Chapter 699

Her heart pounded like a startled fawn.

She sealed away the light orb and then fled as if escaping for her life.

"I'll gather the remaining resources needed for you to reach Level 10 Divine Body. Don't leave my Divine Realm for now—your enemies have sent many people searching this area for you."

Vevila's voice drifted in from afar.

"Enemies?"

Lin Yan murmured those two words.

But Vevila had already gone far away.

This was Lin Yan's first time in the Heavenly Realm—how could he have enemies?

No, Lin Yan did have enemies!

The gods of the Hellin Kingdom, the Horden Kingdom, and the three kingdoms along the Infinite Desert.

And the god of the Purple Gold Empire!

The five gods of the Hunhe Duchy shouldn't count—they were merely First Rank, and had already surrendered, handing over the Hunhe Duchy outright.

As for strength, the god of the Hellin Kingdom was likely in the early-to-mid stage of the Second Rank, possibly possessing Divine Crystals of Level 6 to 8.

The god of the Horden Kingdom likely possessed Divine Crystals of Level 9 to 10, very close to the Third Rank, on par with Vevila's realm.

The god of the Purple Gold Empire was likely a Third Rank god, but almost certainly in the early stage of the Third Rank—possessing Divine Crystals and Divine Bodies of Level 11 or 12!

"Who's looking for me?"

Lin Yan whispered.

"It's probably the god of the Purple Gold Empire—perhaps the god of the Horden Kingdom got involved too."

Lin Yan made an initial judgment.

The divine domains of the Elf goddesses were remote, relatively distant from human deities.

The fact that someone found this place means only one thing.

The opponent knew of Lin Yan's connection to the Elves.

And the only ones who knew of Lin Yan's connection to the Elves were most likely the god of the Purple Gold Empire.

Because the Purple Gold Empire's Fifth and First Imperial Princes once blockaded the migrating Elves—exactly when Meng Ying, who had been sent on the flying ship, witnessed it. Meng Ying, Princess Chenxi, and Lomina, the three legends, descended upon the Purple Gold Empire's imperial capital and blew up its palace.

Even the Emperor was enraged to death.

Such a massive event must have been mentioned by many believers during their prayers.

The Emperor's death triggered the subsequent war of succession.

And it was precisely that war of succession that led to the Purple Gold Empire's two million troops being trapped.

Then the Flame Empire easily conquered them.

In that war, the god of the Purple Gold Empire not only lost a minor empire but also lost a combat avatar.

After Lin Yan burned that combat avatar, his gains were substantial.

He seized vast amounts of divine rules and acquired a massive quantity of Evolution Points.

The god of the Purple Gold Empire probably hated Lin Yan with bone-deep fury.

To find Lin Yan, the god of the Purple Gold Empire would surely seek every possible clue.

And since Lin Yan's Holy Maiden traveled with the Elves, the god of the Purple Gold Empire would connect the dots to the Elves.

So, after failing to find Lin Yan, he came to the Elves' divine domain.

"It must be him!"

Lin Yan considered these details and pinpointed the opponent's origin.

There were no other gods possible.

Oh, right—some Savage Gods in the Beastmen realms had their worship totems burned by Lin Yan, their faith energy turned into Evolution Points.

But the Beastmen realms had few powerful gods.

One Beastmen tribe worshipped one god; each tribe numbered only tens of thousands, and even the largest Lion Clan had no more than a million.

Though the Lion Clan's overall strength wasn't weak—adult Lion warriors each possessed First Rank power—they still couldn't compare to the Elf Empire.

The Savage God worshipped by the Lions was at most Second Rank.

Probably wouldn't dare challenge the Lord of Flame in the Heavenly Realm.

The most likely culprit was still the god of the Purple Gold Empire!

"A Third Rank god!"

Lin Yan whispered.

He sat down and continued stabilizing his Divine Body.

His Divine Body had just reached Level 9—it would take several days to fully stabilize!

Once his Divine Body was stabilized, Lin Yan wouldn't mind testing whether a Third Rank early-stage god could withstand his burning!