Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Even as a first-level deity of the celestial realm, he couldn't even manage to block the invisible shockwave for a moment before being thrown away.

He sprayed blood wildly in the sky, the golden blood disappearing almost the instant it appeared, as he was hurled into the air by that powerful energy.

The tattered six wings flapped incessantly in the sky, barely managing to stabilize its body, but its internal energy was greatly reduced.

He felt a sudden white light before his eyes, followed by a wave of weakness throughout his body. His body was covered in wounds, more severe than when he was besieged by Lucifer and Theomandis.

At the very moment the energy erupted, the light of the sun in the human realm dimmed for a moment. At the same time, Sophia in the heavens and Hades in the underworld felt it, and the suns of the three realms were in sync with each other.

The energy erupted on the day of the human realm, and a special sensation was felt from the day of the angels in the heavenly realm and the day of the demons in the underworld, which was fed back to the two god-kings.

In the Heavenly King's Palace, Sophia, who was convening a meeting of the three archangels, suddenly felt a chill and unease in her heart; she had a bad premonition.

The charming angel Raphael noticed that God-King Sophia was in a bad mood, so she quickly asked, "God-King, has something happened?" Sophia frowned and said, "I'm not quite sure either. It seems that something has happened in the human realm. It seems that the power of the human realm's sun has been used by someone."

"The power of the Sun of the Human Realm has been activated?" The three archangels of the heavens—Raphael the Charm Archangel, Michael the Battle Archangel, and Solient the War Archangel—couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment.

The sun in the human realm is equal to the sun in the celestial realm. The key is that it is currently ownerless. Even the two god-kings, Sophia and Hades, cannot influence the human realm. Who can use its power?

In the Underworld, in Hades' palace, Hades sat alone on his throne, his gaze vacant as he looked towards the human world. He was a lonely king; before the fallen angel Lucifer descended upon the Underworld, he had no friends.

When the Father God created the heavens, he showed excessive favoritism and left Sophia with six first-level gods. Although there is a gap between first-level gods and the God King, they can address each other as brothers and sisters. They are all children created by the Father God himself, and their relationship was actually very good at the beginning.

In the underworld created by the Father God, there is only one God-King, Hades. The countless beings below the second-level gods are all descendants of countless years. Their status and strength are far inferior to Hades'. However, none of Hades' subordinates are his brothers or friends.

This situation continued for countless millennia until Lucifer escaped from Heaven and descended to the Underworld, where he made his first friend.

"Such a fierce collision has occurred in the human realm, Lucifer, you mustn't get hurt!" Hades' gaze tried to penetrate the barrier of the underworld into the human realm, but unfortunately, with his strength, he could only see a rough outline. Although the God-King was powerful, he also had many limitations. He and Sophia both restrained themselves and dared not break some rules at will.

……

"Pfft..." Above the Dragon City in the human realm, the utterly disheveled Gabriel spat out another mouthful of golden blood, his eyes blazing with rage as he glared down below.

"Bastards, you bunch of bastards! I haven't been injured in thousands of years! You all deserve to die!" His voice traveled down through endless energy waves, and many powerful figures on the ground looked up. They couldn't help but frown when they saw Gabriel, who was injured but not dead. Anyone who had ever hunted knew that wounded prey was the most terrifying, because it was very likely to fight to the death.

Yan's voice rang out again, gently reaching Gabriel's ears in the sky.

“Gabriel, I think you should think about how you’re going to survive Lucifer’s pursuit! You’re seriously injured and helpless right now. If Lucifer finds out, do you think he’ll let you go!”

“Lucifer, laughable. That bastard has long since betrayed the Underworld. How could he…” Gabriel scoffed at Yan’s words, but before he could finish speaking, another person appeared in the sky. He floated opposite Gabriel, surrounded by purplish-black energy, his eyes filled with killing intent.

