Yulia’s injuries were beyond imagination; she had hovered on the brink of death for an entire year. Even with Wang Lan’s dical Star Martial Technique, it took half a day of treatnt to stabilize her condition.
Outside the independent inpatient building of Cloud Sea Province’s National Defense First Hospital, ard military police officers stood guard.
Passing inpatients curiously eyed this usually quiet inpatient building, whispering to acquaintances they encountered.
"Guess who’s staying inside?"
"Must be at least city mayor level, right?"
"Nonsense. Could a mayor warrant such a large-scale operation? That’s an anti-terrorism unit, all ard with real weapons. I suspect it’s soone at the cabinet level..."
"I haven’t heard of any of the seven cabinet mbers coming to our Cloud Sea, have you?"
"Who knows... Anyway, be careful not to wander around in front of their building. You don’t want to get mistaken for sothing and shot."
"You’re exaggerating. Our Jade Country is still humane. This isn’t White Eagle Country, where guards can shoot to kill rely on suspicion. Still, it’s best not to wander around needlessly, to avoid any misunderstandings..."
In the ward, Wang Lan stood by the window, looking out. Jiang Xinyu sat on a chair by the bed, flipping through a newspaper. Xie Sisi was watching a drama with earphones in, and Xu Xiangwen was frantically pushing towers in his ga.
There had been an incident at the International Security Council Headquarters. Since the Xuan Yue Mask had already been taken by the other side, there was no use in Wang Lan hurrying back. He would wait for Yulia to wake up before confirming the information.
The Angel and the Paradise Bird definitely had a connection; otherwise, the Angel would not have carried the Paradise Bird’s underling. But Wang Lan also sensed that the Angel and the Paradise Bird operated differently. Their relationship seed more like a partnership.
And, since the Angel was a clone of Yulia, how did they manage to create it? A clone with strength surpassing Yulia herself? If they possessed such capability, it would be too terrifying.
Ten Yulia clones could challenge a superpower. But what if they could clone others? Like Wang Lan, or the top experts in the world? Ten clones of each person—it would be a nightmare.
"MMM..."
Suddenly, a soft groan echoed in the silent room, and Wang Lan quickly turned around. On the bed, Yulia slowly opened her eyes.
Looking at the snow-white ceiling and then turning to see Wang Lan and the others, a smile appeared on Yulia’s face. She struggled to sit up. However, after more than a year in a near-death state, and despite Wang Lan’s healing, she was very weak, and her attempt failed.
"Yulia, you’re awake. How do you feel?"
"I feel good, thank you."
"You don’t have to thank us."
Yulia tried once more to sit up, and this ti she succeeded. Strength was rapidly returning to her body. As Yulia slowly sat up, Jiang Xinyu quickly placed a pillow behind her.
"What on earth happened? How did you end up..."
"It all started with the battle a year ago. Do you rember when the forr Saintess used the Holy Grail to shatter the Hell Monarch’s seal? At that ti, the Holy Grail also cracked. It was because of this damage that the Holy Grail’s seal began to loosen."
"Loosen? Does that an the Hell Monarch escaped again? Was it the Hell Monarch who injured you?" Xie Sisi asked quickly.
Wang Lan’s brow furrowed slightly. He rembered that the Hell Monarch had died soon after being sealed in the Holy Grail. Although he hadn’t told anyone, he was certain the Hell Monarch was dead.
Yulia shook her head silently. "It wasn’t the Hell Monarch. It was another being, a hundred tis, even a thousand tis more formidable than the Hell Monarch—the first traitor of Heaven and the direct cause of Heaven’s fall, Lucifer."
"A being a hundred or a thousand tis more terrifying than the Hell Monarch?" Jiang Xinyu looked at Yulia in astonishnt, searching her face for any sign of exaggeration, but there was none.
Yulia spoke very seriously, her tone pessimistic.
One Hell Monarch had already pushed humanity’s combat capabilities to their absolute limit. If there was sothing a hundred or a thousand tis more terrifying, couldn’t it wipe out human civilization with a re wave of its hand?
"The Hell Monarch was devoured by Lucifer the mont he was sealed. Because of this, Lucifer gained the fundantal energy to break free from the Holy Grail’s seal."
"What exactly is Lucifer?" Wang Lan asked urgently.
"Lucifer was a Holy Angel of Heaven ten thousand years ago. Wang Lan, do you know about the Angel Form?"
"The Star Martial Skill the Angel used? I know of it."
"The cultivation system of the Heaven God Sect’s Star Martial Warriors is a direct inheritance from the God of Heaven. Our cultivation thod differs from any other school in the world. Our ultimate evolution is to transform into an Angel.
When their Angel Form reaches the second realm, they transform into an Angel, but that’s just the most basic Power Angel. Yet, even the most basic Power Angel possesses the strength of the Star Soul Realm.
As cultivation progresses, an Angel’s power increases with the number of wings. With four pairs of wings, they are Combat Angels; with six pairs, Radiant Angels; and with eight pairs, Blazing Angels... And Lucifer was one of the two archangels from ten thousand years ago, and also the only Holy Angel. In an Angel’s Body, he stood shoulder to shoulder with the God of Heaven."
