Jiang Jue looked at the divine-position fragment trembling on the altar and the angelic phantom radiating sacred energy behind Ye Guyi. His eyes were filled with shock and confusion as countless thoughts raced through his mind.
"So it really is a fragment of the Angel God's divine position!"
Ye Guyi's martial soul was the Holy Angel. Although it could not compare to from ten thousand years ago, in this era it was still among the most outstanding of all angel martial souls.
At present she possessed two wings. After reaching seven rings, it would evolve into four wings, and once she became a Title Douluo, it could transform into the Six-Winged Angel.
Therefore, the fact that she could trigger the fragment was enough to prove that this divine fragment came from the first-level Angel God position inherited by Qian Renxue ten thousand years ago—one that ultimately shattered.
"Then the divinity covering it must belong to the Rakshasa God, who disappeared during the same era."
The Eye of Destiny in the center of Jiang Jue's forehead suddenly opened. A brilliant golden light swept across the fragment, and his heart settled slightly.
"Previously, the God King of Destruction left a mark behind, and the Zhongli Clan discovered this fragment long ago, so it can't be him…"
"And after the battle of the Twin Gods ten thousand years ago, although the Rakshasa divine position vanished, he probably never controlled it. Otherwise, with his personality, he would have already found someone to inherit it and turned them into one of his loyal dogs."
Jiang Jue knew that although the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils had ascended to the God Realm with Tang San, Tang San's faction there was still far weaker than that of the God King of Destruction.
"Besides, after the previous inheritor of the Rakshasa divine position died, no new Rakshasa God appeared in the God Realm. That suggests the divine position has been lost."
Jiang Jue's eyes grew darker and deeper. His gaze occasionally swept across the faint, chilling aura hidden beneath the fragment's surface.
"If that's the case… then it appearing here, together with the fragment of the Angel God's position…"
Suddenly, a thunderbolt seemed to explode in his mind. A possibility—almost impossible—flashed across his thoughts.
Could she still be alive?
Did she somehow win a resurrection match?
Jiang Jue looked toward Electrolux and cautiously transmitted his voice through the Soul-Refining Banner.
"Old Yi, are you sure there's nothing else here? By the way… it might not necessarily be human."
To be safe, Jiang Jue tightened his grip on the Soul-Refining Banner and quietly moved closer to Electrolux—almost positioning the old man in front of him as protection.
He hadn't expected that simply raising his soul-ring ages would drag out a ten-thousand-year-old secret, even bringing him into contact with matters involving two first-level gods.
Hearing this, Electrolux once again swept the entire chamber with his divine sense and shook his head slightly.
"No. You can rest assured of that. Kid Jiang, did you discover something?"
Electrolux rarely saw Jiang Jue act like this, so he couldn't help frowning as he asked.
"No. Just a guess."
Jiang Jue replied quietly.
Back then, Electrolux sensed the actions of Tang San and the God King of Destruction in the Ice-Fire Yin Yang Well because the two had fought, and the fluctuations were detected.
But if Bibi Dong were truly alive and hiding without revealing herself, even Electrolux might not necessarily detect her.
So whether his guess was correct or not… would depend on what happened next.
"Hmph!"
At that moment, Ye Guyi gave a soft grunt.
The angel phantom behind her vanished, and the fragment on the altar stopped trembling.
Immediately afterward, it was once again wrapped by the Rakshasa God's divinity, returning to that cold and sinister aura filled with evil.
"Did you sense anything?"
Jiang Jue looked at Ye Guyi, curious whether she had felt something special.
After the angel phantom disappeared, Ye Guyi first looked slightly dazed. Soon after, a conflicted blush spread across her face. She seemed embarrassed, her eyes darting around as if reluctant to speak.
"Hm? Why are you blushing?"
Seeing this, gray deathly soul power appeared at Jiang Jue's fingertips. With a slight movement, Ye Guyi sniffed faintly, sighed, and said with some humiliation:
"Just now… I felt the aura of my ancestor—the first generation of angel soul masters—from this fragment. But… it… it doesn't seem to recognize me."
After saying that, Ye Guyi suddenly looked dispirited, lowering her head.
"You mean it thinks you're too weak?"
Jiang Jue paused before asking.
"No need to repeatedly rub salt in the wound, thank you."
Ye Guyi's pretty face darkened as she clenched her fists. She hadn't expected to be rejected like this.
At first the fragment seemed excited when it sensed her angel martial soul—but the moment it saw that her angel only had two wings, it immediately ignored her.
"This fragment isn't something you can handle right now. It's normal that it doesn't acknowledge you."
Electrolux said gently.
"…"
Ye Guyi looked at the old man beside Jiang Jue. He appeared completely ordinary, with no aura leaking out at all, which made her somewhat surprised.
In such circumstances, this old man absolutely couldn't be a normal person. And since that hateful evil soul master treated him with such respect, he was probably at least a Super Douluo.
Will I ever escape the grasp of this detestable evil soul master?
A wave of sadness rose in Ye Guyi's heart… yet strangely, part of her seemed to anticipate the future.
"So even shattered, the Angel God's divine position still stands above all living beings."
Jiang Jue sighed inwardly. His desire to become a god grew even stronger.
After this, I must search for other fragments of the Angel God's position. Since the Soul-Refining Banner wants to devour them… then I'll let it try and see what happens.
"Hey… Jiang… Jue. What exactly is that fragment?"
After hesitating for a moment, Ye Guyi pointed at the fragment and asked.
"It's a fragment of the divine position of the Angel God worshipped by your angel lineage."
"What?!"
Ye Guyi stared at the fragment in disbelief.
After briefly explaining, Jiang Jue waved his hand and withdrew the six beast souls surrounding them.
"Alright, you can go back in now."
He activated the Soul-Refining Banner. A beam of light enveloped Ye Guyi.
Although she hadn't been recognized by the fragment, the fact that she could trigger the Angel God fragment made her quite useful as a sort of treasure-seeking radar.
"Hey! Wait!"
"What do you take me for?! Throwing me away after using me?!"
Ye Guyi protested indignantly—but her complaints were useless. She was soon drawn back into the internal space of the Soul-Refining Banner.
"Old Yi, since the soul-ring upgrades are finished, let's leave first. As for the Angel God fragments, I believe there's more than just this one."
"This secret chamber can remain here for the next lucky person. It can only raise soul-ring ages once, which is quite a pity."
Jiang Jue spoke to Electrolux, his voice echoing throughout the chamber with a hint of regret.
Electrolux's eyes flickered slightly, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
Given his understanding of Jiang Jue… that sentence didn't seem to be meant only for him.
Three seconds passed.
The chamber remained completely silent.
Did I guess wrong?
A strange glint flashed through Jiang Jue's eyes. He turned and began walking toward the stone door.
He wasn't in a hurry. There would be many opportunities in the future.
It all depended on how the one hiding in the shadows would respond.
Just as Jiang Jue was about to open the door—
The previously calm fragment suddenly began spewing black smoke.
A much smaller shard, only the size of a thumb, suddenly separated from it and shot straight toward Jiang Jue.
Electrolux stepped in front of him and waved his hand. A surge of undead energy struck the fragment, knocking it flying before it dropped to the ground, completely motionless.
The fragment carried no offensive power.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Jue's eyes suddenly lit up.
"So my guess was right."
"Now things are getting interesting."
(End of Chapter)