Under Xia Ming's guidance, a gentle yet incomparably vast force enveloped Di Ruiqiu and Wang Dong'er.
The two girls closed their eyes in unspoken unison, their minds following the guidance of that force as they sank inward.
They reached toward that mysterious, ineffable realm.
The next moment, Di Ruiqiu's vision abruptly changed.
She saw the brilliant sea of stars deep within her soul.
Countless specks of golden light floated quietly, like motes of dust born at the dawn of the universe.
Every point of light was incomparably pure and warm, carrying an ancient, devout intent.
They were gratitude, reverence, and prayer—the collective faith of the countless soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Throughout her fifteen thousand years of life, whether in ignorance or clarity,
they had projected their faith toward the concept of the "Auspicious Beast," toward Di Ruiqiu herself, and it had condensed into this.
They were not foreign things. They had long coexisted with her and formed part of her identity as the incarnation of fortune.
They had merely remained dormant before, beyond her ability to use.
Now, under Xia Ming's guidance,
this Faith Power revealed itself before her for the first time with such clarity.
It resonated faintly with her breathing, radiating a force that made even her bloodline burn and tremble.
Unlike the naturally formed, golden and warm Faith Power within Di Ruiqiu,
what Wang Dong'er saw was a sight Xia Ming's power had drawn in from the outside world, floating before her mind.
It was a cluster of blue-gold motes, darker in color and carrying the vastness of the ocean and the chill of divinity.
They came from the prayers and worship countless soul beasts of the sea offered to the Sea God.
This Faith Power should have belonged to that God King.