Martial City.
Ever since Chen Yi returned after obtaining the Thunder God position, he had spent most of his time living in seclusion here, mastering the vast God King-level divine power, stabilizing his own domain, and planning many matters concerning the future of the God Realm and the lower realm.
On this day, while meditating with closed eyes in a quiet room, Chen Yi suddenly sensed something. He opened his tightly shut eyes, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"They are here."
He murmured to himself, then extended a finger and lightly drew a line in the air before him.
Shatter—!
A spatial rift quietly opened before his eyes. Chen Yi took a step forward and his figure disappeared into the rift.
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Spirit City, square in front of the Papal Palace.
Chen Yi's figure appeared in the air without warning. He made no attempt to conceal his aura. The overwhelming God King pressure instantly startled the powerful figures throughout Spirit Hall City.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Streaks of light rapidly converged from every corner of Spirit Hall City, landing in the square. They looked at Chen Yi with expressions of shock and bewilderment. Among them were not only the masters of Spirit Hall but also many soul masters from the Body Sect who had been ordered to remain in Spirit Hall City.
"Your Majesty, greetings!"
Once everyone recognized Chen Yi, they immediately bowed their heads in respect. However, faint confusion lingered on their faces. Ever since becoming a God King, Chen Yi had only appeared a few times at the beginning to handle important matters. For a long time afterward, he had lived in seclusion in Martial City.
He had long since relinquished control over the daily affairs of Spirit Capital and even the entire continent, leaving them to the upper echelons of Spirit Hall and the Body Sect.
Why had he suddenly appeared in Spirit City today without any prior notice?
Chen Yi did not answer the crowd's unspoken questions. He simply smiled and slowly raised his head to look at the high sky.
"The Angel… has descended."
"The Angel has descended?!"
These words struck everyone like thunder, causing them all to tremble.
Especially the faces of the Spirit Hall powerhouses—unbelievable excitement instantly appeared on them.
The Angel had descended? Could it be… could it be that Her Holiness the Pope had completed the divine position inheritance and officially… returned?!
The most intense reaction among the crowd came from Qian Daoliu. He stepped forward, and a dazzling golden light suddenly appeared in his previously calm eyes. He stared fixedly at the sky, as if trying to see through the heavens.
He had been waiting for this moment. The Angel bloodline had waited far too long for this moment.
In the next instant, at the edge of the brilliantly shining sun high in the sky, a majestic and sacred seven-colored halo suddenly appeared. The light flowed out like a divine crown!
At the same time, on the opposite side of the sun, a blood moon that seemed formed from endless blood appeared without warning in the daytime sky. It faced the sun from afar, shining brightly together with it.
The sun and moon appearing simultaneously! Holy and evil intertwining!
This common-sense-defying celestial phenomenon left the entire Spirit Hall City—and even the surrounding areas—stunned. Everyone looked up at the sky and cried out in astonishment.
"This… this is a miracle!"
"The sun and… a blood-red moon?!"
Upon seeing this scene, Qian Daoliu's body trembled slightly with excitement. Tears immediately welled up in his eyes as he murmured, "She has come… she has finally come… Xue'er…"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, at the intersection where the sun's seven-colored halo and the blood-red moon emitted their eerie light, the void began to ripple violently like the surface of water.
In the next instant, a tall and slender figure slowly emerged from the boundary between light and darkness, appearing in the sky!
She was tall and graceful, radiating breathtaking beauty and an extraordinary aura. What stood out most were the eight wings spread behind her.
The four on the left were deep and majestic pure black; the four on the right were dazzling sacred platinum. Black and white were different yet harmonious, unified, enveloped in sacred light where gold and black intertwined, carrying both the sacredness that purifies all things and the evil that judges sin.
The Holy Evil Angel, Qian Renxue, had officially descended into the mortal realm!
She simply stood there motionless, yet an immeasurable sacred power transcending the human realm radiated from her.
Her aura level had clearly reached the quasi-God King level!
"Quasi-God King?" Chen Yi raised his eyebrows slightly, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes. This cultivation level far exceeded his expectations.
According to his calculations, before Qian Renxue—who had inherited the Holy Evil Angel—regained her two core powers of judgment and purification, her divine power should have reached the highest First Class level.
Unexpectedly, the moment she returned to her original position, she had stepped into the quasi-God King realm.
Chen Yi thought lightly and scanned Qian Renxue's body with his divine sense. He sensed a familiar, faint aura.
"So that's how it is… It is the complete essence of the Rakshasa God that has fused?"
Chen Yi suddenly realized, and understanding light appeared in his eyes. With such a powerful opportunity, it was only natural that she would break through the constraints and step into the quasi-God King realm.
However, Qian Daoliu standing beside him could no longer control his emotions.
With a thud, he knelt directly in front of the figure floating in the sky.
He tilted his head back, tears streaming down his cheeks. His voice trembled and grew hoarse from excitement, yet it was filled with unparalleled fervor. He suddenly burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! The Angel! The Angel has returned! The Angel… has descended!!!"
"The Angel bloodline… glory appears once more! Glory appears once more!!!"
This elder who had devoted his entire life to the Angel clan had finally witnessed the supreme existence of his clan's faith and bloodline in this moment. His long-cherished wish had been fulfilled. His excitement and pride were beyond words.
