The majestic radiance of thunder collided with the mystery of no light. This was not merely a contest of strength, but a contest of authority.
Why had Su Yun chosen to shape figures of gods with such exalted divine status in the Light Screen footage, instead of simply going with the standard trope of man triumphing over fate?
Because humanity's entire way of thinking, whether Eastern or Western, had been shaped by accumulated faith and understanding to see gods as beings who stood high above all else.
Especially in lands outside the Flame Kingdom, faith in gods had already been woven into the cultural customs of every nation—a scale encompassing billions across the globe.
Even the Flame Kingdom, while it did not elevate faith as highly as other countries, still possessed a deeply rooted culture of belief.
It was simply that this culture of belief was somewhat different—for example, deifying those figures from history who had achieved great deeds and earned great renown. This was a rare form of ancestor worship in the world, and also a kind of spiritual faith.
Given this overall atmosphere, rather than deliberately breaking the established pattern of mythological belief, it was better to follow the tide and forge golden idols for the gods, ensuring that people's fundamental fantasies of gods carried an inherent sense of grandeur.
In any case, whether gods truly existed in this world was entirely up to Su Yun. Everything served the goal of defeating the mysteries, so naturally, he would use whichever method was most efficient.
It was on this foundation that the Raiden Shogun made her appearance.
Though she was merely a fictional god to the people of the real world, she was still a god.
Bolstered by humanity's collective faith in gods, people naturally already held the Raiden