"Dimensional Audience"—this was the unique "foundation of godhood" as Tiandao understood it.
And not only did he think so, he acted accordingly.
Without the existence of the "Popularity System," Tiandao might never have reached the heights he stood at today.
So in a sense, wasn't that seemingly intangible "popularity" also a special kind of "faith"?
After all, gods could gain all manner of mighty powers through the devout "faith" of their followers.
Tiandao, too, gained all sorts of miraculous abilities and enhancements through the "popularity" granted to him by the Dimensional Audience.
At their core, there was not much difference between the two.
And precisely because Tiandao had long seen the importance of "popularity" to himself, he spared no effort in stirring up the winds and clouds in exchange for even greater popularity.
Even the current above the heavens storyline, personally orchestrated by him, was a "famous scene" in Season 2 designed specifically for this purpose.
The Dimensional Audience all believed that the "heavens" Tiandao wished to surpass were the heavens of the Steam Capital.
But in truth, the heavens of the Steam Capital were far, far too small for Tiandao. They did not deserve to bear the word "high."
What he truly wished to challenge and rise above were the heavens before him, where the God of Ten Thousand Machines dwelled after being summoned by Ivan.
Perfect Technique: Purgatory Rashomon was Tiandao's first "gift of greeting" to a god.
Because he wanted to personally verify whether the mad idea in his mind truly had the potential to drag a god from its pedestal.
And the answer to that question would soon appear.
Rumble!
As Tiandao activated the technique, the Quantum Cube behind him abruptly expanded at a rate visible to the naked eye. A heart-pounding energy fluctuation was released