Chapter 717 - The Critical Step to Lighting the Divine Fire (2/2)

How could he find closure? He had to put down what he must, forget what he must, and keep what he must until there were no more regrets.

Herrera understood Link. Becoming a bit sad, she said softly, “After being in the mortal world for so long, I’ve also become a mortal. The God of Light has fallen, and you’re leaving, but I can’t follow… Stay with me for a few days?”

Link nodded and walked over. He lifted Herrera’s porcelain-like chin and kissed her softly. He’d wanted to do this since he was at the East Cove Magic Academy, but there were too many restrictions before, thus leaving this regret.

It was time to resolve it now.

The next few days, Link accompanied Herrera and traveled through the forest. They recounted their past in the forest and would use magic to build a house at night. They would either rest or make love in the house. There were no restrictions.

Three days passed. On the third night, Link rose quietly. He kissed Herrera’s cheek, kissing away the tear that slid down from her eyes, and then left.

By the time he left the cottage, he’d already put Herrera down. His body and soul felt clearer, and energy was still flowing through. The two clashing powers—Dark and Natural—had started melding slowly. It was indescribable.

Link ignored it, allowing it to meld as he continued walking.

As he walked, he suddenly felt something. Looking up, he saw the moon in the sky. It shone down with cool light, illuminating him. A watery halo had appeared around him at some point. It exchanged light with the moon.

Right now, Link’s emotions were as pure as the moonlight and as serene as the forest at night. Within this serenity, vitality was still blooming.

Like a seed planted in the fertile land, it seemed calm but was filled with the power of life.

There is darkness after light, but the darkness still contains new hope.

Link continued walking. His heart had reached his own Realm of God. It was about to bloom just like the seed in the earth. As for what kind of Realm of God he would enter, he had no clue. He could only wait.

Following the weak guidance in his heart, he continued.

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Sea of Void

A horrible existence was whizzing through the Sea of Void—the Ruler of Light and Darkness. Carrying incomparable power, his speed was indescribable. Energy roared wherever he went. He could even smash the dark energy traps.

He crashed down the path.

The Ruler of Light and Darkness immediately sensed it when Link’s Divine Attribute of Fire started budding. Boom. He opened his eyes. His left eye shone with blinding white light while his right eye was dark as an abyss.

Is the small thing growing up? He blinked.

To him, anyone under Level-20 was a small thing that could be crushed easily. But when someone started lighting the divine fire, they would have an unlimited future.

The Divine Realm was different from the Sacred Realm. Rising into the Sacred Realm needed a strong enough soul and time for the power to rise. But once a soul reached a certain extent for the Divine Realm, the power would instantly catch up. This was because the Sea of Void was filled with boundless energy that could be used.

Thus, only the strength of one’s soul determined the limit of someone in the Divine Realm. A soul was mysterious. Its strength depended on belief rather than time.

The stronger and more majestic one’s belief, the stronger their soul would be. After Link lit the divine fire, he could have average Level-20 strength, or he could instantly become more powerful than the Ruler of Light and Darkness.

The true territory of a god was filled with unlimited possibilities.

For example, he devoured realms not because of the realms’ power but to realize his own belief!

Feeling danger, the Ruler of Light and Darkness instantly sent his mind to someone on the outside of the faraway Firuman Realm.

“Pale Hunter, listen to my orders!”

This was the God of Destruction. She saw the drastic changes of the Firuman Realm but couldn’t do anything. She didn’t want to leave either, so she paced outside it and was noticed by the Ruler of Light and Darkness.

The Pale Hunter was known as the God of Destruction, but she was just a demi-god who’d luckily received a Divine Fragment. She was much stronger than Morpheus, but she was nothing compared to a true god who’d lit the divine fire!

She wanted to resist the Ruler of Light and Darkness’ consciousness, but this thought was extinguished as soon as it appeared. It had vanished naturally, and she could only submit to him.

She knew immediately that he was a true god and didn’t dare have any other thoughts. “Ultimate sovereign,” she said quickly. “What are your orders?”

“I have a daughter named Celine Flandre. She was left in Firuman and fell in love with a mortal. Go kill her!”

If Link wanted to find closure, he must put down Celine. If this critical step was destroyed, Link wouldn’t be able to light his divine fire.

“Sovereign, the Firuman Realm is too powerful. I can’t go in,” the God of Destruction said.

“If I say you can go, then you can. Go!”

Boom. The God of Destruction charged towards Firuman uncontrollably and fell in.