Chapter 495 - 252: Great Emperor Statue, Power of Faith

Angel Star, Angel City!

Skyscrapers stood in dense clusters as countless flying vehicles weaved between them, creating a distinctly futuristic atmosphere.

And in the center of Angel City stood a colossal statue, ten thousand zhang tall.

The statue was strikingly lifelike, exuding a faint spiritual glow, and seemed to be gathering some kind of power.

"Grand Elder, is this statue by any chance the Great Emperor of the Angel Race?"

From the void, Chen Yu asked, looking at the statue in the center of Angel City.

The Grand Elder nodded. "Yes, that’s right. This is our race’s Great Emperor. Fellow Daoist Chen, don’t you find it very familiar?"

Chen Yu looked at the statue.

Familiar...

It was more than just familiar. Looking at the statue, he felt as if he were staring into a mirror.

This Great Emperor of the Angel Race looked exactly like him.

The only difference, perhaps, was the addition of a pair of wings.

He could understand the Human Race’s Great Emperor looking like him, but for the Angel Race’s Great Emperor to also look the same was truly mind-boggling.

Although he had heard some things through rumors, seeing it with his own eyes was a completely different experience.

The feeling was truly unbelievable.

"It is a bit familiar," Chen Yu said lightly.

The Grand Elder smiled. "For Fellow Daoist Chen to share the same appearance as our Great Emperor, perhaps it is a sign of your affinity with our race."

Hearing this, Chen Yu smiled faintly. "The universe is vast and full of wonders. Many people look alike."

But the Grand Elder gave him a deep look and said, "If Fellow Daoist Chen were not of the Human Race, I would suspect you were the reincarnation of our Great Emperor."

Hearing this, Chen Yu just chuckled and looked at the Great Emperor Statue in the central city.

"The power gathered by this statue seems to be composed of countless beliefs. Could it be the power of faith?" Chen Yu asked, changing the subject.

The Grand Elder nodded. "Yes, it is the power of faith."

"This statue was erected by the Empress. It gathers the boundless power of faith from our Angel Race, and this power also serves as a defensive measure to protect Angel City."

’Using the power of faith for defense... Tsk tsk, what an incredible method.’ Hearing the Grand Elder’s explanation, Chen Yu couldn’t help but marvel inwardly.

"It’s a rare occasion for you to visit, Fellow Daoist. Why don’t you come with me to take a closer look at the Great Emperor Statue?" the Grand Elder suggested, looking at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu gazed at the ten-thousand-zhang Great Emperor Statue and nodded. Then, with a single step through the void, the two of them appeared directly at the foot of the statue.

The ten-thousand-zhang-tall Great Emperor Statue stood like a majestic Divine Mountain.

Arriving before the Great Emperor Statue, Chen Yu felt an inexplicable stirring within him.

This stirring wasn’t a sense of danger, but rather as if some force was attracting him.

Chen Yu carefully observed the Great Emperor Statue. Blessed by the power of faith, it inexplicably emanated a kind of supreme majesty.

It was as if the Great Emperor had been resurrected.

As Chen Yu looked at the Great Emperor Statue, he felt a natural affinity for it and unconsciously reached out his hand.

Seeing this, the Grand Elder, who was standing to the side, did not stop him, but watched Chen Yu with a smile.

But the moment Chen Yu’s hand touched the Great Emperor Statue, the ten-thousand-zhang-tall statue suddenly erupted with brilliant Divine Light.

BUZZ!!!

The dazzling Divine Light shot into the sky, piercing through heaven and earth. In that instant, the entire Angel Race was alarmed, and all eyes turned in unison toward the ten-thousand-zhang-tall Great Emperor Statue in the center of Angel City.

"What’s happening?"

"Why would the Great Emperor Statue suddenly erupt with such light?"

"Don’t tell me an Alien Race has invaded Angel City through space-time?"

...

Shock. Disbelief.

The heaven-piercing brilliance erupting from the ten-thousand-zhang statue sent the entire Angel City into an uproar.

Streaks of divine radiance gathered, converging on the ten-thousand-zhang-tall Great Emperor Statue.

At that moment, Chen Yu was also jolted back to his senses.

He stared in astonishment at the Divine Light emanating from the Great Emperor Statue.

