Chapter 38: True God Cult
Since a few months ago, in Notting City, whether from the villages or the city itself, many people had gradually begun to leave Notting City.
He did not know the specific reason, but the decline in the flow of people was visible to the naked eye. Even the blacksmith shop's business had decreased by more than half, or rather, it was about to close down directly.
The blacksmith shop owner told him yesterday that the shop was closing. He had received a reward of 'moon dew' from the 'Goddess of the Moon', his Martial Soul had improved, and he was now considered a Soul Master.
Naturally, he would not delay in this small city of Notting City.
And before leaving, he prepared to close the blacksmith shop.
But Tang San was somewhat reluctant to part with this small shop where he had forged for so long. After discussing it, he spent several hundred gold coins to buy the blacksmith shop, and he was now on his way to take over the shop.
However, the flow of people was very sparse, and it was basically impossible to make money relying on the blacksmith shop. Fortunately, the main reason he bought the blacksmith shop was just to facilitate his practice of Hidden Weapons, so he was not worried about money.
As Tang San walked along the road, his thoughts gradually drifted away. He carefully calculated that it had been a long time since he had seen Brother Mo Bai and Xiao Wu...
Notting City was becoming increasingly boring. If it weren't for the various knowledge supplements from his teacher every day, he would really want to leave this small city and go outside to experience the magnificent World of Soul Masters.
When he arrived at the front of the blacksmith shop, he pushed open the shop door.
Compared to the lively scene in the past where over a dozen big men were forging iron, now only rows of empty spaces remained, along with cooled charcoal.
"Sigh—" Tang San let out a long sigh. He unleashed his Tang Sect Ultimate Skills, and the desolate blacksmith shop gradually rose with a bit of smoke and fire. Before long, the sound of "clang, clang, clang" from forging iron rang out.
In this somewhat empty and lonely small city, it was exceptionally jarring.
...
Meanwhile, outside a certain village within the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire.
A group of cult members dressed in black and white robes, with a 'True Eye' imprinted on their hoods, wandered through various villages and corners of the city. Their unified script was:
"Join our True God Cult, and my Lord will realize all your illusory and unreachable dreams! Soul Power, Soul Ring, Martial Soul evolution, resurrection of the dead, burial of the living..."
However, when passersby heard this, they only looked at them as if they were fools, cursed "lunatic" under their breath, and then hurriedly left as if avoiding a Spiritual patient.
But the so-called True God Cult members wore mysterious smiles and ignored them. God's grace was not something anyone could feel; only those righteous people who harbored needs were suitable for them.
If one person didn't work, they moved on to the next.
They would always encounter someone with needs, and God would satisfy their needs. In the end, that person would undoubtedly become one of them...
At the same time.
Su Yuntao, who was responsible for Martial Soul Awakening, arrived at Holy Soul Village.
He looked at the row of children who had awakened their Martial Souls, frowning with an expression of disbelief, and kept patting the Soul Power testing crystal ball he had used for years.
But no matter how many crystal balls he changed, the test results were the same. Every child's Soul Power was at Innate Rank 1 or higher, and some even reached Innate Rank 3!
A small village where it was rare to find one person with Soul Power in several years was now entirely composed of people with Soul Power?!
How is this possible? Did the Goddess of the Moon manifest?!
Old Jack stood to the side, smiling without speaking, his eyes falling on the panicked face of Master Su Yuntao, who had once been unreachable to him.
Su Yuntao, who was already somewhat flustered, felt something. He looked up and noticed Old Jack's meaningful smile, his heart trembling slightly, and he asked with an ugly expression:
"You, what is going on with you all?!"
Hearing the long-awaited question, Old Jack smiled mysteriously, leaned on his cane, and spoke slowly:
"Master Su Yuntao should have heard of the 'True God Cult', right?"
"Cult?" In Su Yuntao's mind, various warnings from within the Spirit Hall regarding "cult members" flashed instantly. Combined with the incredibly eerie situation before him, his face turned deathly pale. He forced two words out through his teeth: "Evil... Soul Master!"
Realizing this, Su Yuntao turned around, not stopping for a moment. After his Martial Soul possessed him, he quickly fled the village!
"How rude. We are a God Cult!"
Old Jack let out a soft sigh, clasped his hands together with the surrounding villagers, and chanted words in his mouth.
Su Yuntao looked back with lingering fear. He saw that amidst the prayers of the villagers, specks of golden light gathered in the air, slowly forming a huge golden pupil!
"Respectfully inviting my Lord to descend," Old Jack proclaimed loudly.
Just by making eye contact with that pupil for a moment, Su Yuntao's body stalled, and he froze in place. A pink light flashed slightly in his pupils.
"The True God Cult, is it that magical..."
Su Yuntao's pupils gradually returned to clarity, indirectly ignoring his malice towards the "True God Cult". In his heart, a desire to explore this mysterious sect inexplicably arose.
It was as if he were viewing a normal thing, and this was exactly the effect Mo Bai wanted. Only step-by-step faith would become increasingly intense.
Mo Bai slowly opened his eyes, golden-pink halos flashing in his eyes, revealing a hint of bewitching, righteous Chaos.
When casting his Third Soul skills, his eyes would involuntarily emit golden light that felt like substance. If cast together with his First Spirit Skill, it would be an intertwining of gold and pink, exceptionally beautiful.
And for now, everything was normal.
A gathering point of faith with a scale of over a hundred people could summon the phantom projection of his "Eye of Faith". The stronger the faith, the longer his phantom eye would exist, and the stronger the effect would be.
It was slightly affected by distance, but not too much.
Su Yuntao was the first experimental subject he had specifically kept; the distance was suitable, and the Soul Power Rank was also about right.
Now it seemed the effect was better than he had expected.
It had almost fifty percent of the standard of the original Soul skills, but it was enough to deal with any Soul Master below his Rank. This could also be considered providing believers with an additional means of remote communication and self-protection.
And this was not just a method for believers to contact him unilaterally. He could consume his own Soul Power through the connection of the Power Of Faith to project his line of sight into the eyes of any believer, thereby observing the surrounding things.
If he added the Power Of Faith, he could also transmit sound. He had specifically tested this aspect, mainly because of the System.
As a result, the System worked just the same!
This was quite good!
It greatly facilitated the progress of believers in winning people over. Anyone who wanted something, as long as they summoned his consciousness, could realize a very small portion of their desires through turning the false into the True.
Once they saw signs of success, that person would be unable to extricate themselves and would fall into the True.
Relying on this, in a short period.
The golden mark of the True Eye on his forehead shone brightly. Nearly 3,000 of his 10,000 cult members were sent out, like a wave of water, using Notting City as a starting point to spread towards Suotuo City.
On one hand, it strengthened faith, and on the other hand, it expanded the scope of the greenhouse.
Under Yu Xiaogang's guidance, there was no doubt that Tang San would definitely head to Shrek Academy.
Notting City was not big enough, but Suotuo City was an excellent greenhouse for the next step. By laying the groundwork in advance, he would be prepared for any eventuality.
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