Chapter 630: Angel Soul

Angels, in mortals' eyes, are the messengers of the gods.

This notion is both correct and yet not entirely correct.

In fact, the concept of angels is broad; generally angels fall into three categories: first, beings that reside in the Heavenly Realm, the native inhabitants of that realm, who serve the gods like mortals and fight for divine beliefs and doctrines; second, mortal souls that, after death, ascend to the Heavenly Realm and are reshaped by its energy or directly altered by the gods, becoming angels; third, powerful entities directly created by the gods—servants or envoys of the divine—considered the most orthodox angels by mortals.

The first type of angels is the most numerous, the second follows, and the third is the rarest.

The native inhabitants of the Heavenly Realm are also called the "Heavenly Clan"; some ignorant mortals who worship angels mistakenly address the Heavenly Clan as the "Divine Clan".

The Heavenly Realm is similar to the Abyss; it does not refer to a single plane but consists of many planes forming a larger world system, vast and boundless, with a single plane sometimes rivaling the Old Continent in size, giving rise to countless species.

Most deities' divine kingdoms are established within the Heavenly Realm planes, the most famous being Paradise Mountain where numerous gods converge.

The relationship of deities to angels is like that of evil gods to demons.

The Heavenly Clan serves as the reserve force for angels; they are numerous and varied in form—some possess great wisdom and immense power, while others are uncivilized like beasts, weak and even inferior to humans of the Prime Material Plane.

Lei En obtained a Heavenly Diji from the God of Magic, which is actually a member of the Heavenly Clan, though exceedingly rare.

But regardless of the type, they are formed from condensed Heavenly Realm energy; according to human Wizards' classification of magical souls, the Heavenly Clan belongs to the Essence category and cannot combine to reproduce like mortals.

At birth, the Heavenly Clan is extremely weak, then grows step by step, awakening wisdom and enhancing strength.

Different kinds of Heavenly Clan have their own ranks.

As strength increases, the rank and form of the Heavenly Clan also change. Some clans have relatively relaxed hierarchies with small power gaps, making promotion easier; others have strict hierarchies, strictly assigning status by strength and possessing unique titles.

The three Heavenly Clans most known to mortals are Aila, Yikong, and Gaidin.

They are all strictly hierarchical Heavenly Clans, capable of growing from the tiniest Essence to the mightiest Blazing Heaven Divine Envoy!

In the Legendary realm, the Heavenly Clan is correctly called "Apostle" in the Heavenly Realm language.

Only those above Saint Rank are true angels.

The overwhelming majority of mortals do not understand this knowledge and uniformly call all beings descending from the Heavenly Realm angels; the erroneous term spread, and over time it became accepted as correct.

Lei En has long mastered the Heavenly Realm language, naturally understands these distinctions, but is too lazy to correct them.

He discovered that after Viola advanced to Legendary, the eight fused magical souls were all Apostles; among them, two Main Souls were the "Star Realm Apostle" and the "Holy Helm Apostle", four were the early Legendary "Element Apostle", and two were the mid‑Legendary "Kale Apostle"!

Angels all possess casting ability, and any Apostle's power far exceeds that of an ordinary mortal Legendary.

Summoning the eight Apostles would be enough to form an Angel legion!

When they first met last night, the angels Viola summoned surrounded the entire room, giving Lei En a considerable sense of threat. Throughout the night of close‑quarters combat, during several intermissions, he also took the opportunity to scrutinize with his Soul Eye.

The two Main Souls were undoubtedly the strongest.

Especially the first Main Soul after Viola's Legendary advancement, the Star Realm Apostle.

Its form resembled an illusory silhouette made of starlight; unlike other Apostles it bore no wings on its back, had no physical body, and sported a radiant halo above its head, as if possessing boundless magic.

That halo is the Legendary element of the Star Realm Apostle—Star Realm Light!

It inherently carries two "Void Resonance" effects, doubling Arcane potency, and any spell involving the Star Realm receives more than triple amplification, speeding casting, shortening intervals, and its power, range, and reach reach the spell's limit for this ring.

Star Realm Light allows the caster to enter the Star Realm at will, resonating with the entire realm; spells tied to the Star Realm surge in potency again, creating a dominant battlefield with a huge advantage, making death almost impossible.

This is a Legendary element coveted by countless Arcane mages.

Moreover, the Star Realm Apostle's magical soul carries over a dozen Arcane spells.

Blink, Random Door, Teleportation, Portal, Invisibility, Arcane Blast, Prism Light Shield, Mystic Eye, Dispel Magic, Arcane Torrent, Force Field Orb, Fictional Gravity Field, Void Bomb, Star Realm Gate, Star Realm Projection, Star Realm Leap, Star Realm Guard, and so on.

