Inside the lord's manor, Ron looked at Rita with surprise and suspicion, while in his mind, Ron was conducting a self-analysis.

That could only be the case then.

When Rita evolved into a four-winged angel, Ron was meditating nearby…

The key question is, what does this additional power mean for Ron?

Because of this, Ron postponed his dinner; he needed to test it as soon as possible, at least to determine whether this divine power could be controlled.

Ron led Rita out of the hall and they arrived at the lord's manor training ground.

Since Ron expressed his gratitude for improving the training ground's barrier, quite some time has passed, and now the lord's manor has several more magical barriers built over the training ground.

Because of the existence of the magical barrier, Ron began his attempt at the transcendent level after entering this place.

Stand still and meditate.

Guided by the spirit and consciousness.

It's done!

They learned that Rita's divine energy was controllable.

Ron breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, this meant that something had gone wrong while he was practicing the elements.

Ron then began further experiments.

"Rita, step back a bit."

"Yes, we need to exit the magic barrier first."

"..."

A while later.

As evening fell, only Ron remained in the practice field.

Ron conducted another experiment.

Uh...uh...why can't I get it to move?

Ron was startled. What was going on?

Do we really need Rita to be there?

The source is not nearby!

Very likely.

Then, Ron stepped out of the magic barrier: "Rita, come in here for a moment."

The two are in the practice area.

Ron conducted another experiment.

It's done.

Once again, controllable divine energy.

Ron understood.

Then, Ron tried to get Rita out of the magic barrier.

It's out of control again. No problem, Ron is not worried. He tries to use divine magic on Rita through the barrier.

"..." The incantation, followed by another phrase: "Grateful for the divine light!"

And it worked again, though the process was very difficult. Rita was clearly much more relaxed in the council chamber.

Is there a magical barrier separating them from Rita?

Try again!

Ron then went outside and told Rita to fly further away.

After Rita used a concealment spell, she took to the air and soon flew out of the lord's mansion. Not stopping, Rita began to fly out of the city.

Ron seized the moment and once again gave thanks for the divine light.

After casting the perception-based divine spell several times, Ron roughly understood it.

Currently, the closer Rita is, the better Ron controls the divine power of the Void Crystal; the farther Rita is, the better.

Because casting a divine spell is equivalent to strengthening the mental pull, it is still possible to use the divine spell even through a barrier.

The magical properties of space, its all-encompassing nature, gave Ron a deeper understanding of spatial properties.

Although the divine energy obtained from Rita is limited and has many restrictions, what is rare is that the divine energy in the Void Crystal is not limited to any particular pantheon.

This is very important. Rita was supposed to be an angel of the god of music, but after Ron's Void Crystal absorbed it, these divine energies were refined.

After casting the divine spell multiple times, Ron discovered that although this divine power could slowly recover, the recovery became slower and slower as Rita went away.

Conversely, with Rita by his side, he'll likely recover faster.

That's a really good energy attribute.

As a being of a higher dimension, Rita's small amount of evolutionary energy would be enough for Ron to use for a long time.

Looking back, this should be a kind of energy spillover effect, just like the elemental regions on those continents, such as minefields, which are mostly due to energy spillover.

Fortunately, this was an almost unconscious act by Rita; otherwise, Ron might have burst from absorbing too much energy.

Back then, when he first absorbed the power unconsciously, Ron had not yet reached the extraordinary level. Later, he successfully advanced to the level of a magic sword master, which should have been the result of another round of refining, which is why Ron can now use divine magic.

...

After some analysis, I feel it's about right.

Ron waited for Rita to return so he could conduct further experiments, this time testing Rita's subjective influence.

In other words, Rita was trying to help Ron by contacting the divine arts.

Inside the practice field.

The two people are ready, standing at an appropriate distance.

As Ron nodded in command, Rita began chanting a divine incantation.

Having finished speaking, he used divine magic: Spirit Binding!

When summoning a fallen god, the angels used the method of summoning spirits; now, the spirit-binding magic is used, and the spirit bound to it is Ron.

Suddenly, Ron felt incredibly comfortable all over, surrounded by Rita's powerful aura.

Alright, Ron composed himself and used his divine magic once more.

It's done!

Sure enough, this time the Divine Light of Gratitude was used even faster.

However, with Rita's help, Ron was able to use magic quickly even without divine power, but this magic was transformed into divine magic.

Having divine power makes a difference, and Ron tried to actively draw this divine power from Rita.

Rita sensed Ron's intentions, and then completely relaxed, letting Ron experiment as he pleased.

Rita trusted Ron completely. In the oracle, it wasn't just about trust; it was about obedience.

Great, Rita is cooperating.

Using Rita's psychic magic, Ron tried his best to draw, draw, draw... He had to succeed, he absolutely had to succeed!

It's really... really almost done...

In reality, Ron witnessed Rita's divine energy being drawn out in small amounts.

Suddenly, Ron felt as if his soul was being crushed again; his face turned pale, and he even lost Rita's spirit-binding effect.

With a pale face, he took several steps back... After a while, he finally felt his mind and soul calm down.

Terrifying. (￣口￣)!!

The power of the four-winged angels cannot be borrowed at will. Just now, Ron was about to succeed, but he was useless!

The energy was far too strong for Ron to control. Fortunately, Rita had no ill intentions towards Ron and, knowing the situation had changed, she even tried to protect him.

The pressure on the soul level alone was like facing an angelic giant. Ron's soul energy was like a small stone under the angelic giant's feet, a small stone that still had its own defense.

Even a small stone slab is giving itself too much credit; it feels like Rita could turn into a pile of mud with just a little more force!

Extraordinary, yet like an ant!

Sigh... After this experiment, Ron suppressed his sense of satisfaction once again.

He was initially quite pleased with his breakthrough to the extraordinary level at the age of nineteen, and had planned to achieve it before the age of twenty-five...

Content but not complacent.

good.

Summarize the experimental results.

Having already been overwhelmed, Ron lost interest in experimenting further.

In summary, Rita is key to Ron's magical abilities; with Rita's appropriate assistance, Ron can utilize divine magic to the maximum extent.

From this point on, Ron's papal identity began to appear legitimate, though in his heart, it had always been a facade. Now, Ron could also use divine magic, though the most powerful spells were still out of the question. Using some smaller spells appropriately would make him even more unpredictable to his opponents…

The better it is hidden, the safer it is.

Okay, experiment complete, let's go eat.

As Ron walked, his mood brightened. After all, he had been trained and disciplined by Instructor Will over the years, and this was nothing more than being suppressed by Rita.

After that, Ron learned some more information: angels really are mainly based on spiritual energy.

The Kingdom of God... corresponds to the soul, the realm of believers after death... angels, the Holy Spirit...

The Machine Spirit race—aren't Machine Spirits also the life-and-death forms of machines?

So, what is the essence of the soul?

Does "soul" refer to consciousness?

If mechanical spirits are recognized by the laws of the material world, are there situations in other dimensions where they are not recognized? (o′Д`o)

...

How interesting! Along with that, Ron can also test the essence of the soul. With Rita's help, Ron can achieve his goal. The evolution of the mechanical spirit into an angel is a miracle and a divine revelation, and can also be said to be the manifestation of the laws of the soul in the present world.

Feeling that he could learn from another perspective by borrowing Rita's power, Ron's interest in divine magic immediately increased, and he even thought it would be good to study Rita's energy attributes.

Before we knew it, night had fallen.

In the study, Ron tasted the pastries offered by the maid Vivian, while his hand flipped through the divine spellbook he had taken from the Papal Ring...