Taking Stock of the Angel God: A Love That Could Not Be?

He had successfully gotten ahead of the Sky Screen and administered a potent dose of prevention, building a solid psychological defense for Spirit Hall's believers.

Having done all this, Qian Daoliu stood atop the Worship Hall, gazing into the distance as a trace of coldness flashed through his aged eyes.

"Evil thing, whatever your purpose is, don't delude yourself into thinking that a mere hidden love story can destroy the Qian Family's faith of ten thousand years!"

Papal Palace.

Bibi Dong looked at the report submitted by the intelligence department concerning Qian Daoliu's "Oracle," a chilly sneer curling at her lips.

"Forsake lesser love for greater love?

They really know how to glorify themselves."

Bibi Dong contemptuously tossed the report aside.

"Still, this is good."

Bibi Dong said faintly.

The higher they're lifted, the harder they'll fall.

I'd like to see what kind of marvelous expressions your Qian Family and that old fool will have three days from now, when the Sky Screen displays that so-called 'trial' before the world exactly as it was.

Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo and Ju Douluo behind her:

"Pass down the order. The Soul Hunting Operation can be slowed down slightly.

Let those below enjoy this grand show as well."

"And one more thing."

Bibi Dong's voice turned sinister.

"Send people to secretly fan the flames. Spread the Great Enshrined's 'Oracle' as widely as possible.

Make sure everyone across the entire continent knows Spirit Hall's 'official definition' of the Angel God's 'severing of emotional ties.'"

"Yes, Your Holiness the Pope!"

Ghost's figure flashed away in an instant.

Bibi Dong slowly walked to the window, looking at the towering Worship Hall in the distance, her eyes filled with delight.

Qian Daoliu, the more you want to conceal it, the more I'll make everyone see it.

I'll watch with my own eyes as the glory you cherish most is ground to dust!

Shrek Academy.

Master Yu Xiaogang held a copied "Oracle" and analyzed it for Tang San and the others.

"Spirit Hall's response is extremely clever.

They are competing with the Sky Screen for control of the narrative.

By establishing a 'noble' tone in advance, no matter what the Sky Screen reveals three days from now, they can interpret it as part of the 'trial,' minimizing the impact on their believers."

Dai Mubai frowned.

"Doesn't that mean that no matter what the Sky Screen says, Spirit Hall can always explain it away?"

"No."

Tang San shook his head. After his initial confusion, his eyes had become clear and sharp.

"The initiative is still in the Sky Screen's hands."

Tang San continued his analysis.

"Spirit Hall's explanation is built on the foundation of 'information asymmetry.'

But the Sky Screen's defining trait is that seeing is believing.

It was able to show the soul conversation between Poseidon and Wei Yuan last time. This time, it is very likely to reveal the Angel God's true scenes from back then."

"When the details of the truth clash sharply with the tone of Spirit Hall's 'Oracle'—for example... if that love was not something the Angel God severed of her own accord, but something she truly could not obtain, and if she even did things that damaged her sacred image because of it—

then Qian Daoliu's Oracle will not be a preventative measure, but a poison that backfires upon itself.

It will prove that Spirit Hall did not hesitate to openly lie in order to preserve its image."

After hearing Tang San's analysis, everyone suddenly understood.

Oscar clicked his tongue.

"Wow, so Spirit Hall is sitting on a powder keg right now!"

The Master looked at Tang San with satisfaction and nodded.

"Precisely.

So, we need do nothing. We only need to wait quietly.

Wait for the Sky Screen to reveal the answer itself three days from now."

Time passed second by second amid the secret struggle between the various powers and the eager anticipation of the entire world.

The moment to "judge" the Angel God drew ever closer.

The third day, noon.

The sky was cloudless, and the blazing sun hung high overhead.

The entire Douluo Continent seemed to have fallen into an eerie silence.

Countless people voluntarily stopped their work, left their homes, and looked up at the blue sky, waiting for a moment destined to be recorded in history.

Within Spirit City, the atmosphere was even more tense.

The streets were completely empty. All residents and Soul Masters had gathered in the city's major squares, their expressions solemn as if awaiting a sacred pilgrimage.

Atop the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu stood with his hands behind his back, his golden robes snapping in the wind.

Behind him, Golden Crocodile Douluo and the other five enshrined stood in a row, their expressions grave.

Before the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong sat upon her throne, with Ghost Douluo and Ju Douluo standing at her sides.

Her gaze crossed the vast distance and settled on the aged, solitary figure atop the Worship Hall. A faint, cold smile rested on her lips.

Shrek Academy, the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Star Luo Imperial City...

Every corner of the continent held its breath in anticipation.

Bzzzt—!

At the instant the midday sun reached its most blazing brilliance, Golden Light suddenly burst forth in the sky!

The familiar yet awe-inspiring Sky Screen once again enveloped the entire world.

It was even grander than the previous two times. Its golden radiance nearly outshone the sun itself, emanating unquestionable majesty.

It was here!

At that moment, everyone's hearts rose to their throats.

Golden Light flowed, and an imposing title slowly appeared upon the Sky Screen:

['Twenty Thousand Years Ago on Douluo Continent, the Two Deities Who Created Their Own Godhood!' · Second: Angel God · Qian Yuhan]

Then, lines of smaller text unfolded beneath the title like an introduction to a story:

[She was the Avatar of light and holiness, the first Angel revered by countless believers.]

[He was an Astonishingly Talented prodigy of the human race, one of the Sea Twin Stars alongside Poseidon, and the first possessor of the Purple Blazing Sky-Destroying Dragon Martial Soul.]

[A gaze born of jealousy, a pursuit that crossed the divide between a mortal and a future deity.]

[When a sacred halo was stained by the shadow called 'possession,' when pure admiration transformed into obsessive confinement.]

[What she gained was the God Position she had long dreamed of.]

[What she lost was the only starlight of her life, along with the love that should have remained pure.]

Boom!

The instant this introduction appeared, the entire continent erupted!

"Jealousy?

Possession?

This... this isn't what Spirit Hall said!"

"Wasn't it said that she severed her emotional ties for the sake of all living beings?

How did it become obsessive confinement?"

"Purple Blazing Sky-Destroying Dragon Martial Soul?

What is that?

It sounds so domineering!"

"Sea Twin Stars?

Was the other person Wei Yuan?

Could it be... the person the Angel God loved was also Wei Yuan?!"

The moment this speculation emerged, everyone was stunned!

If it was true, then these relationships were far too complicated!

Poseidon, Wei Yuan, the Angel God... this was practically a God-level love triangle centered around the Peerless prodigy Wei Yuan!

And the Angel God's feelings had begun with jealousy?

It overturned everyone's understanding!