Translator: CinderTL
Buzz!
Endless light cascaded across the world, as if a sun had bloomed.
The Chaos Nether Sea beyond the spatial rift was illuminated, and the streak of golden rainbow light that had crossed realms hovered beyond the boundary, radiating a divine radiance no less brilliant than the sun itself.
In an instant, the black mist dissipated, and the aberrations retreated.
Chen Feng, Star Spirit, and the others stood in mid-air above the Great Ocean, clearly witnessing the Sea of Mist receding within the Chaos Nether Sea behind the rift, revealing the true forms of three distinct angels.
One was a wolf-bat colossus over ten thousand meters tall, its savage and ferocious form bathed in arcs of bloody lightning as it commanded hordes of aberrant creatures.
Another was a colossal Brownrock Giant Python, coiled and sprawling like a continental plate, its immense body stretching across the horizon.
The third was a crimson winged serpent, swirling like a black hole, its gaping maw capable of devouring all in its path.
Roar!
The three angels roared in unison, their voices echoing with primal fury, as if issuing a threat.
Their crimson vertical pupils dilated like multiple Blood Moons, and their colossal bodies stirred up hurricane-force winds and lightning, violently agitating the Nether Sea's spatial fabric.
Yet, upon closer observation, Chen Feng could clearly sense the angels' weakness.
Though their true forms were formidable, having already established complete spiritual worlds and possessing boundless Origin,
In their previous battle, they had both exerted their full power.
Chen Feng had forcibly shattered their peak form upon descent, and their spiritual world's projection had been obliterated.
Such an exertion couldn't come without a price.
As if sensing this, the white-robed figure that had vanished in a rainbow light transformed into a radiant golden sun, suspended high above the Nether Sea, sealing all directions.
Limitless golden light cascaded beyond the realm, appearing illusory.
Yet upon closer inspection, the light solidified into a new Spatial Barrier.
"It's the Sun King!" the Star Spirit exclaimed in Chen Feng's mind, her voice trembling with excitement as she immediately identified the sacred sun.
Chen Feng paused, recalling what he had learned in the past.
The Sun King, a divine being forged by the Ancient Taiduo Civilization, was the pinnacle of their civilization's achievements.
Created with a core of Fragments of Divinity, it had gained the Will of the World's recognition, granting it near-omnipotent control over endless light.
In essence, this Sacred Being was a colossal sun incarnate.
But why would it intervene at this precise moment?
The thought flashed through Chen Feng's mind, and he frowned slightly, puzzled.
But before he could fully process it, he charged toward the spatial rift.
A golden rainbow light descended from the sky, materializing beside him.
"He is one of the platinum five-star federal saints, born two centuries ago."
"Few now know his true name; he is currently known as Helios."
Buzz!
The rainbow light solidified, and a calm, explanatory voice reached Chen Feng's ears.
Helios?
The Sun God?
The thought flashed through Chen Feng's mind, and he turned his head, his gaze sharpening instantly.
Clad in a long robe of white with gold patterns, the delicate face seemed vaguely familiar. A slender ponytail swayed gently, giving the impression of someone in their late twenties. The blue markings on her left cheek, visible in photographs, had quietly transformed into a radiant golden glow.
"Divine General He?" Chen Feng raised an eyebrow, recognizing the Red Nation's Divine General stationed in Red City.
As an Honorary Major General in the Military, a Federation Councilor, and a decorated protector of the negotiation delegation, he had naturally received briefings from Xia Mingyuan, Li Yun, and others, allowing him to glimpse the revered visages of the three Divine Generals.
In fact, before leaving the Red Nation, their delegation had speculated, based on promises from Xia Mingyuan, the General Federation's representative, about which Divine General might secretly accompany and protect them.
"You seem surprised?" He Mulan said with a smile, the luminescent patterns on her left cheek shifting from gold to blue.
The razor-sharp aura that could slice through anything faded slightly. Chen Feng paused, then nodded.
