Valley

The sky was clear and vast, the sea and sky blending into one.

At the edge of a cliff, Leian faced the ocean, holding the Guixu Sword and moving slowly.

Under the infusion of divine power, the pitch-black blade emitted a hazy halo. As the sword traced through the air, space trembled incessantly, and countless hair-thin black fissures flickered in and out of existence.

After familiarizing himself with his Destruction divine clone, Leian did not leave immediately, but instead thought about creating one or two ultimate techniques based on the Destruction Profundity he had comprehended so far.

Unfortunately, creating an original technique was not a task for a single day. After studying it for a long time, he had only managed to fuse physical attacks with soul attacks, allowing him to unleash both with a single strike.

Moreover, because Leian's comprehension of soul profundities was very shallow, his strikes were still primarily physical, with the soul attack only serving as a minor distraction.

To enhance the soul attack, he would either need to comprehend deeper soul profundities or strengthen his soul power.

The former was not something to be achieved overnight, and while there were shortcuts for the latter, such as a Soul Golden Core, such treasures were not to be expected in a material plane.

However, shortly after becoming a god, Leian had unexpectedly discovered that power of faith had appeared within his soul space.

It was a golden, thread-like energy, numbering in the hundreds of strands.

Leian did not find this strange; since the battle at Red Rock Ridge in the imperial capital, his reputation in the Youquan Continent had become extremely prominent. Many young people worshipped him as an idol or role model, so it was no surprise that power of faith had emerged from this.

Based on this, Leian even considered discussing with the Goddess of Dark Night whether they could carve out a region in the Youquan Continent to develop his faith.

"Calculating the time, there are only a few days left until the battle for the Goddess's Named Disciple. Although I no longer need to participate, I can take this opportunity to communicate with the Goddess of Dark Night."

Thinking of this, Leian soared into the air, transforming into a bolt of lightning and speeding away.

After becoming a god, his speed was no longer what it once was. In a few moments, he arrived at the middle section of the Youquan Mountain Range. He spread his divine sense and quickly discovered a unique valley.

This valley covered a vast area, and inside were large clusters of palaces, tall and imposing, ancient and solemn.

Under the coverage of his divine sense, Leian immediately located the Goddess of Dark Night; she resided in a large black palace in the deepest part of the valley.

The goddess wore a black gauze dress. She was not tall, but very slender, with fair skin, delicate features, and dark hair like a waterfall reaching her waist.

At this moment, in that black palace, besides the goddess, there were three other figures: two men and one woman.

All three appeared to be middle-aged. The man and woman were both dressed in emerald-green attire, their appearances slightly different from ordinary people.

Primarily, it was their eyes and ears; their eyes were green like gemstones, and their ears were pointed like leaves. Such distinct features made it clear at a glance that they were elves.

Their cultivation levels were the same as the goddess—both were low-level gods. Without a doubt, this man and woman were likely the Elven King and the Elven Goddess of the Elven Continent.

As for the last middle-aged man, he was also a low-level god. He was very burly, clad in red armor, with a crimson broadsword strapped to his back.

Seeing this image, the first person who came to Leian's mind was the Yulan War God who had unified the Yulan Continent, but he could not yet confirm if it was truly him.

However, one thing Leian was very clear about: the four gods must have all detected his divine sense.

He immediately projected goodwill and then withdrew his divine sense from the palace.

Such behavior of observing others directly with divine sense was actually quite rude. Leian had been justified in spreading his sense to find the goddess's residence, but if he continued to observe them, it would be a provocation.

However, Leian did not know that after he withdrew his divine sense, the four god-level powerhouses in the palace immediately turned the conversation to him.

"Was that the 'Leian' you mentioned just now?"

The armored middle-aged man asked first.

"It is him."

The goddess nodded gently, her voice cold and calm.

"Has this Mr. Leian really been cultivating for less than a hundred years?"

The Elven King seemed extremely interested in Leian, his tone filled with curiosity and a hint of disbelief.

"To be precise, it should be less than sixty years!"

The goddess explained slowly, a rare look of admiration appearing on her face.

Upon hearing this, the Elven King sighed with emotion:

"Becoming a god in sixty years! This is a peerless genius. This level of talent is probably only comparable to that lord in the Dark Forest."

Having said this, the Elven King turned to look at the Elven Goddess beside him. The Elven Goddess seemed to share his thoughts, her gaze shifting at this moment as well. The two exchanged a look, as if they had reached some consensus, and nodded gently to each other.

On the other side, the armored middle-aged man shook his head in rebuttal:

"Although that lord in the Dark Forest became a god early, as far as I know, his true form is a divine beast. As everyone knows, divine beasts are low-level gods as soon as they reach adulthood."

"So, strictly speaking, that lord might be slightly inferior to Leian in terms of innate talent."

The Elven King pondered for a moment and nodded slightly: "There is some truth to what you say."

Setting aside the conversation of the four in the palace, after Leian withdrew his divine sense, he did not retract it entirely, but instead continued to observe the entire valley.

At this time, dozens of human Saint Realm experts had already gathered in the valley. With so many Saint Realm powerhouses together, it was natural that they would spar.

Right now, in the training ground at the front of the valley, two Saint Realm experts were dueling, while others gathered in groups of two or three outside the arena, either watching intently or whispering to each other.

Leian did not know many Saint Realm experts; the only ones he had met were the goddess's first disciple Margaret, the Magic-Martial Sword Saint Cavila, and the original challenger Robert.

At this moment, he took a casual look and discovered that all three were in the valley.

Among them, Cavila and Robert were both watching the battle in the training ground, while Margaret was chatting with six other Saint Realm experts in one of the palaces, seemingly uninterested in the sparring in the valley.

From this perspective, these seven individuals appeared to be on equal footing. Leian listened casually for a moment and discovered that all seven of them were indeed at the peak of the Saint Realm.

During this brief observation, Leian flew to the entrance of the valley. To show respect for the Goddess of Dark Night, he did not fly directly toward the black palace in the rear, but instead landed at the valley entrance.

Because he had made no attempt to conceal his tracks, every Saint Realm expert in the training grounds discovered Leian's figure the moment he arrived.

Some among them had witnessed the battle at Red Rock Ridge with their own eyes, while others had seen portraits of Leian. After exchanging a few words, they all essentially knew his identity.

At present, the news of Leian becoming a god was only circulating among powerhouses at the god level; in the eyes of these Saint Realm experts, Leian was still just that newly emerged genius of the Saint Realm.

The group watched Leian with expressions ranging from curiosity to disdain. Perhaps because there were no acquaintances among them, no one stepped forward to exchange pleasantries for the time being.

Robert, however, felt a raging fire ignite in his eyes the moment he saw Leian, and he immediately shouted aloud:

"Leian, do you dare to fight me once more!"

I stopped for many days suddenly and can't find the rhythm for a moment; please allow me to adjust.