Dividing Faith

Inside the temple, the exchange between the five god-level powerhouses continued.

When the topic turned once again to the issue of faith, the cold, clear voice of the Dark Night Goddess Jiadeliya suddenly drifted over:

"Leian, now that you have become a god, you must surely understand the function of the power of faith. Do you have any plans regarding this?"

The fact that the power of faith could enhance spiritual energy was no secret among god-level powerhouses, and the benefits brought by powerful spiritual energy were equally well-known.

First, it could accelerate the comprehension of the laws and profundities; second, it could increase attack power and soul defense capabilities.

This was the very reason Leian had actively practiced meditation techniques from the start.

However, the material plane was not like the Supreme Plane; let alone soul golden pearls, even treasures like purple crystals did not exist here. The only thing that could enhance spiritual energy was the power of faith.

Coincidentally, when Leian became a god, he had chosen to split his soul, so he was naturally very eager for the power of faith. Hearing Jiadeliya bring it up herself, he took the opportunity to ask:

"The power of faith is indeed very important to me, but if I were to spread my faith, I wonder if it would affect the Dark Night Goddess Sect?"

The conversation had been pleasant so far, and Leian did not want to appear aggressive.

Jiadeliya's expression remained unchanged as she said:

"As a god-level powerhouse, Leian, you have the right to spread your faith on the Youquan Continent. I have two methods here; you may choose one."

"Please, speak!" Leian switched to a solemn expression at the appropriate moment.

Jiadeliya said: "First, carve out half of the territory on the Youquan Continent. I will withdraw my churches, and you can choose how to spread your faith yourself."

"Or, you can establish your own sect and go to the major cities to build churches and spread your faith."

Both methods had their pros and cons. The former fixed the territory, which meant fixing the amount of faith, but if one had sufficiently brilliant missionary methods, choosing the latter offered the opportunity to seize more of the power of faith.

Unfortunately, Leian had just become a god and lacked manpower. Even if he could recruit some Saint Realm powerhouses, he could not compare to the Dark Night Goddess Sect, which had been developing for countless years.

Therefore, after only a moment of thought, Leian chose the first method.

Upon hearing this, Jiadeliya nodded slightly:

"Leian, you were born in the Byron Empire. For convenience, I will allocate the Byron Empire and half of the Beni Empire to you."

"In that case, many thanks, Goddess!" Leian bowed slightly.

In just a few words, the two had settled the ownership of the entire Youquan Continent; such was the prestige of god-level powerhouses.

On the other side, Andrew and the other two offered their congratulations to Leian at the right moment. Skipping over the topic, the group returned to exchanging cultivation insights.

Outside the temple, the crowd of Saint Realm experts had lost all interest in sparring or socializing after Leian appeared. They gathered in twos and threes, their topics ranging from their yearning to become gods to flattery directed at Leian.

Time passed quickly. The next morning, when the sky was bright, Margaret came to the outside of the temple to ask Jiadeliya if the "Goddess's Named Disciple Tournament" should begin.

Inside the temple, before Jiadeliya could speak, Andrew laughed heartily:

"Brother Leian, now that you have become a god, I fear this year's battles will have much less fun."

Andrew's words were not untrue. In the last hundred years, the Dark Night Goddess Sect had only issued four "Goddess Tokens." As a result, Leian had become a god, and Robert had been killed by Leian, leaving only two people; it was indeed not very exciting.

However, the named disciples Jiadeliya had taken in over the years would also compete against each other. At that time, Jiadeliya would consider whether to further accept them as personal disciples based on their cultivation results.

As everyone chatted and laughed, Jiadeliya had already sent a voice transmission to Margaret.

In front of the temple, the crowd of Saint Realm experts had already gathered around the training grounds. Following the order brought by Margaret from the Goddess, the tournament began.

The first to take the stage were the two remaining genius Saint Realm experts holding Goddess Tokens. One of them practiced the Laws of Earth, and the other practiced the Laws of Fire.

Neither had been in the Saint Realm for more than a hundred years, and they had only just managed to comprehend the momentum of heaven and earth to perfection. They had not yet touched upon the profundities of the laws, so to the god-level powerhouses, the battle was truly not worth watching.

These two genius Saint Realm experts fought for half the day, and in the end, it was a draw.

Immediately after, the battles of the various named disciples began.

Inside the temple, the divine sense of the five, including Leian, had already covered the entire valley, watching and commenting as they went.

These named disciples had all comprehended the profundities of the laws, so the battles were somewhat interesting. Leian even discovered a Saint Realm warrior who also practiced Destruction Battle Qi.

This person's name was Xilmon, and it was said he had been in the Saint Realm for over two thousand years. Observing his combat methods, it was clear he had already comprehended a trace of the Destruction Profundity regarding material attacks.

Seeing this, Leian's heart stirred, and he secretly sent a voice transmission to Jiadeliya:

"Ms. Jiadeliya, I wonder if you could let this Saint Realm expert named Xilmon be given to me?"

Ever since the two had settled the division of faith, Leian had been pondering methods to spread his faith. To him, the most effective method currently was to emulate the "Martial God" O'Brien and directly establish his own empire.

However, Leian had a massive demand for the power of faith. To be honest, half the territory of the Youquan Continent could not satisfy his appetite, because once his Death Rule became a god, he would still choose to split his soul.

At that time, with two god clones and one Saint Realm original body, this little bit of faith would not be enough.

Therefore, if given the chance, he would definitely wipe out the Radiant Church and the Dark Church, and then bring the Nansen and Chiyan continents under his command.

The reason he chose these two continents was naturally because the two churches stood in opposition to them. Furthermore, Leian found the two churches' practice of collecting pure souls extremely distasteful, so he had no psychological burden in wiping them out.

Once these two continents were occupied, establishing an empire would no longer be appropriate. For convenience, he would still need to slowly build up a church.

As such, this Xilmon, who also practiced the Destruction Rule, was naturally a capable candidate to help develop the church.

Jiadeliya did not guess Leian's intentions. Upon hearing Leian's transmission, she replied without hesitation:

"This is a small matter. If you need manpower, other than my personal disciples, you may recruit any other Saint Realm expert."

She had a good impression of Leian and knew he wasn't the type to push his luck, so she naturally acted a bit more generous.

"Many thanks!"

Leian, of course, did not forget to express his sincere gratitude.

Several days passed, and the once-in-a-century tournament finally drew to a close.

In the training grounds, a group of Saint Realm experts stood with bowed heads, their gazes fixed fervently upon the gates of the temple.

Before long, Jiadeliya, Leian, and the others walked out.

"Greetings, my lords!"

The Saint Realm experts lowered their heads and bowed in unison, not daring to show the slightest bit of negligence.

Jiadeliya's cold gaze swept over them. Perhaps because she did not think much of those two so-called "genius Saint Realm experts," she did not take either of them in this time. Instead, she chose one of her previous registered disciples, who practiced the Laws of Darkness, to become her personal disciple.