Faith Spreads, Sea God Island's Despair

By associating with Bibi Dong, currently the "number one star" of the Douluo Continent, it will naturally bring a huge wave of traffic to You Chen.

Moreover, this format is very memorable. It's likely that for several years, whenever this incident or You Chen's name is mentioned again, everyone will still have an impression of You Chen.

After all, it's packed with both buzz and compelling storytelling.

Just like when people mention King of Understanding, many people can also think of the woman who sued King of Understanding for infringement and received a large sum of compensation.

As the religious leader of the only religion on the mainland, the Pope's fame and sanctity are far beyond King of Understanding can match, and consequently, You Chen's fame is also far greater than that of the woman who is constantly being discussed.

With this foundation, it will be much easier for You Chen to spread his faith in the future.

As for the newly revealed identity of You Chen as the president of the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce, it is indeed a shocking thing for high-level Soul Master, but for ordinary people, how could the president of a large merchant guild be compared with the Pope?

Faith has a price.

Through numerous experiments and research, You Chen has come to realize that the amount of faith power an individual generates is only related to the strength of their mental power and the degree of their piety.

Whenever a living being thinks of the existence of a deity, a judgment is made on the degree of its piety, and then the power of faith is calculated by substituting these two factors into a formula.

The amount of faith power generated by believers is one thing, and the efficiency with which those who are believed collect faith is another, which will not be discussed here.

The strength of mental power is easy to understand.

The degree of piety is not a fixed value based on the level of faith such as a shallow believer or a fanatical believer, but rather it changes almost every moment.

It depends solely on the degree to which the believer's mind is open at the moment of contemplating the divine.

At this moment, the amount of faith power collapses.

Simply put, given a fixed spiritual power level, the more times a believer thinks of the deity each day, and the higher the average level of devotion during each thought, the more faith power is generated.

Aside from the strength of their mental power and the degree of their devotion, there are no other influencing factors. As for the level of life, at least for believers at the mortal level, this will not make a difference. Perhaps even a level 99 Soul Master will be classified as mortal in the judgment of faith output, just like ordinary humans.

High-level Soul Master and top-tier Soul Beast possess powerful spiritual energy, making them the believers who produce the highest quality faith.

But their numbers are too small.

Ordinary non- Soul Master humans have a life strength far inferior to low-level Soul Beast, but their spiritual power is at least comparable to that of thousand-year-old Soul Beast.

This is such a great value for money.

Even after the fall of the Angel God, his legacy has been able to continue smoothly because many ordinary people on the Douluo Continent are believers of the Angel God.

Poseidon chose the vast ocean as the foundation of his faith, but humans are a land-dwelling species. Even if Poseidon ruled the entire sea, the number of believers would be far less than the peak of the Angel God of yesteryear.

Fortunately, he still has the faith of many Sea Soul Beasts.

In addition, the direction of their faith is clear, and the believers are generally very devout, so it's not too different.

And You Chen's goal...

We must pay attention to both the number of believers and their level of piety; we must make sure both are strong!

As for the specifics of execution, You Chen already had a general idea, but he admitted that he couldn't predict everyone's intentions, so he was prepared to make minor adjustments at any time.

The most important thing now is to see how the Spirit Hall, or rather Bibi Dong, will react.

Meanwhile, Bibi Dong was still in the sea, had not yet returned to the mainland, and was unaware that while he was doing well at sea, he had already become utterly infamous.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that she currently has no way to return.

On the high seas, the million-year-old Soul Beast Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, led a group of Sea Soul Beast in a siege against the Soul Master of both the Spirit Hall and Sea God Island.

Any Soul Master or ship attempting to escape the encirclement of Soul Beast will be immediately attacked by a multitude of Sea Soul Beast, followed by the terrifying Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to finish the job.

Soul Beast are treasures to Soul Master, while Soul Master are not as useful to Soul Beast. However, with their extremely refined and concentrated life force, Soul Master are still a good source of resources.

However, Soul Master, starting from the mid-to-high level, are generally stronger than Soul Beast of the same life level. Therefore, Soul Beast usually do not hunt down human Soul Master in this way, as it would be a losing proposition.

However, during this period, under the leadership of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, Soul Beast powerhouse comparable to the ultimate level, the situation reversed.

Of course, the sea is vast, and even if the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, with the power of a million-year-old Soul Beast, drives tens of thousands of Soul Beasts, it will ultimately be impossible to guarantee that all Soul Master can be restrained.

