Faith Ring, Starshine Empire

Bibi Dong's plan to Destruction God King the world did not go smoothly.

It could even be described as a failure.

After all, the plan was rather hasty to begin with.

Even in the original timeline, she could kill Tang San first and then solve Qian Renxue's problem, but she couldn't possibly Destruction God King the world.

It's like how humans can easily kill cockroaches, but can't eradicate them.

Bibi Dong's world-destroying plan was based on a crazy wish and was no better than a whim; it was never feasible from the start.

In fact, if the God Realm Committee hadn't deduced from Bibi Dong's behavior and the way You Chen acquired faith that both positive and negative faith in the Douluo Continent would increase significantly in the future, and hadn't tacitly refrained from sending God Officer to capture the Bibi Dong killing Bibi Dong, she would have already ascended to heaven by now.

While there appears to be progress, it is actually all under You Chen's control and there are no real results.

Faced with unparalleled power, it is only natural that some people would resist and others would want to surrender.

Needless to say, the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family was so thoroughly mocked that the Heaven Dou Emperor's anger was understandable.

Under Amona's control, the Star Luo Empire naturally chose to resist.

However, while it is true that both leaders have chosen to be hostile to Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall, the nobles below each have their own ideas. Even though the other side wants to Destruction God King them, they still hold onto a glimmer of hope and want to play both sides.

However, because Bibi Dong's madness in killing everyone during the Soul Master Grand Competition became known to all, the overall trend in the Douluo Continent still tended towards hostility towards Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong naturally blamed You Chen for this situation and chose a two-pronged approach, focusing on attacking Star Luo Empire.

On the entire battlefield, only You Chen was able to confront Bibi Dong head-on, and the battle lines naturally collapsed all the way.

To prevent Bibi Dong's decapitation tactics, Amona shamefully moved the capital and retreated.

Moreover, this happened more than once in just two months.

This was still Bibi Dong was trying to tease You Chen and even Star Luo Empire, so she slowed down.

Amona abdicated and disappeared without a trace, while Empress Zhu Zhuqing temporarily assumed the throne, but it was a regime in exile, and the Star Luo Empire was practically destroyed.

But this is only the surface situation.

Faced with You Chen's powerful Divine Sense and ability to control the overall situation, Amona sacrificed too many heads of noble forces that were hostile to her, took the opportunity to lay low, and returned to the Beast Soul Alliance.

In reality, You Chen's power was not greatly diminished during this process; it was merely temporarily hidden underground.

After Zhu Zhuqing became empress, her relationship with Emperor Amona turned from honeymoon to coldness, and she remained outside of Amona's social circle.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Star Luo Empire nobles, this ascension to power was nothing more than supporting a puppet.

With the shift in focus, coupled with You Chen's sudden disappearance after revealing his serious injuries, Bibi Dong's attention to the Star Luo Empire decreased, and she began to think about the Heaven Dou Emperor, who was currently the most hostile to her.

On the Spirit Hall side, Qian Renxue and Qian Daoliu, having had their identities exposed, hid in the Angel God Temple and remained silent.

However, regardless of the Worship Hall or other internal institutions, there were many voices of dissatisfaction and resistance from Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong, who held absolute power, naturally showed no mercy in eliminating such rebels.

From then on, the entire Douluo Continent was plunged into dire straits.

In just three months, the population of the entire Douluo Continent decreased by 30%.

Many upper-class people who had hoped to join Bibi Dong realized the consequences of joining this madwoman after seeing her wanton slaughter and her practice of executing anyone who slightly displeased her.

As Bibi Dong instilled fear in all living beings, she felt her power rising, and thus became increasingly addicted and unrestrained.

This means that even if she doesn't have the power to Destruction God King the world now, as long as she continues to bring chaos and fear, one day she will be able to truly destroy the world.

However...

"We can't let her run rampant like this anymore! If this continues, we'll all die at her hands!"

Bibi Dong's extreme actions aroused an even stronger sense of resistance.

When Bibi Dong thought she had everything under control, her subordinates had completely lost their loyalty and joined forces with the rebels.

Some forces that were originally wavering joined the resistance, and by chance found hope—namely, You Chen.

"Bibi Dong has become Soul Master. If we want to defeat her... the only way now is to make all the people of Douluo believe in me, so that I can become a god and defeat her!"

You Chen said so.

Before the tyrannical Bibi Dong appeared, even if these powerful figures feared You Chen's power, they would never have wholeheartedly helped You Chen spread his faith.

