"What? You don't want it either?" Gru felt as though he had misheard something.
"You've already split your soul twice in a row. Faith Power will be of great help to your future cultivation." Thinking Jie Ning did not understand Faith Power's value, Gru earnestly tried to persuade him.
"Perhaps you can't feel it yet, but once you monopolize an empire's faith, given enough time, the help it provides to cultivation will pleasantly surprise you."
"I've already solved the problem with my soul," Jie Ning explained seriously.
"Ah..." Gru suddenly became a little worried about himself. As a God-level expert, he seemed to be hearing things.
But after thinking it over carefully, he seemed not to have misheard. He looked at Jie Ning with suspicion.
Seeing the disbelief in Gru's eyes, Jie Ning took the initiative to release the aura of his soul.
"How is that possible!" Sensing Jie Ning's powerful soul aura, Gru found it utterly unbelievable.
"How is your soul even stronger than mine?" Through that aura, Gru could sense Jie Ning's formidable soul power, and he could scarcely believe it.
Though Arannis said nothing, seeing Gru's shock made her inwardly delighted. This is Jie Ning, after all.
Jie Ning briefly explained his method. Gru was utterly confused; after all, different fields were separated by vast gaps, let alone a chasm in the Heaven and Earth Laws.
After hearing him out, Gru could only sigh. "Perhaps this is a miracle unique to the Life Law."
Jie Ning shook his head. "I don't see it that way. All Heavenly Laws are merely different aspects of Heaven and Earth. In theory, I think every law should be able to achieve the same effect. Only the methods differ; different paths lead to the same destination."
This was an insight Jie Ning had gained only after becoming a god through the Death Rule.
Sometimes, Jie Ning even suspected that if he had undergone Soul Mutation, he might already have found a point where the Life Law and Death Rule aligned.
Gru truly could not understand, so he could only go along with it. "Perhaps so."
"But are you certain you don't need Faith Power?" Gru still tried to persuade him. "Even if you've solved the soul problem, Faith Power can still aid your cultivation."
Gru suddenly realized that even a hard currency like Faith Power could fail to sell.
Jie Ning still refused Gru. "No need."
The meager Faith Power of a Material Plane simply could not draw Jie Ning's attention.
"I might head to a Supreme Plane at any time. Rather than having the people change their faith again then, it would be better to give it all to you, Senior Gru, right now."
"You're going to a Supreme Plane too?" Gru felt as though flames had begun burning in his heart.
As if noticing that Gru had also become tempted, Jie Ning hurriedly added, "I will go, but not now. After all, there are countless Material Planes, but only four Supreme Planes. There must be many powerful experts in the Supreme Planes, so I need to be cautious."
"I'll choose to go to a Supreme Plane once my strength reaches a bottleneck."
The flames in Gru's heart seemed to be instantly doused with a basin of cold water. His tone became somewhat dejected. "Perhaps only geniuses like you feel that Material Planes can no longer keep up with your growth."
"I wonder how long it will take before I can become a Middle-God." As he spoke, Gru's eyes filled with longing.
Jie Ning suddenly realized that Gru seemed to have some misunderstanding about himself. Perhaps because the few God-level experts Gru had encountered who became gods on their own were all rather exceptional, he believed that someone who could not become a god within a century was not a genius?
What kind of logic was that?
What he had comprehended was the Explosive Profound Mystery. The Fire Profound Mystery's reputation for powerful offense largely came from the Explosive Profound Mystery.
But Jie Ning did not know how to comfort Gru for the moment. Fight him and help him build confidence?
Yet Jie Ning did not think that, having become a god through two laws, he would lose.
And it seems Gru actually thinks the limit of a Material Plane is Low-God? Where had he gotten that idea?
Jie Ning was somewhat surprised Gru would think so. In his view, the reason those two Highnesses had been stuck at the threshold of Middle-God was entirely because Bana Continent's environment was not well suited to cultivating those two Heavenly Laws.
That would be easy to resolve. Once Jie Ning's Life God Avatar became a Middle-God, Gru would naturally correct his mistaken understanding.
Jie Ning was completely confident that his Life God Avatar would break through.
"Jie Ning, there's something I'd like to ask of you." Gru suddenly took a deep breath and pleaded with Jie Ning.
Jie Ning looked at Gru in surprise. "Tell me first."
"I want to know, can your soul-strengthening 'Spirit Nourishing Technique' help other people?" Gru asked nervously.
Jie Ning looked at Gru, considered it for a moment, and finally nodded. "The effect may not be as good as it is for me, but the difference is only in the rate of improvement."
