He didn't dare pull his arm away just then, so he casually changed the subject. "Lantan... um, you have such a lovely name!"
As soon as he said it, inspiration struck Lei Lin. He stared straight at Lantan and asked, "By the way, Lantan, how do you write your name again?"
Lantan looked at Lei Lin and thought he was such a cute young man.
She used Light Battle Qi to write her name, "Lantan," in his palm. When she finished, she traced her finger across his palm.
Looking at the two characters of her name, Lei Lin felt a jolt run through him. An angel! This woman is an angel!
Damn it, I always thought the character "澹" was pronounced "zan." Turns out it's "dan"!
Lantan, the Angel, was a Four-Winged Angel. She was a ninth-level expert in her normal state, but could unleash Saint Realm power when she went all out—a living weapon.
Lei Lin finally understood why Lantan had been acting that way. She wasn't flirting with him; she was placing a bet on him, investing in his future.
Angels were living weapons reincarnated through the Angel Rebirth Pool. They were born at whatever level of power they would remain at for the rest of their lives, with no room to improve.
They were also absolutely loyal to the Main God. They would give up their lives for the Main God without hesitation.
To the Holy See, they were tools—perfect, useful tools. They weren't treated as people.
But angels had thoughts of their own. As long as those thoughts didn't conflict with their loyalty to the Main God, they were no different from ordinary people.
Now that Lei Lin understood Lantan's origins, his heart settled. At least he no longer had to worry that she might be plotting something.
After all, to the Radiant Church, he had the greatest talent in history and the potential to reach the Saint Realm. In their eyes, he was worth far more than one angel.
Lei Lin grinned and said, "Well, hahaha! I've been a devout believer in the great Lord of Light since I was a child."
"I can act this way because I've always believed that justice will prevail. One day, those vermin from the Dark Church will be wiped out."
"Victory will always belong to the light!"
"Ever since I was young, I've dreamed of joining the Church, fighting for it, and spreading the faith of the great Lord of Light. My master, Sa'er, has always supported me."
"It's just that my talent isn't very good. I've worked hard all this time, but I've only reached the seventh level!"
"I used to think that being only seventh level would be of little use to the Church, and that I should wait until I was stronger and could be of more value before serving the great Lord of Light."
"But I never expected the Church to have noticed me already, and even sent you to protect me. I... I'm so moved!"
As he spoke, Lei Lin felt he was laying it on a little too thick. He decided to rein it in and change the subject. "By the way, Lantan, I tried casting a buff spell on you during the battle, but it didn't seem to work."
"What's going on?"
He glanced at the two characters "Lantan" that she had written in his palm with Light Battle Qi. "And your Battle Qi is incredibly pure and condensed."
"You easily suppressed those three vermin from the Dark Church in the fight just now. How did you train to do that?!"
Lantan smiled. "My cultivation method is rather special, which is why the Light Battle Qi I cultivate is so pure and powerful."
"But it rejects forces that aren't light-attributed, so low-level or same-level enhancement spells are basically useless on us."
"Even enhancement spells from someone stronger than me will be weakened!"
As she spoke, Lantan rested her hand on Lei Lin's chest and sent her Battle Qi into his body, calming the turbulent blood and energy stirred up by the fight and repairing his strained muscles.
Letting someone else's Battle Qi into your body took a certain degree of trust. If they had ill intentions, they could shatter your internal organs with that energy at any moment.
But Lei Lin wasn't worried at all. If Lantan really wanted to attack him, he had no chance of resisting with his current strength.
It really is pure. No wonder she's an ange—
As he continued to feel it, Lei Lin's heart suddenly stirred and his thoughts ground to a halt. He grabbed Lantan's hand and said, "More. Give me more!"
Seeing the bewildered look on Lantan's face, Lei Lin grinned. "Hehe, don't mind me, Lantan."
"I've never felt such pure light energy before. I got a little carried away."
He started to let go of her hand, but after a brief pause, Lantan clasped his hand in return. "Lei Lin, your faith in the Lord of Light is truly devout."
As she spoke, she pressed herself against him, sending her Battle Qi surging into his body from every direction so he could experience the warmth of the light more fully and completely.
She held him like that for nearly fifteen minutes, much to the displeasure of her teammates.
But Lantan was their squad captain, and the only Four-Winged Angel in the group. Her status was far above theirs, and they weren't foolish enough to interrupt.
After thoroughly experiencing Lantan's Light Battle Qi from every angle, Lei Lin finally let her go, satisfied. "Lantan, after everything that happened today, I have to admit I'm a little shaken."
"My body's healed, but I'm still mentally exhausted. I'm going back to get some proper rest."
"Thank you for letting me experience the light, but punishing the forces of darkness can't wait. You probably need to deal with those prisoners, so go ahead!"
Lantan glanced at the two prisoners under restraint and smiled. "All right, Lei Lin. Thank you for understanding. Once I've dealt with this, I'll come visit you at your estate."
"I'll have a surprise for you then!"
Lei Lin nodded. "All right, I'll look forward to it. But for now, go punish the forces of darkness!"
Watching Lantan leave reluctantly, Lei Lin hurried back to his estate and headed straight for the laboratory.
The Battle Qi Lantan had just shared with him had sparked a flash of insight. At last, he understood the strange sense of déjà vu he'd felt while studying Lin Lei and Beibei's bloodlines alongside the Dragonblood Secret Manual.
As he carefully examined his research notes and the Dragonblood Secret Manual, Lei Lin murmured to himself, "My earlier assumption was wrong."
"The Dragonblood Secret Manual definitely didn't come from the Four Divine Beasts clan, because they have a way to awaken bloodlines."
"Their descendants can use the Dragon Transformation Pool to become gods directly, then study and comprehend the laws."
"And Beirut probably didn't create it either. He isn't a research genius like Ao Fu. Even now, he can't awaken the bloodlines of his own descendants."
"In the original story, Beirut used a scattershot approach to study the Four Divine Beasts. Baruch and the others—the first generation of Ultimate Warriors—were just lucky accidents produced by probability!"
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