Angel

"What is this...?"

Qin Sheng was intrigued. His Mental Power, which had long since entered the divine realm, suppressed the chaotic spatial currents and brought the holy light from the depths of the dimensional space back to Douluo Continent.

The holy light was majestic, righteous, and warm. It could wash away all evil and darkness in one's heart.

At the same time, the power of laws and faith intertwined within it, faintly appearing and disappearing. That was an essence of a higher level.

Unfortunately, this power was incomplete, severely fragmented.

"A Godhood Fragment?"

Qin Sheng already knew which deity this Godhood Fragment belonged to.

Jialing Pass and sacred, righteous power—when those two factors were combined, who else could it be but the Angel God?

"Ten thousand years ago, Angel God Qian Renxue voluntarily shattered her Godhood and unleashed an attack beyond her own limits against Tang San. From then on, there was no more Angel God..."

Qin Sheng recalled the events of Douluo One and sighed softly.

"The Angel God had already died. I never expected her shattered Godhood to still exist in this world after ten thousand years."

At that thought, Qin Sheng fell into contemplation and gained a deeper understanding of Godhood.

"Godhood is the foundation of a deity and the cornerstone of the God Realm."

"Every additional Godhood brings considerable benefits to Douluo God Realm and strengthens it. As long as the God Realm remains intact, Godhood is very difficult to completely perish."

A deity's death did not mean that their Godhood had also "died."

Since Douluo God Realm was established, quite a few deities had died. Ice God and Thunder God, for example, had both died, yet their Godhoods remained unharmed. As long as suitable inheritors appeared in the future, new Ice Gods and Thunder Gods could immediately be born.

One person could pass it down for three generations; the god might die, but the Godhood remained.

"Godhood is even more important than I expected. I have to condense a sufficiently powerful Godhood."

Qin Sheng brought the Godhood Fragment back to Blazing Spirit Academy for careful study and soon discovered something unusual.

"There's actually a wisp of residual consciousness inside this Godhood Fragment?"

The discovery surprised Qin Sheng somewhat.

The residual consciousness within the Godhood Fragment was perfectly integrated with the Godhood, but it was dormant. Not only was it extremely weak, it was constantly fading away.

Qin Sheng estimated that in another few thousand years, this wisp of residual consciousness would completely dissipate.

"Is it the First-Generation Angel God? Or Qian Renxue? Hmm, they might even be the same person."

After thinking for a moment, Qin Sheng mobilized a wisp of Faith Power and injected it into the residual consciousness.

This was power belonging to a god. Nourished by the Faith Power, the residual consciousness stabilized.

"Awaken!"

Qin Sheng released a spiritual heavenly sound. The wisp of residual consciousness trembled slightly and manifested into a woman dressed in a golden gown, her bearing exceptionally noble.

The woman was bewildered for a moment. She looked at Qin Sheng and was startled by the Faith Power surrounding him.

Was this a soul master walking the path to godhood?

"Did you awaken me?"

"Yes. Are you the First-Generation Angel God, or Qian Renxue?" Qin Sheng asked directly.

The woman remained silent for a long time, as though she had sunk into her memories.

"Qian Renxue."

So it really was her.

The young mistress of Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago, with level-twenty Innate Soul Power and the God-level Martial Soul, the Six-Winged Angel.

Judging solely by Innate Soul Power, Qian Renxue had been the number one genius of the continent ten thousand years ago.

And also a failed genius.

"You reside within this Godhood Fragment. Do you know why the Angel Godhood was drawn to me?" Qin Sheng asked.

This Godhood Fragment had actually already been lost within the spatial currents. As time passed, it should only have drifted farther and farther away, and no one should have been able to find it.

Yet it had actively approached Douluo Continent and drawn Qin Sheng to it, giving it the chance to see daylight again.

Qian Renxue looked at Qin Sheng, sensing the Faith Power around him. After thinking for a while, she answered,

"You did the same thing as the Angel God, didn't you? People were grateful to you because of it and offered up their faith."

"Perhaps you gathered similar faith, thereby stirring the Godhood Fragment."

"Is that so?" Qin Sheng considered it. That was indeed possible.

But the Far North also regarded me as the Ice God. Why hadn't I sensed the attraction of Ice Godhood?

Uh, Ice Godhood was most likely in the God Realm. It was simply too far away.

Looking at Qian Renxue, Qin Sheng was curious. "You should have died ten thousand years ago. How did residual consciousness remain behind?"

"Has it already been ten thousand years..." Qian Renxue was lost in thought.