Soul Sage expert, with their powerful explosive force, is enough to briefly tear through the battlefield and escape.

In contrast, those Titled Douluo powerhouses, despite being stronger, were closely watched, and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King would take the initiative to attack if their positions changed drastically.

The only way forward is for several Titled Douluo powerhouses to scatter and flee, forcing the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King to make a choice, so that these powerhouses may have a chance to escape alive.

Currently, only the Spirit Hall possesses such capabilities.

Bibi Dong, however, was unable to make up her mind.

Even though an elder from the Spirit Hall was willing to make a sacrifice, she still hesitated.

That was the most suitable million-year-old Soul Beast for her Twin Martial Souls Soul Master, to be her Second Martial Soul Ring!

At first, Bibi Dong only regarded the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King as Ferocious Beast, but when she learned from the Sea People Sea Soul Master that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King possessed the ultimate cultivation level of Soul Beast, she was naturally very tempted!

She had already witnessed the power of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. Even at its peak, let alone now, she wasn't confident she could defeat such a monster.

However, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's active hunting of sea and land Soul Master gave Bibi Dong hope.

The positions of hunter and prey are not irreversible.

If there is murderous intent, there will be a flaw.

Although the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King is powerful, it is by no means without losses when it actively slaughters the army of Soul Master.

A body with extreme strength, normally only attacks at the level of Super Douluo can break through its defenses.

But this doesn't mean you can't break through the defense; it doesn't mean you can just fall asleep and get attacked without making any defensive moves.

The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King is so large that it makes it easy for enemies to attack from its blind spots.

Moreover, its physical limits are more inclined towards the maximum health, rather than being hexagonal like You Chen's.

If it doesn't concentrate its strength and Soul Power and is ambushed, even an attack from Soul Douluo level could potentially damage it.

However, this premise is already extremely difficult and cruel. Unless a large number of Soul Sage and Soul Douluo launch an attack regardless of sacrifice, it will be impossible to cause much damage to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. At the very least, it will not give Bibi Dong, who is unable to exert her peak strength, any opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Bibi Dong naturally placed her hopes on Sea God Island.

During this long period of time, the three major factions of the Spirit Hall Allied Forces, the Sea Soul Beast, and Sea God Island fought each other, and naturally, they could all plant spies among themselves.

Even Sea Soul Beast are no exception. Most Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast can communicate with humans using their mental power, and could easily infiltrate spies by threatening a portion of the human population.

Bibi Dong also learned from the spies on Sea God Island that Bo Saixi was actually still on Sea God Island.

Sea Soul Master generally have strong beliefs, and the reason for revealing this information is probably because many Sea Soul Masters are resentful of Bo Saixi's retreating and unmoved actions.

As for Bo Saixi's condition of recovering from injuries and cultivating her strength, only the Seven Sacred Pillars knew this.

Neither of the Seven Sacred Pillars were defeated or captured, nor would they be spineless enough to betray them, so Bibi Dong naturally had no way of knowing this secret.

Although Bibi Dong did not know why Bo Saixi remained motionless and did not participate in the war despite being on Sea God Island, she was certain that once a real crisis occurred, such as the major event of the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King attacking Sea God Island, the Sea God High Priestess, who was hiding in the Sea God Hall on Sea God Island, would definitely take action!

In Bibi Dong's memory, this invincible sea creature was an absolutely invincible powerhouse in the sea. Even if he made a mistake and his strength decreased, he would still be able to pose a threat to the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King.

That was her chance!

Even within the Spirit Hall, no one knew that she was actually at level 99.

Even if the strength of level 99 cannot be fully utilized, it is absolutely no problem to exert the combat power of level 98.

If we can take advantage of the gap between the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King's battle with Bo Saixi to severely injure the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, given the nature of Soul Beast, most of those Soul Beast forcibly driven by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King will definitely retaliate, and then the situation will be reversed!

Bo Saixi hasn't left Sea God Island for so long, so being able to defeat the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King on the Sea God Island is probably the limit. It's highly unlikely that she can interfere with her organization's hunt for the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and absorption of its Soul Ring!

This plan is by no means foolproof; in fact, it is fraught with uncertainty. However, the madman Bibi Dong doesn't care too much about the success rate.

This was the best, most likely way for her to solve her problems!

On the surface, Sea God Island also has the ability to break the deadlock, but the Soul Grandmaster led by the Seven Sacred Pillars are unable to abandon the island under their rule and their compatriots.

