Chapter 779: The Comet Among the Gods! The Passage!

Over the past month, Empress Tina had been struck by many surprises.

She learned many deeds of the Lord of Flame.

Some devout followers of the Lord of Flame could obtain special flames through prayer, and these special flames possessed various functions.

For example, white flame with healing properties.

The effect of white flame was more effective than many of the Eternal Night Empire's church mages' healing divine arts.

The Lord of Flame was skilled in an astonishing number of things.

She had also witnessed firsthand the endless desert transformed into an oasis.

She had heard of the Lord of Flame's seven-day, seven-night divine rain that covered the entire northwestern stretch of the endless desert.

Empress Tina had long since believed without doubt in the Lord of Flame's immense power.

Otherwise, how could the Lord of Flame accomplish so many feats worthy of greatness?

Even the Goddess of Eternal Night, separated by the Heavenly Realm, would not undertake such things.

Not because she could not.

But because the cost was too great, the gain not worth it.

Yet the Lord of Flame had done it without hesitation.

Turning an uninhabited desert into an oasis.

To other deities, this would seem a laborious, thankless task.

To the Lord of Flame, it was likely… not laborious at all!

Merely something done as an afterthought.

In Empress Tina's view, the Lord of Flame was undoubtedly immensely powerful—at least far stronger than her sister.

Moreover, the Lord of Flame's realm brought Empress Tina a refreshing new perspective.

She even felt that such a realm was a truly ideal one.

And now, she had the chance to witness firsthand the Lord of Flame bestowing flame.

She saw Meng Ying extend her hand and catch the flame.

Then Meng Ying placed that flame upon the outer membrane of the dark magic array.

Immediately, Meng Ying gently pinched it.

"Boom!"

The flame ignited instantly.

As the flame burned, the outermost membrane of the dark magic array seemed to turn into a transparent plastic film, burning rapidly.

"Destruction Rule!"

Empress Tina whispered.

Clearly, not only Angesite could perceive it.

Empress Tina could perceive it too.

Her strength was not weak!

The Destruction Rule was a principle accessible to both the Heavenly Realm and the Abyss.

Of course, very few deities mastered it.

And even those who did, mastered it poorly.

Under the effect of the Destruction Rule, the dark magic array was swiftly burned away.

It looked exactly like ordinary flame consuming a plastic film!

Yet in truth, it was not a plastic film—it was a dark magic array that even Empress Tina needed a full day to forcibly shatter.

Well, this magic array was not as powerful as the one Angesite faced, and here, on the Continent of Gods, dark power was severely suppressed.

When the dark magic array was destroyed, a vast amount of dark aura surged out.

Several nearby snake women were instantly corrupted by the dark aura.

"Watch out!"

Empress Tina and Meng Ying acted simultaneously, hurling those snake women away.

"Pray to my god quickly!"

Lucine said.

Her own situation was no better.

The dark aura pouring from the magic array was too dense.

In a few more seconds, those snake women would become dark creatures!

Lucine and the snake women hurriedly prayed.

Fortunately, after Meng Ying prayed, Lin Yan's gaze was fixed upon them.

So as soon as they prayed, they received a heart-flame.

The snake women swiftly swallowed the heart-flame, preventing their minds from being corroded by dark power.

Then Lucine prayed for another flame—holy flame—and bathed the snake women in holy light, dispelling the thick dark aura clinging to them.

The snake women were deeply shaken and expressed their gratitude to the Lord of Flame.

Lucine's reaction was swift indeed.

Had she waited any longer, once the dark aura fused with the snake women's bodies, it would have been extremely difficult to expel.

Then they would have been forced down the path of the fallen elves.

Yet as beings of the Continent of Gods, they preferred to live beneath the light.

After the Medusa clan had withdrawn from this area, only Meng Ying and Empress Tina remained outside the magic array.

Empress Tina blocked the way, enduring the surge of dark energy.

Finally, the most violent wave of dark energy passed.

"The area beneath has been altered to resemble the environment of the Dark Forest, but the laws of the Gods Continent still hold sway. I don't know what's inside—if it's evil creatures, their power should be suppressed."

After speaking, Empress Tina stepped inside first.

Then she saw, floating in midair, a massive black heart.

Dark power surged across this black heart.

"This is…"

"Spare me! I've told you everything I remember—I simply can't recall more. I only know I must reclaim my own heart to regain my power. But until today, I never dared hope. Look at me—so much of my memory has been stripped away."

Said the massive head within the Dark Abyss Prison.

Angest stared at it with icy eyes, saying nothing.

The massive head was terrified, feeling not the slightest safety under Angest's gaze.

"So I lured some Dark Holy Domains here, tricking them into surrendering their hearts, trying to reshape a new one. I've already collected ten hearts; if I get a few more, I might succeed. But even a reshaped heart is nowhere near as strong as my own."

The massive head added again.

Angest now knew its origin.

This creature was not an Ancient God, yet it still called itself Simba.

It had been sealed here for thousands of years.

In the Heavenly Realm, even gods from ten thousand or a hundred thousand years ago aren't considered Ancient Gods.

This creature was pretending to be an Ancient God, merely trying to deceive Angest.

The massive head was a second-tier Heavenly Realm deity, but it was unlucky—after its realm was seized, its power stagnated for a long time. After a thousand years of despair, it chose a shortcut: it contacted dark power.

After contacting dark power, it initially prospered, advancing rapidly.

But before it could rejoice for even a few days, other gods discovered it and launched a relentless pursuit.

In fact, its heart was knocked away during battle by a god's punch, falling onto the Gods Continent.

Though heartless, it still escaped to the Dark Abyss Prison.

But shortly after arriving, it encountered an extremely terrifying Dark God, who tore its divine body into several pieces and trapped it within a dark magical array, draining its divine energy day and night.