Hua Ye: All right, I like this

On an unknown planet, a black-armored Female Angel sat on the grass, her expression complicated.

"Karl, you took my Queen Keisha offline. I'm already being generous by not coming after you to settle the score, and now you're contacting me?"

"Holy Keisha has fallen. I won't acknowledge anyone else taking her place. I know He Xi has no interest in the throne. No, no, Liangbing won't do. And that little girl, Angel Yan, is even less suitable."

"Back then, those little Angels spoiled me rotten. I had all sorts of titles, like Left-Wing Guardian, Storm God of War, Gabriel, and plenty more. But Hua Ye, I can't give you what you want. What do you think of Hua Ye?"

"Right, restore the Heavenly Palace Order to the Known Universe. You help us, and we help you. That way, we can be equals."

If any of the older generation of Angels had been there, they would have been astonished. This was none other than Ruo Ning, the fourth Holy Left Wing Guard to serve Holy Keisha.

She had once been Holy Keisha's handmaid and personal guard, following her on campaigns across the stars. No one knew why she had defected to Hua Ye, her former enemy.

"Darling, now that Keisha's dead, what are you planning to do? Will Liangbing take the throne as King of Angels, or will it be Angel Yan?"

"Keisha's dead? Oh, my heart aches." Hua Ye put on a heartbroken expression. For ten thousand years, he had thought of Holy Keisha constantly. But he couldn't defeat her, the King of Gods, so he could only hole up on this godforsaken planet, pining for her from afar.

"As for Liangbing, I was crazy about her back then. But who the hell is this Angel Yan? I've never even met her."

"Then why don't you return to the Angel Civilization and restore the Heavenly Palace Order? In my world, I acknowledge only two orders: Holy Keisha's Order of Justice and the Heavenly Palace Order. Since Keisha is gone, please return, King Hua Ye."

"You still remember the Heavenly Palace, huh? Fine, the Heavenly Palace it is. I've almost forgotten everything about it. Keisha kept the pressure on so high I could barely enjoy life."

Without Holy Keisha holding him down, Hua Ye felt like he'd returned to the old days. If he had just a little time to summon the Male Angels scattered across the universe, Angel City would be his again one day.

"King Hua Ye, we need to find Karl first. Ten thousand years have passed, and the Angel Civilization's technology is now incredibly advanced. In this universe, only Death God Karl has technology on par with theirs, or even ahead of them in some areas."

As an Angel who had defected halfway through, Ruo Ning knew exactly how powerful the Angel Civilization was at this point. If she and Hua Ye attacked Angel City in their current state, even with a million troops, they might get past only the first or second line of defense before being wiped out. They wouldn't stand a chance of striking Angel City. After all, it was protected by the Nine Defenses.

"Karl, then. Let's go see him. Hopefully, he'll give us something good. Those little miniskirts aren't what they used to be." Hua Ye might have been a bit dumb, but he wasn't stupid. Over the years, he'd heard plenty from outsiders about the strength of Holy Keisha and the Angel Civilization.

"But I'd like to change our itinerary. Let's go to Earth first and see that girl, Liangbing, then we can find Death God Karl."

"King Hua Ye, this isn't the time for jokes. Earth has a Prince of Shenhe Civilization. He may only have a Third Generation God Body, but Karl says he has the Shenhe Civilization's most advanced technological equipment. On top of that, the Shenhe Emperor arranged a betrothal between him and He Xi back then. With the Angel Prince on Earth, there's at least an entire legion of Angel Warriors there." Hearing that Hua Ye wanted to go to Earth, Ruo Ning hurriedly grabbed him, alarmed. An entire legion of Angels, along with Liangbing and a Shenhe Prince equipped with the Shenhe Civilization's most advanced technology—going there would be a suicide mission.

Hua Ye stared at her, dumbfounded. In his era, the Angel Civilization hadn't established diplomatic relations with the Shenhe Civilization, so he had no idea how powerful it was. Besides, the Shenhe Civilization's core had perished ten thousand years ago, so Hua Ye didn't fear it much.

But Ruo Ning was different. As an Angel from that era, she had witnessed the Shenhe Civilization's might when it established relations with the Angel Civilization.

"Fine, fine. I've been away for ten thousand years, and now even a kid is stronger than me."

Dead Song Academy.

"My God, the Ancient Evil God Hua Ye has arrived. He wants to see you. It seems he's hoping to return to the Angel Civilization and has come to ask us for equipment."

Death God Karl set down his quill, a smile playing at the corner of his mouth. The test subject he'd been waiting for had finally arrived. If Void Technology could be made to work on Hua Ye, it would help prepare the Known Universe to face the Void creatures in the future.

As for Hua Ye, he was nothing more than a test subject. With Holy Keisha no longer holding him back, he would be useful for further weakening the Angel Civilization.

"This god won't be easy to deal with. Show him in."

"I've been here once or twice, I think. Why does it still look the same? Couldn't you do a little decorating?" Hua Ye arrived at Dead Song Academy, glanced around, and tried to strike up a casual conversation. In reality, this was his first time there.

Holy Keisha had never even visited Dead Song Academy. And while she was still around, Hua Ye certainly hadn't come here. Even if he'd wanted to, Karl wouldn't have let him. What if Holy Keisha found out?

"If you can do without life, what do you need all this for?"

"Heh, heh, heh. I'm curious, though. A god like you—under these circumstances, do you still have needs in that department?" Hua Ye asked Karl while looking at Liangbing's portrait.

"Do you have to live in a world where you feel attracted to the opposite sex?"

"You came to me to upgrade your own power. Given your current situation, I'll first need to research a Void Engine suited to you. As it happens, I recently acquired a special material. Developing a Void Engine with it should make yours more powerful than those of other civilizations in the Known Universe. Do you have any other requirements?"

"Hahaha, that's great! Make that even more powerful for me. I like that best. Give me some abilities for handling those little miniskirts, and maybe some for handling Liangbing, too." Hua Ye perked up at that. For the past few thousand years, the only woman by his side had been that old hag Ruo Ning. As for the ladies from other civilizations, Hua Ye wasn't interested in women who weren't Angels.

But the Female Angels were all under the Angel Civilization's protection, and most of them were stronger than he was. Those past few thousand years had left him frustrated as hell. Now, at last, he had a chance to return to his former glory. Just thinking about it excited him.