Reaper of the Martial World

Chapter Book 10: 52: Effort (1)

Book 10: Chapter 52: Effort (1)

It was no wonder.

Dyon often found himself vastly underestimating the strength of his Blessings, but the reality showed that there was a very good reason for this.

After judging his own strength, Dyon usually concluded that he needed to make use of holy type qi or else the effect would be too weak. However, whenever he used holy type qi, the result would be wildly out of his control. One only needs to look toward what happened when he tried to save Little Alauna from those sprite bastards to see this.

Honestly, Dyon blamed his teacher, Lillianna. Wasn’t it her fault that he always misjudged the strength of his Ancient Grand Circle Magic?

In reality, though, this wasn’t Lillianna’s fault. After all, by the time she was born, type qi had faded from existence and only conventional qi remained. She had no way of knowing how powerful these magics would be with holy type qi. Couple this with the fact she didn’t have the Wings of Blessings herself, and this was an inevitable conclusion.

Dyon was only snapped out of his thoughts by Emperor Angelus’ voice.

“For some matters, the first Ancestor is sometimes the most powerful. However, in the case of the strongest races of an Era, the first Ancestor is only the beginning.

“The first Angel born was a Heaven’s Angel. Their birth greatly changed what we believed could be possible with qi. At first, it was the belief that we would be able to use qi to carve out a piece of existence for ourselves and make the Titans feel apprehensive… But now we felt that even defeating the Titans was possible, even eradicating them all and ridding the Mortal Plane of their scourge might become a reality!

“Soon after the Heaven’s Angel, another birth of angels occurred, and the Hell’s Angel was born! These individuals snatched some of the abilities of the Titans for themselves, using qi to replicate their strengths and build strong bodies for themselves.

“If the Heaven’s Angel gave us hope, the Hell’s Angel gave us arrogance. It gave us the confidence to realize that what the Titans could do, we could do as well!

“This swelling of public content led to the third massive discovery, and likely the discovery that led us to victory in those times… Faith!

“As our comprehension of qi deepened, we began to delve into the mysteries of the world. We were far more qualified to do so than the Titans who lost their minds to their own strength.

“We soon realized that there was a mysterious type qi that we could sense, but no one seemed capable of wielding. After countless years of research and barely hanging on against the Titan assault, we discovered Faith. Not only did we discover it, but we came to comprehend just how to wield it!

“We ourselves aren’t capable of wielding Faith. However, if we used the Heavens as a medium, not only would wielding this mysterious strength become as easy as breathing, but it could even give an individual who hadn’t cultivated a single day in their lives strength beyond their imagining!

“However, what we needed was time.

“Finding these mediums of Heaven was too difficult. Universe Spirits would often hide, and sometimes would even move locations depending on the fluctuations of energy within their domains. Since the science was still in its infancy, many of our ancestors failed many times more than they succeeded.

“Still, even these small successes slowly began to add up. Those who could wield Faith grew, and our battle against the Titans became more and more even before there eventually came a day where it was we who oppressed them!

“However, it just wasn’t enough. When the Titans realized they were truly on the brink of destruction, they finally set their arrogance aside and came together as one. What humanity most feared had come to fruition.

“All of our so-called victories were the product of the Titans being as loose as sand. They had no unity, no cohesion. But in an instant, all of this changed. Under danger of being eradicated, they banded together.

“At this point, maybe the best choice would have been to pull back. After all, in the end, weren’t we all humans? Our stories were strikingly similar. Out of the desire for survival, to make something better of ourselves, we broke through the locks on our potential and ascended the Heavens. Was there a need to fight?”

Dyon sighed along with the Emperor Giant. If only humans blinded by greed and power could see so far.

On one side, there were the Titans who were unwilling to give up the strength they had gained. On the other, there were the Angels who had finally gotten a taste of power themselves.

Would any of them truly stop?

“Unfortunately, none of this mattered. The beasts had long become relics of the past, and all we could see were the enemies before us.

“As one might expect, the Titans kept their advantage. The ground the Angels had gained was quickly lost. Finding Universe Spirits was simply too difficult!

“However, for better, or for worse, when it mattered most, the Angels broke through once again…

“… This time, the Wings of Blessings were born!”

Dyon’s eyes narrowed.

“This time, the matter wasn’t so simple at all. This time, the Ancestor had a name that was remembered through the generations.

“The first Golden Winged Angel born was known by all! His name was Zeus of the Olympus Clan!”