The Fallen Angel God

The awakening of Tang Chen was an absolute shot in the arm for the Clear Sky Sect, and the five grand elders who had been scrambling for the Teyvat Fried Egg with Tang Xiao also came to a halt.

"Brother Hao! Well done! Once the old sect master returns, he will deal with your previous conduct himself."

Tang Xiao's words left the five grand elders looking quite unsightly.

The Sky Screen display had vanished by now, and Tang San, along with everyone in the Clear Sky Sect, was filled with anxiety over what would become of Tang Chen and Tang Hao next.

Qian Daoliu's expression was equally grim; with Tang Chen returning to the Clear Sky Sect, a clash with Martial Soul Hall was highly probable, and he had to make preparations in advance.

In the God Realm, the Asura God felt a sense of regret.

"Although he barely passed the Eighth Trial, his body has reached its limit. There is no chance for the Ninth Trial. Sigh!"

As the Asura God lamented, the Sky Screen updated its assessment of Slaughter City.

[Slaughter City was originally the inheritance ground of the Asura God, but due to the Rakshasa God's resentment toward the Asura God, evil thoughts were injected into it.]

[The inability to enter or leave at will and the magic-prohibiting effect of Slaughter City unexpectedly turned it into a natural prison.]

[Depraved villains digest themselves here while maintaining the operation of Slaughter City, and in coordination with Martial Soul Hall's hunt for the fallen, this has prevented the large-scale proliferation of fallen Spirit Masters.]

[As the inheritance ground of the Asura God, Slaughter City is backed by the God King Asura God; however, due to the instability of the King of Slaughter, the pollution of the Rakshasa God's evil thoughts, and the fixed geographical location, it is ranked seventh.]

The Sky Screen's evaluation of Slaughter City leaned toward the positive, leaving the Slaughter Envoys of the city at a complete loss.

The King of Slaughter had left, and they certainly couldn't hold the fort on their own, so they could only pray to the Asura God.

In truth, they had only just learned that the power behind Slaughter City was the Asura God; previously, it was merely rumored that Slaughter City was a domain left behind by a god, with no specific details known.

The Asura God was watching the situation in Slaughter City as well, contemplating whether to intervene or simply let nature take its course.

While he pondered, the Sky Screen rewards were distributed.

[Congratulations to Slaughter City for making the list, rewarded with a Slaughter Puppet.]

A puppet, bearing an eighty-percent resemblance to the Asura God, landed in his hand, and he immediately understood how to utilize the Slaughter Puppet.

It functioned similarly to his avatar, possessing eighty percent of his combat power; if placed in the lower realms, it would be suppressed to level 99.

The Asura God was quite satisfied with the reward, so he deployed the Slaughter Puppet into Slaughter City to serve as the new King of Slaughter and take command.

This new King of Slaughter was even stronger than Tang Chen had been when possessed by the Blood Red Nine-headed Bat King.

Meanwhile, Tang Chen, having departed Slaughter City with Tang Hao, was currently rushing toward the Clear Sky Sect.

Tang Chen was well aware of his condition; he was at the end of his rope, with at most three days left to live.

He had considered heading to Sea God Island to see Bo Saixi one last time, but Tang Hao had persuaded him to abandon that thought.

Returning to the Clear Sky Sect and finding a way to leave the Asura God's inheritance within the sect was what he truly needed to do.

Back on Sea God Island, Bo Saixi's heart had long been in turmoil. Her prayers were merely superficial, as her thoughts were entirely consumed by the information regarding Tang Chen on the Sky Screen.

Upon seeing Tang Chen awaken, Bo Saixi breathed a sigh of relief; she trusted him, knowing that as long as he was awake, the rest would not be a problem.

"Bo Saixi!"

The sudden voice made Bo Saixi tremble violently.

"Sea... Sea God-sama..."

"As the High Priestess of the Sea God, do you still hold me, the Sea God, in your eyes?"

The Sea God Poseidon manifested before Bo Saixi in the form of a divine projection. Bo Saixi prostrated herself on the ground, shivering all over and not daring to utter a single word.

"Hmph! Get up. I will deal with you later!"

Only then did Bo Saixi dare to stand and follow behind Poseidon's divine projection.

Poseidon approached Scaramouche and Little Durin, both of whom were sizing him up.

"Scaramouche, he is so strange. Is he a projection?"

"It should be what they call a divine projection. It's a method of long-distance transmission of consciousness and energy. Some books on this Douluo Continent record it, and I have reached this conclusion through analysis and verification."

"So that's how it is. You're amazing, Scaramouche."

Poseidon bowed slightly and said, "Mr. Scaramouche, I am the Sea God Poseidon. Through the Sky Screen, I have come to understand you. Your experiences are indeed... tortuous."

"No need for pleasantries. I believe you already know our purpose. Please give us a clear answer."

"Building an Akademiya Branch on Sea God Island is naturally no problem, but I have a question I hope Mr. Scaramouche can clarify."

"What question?"

"What is the purpose of the Akademiya? Is it for faith?"

"You're overthinking it. If the Lesser Lord Kusanali wanted faith, she wouldn't use such a troublesome method. Establishing an Akademiya Branch is simply because she's too idle."

"Scaramouche, that's not a nice thing to say. The Lesser Lord Kusanali is the God of Wisdom; she must be doing this to promote wisdom!"

"That's why I said she's too idle. Trying to promote Sumeru's ways in a place completely lacking an academic atmosphere is thankless work."

Poseidon felt a sense of relief; the Akademiya clearly had no intention of competing with him for faith. Even if the Akademiya Branch were built and inevitably siphoned off a portion of his followers, it would remain within an acceptable range.

In truth, if Nahida truly wanted to seize faith, she could simply use dream-based proselytizing to claim the faith of most people.

However, Nahida would never do such a thing. The Seven Archons of Teyvat need faith, yet they don't seem to need it that much—it is quite strange.

The Sky Screen continued to update, and Qian Daoliu felt a twinge of nervousness.

[Rank 6: Martial Soul Hall]

Seeing Martial Soul Hall ranked sixth, a look of dejection involuntarily crossed Qian Daoliu's face.

"Sigh! Did Martial Soul Hall lose to Sea God Island because I lost to Bo Saixi?"

"Grandfather, you don't need to blame yourself; this shouldn't be your fault."

"Xue'er, there is no need to comfort me. I am fine."

He was fine for the moment, but the content the Sky Screen updated next struck him like a bolt of lightning, leaving him rooted to the spot.

[Affiliation: Angel God (Fallen)]

[Inherited Martial Soul: Six-Winged Angel]

[High-Level Combatant: Qian Daoliu]

[Martial Soul Rank: Level 99]

[Identity: Grand High Priest of the Angel God]

[High-Level Combatant: Golden Crocodile Douluo]

[Martial Soul: Golden Crocodile King]

[Martial Soul Rank: Level 98]

Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue paid no mind to the other details; all of their attention remained fixed on the three words "Fallen."

"I don't know! This is impossible! How could the Divine Ancestor have already fallen!"

Qian Daoliu refused to acknowledge this reality, but facts are facts; whether he accepted them or not, they remained the truth.

Qian Renxue, meanwhile, considered that the exposure of the Angel God's fall might deal a fatal blow to the belief system of Martial Soul Hall.

The worst-case scenario was that Martial Soul Hall would collapse entirely, a prospect she absolutely refused to witness.

In truth, Golden Crocodile Douluo and the rest of the Worship Hall elders were indeed feeling their faith begin to crumble.