206: Heavenly Authority

"God, I have attained enlightenment."

The other ghosts also came to a sudden realization, pressing their palms together and bowing respectfully to Xu Le.

A total of six ghosts had become believers.

Curious, Xu Le flew into the group of ghosts and cast 【Universal Salvation】 once again.

"namo amitabha buddha!"

A wisp of mana surged out, and along with the Buddhist chant from his mouth, it enveloped the circle of ghosts around him.

Three seconds later, the expressions of five more ghosts changed, and they stood respectfully before Xu Le.

Unlike the other ghosts, who were controlled by the scythe of death staff and felt only fear toward him,

the eleven ghosts that had been converted looked at Xu Le as if he were a deity, their faces filled with reverence, not even inferior to Little Silly Crow.

"What a 'Universal Salvation'!"

Xu Le couldn't help but exclaim that Heart Buddha was wicked, and even the Skills contained within his Divine Soul were incredibly wicked.

He finally understood why his Sea of Consciousness was so easily refined; with Universal Salvation being cast repeatedly, it would have been a miracle if he could have resisted while fully engaged in battle against the Heavenly Dao.

However, this actually helped him solve a problem.

After becoming a god,

to continue leveling up, killing ordinary monsters provided no benefits. He had to either kill enemies of the same Divine-Grade or cultivate believers to increase his Rank through them.

To reach Rank 2, he needed 100 billion faith or 10 trillion experience points.

Based on the level of piety in their faith toward the god, believers could be divided into five levels: Nominal Believers, True Believers, Devout Believers, Fanatic Believers, and Saints.

The more pious the believer, the more faith they generated, ten times that of the previous level.

In other words, if they all prayed with full effort for one day, a Nominal Believer would only contribute 1 point of faith, a True Believer could contribute 10 points, a Devout Believer could contribute 100 points, and the strongest, a Saint, could contribute 10,000 points.

The ghosts Xu Le converted were Devout Believers. In just three seconds, he could permanently increase their efficiency by 100 times. One had to admit, Heart Buddha was a "good god"!

Confirming the effect, Xu Le began to tirelessly cast "Universal Salvation." This move consumed little mana and had no cooldown, making it a Sharp Weapon for converting "all living things."

As he continued to cast the Skill, Xu Le's understanding of it deepened. Initially, he could only convert 3 to 8 ghosts at a time, but as he became more proficient, he could convert one hundred ghosts at once.

Crack!

Xu Le's heart stirred, knowing that the time for the 【nanshan pure land】 had ended.

He did a quick calculation; from the beginning to now, 474 days had passed, exactly 1.3 years.

This meant that one point of Divine Soul could open one year of the Mental Domain.

Although it could only affect his own time flow, it was definitely an extremely powerful Skill.

During this time, he worked day and night without rest and finally converted all thirty million ghosts into Fanatic Believers.

These were just the humanoid ghosts. Since the other monster ghosts could only be converted into True Believers and had a slightly lower cost-effectiveness, he simply went to sleep for three days.

"Although I don't know why believers' prayers in the Mental Domain don't generate faith, it's still awesome enough! In just over three days, I'll be able to reach Rank 2."

"Heart Buddha is definitely a Peak-level god; no wonder a mere shred of its consciousness almost caused me to flip over."

"That time I was exposed before, it was definitely acting, just waiting for me to become a god so it could swoop in and reap the rewards."

"It's so damn insidious!"

Xu Le discovered that his The Gift Skill had changed; contracting a Divine-Grade creature could add 0.2 to all attributes.

It looked like a small amount, but this unit of measurement was not small at all. Killing the Heart Buddha's consciousness only granted 0.1 points of Divine Soul, and he himself only had 1 point of attributes. Compared to that, it actually seemed quite significant.

Taking divinity as a comparison, 100 points of divinity used to be equivalent to the power of 10,000 points of Mental Energy, which could open the nanshan pure land domain for one day; now, one point of Divine Soul can open the domain for one year, equivalent to 3.65 million Mental Energy.

0.2 points of Divine Soul is equivalent to 730,000 Mental Energy, 730 times more than before. It's terrifying!

The specific data might vary slightly, but the difference between gods and mortals is evident.

He looked at his 【Heavenly Dao Authority】 (Blue Star) talent again.

