10. Changing Names

"Thud!" The crisp sound of knees meeting the marble floor echoed sharply through the empty Angel Sanctuary.

Ye Su did not immediately speak. He merely cast a knowing, half-smiling glance at Qian Daoliu kneeling on the ground, thinking to himself that this old scoundrel knew how to handle things.

He extended his right hand and gently lifted it in a gesture of support. A soft yet irresistible force lifted everyone back to their feet.

"My children, I am pleased to meet you." Ye Su stood before them all, his stature small yet exuding a unique and unmatched authority.

"My memories have fully returned. Born omniscient and omnipotent, I now clearly understand the present situation, as well as the movements of the future." Ye Su began his performance.

"The so-called gods of the heavens are all wicked, my children. I could not bear to see you deceived by them, so I have descended here." Ye Su pointed one hand to the sky and the other to the ground. "All that is in heaven, all that is under heaven, encompassing the myriad things of the universe—there is only one God, and that is I."

"My name is Ye Su, and I am also God."

As he spoke, he activated the System Panel, frantically spending Prestige Points to create divine phenomena around himself. He altered the steps of Spirit Awakening, allowing himself to awaken his spirit directly without going through the ritual.

As for the spirit he awakened? Need he even ask?

Of course it was God!

A phantom of God materialized behind him, radiating a sense of holiness that made heaven and earth roar and the ground tremble!

In an instant, a feeling of filial devotion welled up in everyone present. Even Bibi Dong could not resist such an emotion.

It was as if the figure standing before them was not a child, nor a deity, but their own father, their own mother.

He was both father and mother. He nurtured all things, created all things, possessing a father's majesty and a mother's compassion.

Ye Su stepped forward and stood before Qian Daoliu. Qian Daoliu dared not let The Lord look up at him, so he naturally knelt down. Ye Su cupped Qian Daoliu's aged, weathered cheeks in his hands.

"Child," a young boy called an old man who appeared to be at least a hundred years old "child." The scene was jarringly incongruous, yet when placed on Ye Su, it felt utterly natural.

"Your heart has been bright in this life. Though you have done wrong, you have also done much good. You must repent for your sins, and you must receive the good fruits of your good deeds." Ye Su spoke solemnly and compassionately. Light radiated from him like a great sun, and the warm glow in his hands continuously poured into Qian Daoliu's body.

"You are meant to be my spokesperson, so you must all the more cast out the distracting and delusional thoughts in your heart. Cut away your own evil thoughts and greed."

As Ye Su's voice rang out, Qian Daoliu's body itself began to change.

He rapidly reverted to youth. In the blink of an eye, he transformed from a decrepit old man into a youth of fifteen or sixteen.

His spirit uncontrollably unfolded on its own, and his spirit rings were released simultaneously. All the colors of his spirit rings underwent a violent change at this moment, shifting from the original yellow, purple, black, and red into a uniform gold.

But the changes did not stop there. Another powerful wave of energy rippled, and a tenth spirit ring quietly coalesced around Qian Daoliu.

"Child, I bestow upon you the name Michael. You shall be my eyes, the eyes of the countless suffering, and the mouth of the countless suffering. This is your good fruit, and also your karmic retribution. After this, go out and train. When you have witnessed all evil and kindness with the heart of a child, then return to see me."

Qian Daoliu's previously calm expression turned panicked. He could clearly feel the changes happening to his body.

His body, which had been nearly spent, now surged with boundless vitality. He could even clearly sense his lifespan breaking through to an infinite level.

Moreover, the heart within his chest had become clear and pure again. His power was also continuously breaking through. At this moment, Qian Daoliu could already rival a third-rate deity!

This made him all the more certain that the Lord before him was definitely a more revered and powerful existence than the Angel God!

The other Title Douluo stared at Ye Su with eager eyes. Although they hadn't understood why Qian Daoliu had knelt before this child at first, the transformation before them was simply too shocking. This was a God-bestowed Spirit Ring!

With just a few words, this child had changed Qian Daoliu's spirit rings and even added a tenth one for him!

This was a true deity!

If not now, when would they cling to such a powerful patron?

At this moment, Qian Daoliu—no, Michael—had an even more devout attitude.

He had reverted to youth, his expression as bright as a young man's.

"Thank you for the Lord's teachings!" Perhaps inspired by a sudden insight, Michael made the sign of the cross over his body.

The system notification sounded at that moment, indicating that Ye Su's Role-playing Degree had increased by another 5%!

That's right, how could God not have angelic followers?

And Michael was the most famous among the angels created by God—the Archangel Michael, even more renowned than the Archangel Metatron, the Chancellor of Heaven!

Renaming Qian Daoliu to Michael had indeed increased his Role-playing Degree!

Ye Su felt a surge of joy in his heart but did not show it.

His expression remained calm, carrying only a gentle smile. He lifted his gaze again, looking toward Bibi Dong at the end of the line.

Since he now had Michael, it was time to rename the others as well.

Although Ye Su could clearly sense Bibi Dong's feelings toward him—a complex mix of fear, disgust, envy...

In short, it was hard to describe in a single word.

His sudden appearance as God had certainly disrupted the plans in Bibi Dong's heart. But, it didn't matter.

Ye Su walked over to stand before Bibi Dong. This time, before Michael could even use his pressure to force Bibi Dong to kneel, she had already knelt down naturally.

Bibi Dong wasn't stupid. After seeing what had just happened, she understood Ye Su's power—a power she could never contend with at her current level.

Seeing that Bibi Dong was sensible enough, Ye Su had no intention of making things difficult for her.

Ridiculous. He still needed to collect Bibi Dong's Favorability. She was one of the main heroines. It would be a pity to discard her as a pawn now.

He would have to make use of her.

Thinking this in his heart, Ye Su extended both hands and once again cupped Bibi Dong's cheeks.

"Child, I can feel the pain within your heart—that boundless sea of suffering that nearly swallows you whole." Ye Su spoke no falsehoods here. Though his Role-playing Degree with God was not yet high, it was far from low. Through a fraction of God's power, he could indeed empathize and sense the emotions churning inside Bibi Dong.

It was an extreme pain, revulsion, and ambition.

"Child, I know everything about you. But letting your heart sink into hatred—this is fundamentally the wrong path." The warm white light radiating from Ye Su dispelled the gloom in Bibi Dong's heart.

This was a kind of forced purification.

"All evil will be punished," Ye Su's voice carried a gentle magic, so much so that even Bibi Dong's resistance involuntarily shifted into acceptance.

It seemed that in that dim underground chamber, someone had once comforted her with such tenderness.

"You... know everything?" As she spoke these words, Bibi Dong found her voice trembling uncontrollably.

"You have suffered, my child." Ye Su gently embraced Bibi Dong. "From now on, your path ahead is bright. Let the darkness of the past fade away."

[Ding! Bibi Dong's Favorability increased by 50%!]