A few hours ago.
A muffled voice sounded.
An Zhen embraced Hyotei face-to-face as they walked towards Snow Empress's room. The petite Hyotei clung to An Zhen like a koala, her arms wrapped around An Zhen's neck. Her usually cute and proud face was now flushed an unnatural red, and her dark green twin tails swayed rapidly in the air due to her current state. Her exquisite and majestic crown slipped down her forehead.
A pair of calves encased in white gradient blue stockings hung limply in the air. At the feet, there seemed to be some water stains, making the stockings slightly see-through and clinging tightly to the snow-white skin.
"You bad boy." Hyotei glanced at the familiar room with her beautiful eyes, and the girl said coquettishly, as if she had thought of what might happen next, and her body became even more excited.
"Hmph." An Zhen's face was full of mischievous smiles, which he made no attempt to hide. His dark eyes revealed anticipation and excitement. "That depends on when Xue'er wakes up."
Ice Sky Snow Woman is amazing.
It's not cold.
It's a cool and refreshing feeling.
It's so much more refreshing than eating an ice pop while enjoying air conditioning under the scorching sun.
As expected of a snow spirit born of nature, every part of her is like the most exquisite work of nature. Especially when the young Snow Empress exuded the aura of a queen, An Zhen's mind was filled with thoughts of conquering this ruler of the Far North.
Although the Silver Dragon King holds a higher status and position, Gu Yuena's queenly aura is innate. Since separating from Divinity and being severely injured, she has spent most of her time resting and recuperating, so she hasn't fully developed her empress-like presence. Rather than a queen, she resembles a high and mighty god—well, that's exactly what she is. Furthermore, with her power sealed, Gu Yuena's current form is rather childlike, not yet fully grown.
The young Snow Empress is already in the prime of her life, and she has truly ruled the Far North for hundreds of thousands of years. Her position as the third king of the far north has always been challenged, but as the first Snow Empress, her identity as the leader has been deeply ingrained in the hearts of every powerful Spirit Beast in the Far North.
After a period of time.
An Zhen gently placed the limp Hyotei on the bed so she could rest.
Suddenly, a part of consciousness in reality sensed a familiar soul fluctuation.
"It seems this matter will have to be postponed a little." An Zhen played with the Hyotei Jade Feet, which had been fitted with a new pair of forest green over-the-knee socks.
"What?" Feeling exhausted, Hyotei opened his eyes, his toes curling up like a kitten's paws, gently scratching An Zhen's palm.
"The teacher is back."
The soul fluctuation I just made was to greet him.
"Besides inquiring about the Holy Spirit Church, there's another very important matter, which concerns the power of faith that leads to godhood. We need your advice, Teacher," An Zhen explained.
"Then let's go quickly."
Hyotei gently patted An Zhen's back with her slender, jade-like hand.
Looking at An Zhen with his orange-gold eyes, he said, "Business comes first."
The over 300,000-year-old loli spoke up, her arrogant voice tinged with a hint of concern, "Don't peek here. I want to prepare a surprise for you with Snow Empress later."
"Um."
...
Reality.
An Zhen ruffled An Qiuer's hair and went out.
One shot, and the world is at stake.
Easily bypass Mingde Hall's numerous and formidable defenses.
An Zhen's figure appeared in the sky above Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
A gray aura silently entered his body.
go home.
In the Virtual World.
"Teacher."
"Seven Titled Douluo undead." Electrolux spoke calmly, still the same gray figure shrouded in a faint golden glow, as if he were referring not to the Titled Douluo standing at the top of this world, but to a few mosquitoes he had casually swatted.
"Five Titled Douluo -level Evil Soul Masters were blasted to death by Kong Deming's team, but their souls were collected by me. There were also more than fifty Spirit Douluos, some of whom were intact, but most were remnants of souls and bodies."
Kill.
Transform the dead.
Electrolux is quite simple.
That's why it took so many days.
Besides searching different places after the soul-searching, the main task is to purify vengeful spirits, especially those souls captured by the Evil Soul Master and unable to break free. While ordinary trapped souls are naturally freed after the Evil Soul Master's death, many more are affected by the Evil Soul Master's evil power. If left unchecked, they not only cannot break free, but may also transform into vengeful spirits that only know how to kill.
