Canglan Divine Domain.
Inside the Divine Lord's hall.
"Divine Lord, Prophet Rowan requests an audience!"
"Let her in!"
"Yes!"
Having just completed a meditation session and lifted the order not to be disturbed, the guard at the entrance immediately came in to report.
Prophets.
This was a special profession within the Canglan Divine Domain. Roughly one prophetically gifted individual could emerge from every thousand Black Hole Lifeforms.
Therefore, even though the Canglan Divine Domain had a full thirty thousand Black Hole Lifeforms, there were only thirty or so prophets.
And Rowan was the leader of the current generation of Divine Domain Prophets.
Watching the departing guard, Dilote frowned slightly.
He knew Rowan far too well. If it were not something extremely urgent, or if something major had happened, she would never have come to see him.
After all, the two of them had been at odds over certain past matters.
"Greetings, Lord Divine Lord!"
Rowan entered the hall and said with a slight bow.
Though she appeared respectful, the perfunctory tone in her voice made her true attitude obvious.
However, Dilote had long grown used to her manner and did not mind it.
"Rowan, you came to see me because something happened, didn't you?"
"Yes. After repeated confirmation by the Divine Domain Prophets, war is about to begin, and the enemy comes from... the Outer Domain!"
"The Outer Domain?"
"Yes, exactly as you understand it—the legendary Outer Domain!"
"Can you confirm the enemy's identity and the scale of the invasion?"
Dilote was indeed surprised by Rowan's words. But as the highest authority, no matter how shocked he was, he would not let it show on his face.
After pondering briefly, Dilote asked.
"We can't confirm it. We conducted divinations and even paid the price of one prophet's life, yet we