Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Golden light appeared once again, but this time it shot out from the dark armor and flew straight towards the unconscious Lei Xiang.

Golden light shimmered, carrying with it wisps of gold that continuously moved across the ground, eventually forming a golden magical six-pointed star. As the golden threads returned to their origin, the six-pointed star suddenly shone brightly, and a beam of golden light soared into the sky.

The appearance of this golden light also caused the Mad God Battle Qi within Lei Xiang's body to react. He stood up with his eyes closed, seemingly half-asleep or in an illusion. He walked to the golden light with his eyes closed, letting his entire body be bathed in the golden light.

"Lei Xiang is about to wake up, let's not make a sound."

As Lei Xiang underwent a transformation bathed in golden light, Yan suddenly reached out and pulled Mo Yue to a corner. A wisp of divine power covered and concealed their presence, and they sat quietly in the corner watching everything that happened in the cave.

"Ah ...

When Lei Xiang had fully transformed, he couldn't help but let out a joyful shout. His eyes were bright and alert. After venting his frustrations, he looked around and saw the unconscious Pan Zong and Jin Yin, as well as the dark armor, but he didn't notice Yan and Mo Yue hiding in the shadows.

"Welcome here, human boy."

A clear voice rang out in the cave. The voice sounded calm but was filled with an arrogant air, and the person appeared to be middle-aged.

"who!

! ”

Lei Xiang reacted violently, frantically looking around. Since the light appeared, every detail in the cave had become clearly visible, yet he couldn't pinpoint the source of the voice, which filled him with fear. "Who are you? Where are you?"

He subconsciously activated his Berserker Battle Qi, and a layer of golden light emanated from Lei Xiang's body. The armor in the distance seemed to sense this and emitted a clear clang, as if calling out to him.

"who am I?"

A clear voice rang out again, tinged with a hint of helplessness, "Thousands of years have passed, and I've almost forgotten who I am. I think my name is Theomandis."

"Theomandis? What a strange name!"

In a corner of the cave, Mo Yue was practically curled up in Yan's arms. Their divine power concealed their presence, preventing their conversation from being heard by the outside world, or at least by Lei Xiang. So when Mo Yue heard the conversation outside, she couldn't help but whisper in Yan's ear, "Master, why didn't this guy show up earlier?"

As soon as Mo Yue spoke, she felt an invisible pressure on her. Just then, Yan looked up at the top of the Mad God Armor and said calmly, "A certain remnant soul is too timid. Without a body, its strength is insufficient, so it dares not meet me in advance."

As soon as Yan said this, the golden light surrounding Lei Xiang fluctuated for a moment. Theomandis, who only had a fragmented divine soul left, felt angry. He, a dignified mad god of the heavenly realm, a first-level god who was valued by the Father God and bestowed with a super artifact, was actually despised and looked down upon by a little god.

He could roughly sense Yan's cultivation level; it hadn't reached the level of a second-level deity. If it were back in the Heavenly Realm, this guy would definitely have made him pay the price for daring to offend him.

But now he has fallen from grace. His divine body was shattered in the Heavenly Realm, and even his divine soul is incomplete. He has been cultivating in the mortal world for thousands of years but has not been able to recover. He can only choose to find someone to inherit his divine position.

In this state, he could bully the strong in the mortal realm, but he was powerless against Yan, a god-level being. Therefore, he had no way to deal with Yan and Mo Yue, who had broken into his inheritance ground, and could only choose not to communicate and quietly wait for Lei Xiang's arrival.

"Without a body, isn't that the same as a necromancer?"

Mo Yue and Lei Xiang had both come into contact with knowledge about necromancers in recent years. When they heard that Theomandis could live without a body, they subconsciously thought of the legendary necromancer.

Their subconscious reaction infuriated Theomandis, whose irritated voice echoed through the cave, "What are necromancers? If I were still alive, they wouldn't even be worthy to carry my shoes. They're just slaves under Hades."

When that voice rang out, Mo Yue immediately felt an invisible pressure coming at her, but with Yan gently stroking her, everything returned to calm.

Chapter 657 Theomandis

On the Jin Yuan Continent, in the White Smoke Mountain, inside the cave of the Mad God's Ruins.