A single Star Realm Apostle's magical soul can make Viola the most outstanding Arcane mage.

Her mid‑Legendary magical soul is the "Holy Helm Apostle", possessing the three supreme elements "Divine Armor", "Steel Will", and "Limb‑Severed Rebirth", as well as ten‑level Strength, seven‑level Swiftness, multiple melee elements, and a suite of healing spells.

Previously, the golden armor on Viola was the "Divine Armor".

This finely crafted armor was forged from "Yanji True Gold" of the Heavenly Realm, a lightweight magical alloy that only craftsmen in the divine kingdoms can smelt, extremely scarce; once worn, its defense rivals that of a steel body and it possesses astonishing magical resistance.

When she allowed the Holy Helm Apostle to possess her, her physical condition was instantly enhanced beyond that of a steel knight.

It also compensated for the Ten Thousand Spirits Wizard's inherent fragility.

Both Main Souls do not belong to the three major Heavenly Clans, whereas the other Apostles do. The Element Apostles come from the Aila Heavenly Clan; this wing‑backed angel type is born with an elemental affinity, and Viola's four Element Apostles each possess different affinities.

The red Blazing Flame Angel appears as a wild woman, her undulating body formed of magma, engulfed in roaring fire, wielding a massive lava sword, with flame‑wings spanning four meters behind her, heat waves rolling.

The pristine Hurricane Angel has semi‑transparent wings over five meters wide, a fleeting silhouette, extreme speed, and wields a storm greatsword.

The teal‑black Obsidian Angel is robust and hard, over three meters tall, feet planted on the ground, bearing a massive shield and war hammer, like a heavy stone statue.

The crystal‑clear Ice Snow Angel is like an ice sculpture throughout, even her broad wings resemble thin ice blades, exuding chill, with perpetual snowflakes falling around her; her ice spear is long and sharp, shimmering with a heart‑pounding cold light.

The four Element Angels combine melee and casting abilities.

The two "Kale Angels" are even stronger; they belong to the Yikong Heavenly Clan, their appearance close to humans—a male and a female—with perfect looks, over two and a half meters tall yet not at all clumsy, well‑proportioned and agile, possessing both strength and speed, clad in full‑body silver armor, wielding a divine greatsword, with a pair of massive wings on their backs, exuding an aura of unassailable majesty.

Kale Angels are mid‑Legendary beings, the nemeses of all evil.

Such a widely‑renowned angel serves as a mid‑high‑level commander of the Heavenly Realm legion, possessing great intelligence, hating evil as a foe, strong in melee, and also a skillful caster, mastering a large repertoire of spells—from one to seven rings, over thirty in total—used for detection, offense, control, healing, amplification, anti‑magic, and more; extremely versatile, its casting alone equals that of a fifteenth‑level mage!

A single Kale Angel's power rivals that of a Legendary High‑rank transcendent.

Viola, however, can summon two.

Adding the four Element Angels, two Angel Main Souls, three sub‑Legendary Main Souls, and a "Raven Feast" of hundreds of magical ravens, Lei En judges that Viola's overall strength now rivals that of another Ten Thousand Spirits Wizard she has faced, Elder Harawa.

After three days apart, one must look upon each other with new eyes.

After three years apart, Viola has already stood at the pinnacle of Legendary wizards, even Lei En is stunned.

"This is the goddess's blessing," Viola replied softly.

Indeed...

Lei En suddenly realized that Heavenly Realm beings rarely drift into the Prime Material Plane, and angels—a creature of such power—are even rarer; even Holy Soul Wizards dare not enter the Heavenly Realm at will, lest they anger the gods, and only deities can grant Viola so many Angel Souls.

Viola explained, "In recent years the Phonograph and Camera have spread rapidly throughout the Empire, just as we anticipated; these two inventions have been extremely effective in propagating the Lady's doctrine, and in merely three to four years the church's followers grew by a third, greatly augmenting Her divine power."

At that point, a hint of regret appeared in her eyes: "The Lady is very pleased, but you are not Her follower, so she bestows all blessings upon me; if you are willing to worship the Lady…"

Lei En gently slipped his arm around her smooth fragrant shoulder and laughed, "It's fine; granting blessings to you is the same as to me, and without your effort the Phonograph and Camera wouldn't have progressed so quickly."

He said that aloud, but his mind held another thought.