"A little."
He genuinely hadn't expected her to accompany the delegation. After all, Red City required a divine presence to maintain order and couldn't be left unguarded lightly.
"Brother Hao is temporarily overseeing Red City with a clone, allowing me to leave briefly," He Mulan explained softly, the sea breeze stirring the waves.
Chen Feng paused at her familiar address, then realized she must be referring to another Divine General—Lord Hao, who guarded the Heavenly River Secret Realm.
As for the "clone" overseeing Red City, he speculated it was likely some divine ability. The relationship between the three Divine Generals might be closer than he had imagined.
"This journey must have been arduous for you," He Mulan continued, her gaze filled with appreciation and her tone gentle. "The platinum five-star were extremely wary of us, obstructing us at every turn. If not for your repeated interventions, that young man from Wang Cheng would have struggled to cope."
It was clear she was fully aware of the delegation's trials in the federation.
Chen Feng didn't deny it. As someone who had personally experienced the dangers and hardships, he knew firsthand how perilous and challenging the mission had been.
Just as Chen Feng was about to speak again, seizing the opportunity to ask about his lingering doubts,
Boom!!
A deafening explosion shook the heavens.
Their conversation was abruptly interrupted. Chen Feng and He Mulan stopped talking, turning their heads in unison to gaze once more at the spatial rift.
An endless, sacred golden light erupted from the Nether Sea, blazing like a sun and dissolving all in its path.
The crimson lightning was relentlessly ground into nothingness, and the continental plates and serpent god angels—those black hole-like entities—were left battered and wounded once more.
The three angel primals roared furiously, struggling against their restraints.
Yet upon closer inspection, the boundless golden light solidified into a new boundary wall, forcibly binding the three angels and dragging them toward Earth.
"Something's wrong," the Star Spirit suddenly murmured, her brow furrowing slightly. The excitement in her eyes dimmed.
She sensed that the Sun King's actions deviated from her expectations.
As a divine being and heir to the Ancient Taiduo Civilization, he could have easily annihilated the three angel primals. Why, then, was he expending such immense effort to seal them within Earth's space?
"What is he planning?" Chen Feng frowned, sensing the anomaly as well.
He had initially assumed the federal saint possessed some specialized method to effortlessly eliminate the three angel primals.
But now...
"Helios somehow sensed that you were being targeted by angels. Initially, he planned to use you as bait to incite infighting among the three angels, hoping to lure the King of Angels into descending and then cripple them all in one strike."
"Now, if I'm not mistaken, he's likely shifting tactics while still pursuing his original plan."
He Mulan paused, considering her words carefully before revealing the truth.
This wasn't about personal motives; she simply believed Chen Feng had the right to know.
Chen Feng narrowed his eyes, a chill running through him as the pieces clicked into place.
He had previously wondered why the federation remained silent despite the descent of the three angels.
And earlier, when he wreaked havoc in Black Harbor City, slaying legendary figures like Farrell and Velatu, he had encountered no resistance from platinum five-star forces.
Now it was clear: he had been caught in their scheme from the very beginning.
"So, he's trying to protect the lives of these three angels now?" Chen Feng's voice was icy.
He Mulan fell silent for a moment.
A gentle breeze stirred the waves.
Inside the Windrider, the Star Spirit felt a surge of resentment. The initial excitement at witnessing the divine Sun King had completely vanished, replaced by a bitter indignation.
Buzz!
At that very moment, a new disturbance erupted from the spatial rift.
"How dare you imprison us!"
"Aaaah!!!"
The angels roared in fury, and the colossal beasts howled in response.
The Chaos Nether Sea churned violently, its waves rising into a tidal wave.
The three angel primals joined forces to resist, commanding countless mutated creatures. They unleashed a cataclysmic crimson light, unleashing a world-devouring Black Tide.
Their power seemed overwhelming, unstoppable.
But then...
Boom!!
