Underground space beneath Eternity Peak.
Pale golden radiance streamed in and out of Lin An's body as though it were tangible.
Unlike the immense pressure from before, Lin An looked completely relaxed. Even the aura surrounding him was far stronger than before he entered.
If another Fifth-Order expert looked at him with the naked eye, they would be shocked to discover that Lin An now seemed like overlapping "layers." Every movement he made seemed to drag along vague phantoms of some kind of rule.
Although he was still affected by the pollution, after constructing a large number of Faith Nodes within his body, he was now like a reinforced fortress, far more difficult to shake than before.
"But it's still a pity. I have too little Faith Power in reserve."
"Of course, just connecting these is almost enough."
Lin An raised his hand and looked at his right hand with a smile, quite satisfied. He clenched it slightly, and in an instant, a black rift burst out from his bare hand. Before this, he had needed to coordinate it with the Flame of Time to trigger a spatial attack.
He couldn't determine exactly how much his power had increased, but after a rough estimate, Lin An had a number in mind.
"I've currently connected around three hundred and thirty-two cellular nodes, but my actual increase in strength is thirty-three percent."
"On average, one unit of Faith Power can increase my strength by 0.1%. Not only that, if I concentrate all the connected nodes in the same part of my body, I'll receive an additional boost!"
"My current situation is like that of a commander leading tens of millions of troops. Every successful connection allows me to station a new version of myself within the army! In terms of commanding—or controlling—the