It wasn’t the fact that the statue was glowing that astonished him.

It was the sensation of a power from within the Great Emperor Statue pouring into his body.

The power of faith!

From within the Great Emperor Statue, a boundless amount of the power of faith flowed into his body.

As the power of faith entered him, the Law within his body expanded as if it were being inflated.

The Supreme Divine Kingdom trembled and expanded wildly.

Not only that, but another derivative world also expanded, growing continuously larger.

His Divine Power surged at an astonishing rate.

The exhilarating pleasure of this rapid increase in power was so intense that Chen Yu couldn’t stop it at all.

Even if he wanted to, he couldn’t.

The power of faith from the Great Emperor Statue seemed to be forcibly pouring into his body.

At this moment, all Chen Yu could feel was his power skyrocketing.

Behind him, the faint image of a brilliant, light-like chain appeared.

It had the same aura as the power of faith from the Great Emperor Statue.

It was the Law of Faith!

"This... this... How can he absorb the power of faith from the Great Emperor Statue and even condense the Law of Faith?!"

At the side, the Grand Elder was utterly dumbfounded.

’Good heavens, I just brought him here to see the Great Emperor Statue, and now I’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest.’

Chen Yu was directly absorbing the power of faith from the Great Emperor Statue.

No, it was more like the power of the Great Emperor Statue was actively pouring into his body.

’Could it be that this Supreme of the Human Race, Chen Yu, truly has some connection to the Great Emperor?’

Countless thoughts flashed through the Grand Elder’s mind.

He had never encountered a situation like this before.

’What should I do?’

’Chen Yu is a guest invited by the Empress, and he has a major collaboration with her.’

’Moreover, Chen Yu is a rising star of the Human Race, and with his strength entering the realm of a True God, he is not to be underestimated.’

’There’s no way I can blame him for this.’

’So this blame... doesn’t that mean I have to take it myself?’

At this thought, the Grand Elder’s heart clenched. He wanted to say something, but the words wouldn’t come out.

After all, this matter was indeed related to him.

’This blame... it seems I can’t escape it.’

But with Chen Yu absorbing the power of faith from the Great Emperor Statue, it was equivalent to losing a safety measure.

Although he was the Grand Elder of the Angel Race, and even the Empress wouldn’t blame him for anything, this situation... still made him feel quite uneasy.

Just then, the void distorted, and figures appeared one after another in the surroundings.

The Supremes of the Angel Race had arrived!

Seeing Chen Yu in contact with the Great Emperor Statue, the Supremes’ expressions all turned grim.

With the insight of a True God, it wasn’t hard to see that all the power of faith from the Great Emperor Statue was entering this human’s body.

Just as they were about to speak, they saw the Grand Elder standing beside Chen Yu. The grim looks on the Supremes’ faces instantly vanished, replaced by expressions of utter astonishment.

"Could this be the Grand Elder’s doing?"

A thought popped into the minds of each of the Angel Race Supremes.

If that were truly the case, then... they had no cause for complaint.

The Grand Elder’s intention represented the will of almost the highest echelon of the Angel Race.

With the Empress in seclusion, the Grand Elder was the leader of the entire Angel Race.

Furthermore, the Grand Elder held the deep trust of the Empress. This might even be the Empress’s will.

"Huh, that human is Chen Yu!"

"I see. In that case, everything’s fine."

The Angel Race Supremes quickly reacted, recognizing Chen Yu. Their surging auras instantly retracted as they descended from the void and stood obediently to the side.

Seeing this, the Grand Elder didn’t say much either.

But seeing the look in the Grand Elder’s eyes, these Angel Race Supremes seemed to understand his meaning and directly gave the order to seal off the surrounding area.

Divine Power blotted out the sky, creating a direct screen.

"By order of the Grand Elder, no one is to approach!"

An Angel Race Supreme spoke, his voice carrying throughout Angel City.

Hearing this, the once-restless Angel City immediately fell silent.

But next to the Great Emperor Statue, the Grand Elder’s face darkened.

’When did I give that order?’

Looking at the other Supreme elders of the Angel Race, the Grand Elder’s heart twitched.

’This blame... I’m definitely stuck with it now!’