"If it's for you, Gru, I..."
"No, not for me." Gru interrupted Jie Ning. "I hope that, if possible, you can help the two Highnesses."
Jie Ning studied Gru's eyes carefully. It was the first time he had seen Gru like this.
For some reason, he suddenly thought of the magic and Battle Qi manuals Duke Darut had sent when he got married.
"Alright." Jie Ning smiled and nodded.
Honestly, after what he had learned today, he was filled with curiosity and respect for the two founders and maintainers of order on Bana Continent. Without the two of them, who knew what Bana Continent would be like today.
Most of the information on Bana Continent about External Godhood, refining Divine Sparks, and all other matters related to becoming a god had come from the selfless sharing of these two after personally putting it into practice.
Much of that important information had even become common knowledge among most Saint Realm experts on Bana Continent.
After leaving the Temple of the Fire God, Jie Ning's group of three flew directly toward Corul City, the heart of the empire.
Led by Gru, the three landed before an ordinary little courtyard in the southwestern corner of Corul City.
Arannis looked curiously at the courtyard gate, then asked Gru for confirmation. "Senior Gru, does His Highness Korur live here?"
In her eyes, this small courtyard was no different from the other courtyards nearby. It truly did not match the title God of War.
"I do indeed live here." At that moment, the courtyard gate suddenly opened, and a voice rang out. Then a young-looking man walked out.
Korur's appearance was beyond Jie Ning's expectations.
Noticing the surprise in Jie Ning and Arannis's eyes, Korur laughed. "Am I different from what you imagined?"
Korur looked like a sturdy young man. He wore simple, loose blue homespun clothes that nevertheless looked very clean and neat, and his face bore a sunny smile.
"His Highness Korur," Gru greeted him.
Korur waved his hand helplessly at Gru's greeting. "How many times have I told you? Gru, just call me Korur. There's no need to be so respectful."
Gru's attitude was resolute. "The contributions you and His Highness Dinarl have made to the continent deserve the respect of all those who came after."
Jie Ning also made his stance clear. "Good day, His Highness Korur."
Arannis followed suit.
"Enough, enough." Korur seemed rather speechless. "I really don't know how that unreliable fellow Darut ended up with descendants as rigid as you. And with how timid he is, he actually produced two God-level descendants..."
Korur's tone was full of envy. Why were his own descendants so disappointing?
Gru shook his head. "Compared to the two of you and Jie Ning, I can hardly be called a genius."
Korur looked at Gru and said gloomily, "Now I finally know why Darut always wants to beat you up. I'm starting to feel the same way."
After saying that, Korur deliberately avoided looking at Gru and turned to Jie Ning instead. "So you're Jie Ning. You became a god through two laws in succession, and they're the laws of life and death..."
"It would not be an exaggeration to call you the greatest genius in the history of Bana Continent."
Jie Ning replied politely, "Your Highness Korur, you flatter me."
"You too..." Korur suddenly lost interest.
"Alright, alright. Come in, all of you." Korur turned and walked into the courtyard, signaling for them to follow.
After entering the house, they each took their seats.
Korur looked at Gru and Jie Ning. "So, have the two of you already discussed it?"
Gru gave Jie Ning a look. You explain it yourself?
Jie Ning spoke calmly. "Senior Gru and I discussed it."
Gru silently added, That was more like informing me.
"We believe the two empires can be merged into one."
Korur was stunned. He glanced at Gru before saying, "If that happens, having two divine faiths within one empire would be far less effective than the current arrangement. With two empires separately worshipping two gods, you can obtain more faith..."
Jie Ning hurriedly added, "The new empire only needs to worship the God of Fire."
Korur looked at Jie Ning in confusion. "As I recall, you also chose External Godhood..."
Jie Ning repeated the explanation he had given Gru, then released a trace of his soul aura at the end.
Korur wore the same shocked expression Gru had shown earlier.
"You really are a monster."
"Compared to you, I truly can't call myself a genius." Korur suddenly mocked himself.
At that moment, Gru suddenly looked back and forth between Jie Ning and Korur with a strange expression.
Korur looked suspiciously at Gru. "What are you doing?"
Seeing Gru like that, Jie Ning could not help smiling and shaking his head, successfully drawing Korur's attention as well.
"Your Highness Korur, I wonder whether you would be interested in my Secret Art?" Jie Ning looked at Korur.
Korur did not react at once. "What?"
Jie Ning repeated himself, then added, "This is my gratitude for your good deeds."
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