Sleep and the Opening of Divine Arts

When he gathered the Infinity Stones, the will of the entire Marvel World had already boiled over. If Xiao Hen had previously drawn, at most, the attention of the Celestial Group—and even the Celestial Group’s Searcher had noticed him only because the Milky Way Galaxy had been affected by battle—then now, he had drawn the attention of more than just the Celestial Group. The Five Elders, the World Will, and the will of the universe had all taken notice.

The instant the Infinity Stones were gathered, the laws of the universe trembled. The Five Elders were all shocked, the Living Tribunal stirred, and TOAA awoke from slumber.

If he did not leave now, then even with Combat Power comparable to the Five Elders, he would not be able to withstand attacks from so many powerful beings!

Not to mention, TOAA could destroy him with a single yawn.

"Understanding the power within these Infinity Stones is what I should be doing now!"

Xiao Hen had already returned to the Super String Space and left the Marvel World. Of course, if he wished, he could enter it again at any time.

"Still, there are not many benefits left to gain from the Marvel World. There is only that huge group of enemies. If I go back in, battle will be the only thing waiting for me! I should return once I am confident enough!" Xiao Hen pondered as he arrived above the Divine Kingdom Continent.

The dazzling sun shone upon the Divine Kingdom. On the ground below, the entire Divine Kingdom Continent had been transformed. Due to the War of the Saintesses, the Divine Kingdom Continent was no longer sealed off, but open to all.

The War of the Saintesses covered a vast scope, and the entire Divine Kingdom was preparing for it.

Now, the War of the Saintesses had reached its peak. The ten strongest Candidate Saintesses had been chosen, and the battle for the top ten was next.

Naturally, his other avatars handled such matters. The power possessed by Xiao Hen’s true body had already reached, and even faintly surpassed, the level of a Supreme God. His Main God Avatar was still only at the Main God level, still far from reaching that realm.

My power has increased so drastically. I need to gain a deeper understanding of it. Xiao Hen’s true body descended from the sky and sank into a vast ocean on the Divine Kingdom Continent, entering slumber. Within that sleep, he comprehended the powers of the Infinity Stones. Time and space, power and mind, soul and reality—all required slow comprehension. Every power was one of the fundamental structures of the greater universe. They seemed simple, yet fully understanding them was exceedingly difficult.

Xiao Hen’s true body entered deep slumber to comprehend his power. A hundred-thousandfold increase in strength was simply too terrifying; he would not be emerging anytime soon.

On the Divine Kingdom Continent, the War of the Saintesses had reached its end. The battle for the top ten had concluded.

The winner of the War of the Saintesses was none other than Ken from the Prada Galaxy of the Real World.

All ten finalists of the War of the Saintesses passed the Saintess selection and officially advanced to become Saintesses. Their permissions were elevated, and they received Divine Power Blessings from the Main God Avatar, advancing into Eight-winged Angels.

Among the hundreds of billions of angels, ten true Eight-winged Angels had finally emerged.

The battle for the top ten was meant to rank the strength of these ten Eight-winged Angels. Ken, who took first place, received a Seraph mech as her reward. Although the other Eight-winged Angels did not receive mech rewards, they still obtained Divine Power Value rewards and increased permissions, granting them massive discounts when shopping in the Virtual Mall.

More than that, the divine arts system was unlocked for Eight-winged Angels.

The entire divine arts system had been perfected, with all divine arts unlocked according to the angels’ ranks.

Tier 1 Divine Arts: (usable by Two-winged Angels)

Light Art: Summon a sphere of light to illuminate the surroundings.

Healing Art: Use Angel Power to heal injuries.

Light Body Art: Use Angel Power to bless oneself and increase movement speed.

Invisibility Art: Invoke the power of the Lord of Time and Space to bless oneself and conceal one's form.

Tier 2 Divine Arts: (usable by Four-winged Angels)

Group Healing Art: Heal living beings within a certain range.

Group Invisibility Art: Render living beings within a certain range invisible.

Purification Art: Remove negative effects from oneself, such as dizziness, imprisonment, weakness, poisoning, and so on.

Angel Armor: Form an armor-like shield around the body. Its duration is determined by Angel Power.

Tier 3 Divine Arts: (usable by Six-winged Angels)

Flash: Teleport within the range covered by one's spiritual power.

Teleportation: A spatial-coordinate teleportation art with a range of up to one light-year per use.

Imprisonment Art: Imprison a single target for roughly one second.

Extreme Shadow Art: An advanced divine art of Light Body Art that greatly increases movement speed.

Tier 4 Divine Arts: (usable by Eight-winged Angels)

Resurrection Art: Reverse time and space to resurrect life. It can only resurrect others, cannot be used on oneself, and cannot be used on angels.

Group Teleportation Art: Within the range covered by one's spiritual power, carry other living beings through teleportation. The number depends on the angel's own spiritual power.

Dimensional Space Creation: Every Eight-winged Angel can possess an independent dimensional space of her own, which can be used to store items.

Divine Kingdom Teleportation Art: Every Eight-winged Angel can freely travel to and from the Divine Kingdom of the Lord of Time and Space.

Tier 5 Divine Arts: (usable by Ten-winged Angels)

Space Imprisonment: Prohibit nearly all spatial teleportation within a large area.

Time Stasis: Halt time within a large area.

Time-Space Shield: Convert Angel Power into time-space power and form a circular shield composed of the powers of time and space, isolating attacks.

Divine Power Blessing: Use one's permissions to borrow the Divine Power of the Lord of Time and Space for a blessing, temporarily increasing Combat Power.

Tier 6 Divine Arts: (usable by Twelve-winged Angels)

Art of Immortality: The soul will be entrusted to the Heart of the Angel through a special method. After death, one will resurrect within the Divine Kingdom of the God of Time and Space.

Wormhole Construction Art: Invoke the power of the Lord of Time and Space to construct a stable wormhole.

Void Shattering: Invoke the power of the Lord of Time and Space to shatter the void across a large area.

Divine Descent: Summon the will of the Lord of Time and Space to descend upon oneself.

Before becoming Eight-winged Angels, those angels had all been Candidate Saintesses. Once they became Eight-winged Angels, however, they became Saintesses of the Church of Time and Space. What increased was not merely their permission levels and personal strength, but also the various benefits they could obtain. Setting everything else aside, simply being able to freely travel to and from the Divine Kingdom Continent, along with the heaven-defying Resurrection Art, filled them with delight.

Resurrection Art was an ability that mortals considered utterly heaven-defying, but in Xiao Hen’s eyes, it was merely a minor spell. Reversing time and space to resurrect living beings was simply too easy for him.

What was truly heaven-defying was the Art of Immortality of Twelve-winged Angels. Resurrection Art revived a creature from before its death, while the Art of Immortality preserved the life of one’s own self after death.

Of course, the most heaven-defying art was still Divine Descent. It directly summoned Xiao Hen’s will to descend, and it was a divine art that only Twelve-winged Angels could use.

To Xiao Hen, all beings above the level of Eight-winged Angels were precious assets. Twelve-winged Angels, in particular, possessed Combat Power nearly equal to that of gods.

Most importantly, the power of these angels came from their Hearts of the Angel and was completely under his control. There was no need to worry about betrayal.