Chapter 752

Heartflame!

This is a flame specially researched by Lin Yan for the fallen elves.

As long as they consume one heartflame every few days, it will burn continuously in their hearts, ensuring that even as they accumulate more dark power, they face no risk of being utterly consumed by darkness.

In other words, heartflame sustains the light within their hearts!

It allows them to stop suppressing their power—even becoming Shengyude Sect is acceptable!

Once they become Shengyude Sect, Lin Yan can grant them the same flame he gave Angest, one saturated with the laws of light and darkness, for them to comprehend.

Once they succeed in comprehension, they too can unite the powers of light and darkness within themselves, moving freely between both realms.

Of course, even for fallen elves, becoming Shengyude Sect is no easy feat.

"Heartflame! What a miraculous flame—my god is truly mighty and merciful!"

After receiving heartflame, Angqi exclaimed.

After Angqi and the other fallen elves consumed heartflame, they ceased suppressing their power.

The power of these nearly two thousand fallen elves surged dramatically.

The more severely they had been suppressed, the fiercer the rebound.

Fallen elves suppressed for over a century mostly advanced one or two ranks.

Those suppressed for over five hundred years advanced even further—most leapt two ranks, even three!

Angqi had been suppressed for eight hundred years; she broke through the Legend rank entirely—and even… touched the threshold of Shengyude Sect!

Another fallen elf, Zhu Disi, also broke through the Legend rank!

After this surge in power, several Eighth Rank fallen elves emerged, countless Seventh Rank, and a large number of Fifth and Sixth Rank fallen elves.

There were no more Fourth Rank fallen elves!

Of course, they still wielded dark power.

But with heartflame present, the dark power could not drown their souls.

"Wonderful! The problem that plagued us for centuries is finally solved!"

The fallen elves cheered in unison.

After deep contemplation, Angqi finally decided to become the Holy Maiden of the Flame Lord.

"Angqi, have you thought this through? Once you become a god's Holy Maiden, you will be forever bound to that god—even if you ascend to godhood, you can only become a deity within his divine lineage; if he has no divine lineage, you may even become a servant deity."

Zhu Disi warned.

Angqi nodded and said: "Zhu Disi, I've made my decision. We've received so much from my god, yet we've offered nothing in return but our humble faith. That is unacceptable. So I am willing to dedicate myself to repay the Flame Lord!"

Seeing that Angqi's resolve was firm, Zhu Disi stopped her persuasion.

Thus, Angqi naturally became Lin Yan's Holy Maiden!

After becoming Lin Yan's Holy Maiden, Lin Yan bestowed a blessing, bringing Angqi to the brink of Shengyude Sect—just one step away.

Angqi built a simple temple beside the great fissure; as a Legend-ranked being, she no longer feared most dark creatures emerging from the rift.

She sat guard over the massive fissure while meditating on the secrets of Shengyude Sect.

"I wonder how Angest is doing?"

Occasionally, Angqi thought of Angest in the Dark Abyss.

In the Dark Abyss, inside a massive stone floating in midair, Angest continued meditating on the laws of light and darkness.

She had remained in this state for a long time.

Of course, she still maintained strong awareness of the outside world.

"Tsk tsk, the scent of delicious prey."

Suddenly, a voice sounded.

Angest slightly furrowed her brow, then reached out and grasped the air.

Crack.

Something was crushed.

"Spare…"

Before the word "life" could be spoken, the dark creature that sought to attack Angest was reduced to dust.

Angest sat there, continuing her meditation on the laws of light and darkness, her aura gradually receding.

This was not intentional.

She was attempting to suppress her dark power.

Otherwise, if she fully unleashed her aura, few dark creatures would dare approach her.

Time passed slowly.

On the fifth day after the Eternal Night Empire's envoy arrived in the Flame Empire, Angest completely suppressed her dark aura.

Now, she emitted not a trace of dark energy.

Nor did she emit any trace of light energy.

Now, not even sunlight or holy light could affect her in the slightest.

She had completed the most critical step in the transformation between light and darkness.

"Light, darkness—beyond the end of darkness lies light."

Angest recalled again the scene of the flame Lin Yan had once summoned.

"Light and darkness are not absolute opposites."

As Angest spoke, her aura shifted once more.

Immediately, a vast, overwhelming aura of light erupted from her body!

At the same time, Angest's presence changed again!

She had directly leapt from the Second Stage of the Sacred Domain to the Third Stage, and soon reached the peak of the Third Stage of the Sacred Domain!

In the Dark Origins, any presence of light energy is an provocation to dark creatures, unless that presence is strong enough.

And Angest was precisely one of those exceptionally powerful ones!

Thus, even though her body now brimmed with light energy, no dark creature dared to trouble her.

"The light and darkness rules—so this is how it is."

Angest whispered softly.

Immediately afterward, her energy shifted again, transforming from purest light into an impenetrable darkness.

One moment she was an angel, the next, a demon!

Both angel and demon!

Angest stood still, sensing her own transformation.

Now, she could walk freely beneath the sunlight!

As long as she wished, even the Queen of Light, Olivia, would sense not a trace of darkness upon her.

More than ten minutes passed before Angest finally broke her stillness.

Then, she bowed her head slightly and prayed:

"Great Lord of Flame, my life's mentor, accept the faith of Angest, King of the Fallen Elves!"

Yes, Angest offered her faith.