This person was tall and slender, with a faint black aura surrounding him. His long black hair cascaded down his back, and there was a complex black symbol between his brows, more intricate than Gabriel's divine emblem. He stood on a purple six-pointed star, and six enormous black wings flapped behind him.

He was not handsome, with pale skin and black, boyish eyes that radiated an eerie light. He glared angrily at Gabriel, the angel of death.

The once arrogant Gabriel stood ten feet away, his hair disheveled, his expression a mixture of anger, fear, and surprise.

"Fallen angel Lucifer, you... how did you get here?"

Chapter 668 Confrontation between Gods and Demons

“Gabriel, I think what you should be concerned about right now is not why Lucifer is here, but whether you can save your own life.”

Yan's voice rang out in the sky once again, seemingly with a hint of provocation, "Back then, you deliberately framed Theomandis, which ultimately led to the collapse of the Mad God's divine body at the hands of the three archangels, and also caused Lord Lucifer to be exiled to the underworld."

If the three archangels hadn't arrived in time, you'd be a dead dog by now. You seem even more badly injured now than before. Even the God-King Sophia needs time to descend to the human world; a first-level deity can be killed, can't she?

"Lucifer, what do you intend to do? I warn you, I am acting on the orders of the King of Gods!"

Gabriel's unease intensified. He could sense that Lucifer's will had locked onto him, and before he could even finish his warning, a ball of dark purple energy rushed toward his face.

He quickly turned to dodge, but his divine body was inevitably affected by Lucifer's energy, causing his wounds to burst open and strands of golden blood to fall into the sky.

Lucifer's handsome face turned fierce. "So you're this badly injured, Gabriel. Do you know what I've been thinking about all these thousands of years? I'm going to tear you scum apart."

His hatred for Gabriel had a long history. Among the five archangels of heaven, Lucifer, the free angel, was the first first-level deity created by the Father God. He was the strongest and had an independent personality, which made him incompatible with the other four archangels, or rather, he was envied and rejected by them.

They were all children of the Father, and their relationship should not have deteriorated to such a terrible state. However, the jealousy of the Archangel Gabriel ruined the overall situation in heaven. He framed Theomandis and constantly stirred up trouble, causing the other three archangels to distance themselves from Lucifer.

Lucifer was closest to Theomandis in the heavens. For his brother's sake, he even defied the ban of the god-king Sophia to release him and went with him to fight Gabriel.

However, the battle ended in tragedy. Theomandis, blinded by resentment, was wounded by Gabriel in his reckless advance. Facing the three archangels who followed, the two brothers were powerless to resist.

Before her death, Theomandis used the power of the super artifact, the Mad God Armor, to send him away, while her own divine body was shattered by the attack, and she ultimately perished after inheriting her divine position in the human world.

Originally the strongest being in the heavens below the God King, he ultimately suffered the fate of his brother's death and his own fall into the underworld. How could Lucifer not hate Gabriel, the instigator of all this?

The fallen angel Lucifer was cultivating in the Great Demon Temple of the Underworld when he suddenly sensed that the energy of the Mad God was under threat of death, and that the energy of the divine realm had reappeared in the human world. He immediately used his mind to report to Hades, the King of the Underworld, who was in the Underworld Palace.

This time, Hades did not stop him, since it was the gods who broke the rules first. So he sent Lucifer down to the mortal realm to investigate, while Hades himself was ready to go to the divine realm to confront the god-king Sophia.

When Lucifer's Jin Gecan Biyin was fleeing with Lei Xiang, he arrived at the battlefield, but seeing Yan make a move and confirming that Lei Xiang's life was temporarily safe, he didn't rush to attack.

He had witnessed Gabriel's battle when he was trapped in the Hundred Dragons God-Slaying Formation, and when Yan provoked him with words, he finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Originally, he only intended to stop the divine realm from harming the new Mad God, but he didn't expect that it would be Gabriel who came. What's more, the bastard was seriously injured. This is still the human realm, which is his chance to get revenge.

