"First Slash, Holy Fire Slash!"
The flaming blade cleaved through the spiderweb.
It burned the web to ashes and struck at the Demon Spider as it pounced.
"Bright Slash!"
Lin Ye instantly erupted with astonishing speed. His body flashed like a streak of light as he charged at incredible speed and slashed fiercely at the Demon Spider.
Sizzle~
"Shriek~"
The Demon Spider was viciously cut across its side, and two of its legs were severed on the spot.
While the Demon Spider was still writhing in pain, Lin Ye seized the opportunity and immediately unleashed his third soul skill. "Angel Sword Formation!"
A radiant formation rose from the ground within a hundred-meter radius beneath his feet.
The Demon Spider sensed the danger and tried to flee the range of the light formation immediately. However, the loss of two legs had severely affected its speed, and the formation had already taken shape!
It was trapped within the Angel Sword Formation!
"You can't escape."
Masses of flames surged up within the formation, transforming into fiery threads that began frantically binding the Demon Spider.
It struggled desperately and snapped the fiery threads, but even more threads continued wrapping around it.
A gigantic Angel Holy Sword had also condensed in the air above the formation, aimed at the Demon Spider bound by the fiery threads.
The corners of Lin Ye's mouth lifted as he slowly raised his right hand and flicked two fingers. "Fall!"
The gigantic Angel Holy Sword instantly pierced toward the Demon Spider.
Bang! Boom!
"Shriek!~" The Demon Spider screamed miserably.
It was severely wounded by a single strike and slammed into the ground.
The Demon Spider went mad, pouncing forward with the determination to perish together with its enemy.
"Though it isn't really necessary, I haven't experienced this move's power yet. I'll use my fourth soul skill to finish you."
"Fourth soul skill, Angel Descent!"
At that moment, Lin Ye transformed into an angel, Angel Wings sprouting from his back. He entered a Super Armor state and instantly soared into the sky, avoiding the Demon Spider's pounce.
The angel's radiance shone in the air, illuminating the land below.
In that instant, Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue actually felt as though Lin Ye was the Angel God himself.
"Die!"
That single word was a declaration of death for the Demon Spider.
Angel Lin Ye instantly descended and slashed down!
Sizzle!
Bang!
"Shriek!"
The Demon Spider's final cry rang out as its body was split in two.
The surrounding trees were also severed by the three-hundred-and-sixty-degree spinning slash!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Dozens of towering trees collapsed.
"It's dead... He actually killed a twenty-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider faster and more easily than I did, and he didn't even use his External Soul Bone..."
Qian Renxue watched the entire battle with great shock.
She suddenly realized, belatedly, that Lin Ye—the boy who had seemed so weak to her two years ago, when he had only one soul ring—had apparently become powerful enough to nearly catch up to her.
For the first time, Qian Renxue felt a powerful urge to fight Lin Ye.
"Lin Ye achieved absolute strategic suppression, and this Man Faced Demon Spider was also too careless. But there's no denying that this child is remarkable." Qian Daoliu looked solemnly at his granddaughter. "Xiaoxue, what do you think of Lin Ye's performance?"
"Outstanding. There is nothing to criticize. Calm, focused, decisive—almost every move he made was a perfect attack, and he was able to seize opportunities quickly."
Qian Renxue silently clenched her fists and continued, "If someone fought Lin Ye for the first time without understanding his soul skills, they would definitely suffer badly."
"Indeed. No matter what kind of soul master you face, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to winning every battle. The more you understand your opponent, the easier it is to break their moves. Xiaoxue, you need to learn more about Lin Ye." Qian Daoliu spoke earnestly.
"I understand, Grandpa."
Qian Daoliu removed the Soul Power barrier, and the two quickly walked over to Lin Ye. "Well done, disciple. Congratulations on completing the Second Angel Trial."
At that moment, the Angel God's reward descended.
[Lin Ye, Qian Renxue, the Second Angel Trial: Battle of the Demon Spider, completed. Reward: Soul Power increased by 1 level.]
Lin Ye broke through to level 44.
Qian Renxue broke through to level 54.
Soon, the Third Angel Trial arrived!
Cards appeared before Lin Ye and Qian Renxue.
[Third Angel Trial: Angel Judgment. Judge humanity's seven sins within one year.]
"Judge humanity's seven sins?" Lin Ye's expression hardened. "This trial sounds familiar!"
Qian Daoliu said, "You completed the Second Angel Trial one month ahead of schedule, so you may rest for a month before beginning the Third Angel Trial, or you may begin immediately."
Lin Ye asked, "Teacher, I want to know which seven sins this Third Trial involves. What are the requirements and conditions?"
Qian Renxue also looked at Qian Daoliu with great concern.
"I have received the Angel God's decree, but I can only tell you once you begin the Third Trial."
Upon hearing that, Lin Ye began to ponder. If I hadn't consumed the Immortal Herb and greatly increased my strength during the Second Angel Trial, killing a twenty-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider would have been very difficult. The later trials will probably only become harder. There's no harm in taking this month.
He said, "Teacher, I choose to rest for one month."
"Xiaoxue, what about you?"
Qian Renxue said, "Same for me."
"Very well. Let's return first. We'll begin the Third Angel Trial in one month."
"Mm."
The three immediately set off for Spirit City.
One month later.
Lin Ye and Qian Renxue returned to the Core Land of Inheritance.
They prepared to begin the Third Trial.
"The Third Angel Trial, Angel Judgment, officially begins. You must travel across the continent and, within one year, judge humanity's seven sins together: the Sin of Pride, greed, lust, the Sin of Betrayal, envy, wrath, and deceit."
"During this process, the Angel God will watch you at all times. You must view the world and its sins through the Angel God's eyes, then render fair judgments."
"View the world and sin through the Angel God's eyes? Does that mean that when I encounter sin, I need to infer how the Angel God would judge it fairly?" Lin Ye thought to himself.
In the world of Douluo Continent, where laws and regulations were neither rigorous nor complete, there was no such thing as a truly fair judgment.
Nor was there a truly fair judge.
Even the Asura God, one of the God Realm's five great law enforcers and the one in charge of judgment, would knowingly break the law, disregard the God Realm's rules, and interfere in mortal affairs in every possible way.
A fair judgment could only be made within a general framework of justice, with the judge's personal beliefs at its core when confronting sin, resulting in a relatively reasonable verdict.
In other words, everyone's standards of judgment were different.
And now, they had to judge humans guilty of these seven great sins through the Angel God's perspective and standards.
Qian Daoliu continued, "Among the judgments of these seven sins, you must judge at least one person whose cultivation has reached the Soul Saint realm or above."
"Throughout this process, I will accompany you in secret the entire time."
"But during the Third Angel Trial, neither I nor either of you may casually kill anyone unrelated to the sins being judged."
"While you travel the continent and carry out Angel Judgment, I can at most act to protect you."
"So, Xiaoxue, disciple, for the next year, you will have to rely on yourselves most of the time."
Before you continue