Angel

Angel

"This is..."

Qin Sheng's interest was piqued. His spiritual power, having long entered the godly realm, suppressed the chaotic spatial currents and brought the holy light from the depths of the alternate dimension back to Douluo Continent.

The holy light was majestic, righteous, and warm, capable of cleansing all evil and darkness from one's heart.

At the same time, the powers of laws and faith intertwined within it, appearing and vanishing. That was essence on a higher level.

Unfortunately, this power was incomplete—severely damaged.

"A Godhood Fragment?"

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

Jialing Pass, sacred and righteous power—putting those two factors together, who else could it be besides the Angel God?

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

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

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

Thinking of this, Qin Sheng gained a deeper understanding of Godhood.

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

"Every additional Godhood greatly benefits the Douluo God Realm and strengthens it. As long as the God Realm remains intact, a Godhood will find it difficult to vanish completely."

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

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

One inheritance could pass through three generations; even if the god died, the Godhood remained.

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

Qin Sheng brought this Godhood Fragment back to Blazing Spirit Academy and studied it carefully. Before long, he discovered something unusual.

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

The discovery surprised Qin Sheng.

The remnant consciousness within the fragment was seamlessly integrated with the Godhood, but it was asleep. Not only was it extremely weak, it was also continuously fading away.

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

"Is it the first Angel God? Or Qian Renxue? Hmm, they might also be the same person."

After thinking for a moment, Qin Sheng drew upon a thread of faith power and injected it into the remnant consciousness.

This was a power that belonged to gods. Nourished by faith power, the remnant consciousness stabilized.

"Awaken!"

Qin Sheng released a spiritual command that caused the wisp of consciousness to tremble slightly, manifesting as a woman dressed in a golden gown who appeared exceptionally noble.

The woman was confused 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 Angel God, or Qian Renxue?" Qin Sheng asked directly.

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

"Qian Renxue."

It really was her.

The young mistress of Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago, born with twentieth-rank soul power and possessing the God-level Martial Soul, the Six-Winged Angel.

Judging by innate soul power alone, Qian Renxue had been the number one genius on the continent ten thousand years ago.

And also a failed genius.

"You reside within this Godhood Fragment. Do you know why the Angel Godhood drew me in?" Qin Sheng asked.

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

Yet it had approached Douluo Continent on its own and attracted Qin Sheng, 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 and offered up their faith."

"Perhaps the similar faith you gathered resonated with the Godhood Fragment."

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

But the Far North also regarded me as the Ice God. Why haven't I sensed the Ice God's Godhood drawing me in?

Uh, the Ice God's 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 you leave behind a remnant consciousness?"

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

"After that battle, I kept searching for fragments of the Angel Godhood. Unfortunately, I found only this one before I died."

"After I died, the Godhood Fragment gathered and nurtured my soul. At first, I could still remain conscious."

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

"I see." Qin Sheng understood.

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

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

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

Qin Sheng offered no opinion on that.

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

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

Heh, I just wanted to have fun.

"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. I can answer your second question for now," Qin Sheng said.

"After Spirit Hall was destroyed, there was no longer any Angel family. 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 should only be two or three left on the entire continent now. And they're merely Common Angels or Sacred Angels."

Qian Renxue was shocked. She said in disbelief:

"How is that possible? After the Spirit Empire was completely eradicated, I went to ask Tang San. He promised that he would not pursue the past any further or exterminate everyone."

"The Spirit Empire did wrong, 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 some time. You can personally learn about this era."

Qin Sheng called Zhang Lexuan in and introduced her.

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

Zhang Lexuan's mouth fell open as she said:

"The Angel God... wasn't that the evil deity who once intended to rule the continent and committed all kinds of atrocities?"

Qian Renxue fell silent.

"Ha."

Qin Sheng laughed, but he did not blame Zhang Lexuan for speaking carelessly.

The evil Rakshasa God and Angel God had been defeated by the righteous Sea God, who overthrew Spirit Hall's brutal rule and saved the continent's people from suffering. This had been a classic story passed down across Douluo Continent for ten thousand years.

As for why the continent's people now lived in even deeper misery?

Don't ask.

Zhang Lexuan somewhat fearfully left with Qian Renxue.

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

"This is practically a manifestation of laws!"

The Angel God's power contained holiness, light, flame, 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.

"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..."

Eradicating 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.

Gathering enough faith power would take far too long.

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

No, ordinary people without soul power were the most numerous. Yet these ordinary people 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 ordinary people would not even know such an evil group existed.

If he wanted to gather faith in the shortest possible time, he had to deeply develop the ordinary populace.

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've come to this world, I can't just fight in a few competitions, establish an academy or sect to dominate others, then be satisfied with a few trifles."

"I can't 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 became immortal!

(End of Chapter)