208: Angel!

The Chaotic Star Sea.

Following the repulsive force of the Blue Planet, Xu Le entered a new world.

He had no time to admire the scenery as his Divine Soul gave a frantic warning.

"Danger! Danger! Danger!"

The frequency was no weaker than before the arrival of the fourth wave of the Lightning Tribulation; it was almost certain that being caught by the Death God would result in certain death.

Xu Le sensed for a moment and cast [Wormhole Shuttle] in a direction away from the Death God.

He didn't know what lay ahead, but Xu Le exhausted nearly all his Mana with the sole purpose of distancing himself from the Death God.

However, the frequency of the Divine Soul's warning didn't decrease; instead, it became even more tense and perilous.

Not only did the Wormhole Shuttle Skill fail to increase the distance between them, it actually brought them closer.

"Traveling through a wormhole leaves spatial fluctuations for a short time. Let me fly for a while; you think of a way to escape!"

Kunpeng revealed its Great Peng form, carrying Xu Le high into the sky and soaring toward the distance.

After becoming a god, Xu Le could also fly with his Physical Body, but his speed was clearly no match for Kunpeng's.

Compared to the easy 10 times the speed of sound on the Blue Planet, after reclaiming His divine power, His speed was roughly 1,000 times the speed of sound, covering 340 kilometers in a single second... the Chaotic Star Sea.

A crack suddenly split the sky, and a figure draped in a black robe and holding a scythe appeared.

He was the Death God, who had rushed over after sensing Xu Le's aura.

Sweeping his gaze around, he immediately discovered the existence of the wormhole.

"A wormhole?"

"Ascended from a lower world; this technique is far too crude!"

With a casual swipe from the Death God, the Void Realm was instantly torn open. He stepped forward, and when he landed, he was already at the other end of the wormhole.

"Among the mere Three Gods, he hasn't even been able to leave the Chaotic Star Sea. He is nothing more than a strong ant!"

"The aura left here... hmm, found it."

The Death God tore through the Void Realm with another claw and appeared in a valley.

Frowning as he looked at the nearby void, he said coldly, "Get out here!"

A Two-winged Angel glowing with white light revealed itself and bowed respectfully.

"Your Excellency Death God, Two-winged Angel Bell sends his greetings!"

"Begone!"

The Death God was quite blunt, making Bell vanish from his sight immediately.

Bell hesitated slightly, then gritted his teeth and said, "Your Excellency Death God, ahead lies the Beidian Continent, which belongs to..."

*Slash!*

Before He could finish, the black scythe had already sliced His body in half.

A speck of white light drifted out of the shell and floated toward the sky.

The Death God gave a cold snort. Without any visible movement from Him, the speck of white light turned sharply and drifted toward His black robe.

"No! Everything of mine belongs to my Lord. Your Excellency Death God, you cannot do this!"

Within the white light, Bell's voice wailed, but he was completely unable to control the light, allowing it to be absorbed into the Death God's black robe.

Light!

Densely packed white lights descended from the sky, revealing their forms one by one. They were all angels.

Leading them were four Twelve-winged Angels, while the rest were mostly six-winged or eight-winged angels. They all held weapons and watched the Death God warily.

"Your Excellency Death God, Archangel Gabriel sends his greetings."

"Hmph!"

The Death God snorted coldly but did not strike. Although He did not fear the birdmen before him, starting a fight would only draw out the beings behind them; when the snipe and the clam fight, only the fisherman benefits.

More importantly, his goal was to capture a newborn deity. Having succeeded, he had more or less achieved his strategic objective.

Besides, they were His followers after all, so He decided to give the other party one more chance.

The Death God walked away unhurriedly.

Sariel's lips moved as he wanted to speak, but he was stopped by Gabriel, who had anticipated this.

Watching the Death God leave, Sariel's eyes were filled with fury. "You should give me an explanation."

He was also a Twelve-winged Angel, and his primary duty had always been to protect Souls. He could not accept that an angel's Divine Soul had been taken by the Death God.

"The priority now is the Son of God's return to the Kingdom of Heaven. Other matters can wait."

Gabriel's words were subtle. He hadn't pursued the matter even with the Death God right there, clearly wanting to minimize the issue.

Compromise is the mainstream, no matter the place!

Seeing that Sariel's anger had not subsided, Gabriel's voice grew heavy. "Chris, investigate thoroughly who provoked the Death God from the distant Purgatory, causing our innocent Bell to perish. This debt must be settled."

"By your command!" The Six-winged Angel Chris nodded... in the valley.

A field of rubble.

With no way to escape, Xu Le sent Kunpeng into the Contract Space and followed suit, leaving only a pitch-black void realm stone on the ground.

However, unlike its initial glossy and smooth appearance, after being refined by Xu Le, the divine object concealed its brilliance, looking like an ordinary stone. Its only unique feature was its relative smoothness.

Xu Le stayed within the Contract Space, but his Divine Soul continued to signal a warning; leaving would mean certain death.

Time passed slowly. Xu Le wanted to leave the space many times, but every time the thought arose, he had the illusion that doomsday was approaching.

Three and a half days later.

Amidst Xu Le's anticipation, he finally reached Rank 2.

[Name] Xu Le

[Class] Contract God (Divine-Grade)

[Rank] 2 (15/200 Billion)

[Talents] Innate Divinity, The Gift, Raven Emissary, Heavenly Dao Authority (Blue Planet)

[Physique] 2+0.2

[Mana] 2+0.2

[Divine Soul] 2.2+0.2

... (Collapsed)

Increasing by one Rank doubled all attributes, but the boost to combat power wasn't significant.

He would have to wait over six more days for the next level-up.

He thought about stepping out of the Contract Space, but his heart still pounded with fear as if a catastrophe were imminent.

"Damn Death God, is he really that petty?"

"I only used a few Skills, yet he actually waited outside for over three days."

Another two days passed in a flash.

Xu Le felt the void realm stone being picked up, and his heart couldn't help but leap into his throat.

Although the divinity of the void realm stone was restrained after his refinement, making it appear exceptionally ordinary, he was completely unsure if it could remain hidden from a powerhouse like the Death God.

He focused his mind on the void realm stone and heard a surprised exclamation: "Oh, so it's here."

Immediately after, he felt the void realm stone take flight.

Knowing he couldn't hide, Xu Le jumped out and instantly condensed the [soul-hooking chain].

"Heretic, face your judgment!"

Seeing the chain in Xu Le's hand, Chris was furious. A Light Sword instantly appeared in her hand, and she slashed down with it.

The pure white light was blindingly bright. Xu Le swung the iron chain in his hand, but with just one strike, the soul-hooking chain, which had cost 1 point of Mana to condense, was purified into ash.

Kunpeng's voice rang in his ear: "Come with me. This is a Six-winged Angel, at least a Rank 40 Great God."

Kunpeng was very fast, but several more angels appeared ahead. Although they were only two-winged and four-winged, they were no weaker than the current Xu Le and Kunpeng.

With this delay, Chris had already caught up.