Theomandis's conversation with Lei Xiang did not last long. After briefly testing Lei Xiang, the succession of the Mad God's divine position began.

A golden light appeared inside the cave, and the surrounding air gradually became scorching hot. A huge golden six-pointed star appeared beneath Lei Xiang's feet, and countless unknown symbols floated out from the golden six-pointed star, slowly circling around him.

These golden runes multiplied and gradually coalesced in the air, merging into an extremely complex and enormous rune, which slowly drifted towards Lei Xiang.

When the golden rune approached Lei Xiang, it was only the size of a teacup. It floated above Lei Xiang's head and gradually a phantom figure appeared in the golden light, which then transformed into a human shape. It was a handsome blond man.

A golden rune appeared in the center of the man's brow; this was naturally the long-deceased Theomandis. He looked down at Lei Xiang, his eyes filled with a complex expression.

Theomandis seemed to have returned to his peak, radiant and proud, his golden hair fluttering in the air without wind, exuding an air of arrogance that said, "Who else but me?"

Theomandis looked at Lei Xiang. Just as Lei Xiang was about to say something, Theomandis frowned. Lei Xiang immediately remembered the former's warning to him and quickly calmed his mind and devoted himself to the divine inheritance.

The blond Theomandis smiled with satisfaction. He slowly opened his arms, and a strong golden light emanated from the illusory divine soul. The sacred golden radiance gradually enveloped the two. The Mad God Armor at the end of the cave slowly floated over and stopped above Lei Xiang's head.

Theomandis chanted some ineffable magical incantations, and the rune between his eyebrows suddenly shone brightly, his eyes instantly turning golden.

The armor of the Mad God in the air suddenly separated and then suddenly merged, covering Theomandis's body in the blink of an eye.

The originally dark armor turned golden yellow, and Theomandis looked exceptionally majestic in the armor. He stared intently at Lei Xiang, then suddenly made a detachment movement, his soul swimming out like a fish, leaving only the golden Mad God Armor above Lei Xiang's head.

The golden armor hovered in the air, and the complex runes on Theomandis's forehead shot out instantly, accurately imprinting themselves on Lei Xiang's brow with lightning speed.

A series of magical images flickered around Lei Xiang, and his aura became incredibly ancient, as if he had lived for thousands of years.

Within Lei Xiang's body, the Mad God's Battle Qi circulated wildly and resonated with the inherited divine power, releasing a holy golden light even stronger than that of Theomandis just now, centered on him.

The Mad God Armor in the air trembled slightly. The breastplate flew over first and, with a bang, embedded itself in Lei Xiang's chest. Then came the other armor components. When the entire armor was finally on his body, Lei Xiang couldn't help but let out a long shout to express his joy.

The entire cave transformed into a kaleidoscope of colors, with concentric rings of light enveloping Lei Xiang. Powerful forces surged towards him from all directions, continuously entering his body. The primordial energy of the Mad God gradually shifted, and the inheritance of his divine position reached a critical juncture.

"Zizi..."

Lei Xiang's body swelled up like a balloon, golden lightning flashed across the surface of the Mad God Armor, and the intense swelling pain gradually clouded his mind. Countless strange symbols appeared around him, constantly penetrating his body from between his eyebrows.

Lei Xiang's eyes rolled back, and he promptly fainted. Theomandis, who had almost vanished, looked towards another corner of the cave, and his gentle voice rang out again, "Hello, unfamiliar deity. What do you wish to obtain from me?"

Theomandis's words were tinged with doubt, and when Mo Yue, who was standing next to Yan, heard him address Yan as a god, she was first a little nervous and surprised, and then felt it was only natural.

Yan's strength has always been a mystery. At least in the eyes of her and Lei Xiang, who have seen Yan in action, Yan's strength seems to have no upper limit. He can easily defeat any strong opponent and seems to have no rivals in the human world. If he were a god, that would make sense.

"I am very interested in the insights of a first-level deity, but that depends on your choice."

Yan stared at Theomandis, and as he spoke, he tapped his temple with his right index finger, indicating that what he needed were the remaining original memories, insights, knowledge, and some deeper things from Theomandis's remnant soul.

