred meters taller.

And upon learning that only four deities—including the Life Goddess—had bestowed blessings, these light sprites were even more astonished.

The Flame Lord had become unimaginably powerful in their minds, leaving them with an indelible impression!

As a result, during their stay in Holy Light City, these hundred-plus light sprites everywhere asked other sprites about the clearing of the Holy Flame Forest and the Flame Lord.

After these hundred-plus light sprites arrived in the Holy Flame Forest, word had already spread back home.

Soon after, more and more Loki sprites arrived in succession.

The scale of these Loki sprites kept growing larger.

This was best.

Large ships could carry them away in one trip.

The Holy Flame Forest now had fifteen flying ships.

Two large, three medium, ten small.

Such a vast number of flying ships shocked the Loki sprites.

Loki Forest had only one flying ship!

Here, there were fifteen!

These Loki sprites thus understood why the Holy Flame Forest had gathered a million sprites so quickly.

With so many flying ships, one trip could bring an entire sprite tribe over!

And once aboard the flying ships, the Loki Forest sprites, like the first hundred-plus light sprites, were utterly stunned!

Even those unwilling to believe had no choice but to accept it.

The Holy Flame Forest had truly been cleared in just a few months.

And its area was twice that of Loki Forest!

For a time, the emotions of all sprites who had participated in Loki Forest's clearing became incredibly complex.

Their hearts were flooded with mixed feelings.

And their interest in the Flame Lord surged rapidly.

There was no way around it: the Holy Flame Forest's current state was, in essence, 90% the Flame Lord's doing.

Without the Flame Lord, they could never have cleared the land so fast.

Without the Flame Lord, they could never have withstood the skeleton monster attacks.

Without the Flame Lord, their Life Tree could never have grown so tall.

Without the Flame Lord, a million sprites could never have gathered here to become another holy land for sprites!

In short, without the Flame Lord, none of this would exist.

Even the Night Sprites could never have returned to the surface.

Thus, after the Loki Forest sprites reached the central region of the Holy Flame Forest, the topic they discussed most was the Flame Lord, Holy Flame, Holy Light, skeleton monsters, and so on.

Maji's book, *The History of the Holy Flame Forest's Clearing*, was read by countless sprites.

Out of respect for the Flame Lord, Maji's book lavished praise upon him.

She did not exaggerate—she merely described events truthfully—but every sprite who read it felt the Flame Lord's power and benevolence!

More and more Loki Forest sprites kept arriving.

Fortunately, they arrived one by one, and the flying ship was fast, making a round trip in just three or four hours.

The City of Sacred Light could never hold so many elves.

Because there were too many elves.

The Sacred Flame Forest itself already housed a million elves.

Now, dozens of thousands more elves have arrived from the Loki Forest.

Fortunately, this canyon was vast, and from the forests on both sides, one could see down into the canyon, even to the base of the Life Tree.

The entire canyon spanned over ten kilometers wide, with space for people above and below—it could still squeeze in over a million elves.

The elves from the Loki Forest had brought their own food and water, so there was no immediate pressure on supplies.

"Queen, vast amounts of information have returned—Maji's claims are all true. The celebration is three days away. Shall we depart?"

In the palace of the City of Light, within the Loki Forest, Rebecca asked.

The City of Light differed from the City of Sacred Light by only one character.

When Princess Chenxi named it, she had not thought of the Loki Forest.

Hmm, Princess Chenxi is a relatively young Night Elf; she has never even visited the Loki Forest and knows little of it.

Ophelia rose from her chair and walked out of the palace with graceful steps, saying:

"Yes, let us depart today."

Arriving early is a necessary courtesy.

A flying ship had long been prepared; Ophelia stepped aboard, and Rebecca followed closely behind.

The flying ship began to ascend, rising above the forest, then heading toward the Sacred Flame Forest.

"According to them, the Sacred Flame Forest's rapid reclamation is thanks to a flame called Sacred Flame—when it burns, it emits Sacred Light, and the one who bestowed this Sacred Flame is a powerful deity named Zhizhujiu Society."

Rebecca said.

Ophelia nodded slightly; she already knew these rumors.

Rebecca continued: "Given the area of the Sacred Flame Forest, if fully reclaimed with Sacred Flame, the quantity required would be unimaginable. Yet Zhizhujiu Society gives it without hesitation—whenever the elves pray, Zhizhujiu Society bestows it. During the skeleton monster attacks, Zhizhujiu Society continuously poured forth Sacred Flame, and finally used a colossal wave of it to clear all skeleton monsters within a fifty-kilometer radius—even Eighth Rank ones were instantly obliterated. Queen, Zhizhujiu Society's power may be beyond imagination."

Ophelia remained silent, listening quietly.

Rebecca kept recounting every rumor she had heard about Zhizhujiu Society.

The flying ship sped across the forest canopy; two hours later, it exited the Loki Forest and arrived above the Sacred Flame Forest.

Rebecca fell silent, gazing down at the vast expanse of the Sacred Flame Forest.

"Truly a divine miracle."

Rebecca exclaimed.

Ophelia nodded slightly.

Any elf who had participated in the Loki Forest's reclamation would utter these words upon seeing the Sacred Flame Forest.