A divine golden light erupted from within the Chaos Nether Sea, piercing the darkness with blinding brilliance.
Countless mutated creatures were vaporized by the light, reduced to dust.
The light boundary wall materialized, extending like a celestial realm, forming a massive circular barrier that sealed off the chaos space.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The crimson light was suppressed by the divine radiance, rapidly dissipating.
Chains of light surged forth, shattering crimson lightning, piercing and devouring black holes, and binding the three angels securely.
No matter how fiercely they struggled, they remained bound. Their colossal, boundless bodies were imprisoned, unable to move.
"These three angels are now under my restraint, with no escape."
"Their origin powers have also been sealed, rendering them unusable."
Suddenly, a voice echoed through the void, and light streamed from the sacred sun within the spatial rift.
The folded light seemed to envelop sound, allowing it to resonate across realms.
The three angel primals were visibly bound by chains, their forms shrinking as the golden barrier contracted, soon to be dragged into Earth's space.
"As for you, descendant of the Red Nation," the voice boomed again, and a strand of bright yellow light appeared in Earth's space.
Chen Feng faintly saw a figure in white robes within the sacred sun, suspended at its center like a god surveying the world, its gaze piercing.
Cold. Ruthless.
Their eyes met for an instant before the voice echoed from afar.
"Do you acknowledge your wrongdoing?"
Boom!!
The heavens and earth roared, the world trembled.
The light boundary wall rapidly shrank into a golden sphere, plunging completely into Earth's space.
The three angels were frozen within it like insects in amber, utterly imprisoned.
A majestic pressure radiated from the sphere, overwhelming everything like the descent of a deity, capable of reshaping the world with ease.
"Acknowledge my wrongdoing?"
The golden armor giant, wreathed in radiant flames, hovered with Chen Feng floating near its left heart, his eyes icy.
He had used himself as bait and even prevented Chen Feng from annihilating the three angels.
And now he dared to demand retribution?
Boom!!
Platinum light surged skyward as the Holy Shield Colossus, understanding Chen Feng's intent, refused to yield.
Its mountain-like body towered into the clouds, its feet planted firmly in the sea.
The majestic stone head, crowned with a regal diadem, silently tilted upward, its savage gaze meeting the sacred sun's divine light.
"Oh?"
"It seems you lack sufficient reverence for the word 'divine'?"
The cold voice echoed again as the sacred sun emerged from behind a spatial rift, hovering almost perfectly aligned with the real sun, merging into a single entity.
Within it, Helios's expression remained impassive, his pupils having transformed into golden orbs.
The entire sea was now bathed in a brilliant yellow light, as if transported to a celestial realm illuminated by holy radiance.
"This..."
"A god...?"
On the distant ferry, Yang Wudi and the others stood frozen in awe, their voices hoarse as they spoke.
The other federation members instinctively knelt, believing they were witnessing a legendary divine manifestation and spontaneously worshipping the deity.
"Reverence?" Chen Feng countered coldly, his golden armor giant shattering tidal waves and crushing bedrock with each step.
The Holy Shield Colossus stood shoulder to shoulder with Chen Feng, both gazing upward at the single, overlapping, brilliant golden sun.
The atmosphere froze, and the high-altitude cloud layer ceased its drifting.
Helios's expression grew colder at their defiant stance. His indifferent golden eyes glowed with a yellow light, as if poised to strike.
"He is a citizen of the Red Nation," a calm voice suddenly echoed through the heavens.
He Mulan, who had been silent until now, stepped forward to stand before Chen Feng.
The glowing patterns on her left cheek had shifted once more, now radiating a golden light.
A sharp Qi mechanism seemed to materialize, slicing through every inch of surrounding space.
"Without your tacit approval, the angelic calamity could never have escalated to this scale," He Mulan stated calmly, her slender frame appearing almost insignificant.
"To demand accountability now is nothing but self-deception."
Yet, as Chen Feng watched her back, his Perception stirred. He felt an immense shadow suddenly loom, blotting out the sky and earth.
