Aria squinted suspiciously when she didn't hear back even after a few minutes.
She suddenly felt strangely uneasy when she caught her parents' strange glances.
"Father, mother... where is my husband?"
Aria's mother, Maria looked at her husband and sighed heavily. She took her daughter's hand and stroked it.
"Son-in-law... is now in the care of Mr. Seraphim. His soul is said to be in turmoil."
Rumble!
Aria's face turned pale and her eyes went blank. She lowered her head and looked at her hands, then clenched them determinedly.
The girl looked at her father. The same one, seeing her gaze, felt a headache.
"Father-"
"You are too weak to wield that armor, Aria." However, Vinson, Aria's father, interrupted her, responding with a firm refusal.
"But it's the only way to get stronger!" Aria gritted her teeth.
Vinson sighed heavily and reluctantly nodded.
***
Xie Qing was in a dark space, singing boredly under his breath. He had been here since the day he fell into a comatose state.
There was nothing here, not even a hint of life. Magic didn't work either. Not even spiritual power.
"If there were chess here, I'd at least play with myself." He shook his head and sighed.
So Xie Qing began to think about all the events. He remembered his early days when he got the system.
He was just a boy then, and he was frightened when the system window appeared in front of him. He thought was mentally ill.
Next, his ex-girlfriend showed up in his memories, but he quickly shook his head.
The past should be forgotten, especially when you have a wife. Xie Qing smiled crookedly as he remembered his first encounter with Aria.
She was perky and shy at first, reminiscent of a tsundere from an anime.
But remembering her loving eyes after a few months together, Xie Qing felt like a mountain climber who had conquered Everest.
But...
A severe pain struck Xie Qing from deep within his body. This was how the trauma of the soul manifested itself, but Xie Qing did not change much in his face.
It had happened about ten times in one day. So he simply resigned himself to it.
It was more important now to think about how he could confront Lucifer. After all, he knows Xie Qing's real identity.
And that means he has to die. But with Xie Qing's present strength he will simply go to the slaughter, so it is much more correct to think of a way to break through.
A breakthrough between levels is incredibly difficult, especially when it comes to levels above C.
Therefore, Xie Qing must first figure out how to break through.
There are two ways to break through: under the influence of danger and with enough magical energy.
The first way won't work, so you have to choose the second way. Xie Qing sat on the ground in the lotus position and sighed.
He closed his eyes and went into a state of meditation. Soon he found himself in the Rift of Souls, next to his star.
Nothing had changed in terms of the color of the star, but it was clearly bigger now.
Xie Qing then shifted and landed on the surface of the star. Surprisingly, he received no damage, though he expected it.
However, it was enough to make Xie Qing smile brightly. Now he was planning to do something crazy.
Vshuu...
Black smoke thickened behind Xie Qing and began to encompass the Soul Star.
During his time in the dark space, Xie Qing suddenly wondered. Why not engulf the Soul Star?
Many might say he was crazy. After all, the Soul Star maintained the level of super beings.
However, what if it wasn't? Could it be that the Soul Star isn't really that important?
And Xie Qing was sure that it was. Of course, there were exceptions.
For example, S-level beings could no longer separate from the star, no matter how hard they tried. That's because a strong bond was created between them.
The star generates the magical energy that sustains the practitioner's existence.
Breakthroughs often happen because of the star's borrowed energy. Therefore, it can be said that an S-level practitioner simply cannot give it up.
After all, he will lose his footing and the easiest way to reach the peak of his power. That's why no one has even thought about it.
But Xie Qing's connection to the Soul Star is not so strong, as he only recently broke through.
So, what if you absorb the energy of the star? You could make a breakthrough that would give you a huge boost.
However, there is a problem here. How will Xie Qing breakthrough further without energy?
It's simple.
He doesn't need a star to get energy. Because Xie Qing...
Eater.
***
There was thunder and a loud explosion in the Palace of Light.
An angel with two pairs of wings and light covering his face looked down on Alfred and the two Seraphim.
This angel was the First Seraphim.
"Alfred! Second, Third!" Said the First Seraphim, gritting his teeth. A magical vortex formed around him, distorting space.
"Why! Why didn't you summon me?!"
His voice, full of frustration and sadness echoed through the Palace of Light, causing the angels present to bow their heads.
Alfred and the two Seraphim looked at each other bitterly. After a few seconds of silence, Alfred stepped forward.
"First Seraphim, I think Lucifer has entered the Kingdom of Divinity." He uttered this with a complicated expression on his face and sighed heavily.
"The Kingdom of Divinity?!" The First Seraphim shrieked in surprise, then darkened.
There were four known Realms. These are:
F, E, D, C (Realm of the Mortals)
C, B, A (Realm of the Supernatural)
S, SS, SSS (Realm of Saints)
X, Y, Z (Realm of Divinity)
And the Realm of Divinity was considered the peak of the development of the Supernatural world. And there are very few such practitioners, about twenty people.
But, with the advent of Lucifer, their number became "21.
Such a drastic change... The First Seraphim frowned and shifted his gaze to the white space where Xie Qing was.
"Child of the Abyss, you are our last hope." Thought Seraphim and sighed heavily.
He remembered a phrase from God's last words before he went to the Ancient War.
"The Abyss is the only salvation."
Legend has it that the Abyss is what the world came from. That is why it was so powerful.
From the Abyss came light, darkness, demons, men, angels... Almost everything you can see was created by the Abyss.
This is why many practitioners of the Kingdom of Saints and the Kingdom of Divinity have tried to find the Abyss, but all to no avail.
In the Ancient War, however, the Abyss appeared. And then she looked like a young beauty.
Many superpowers immediately wanted to curb her and thus find the real Abyss.
And it was at this point that became the final part of the Ancient War, which was called the Fall of the Gods.
That's when the world learned of the existence of the Abyss Projection.
And, when a practitioner of the Realm of Divinity asked her name, the answer was heard, which was passed down by inheritance.
"Melissa, Projection of the Abyss."
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A/N: Sorry for the short chapter. I was dizzy today, so I decided to give myself time to rest.
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