Chapter 685

Hmm, they are all still female.

Vivera could never allow an opposite-sex being to live in her divine realm.

Not even a single opposite-sex being had ever entered her divine realm!

Lin Yan was the only exception!

Elves have long lifespans; even the weakest can live for thousands of years, and stronger ones live even longer, but elves are not immortal.

Without breaking through to a higher realm before their lifespan expires, even a god cannot save them.

Drawing their souls into her divine realm is no easy task and consumes considerable energy.

Yet Vivera still drew in a large number of elves.

Thus, the number of little elves in her divine realm is quite substantial.

These little elves can certainly grow larger; within the divine realm, they possess eternal life.

Even if Vivera perishes, as long as the divine realm remains intact, they can live forever within it.

They can certainly leave the divine realm.

But they cannot stay away for too long.

Moreover, although each of them is extraordinarily devoted to Vivera, since they lack physical bodies, their offered faith is far less than that of mortals on the Continent of Gods.

Even the strongest little elf contributes no more than one-tenth the faith of a common mortal on the Continent of Gods.

This is precisely why some gods, despite having millions of beings in their divine realms, still fiercely compete for faith on the Continent of Gods.

The cost of drawing a flesh-and-blood human into the Heavenly Realm is too great—completely uneconomical; the stronger the human, the greater the cost.

It is better to compete for faith on the Continent of Gods.

If one can cultivate a few devout and talented believers on the Continent of Gods and guide them to godhood, they become part of one's divine lineage and likewise contribute faith.

This is why gods cultivate Holy Sons and Holy Daughters.

"The divine realms of Heavenly Realm gods are indeed different."

After arriving in Vivera's divine realm, Lin Yan sensed a profound difference.

Everywhere in Vivera's divine realm, there was an air of refinement.

Exquisite and magnificent, utterly unlike the divine realm of the Abyssal Demon God.

The entire realm operates under countless Heavenly Realm rules, not the chaotic rules that dominate the Abyssal Demon God's realm.

One can truly discern a god's temperament, personality, and the nature of their power from their divine realm.

In the divine realm of the Elf Goddess Vivera, holy light permeates everywhere, and this holy light has a rhythm.

That is, although her divine realm always appears to be daytime,

in truth, it still has day and night.

This cycle matches the alternating rise and fall of the Heavenly Realm's sun and moon.

When night falls, the divine realm remains filled with light, but if you close your eyes, the light has no effect on you.

If you wish to sleep, sleep as much as you like.

Vivera's favorite pastime was napping among the white clouds.

A god could go a thousand years without sleep if they wished, but sleep is still a special mechanism for gods, and it remains highly beneficial.

Some gods recover their strength by entering deep slumber, effectively shutting down all bodily consumption so power gradually restores over long periods.

From Vivera's divine realm, Lin Yan sensed an aura of peace and tranquility—clearly, Vivera was a quintessential Elf Goddess.

They do not particularly enjoy war.

For Vivera, if she sensed a threat, she could seal her divine realm and live alone within it for hundreds or even thousands of years without boredom.

Of course, if someone pressed too hard, she would not retreat.

Vivera is not weak—in power, or in character.

"The Lord of Flame has arrived!"

The passage closed, and the tiny elf formed from divine power vanished, reverting to a drop of divine energy that returned to Vivera's divine core.

Vivera flew over and looked at Lin Yan.

At this moment, Lin Yan was still a mass of flame.

Vivera still could not discern Lin Yan's true form; she assumed it was his divine energy avatar.

Now, Vivera was her true body, not merely a fragment of consciousness as she had been last time on the Tree of Life.

With this close proximity, she felt Lin Yan's soul exerted a stronger pull on her.

So much so that, having intended to speak, she simply froze, staring fixedly at Lin Yan in daze.

Lin Yan was still observing her divine realm.

Thus, the two entered a strange state of stillness.

In the sky, several little elves pushed a white cloud down toward the lake, preparing to wash it.

Hmm, clouds can be washed too.

Thanks to the care of these little elves, Vivera's divine realm was so beautiful, tidy, and clean.

Of course, the lake water was no ordinary water—it was a rare type of Heavenly Realm liquid that Vivera had spent considerable time collecting.

The method of collection was simple.

She planted a special tree within her divine realm; each night, when darkness fell, the tree stretched out its leaves to receive moonlight, and by morning, dew had gathered thickly on every leaf.

This dew was Heavenly Dew Water.

At dawn, when the Sun Star rose and the first ray of sunlight struck, the dew absorbed both solar and lunar energy simultaneously; then the leaves curled inward, drawing back this special Heavenly Dew Water.

Over time, this unique Heavenly Dew Water accumulated into the lake, and its area continued to expand slowly.

Regular bathing in this special Heavenly Dew Water brings great benefits to a divine body.

This kind of benefit cannot be felt immediately, but if persisted in over the long term, it can be sensed.

And that cloud was not ordinary cloud—it was also collected by Vevila through certain special methods.

Vevila often slept inside it, allowing her comprehension of the Rules to increase slowly.

For gods, any increase is beneficial; how slow it is does not matter, because their time is nearly infinite.

After all, the Heavenly Realm is not the Abyss; even the weakest god in the Heavenly Realm, if they do not court death and hide to develop, can still grow slowly.

Of course, to grow quickly, conflict and war are inevitable.

This state of stillness between the two lasted for quite some time.

"Oh no, how did I start zoning out?"

The Elf Goddess finally noticed her own anomaly.

Hmm, it was a certain little elf who quietly reminded her.

After all, her behavior just now… was far too much like a lovesick fool.

Although the Flame Lord was now in the form of a flame, what attracted her was not the Flame Lord's appearance, but the Flame Lord's soul.

"I wonder what the Flame Lord looks like."

The Elf Goddess had thought about this question more than once.

"Pity the Flame Lord's true form did not arrive."

This was also the source of the Elf Goddess's regret.

She set aside these petty concerns and spoke in a soft, clear voice:

"Respected Flame Lord, welcome to my divine realm!"

The Elf Goddess's change in state also affected Lin Yan.

Lin Yan thought for a moment and decided to manifest his divine form.

The Elf Goddess had shown him considerable sincerity.

Thinking this, Lin Yan activated his divine core.

Immediately, energy and matter began to transform into one another.

The Elf Goddess saw a man emerge from the flame, bathed in fire.

Within less than three seconds, the flame vanished.

A man of extraordinary handsomeness, with eyes sparkling like stars, appeared before her.

Without needing to be told, the Elf Goddess knew.

This man was none other than the Flame Lord!

"Ah~"

The Elf Goddess instantly covered her mouth, staring dumbfounded at Lin Yan, her beautiful eyes shimmering with wonder.