As Qian Daoliu knelt and cried out, the surrounding Spirit Hall powerhouses snapped out of their shock. Seeing the unparalleled figure floating in the sky, possessing both sacredness and evil, they no longer harbored any doubts.
Thud! Thud! Thud!…
In the square, all soul masters belonging to Spirit Hall knelt in unison, deeply bowing their heads to the god in the sky and offering the highest respect and faith!
"The Angel has descended!"
"The Angel has returned!"
The cries filled with fervor and devotion resounded through the square like a tsunami, soaring into the sky!
Those cries acted like a lit fuse, spreading across the entire Spirit City in an instant.
On the streets, in homes, in shops…
The moment they witnessed the miraculous scene in the sky and felt the warm yet majestic sacred light enveloping the entire Spirit Hall City, the faith of all residents ignited instantly.
"The Angel! The Angel God!"
"The Angel has descended! Protect our Spirit Hall!"
Countless residents spontaneously left their homes and poured into the streets, prostrating themselves in worship toward the snow-capped mountain soaring in the sky. Their fervent prayers and praises merged into a vast ocean rising to the heavens.
"The Angels are immortal!"
"The Angels live on!"
"May the glory of the Angels shine upon the world forever!"
Qian Renxue stood high in the sky, looking down at the thousands of people kneeling and praying below. Amid the roaring mountains and tsunami-like pious prayers, a sacred smile appeared on her beautiful face.
She slowly raised one arm with her palm facing downward. Her voice was gentle yet clear, resounding into every corner of Spirit City.
"May the glory of the Angels… shine upon you forever."
As soon as she finished speaking, gold and black light spread from her palm like ripples, gently showering down upon the entire Spirit Hall City.
In an instant, the residents of Spirit Hall City enveloped by this light—all regardless of age, gender, or physical condition—felt a warm power filling their bodies.
Under the nourishment of this sacred power, old injuries and hidden illnesses within their bodies were rapidly repaired. Those suffering from chronic diseases felt their bodies lighten and pain disappear. The elderly and frail felt their blood and energy recover, brimming with vitality. Children who had not yet awakened their Spirits flushed with color, full of vigor and vitality, clearly showing that their foundations had been greatly nourished and improved.
At the same time, the Angel statues scattered throughout Spirit Hall City emitted dazzling gold-black light. The six wings behind the statues changed and extended, ultimately transforming into eight wings.
Within the divine light, the faces of the statues gradually blurred and reshaped, splitting into seven or eight parts resembling the figure of Qian Renxue floating in the sky.
Witnessing this miracle that benefited the entire city and feeling the real changes in their own bodies, the residents of Spirit City deepened their faith even further. Their prayers and praises grew louder and louder!
"That is truly a generous act!"
Chen Yi on the ground watched the scene and could not help but stroke his chin. Using divine power to baptize every resident in the city was quite a grand gesture for a newly ascended god.
Even after becoming a god, he had only performed baptisms on the direct members and students of the Body Sect and Grand Martial Academy.
However, Chen Yi understood that the people living in Spirit Hall City were all faithful believers of Spirit Hall. Therefore, Qian Renxue using divine power to baptize them was not in vain.
Moreover, although Chen Yi's initial baptism had been smaller in scale, it had deeply penetrated their essence, and the actual improvement to their bodies and potential had been greater.
However, Qian Renxue's method of benefiting the entire city in this way had a more direct and influential effect on uniting people's hearts and demonstrating divine grace.
What about the former nobles who had been relocated to Spirit Hall City? After the war, they had already been exiled to some unknown place.
As the cries of Eternal Angels echoed throughout the city, invisible power of faith surged from every corner of Spirit Hall City, continuously flowing into Qian Renxue's body, nourishing her divinity and stabilizing her divine position.
Feeling the infusion of faith power, Qian Renxue's smile deepened. She turned her gaze toward Chen Yi, who had been smiling on the square below the entire time.
Their gazes met in the air. Qian Renxue nodded lightly to Chen Yi. No words were needed—everything was understood.
Then she directed her gaze toward the thousands of people below and once again manifested her sacred power. Her voice rang out clearly across the entire nation.
"I, Qian Renxue, the Angel God, hereby declare—"
"In three months, Douluo shall be unified, and the Spirits… shall establish a nation!"
WHOOSH!!!!!!
The moment these words were spoken, the entire Spirit Capital fell silent for an instant before an unprecedented cheer erupted!
"Establish the nation! Establish the nation! Establish the nation!"
"Establish the nation with the Spirit! Establish the nation with the Spirit!"
"Long live the Angel God! Long live Spirit Hall!"
The Spirit Hall had instantly destroyed two great empires and swept away all open resistance forces on the continent, becoming the de facto sole ruler of the Douluo Continent.
It had transformed from a nation within a nation into the true ruler of the world.
However, due to the subsequent war with demons and the inheritance of divine positions, the founding of the nation had been repeatedly postponed.
Today, their god—the Holy Evil Angel, Qian Renxue—had announced this decision to the entire continent the moment she returned to her original position.
Three months later, the Spirit Empire would officially be established!
The fervor in Spirit City was only the beginning. This news would undoubtedly spread to every corner of the continent in an instant, triggering new waves of excitement.
A new chapter in history was about to begin.