Second Trial Complete! Third Trial! Angel Judgment, Judging Humanity's Seven Sins

"First slash, Holy Fire Slash!"

The flaming blade sliced through the spider web.

It burned the web to ashes and struck the lunging Man Faced Demon Spider.

"Bright Slash!"

Lin Ye erupted with astonishing speed in an instant, his body flashing by like a streak of light, striking the spider with extreme velocity.

Puchi~

"Screee~"

The spider was viciously slashed on its side, and two of its legs were severed on the spot.

While the spider was still reeling in pain, Lin Ye seized the opportunity to immediately activate his third soul skill: "Angel Sword Formation!"

A light formation rose up within a hundred-meter radius beneath his feet.

The spider sensed the danger and tried to escape the range of the formation immediately, but having two legs severed severely hampered its speed, and the formation had already taken shape!

It was trapped within the Angel Sword Formation!

"You cannot escape."

Massive amounts of flames rose within the formation, transforming into fiery threads that began to bind the spider frantically.

It struggled desperately, snapping the fiery threads, but more threads continued to bind it.

In the air above the formation, a massive Angel Holy Sword had condensed, aimed directly at the spider entangled by the fiery threads.

Lin Ye's lips curled upward; he slowly raised his right hand and flicked two fingers: "Fall!"

The massive Angel Holy Sword instantly pierced toward the spider.

Bang! Boom!

"Screee!~" The spider let out a shrill cry.

It was heavily wounded by the single blow on the spot and slammed into the ground.

The spider went mad, lunging forward with a desperate, suicidal ferocity.

"Although it's not strictly necessary, I haven't experienced the power of this move yet. I'll use my fourth soul skill to end you."

"Fourth soul skill, Angel Descent!"

At this moment, Lin Ye transformed into an angel with angel wings sprouting from his back. He entered a state of super armor and instantly took to the sky, dodging the spider's pounce.

The light of the angel shone in the air, illuminating the land.

In that instant, Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue both felt as if Lin Ye were the Angel God himself.

"Die!"

The single word was like a death sentence for the spider.

The angelic Lin Ye descended instantly and slashed down!

Puchi!

Bang!

"Screee!"

The spider's final cry rang out as its body was sliced in two.

The surrounding trees were also caught in the 360-degree rotating slash and were all severed!

Bang, bang, bang!

Dozens of large trees toppled over.

"It's dead... He actually killed a 20,000-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider faster and more easily than I could, and he didn't even use his External Soul Bone..."

Qian Renxue watched the entire process in astonishment.

She suddenly realized, belatedly, that the Lin Ye who had seemed so weak to her two years ago, possessing only one ring, now seemed strong enough to almost catch up to her.

For the first time, this gave Qian Renxue a strong urge to battle Lin Ye.

"This was a strategic, absolute suppression by Lin Ye, and this Man Faced Demon Spider underestimated its opponent, but there is no denying that this child is formidable." Qian Daoliu looked at his granddaughter with a serious expression: "Xiaoxue, what do you think of Lin Ye's performance?"

"Outstanding. There is nothing to nitpick. Calm, focused, decisive; every strike was nearly a perfect offensive, and he was able to seize opportunities rapidly."

Qian Renxue silently clenched her fists and continued: "If someone who doesn't understand Lin Ye faces his soul skills for the first time, they will definitely suffer a great loss."

"Correct. No matter who you face as a soul master, knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory. Only by understanding your opponent can you easily break their moves. Xiaoxue, you must get to know Lin Ye well," Qian Daoliu said earnestly.

"I understand, Grandfather."

Qian Daoliu dispelled the soul power barrier, and the two walked quickly to Lin Ye's side: "Well done, disciple. Congratulations on completing the Second Angel Trial."

At this moment, the reward from the Angel God descended.

[Lin Ye, Qian Renxue, 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!

A card materialized before Lin Ye and Qian Renxue.

[Third Angel Trial: Angel Judgment. Judge the seven sins of humanity. Time limit: one year.]

"Judge the seven sins of humanity?" Lin Ye's expression tightened. "This trial sounds familiar!"

Qian Daoliu said, "You completed the second trial a month ahead of schedule, so you may rest for a month before beginning the third, or you may start immediately."

Lin Ye asked, "Teacher, I would like to ask what exactly these seven sins are, and what the requirements and conditions are?"

Qian Renxue also looked toward Qian Daoliu with great concern.

"I have already received the will of the Angel God, but I will only tell you when you begin the third trial."

Hearing this, Lin Ye fell into thought: If I hadn't absorbed the Immortal Herb and surged in strength during the second trial, I think it would have been very difficult to kill that 20,000-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider. The subsequent trials will only get harder, so there is no harm in taking this month.

He said, "Teacher, I choose to rest for a month."

"Xiaoxue, what about you?"

Qian Renxue said, "The same for me."

"Very well, let us return for now. We shall begin the Third Angel Trial in one month."

"Understood."

The three of them immediately set off to return to Martial Soul City.

One month later.

Lin Ye and Qian Renxue arrived once again at the Core Land of Inheritance.

They were ready to begin the third trial.

"Third Angel Trial: Angel Judgment officially begins. You must travel across the Douluo Continent and, within one year, jointly judge the seven sins of humanity: the sin of pride, the sin of greed, the sin of lust, the sin of betrayal, the sin of envy, the sin of wrath, and the sin of deceit."

"Throughout this process, the Angel God will be watching you at all times. You must view the world and its sins through the eyes of the Angel God and deliver impartial judgments."

View the world and its sins through the eyes of the Angel God? Does this mean that when I face these sins, I must speculate on how the Angel God would deliver an impartial judgment? Lin Ye thought to himself.

In this world of Douluo Continent, where legal codes were neither rigorous nor complete, there was no such thing as a truly impartial trial.

Nor was there a truly impartial judge.

Even the Asura God, one of the five great enforcers of the God Realm in charge of judgment, would break the law he was meant to uphold, ignoring the rules of the God Realm to interfere in the affairs of the mortal world in various ways.

An impartial judgment could only be based on a general framework of justice, with the judge's personal philosophy at the core when facing sin, in order to reach a relatively reasonable verdict.

In other words, everyone's standard for judgment was different.

And now, they had to judge these seven human sins through the eyes and standards of the Angel God.

Qian Daoliu continued, "Among these seven judgments, you must judge at least one person whose cultivation is at or above the Soul Saint realm."

"During this process, I will accompany you in the shadows the entire time."

"However, neither I nor you may kill anyone unrelated to the sins being judged during the Third Angel Trial."

"While you travel the continent to complete the Angel Judgment, I will only intervene to protect you at most."

"Therefore, Xiaoxue, my disciple, for the coming year, you will have to rely on yourselves for the most part."