These are things that Theomandis cannot pass on to Lei Xiang. His cultivation level is too low, and if he obtains too much, he will easily be overly influenced by Theomandis, and may even become a 'madman' who thinks he is Theomandis.

However, Yan is different. His strength has reached the god level. He can digest these things, take the essence and discard the dross, and draw inferences to reach a higher level.

"I only have a remnant of my soul left, what is there to be reluctant about? Young man, I hope you will help my successor more in the future..."

Without hesitation, Theomandis sent a golden light, mixed with countless memories and insights, into Yan's spiritual sea. This included Theomandis's experiences over many years, his exploration of the realm of gods, his understanding of his own existence, and many more unknowns.

The instant Theomandis activated the inheritance and transferred the divine power to Lei Xiang, strange phenomena suddenly appeared in the world outside the White Smoke Mountain cave. The intense five-colored light made the entire White Smoke Mountain tremble, and the members of the Holy Dragon Knights who had sealed this place quickly gathered together.

The Holy Dragon Knights mobilized all their forces for this incident. Seventeen incredibly powerful dragon knights rode their dragons to seal off the sky. Watching the strange phenomenon of the White Smoke Mountains rising continuously below, these powerful figures at the pinnacle of humanity felt their hearts pound with fear.

The three-headed dragon elder hovered in the sky; besides the green forest, there was one white and one blue dragon.

A scholar sat atop the blue dragon. Although he had a full head of white hair, he looked to be only in his fifties.

He wore no armor, and there was not a trace of cultivation about him. Standing on the back of the blue dragon, his light blue Confucian robe accentuated his slender figure, making him look quite dashing. He had a slightly long face and small eyes, which occasionally revealed a glint of shrewdness when they opened and closed.

He was not a Confucian scholar, but the second strongest member of the Holy Dragon Knights, the War God Yue Wuya.

Li Feng rode the Azure Dragon on the left, Yue Wuya rode the Blue Dragon on the right, and the white dragon in the middle naturally belonged to Tian Yun, the leader of the Holy Dragon Knights.

For some unknown reason, despite being dragon elders, the white dragon was larger than both Li Feng's mount, Elder Qinglin, and Yue Wuya's mount, the blue dragon. Its entire body was covered in pure white scales, and it had two long horns, each with three forks, on its forehead, with a golden line extending from its brow to its tail.

The person standing on the white dragon's back looked much younger than Yue Wuyai, probably only in his early thirties.

He wore a somewhat worn white magic robe and held a wooden magic staff without any gems. He was of medium build and had an ordinary appearance. If he were in a crowd, you would definitely not notice him. He looked like just an ordinary, down-on-his-luck mage.

Li Feng, Yue Wuya, and Shang Tianyun once dominated an era, preventing the demons and orcs from starting a war. Because of their strength, this generation of the Holy Dragon Knights is almost the strongest in its history.

Therefore, Tianyun was quite surprised when he received Li Feng's message and immediately led all the members of the Holy Dragon Knights to come as quickly as possible.

Tianyun's son, Tiangang, was closest to the three of them. He pointed to the cave entrance below, which had disappeared into the five-colored light, and said in a deep voice, "Father, the energy gathering over there is becoming increasingly terrifying. What exactly is going on?"

Li Feng said impatiently, "Whatever the situation, it's definitely not good news. After two strange beasts and a human-like creature broke in, the multicolored light appeared more and more frequently. It must be related to them."

"Brother, I've thought it through. Since we can't force our way in, we must take action first to eliminate any future threats. If the entire Holy Dragon Knights unite and unleash Star Dragon Rain, we'll definitely be able to destroy everything."

The scholar-like Yue Wuyai couldn't help but exclaim, "You want to use Star Dragon Rain? How can that be? Third brother, don't you know how powerful Star Dragon Rain is? The entire mountain range will be razed to the ground, and countless lives will be lost."

Li Feng said in a deep voice, "Second Brother, I've thought it through. The power of Star Dragon Rain can be controlled. When the time comes, let Eldest Brother take charge. We just need to blow this hill flat. The person and two beasts who went in will be reduced to ashes along with what they obtained."

