Douluo Continent: Angels Descend, Glory Reborn

Deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, towering ancient trees stand like silent giants, their intertwined branches blocking out most of the sunlight. The damp air is filled with the peculiar scent of earth and decaying leaves, and the occasional low growl of a soul beast echoes from afar, making this ancient forest even more mysterious and unpredictable.

In a relatively open clearing in this ancient forest, a boy lay down.

He looked to be about twelve years old, with a slender and well-proportioned figure. He was dressed in a simple gray cloth robe, but it couldn't hide his innate extraordinary temperament.

The boy had short, jet-black hair, which was now slightly messy and plastered to his forehead. Even with his eyes closed in sleep, his face still revealed striking handsomeness: sword-like eyebrows that slanted upwards, a high and straight nose, thin and distinct lips, a clean and sharp jawline, and healthy wheat-colored skin.

The boy's eyelashes fluttered as he slowly opened his eyes. His once clear and deep eyes were now filled with confusion and bewilderment.

"This is..." Su Chen looked around. What came into view were towering ancient trees, entwined vines, and unknown strange flowers and plants. He could hear the distant roars of beasts and the chirping of birds, and the unique scent of grass and soil lingered in his nostrils.

As a long-time reader of the Douluo Continent series, he instantly recognized the iconic surroundings: "Star Dou Great Forest? How did I get here?"

Memories flooded back—he was originally an ordinary college student on Earth, who had stayed up all night reading fanfiction about Douluo Continent, and fell asleep without realizing it. When he woke up, he found himself here.

Just then, a cold, emotionless, mechanical voice exploded in his mind:

[Host detected to have transmigrated to the Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect era. Dimensional coordinates locked. Timeline calibration...]

【系统绑定中...0%...25%...50%...75%...100%】

[Binding successful! Welcome to the 'Godhood Check-in System'!]

Su Chen was stunned. Transmigration? System? As a veteran online novel reader, he was very familiar with these concepts.

"I've really traveled to Douluo Continent!" he murmured to himself, his voice trembling slightly with excitement. He stood up, brushed the fallen leaves and dirt off his clothes, and surveyed the ancient and dangerous forest. The familiar feeling that belonged to book fans intertwined with the strangeness of being in another world, making his heart surge with emotion that he could hardly contain.

But soon, the euphoria cooled, and his brows furrowed slightly, a hint of solemnity and regret creeping into his joy.

"What a pity, it just so happens to be during the era of Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect." Su Chen murmured, his eyes becoming sharp as knives. "If I had transmigrated to the era before Tang San became a god, knowing all the opportunities ahead, I would have had much more room to maneuver, and might even have had the chance to change many regrets."

"Now that the 'Tang God King' is watching us from above in the God Realm, our actions are restricted at every turn. His classic line, 'You have already found your way to death,' is no joke."

He knew that God King's temperament all too well—extremely controlling, treating the lower realm as his private property and chessboard, especially any woman who might have entanglements with his daughter Tang Wutong, whom he would guard against with extreme caution, readily labeling them as "paths to death." Awakening a special martial soul during this period, especially one related to the Spirit Hall from ten thousand years ago, was extremely risky.

"Right, system!" he snapped out of his reverie, anxiously asking in his mind, "What functions do you have?"

This system is the "Godhood Check-in System," designed to assist the host in ascending to godhood. Each time the host breaks through a bottleneck, absorbs a soul ring, encounters a special person, arrives at a special location, or completes a specific task, they can check in and receive generous rewards.

[Host detected as first-time activation. New player gift pack has been sent to system space. Would you like to open it now?]

"Activate! Activate immediately!" Su Chen said, his eyes filled with urgency and anticipation. He knew all too well that in this Star Dou Great Forest, where the strong prey on the weak and soul beasts roam freely, without strength to protect oneself, one could become a soul beast's meal in the next second.

At this moment, his body was completely empty, no different from that of an ordinary child, and the sense of crisis that he might die at any moment followed him like a shadow.

[Ding! New player gift pack successfully opened!]

[Congratulations, host, on receiving the following rewards:]

【1. Divine Martial Soul: Six-Winged Angel】

[2. Innate full soul power level 20]

[3. Natal Soul Ring x1 (Upgradable, improves with the host's physical attributes)]

As soon as the system notification sound ended, a dazzling and pure golden holy light erupted from Su Chen's center!

The light was warm and sacred, instantly illuminating the entire forest clearing, even the dust particles floating in the air were tinged with a dazzling golden halo. Wherever the light touched, the darkness receded, and a sacred aura that brought peace to the soul permeated the air.

"Hungry—" Su Chen couldn't help but tilt his head back and let out a soft groan, not from pain, but from an indescribable sense of comfort and fulfillment. Countless golden light spots emerged from the void, like living spirits, joyfully flowing into his limbs and bones.

A warm and powerful energy surged through his body, violently widening and reshaping his meridians wherever it passed. His bones emitted subtle yet dense crackling sounds as they became more resilient and dense, and his muscle fibers were reorganized and strengthened, resulting in a continuous flow of surging power.

His appearance began to undergo an amazing transformation!

The originally jet-black short hair grew and changed color at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in a few breaths it transformed into a head of dazzling golden hair, which cascaded down to the waist like a golden waterfall. The ends of the hair moved without wind, and each strand of hair seemed to be cast from pure gold, shining with the luster of the sun.

