Cosmic Sandbox

Yes, the Power of Faith—this was the path most suited to his current situation, synthesized from the endless information contained within the Supreme Godhead.

As the name implied, as long as others believed in him as a deity, the Calamity Supreme God's Godhead could capture those wisps of faith energy, convert them into divine power, and then further transform them into matter that elevated his life form.

It seemed somewhat absurd, after all, in the boundless universe, beings who could talk smoothly and spin tales were far too numerous.

Even ordinary humans on Azure Star could trick quite a few followers.

The Power of Faith didn't seem so scarce or formidable.

However, according to the rules of the Main Universe, only after becoming a deity and condensing a Godhead did one have the qualification and ability to capture the strange power called "faith."

In other words, without becoming a deity and possessing one's own Godhead, even if the entire universe believed in you, it would be utterly useless!

You simply had no ability to capture this vast and wondrous power.

And even after the Power of Faith was converted through the Calamity Supreme God's Godhead, even with extreme development and utilization, it could at most allow Tang Chuan to obtain the might of a top-tier mid-level god or a low-tier High-God.

After all, the supreme majesty of a Main God was not obtained through faith.

The Power of Faith was like an already wealthy landlord receiving an extra, optional tax—it only served as icing on the cake.

It was equivalent to those who needed it being unable to capture it, while those who could capture it had no need for it.

This was a chicken rib!

But coincidentally, Tang Chuan possessed a Supreme Godhead, which allowed him to turn waste into treasure and utilize this power during his humble beginnings.

Although he was a mortal, he was also a Supreme Main God!

So, as long as he made others believe in him—the stronger the person, the more devout, the more abundant the Power of Faith—could it be converted by the Godhead into divine power that could realize all fantasies?

This really was an easy job, sitting at home and elevating one's life form...

However, whether in the Main Universe or the infinite Sub-Universes, weren't there no small number of believers in the God of Calamity and Terror and his countless avatars?

Why hadn't he sensed any Power of Faith being transmitted into the Godhead?

Could it be that his essence had changed, from the original God of Calamity and Terror into Tang Chuan's personality?

So the believers who originally believed in the Calamity Supreme God would no longer provide him with Power of Faith?

En, that should be it, his subconscious told Tang Chuan.

Then, let me take a look at the remaining "inventory" in the Godhead...

Closing his eyes, the black crystalline Godhead appeared clearly and concretely before Tang Chuan.

When he generated the thought of "peering," the Godhead gradually became transparent, shifting from its solid black to a translucent gray.

Inside the crystal, there was a shallow layer of gray mist—was this the Power of Faith left behind by the Calamity Supreme God?

The previous inventory had already turned into divine power stored in the Godhead, so he should be able to use it, right?

Thinking it, he did it. Tang Chuan's consciousness began attempting to mobilize the divine power of the Godhead.

But he helplessly discovered that even with his consciousness exerting full force until stars danced before his eyes, the divine power within the Godhead remained completely unmoved.

It was like an ant trying to shake a planet—a feeling of powerlessness?

Wasn't this giving him a mountain of gold but not letting him use it?

Yet the next moment, a train of thought in his mind gradually became clear, once again offering Tang Chuan a solution.

That was, to dilute the divine power level!

The Power of Faith was captured by the Godhead and converted into divine power.

He couldn't use the divine power himself, but he could have the Fantasy Weapon create a transfer hub to dilute the divine power into a force he could use and withstand, elevating his life form!

After all, the Fantasy Weapon was of a very high level; using part of the divine power shouldn't be difficult, right?

Next came the source of believers...

With his current meager strength, directly declaring in the Main Universe that he was the God of Calamity and Terror and making others believe in him—let alone whether anyone would believe it, just the sheer attention it would draw was a danger he couldn't ignore.

So he would temporarily set his sights on the Sub-Universes!

With this thought, Tang Chuan looked at Quintessa and said, "Quintessa, use the Fantasy Attribute to help me create a hub device that can withstand part of the divine power, and then... create a sandbox capable of holding a Sub-Universe. We'll drag a desolate universe over and play the role of a creator god!"

Since spreading his faith in the Main Universe was too difficult, he would start from scratch and make an entire Sub-Universe's intelligent civilization believe in him.

The Power of Faith would become divine power, the divine power would elevate his life form, and what remained would be fed back to the Sub-Universe to create more powerful beings, enhancing the devotion and quality of believers...

He had to thank the precious memories left by the Calamity Supreme God, which allowed him to quickly arrive at a strategy most suitable for his current situation.

Quintessa received the plan unilaterally transmitted by Tang Chuan in her mind, her eyes sparkling with brilliance. "Good! Master, inject divine power into the 'Divine Transformation Device'! Relying solely on the Fantasy Attribute, it's difficult to break through the boundaries of the Main Universe and drag an entire Sub-Universe before us."

The ground surged like a semi-fluid, and a metal pillar about a foot in diameter appeared in the cabin. On the pillar was embedded a translucent, dazzling crystal ball, its interior constantly shifting through a myriad of vibrant colors.

This was the "Divine Transformation Device" that Quintessa had mentioned, capable of converting divine power!

