The larger the world, the more clearly its authorities were subdivided.
For example, the broad Light Authority had dozens of branches beneath it, including healing, purification, light, dispelling, guidance, manifestation, and more.
The Plague Authority was no exception. It likewise had branches such as infection, dormancy, deterioration, contamination, drug resistance, transmission, and environmental adaptation.
Of course, that did not mean the authorities listed above were already the lowest level.
Take the temporary authority Curse Tiger had condensed through blood sacrifice. It belonged to the Contamination Authority under the Plague Authority, while the Erosion Authority was an even more specialized existence beneath the Contamination Authority.
The abilities brought by using the Erosion Authority would give the Plague Seeds released by Curse Tiger an additional erosion effect, allowing them to take root inside living organisms more quickly. At the same time, when the Seven Gods purified them, the erosion of their divine power would make them expend more units of divine power.
However, no matter how one put it, there was always a limit to this additional effect.
If Curse Tiger had mastered the true Erosion Authority, it might have caused even greater trouble.
For now, it was only a condensed temporary authority. It could increase the cost of purification by roughly five times, reaching a ratio of one to eight.
"Fighting Curse Tiger's divine arts directly costs us thirteen times as much divine power. Now that we're using the Great Purification Art, the ratio has dropped to eight times instead. This feels great!"
Fuxi 'Lü Nianchun' shouted excitedly as he poured out the divine power in his body without restraint.
His strength was the weakest, so he struggled the most when canceling out Curse Tiger's divine arts.
If they faced Curse Tiger head-on, he would have to expend at least fifteen