Chapter 908

A million troops!

The Flame Empire has indeed expanded its military forces.

But after expansion, the total number of troops remains around two million.

Of course, the Flame Empire's military system differs from that of the Eternal Night Empire.

The Flame Empire has abandoned the system of conscripting soldiers from nobles; all its troops are professional soldiers.

Unlike other empires, where only a few hundred thousand royal troops are professional, the rest are conscripted during wartime.

A million troops is a terrifying number.

Based on the population of the Eternal Night Empire, their conscription may well exceed one million.

"With such a massive conscription, what is the Eternal Night Empire preparing to do?"

Meng Ying asked in confusion.

"Could it be they're preparing to target us...?"

At this moment, Luoying said.

"It shouldn't be!"

Meng Ying shook her head.

Her intuition told her the Eternal Night Empire would not be coming after the Flame Empire this time.

Moreover, based on her understanding of Empress Tina, the Eternal Night Empire harbors no ill will toward the Flame Empire.

"Your Majesty, Empress Tina of the Eternal Night Empire has sent a magical letter."

At this moment, a female official reported.

"Bring it here!"

Meng Ying said coolly.

The female official quickly entered the temple, handed the magical letter to a temple attendant, who then delivered it to Meng Ying.

Meng Ying opened the letter and, together with the fox maiden Qing Ling, quickly read its contents.

"Your Majesty, what did Empress Tina say?"

The Crown Princess asked.

Meng Ying handed the letter to the Crown Princess and said: "Crown Princess, you guessed right—the Eternal Night Empire is about to enter war!"

The Crown Princess and Luoying also saw the letter's contents.

She drew a deep breath: "For the Eternal Night Empire to be so fully prepared, the enemy they face must be formidable!"

Meng Ying nodded.

Empress Tina's letter was simple.

The letter roughly stated: The Eternal Night Empire is about to face war—numerous, powerful enemies will come from all directions, and these enemies may take interest in the Flame Empire; thus, Empress Tina advised Meng Ying to prepare for battle, and if any enemy requests passage through the Flame Empire, grant it freely to avoid drawing the war's flames onto the Flame Empire.

"Empress Tina doesn't want to drag us into this."

At this moment, Anne, Lin Yan's newly appointed Holy Maiden, said.

Anne grew up in the Eternal Night Empire; though now Lin Yan's Holy Maiden, she still holds some admiration for Empress Tina.

"No wonder Father recently planned to send my sister to the Flame Empire—war is coming."

Anne added.

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

The Crown Princess asked.

"What does the Holy Maiden think?"

Meng Ying asked the fox maiden Qing Ling.

The fox maiden Qing Ling said: "Keep the army on alert, observe first. Such a major event in the Eternal Night Empire must be tied to something significant in the Heavenly Realm—seek the guidance of my deity before deciding."

This was exactly Meng Ying's own thought.

Thus, the fox maiden Qing Ling began praying to Lin Yan.

At this moment, within the Elf Divine Realm of the Heavenly Realm, Lin Yan, Vivela, and Meivis were still building their divine realm.

Creating a divine realm takes time; after several days, Lin Yan had preliminarily completed the construction of the boundary wall.

The boundary wall, constructed from one hundred thousand units of divine essence, was exceptionally sturdy.

Unless entering through the entrance, forcibly attacking the boundary wall would be extremely difficult to breach.

Lin Yan estimated that even his divine body form could not break through the divine realm's boundary wall in the short term.

The flame form, however, might succeed—after all, there are still gaps between divine essence and divine essence.

But such a divine realm was already extremely powerful.

Even other fourth-tier divine realms paled in comparison to the solidity of Lin Yan's.

The commotion here had drawn several elf goddesses who had not gone to the Sun to watch.

When they saw Lin Yan, Vivela, and Meivis jointly constructing such a vast divine realm, each goddess was greatly astonished.

Two goddesses even volunteered to help.

Of course, they only performed simple tasks; the core work involved divine realm secrets, and they did not inquire further.

At this moment, Lin Yan stirred slightly.

He had heard the fox maiden Qing Ling's prayer.

"The Eternal Night Empire is about to enter war?"

Lin Yan murmured.

The Elf Divine Realm is remote and has little interaction with human deities; these past few days, Lin Yan had been focused on building his divine realm and paid no attention to affairs in the Heavenly Realm.

Thus, Lin Yan did not yet know of the Eternal Night Goddess's situation.

"Vivela, have there been any major events in the Heavenly Realm lately?"

Lin Yan asked.

"My Lord, I don't know either, but I can ask Gassia to investigate."

Vivela said.

Gassia had gone out again.

This little sprite was the busiest.

Soon, Vivela received Gassia's report.

"My Lord, Gassia says that recently, a great number of Divine Lords are hunting the Goddess of Eternal Night. The Goddess of Eternal Night is not a fourth-tier goddess, but a supreme third-tier deity. The one currently breaking through into the fourth tier is none other than her, so the Eternal Night Empire will soon face attacks from numerous empires."

Vivela said.

"The Goddess of Eternal Night."

Lin Yan murmured.

Vivela said: "Yes, I always thought the Goddess of Eternal Night was a fourth-tier goddess. She's disguised herself too well!"

Lin Yan fell into thought, then descended an revelation.

On the Continent of Gods, the fox maiden Qing Ling, after praying, drew the gaze of all the Holy Maidens.

After several minutes, the fox maiden Qing Ling opened her eyes.

"Holy Maiden, what does my god say?"

Meng Ying asked.

The fox maiden Qing Ling said: "Let's hold our ground for now. If any empire lays claim to the Flame Empire, strike back. By the way, Sister Meng Ying, have you found the realms of the two gods my god slew in the Heavenly Realm?"

Meng Ying said: "We have leads. One lies in the western stretch of the Continent of Gods, impossibly far from us. My god has already sent a revelation—he will soon grant me a portion of spatial rules. Once we can build a Zaokongjian Sect, we'll decide our next move."

Upon hearing this, the fox maiden Qing Ling nodded.

The laws of the Continent of Gods had been jointly reinforced by the Supreme Gods, far more stable than the Abyss.

Space itself was also more stable.

Building a Zaokongjian Sect on the Continent of Gods was not easy.

Even within the Eternal Night Empire, the number of Zaokongjian Sects was scarce—only about a dozen, scattered around its borders, all leading to the imperial capital, never opened in peacetime.

Transporting entire armies through a Zaokongjian Sect was even more unrealistic.

Each use of a Zaokongjian Sect consumed immense energy and required a long cooldown.

Yet, though entire armies could not be transported, powerful individuals could.

On the Continent of Gods, a top-tier powerhouse's impact was immense.

Once Meng Ying mastered the method to build a Zaokongjian Sect, even the most distant lands could be reached by flying ship to transport armies.

Distance was merely a matter of time—if not one day, then ten; if not ten days, then a month.