548: What happens next...

Yang Dian instinctively raised an eyebrow when he saw the mutated Blue-Ringed Octopus suddenly appear in Professor Shen Fei's hand, and Professor Shen Fei's face instantly turned pale after summoning it.

'Just now he said there was no change, but after some thought, he directly mastered the power of space?'

'But the Becoming God Method of the Qiutang Star God doesn't mention this.'

'I didn't even know that the New God Method I created had this kind of ability?'

'Did I really just become someone who created the New God Method, and understands nothing about the New God Method?'

As Yang Dian's thoughts spun, the Fuda University Chancellor was the first to stand up, enduring the discomfort to look at the mutated octopus in Professor Shen Fei's hand:

"Xiao Shen, is this that mutated octopus from your lab?"

"But wasn't it in your underground lab?"

"How did it suddenly appear in your hand?"

"Have you mastered spatial abilities?"

Glancing at the Chancellor, who had become his mouthpiece, Yang Dian also looked at Professor Shen Fei.

Professor Shen Fei didn't hide anything, directly stating the information he had obtained from the ethereal after pondering.

"It's because of the Star Core and the Divine Realm."

"The New God Method is different from the Old Becoming God Method of the Qiutang Star God."

"In the Old Becoming God Method, the God raises His believers in the real world and does not have a dedicated Divine Realm to house them."

"Therefore, the Gods of Qiutang Star, except for the God of Space who masters spatial power, other Gods who wish to touch the power of space must first condense a Divine Kingdom before they can use its power to perform spatial techniques."

"But we are different."

"As long as we condense a Divine Realm, we can use the power of space within the 'Divine Realm Projection' through the Divine Realm."

"Of course, this is also related to the core Materials used to condense the Divine Realm."

"Condensing different Divine Realms with different substances will likely result in different attributes."

"A Divine Realm condensed with a Star Core gains the power of space."

"A Divine Realm condensed with ice-type rare items will likely grant the God the power of ice."

"If a Divine Realm is condensed with ordinary earth and stone, it's possible, but the Divine Realm will probably only be a tiny space, and future believers can probably only be small creatures like ants."

"Of course, although this power is miraculous, its consumption is also great."

"Because I don't have faith to condense Divine Power, what I consume is my own Qi and blood, physical strength, and mental energy."

"A few more times, and it could drain me dry."

Hearing this, Yang Dian's expression became one of keen interest.

He had merely had a sudden idea based on novels he had read, wanting to condense a Divine Realm specifically for housing believers.

He hadn't expected such a change to occur.

'Things are truly wonderfully unpredictable.'

Amidst his emotion, Yang Dian looked at Professor Shen Fei again:

"Professor, to be honest, I didn't expect that condensing a Divine Realm with a Star Core would lead to such a change."

After admitting his shortcomings, he continued:

"After all, I walk the path of a Martial Artist, not the path of a God."

"To develop and perfect the path of a God, we still have to rely on the Professor and all the Seniors."

Professor Shen Congnan, Professor Shen Fei's uncle and also on good terms with Yang Dian, stood up upon hearing this, full of emotion:

"You are already very impressive."

"Walking the path of martial arts, yet being able to deduce a New God Method suitable for our Huaxia people from the Becoming God Method left by the Qiutang Star God – this is already an incredibly Prodigy-like act."

"To deduce all the advantages and disadvantages of the New God, and clarify all information about the New God at once, is something only a truly omniscient and omnipotent 'God' can do."

"Everyone walks their own path."

"You've laid a sufficiently perfect foundation for us, and that's enough."

"If we can't add to this foundation, then we are simply useless ourselves."

As Professor Shen Congnan's words fell, Qian Xueming also spoke:

"Old Shen is right."

"Our old bones aren't broken yet, and it's not yet time for the young ones to pave the way for us in everything..."

Everyone chimed in, gradually shifting the topic to believers:

"Xiao Shenzi, how did this mutated octopus become your believer? If we're not mistaken, it became your believer before you became a God, right?"

"It's just that back then you hadn't become a God yet, so you couldn't perceive the threads of faith."

"How did you do it? Did you brainwash it?"

Upon hearing the three words 'Xiao Shenzi', a string of black lines immediately appeared above Professor Shen Fei's head.

But seeing the person who spoke, he sighed helplessly again.

That person was a great figure, who had been working incognito on the front lines of scientific research since before he was born.

If he called him Xiao Shenzi, he could only accept it.

After exhaling his sigh, he continued:

"Elder Li, I didn't brainwash it. I just fulfilled its various wishes."

"It felt that the octopus feed given to it wasn't fresh, so I had the school buy live shrimp and crabs for it to eat."

"Sometimes, when it craved something, I would even issue tasks for students to catch mutated shrimp and mutated crabs."

"It felt lonely as an octopus, so I found it dozens of Blue-Ringed Octopus as mates."

"Perhaps it felt that I granted every wish, like a God, which is why it became my believer?"

"Grant every wish?" Li Zhen murmured, then nodded thoughtfully:

"It seems that the earliest form of faith was like this."

"I ask you, you give me, and I believe in you."

"I ask you, you don't give me, and I don't believe."

Hearing Li Zhen's murmuring, Professor Shen Fei nodded in agreement:

"That's right."

"I can feel that the thread of faith between me and this little guy is very fragile."

"There's a feeling that it could break at any moment."

Li Zhen's head ached a little upon hearing this:

"In other words, to develop believers, simply bestowing favors isn't enough; one must combine both grace and might to strengthen faith."

"Tsk, being a God isn't easy either."

"I'm already old, and I didn't expect to still have to contend with 'believers'."

Hearing this, Qian Xueming immediately laughed:

"Elder Li, no matter how difficult it is to be a God, can it be harder than practicing martial arts?"

"Being a God allows for a wide net to be cast; with many believers, one can at least cultivate a few devout ones."

"But with martial arts, if you're not good, you're just not good."

"Even if you pile on resources, if your Aptitude isn't enough, there's a Bottleneck waiting above."

"What you said makes sense too." Li Zhen chuckled for a while, then suddenly looked at Yang Dian:

"By the way, didn't you say that those Silicon-based lifeforms are all single-celled organisms?"

"If they could be developed into believers, would it be better than biological ones?"

Yang Dian nodded slightly:

"It should be."

"Those Silicon-based lifeforms tried to contact the Star God across the boundless Star Domain, and after the Star God appeared, they immediately returned to the Star God's embrace."

"If Silicon-based lifeforms could be developed into believers, it should be possible to develop a group of devout followers in a short time."

"It's just that I don't know how much faith power Silicon-based lifeforms provide."

At this point, Yang Dian suddenly thought of something else.

'The number of Silicon-based lifeforms is limited.'

'The graviton traps that collect dark matter, the black spheres, and the Wormhole Tadpoles that can Incarnate into Wormholes, are even fewer, only a handful.'

'Such a small number of Silicon-based lifeforms certainly can't be divided among everyone.'

'So, should I make a trip to the Azurewave Star Domain and borrow some Silicon-based lifeforms from the little Star God?'

'Also, if the Professor wants to raise Dragons, he'll have to go to Emerald Dragon Star to look for Dragon eggs...'