Long-Eared God and other such false gods possessed neither independent personalities nor intelligence, yet after countless millennia of development, they had formed a complete set of rules suited to the workings of the divine world and the growth of their own existence. Like preprogrammed routines, they possessed a certain self-correcting mechanism!
By borrowing its divine power to shape a "Self God" within his own Consciousness Sea, Shen Mo had committed an act of blasphemy, and there was a strong chance Long-Eared God would discover him.
Moreover, his sacrifices of essence, qi, and spirit to the "Self God," which were converted into divine power with almost no loss, all rested upon the first wisp of divine power bestowed by Long-Eared God. At its core, it was still Long-Eared God; it merely wore the shell of the "Self God" and intercepted the essence, qi, and spirit that should have flowed to Long-Eared God...
The divine power obtained this way was ultimately a castle in the air. Once Long-Eared God discovered an aberration like him, it would surely sever its connection with him and strip him of his status as a disciple. At that point, all the divine power within him would collapse and disintegrate like a building that had lost its foundation.
How could Shen Mo possibly allow the divine power he had "worked so hard" to cultivate to harbor such a grave hidden danger?
"Killing Long-Eared God won't be difficult. The hard part is subduing it and making it serve me." Shen Mo's thoughts flashed like sparks from flint. Right now, he was like a high-level cultivator possessing vast true essence, yet lacking specific methods of application—immortal arts, martial techniques, magical treasures, talismans, and the like.
Then, he pricked his fingertip and drew upon his palm the spirit pattern he had