A Blessing from the Angel God

Beneath the colossal Angel God Statue in Spirit Hall, a young-looking blonde girl slowly approached it, holding the hand of a middle-aged man who also had blond hair, though his face bore the marks of age.

The middle-aged man gazed at the towering, magnificent Angel God Statue, his heart swelling with pride.

He bent down and spoke loudly to the statue.

"Great Angel God, I am your follower, Qian Daoliu, the guide who will inherit your godhood. Today, my granddaughter Qian Renxue will undergo Martial Soul Awakening. I beseech you to bless her."

After finishing his prayer, Qian Daoliu turned to Qian Renxue and spoke with utmost seriousness and solemnity.

"Xue'er, your grandfather will personally awaken your Martial Soul. If anything happens during the process, you must tell me at once. Do not try to tough it out on your own."

Determination shone in Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes as she assured Qian Daoliu, "Xue'er will remember. Grandfather, please awaken my Martial Soul!"

Qian Daoliu nodded and placed his hand on Qian Renxue's head. A gentle force flowed from his palm into her body.

Qian Renxue closed her eyes. The power felt gentle and soothing. Behind her, a hazy silhouette gradually took shape, and soon a golden-haired angel with six wings appeared.

The angel slowly opened his eyes and looked around, bewildered. He had no idea what was happening. Hadn't he just been writing his thesis?

How had he wound up in a dream just by blinking?

His name was Chen Qi, a senior at an obscure university, and he had been staying up late to finish his thesis with graduation approaching.

Perhaps he had been too tired and dozed off for a little while. The moment he opened his eyes, he had found himself in another world.

Smack! Smack! Smack!

Under Qian Daoliu's watchful gaze, Chen Qi slapped himself hard across the face several times. His fair cheeks instantly reddened and swelled.

A searing pain shot straight to his head.

Now Chen Qi was completely dumbfounded. Wasn't he dreaming? Then why did it hurt? Why hadn't he woken up?

"Ding! Host detected as successfully awakened. Heroine Cultivation System binding complete!"

A stretch of electronic voice inexplicably appeared in Chen Qi's mind. Before he could figure out what was going on, it continued as if talking to itself.

"Current bound target: Qian Renxue. Favorability: 0/1000. Host, please raise her favorability as soon as possible, or you risk being erased."

Only then did Chen Qi notice the little girl with long golden hair standing in front of him. The system had said her name was Qian Renxue, and he immediately realized that he had arrived on the Douluo Continent.

Qian Renxue had been standing with her eyes closed for quite some time, but Qian Daoliu still hadn't said a word.

Curious, the young Qian Renxue turned around and opened her eyes. By chance, she locked eyes with Chen Qi.

The two of them stared at each other, bewilderment in their eyes.

"Um, hello."

"Ah! A ghost!"

Qian Renxue jumped in fright and hurried behind Qian Daoliu, cautiously peeking out to inspect the talking Martial Soul.

Seeing Qian Renxue flee, Chen Qi was at a loss too. He scratched his head, about to explain, when he was suddenly teleported right beside her.

Qian Renxue slowly raised her head and saw Chen Qi's handsome face. Panic seized her.

"Ah! Grandfather, help!"

"Ding! Qian Renxue's favorability detected as changed. Current favorability: -20/1000. Warning, warning! Favorability is too low. Raise it back into positive numbers immediately, or the system will automatically erase the host."

Wait, this thing could have negative numbers?

But he hadn't even done anything. How had it dropped below zero?

Chen Qi frantically wondered to himself as a clearly visible thirty-second countdown appeared above his head.

If he couldn't raise her favorability before the thirty seconds were up, he would be erased.

In his desperation, Chen Qi forgot all about Qian Daoliu, the Limit Douluo just a few feet away. He grabbed Qian Renxue and said anxiously, "Master, don't panic! I'm your Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul!"

A Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul?

Only then did Qian Renxue notice the six enormous wings on Chen Qi's back. Wasn't that the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul passed down through the Qian Family?

"Ding! Qian Renxue's favorability detected as changed. Current favorability: -10/1000. Warning, warning! Favorability is still too low. Host, please raise it immediately."