Yan had made himself so clear; if he didn't act now, how could he face his years of grudge? As for the consequences of killing Gabriel, he was already fallen to the Underworld; what consequences did he care? He still remembered Theomandis's death.

"Lucifer, if you dare kill me, the King of Gods will surely not let you off!"

Gabriel fled for his life in the sky, with Lucifer in hot pursuit. This arrogant celestial general was utterly pathetic in the face of death. Gabriel, who had killed countless lives and died for others, was now being driven to the brink of death by Lucifer.

"Bastard, bastard, bastard... pfft..."

Gabriel flew wildly through the sky, all six of his wings were tattered, the most severely damaged one even being torn in half, and golden blood splattered all over the sky.

Behind him, Lucifer was also covered in blood, but it wasn't his own blood; it was all Gabriel's golden blood.

Once upon a time, Lucifer was also full of golden blood, but because of the scumbag's exclusion and framing, his brother died. After he fell into the underworld, his golden blood turned into black and purple demonic blood. Now, drinking the blood of his enemy is the most exhilarating moment he has had in thousands of years.

"Pfft~~~"

A black-purple light sword suddenly pierced through Gabriel's back, and instantly a spray of golden blood gushed from Gabriel's mouth. Large golden specks of light dyed the entire sky a sacred gold. Gabriel's face was pale and distorted, filled with fear and madness.

Gabriel shook his head repeatedly as Lucifer approached. "Lucifer, you can't, you can't kill me! The King of Gods won't let this happen! No, we're brothers, we're both children of the Father, we're brothers..."

"Gabriel, you are a disgrace to Heaven!"

Lucifer felt nothing but utter disgust for Gabriel, devoid of any pity. Intense dark purple magic gathered in his hand as he prepared to settle things with his old adversary.

"what……"

Gabriel, on the verge of death, went mad, unleashing a powerful golden light that shot straight at Lucifer's face. At the same time, he turned around, preparing to prolong his life for a few more moments. Who wouldn't want to fight for every extra moment of life?

A burst of dark purple magic instantly shattered the golden light. Just as Lucifer's palm was about to smash Gabriel's head, a voice rang out in the sky, "Lucifer, stop right there!"

A figure of light suddenly materialized in front of Gabriel. It was a graceful and noble woman who stared at Lucifer with unparalleled majesty.

A hint of nostalgia flashed across Lucifer's eyes, but in the next instant he acted more decisively. With a soft "poof," the woman's light and shadow shattered, but because of this momentary obstruction, Gabriel turned his head away.

"what……"

Lucifer's hand slammed into his collarbone, almost slicing his chest open. The beating divine heart was nearly torn apart, but Gabriel managed to survive. Seeing a glimmer of hope, he disregarded his own severe injuries and death, and with a leap, he immediately moved away from Lucifer.

Gabriel!

"Gabriel, wake up."

"Lucifer, how could you do this?"

"This bastard has truly degenerated to the extreme."

Four figures descended into the sky above the human realm, and a powerful aura and a pitch-black portal appeared behind Lucifer.

The woman who had previously appeared in front of Lucifer to block him was now holding Gabriel and calling out anxiously. There was a trace of golden blood at the corner of her mouth, which was the backlash caused by Lucifer breaking the light and shadow. However, she couldn't care less about this minor injury now.

The battle angel Michael angrily questioned Lucifer, "Lucifer, we are both children of the Father. Why are you so cruel as to inflict such a cruel blow on Gabriel?"

Lucifer looked at his former brothers and sisters, a mocking sneer playing on his lips. "Yes, we were all children of the Father God. Then Theomandis was destroyed by you, his divine body shattered and he perished, just because the Father God hadn't had time to make him wings, right?"

"No, Theomandis, that matter..."

Michael's anger turned into silent sorrow. He didn't know how to answer the question. The death of Theomandis, the fall of Lucifer—all the gods had come to understand over the millennia that it was a mistake, a mistake caused by Gabriel's jealousy.