Looking up, he saw a golden deity coiled across the heavens.
Crafted from what appeared to be golden glass, the colossal being stretched over ten thousand meters in length, its back adorned with rainbow-hued wings.
Its gaze held a hidden sharpness, and a rhombus crystal pulsed within its chest.
An invisible Magnetic Field connected the deity to He Mulan, and Chen Feng could sense the immense power contained within it—a force that easily surpassed that of the angels.
"It's the Sword Emperor!"
"She's been recognized by the Sword Emperor!"
The Star Spirit suddenly exclaimed in astonishment, her voice as excited as when she had first recognized the Sun King.
Chen Feng froze again, inexplicably reminded of the Holy Sword in the Serpent Spirit Secret Realm.
Before he could dwell on it, the sacred sun high above radiated a blinding light, and Helios within it suddenly sneered.
"Did you truly believe I couldn't stop you?"
As his words echoed, He Mulan frowned slightly, sensing an anomaly.
At the same moment, the golden deity seated atop the dome—the divine Sword Emperor—opened her crystalline eyes and gazed toward the cloud layer opposite her.
The void twisted, and a middle-aged figure in black robes stepped forth.
Pale skin, long, wavy brown hair cascading down his back.
Dark brown eyes met the Sword Emperor's gaze, then glanced down at He Mulan, Chen Feng, and the others below.
"Long time no see, He."
As his voice faded, the sky darkened slightly.
A pitch-black deity materialized abruptly, distorting space as it took its place behind him.
Towering over ten thousand meters, its colossal form was plated in black and gold, a rhombus crystal glowing dimly on its chest.
In its hand, it wielded an enormous, pitch-black shield, as vast as a mountain range.
An indomitable aura silently radiated, manipulating the magnetic field to clash with the opposing Sword Emperor, blocking the razor-sharp Qi mechanism capable of slicing through all things.
"It's you?"
"The Heavenly Shieldbearer!"
Two voices rang out simultaneously, belonging to He Mulan and Star Spirit respectively.
Ignoring the latter's exclamation, Chen Feng scanned the scene warily.
He felt the world's gravity itself was being influenced by the Heavenly Shieldbearer, as if the being could instantly condense power into an unbreakable shield.
"Why are you here?" He Mulan asked, her eyes narrowing slightly. An invisible sword materialized in her hand.
She was well aware of the circumstances surrounding the federation's five divine beings, a situation similar to that of the Red Nation's Divine Generals.
Each was required to guard a Secret Realm and its Black Tide Anchor Point under specific conditions.
This was a rule imposed upon those who ascended to divinity, one that none could evade.
The federation possessed four such Secret Realm anchor points, and the Heavenly Shieldbearer before them should currently be stationed at one of them.
Moreover, in the past two days, there had been reports of a massive invasion at one of these sites, with suspicions that the King of Angels himself had attempted to descend.
"What do you think?"
The Heavenly Shieldbearer's vessel, a divine being clad in black robes, responded calmly, gazing down upon the mortals below.
He Mulan's eyes flickered with a multitude of speculations.
Seeing her restrained, Helios, the Sun God within the sacred sun, smirked coldly. His gaze swept past her, settling on Chen Feng.
"For He Mulan's sake, let the matter of Black Harbor end here."
"Let bygones be bygones. I won't pursue this further."
"However..."
His voice boomed, his white robes billowing as he hovered at the sun's core.
As if by divine decree, a small, luminous yellow orb floated beside him, forming its own spatial dimension. Within it, the amber-encased forms of the three angels were reflected.
"These three angels will be dealt with according to my own plans."
"From this day forward, they shall be under my custody."
As he spoke, his golden eyes glanced sideways, and strands of light enveloped the Windrider.
"The world ark carries the hopes of civilization. It cannot be moved lightly and must remain here for greater purposes."
"I urge you to act wisely and prioritize the greater good."
(End of the Chapter)
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