Chapter 291: Dawn Tribunal

The shock on Silverface's face, even though he wore a mask and only his eyes could be seen, was still unmistakably clear.

Based on Lin Yifan's knowledge of Silverface, he is definitely not the type to be easily startled.

To make him this shocked can only mean that the "Fallen Gods' Realm" they are discussing now is far from ordinary.

"What exactly is the 'Fallen Gods' Realm' you speak of?" Lin Yifan furrowed his brows and asked, puzzled.

The others who could hear their conversation were also curious and turned to look at them.

However, Aeri Lia and Silverface fell silent; after a while, Silverface let out a soft sigh and, with a wry smile, began to speak:

"Never mind! With your status, you originally had no right to know this, but now it seems you've all been drawn in; the more you know, perhaps you can live longer."

"The so‑called 'Fallen Gods' Realm' is actually another world, a world where countless gods have fallen, also called the Fallen Gods' Domain. It is said that a divine war occurred there, with innumerable Divine Beings falling, so it is a world that contains countless Divine Being laws."

"Legend says that anyone who can enter the Fallen Gods' Realm can obtain the once‑dispersed Divine Being laws and become a new Divine Being, but how to enter the Realm is known by few; however, that secret is not really a secret to the larger powers."

"In fact, entering the Fallen Gods' Realm is simple: locate the artifact fragments or divine essence fragments left by Divine Beings—collectively called Divine Relics. Once you have the Divine Relics and the specific additional materials, you can use the Relics as a guide to open the Realm's spacetime portal."

"But although many know how to enter the Fallen Gods' Realm and there are plenty of Divine Relics left behind, no one has ever entered it. Do you know why?"

Lin Yifan was also curious and quickly asked, "Why?"

"Because everyone who ever tried to enter the Fallen Gods' Realm never returned!" Silverface shrugged, saying in a playful tone:

"Everyone knows that becoming a Divine Being grants supreme power and supreme authority, so there have always been countless people who want to become a Divine Being."

"However, records state that since 30,000 years ago, anyone who ascended to become a Divine Being would, at the very moment of their fame, enter the Fallen Gods' Realm. At first we all thought it was a Divine Realm, a utopia that everyone yearned for."

"It wasn't until 10,000 years ago that the Night God escaped from the Fallen Gods' Realm that we learned it was actually a battlefield—a Divine Battlefield. There are indeed opportunities to become a god there, but it is extremely dangerous; even Divine Beings struggle to survive, let alone Humans who have not yet become Divine."

"Of course, some fearless Humans have entered the Fallen Gods' Realm, but no one has ever been seen emerge alive; gradually, no one entertained any plans regarding the Realm."

"So that's it!" Lin Yifan exclaimed with sudden insight, then asked curiously:

"What fights the Divine Beings on that Divine Battlefield? Could it be that the Divine Beings are killing each other there?"

"We don't know that either." This time the one answering Lin Yifan was Aeri Lia, who let out a soft sigh and said helplessly:

"Although the Night God escaped from the Fallen Gods' Realm, he was sealed and cannot reveal the true situation inside the Realm to anyone, so most of what we currently know is still based on my speculation."

"One thing is certain: it is definitely not a utopia; it is a true hell! Anyone who intends to enter that hell will meet a terrible end."

"Then why does your Dawn Alliance still want to enter the Fallen Gods' Realm?" Lin Yifan asked, speechless.

Aeri Lia shook her head, turned to Lin Yifan, and a strange smile slowly appeared at the corner of her mouth, speaking each word deliberately:

"You're wrong. Our Dawn Alliance doesn't intend to enter the Fallen Gods' Realm; we aim to open it directly, merging the Fallen Gods' Realm with the Survival Realm. When that happens, people in the Survival Realm will either become Divine Beings or become fertilizer."

"Are you crazy?" Lin Yifan inhaled sharply, staring at Aeri Lia as if seeing a ghost, and said excitedly:

"There are still so many people in the Survival Realm; life here is hard, but at least they can survive! How can you arbitrarily decide everyone's fate?"

"Then what else?" Aeri Lia pointed a finger at the Red Moon overhead and said with a wry smile:

"Did you see that Red Moon? It is one of the three Pillars of Cthulhu; its power has been growing. Your Initial Domain can't sense it, but our Intermediate Domain already feels it strongly. The Maggot Human Bones transmuted with Red Moon's power have become increasingly potent."

"Obtaining supplies from the wild has become several times harder than it was 100 years ago. Do you think only the Intermediate Domain faces this? The High Domain's situation is actually even worse."

"And the Red Moon's power continues to grow. How long do you think we can hold out at this rate? Or how long can the Survival Realm sustain itself?"

"Therefore, starting 50 years ago, our Dawn Alliance proposed a plan: concentrate a large number of Divine Relics, then use a formation to forcibly breach the Fallen Gods' Realm's barriers, merging the Realm with the Survival Realm, in order to seek a breakthrough opportunity."

"Crazy! You are literally crazy!" Silverface said in disagreement:

"No one knows what exactly lies within the Fallen Gods' Realm, yet you dare gamble everyone's lives with it, claiming your Dawn Alliance represents the justice of sunlight. To me, you are the real lunatics!"

At that point, he suddenly turned back to Lin Yifan and urged:

"Lin Yifan, what the Dawn Alliance intends is truly too dangerous; a moment's carelessness and we will all be annihilated."

"Therefore, the Divine Relics must not fall into the Dawn Alliance's hands. You should leave immediately, taking Miss Ruan with you. Both of you carry Divine Relics; you cannot let them get into the Alliance's possession!"

Lin Yifan hadn't realized that there were so many hidden layers behind everything.

But compared to Aeri Lia, he indeed trusted Silverface more, so after a brief hesitation he lifted Ruan Qingtan and prepared to lead everyone away.

However, after standing up, he suddenly stopped again, smiled wryly and said:

"But where can we go? This world has been sealed; if we cannot lift the seal and return to the Initial Domain, we will die here. What's the point of running?"

Up to now, they have traveled from the inner world of the Heroes' Tower to the outer world, yet from start to finish they have never left this plane.