The Departed Cannot Be Reclaimed, Can Ancient Gods Not Be Revived?

Seven days later, in an abandoned, sealed warehouse on the outskirts of Bright Capital.

Several freshly slain evil soul masters lay scattered across the ground.

Black evil aura slowly rose from their bodies, only to be completely purified and dissolved by the holy light lingering invisibly in the air.

The faint smell of blood inside the warehouse gradually dissipated, leaving behind only a pure aura of light.

Li Changsheng stood with his hands behind his back amid the bodies strewn across the floor. His expression was calm and indifferent, without the slightest ripple, as he turned to look at the golden-dressed girl standing beside him with her sword sheathed.

He asked softly,

"After seven days of continuous slaughter, using evil souls to nourish your martial soul, how does it feel?"

Ye Guyi stood where she was, her golden hair drifting gently.

Though the angelic wings of light around her had not spread, a faint pearly-white glow lingered about her body.

After seven days of uninterrupted, targeted hunting, her aura was far denser, steadier, and more refined than it had been seven days ago.

The hidden dangers left behind by her excessive battles and depleted soul power had been completely eradicated, and her entire spirit had been renewed.

She nodded seriously, a trace of genuine lightness and brightness in her eyes as she replied softly,

"It feels wonderful."

"My Holy Angel martial soul naturally suppresses evil. Devouring and purifying the origins of evil souls not only causes no backlash from inner demons, but can also cleanse impurities from my martial soul and refine my soul power of light."

"With every evil soul master I kill, my foundation becomes more stable, my martial soul purer, and my cultivation advances rapidly."

This was an innate gift of her martial soul, as well as her greatest shortcut in cultivation.

Li Changsheng was not surprised.

Holy Angel was originally one of the supreme light martial souls of the heavens. Hunting evil souls, purifying filth, proving the Dao through slaughter, and nourishing righteousness with evil were its ordained path.

His gaze deepened slightly as he looked at the girl before him, whose potential seemed limitless. Then he slowly posed a question that could overturn everything she knew.

"Since that is the case, have you ever considered letting the Angel God reappear in this world?"

The moment those words fell, the warehouse abruptly fell silent.

Ye Guyi's entire body trembled slightly, and she froze.

Subconsciously, she withdrew the faint holy light emanating from her body. Her beautiful face was filled with utter confusion and incomprehension as she stared blankly at Li Changsheng.

"The Angel God?"

"But the Angel God fell in the great war of the God Realm ten thousand years ago and was completely annihilated!"

"The god has passed, the godhood has been severed, and there is no longer any Angel God inheritance in this world."

"The departed cannot be reclaimed, and ancient gods cannot be revived. How could a mere soul master like me possibly bring the fallen Angel God back into this world?"

She could not understand the logic behind it at all.

The old affairs of the God Realm and the fall of the ancient gods were accepted by everyone on the continent as an irreversible conclusion.

The godhood stood vacant, the inheritance had been cut off, and there had been no solution for ten thousand years.

Seeing her utterly bewildered expression, Li Changsheng gave a faint chuckle. His voice was clear as he slowly spoke an eternal truth that completely overturned her understanding.

"You need to understand the simplest principle."

"Ten thousand years ago, there was no Angel God in heaven and earth."

"It was only because the first person to possess the Six-Winged Angel martial soul stepped into the divine realm, ascended to godhood, and took control of the great Dao of light that the first Angel God came to be."

"And every Angel God inheritance, Angel God godhood, and Angel God Dao that followed all continued along the original path to godhood."

"Gods have never been born fixed. They are cultivated from humans."

Those simple words struck Ye Guyi like thunder, instantly shattering the understanding that had been solidified for ten thousand years!

She was extraordinarily gifted and pure of heart. Though she was not adept at schemes and calculations, she was by no means foolish.

With Li Changsheng's brief guidance, every shackle, every fog, and every ingrained notion shattered in an instant!

Her thoughts spun rapidly, connecting and flowing together!

The next second, Ye Guyi's pupils widened abruptly. Her golden eyes were filled with overwhelming shock, disbelief, and surging excitement.

Her body trembled slightly as she cried out, her voice full of incredulity.

"You mean..."

"You want me to become a brand-new Angel God?"

Her voice echoed through the empty, deathly silent warehouse.

Ye Guyi stood there blankly, unconsciously holding her breath.

For ten thousand years, everyone had assumed that the Angel God had fallen, its inheritance had been severed, and its godhood remained vacant, never to appear again.

But with a single sentence, Li Changsheng had shattered that eternal conclusion.

Not inheriting an old god.

But... becoming a new god herself!

Li Changsheng's calm gaze fell upon her trembling face. He nodded lightly and explained,

"That's right."

"The old Angel God has long since perished. The old god's Dao, laws, and obsessions have already scattered with the passage of time."

"Since heaven and earth could give birth to the first Angel God, then naturally they can give birth to a second, or a third."

"When an old god dies, a new god is born. From this day onward, if you reach the summit, you will be the new generation's Angel God."

Those few short words gave Ye Guyi a boundless great Dao that no one had ever offered her before.

A supreme path of creating a god from nothing, forging her own godhood, wielding light, ruling over all evil, and enduring in this world forever!

Ye Guyi's heart jolted violently, her eyes filled with shock and dazed disbelief.

She murmured, her voice trembling with uncertainty,

"I... can I really do it?"

"I am only a Soul King right now. The road ahead is far too distant. I have not even reached the level of a Titled Douluo, so how could I speak of becoming a god..."

Li Changsheng looked at the rare vulnerability and lack of confidence she showed. He spoke calmly, each word clear, each word paving the way forward.

"With me here, you can."

"Your Holy Angel martial soul is the purest and most complete martial soul born from the origin of light in this world."

"In other words, what you have never lacked is talent. What you lack is merely resources, slaughter, foundation, and a complete path to godhood."

"And I can give you all of those things."

He slowly raised his eyes and laid out the complete plan to create a god.

"From now on, someone will continuously select evil soul masters from the Holy Spirit Cult for you."

"All darkness, all evil, and all filth will be offered to you for slaughter, devouring, and refining into the origin of your martial soul."

"Use myriad evils to nourish one holy being; forge light from darkness."

"The more evil soul masters you kill, the purer your martial soul will become, and the more stable your great Dao of light will be."

"When you step into the rank of Titled Douluo and touch the limits of this plane, I will personally pave the way for you, stir the laws of heaven and earth, and reshape an entirely new Angel God godhood."

"From this day onward, everything concerning the old Angel God of the God Realm is completely void."

"You, Ye Guyi, will be the one and only Angel God."

Hearing that promise, Ye Guyi's mind and heart trembled completely, and she could not calm herself for a long while.

She had cultivated the Dao of light all her life, slaying evil and upholding righteousness. Her greatest dream had merely been to pacify the darkness of the world and protect the lives of others.

She had never hoped to become a god, nor had she ever dared to imagine reaching that legendary supreme realm.

But now, someone was telling her—

You can become a god.

You can replace the ancient god of ten thousand years, forge a new godhood, and take command of the righteous path of light!

Overwhelming joy, excitement, and gratitude swept through her heart in wave after wave.

"Y-you, why are you helping me? And this is godhood—how can you possibly help me achieve it?"