"After that battle, I spent all my time searching for fragments of the Angel Godhood. Unfortunately, until the day I died, I only found this one."

"After my death, the Godhood Fragment collected and nurtured my soul. At first, I was still able to remain conscious."

Qian Renxue said, "But as ten thousand years passed, my soul was constantly worn away. Now, only this wisp of residual consciousness remains, eternally asleep."

"So that's how it was." Qin Sheng understood.

"After all, you were once the Angel God. The Godhood Fragment itself is Immortal, so protecting your soul was only natural."

Qian Renxue was deeply dejected. "I failed the Angel God and allowed the Godhood to end in my hands."

"I spent the latter half of my life trying to restore the Angel Godhood, but I truly couldn't do it."

Qin Sheng had no opinion on that.

What was the point of blaming herself and regretting it now? What had she been doing earlier?

Looking over Qian Renxue's life, it could be summed up in one sentence:

Heh, I was just playing around.

"Can you tell me what the continent is like now?" Qian Renxue asked.

"How is the Angel Family?"

"The first question can't be explained in a short time, but I can answer the second one now," Qin Sheng said.

"After Spirit Hall was destroyed, there was no Angel Family anymore. The powerful Martial Souls of your Spirit Hall, such as Golden Crocodile and Light Plume Divine Bow, have also vanished without a trace."

"As for Angel Martial Souls, there are probably only two or three left on the entire continent. And they are merely Common Angel and Sacred Angel Martial Souls."

Qian Renxue was stunned. She said in disbelief,

"How is that possible? After Spirit Empire was completely wiped out, I went to ask Tang San. He promised that he would not continue pursuing past matters and would not exterminate everyone."

"Spirit Empire did commit wrongs, but many people were innocent."

Qin Sheng looked at Qian Renxue strangely, feeling that she did not seem very bright.

Forget it. He would leave Qian Renxue to Zhang Lexuan.

"I've stabilized your condition, so you can remain awake for a while. You can personally learn about this era."

Qin Sheng called Zhang Lexuan in and introduced them.

"The former Angel God. I'm busy, so you can talk with her."

Zhang Lexuan's mouth fell open as she said,

"The Angel God... Isn't she that evil deity from back then who intended to rule the continent and committed countless atrocities?"

Qian Renxue fell silent.

"Ha."

Qin Sheng laughed, but he did not blame Zhang Lexuan for talking nonsense.

The evil Rakshasa God and Angel God had been defeated by the righteous Sea God, who overthrew Spirit Hall's brutal rule and rescued the continent's people from misery and suffering. This was a classic tale that had circulated through Douluo Continent for ten thousand years.

As for why the people of the continent were now living in even deeper misery?

Don't worry about it.

Zhang Lexuan nervously left with Qian Renxue.

Qin Sheng began deeply comprehending the Godhood Fragment. A day later, he was pleasantly surprised.

"This is practically the manifestation of laws!"

The Angel God's power contained sacredness, light, flames, purification, and more. The corresponding laws were all reflected within the Godhood.

Comprehending the Godhood Fragment was a shortcut to improving one's understanding of laws. It would greatly help Qin Sheng condense his own Godhood and nourish his other self in Shrouding the Heavens World.

"After coming into contact with the power of a true deity, I've finally completely figured out something else as well."

"Granting Soul Rings to others..."

Destroying the Holy Spirit Cult and sparing the continent's people from the suffering caused by Evil Soul Masters was certainly a great feat, but many people did not feel it personally.

It would take far too long to accumulate enough Faith Power.

And what was most abundant on the continent? Soul masters?

No, Mortals without Soul Power were the most numerous. Yet these Mortals had an even weaker understanding of Evil Soul Masters.

If Qin Sheng had not specifically made the four nations publicize the dangers of Evil Soul Masters, most Mortals would not even know that such an evil group existed.

If he wanted to gather faith in the shortest possible time, he had to deeply develop the potential of Mortals.

There was one thing Qin Sheng was certain would shake the entire continent if he did it—something that would make countless people worship him from the bottom of their hearts and revere him as a god.

That was to give everyone Soul Power, allowing them to become soul masters and creating a Golden Age!

"Besides, since I came to this world, I can't just fight a few competitions, establish an academy or sect to dominate the place, and be satisfied with a few trifling things."

"I may not be able to make everyone a Titled Douluo, but I can give all living beings an opportunity to shed their mortal forms and undergo Dragon Transformation."

I came, I changed, I attained Immortality!