"Brother, what do you think?"

He looked at Tianyun as he spoke, but Tianyun solemnly summoned a ray of multicolored light. After a moment, he said expressionlessly, "This is a divine inheritance. If I'm not mistaken, there is a deity from the divine realm in the cave, and his cultivation is extremely powerful."

But why would he pass on his divine status to someone else? Was he going to die? But the lifespan of gods is infinite.

Li Feng said, "Brother, if a god really emerges from the alien race, it will definitely not be a good thing for our Dragon God Empire. We should make a decision quickly and destroy this place."

Tianyun shook his head hesitantly. As a disciple of the God of Light in the Heavenly Realm, he understood the power of the gods better than most people. He also knew that such matters had to be handled with care. Recklessly interfering with the inheritance of the gods or even prematurely killing the new gods could bring disaster to the human world.

Just then, the colorful glow within White Smoke Mountain instantly turned golden, and a violent energy spread out from the mountain range. The surging shockwave pushed all seventeen members of the Holy Dragon Knights more than a hundred meters away, with only Tianyun, Yue Wuya, and Lifeng remaining in place.

Tianyun exclaimed in surprise, "Such powerful inheritance! Even a mere aftershock is so strong. Could this be the inheritance of a first-level deity? A first-level deity? I know who's in the cave now."

Tianyun's expression instantly brightened, and he quickly began chanting a magic incantation, his entire body radiating a dazzling white light. Lifeng thought he was about to unleash the Star Dragon Rain and excitedly tried to cooperate, but Tianyun stopped him.

Tianyun cast a spell to seal off the strange phenomenon, and then instructed everyone, "Do not act rashly, this place must not be destroyed..."

Chapter 658 Reactions from All Sectors

Heavenly Realm, God King's Palace.

The Temple of the Gods is the supreme ruling place of the Celestial Realm, and has always been the residence of the Celestial King Sophia. At this moment, the charming angel Raphael, flapping his six snow-white wings, stood in the center of the temple with a frown.

He glanced down at the mortal realm and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you felt that energy fluctuation just now, didn't you? It was Theomandis."

The God-King Sophia turned her head, and a gentle voice came from the depths of the temple, "Yes, does that mean he is not dead yet?"

Raphael shook his head and said, "Back then, the three of us destroyed Theomandis with our own hands. I saw his physical body turn to ashes with my own eyes. How could he not be dead? Could it be... could it be..."

He seemed to have thought of something, his eyes widened, somewhat unable to believe his own guess, unable to believe that Theomandis would go that far.

The God-King calmly said, "You just remembered? I realized it when you reported to me that he had been destroyed by you. Among the six first-level gods, although on the surface Lucifer, who betrayed you, was the strongest."

But the one with the most potential and the most tenacious is Theomandis. If I'm not mistaken, there are only two possibilities for him in the human realm right now: either his divine consciousness has dissipated, or it has been transferred.

Regardless of the outcome, Theomandis will no longer have any influence over Heaven. Therefore, you archangels, don't do anything to affect the mortal realm. You should understand my meaning: go and tell Gabriel that if he causes any more trouble, he should never see me again.”

Raphael's expression changed several times. He sighed and bowed respectfully, saying, "Yes, Your Majesty, I shall take my leave now."

……

The underworld, the palace of the King of the Underworld.

The violent gray-black energy destroyed everything in the hall. The two figures suddenly separated and stared at each other, both emanating extremely terrifying auras.

Hades, the god of the underworld, was slightly out of breath as he regulated his condition. Looking at Lucifer, the fallen angel with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, he was slightly shocked. The series of battles just now had left even the ruler of the underworld feeling exhausted, yet Lucifer was still full of fighting spirit.

If it weren't for the sturdiness of the Underworld Palace itself, coupled with the barrier released by Hades, this highest-ranking palace in the Underworld would probably have been destroyed in the battle just now.

Lucifer's progress in strength over the years alarmed him, but what worried him even more was the latter's sudden action, which made him feel like he was losing control. This was definitely not a good thing for a ruler.