But when Bibi Dong revealed her attitude of killing everyone in the world, and then looked at You Chen, a sage who was willing to sacrifice himself for the common people and bear the injuries of others, they felt that it was not unreasonable to support a new god.

Moreover, You Chen's displayed power far surpasses that of ordinary Titled Douluo. Some historically established forces have even spread information suggesting that You Chen is much stronger than ordinary Limit Douluo, which is why he was able to briefly contend with Bibi Dong, who had already become a god. Therefore, everyone has great confidence in You Chen, believing that once he becomes a god, he will be able to defeat Bibi Dong.

Thus, with Bibi Dong's already betrayed subordinates deceiving their superiors and subordinates, the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce providing cutting-edge information dissemination technology, and numerous powerful figures providing manpower and connections, a missionary movement mobilizing the entire Douluo Continent began.

"This is the Faith Ring?"

As You Chen switched to his First Incarnation, he sensed the pure Golden Soul Ring revolving around him and murmured softly.

This Soul Ring, formed from faith, is not fully solidified; rather, it exists between reality and illusion.

Having reached this point, You Chen already understood the reasons behind it all.

This is because although he has chosen the rules of heaven and earth that he wants to inscribe, which is the power that the gods want to wield, he has not actually begun to ascend.

This process is similar to determining a path; once you take it, there's no going back.

However, whether it will succeed is uncertain.

Success brings instant advancement, while failure, though not necessarily leading to death or annihilation, will render all accumulated faith power meaningless.

Therefore, before deciding to become a god, Limit Douluo needs to accumulate as much faith power as possible.

After all, as a mortal, you can only vaguely sense the level of the divine position you are trying to determine, but you cannot truly determine its lowest starting level.

Fortunately, You Chen knew the difficulty of wielding the power of the stars in this world, and from the beginning he knew that the power of faith he had accumulated would at least reach the level of becoming First-Level God in one step.

Now, in such a short time, his faith power is barely enough to even become Third-Level God.

Now, faced with Bibi Dong's "world-ending crisis," coupled with the Beast Soul Chamber of Commerce's groundbreaking propaganda capabilities, the output of faith power is well guaranteed.

The efficiency of receiving and converting You Chen is also quite high.

There is a compatibility between the mortal and the divine.

For example, if a human wants to become a beast god, the efficiency of converting faith power into divine power will not be high.

On the other hand, the power of faith, or the power of sentient beings' thoughts, literally means that it is "toxic" to Wisdom God Position individuals.

If you absorb things directly without filtering them, countless complicated thoughts will flood your mind. Ordinary people will go crazy, and true gods will either go crazy or be twisted by the thoughts of sentient beings into the form that ordinary people imagine, and even their race and gender will no longer be fixed.

Therefore, You Chen used a dragon-shaped statue made of fluorite to carry the initial power of faith, and then connected the statue with his Martial Soul, using the Stardust Dragon to carry the faith and transform it into divine power and condense God Ring.

Humans' worship of non-human, extraordinary beings is often more purely platonic than their worship of individual humans.

Just like the ancients' worship of totems.

This yearning for pure biological power is far simpler, more direct, and easier to attain than the yearning for so-called saints.

In this process of gaining faith, the image of "World-Saving Star Dragon God" is more deeply rooted in people's hearts than that of "the Suffering Saving You Celestial Venerable".

Not only is the power of faith greater, but there are also fewer distracting thoughts.

Both Limit Douluo and Totem Gods, possessing extraordinary power, are far removed from ordinary people, but the former only evokes a sense of awe and wonder in the average person, while the latter inspires awe and mystery. Humans, by nature, are inherently inclined to admire those of other races; they are more willing to accept the perceived strength and extraordinary abilities of those they don't understand than the strength of their own. This is roughly the reasoning behind it.

In the eyes of the people, You Chen himself has become an incarnation of the Star God, a deity walking among humans.

His great deeds became part of the divine, rather than the divine being being created by such great deeds.

You Chen's previous reputation was used as part of the publicity campaign.

"Because Master You Chen is the reincarnation/walking deity, that's why he's so powerful, far surpassing us!"

"It must be the great Star God who saw our suffering and the threat to our lives from the Rakshasa Devil, and descended in his incarnation to save us!"

This kind of voice gradually became mainstream and began to spread.

A hazy image, shrouded in starlight, gradually became the common perception of believers.

This is not entirely consistent with the Stardust Dragon's appearance; it is also the appearance of a fluorite statue.

Compared to a clearly defined God, a vague God is obviously more mysterious and majestic.

