Chapter 50: The Soul‑Stealing Angel

The Dark Overlord looked at the soul‑stripping fragments in his hand, rejoiced, and laughed, "All right, go research it, Yuexia, you take Mr. Shawn to the Reincarnation Pool over there; any of his requests you must fulfill."

"Yes, Overlord." A Twelve‑Wing Dark Divine Angel bowed to the Overlord, then looked at Shawn and said respectfully, "Mr. Shawn, please go ahead."

Whether angel or a soul‑seeded person, they are loyal to their master or Lord God and otherwise no different from ordinary people; they also revere the strong, and the Great Perfection Upper‑tier Divine God is the most powerful among the god‑level beings between heaven and earth, so they naturally hold great respect for it.

"Overlord, I will take my leave first," Shawn said after bowing, then departed with the angel Yue Shua.

The Angel Reincarnation Pool was not far from the Dark Overlord's palace; it took only a short while to reach.

Yue Shua explained, "Mr. Shawn, there are sixty‑four Dark Angel Reincarnation Pools here; the two in the very center are the ones the Overlord asks you not to touch casually, the others are fine."

"The two in the center, are they the ones that form the Twelve‑Wing Divine Angel?" Shawn asked back.

Yue Shua replied, "Yes. The Angel Reincarnation Pools are divided into three types, corresponding to Upper‑tier Divine Angels, Mid‑tier Divine Angels, and Lower‑tier Divine Angels. The Overlord also values two of the Upper‑tier Divine Angel pools, which are the Twelve‑Wing Holy Angels."

"All right, I won't touch them." Shawn said, not paying much attention, locked onto a slightly smaller pool, and walked over.

This Reincarnation Pool emitted a strange, heart‑pounding energy, even more peculiar than the Lord Artifact; Divine Consciousness reached the surface but could not penetrate it at all;

Around the pool there was an odd pattern; after looking at it for a while, Shawn still couldn't tell what it was, then he recorded it with his Divine Consciousness, and his material‑plane Divine Avatar etched the entire design.

In the middle of the pool swirled a massive amount of Dark Lord God's power, like a lake.

"I have absolutely no clue," Shawn said after looking, his Divine Power surged, forming a hillside several meters high around him, with a seat atop the slope;

After flying up, Shawn closed his eyes and observed the various Reincarnation Pools; he was waiting, perhaps waiting for an angel to form, hoping to see something.

On the Qingyuan plane, the palace lawn where Shawn stood already had an additional pool, its surroundings bearing the newly restrained pattern.

Divine Consciousness spread out, locking onto Buleile, who was conducting various strange experiments: "Buleile, come here for a moment."

"Yes," Buleile replied promptly;

After arriving a short while later, before speaking, he was drawn to the adjacent pool.

Shawn asked with a smile, "Is this pattern a magic circle?"

"This," Buleile stared at for a while, seeming fascinated, said, "It looks somewhat like one, but not quite, because I can't understand any of the patterns inside, yet it feels like it wasn't drawn randomly;

I've felt that way before; many years ago I studied teleportation arrays, but after billions of years I never obtained results, and eventually had to give up."

"These are the patterns surrounding the Angel Reincarnation Pools of the Dark Divine Realm; theoretically they're on the same level as teleportation arrays," Shawn said, "Research them if you have time."

He didn't really expect himself or Buleile to discover anything; in his view, like the laws of space and time, the power of the Supreme God, the Lord God, or any god‑level being cannot be mastered.

But innate divine abilities can manifest portions of time and space power, which can be studied; that offers a sliver of hope—no need to grasp the true principles, just to uncover a fragment that can be used is enough;

Of course, this notion is extremely difficult; the Fate Overlord Ao Fu is even more of a research maniac, yet the original work never shows him using any special ability at the end, likely because he never succeeded.

Now it's just a trial; time is infinite, and whether Lord God or Great Perfection, they always need something to occupy them.

Thousands of years later, the Dark Divine Plane:

Shawn watched the pool surface churn with black light, and an Eight‑Wing Angel was born right before him.

"How is it? Did you see anything?" the Dark Overlord beside him asked with a smile.

Shawn shook his head, "No, I couldn't understand at all; it's all a fog."

The Dark Overlord said, "Ha ha, you've only watched for a few thousand years; I've watched for an incalculable number of ten‑trillion years, yet it's of no use. This Supreme God's power is beyond our grasp."

"Perhaps," Shawn could only agree.

In the material plane, Buleile had researched for thousands of years without any progress; there's nothing he can do—lack of understanding is just lack of understanding.

The Dark Overlord asked again, "Are you ready to continue researching?"

Shawn shook his head, "No, continuing this way is useless; I'm preparing to leave and return to the Underworld."

"Ha ha, Death Overlord sent me a message a few days ago, wanting me to send you back," the Dark Overlord laughed, "I guess she wants to spar with you on the rules of death; dueling with you Great Perfections is something many Lord Gods desire."

Shawn asked, "Overlord, have any Lord Gods between heaven and earth ever broken through the Great Perfection during their duels with it?"

"No, it's not that easy. What we do is merely add a hint of fantasy; in reality everyone knows the chance is minuscule, but even if we can't break the Great Perfection, perhaps we can achieve a slight breakthrough in other aspects," the Dark Overlord said.

Shawn nodded, "Indeed, it's better than having no chance at all."

The Dark Overlord added, "Before I send you back, I want you to try something else."

After speaking, several Twelve‑Wing Divine Angels arrived, carrying a comatose Twelve‑Wing Divine Angel.

"What is this?" Shawn asked, puzzled.

The Dark Overlord said, "You previously asked whether, if a Dark Lord God terminates an Angel Reincarnation Pool, those angels can still be soul‑ensnared;

We tried that countless ages ago, it didn't work, but you are the first Great Perfection between heaven and earth, perhaps it will be different, so let's try; if it fails, never mind, I'm curious as well.

This Twelve‑Wing Angel, he is a free one."

"Fine." Shawn knew this might be his rare chance, so his eyes instantly emitted a gray beam;

The gray beam instantly entered the dark angel's body, surged straight into its mind; deep within its mind lay an energy akin to a Reincarnation Pool, but when this energy met the Soul Pearl's energy, it was immediately shattered.

Seeing success, Shawn immediately began probing the other's memories; soon, he retrieved the information he sought: the Twelve‑Wing Angel recorded in the Lord God's memory within the Soul Pearl.

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