Chapter 733

But the problem is, this is his divine realm.

He could only helplessly give his divine realm to the Lord of Flames!

And the Lord of Flames might not even let him go.

"Respected Goddess of Light, we have no intention of opposing the Sylvan Goddesses. The Lord of Flames seized our realm on the Continent of Gods; we have come only to seek revenge upon the Lord of Flames."

Star God Hulington spoke first.

He wanted to sever any connection between the Lord of Flames and these Sylvan Goddesses.

In Star God Hulington's view, as long as these Sylvan Goddesses did not intervene, the four of them could easily handle the Lord of Flames.

"If the Sylvan Goddesses do not interfere, you four contain that Sylvan Goddess closely tied to the Lord of Flames—do not harm her—and I will deal with the Lord of Flames."

At this moment, Seya also quietly spoke to the other three in a manner similar to voice-transmission techniques.

Clearly, Seya had the same plan in mind.

"Agreed!"

The four gods quickly settled on their plan.

"Lord of Flames."

Recently, many Sylvan Goddesses had heard this name.

And some Sylvan Goddesses had long known of the Lord of Flames, because the cultivation of the Sacred Xiang Linyan had caused many elf tribes who once worshipped them to shift their faith.

They naturally knew of the Lord of Flames.

Of course, the elf tribes that joined during the initial cultivation had changed the most thoroughly; those that joined later largely retained dual faiths, and their shift in belief had not yet progressed so rapidly.

The goddesses who had lost the faith of elf tribes were forced to seek out elf tribes yet undiscovered.

On the Continent of Gods, elf tribes were still numerous.

Even though the Loki Forest and the Sacred Xiang Linyan now encompassed over two million elves.

Far away, there still existed vast numbers of elf tribes.

The elves living in those two forests accounted for roughly half of all elves on the Continent of Gods.

The Goddess of Life periodically scattered a few Life Tree seeds into safe forests; once these "wild" Life Trees grew, they would give birth to new elves.

This also presented an opportunity for some Sylvan Goddesses—though they would need to search diligently.

Star God Hulington's words caused all the Sylvan Goddesses who had descended to turn their gazes upon Lin Yan.

These Sylvan Goddesses had all learned the full story through Weiweila.

Yet none of them spoke, because the Goddess of Light had arrived.

"Lord of Flames."

The Goddess of Light spoke.

The Goddess of Light's voice sounded crisp and clear; in fact, among the Sylvan Goddesses, her assertiveness was infamous.

Of course, this assertiveness was only directed outward.

Lin Yan turned his gaze toward her.

He had not expected so many Sylvan Goddesses to arrive.

The Sylvan Goddesses lined the surroundings, making Lin Yan feel as if he were trapped in a kingdom of women.

The Goddess of Light's bright eyes fixed on Lin Yan, and her voice gradually softened:

"The Sacred Xiang Linyan was cultivated so swiftly—you must have sacrificed greatly. Thank you for your devotion to the elves."

After speaking, the Goddess of Light bowed slightly toward Lin Yan, before the gaze of all gods and divine spirits around her.

For Sylvan Goddesses, this was equivalent to a human's deep bow—a great honor.

Such was the nature of the Sylvan Goddesses.

Unlike human gods, who established realms merely to gather faith and manifest miracles solely to solidify belief,

these human gods truly did not care for ordinary mortals.

Even though they had once been ordinary mortals themselves.

But the Sylvan Goddesses were different—they had all once been elves, each one having grown from an elf, and all wished for the elves to have a safe, stable environment on the Continent of Gods.

Even if these elves did not worship them.

Of course, some goddesses who had lost the faith of elf tribes harbored a measure of resentment.

In the Heavenly Realm, faith power could still be exchanged for divine stones through rare treasures; the fruits produced by plants in the Sylvan Goddesses' divine realms were highly sought after and could fetch vast quantities of divine stones, so even those who lost elf tribe faith still had sources of faith power.

Yet on the level of the Goddess of Light, she saw that the Sacred Xiang Linyan had provided stable homes for over a million elves.

Through prayers from Olivia and other elves of the Loki Forest, the Goddess of Light had learned the process of cultivating the Sacred Xiang Linyan.

Even as the embodiment of light, she could not possibly afford to endlessly bestow Sacred Flame to complete such cultivation as Lin Yan had done.

Thus, in the Goddess of Light's eyes, Lin Yan had sacrificed far more than ordinary amounts to help the elves cultivate the Sacred Xiang Linyan!

Moreover, the shift in elf tribe faith had been voluntary; Lin Yan had used no coercion or manipulation.

Elves rarely worshipped a god who was not of the Sylvan lineage, unless that god truly deserved their worship.

Added to this, Queen Olivia's prayers had praised the Sacred Flame Elf Empire highly, convincing the Goddess of Light that the Sacred Xiang Linyan had truly become a sanctuary for elves—hence her gesture.

"Trouble!"

Seeing this gesture, Star God Hulington cried inwardly in alarm.

Seya's expression turned grim.

They knew nothing of the Sacred Xiang Linyan.

Seya had only learned of the Lord of Flames' connection to the elves through his own devotees; he was not so omnipotent as to know events in the distant Sacred Xiang Linyan.

Gods of the Heavenly Realm had only vague perception of the Continent of Gods and often relied on devotees to locate targets.

And when they sought new wild tribes, they certainly did not slowly scan the Continent of Gods with their gaze.

Instead, it is done through listening to and filtering prayers.

On the Continent of Gods, there are still countless wild tribes, some powerful, some weak, whose deities are often not real gods.

But gods they imagine themselves.

Just like the tribes in the primitive society before Lin Yan's transmigration, who worshipped strange and bizarre deities—deities that may not exist at all.

But when their faith reaches a certain level, due to certain mechanisms, their prayers are scattered into the Heavenly Realm by tribal totems or altars.

Whether one can detect or hear these prayers depends on luck, and it is a matter requiring patience.

If lucky, a god might just happen to hear a prayer from a wild tribe.

If unlucky, they might not find one for decades.

Of course, this god can also send their own believers to seek out wild tribes, providing precise locations.

Just like the five first-tier gods of the Hunhe Principality, who, after surrendering, retained their own churches, and with some temple knights willing to leave, journeyed south into the vast Dashan mountains to seek wild tribes and rebuild their followers there.

Lin Yan saw the Goddess of Light's gesture and gave a slight nod in response.

The Goddess of Light had not finished speaking; she continued: "Lord of Flame, you have won the friendship of me, the Goddess of Light, Philomena. You may reside permanently within the Elven Divine Realm; as long as you are within our divine domain, we will not stand idle while you fight alone!"

The Goddess of Light finally finished speaking.

But her stance was clear enough.

That is, today's matter, all the Elven Goddesses will not merely watch.

They truly intend to aid Vivera and the Lord of Flame!

"How on earth did he get entangled with these reclusive Elven Goddesses?!"

Below, Seaya felt a pounding headache.

Even though he held a great weapon and was confident he could use it to kill the Lord of Flame, with so many Elven Goddesses surrounding him now, even with that great weapon, he might not be able to turn the tide if a battle broke out.

Behind Seaya, the faces of the other three gods were also grim.

Especially Star God Hulington, whose expression was at its worst.

At this rate, he would never get his divine realm back.

He might not even escape alive!

"Great God Seaya, let me provoke him, force him to fight you."

Star God Hulington whispered to Seaya.

Seaya gave an almost imperceptible nod.

Star God Hulington stepped forward and shouted:

"Lord of Flame, if you are a man, stop hiding behind women! You call yourself a Divine Lord, yet you need a group of women to protect you—what kind of man are you?"