It directly points to Stardust Dragon's perception and binds it to You Chen's Martial Soul.

The compatibility between Stardust Dragon and the Star Authority is undoubtedly higher than that between the Trident of the Sea God and the sea.

Therefore, You Chen's conversion efficiency of divine power is also higher.

Considering the number of believers, their races, and the purity provided by the current major events, You Chen's overall conversion efficiency is probably a hundred times that of the Sea God.

Only...

The Sea God spent hundreds of thousands of years to become a god, and it will take You Chen at least ten years to achieve the position of Star God.

But now that the world is in peril, the Star God is merely a lifeline for the masses.

If the problem isn't resolved within a year, it's hard to say whether the Douluo population can hold up, or even whether the faith can be sustained.

And so, You Chen silently refined the power of faith, and three months passed in this way...

Three months ago, only 70% of the world's population remained.

Three months later, the world's total population still accounted for about 50%.

Bibi Dong's rate of human reduction has slowed significantly.

This is only natural.

The later the story progresses, the sparser the population density becomes on the Douluo Continent, making it increasingly difficult to find.

She could Destruction God King 90%, 99%, or even more of humanity, but the remaining millions or even hundreds of thousands of people would be scattered around the world, making it difficult for Bibi Dong to kill them all by herself.

One reason is insufficient mental strength, and the level of mental strength attainment is also average.

Another point is that her speed is quite ordinary among strong individuals of the same level.

Heaven Dou Imperial City.

The royal family has fallen and is extinct.

Amidst the ruins, the occasional faint sound of human breathing could be heard.

Those were civilians who didn't have time to escape.

The black residual energy burned like flames on the earth.

A boy hiding in the remaining half of the house heard the sound of light footsteps and peeked out slightly.

He saw a three-meter-tall demon god, clad in close-fitting black armor, with seven bizarre, segmented arms several meters long, floating and passing through the street, leaving behind traces of dark energy along its path.

As if sensing the boy's gaze, the demon god slightly turned his head, revealing an absolutely stunning and beautiful face.

Faced with such stunning beauty, the young man felt only fear.

With a premonition of death, he constricted his pupils and did not close his eyes.

The next instant, a beam of starlight fell from the sky.

The savior star dragon slammed the demon god to the ground with a single claw. The impact, which should have spread to the surrounding survivors, was contained within a five-meter radius. In an instant, the demon god's armor cracked inch by inch, and then shattered with a crash.

"You Chen ahhhhh!!!"

Bibi Dong roared, and her remaining three arthropod arms shot out like spears, stabbing towards the Dragon Head.

But You Chen, or rather, the Salvation Demon Stardust Dragon fused with Ignis, did not turn its head. Within its claws, the peaceful yet terrifying power of Stardust Power surged.

Bibi Dong's arm collided with the Dragon Head of the Salvation Demon Stardust Dragon, it shattered into pieces under the enormous recoil force, while the Dragon Head remained unharmed.

Bibi Dong froze, muttering in disbelief, "Impossible..."

She felt an absolute difference in power.

She didn't have time to reveal any more.

Because the power of starlight has completely sealed her away.

[Seal Star].

This is exactly what You Chen discovered during the process of disciplining Bo Saixi.

To avoid diminishing the mission rewards by weakening the character's abilities when encountering a useful tool for repeated mining tasks in the future, a sealing technique is used.

After that day, the World-Saving Star God Dragon descended upon the former Heaven Dou Imperial City, and the mad demon god Bibi Dong was executed and never heard from again.

The calamity of the demon god, which had ravaged this land for nearly half a year, has now come to an end.

Although the disaster has ended, the damage it caused cannot be recovered in a short period of time.

Countless regimes collapsed under Bibi Dong's sword, and social order descended into unprecedented chaos.

Amidst this chaos, the calls from both commoners and Soul Master to support You Chen's rule and redeem this tragic emperor grew ever louder.

Out of compassion for the suffering of the world, You Chen ultimately did not refuse such trouble.

The Starshine Empire, which unified the Douluo Continent and the entire ocean, was established, and the Starshine Emperor ascended the throne with the support of the people.

No, Douluo Continent is history. From now on, this place will be Starshine Continent.

Then...

Starshine Emperor You Chen, the World-Saving Star God incarnate on earth, pardoned most of the members of the Spirit Hall who were forced to submit to the Demon God, only executing a few ringleaders and ordering the rest to atone for their crimes through meritorious service.

The world began rebuilding after the disaster.