Chapter 664

No wonder.

No wonder the imperial power of the Eternal Night Empire is so dominant, while the church never interferes with imperial authority.

No wonder the imperial power of the Eternal Night Empire never interferes with any church decisions—their relationship is remarkably harmonious!

Who could have imagined that the deity of the Eternal Night Empire, the Eternal Night Goddess, and the Emperor of the Eternal Night Empire, Empress Tina, are actually sisters?

Seeing that the Eternal Night Goddess remained silent, Empress Tina said:

"A thousand years have passed—I've held the throne of the Eternal Night Empire for you for a thousand years. If you change your mind and delay your breakthrough, I can remain on the Continent of Gods to guard for you another thousand years, even two thousand, three thousand, ten thousand—until you have absolute certainty."

The other side fell silent again.

Empress Tina coldly gazed at her.

But if one looked closely, a faint, almost imperceptible concern could be seen in Empress Tina's eyes!

Her coldness was merely a facade!

"Tina."

After a long silence, the Eternal Night Goddess finally spoke.

"The Continent of Gods is not peaceful—the False Gods are stirring, and I can feel the surge of dark forces. Moreover, ten thousand years have passed since the last war between the Abyss and the Heavenly Realm; the Abyss is overcrowded, and the number of Demon Gods has grown too large. To consume the excess Abyssal beings and surplus Demon Gods, the Abyss will surely launch war against the Heavenly Realm."

The Eternal Night Goddess said.

Empress Tina said nothing, still coldly watching her.

The Eternal Night Goddess sighed and continued: "Without reaching the fourth tier, without your own divine system, you'll merely become cannon fodder in the war between the Abyss and the Heavenly Realm. If you're unlucky enough to be caught in a clash between Main Gods, a single ripple will reduce you to ashes. And without reaching the fourth tier, I cannot protect you, my dear sister!"

The coldness in Empress Tina's voice faded considerably.

"That's not a reason."

She said.

"Once you begin your breakthrough, your true strength will be exposed immediately. Believe me, the forces attacking the Eternal Night Empire won't number fewer than ten. With me here, no matter how many attack, I'm confident I can hold them all back—but what about you?"

Empress Tina continued.

The Eternal Night Goddess fell silent again.

Meng Ying's speculation was correct.

The deity of the Eternal Night Empire is indeed not of the fourth tier.

She is of the third tier!

And for a third-tier deity to possess an empire ranked among the top ten on the Continent of Gods is an extremely dangerous situation.

Such an empire, prosperous and thriving, cannot be maintained without corresponding power.

Moreover, breaking from the third tier to the fourth tier involves one critical issue…

That is: slots!

Fourth-tier deities are naturally not Main Gods.

But the number of fourth-tier deities is, in a sense, extremely scarce—when one ascends, the path narrows; when another ascends, the path may vanish entirely.

Thus, deities attempting to break into the fourth tier are almost always ambushed!

With all these factors combined,

once the third-tier Eternal Night Goddess prepares to break into the fourth tier, her true strength will be instantly exposed—it will be extremely dangerous.

As for how she came to possess the top-ten Eternal Night Empire while still at the third tier, the story behind it must be vast.

Yet, as Meng Ying speculated,

Empress Tina is precisely the key point!

She is the Eternal Night Goddess's younger sister.

And she alone forged the mighty Eternal Night Empire.

"Other deities first establish their divine systems, and only after their systems are stable enough do they seek breakthrough. When they ascend to the fourth tier, their divine systems buy them ample time—but you…"

She paused, then continued: "You, fearing exposure of your true strength, chose to break into the fourth tier first, then build your divine system—turning things upside down. Not only do you lack divine system protection, but more importantly, you've missed too much. If you break now…"

Empress Tina paused again, then spoke slowly, word by word:

"You, nine deaths, one life!"