"Well."
An Zhen nodded slightly with a complicated expression.
The sheer size of Holy Spirit Church, with its twenty-something-year-old Titled Douluo, speaks volumes about its scale. While committing heinous acts is a shortcut to power for Evil Soul Masters, not everyone is qualified for a title; it's merely a relatively easy path to strength, and the process consumes a vast amount of "resources."
In my past life, when I read books, they were just a string of numbers.
Now, however, real events are unfolding before our eyes.
After this major cleanup, although it couldn't completely eradicate them, the situation is much better than before. Just like the environment of Original Douluo Three Kingdoms, wild Evil Soul Masters still exist, but they only dare to hide like rats in remote places. Unlike the previous Sun Moon Empire, which dared to hide its branches directly in the city and even created one of the three major underground forces, the Sunset Water Alliance, they were just short of coming out into the open.
Including Leaf Evening Water and Dragon Xiaoyao, a total of sixteen Titled Douluo -level Evil Soul Masters have been eliminated. (Elder ) The Leaf Evening Water originally consisted of twelve enshrined figures, including Dragon Xiaoyao, a High Priest, and eight Elders. Now, only four Evil Soul Masters of the Titled Douluo level remain.
"However, the leader and deputy leader among them have not been found." Electrolux frowned slightly.
He even searched for the souls of those Spirit Douluo, including the titled Douluo.
But there wasn't a single clue.
As Super Douluo and the leader and deputy leader of Holy Spirit Church, Zhongli Wu and Phoenix Ling naturally did not need to report their itinerary to others. The only two people who might know this were not in Leaf Evening Water's memory, nor in Dragon Xiaoyao's remnant soul.
It's normal to not be able to find anyone, but it's not good for them because two big rats have escaped.
Not to mention that these two went to the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms and overseas, the Sun Moon Empire alone is a huge area. Under such circumstances, finding a few Titled Douluos is like finding a needle in a haystack. Unless Electrolux uses his divine sense, but that would likely be noticed by God Realm, which is too risky.
"On my side, the Evil Soul Master hasn't touched Dragon Xiaoyao's remains either," An Zhen said.
Dragon Xiaoyao's remains are still placed in Sun and Moon Square.
On one hand, there is a declaration that the most powerful villain has been eliminated.
To demonstrate national power.
He informed the public about what he was doing and gained a wave of faith.
On the other hand, there's fishing.
Only some spirit tools are displayed on the surface.
But in reality, the two Ninth-Level Soul Engineers who remained in Mingdu were crouching nearby. Furthermore, the undead Leaf Evening Water was hidden underground; if any powerful Evil Soul Master dared to try and steal the corpse, they would be walking into a trap.
But in all these days, apart from a few thieves with ulterior motives who were blinded by greed and were caught by the level 8 automatic sensing attack spirit tool, there has been no other activity.
An Zhen was disappointed.
But it was also expected.
If it were any other, more normal faction, such as the Body Sect or the Shrek Academy, they certainly wouldn't tolerate the humiliation of having their High Priest killed and then displayed to the enemy. But it's not surprising that the Evil Soul Masters, whose values are so warped they're practically inhuman, wouldn't be willing to take any risks. They even cruelly harm newborn babies; what moral bottom line could these guys possibly have?
"Forget it, just announce the outcome of this war later, and then issue them an arrest warrant," An Zhen said.
Ultimately, it was just driving the other party into a ditch.
There was no other way; besides those on his side, only Kong Deming in the entire Sun Moon Empire had the capability to hunt down these two. Anyone else, except for his grandfather, would likely just be sent to their deaths. Most Soul Guides ultimately only unleash their full combat potential in war.
An Zhen shook off the slight disappointment in her mind.
This isn't a game where the opponent stays in one place and you have to attack them. Titled Douluo has two legs and can run, so achieving this result is quite impressive and exceeded initial expectations.
He has done his best.
For him, the matter of the Holy Spirit Church was now essentially complete. The remaining weaker Evil Soul Masters who hadn't been dealt with could be handled by the Sun Moon Empire's official forces, such as the existing enforcement team or a newly formed one. The Sun Moon Empire's higher-ups, and he himself, could now shift their attention to other matters.