His face became even more refined and perfect, his skin was as white as jade, faintly revealing a divine radiance, his features seemed to have been carefully sculpted by a divine craftsman, so handsome that they were almost unreal, possessing both the freshness of youth and the majesty of a god.

Especially his eyes, the golden lines deep in his pupils became even clearer and brighter, and his gaze was so radiant that it was impossible to look directly at him.

The most stunning change was behind them—six pure white, enormous, and perfect wings suddenly unfolded with a "whoosh"! Each feather was as meticulously carved as the finest white jade, spotless, with a pale golden halo of sacred flames flowing around its edges.

When its wings are outstretched, they are four or five meters wide. With a gentle flap, Su Chen's body involuntarily floats off the ground, and golden vortexes are generated beneath his feet, spreading out a divine pressure.

"This...this is a six-winged angel?" Su Chen looked down at his completely transformed body, then turned to look at the three pairs of magnificent and majestic wings on his back, his heart filled with overwhelming shock. "But, according to the setting, the number of wings a six-winged angel has should be linked to their cultivation level. Soul Saints have two wings in front, Soul Saints have four wings behind, and only Title Douluo have six wings...I just awakened and I already have six wings? And..."

A bigger problem surfaced in his mind: "This is the era of Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect. Ten thousand years ago, the Spirit Hall was destroyed, and the Angel God's lineage was severed. If I awaken the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, wouldn't I be an obvious target? Wouldn't that Tang God King in the heavens notice immediately?" Su Chen's tone was urgent and solemn. He didn't want to be on the God King's kill list right after transmigrating; that would truly be the end from the start.

[Host, please rest assured. After binding with the system, your existence has been concealed. Unless a deity personally descends to investigate, even the God-King will not be able to detect anything unusual about you.]

"Even the God King couldn't detect it in the God Realm?" Su Chen's eyes lit up. He let out a long sigh of relief, his tense shoulders relaxing, and a burning, ambitious light rekindled in his eyes. "Good! That's enough! As long as I have the system, plus this god-level martial soul and innate full soul power, give me a few years, and I'll definitely be able to reach the god level! At that time, even if I face Tang San, I might not be without a fighting chance!"

In the realm of gods, somewhere within a majestic palace shrouded in mist and ethereal beauty.

A man dressed in a blue robe and with long, light blue hair stood by the window, gazing down at the endless sea of ​​clouds and the myriad planes that appeared and disappeared in the distance. He was handsome, with a refined yet dignified air. He was none other than Tang San, one of the five great god-kings of the God Realm, and the holder of the dual godhood of the Sea God and the Asura God.

Suddenly, without warning, he sneezed.

"Hmm?" Tang San frowned slightly, gently rubbing the tip of his nose with his slender fingers. A hint of doubt flashed in his deep, sea-like eyes. "Strange... With my God King body, I am already immune to heat and cold, and all evils are warded off. How could I sneeze for no reason?" He focused his mind and sensed, his divine sense sweeping across the God Realm like invisible ripples, but he found nothing unusual.

He turned his gaze downwards, landing on the familiar azure planet—Douluo Star. For some reason, he had a vague feeling that something was amiss on Douluo Star, as if the trajectory of some predetermined destiny had undergone a very slight deflection, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

"Could it be that the Chosen One entered the Star Dou Great Forest and triggered the threads of destiny?" Tang San pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "Never mind, a slight anomaly, perhaps I'm just overthinking it. All the Chosen One's movements are under control."

He was confident that any "variable" that could truly threaten his daughter or disrupt his plans could not escape his perception as a god-king. Since he couldn't sense it now, it either didn't exist or was not worth worrying about.

……

Douluo Continent, Star Dou Great Forest.

Su Chen was naturally unaware of the little incident in the God Realm. At this moment, he was immersed in the joy of his sudden increase in strength and his plans for the future.

Just then, a strange spirit ring appeared beneath his feet, slowly rising to hover above his head. The ring was initially white, then its color rapidly changed: deep white, light yellow, and finally settling on a deep yellow. On the surface of the yellow spirit ring, there were faint, fine purple shimmers!

"Judging from the depth of this spirit ring's color, it's at least eight hundred years old!" Su Chen was filled with surprise and delight as he sensed the immense energy and sacred aura contained within the spirit ring.

What delighted him even more was the surging soul power within him. Although he couldn't accurately determine its level because he didn't have a second soul ring, it was definitely far beyond level twenty.

With a thought, the system panel unfolded before his eyes:

[Host: Su Chen]

[Martial Soul: Six-Winged Angel]

[Soul Power: Level 20 (Requires obtaining the second soul ring)]

[Spirit Ring: First Spirit Ring: Yellow (approximately 800 years, can grow)]

[Soul Skill: Holy Light Slash (Condenses ultimate holy power to unleash a blade of light that purifies evil, with devastating effectiveness against darkness, evil, and undead attributes)]

[Soul Bone: None]

[Domain: None]

System space: empty

[Check-in record: None]

Su Chen quickly browsed the information, his mind racing. "The system mentioned that you can get rewards by interacting with important characters and arriving at special locations... Based on the original timeline, Huo Yuhao, the chosen one, should have just entered the Star Dou Great Forest and may be encountering his first soul beast—the Ten-Year Wind Baboon."

His eyes suddenly sharpened, and an even bolder, more tempting idea surfaced uncontrollably: "If I could find Huo Yuhao, not only could I check in as the 'Child of Destiny' and get the rewards, but more importantly... perhaps I'd have a chance to intercept that desperate, million-year-old soul beast—the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm—that's desperately looking for a host!"