Viola is the Divine Chosen of the Longhaired Lady; the deity of art and love favors her greatly, treating her differently, and even if He bestows a blessing on Himself, He certainly would not be as devoted as He is to Viola—at most He would give a magic soul or some other magical item and be done.

Sending another legendary Element like last time is basically impossible.

Viola, seeing that Lei En doesn't care at all about her taking his credit, feels sweet inside, so she shifts her upper body slightly and slides down along Lei En's neck, licking. The pleasant friction makes Lei En's blood surge, and he hurriedly presses her head, his own body leaning back to create some distance.

"Let me rest for a while."

"You still have a steel body…" Viola covers her mouth and giggles twice, continues to lie on Lei En's chest, and the hand that had reached under the thin blanket starts fidgeting again.

Lei En's scalp tingles, and he quickly changes the subject, asking, "Angels are also sentient beings, right? They have their own thoughts and memories—how did you merge with them?"

The spiritual will within a sentient being's soul is hard to erase; forced merging, over time, leads to mental confusion, schizophrenia, and the soul power becomes unstable when polluted.

That is why a black wizard is created.

But Viola shows no trace of a black wizard at all.

"The Angel Souls the Lady bestowed upon me all died on the Abyss battlefield; after He resurrected them, He used Divine Technique to erase their memories, then extracted their essence and sent it to the heavens for rebirth, leaving only an Elemental husk. I infused them with divine power to restore their strength, even making them stronger than before, and then handed them to me," Viola explained.

I see.

Lei En nodded, "Your rapid advancement is also thanks to the Lady's help?"

"Of course, the Lady periodically nourishes my soul with divine power, increasing my soul power, so I can easily break through bottlenecks—within three years I've experienced two perfect Soul Transformations and three soul ascensions," Viola said happily. "I'm now at level fourteen."

I've known that for a long time.

The Longhaired Lady favors Viola far beyond the treatment of ordinary Divine Chosen, practically as Her own daughter, even willing to expend divine power to boost her. One must know that divine power is the deity's most treasured asset, determining a god's strength and might, and is never used lightly.

Even the most generous deity becomes extremely stingy when using divine power.

Divine power is the highest grade of energy.

Unlike divinity, which contains a deity's knowledge, memories, and personality, after being transmuted by divine fire it becomes pure, potent energy with versatile uses—it can unleash the most terrifying Divine Technique and even resurrect mortals, with endless applications.

A deity awarding a mortal follower's soul with personal divine power as a reward is exceedingly rare. Yet this indicates that the Longhaired Lady, because of the Phonograph and Camera, has amassed a massive amount of divine power, giving her surplus divine power to bless Viola.

Lei En thought this, but smiled and said, "So you're a level higher than me now."

"I wouldn't dare compare with you."

Viola withdrew her hand, jabbed Lei En's chest, and laughed, "The foremost under the Holy Soul, even the king of Kangjiatuo fell to your hammer; Elder Naiser has been killed twice by you; the Elder Harava I greatly revere also fell to your hand; just a few angels—none can match you."

Lei En sensed the sarcasm in her words and teased, "You care about me so much?"

"Hmph." Viola's beautiful eyes glanced at him, "I not only know your battle record, but also know about those women of yours—you even have a son."

Lei En instantly felt a bit guilty.

He embraced the beautiful half‑elf body, unflinching, coaxed, "There aren't many women; none compare to you. In my heart, you're always the most important. These years I've been waiting for your word; with a single sentence from you, I'd rush to Nuosiruier to see you, caring about nothing else. If you don't believe, feel my heart."

"Flowery words." Viola turned her head, but couldn't help a smile at the corner of her mouth.

Lei En internally scoffed: it was you who asked to share love with other women, saying it was to practice the Longhaired Lady's doctrine, and now you're getting jealous.

Of course he didn't dare say it aloud, gently turning Viola's body back and pulling her into his arms.

The two quietly embraced tenderly, yet neither felt sleepy.

Dawn arrived, the sunlight breaking.

Viola suddenly sat up, brushed her hand over the jeweled necklace on her fair neck, produced a crystal‑clear soul stone, and smiled, "Lei En, this is a gift for you."

Lei En instantly saw the powerful magic soul within the soul stone and exclaimed, "Angel?"

"You once asked me to help find an Affinity Element of thunder, but I never succeeded. This Angel Soul is very special; it carries a thunder form, so I kept it, thinking you'd like it," Viola whispered. "It was originally the 'Okra Thunder Apostle', but an unknown mutation occurred, and it's no longer a pure elemental angel; I gave it a more fitting name."

"What name?" Lei En asked, looking up.

Viola replied, "Mithril Angel!"

(End of Chapter)