Beside it, similarly surging matter formed a rectangular sandbox with a dark silver metallic tone, its structure resembling both metal and stone, about half a person's height, with a chaotic, hazy interior.

This was what Tang Chuan had called the Cosmic Sandbox, capable of holding an entire universe!

Tang Chuan tentatively placed his palm on the dazzling crystal ball of the Divine Transformation Device and channeled the divine power from his Godhead into it.

Suddenly, a sense of majesty, omniscience, and omnipotence surged within Tang Chuan's heart.

It seemed that his own grandeur at this moment had transcended the scope of all things in the universe—every distant, obscure, and unfathomable phenomenon could be effortlessly grasped by him.

In an instant, his thoughts materialized into billions of clear ideas, carrying out billions of calculations.

How could one describe this state of omniscience?

It was as if, right now, billions of unsolvable mathematical and physical problems that humanity could never crack were placed before Tang Chuan—he could, in a single moment, split his mind a billion ways and solve them all.

And this was merely a drop in the ocean, an insignificant trifle within this omnipotent state.

It was an abstract existence so vast that even the boundless starry sky would bow in reverence—something utterly impossible to convey through words or articulate through language.

Yet Tang Chuan, who should have been swept up in exhilaration, was instead eerily calm and composed, as if this was his true, rightful state.

In just an instant.

His mental vision spanned beyond the river of stars, piercing through the horizontal boundary of the Main Universe, and glimpsed beyond the Main Universe River the infinite, countless sub-universes, like grains of sand, orbiting the Main Universe in orderly fashion.

He stirred with intent, trying to search for Azure Star's existence, but his weakened divine power seemed unable to analyze his own aura—because he was a Main God, and the Main God's divine grid blocked divine power probes from penetrating...

He set aside that thought for the moment, letting his mind radiate outward, and easily latched onto a sub-universe that was on the verge of birthing life but was still barren, with a moderate scale of vastness.

It was only an instant, yet his divine power drained wildly, consuming over half his reserves, before this barren universe, under Tang Chuan's control, smoothly leaped from another dimension, from endless distance, in an indescribable manner, and arrived.

He seized this resplendent universe, drew it into the cabin, and gently placed it into the Cosmic Sandbox prepared for it.

The entire Quin Shuttle shuddered, but soon steadied, and Tang Chuan abruptly withdrew from that omnipotent state.

Yet, when he returned to his Mortal body, the incomparable chasm between life forms plunged him into a dazed, frozen stupor—for a moment, his pupils couldn't even focus on their own.

Quintessa, however, seemed not to notice his strange state. Steadily bearing a universe drained her Fantasy Attribute at an alarming rate, and at certain moments, her physical projection even warped and distorted.

After a long while, Quintessa's body stopped "dropping frames," her gaze locked onto the barren universe in the sandbox. She analyzed seriously, "The Divine Transformation Device, the Cosmic Sandbox, and my existence—combined, the Fantasy Attribute expenditure is sustained at 99.4396%."

Hearing her words, Tang Chuan's eyes finally focused, and he snapped back to reality.

But having experienced divine power, an indescribable, complex emotion began to coil around his heart, refusing to fade.

It was like falling from a sublime, powerful illusion into an utterly base and wretched reality—for a time, he was torn by anxiety and loss, drowned in a sea of melancholy.

Uncontrollably, all kinds of negative thoughts surged from the depths of his consciousness into his mind, like a dark tide threatening to devour his soul.

A craving for self-destruction even began to rise, growing fiercer by the moment.

Fortunately, just before Tang Chuan could act on it, the Main God's divine grid in his mind emitted a cool, refreshing aura in time.

It caught him just as he was about to be swallowed by the dark tide in his heart, seizing a ray of dawn, gradually dispelling the darkness, guiding his consciousness toward clarity, and freeing him from the extreme pessimism toward reality, the hollow emptiness deep within, and the suspicion that reality itself was false.

But...

The negative emotions in my mind are just human definitions, aren't they?

After witnessing the grandeur of a god, why can't this be a true recognition and objective evaluation of my own weakness, ignorance, emptiness, and baseness?

Thinking this, Tang Chuan jolted awake, gritted his teeth, and slapped his head.

Restrain yourself! Don't think any further!

If I keep going, my mind and consciousness might collapse again!

Quintessa finally turned around, looking at Tang Chuan with surprise, and said, "What's wrong, Master?"

Tang Chuan shook his head, holding onto the cool aura of the Main God's divine grid, forcing the strange thoughts out of his mind, and said, "Nothing. Just feels like a waste—Fantasy Attribute and divine power, consumed so much."

Quintessa smiled bitterly. "There's no helping it. It's a trade-off. If Master wants to grow strong quickly, some upfront investment is necessary."

Tang Chuan gradually calmed down, reining in his emotions, and said, "Lucky that the Fantasy Attribute can continuously absorb and replenish from the Main Universe.

Otherwise, the sustained energy needed to stabilize a universe could destroy several sub-universes of the same level."

Quintessa comforted him, "Master, look on the bright side—the investment will pay off... Now, name your 'private universe'!"

Tang Chuan gazed at the magnificent, boundless universe in the sandbox, somewhat lost in thought, and said, "Origin. This universe shall be called the 'Origin Universe.'"