Chapter 681: The Surprised Elf Goddess!

In the divine realm bathed in holy light, the Elf Goddess sat on a swing woven from flowers, with two tiny fairies flapping their wings on either side to push her.

In the Elf Goddess's hands, she held a thick book.

Hmm, the book she was reading was certainly not an ordinary one.

This one was the famed "Book of Rules" in the Heavenly Realm.

The Book of Rules contained numerous rule characteristics simulated by divine power, along with descriptions of each rule.

This allowed the gods of the Heavenly Realm to understand the rules more deeply.

Of course, even if one understood them, mastering a new rule was no easy task.

Moreover, this book was not available everywhere, and purchasing it was not easy—it was also extremely expensive.

The Elf Goddess was in fact highly studious.

A god's strength depended on many factors.

Divine power was also a very important aspect, arguably one of a god's core elements.

Divine power varied among gods; the higher a god's divine rank, the more advanced their divine power.

A god's understanding of rules was also embedded within their divine power.

All attacks and defenses required divine power to be executed.

Besides making their own divine power more advanced, a god could also increase their strength by learning and deepening their understanding of rules.

Thus, despite having only a few elf tribes as followers, the Elf Goddess's habit of reading books made her far from weak.

"The moon has risen; it's time to rest for a while."

After reading for a while, the Elf Goddess looked up.

The sun hanging above the Heavenly Realm had vanished; the moon had risen.

In the divine realm, holy light still shone everywhere.

These holy lights were not maintained by the Elf Goddess's own power, but rather drawn from the energy of the sun and moon.

She could sense the difference between these two energies.

The Elf Goddess closed the Book of Rules and prepared to rest for a while.

At that moment, her pointed ears twitched.

Because she had heard Anna's prayer!

"Huh? The Flame Lord wants to meet me?"

The Elf Goddess's beautiful large eyes instantly widened.

Inside them, there was pure astonishment!

For days on end, she had been thinking of the Flame Lord, unable to eat or drink, dreaming endlessly of seeing him again.

As a goddess who had lived for eons, the Elf Goddess did not know what curse had befallen her.

Lately, her mind was filled only with the Flame Lord.

Yet as a goddess, she maintained her divine dignity, and the Flame Lord was utterly aloof; the Elf Goddess felt that even if she invited him, he might not even respond.

But now, the Flame Lord had actually taken the initiative to request a meeting.

The Elf Goddess lightly swept her hand through the air, and the air formed a mirror reflecting her face.

After gazing for a while, the Elf Goddess nodded in satisfaction.

Hmm, what was there not to be satisfied with?

She was a goddess!

A perfectly flawless being!

"Should I respond to Anna now, or wait a little longer?"

The Elf Goddess wondered.

On the Continent of Gods, when a believer prayed, even if the god intended to respond, there was usually a delay.

First, there was something akin to signal latency—after all, the distance between the Heavenly Realm and the Continent of Gods was immense; though the faith lines had dedicated channels, the god still needed time to open the channel and respond to the believer.

Second, some gods preferred to make believers wait before responding, to better demonstrate their divine majesty!

But this time, the Elf Goddess did not wait.

She responded immediately.

"The Goddess has responded to me; she seems delighted, and she has agreed."

In the Holy Flame Forest, Anna said to Princess Chenxi.

Now, after several months, the number of elves in the Holy Flame Forest had reached over one million seven hundred thousand.

One million seven hundred thousand elves had not yet reached the Holy Flame Forest's limit.

The Holy Flame Forest could support over two million elves living freely.

These elves had all settled down completely, carefully tending their homes and enjoying peaceful, tranquil lives.

Every elf's heart was filled with gratitude toward the Flame Lord.

Even the elves who had joined later, after hearing stories from the others about the founding of the Holy Flame Forest, felt astonished and were awed by the Flame Lord's power.

In the City of Holy Light, the great Life Tree continued to grow steadily.

Soon, Princess Chenxi discovered that the Life Tree's growth rate was far faster than that of the Life Tree in Loki Forest.

This was indeed the bonus effect of the title "Civilization Flame."

Princess Chenxi had initially thought the Life Tree had developed an anomaly.

But after checking, she found the Life Tree had no abnormalities whatsoever.

The rapidly growing Life Tree produced new elves every single day.

These elves were all female elves.

Princess Chenxi spent a little time each day beneath the Tree of Life, then much more time within the exquisite temple.

After the Elf Goddess gave her response.

Another half-day passed, and Princess Chenxi and Anna, chieftain of the Greenland Elves, arrived together beneath the Tree of Life and began to pray.

As Princess Chenxi prayed, a flame appeared above the Tree of Life!

"My Lord has descended."

Princess Chenxi's heart swelled with joy.

Of course, in her view, this was merely the consciousness of the Flame Lord descending.

But as long as she could draw closer to the Flame Lord, Princess Chenxi felt immense delight.