The Demon Emperor was Saint Emperor

Chapter 294 - 262: Do You Want It? (Part 2)

The silent acceptance of the divine blessing has elevated Xiya from an ordinary Saint Tier elf archer to a high-level Saint Tier, reaching beyond level 700. At this moment, she has earned the title of true Arrow Saint. Once her arrow is shot, even the protective fighting spirit of someone of equal tier couldn’t withstand it. Without divine armor for protection or a life-saving divine artifact, Xiya now possesses the strength to eliminate any opponent below the Saint Emperor level.

Meanwhile, the Elf Queen, although only just beginning to absorb the energy of the Goddess’s blessing, has a much stronger foundation than Xiya. Originally a true powerhouse at the Saint Emperor level, the blessing has propelled her almost instantly to the height of the Saint Emperor of Light.

It’s foreseeable that once the Elf Queen fully absorbs the blessing’s energy, her strength level will surely surpass 800, becoming the sole Peak Saint Tier in the Miracle World.

This is the blessing energy that was diverted to the Elf Queen after being rejected by Lynn. Frankly, the amount is quite substantial.

Seeing the Elf Queen enveloped in the green light of the Goddess’s blessing, steadily climbing levels, he felt no envy. If possible, he even considered reducing his Demon Race level somewhat, to stop hovering right at the edge of the maximum level.

After that, the Goddess’s blessing continued to exert its power, continuously enhancing the strength of the elf sisters floating mid-air. As time passed, their aura grew increasingly powerful, even Natasha below could feel the pressure they exerted.

As for other elves, it was even more pronounced. Especially the sour-faced young radish girl who used to chat merrily with Xiya; now, with her small and stubby figure resembling a radish top, she could only crouch on the ground, seemingly a dropout candidate... or rather, dropout finalist. The sourness doubled as she watched Xiya soar upwards.

Fortunately, this torturous envy didn’t last too long, maybe less than an hour, before the elf sisters in front of the goddess statue finished absorbing the final strands of the divine power almost simultaneously.

The audience below collectively gasped, as none of them had anticipated the Goddess’s blessing to be this potent.

Hilvy Belinda, level 803.

Xiya Belinda, level 797.

The two sisters surpassed the original strongest local force of the Miracle World, the Saint Emperor of Light, with the Elf Queen Hilvy firmly entering the ranks of Peak Saint Tier.

The coronation of a new emperor in the Eight Great Empires would never receive such a grand gift. This surely marks the greatest blessing bestowed by a deity upon a follower as recorded; even the blessings of the Light God King upon previous Popes of Light weren’t this generous. Didn’t the current Saint Emperor of Light just get surpassed twice in style?

But these levels, 803 and 797...

Why do they feel so off?

Lynn sensed his obsessive-compulsive disorder acting up...

At this moment, before Xiya and Hilvy could descend from the air, the goddess statue suddenly emitted two beams of light, a red one and a green one.

The red beam hit Hilvy, and the green one hit Xiya. Then, in everyone’s perception, a red "-3" seemed to jump over Hilvy’s head, whereas a green "+3" appeared over Xiya’s.

Hilvy Belinda, level 800, Nature’s Messenger.

Xiya Belinda, level 800, Life Divine Envoy.

Now it feels right; Lynn nodded in approval, recognizing the benevolent act of the Goddess of Nature and Life in saving him from his compulsions.

"Ah..."

"Ah!"

Voices of astonishment rose among the crowd of elves below. They hadn’t imagined the Lady Goddess would modify the levels of strength of the divine envoys, but this alteration is indeed beneficial. Though it’s just a mutual adjustment of three levels, the result is that the Elf Race simultaneously gained two Peak Saint Tiers, which is naturally better.

Henceforth, the Goddess’s blessing concluded entirely, the cyan ball absorbed and vanished, and the goddess statue ceased any further activity; the scene returned to peace.

"Lynn, please enter the Inner Palace for a chat."

After a considerable pause, the voice of the Elf Queen quietly broke the silence of the cold scene.

Xiya also stood beside her sister and nodded towards Lynn, indicating they did have matters to discuss with him.

Seeing this, Lynn immediately moved, taking Natasha along with him, following the sisters Xiya and the Elf Queen. He wondered what significant matter the Elf Queen had to discuss with him, such that she didn’t even spare a second to tell everyone "dismiss," and just walked away. Although the Elf Race and Druids are well-mannered, isn’t there a small human among them?

Thinking about these trivialities, Lynn followed Xiya and the Elf Queen into the depths of the Inner Palace of the Elf Royal Palace.

It was the residence of the Elf Queen, managing everything on her own without requiring maids or attendants. Inside the palace, elves served as her personal guard, with only cooks being hired.

Usually, elves were constantly moving around the Inner Palace, but today some issues made it inconvenient for outsiders to know, hence she returned with no elf accompanying, keeping them waiting outside.

Walking to the deepest part of the Inner Palace, they pushed open the chamber door, entering the Elf Queen’s sleeping quarters. Only then did the Elf Queen turn back to close the door and invite Lynn to sit, while Natasha, who had been following Lynn, was blocked by Xiya.

Of course, she trusted Natasha, but the matter to be discussed with Lynn required strict confidentiality, such that even she couldn’t enter, needing to stay with Natasha outside the chamber.

"Eh? We’re Lynn’s legitimate wives, yet we’re outside while the Elf Queen and Lynn are alone in a room together, and it’s even the bedroom—does this really suit us?"

Natasha wasn’t particularly curious, needing to get to the bottom of everything, but two wives being locked outside while an unrelated beautiful elf is alone with Lynn—isn’t that quite odd?

Should they play a piece to help lighten the mood outside?

"It’s okay, sister will soon not be considered an outsider, let’s give face to our own family."

Xiya comforted Natasha diligently, knowing she wasn’t the type to mess around, simply enjoying spending time with Lynn.

Your sister obviously isn’t an outsider, since she’s not even human, and about giving face to the family, is Xiya part of that family; is she really siblings or just close friends with the Elf Queen?

If that’s the case, then Xiya and the Elf Queen—are they sisters by blood or merely close friends?

Elves sure know how to play around, no less than us Dragon Race folks!

Natasha thought quietly, not daring to voice these thoughts.

Meanwhile, the Elf Queen eyed Lynn with extreme seriousness and slowly began to speak—

"The Goddess also has a secret oracle passed down, specifically instructing me to tell only you."

Saying this, the Elf Queen retrieved a green leaf from her neckline, resembling the Divine Oracle Leaf previously displayed publicly, but lighter in color and only palm-sized.

The Elf Queen then ceased speaking, handing over the leaf inscribed with the oracle to Lynn.

Seeing the Elf Queen’s severe expression, Lynn received the leaf meticulously, feeling its gentle milk-like scent.

Upon touching the leaf, Lynn immediately noticed the only four characters inscribed on its surface—

"Do not ascend!"

Looking at these four words, practically saying nothing, Lynn fell silent.

Clearly, you were about to offer me a grand package of ascension experience, which I rejected, yet now through the elves, you advise me not to ascend.

Are you confused, or do you think I’m foolish? If I wanted to ascend, why would I decline your offer?

"The Lady Goddess instructed me to tell you, if you can reverse the divine power within this leaf, it can offset the Divine Attraction Light once for you."

Seeing Lynn in silent contemplation, the Elf Queen gently patted his shoulder, relaying the message from the Goddess, as instructed to pat while speaking.