First, the Apocalypse World.
Among the three worlds, the Apocalypse World had the most balanced technological development. It was neither as underdeveloped as the Divine Continent world, where everything had only just begun, nor as pathologically skewed as Balance, where only top-tier technology temporarily existed. It was the best place to perfectly convey his will.
Moreover, the Apocalypse World had a relatively small population, making it ideal as a pilot project.
First, he had to correct a misconception. The ancient gods of the Era of Gods and Buddhas did indeed rely on faith, but they absolutely did not regard faith as the source of all their power. At most, faith was merely a catalyst that helped them transcend the mortal and become divine.
In fact, even if every mortal across the Four Great Continents of the Era of Gods and Buddhas believed in a single deity, the combined force of all their wills would still not be enough to shake the heavens and earth.
They merely served as an incomparably important buffer zone in the clash between the ancient gods and the will of the world. They influenced the will of the world to acknowledge the existence of the ancient gods, while also helping the ancient gods share the pressure coming from the will of the world. Otherwise, when an ancient god attempted to seize control of the laws of heaven and earth from the will of the world, he would have to endure an incomparably terrifying pressure all alone.
On the surface, the ancient gods controlled the faith of all their believers, but in truth, believers were merely the key to their power. Their true strength came from the laws and authority of the world, from the primal power of the entire world. In nature, this power was actually