However, even if the Seven Sacred Pillars were unwilling to abandon the Sea People, the situation would not change. Soul Master continued to die, and large numbers of Sea People migrated to Sea God Island.

They were like wild beasts trapped in a snare, left only to silently wait for their blood to flow...

This situation, which felt like waiting for death, caused despair to spread in the hearts of countless Soul Masters on Sea God Island.

Sea Dragon Douluo came to Bo Saixi's door again. "High Priestess, please come out of seclusion!"

Bo Saixi looked at the Sea Dragon Douluo kneeling and begging, and only sighed, "My current strength, even with the divine power of Sea God Island, is not much stronger than your strength with the power of the Sacred Pillar."

"How could this be..."

Sea Dragon Douluo's eyes widened. "Where is Sea God? Has Sea God issued any divine decree?!"

Bo Saixi sneered inwardly.

Having lost her Martial Soul and no longer believing in the Sea God, she had long severed her connection with Sea God, and even on this Sea God Island, she could not hear the Sea God's voice.

Of course, if the transmission isn't done through believers or Martial Soul, that's a different story. But that would violate the rules of the Divine Realm.

Moreover, Poseidon knew about the relationship between Bo Saixi and You Chen, so even if he was anxious, he wouldn't do such a thing.

Because You Chen couldn't possibly be unaware of the situation on Sea God Island, if the Sea God Island's circumstances hadn't changed, then even if he tried to communicate with Bo Saixi, it would be futile. Not only might he anger You Chen, but he might also incur the wrath of the Divine Realm.

As she sensed the weakness of the divine intervention in the lower realms, Bo Saixi's reverence for the gods diminished, and she grew increasingly contemptuous of both Bo Saixi and her past self.

On the surface, Bo Saixi remained calm, shook her head, and calmly declared to Sea Dragon Douluo, "Sea God Island can no longer be defended. Before the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King and the Spirit Hall invade this place, let everyone be dismissed. That way, some people may still be able to escape."

Sea Dragon Douluo was stunned.

Seeing Bo Saixi calmly walk past him and out of the Sea God Hall, Sea Dragon Douluo was startled and turned around abruptly. "Can't we ask that person for help!?"

As soon as he uttered the words, he realized he was speechless.

Bo Saixi stopped in her tracks, revealing only a lonely profile to Sea Dragon Douluo: "What do you think is here that would warrant his attention?"

A voice inside Sea Dragon Douluo's heart was saying, "You're here," but he would never utter such treasonous words.

Even though Poseidon's strength was not what it used to be, Sea Dragon Douluo still held Poseidon in his heart.

He couldn't bring himself to do something like tearing open Bo Saixi's wounds and trampling on Bo Saixi dignity.

Moreover, Bo Saixi's previous response was already the best answer.

Sea Dragon Douluo had once wondered how Bo Saixi had returned. This was a question he hadn't thought about deeply in the past, but now he might have found the answer.

Perhaps in that person's eyes, their revered Sea God High Priestess was no longer important, which is why they were able to release him so easily...

When Bo Saixi announced that everyone could flee at will, there was no immediate situation where the strong abandoned the crowd and the weak cried out and cursed.

Those who have survived to this day, whether strong or weak, are all people with unwavering beliefs.

Because those who are truly ruthless and self-centered have already fled when their chances of survival are greater.

Those who are more vulnerable would not be able to persevere in such a desperate situation.

Ultimately, the reason they've managed to hold on until now is because they all have a hope of surviving.

That glimmer of hope, of course, is faith.

They believed that if they persevered, the great Sea God would surely appear and save them.

And when Bo Saixi, the Sea God High Priestess, gathered them together and uttered the words, "Flee, all of you..."

Hope has finally been dashed.

"Sea God has abandoned us!"

After the first person shouted this, people followed suit with a second and a third shout, and then the shouts rose and fell, one after another, without end.

No one ran away.

For devout believers, the collapse of their faith is a despair akin to death.

Everyone's eyes were dull and unfocused.

At this moment, whether strong or weak, everyone needs time to accept themselves; if they cannot accept it, they will completely collapse.

Witnessing this scene, Bo Saixi's body trembled slightly, and an unusual blush appeared on her face. She suppressed the urge to smile with great difficulty.

A morbid fanaticism welled up from the bottom of her heart.

At that very moment, huge waves surged up from the edge of the island.