Soren's power came from the deaths of the Trial Takers.
The tests in the War Chess Plane raised far too many questions, because they also touched upon a fundamental issue within the domain of deities: where exactly did the power of faith come from?
The mind?
If it really came from the mind, then the source of faith did not have to be limited to the Material Plane.
Slaughter could draw energy from the trials, but what about death? What about war? If the illusory environment of the War Chess trials served no purpose, could the Trial Takers completely replace the things within it once their numbers reached a certain threshold? Soren obtained very little energy through the War Chess trials, but as the amount accumulated, quantitative change had already begun to produce qualitative change. As a lofty deity, Soren's life was immortal, so he had plenty of time to study all of this.
At that moment.
Soren realized that if he safely survived the Time of Troubles, he would not have to worry about running out of things to do for the next few hundred years.
The preliminary test results from the War Chess Plane were in.
Once all three Trial Takers had ended their trials in death, Soren waved a hand and shut off the energy supply to the War Chess trials, then began organizing the information collected through his divine perception.
"The power comes from the deaths of the Trial Takers!"
"Most of the energy consumed comes from the Elemental Pool. Perhaps I can test a mode where Trial Takers fight one another after a while."
Soren thought for a moment, recalling the many popular virtual combat simulations from his previous life. He needed to see whether battles between Trial Takers would introduce any variables, because the