"I just took a look... With my current reserves of River God Power, without affecting the Paradise Store's enhancement operations, I can completely create dozens of Fifth Digit Divinities. And three Fifth Digit Divinities can be fused into one two-star Fifth Digit Divinity—meaning a Fourth Digit Divinity..."
That was perfectly reasonable.
Quantitative change produced qualitative change.
"So how should I use this Investiture of the Gods?"
At first glance, the Investiture of the Gods seemed quite similar to Chen Luo's Puppet Transformation. Both could control others, and both could strengthen others and help them evolve.
But they were actually vastly different.
The Investiture of the Gods had a major issue with loyalty.
Gods whose sliver of true spirit Chen Luo trapped within the Investiture of the Gods truly had their lives and deaths in his hands, but they would not necessarily submit to him.
They would not openly defy him, but they could refrain from taking initiative, neither refusing nor volunteering, and slack off as much as possible when circumstances allowed.
Puppet Transformation had no such problem, because puppets were absolutely loyal to Chen Luo.
But that also meant one thing: those bound by the Investiture of the Gods retained their complete selves. Just because Chen Luo wanted to save their lives did not mean their values would gradually align with his!
It was extremely suitable for friends whom Chen Luo genuinely considered weak, trusted deeply, and who were willing to entrust their lives to him, should they be incorporated into the Investiture of the Gods when there was no other option.
Although the holder of the Investiture of the Gods could control the life and death of those it bestowed godhood upon, Puppet Transformation could achieve the same result, and it would also cause 3% to 5% soul mutation.