These words instantly stirred a tempest in the hearts of Wang Lan and his three companions. The lowest-ranking angels possessed Star Soul Realm strength, and the twelve-winged Holy Angel had advanced five levels beyond that. Did this an that, to a Holy Angel, soone at the Star Soul Realm was like an ordinary person to a Star Soul Realm master?
"Ten thousand years ago, Lucifer was tempted by the Demon God to usurp the God of Heaven. His betrayal led the Demon God to invade Heaven, causing its destruction. Before perishing, the God of Heaven cursed Lucifer.
By day, his body would be scorched by the True Sunfire, and by night, his soul would be burned by the True Hellfire, enduring constant torture. Afterwards, Lucifer was sealed within the Holy Grail, where he underwent ten thousand years of tornt."
"That plot... it sounds familiar. The Xuan Yue Mask?"
"You know about the Xuan Yue Mask?" Yulia asked in surprise. "The Xuan Yue Mask is a divine artifact forged by the God of Heaven with Divine Power to negate the curse."
"The Angel has already acquired the Xuan Yue Mask," Wang Lan said with a wry smile, delivering the despairing news to Yulia.
"With the Xuan Yue Mask, Lucifer can negate the God of Heaven’s curse. Although his strength has greatly diminished after being sealed for ten thousand years, a weakened twelve-winged Holy Angel is still a Holy Angel..."
"Is there really no other way?"
"I don’t know, but right now, I really can’t think of any... Lucifer’s strength is comparable to that of the God of Heaven; destroying the world would take but a thought for him. Unless, perhaps, the slumbering Ancient Gods, Gaia and Hou Tu, awaken their wills."
"Gaia and Hou Tu?" Xu Xiangwen laughed. "Yulia, I know you’re religious, but you believe in the Heaven God Sect. You don’t need to start believing in other religions too, do you? Gaia is Olympian, and Hou Tu is one of our Eastern deities."
"Olympus, Heaven, the Eastern Celestial Court, and the Northern European Temple were the four major Divine Realms in ancient tis; this is clearly docunted in the Heaven God Sect. Around ten thousand years ago, after Heaven fell, a massive invasion by the Demon God caused the Earth Star God Realm’s power to beco imbalanced. This led to a final battle with the Demon God, which ended with his exile to the infinite cosmos and the fall of the gods of the four Divine Realms.
But though the Demon God was banished, he will return one day. Among the surviving gods, Gaia and Hou Tu embodied the Will of the Earth and rged with the Earth Star. They used the Earth Star as a focal point and the galaxy as an array to seal off the entire Milky Way, solidifying it.
Because of this, foreign beings who step into the Milky Way are suppressed by its Laws; otherwise, how could humankind resist the strength of the Demon World? But Lucifer was an exception. He is a divine spirit of the Earth Realm. Though he betrayed the God of Heaven, he still operated within the Laws.
A twelve-winged Holy Angel... is powerful enough to destroy the world."
Wang Lan and his companions looked at each other, unsure whether to believe her.
"So what’s the deal with this Angel then?"
"An Angel? You an my clone?" Yulia leaned back against the hospital bed and sighed heavily. "It happened when I was nding the Holy Grail. Curious, I peered inside and inadvertently saw Lucifer sealed within.
At the ti, I didn’t know who Lucifer was; he deceived , claiming to be a spirit dwelling in the Holy Grail. He said he knew all the secrets of Heaven, as well as all the Star Martial Skills passed down from Heaven.
After the collapse of Heaven, many powerful Star Martial Skills were lost because they had no successors. Naturally, I was overjoyed at the prospect of receiving this heritage from the Holy Grail.
So, I began to cultivate under Lucifer’s guidance. But in the process, he was also stripping away my soul. As more and more of my soul was taken, I realized sothing might be wrong.
Later, I went to the Star Picking Building and there, I uncovered the truth. There couldn’t possibly be a spirit in the Holy Grail; the one calling himself a spirit had to be Lucifer. Once I discovered his true identity, Lucifer finally dropped his facade.
I was no match for Lucifer. If the Holy Grail hadn’t protected , he would have killed long ago. The Holy Grail carried to the Pacific Ocean before losing its power. I then fell into the sea and sank to the ocean floor.
That Angel must be a copy Lucifer made using my soul. As for the Angel’s power, Lucifer must have bestowed it.
I lay at the bottom of the sea for this past year. If soone hadn’t fallen into the ocean recently and been captured by the Holy Grail, I might still be there.
After he brought ashore, I regained consciousness briefly, but my injuries were too severe. I only had ti to say ’Jade Country’ before falling back into a coma. That person then brought to Jade Country."
"So, you group-texted the four of us?"
"Exactly. I was only conscious for a very short ti, not long enough to make a call or do anything else. This past year, Lucifer didn’t appear because he lacked the Xuan Yue Mask to suppress the curse. But now that they have obtained it, Lucifer will definitely erge. His appearance will be a nightmare for the world."
Just then, Wang Lan’s phone rang. He saw it was Che Pure calling.
"Wang Lan, we’ve captured a Star Martial Warrior who sneaked into the country near where you fought. He says he wants to see the Saintess and refuses to say anything else."
"Why are you being so polite with the interrogation? Just use Spirit Engraving directly."
"He’s a Star Sea Realm expert with extrely strong spiritual power. You’re probably the only one who can perform a Spirit Engraving on him."
"Alright, I’ll co over."
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