God-given Level Ten

Bi Zihan followed the woman in black. Before long, the darkness around them gradually faded, revealing a massive stone door before them.

Six black-wing patterns were carved into each side of the stone doorframe. The patterns were incredibly distinct, as though six wings truly stood on either side of the doorframe.

"Alright, I can't take you any farther. You'll need to go in by yourself." As soon as the woman in black finished speaking, her body turned into specks of light and vanished.

Bi Zihan looked at the stone door ahead, then glanced around. He found that there seemed to be only one path he could take—the one leading toward the stone door. The paths in every other direction had no visible end, and there was no way to know where they led.

Only the path before him was close at hand, and he could even see its end. Though he did not know what lay beyond the stone door, he would find out once he went inside.

After passing through the stone door, Bi Zihan saw a dazzling starry sky and a small path formed from starlight. At the end of the path stood a raised platform with eleven enormous steps.

On each massive step sat a Fallen Angel with six pairs of black wings growing from its back. They sat quietly upon the steps, seemingly guarding the Fallen Angel at the very top.

Bi Zihan could clearly sense that the Fallen Angel at the top was his Martial Soul. Just as he was studying the Fallen Angels ahead, the Fallen Angels on the first and second steps suddenly opened their eyes. Their wings trembled slightly as they descended directly before him.

"You may ask any questions you have. If you have none, the two of us will become your two Soul Rings." A seductive voice came from one of the Fallen Angels before him.

"Who are you? What is this place? And why are you becoming my Soul Rings?" Bi Zihan's voice carried a trace of confusion.

"We are the Guardian Angel and the Alluring Angel. This is your Spiritual Sea, also known as the Consciousness Sea. As for why we must become your Soul Rings, it is because that is our duty. Not just the two of us—every other Fallen Angel's duty is to protect you and become your Soul Rings."

"In this world, anyone may harm you, but we Fallen Angels never will. Our duty is to protect you and become your Soul Rings. You may not believe what we are saying now, but time will prove whether our words are true or false."

Listening to them, Bi Zihan's eyes filled with confusion. "Your duty is to protect me and become my Soul Rings?"

"That's right. Our duty is to protect you and become your Soul Rings. Moreover, the Soul Rings we become will not be restricted by age. The stronger you are, the more powerful the soul skills you release will be."

"To put it simply, the Soul Rings we become have no age limit. However, due to the restrictions of the rules, the highest limit of the soul skills you can release is only one million years. Once you become a god, you will no longer be restricted by those rules. Furthermore, starting from your second Soul Ring, when we Fallen Angels become your Soul Rings, we can also bring you an exclusive Soul Bone and a divine artifact."

"Counting the External Soul Bone, we can bring you a total of seven Soul Bones and nine divine artifacts. Like Soul Rings, the Soul Bones have no age limit. Their soul bone skills' power is determined by your own strength."

Bi Zihan listened to them and stood there in silent thought. After a long while, he finally asked, "Will the Soul Rings for my second Martial Soul also be formed by you? And who gave you the duty to protect me and become my Soul Rings?"

The two Fallen Angels exchanged a glance and gently shook their heads. "We do not know about the Soul Rings for your second Martial Soul. However, we do know that the blood flowing through your body is all godly blood, and that a god raised your Soul Power by ten levels. That is why you can now attach two Soul Rings."

"As for who told us to protect you and become your Soul Rings, we do not know either. We only know that this is our inborn duty."

As soon as they finished speaking, the two Fallen Angels' bodies gradually transformed into black particles of light. In midair, the particles formed two Dark Gold Soul Rings, a silver necklace, and six pairs of black wings, which descended onto Bi Zihan's body.

Before Bi Zihan had time to think over their words, a vast amount of information forcefully flooded into his mind. His head felt as though it were splitting apart, and an invisible force pushed his consciousness out of the Spiritual Sea.

In the outside world, Bi Zihan clutched his head in both hands, his face twisted in pain. Yet he endured it without making a sound. Two Dark Gold Soul Rings were gradually appearing around him, while six pairs of black wings emerged from his back.

"Ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, an External Soul Bone! No, these aren't Ten-thousand-year Soul Rings. They're Dark Gold Soul Rings!" Bibi Dong watched Bi Zihan's condition, surprise appearing in her eyes.

However, she did not dwell on it. She quickly walked over to Bi Zihan and asked, "Zihan, how are you? Are you alright?"

"Mom, I'm fine. There was just too much information flooding into my mind at once, so my head hurts a little." Seeing the concern on Bibi Dong's face, Bi Zihan gave a faint smile.

Bibi Dong was not only the person who had raised him since childhood, but also the one who had pulled him out of the darkness. If there was anyone in the world toward whom Bi Zihan held no vigilance or guard, it was Bibi Dong alone.

"It's good that you're alright. Zihan, you're the second person on the continent to possess Innate Soul Power at level twenty. Though both of you were granted ten levels by a god, her Martial Soul is not of as high a grade as yours. And you are even the rare Twin Martial Souls, seen only once in a hundred years." As Bibi Dong spoke, she tidied Bi Zihan's hair again, carefully covering the black Twelve-Winged Angel Mark on his forehead with his hair.

"Mom, how did you know that a god granted me ten levels?" Bi Zihan blinked and looked at Bibi Dong.

"Because I saw it just now. Now that your Martial Soul awakening is complete, I'll take you somewhere to curb the evil nature within you." Bibi Dong smiled softly, gently stroked his head, and led Bi Zihan outside.

As Bi Zihan followed Bibi Dong out, he looked back at the divine statue behind them. To his surprise, it gave him the illusion that it was smiling.