"Teacher." An Zhen reached out, and a crystal formed from the power of faith fell into his hand. "Take a look at this."
"This is?"
Electrolux took it, a divine halo shining in his gray eyes. He carefully examined the object in his hand. His spiritual level allowed him to see the power contained within the crystal. "The power of the will of all beings? Is this the power of faith you mentioned before?"
"That's about it." An Zhen recounted the events that had occurred before, related to this power of faith.
"Since that's the case, although An Qiuer acted as a medium, ultimately, absorbing and transforming the power of faith into its current form is the ability of your Virtual World itself. Perhaps your Virtual World has some connection with this kind of thing," Electrolux said.
"As for the position of Divinity and the power of faith, my speculation is as follows."
As he spoke, Electrolux reached out, and a cloud of gray mist filled with an evil aura appeared at his fingertips. In his other hand, he held a white crystal of faith power and brought the two directly into contact.
The next second.
At the moment of contact.
A purifying power, carrying a hint of murderous intent, suddenly rose from the crystal of faith, like the holy judgment of an angel, directly purifying and eliminating the evil manifested there.
An Zhen:!
"The people have come to believe in me because of my actions in eliminating the Evil Soul Master, and this power of faith has been gathered." An Zhen is not stupid, and a guess emerged, "And the power of faith therefore also has this characteristic. If I become a god with this power of faith, what I will gather will probably be a position of Divinity, like Angel God, who judges evil."
Electrolux nodded slightly.
Everything has its attributes.
Nothing is in a state of absolute equilibrium.
"Just like a person's thoughts, which can be good or bad, this power of faith is composed of the wishes of all beings. In their hearts, you are this kind of image, and this power of faith is therefore endowed with this attribute."
Electrolux explained.
"Doesn't that mean if believers think that God is omnipotent, then the Divinity that is formed will also be omnipotent?" An Zhen wondered.
"What does it mean to be omnipotent?" Electrolux asked.
"It means it can do anything."
"So what exactly is it?"
"Um, all sorts of things?"
Electrolux gently shook his head. "You see, if even you can't explain what it is, how can you expect believers to have genuine faith?"
"If believers think that Divinity has very powerful abilities, or if each believer believes in one aspect, wouldn't the different beliefs of many believers constitute omnipotence within a certain scope?" An Zhen asked curiously.
"Magnify the crystal," Electrolux said.
An Zhen did as instructed.
He pointed to one of the images, showing a man kneeling on the ground, tears streaming down his face, praising An Zhen for avenging his family.
"Your previous question. This kind of aspiration for all beings needs to come from the deepest, most sincere emotions within one's heart. If you find a group of uncivilized people and deceive them with acting skills, you will only gain a fragile power of faith."
Electrolux pointed at the man in the crystal, "He knows what an Evil Soul Master is, what it means to kill an Evil Soul Master, and what death is, so the power of faith he condenses can directly kill evil forces."
"But if you perform the power to control life and death in front of a group of ignorant people, even if you condense the power of faith, that power cannot truly be applied to life and death. It is fragile and vulnerable because those ignorant people do not know the true nature of life and death, the process, what exactly it is, and what role your power plays in it."
"What is fake will always be fake and cannot play a real role."
As for the latter.
"For mortals, one person's wish is fragile, but all the same wishes combined are powerful."
"But if you allow them to transcend to a certain level, say, to become gods, and to make a group of Divinities who control fire genuinely believe that you control fire, and so on, then you might be able to use the power of these beliefs to assemble a Divinity who controls multiple powers."
An Zhen is digesting and absorbing.
If that's the case, then wouldn't the stronger the believers, the stronger the faith, and the stronger the Divinity? That seems complicated.
An Zhen felt that this was not the path he wanted to take.
Rather than simply becoming a Divinity like Angel God to suppress evil, the Virtual World, this almost cheat-like existence, is his core. But it's not that he can't use this power of faith as a temporary measure; he needs to develop his strength first.
No wonder the Dragon God Divinity is so powerful. Nine Great Dragon Kings plus the Dragon Clan Crown Prince —that's already ten God-King level combatants, comparable to Level One Gods, and countless others at Level Two. Perhaps the Dragon God wasn't strong when he first became a god, but after the dragon race ascended, the powerful force of their faith propelled him to even greater heights.