Chapter 179: Archangel Transformation
The moment Alex finished speaking, the entire divine hall fell into absolute silence.
No one moved.
The four kneeling titled Douluos stared at him with pale faces while cold air spread uncontrollably through their bodies. Earlier, they had already experienced the horror of standing before this man personally.
Now he had appeared directly inside the headquarters of the Light God Temple itself.
Without warning.
Without anyone noticing.
Even the Priestess could not detect his arrival.
That alone was enough to make their hearts shake violently.
The Priestess silently observed Alex from atop the massive golden platform.
Her beautiful eyes narrowed slightly.
For the first time in many years, she could not sense another person’s cultivation clearly.
Normally, as a level ninety nine peak Douluo standing half a step into the God Realm, she could determine another expert’s approximate strength instantly.
Yet Alex felt completely empty.
No soul power fluctuations.
No martial spirit aura.
No signs of life.
It was as though he did not belong to this world at all.
That feeling made her instinctively vigilant.
Still, her expression remained calm.
The Light God Temple had ruled the continent for thousands of years. Even if Alex possessed terrifying strength, she could not allow herself to appear weak before the temple elders.
The Priestess slowly descended from the platform afterward.
Golden robes drifted behind her elegantly while invisible pressure spread across the hall with every step she took.
The surrounding titled Douluos immediately lowered their heads further.
They understood clearly.
The Priestess was angry.
Very angry.
Finally, she stopped roughly twenty meters away from Alex.
The two simply looked at each other silently.
One carried divine authority accumulated over thousands of years.
The other stood calmly like an existence detached entirely from worldly laws.
After several moments, the Priestess finally spoke.
"You possess courage."
Her voice remained cold and majestic.
"Very few people throughout history dared enter the Light God Temple uninvited."
Alex smiled faintly.
"Is that so?"
His tone sounded relaxed, almost casual.
"I personally prefer direct conversations."
The Priestess narrowed her eyes slightly afterward.
"You injured the temple’s envoys publicly and humiliated the authority of the Light God Temple before the entire continent."
Golden spiritual pressure gradually intensified around her body.
"Now you appear inside our headquarters alone."
"Should I interpret this as a declaration of war?"
The atmosphere inside the hall instantly became suffocating.
Even the titled Douluos struggled to breathe beneath the invisible pressure radiating from the Priestess.
However, Alex merely stood there calmly.
His white robes moved lightly despite the violent spiritual storms spreading through the hall.
"No," he answered simply.
"I came here specifically to avoid unnecessary conflict."
The Priestess became slightly surprised.
Alex continued calmly afterward.
"I have no interest in ruling this world."
"I have no interest in your temple."
"And I certainly have no interest in wasting time fighting over meaningless authority."
His silver eyes calmly met hers.
"I only wish to teach peacefully inside Heavenly Origin Academy for a while."
The surrounding elders hidden throughout the hall silently frowned.
Teach?
A monster capable of suppressing five titled Douluos effortlessly wanted to remain an academy teacher?
The explanation sounded absurd.
The Priestess clearly thought the same.
"You expect me to believe someone like you merely wishes to teach students?" she asked coldly.
Alex nodded naturally.
"More or less."
The Priestess stared at him carefully.
The more she observed him, the more uneasy she became.
Because Alex showed no hostility whatsoever.
And yet...
Everything about him felt dangerous beyond comprehension.
A calm monster was always far more terrifying than a violent one.
Her gaze suddenly turnes cold as ice.
Then,
A faint golden flame suddenly ignited behind her body.
Then another.
Then dozens more.
Boom!
An enormous pillar of fire erupted toward the ceiling instantly.
The entire divine hall shook violently.
A deafening phoenix cry echoed throughout the temple headquarters like the scream of an ancient divine beast descending into the mortal world.
The surrounding air distorted immediately beneath terrifying heat.
Countless golden flames gathered together behind the Priestess before condensing into a gigantic phoenix surrounded by endless divine fire.
Its wings stretched across the hall like burning suns.
Every feather radiated terrifying spiritual pressure capable of melting ordinary titled Douluos alive.
The gigantic phoenix opened its eyes afterward.
Boom!
Another horrifying wave of pressure descended across the temple.
At the same moment, nine soul rings slowly emerged around the Priestess one after another.
Black.
Black.
Black.
Red.
Red.
Red.
Red.
Red.
Red.
The entire hall became suffocating instantly.
Even the four titled Douluos nearly collapsed from fear.
Six red soul rings.
Six hundred thousand year soul rings.
That lineup alone was enough to make countless experts despair completely.
The Priestess stood beneath the burning phoenix calmly while golden flames danced across her body like divine judgment itself.
At this moment, she truly resembled a goddess overlooking mortals.
Her cold eyes locked onto Alex afterward.
"Do you believe," she asked slowly, "that I cannot crush you right here and now?"
The divine phoenix screeched once more.
Terrifying heat exploded outward instantly.
The surrounding space itself began cracking beneath the pressure.
Yet Alex merely looked at her calmly.
Then he smiled softly.
That smile caused the Priestess to frown instinctively.
Because there was no fear within his eyes.
No tension.
No caution.
Only calmness.
As though everything before him remained insignificant.
Then Alex slowly raised one hand.
"Since we are speaking properly now..."
His eyes became faintly brighter.
"...allow me to demonstrate something first."
Boom.
The world suddenly froze.
Not metaphorically.
Actually froze.
The flowing spiritual energy throughout the hall stopped moving entirely.
The golden flames surrounding the phoenix became motionless in midair.
Even space itself appeared to solidify.
Far beyond the temple headquarters, clouds stopped drifting.
Ocean waves halted completely.
The wind vanished from the world.
It felt as though the river of time itself had suddenly encountered an unimaginable pressure pressing down upon reality.
The Priestess’ pupils contracted violently.
Because for the first time in her life—
She could no longer move.
An indescribable suppression descended upon the entire world.
Every titled Douluo througout every continent instantly raised their heads with horrified expressions.
Inside hidden clans, ancient experts abruptly awakened from centuries of seclusion.
Deep within forbidden lands, terrifying beasts trembled instinctively.
Even the mysterious central continent surrounded by endless mist shook slightly beneath the pressure.
At the center of the divine hall, Alex’s body slowly began changing.
Brilliant golden light exploded outward endlessly.
His figure gradually rose higher.
Three meters.
Four meters.
Divine light condensed around his body while countless ancient runes appeared throughout the surrounding space.
Then—
Sixteen enormous wings of light unfolded behind him.
Boom!
The entire temple nearly collapsed instantly.
Each wing radiated incomprehensible holy power capable of purifying worlds themselves. Endless divine light poured across the heavens while a radiant crown slowly appeared above Alex’s head.
His silver hair drifted behind him like rivers of starlight.
At this moment, he no longer resembled a human being.
He looked like an ancient angel of creation descending personally into the mortal world.
He had activated his celestial grade talent, "Archangel Transformation."
The pressure released by him couldn’t be controlled, it was a meta existence level talent, so it’s existence alone was suppressing for this world.