【Obtained the recognition of the Blue Star Heavenly Dao, possess the Blue Star Heavenly Dao Authority, and can act on behalf of the Heaven to mete out punishment.】

Xu Le realized that the black lightning he had struck with earlier was the Blue Star's Chaos Divine Thunder, extremely rigid and fierce; even Heart Buddha's consciousness could not withstand it.

As for obtaining the Blue Star Heavenly Dao's recognition, just "listen" to it. Given the nature of the mentally challenged Heavenly Dao, if it could kill him, it wouldn't show any mercy. It was clearly the 【Soul Devour】 Skill that devoured a part of the Blue Star Heavenly Dao's Clone soul, which was equivalent to possessing a part of the Blue Star Heavenly Dao's essence, a Clone. This was the true essence of 【Act on Behalf of Heaven to Mete Out Punishment】.

With a thought, he focused his Divine Soul on the 【Heavenly Dao Authority】 and immediately discovered that the mentally challenged Heavenly Dao was striking the Three Gods with all its might.

No, the Sea God had joined in as well.

The four gods had set up a Formation, and combined with the Divine Artifacts in their hands, they were resisting the Chaos Divine Thunder, though they were a bit disheveled, they were safe without danger.

A crack over ten meters long had been punched through the Blue Star realm, and it was only a matter of time before the four gods entered Blue Star.

Xu Le watched quietly; the mentally challenged Heavenly Dao really didn't have much brain, constantly striking with the Chaos Divine Thunder in a rhythmic manner.

The four gods resisted the Divine Thunder, and taking advantage of the gaps, the God of Assassins would flash over to sneak in a few strikes before turning and running. The Three Gods would help block the beginning of the Divine Thunder, then work together to neutralize the power of the Divine Thunder. Once finished, the God of Assassins would sneak over again.

"It's being treated entirely like a monster card!"

Xu Le glanced at his energy reserves and couldn't help but feel a secret pang of heartache. This was all his energy, being wasted by this spendthrift thing.

"Wait. With this dense Divine Thunder, how could the Three Gods have blocked it before?"

"Damn, this dog-brained idiot is actually concentrating all its power to kill me first!"

"It's such a dog, and it even has the nerve to show me the scene of the Three Gods about to break into Blue Star!"

"And then the Sea God joined in, and now there's absolutely nothing that can be done."

"Damn..."

Xu Le cursed and swore, but he had to find a way to solve the problem. This was his home now, and it was his energy being wasted. Facing thieves and bandits, he had to ruthlessly kill them!

Another wave of Lightning Tribulation ended, and the God of Assassins sneaked over.

One strike, two strikes, three strikes.

Xu Le anticipated this and triggered the Chaos Divine Thunder that had just accumulated. Three thunderbolts in a row struck toward the God of Assassins.

Crack, crack, crack!

The God of Assassins was completely caught off guard. In his haste, he slashed out a blade, barely blocking the first Divine Thunder, but his whole body surged with electricity and trembled uncontrollably, watching helplessly as the second Divine Thunder descended.

Escape!

Without any hesitation, he immediately activated his Divine Domain to escape. Although he was still affected by the Chaos Divine Thunder, he successfully tore open a spatial rift and fled to an unknown place.

The other Three Gods stepped out in time to block the remaining Lightning Tribulation. Surprisingly, they didn't intend to leave, but instead, the three of them headed toward the rift, preparing to force their way through.

Now that the Heavenly Dao was brewing a new Lightning Tribulation, it was the best opportunity.

Xu Le's eyes turned cold. He immediately and stealthily cast Destiny Link, linking Kunpeng's attributes over.

Kunpeng was suppressed by his Rank, and as they were both Rank 1 deities, the shared attributes were not small, but for the Three Gods, it wasn't much.

Seeing the Three Gods coming over, Xu Le struck ruthlessly!

【Reapers Scythe】

A terrifying scythe suddenly appeared in the sky outside. The Three Gods' gazes were immediately drawn to the scythe.

Swish, swish, swish!

The Three Gods' faces instantly turned pale, as if they had seen the most terrifying sight in the world. They were even more fearful than a mouse seeing a cat. One by one, they immediately activated their Divine Domains, preparing to run away.