The Long-Overdue Token
As before, claiming ownership was as simple as dripping blood. Like a Supreme Artifact, the Fallen Angel Rebirth Pool could only be claimed by a Chief God—and specifically, a Darkness Chief God. Lincoln let his blood fall onto the Core Crystal at the bottom of the pool. In an instant, ripples spread across its surface and mysterious light flared all around it. Before long, it fell silent once more.
Like the Angel Rebirth Pool, the Fallen Angel Rebirth Pool required souls of exceptional purity to nurture and transform Fallen Angels. However, it couldn't attract souls on its own, so it relied on religions in the Material Plane to offer up souls without end. That was why, for countless years, the Chief Gods of the various elements had relaxed their control over the Material Plane, while the two Rule Sovereigns of Light and Darkness still carefully cultivated their forces.
Soon, Lincoln headed for the next Twelve-Winged Fallen Angel Rebirth Pool. On the way, he happened to pass a teleportation array. He separated his Wind Divine Clone and handed it the Water Intermediate Sovereign Spark, telling his Wind Element self to hurry back and deliver it to Aier.
As he traveled, Lincoln couldn't help feeling a little regret as he thought about the limits of Fallen Angels.
A Fallen Angel's potential was determined by three things: the Fallen Angel Rebirth Pool in which it was born, the purity of its original soul, and the degree to which the pool's owner had fused the Laws and Mysteries. The lowest of these three set the Fallen Angel's limit.
Even the most advanced Fallen Angel Rebirth Pool—the Advanced Fallen Angel Rebirth Pool—could produce Fallen Angels with a maximum strength of Seven-Star Level. If a Fallen Angel Rebirth Pool could reach the level