Seeing that his approach had actually worked, Chen Qi quickly drew on his experience playing galgames back on Blue Star.

"So, Master, don't be afraid. I won't hurt you."

"Ding! Qian Renxue's favorability detected as changed. Current favorability: 10/1000. Favorability has returned to a normal value."

"Ding! Congratulations, host. Favorability has reached ten. Reward: Bloodline Upgrade *1."

In the final five seconds, Qian Renxue's favorability had finally gone up. He had nearly become the fastest man to speedrun the Douluo Continent.

Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief and slumped to the ground. An invisible warmth surged from his dantian and quickly spread throughout his body.

Qian Daoliu had been wondering all along what was going on with Chen Qi. He had never heard of anyone awakening a Martial Soul that could talk.

Wait!

Perhaps this was a blessing from the Angel God. Xue'er's Martial Soul had evolved, gaining a humanlike consciousness.

That was what he thought as he looked at Chen Qi below him. He was certain this had to be a blessing from the Angel God.

Before he could speak, golden light enveloped Chen Qi's back. When it faded, the six golden wings he had originally possessed had become eight. That made it an even rarer Eight-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

Qian Daoliu's conviction that Chen Qi had received a blessing from the Angel God only grew stronger. A Martial Soul had evolved without anyone noticing. What could that be, if not divine power?

"Xue'er, the great Angel God must have recognized your potential and specially blessed you, granting your Martial Soul sentience as well as evolving it!"

Qian Daoliu excitedly seized Qian Renxue by both arms and told her the answer he had imagined for himself.

After hearing Qian Daoliu's words, Qian Renxue was even more confused. What kind of blessing from the Angel God could give a Martial Soul life?

Chen Qi, who was relieved to have survived, was just as baffled by what Qian Daoliu said.

What kind of Angel God could forcibly pluck the soul of Chen Qi, a senior at a university on Blue Star, then put it inside a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul?

If that were possible, wouldn't Blue Star have long since become territory of the Divine Realm?

"Xue'er, come and test your Innate Soul Power."

Qian Daoliu picked up the crystal ball beside him and motioned for Qian Renxue to touch it.

The instant she touched it, the crystal ball blazed with an intensely bright blue light.

Even the usually composed Qian Daoliu couldn't help widening his eyes at the sight.

"This is Innate Soul Power level twenty! Xue'er has reached a height never before seen, nor ever to be seen again!"

Generally speaking, even top-tier geniuses had no more than Innate Full Soul Power at level ten. Level twenty had never appeared before.

Qian Renxue's situation was exceptionally unusual. She really had received a blessing from the Angel God, though all it had blessed her with was Soul Power.

"Hahaha! My granddaughter Qian Renxue has what it takes to become a god!"

Qian Daoliu was overcome with excitement. His granddaughter's Martial Soul had evolved, and her Innate Soul Power had reached an absurd level. The Angel God must have chosen Qian Renxue as her successor.

The Angel Godhood that the Qian Family had pursued for generations was finally within reach!

"Ji'er, did you see that? Xue'er's talent is unmatched throughout the ages. You don't need to worry about her anymore."

Qian Renxue's father, Qian Xunji, was the legendary Secret Chamber Douluo. He had been murdered by Bibi Dong not long ago.

As he lay dying, the person Qian Xunji worried about most was his daughter, Qian Renxue. He would have been overjoyed to see this.

"Xue'er, try putting your Martial Soul away."

Chen Qi's golden hair gradually turned black, and the eight golden wings on his back dissolved into flecks of light.

Once those features were gone, Chen Qi returned to his appearance from his days on Blue Star.

Qian Renxue was baffled to see that Chen Qi was still there.

She had clearly withdrawn her Martial Soul, yet Chen Qi remained. He hadn't disappeared.

Even Qian Daoliu had never imagined that there could be a Martial Soul that couldn't be withdrawn.

Noticing their gazes, Chen Qi grew nervous. He couldn't let them realize something was wrong, or they'd kill him to cover it up.

"Master, please don't kill me!"

Qian Renxue: ???