Lucifer had every reason to target Gabriel, but which of his so-called brothers and sisters, who were responsible for Theomandis's death and Lucifer's downfall, had the right to accuse him?

The angel of charm, Raphael, also stepped forward and said, "Lucifer, what happened back then was just an accident. We didn't expect it to lead to that kind of result."

"An accident! Hahahaha, a laughable accident. It's so unexpected that you directly used all your power, with the three gods joining forces to draw upon the power of the Sun of Angels, unleashing power no less than that of the God-King to destroy me and Theomandis. Do you even believe this is an accident?"

Lucifer still sneered, and his eyes turned red as he said this, "Bullshit accident, you did it on purpose."

You bunch of damned gods are all just as jealous as that beast Gabriel, jealous of my power and the Father God's affection for Theomandis. That's why you tried to kill me back then. If my brother Theomandis hadn't taken my life for me, I would have died in the heavens back then.

"Since you were so determined to kill him, why couldn't I have killed Gabriel? What a pity, Sofia, you incompetent and foolish idiot, why did you insist on saving this bastard?"

"Lucifer, that's enough."

Lucifer stared at Sophia and Gabriel in her arms with red eyes, while Sophia, her face streaked with tears, also looked up and glared at Lucifer.

Both gods harbored resentment. Lucifer's hatred for Gabriel had been long-standing, and it was inevitable that he harbored murderous intent.

For Sophia, Gabriel held even greater significance. He was the father of her child, and although no one in Heaven knew about this, he meant something different to her. Lucifer had almost killed Gabriel, so she was naturally filled with fear and resentment.

Lucifer looked at Sophia, his resentment now mirroring the respect he once held for the God-King. "I've had enough, you've had enough, haven't you? Why did you save him? Shouldn't he have died?"

The Archangel Solient also spoke up, "Lucifer, how can you speak to the King of Gods like that?"

“Why can’t I speak like this? I am no longer Lucifer, the free angel of heaven, but Lucifer, the fallen angel of the underworld. I am no longer Sophia’s subordinate, nor am I your god of heaven.”

Lucifer looked at his former brothers and sisters with undisguised disgust in his eyes. "You guys are still so biased towards this bastard. You only saw me hunting him down, but you didn't see his rampage when he was causing trouble in the human world."

Sophia, I don't know why you sent him down here. But do you know what he's done? He destroyed the alliance of the three kingdoms and three races of the human realm, and he's planning to massacre the races and nations of the human realm, and even kill the successor of Theomandis.

"Don't you think this scumbag who did all this deserves to die?"

Chapter 669 Sophia's Thoughts

"Sofia, is there anything you want to say?"

Behind Lucifer, Hades, the god of the underworld, wore a faint smile on his handsome, sinister face, but his gaze shot towards Sophia, the king of gods, like lightning.

His abrupt opening naturally drew the ire of the angels in the divine realm. Several archangels revealed their anger, their bodies radiating a faint golden light.

A strong aura of death emanated from the gates of the underworld behind him, and twelve phantom figures resembling gray mist appeared behind Hades.

These gray mists coalesced into twelve necromancers, all clad in black robes that completely concealed their identities. They were true necromancers, possessing incredibly powerful necromancy, each with strength surpassing that of a second-level deity in the divine realm. They were the backbone of the underworld, loyal only to Hades, the King of the Underworld.

The divine aura and the aura of death clashed first. Without the participation of Hades, Sophia, and Lucifer, the three archangels and the twelve witches were barely evenly matched. The specific outcome would depend on the outcome of the battle.

Sophia did not respond to Hades' question immediately. Instead, she continued to pour her divine power into Gabriel's body to help him heal until Gabriel's aura stabilized. Only then did she look up at Hades.

The two giants from the realms of gods and the underworld stared at each other for a moment, and the atmosphere became heavy. Sophia finally spoke, "Hades, did you come here just to see me make a fool of myself?"