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"The Temple of Faith had existed long before Faith City was established. There had been many divine miracles and oracles before as well. It was only that three hundred years ago, it suddenly seemed to lose contact with the gods. We devout believers could no longer receive the gods' revelations. That left us at a complete loss." Lovi walked ahead of the group, explaining regretfully.

"Gods are everywhere; gods can be seen everywhere. The glory of the gods will always shine upon us." Qin Yi pressed his palms together and spoke calmly.

"You are right. We should not doubt our faith." Upon hearing this, Lovi immediately straightened his expression and spoke solemnly.

The temple was exceedingly spacious. Its five-story height made it almost impossible for Qin Yi to see the painted ceiling. Looking up at the sunlight pouring down gave him an illusion of his own smallness and insignificance. Qin Yi shook his head and looked silently at the black statue standing quietly at the front of the hall.

"This is the Demon God Laya, whom we worship. May the glory of the primordial god be with us." As Lovi spoke, he devoutly knelt down.

"The glory of the god is with me." Qin Yi spoke as he also put on a show of kneeling in worship. After kowtowing three times, Qin Yi straightened up and saw Lovi studying him with curious eyes.

"...?" Qin Yi raised his brows in a silent question.

"Is this how you worship gods?" Lovi asked curiously.

"...Yes." It was just a Buddhist custom. Qin Yi silently grumbled.

"How devout indeed. No wonder you can still receive divine oracles." Lovi said with heartfelt admiration.

"Any action is merely an outward embellishment. So long as our hearts believe in our god, the glory of the god will shine upon us." Qin Yi pressed his palms together, his face full of conviction.

"That is absolutely right." Lovi nodded in agreement.

"May I worship Lord Laya up close?" Qin Yi asked with a face full of reverence and devotion. His burning gaze kept roaming over the statue, hinting at his intentions through his actions.

"Of course. A god would never refuse a devout worshipper." Lovi glanced back at the temple priest. After receiving his permission, he immediately agreed.

"Thank you." Qin Yi bent at the waist in thanks. Then, with a solemn expression, he walked forward and stopped before the statue. He took a deep breath and placed his hand on it—

Boom—

A force like a flood rushed into Qin Yi's body. After swiftly merging into his bloodstream, it flowed toward some unknown place. The power poured in endlessly, using Qin Yi's body as a conduit. As though alive, it traveled through every part of Qin Yi's meridians before vanishing, conveniently remaking Qin Yi's body in the process.

The entire statue became increasingly eerie as Faith Power flowed through it. First, it emitted a faint black radiance. Then the light gradually expanded until it enveloped the temple, before suddenly contracting. Time itself seemed to freeze for an instant, then suddenly erupted. A beam of black divine light shot into the sky. The light then scattered in every direction, radiating outward from the statue and instantly enclosing the entire city.

"A miracle, a miracle. It really is a miracle..." Lovi stared dumbfoundedly at the strange scene before him, his mind utterly blank. The priests guarding the temple emerged from every corner of the shrine, then knelt together in prayer. The city's residents also stared in stunned disbelief toward the disturbance at the temple...

A strange fragrance of red spider lilies gradually spread along with the black light. Those who smelled it immediately felt their spirits lift. At first, they did not feel much, but as more and more light gathered upon them, everyone slowly sensed changes in their bodies. First, they felt refreshed and clear-minded. Then old hidden injuries within their bodies, and even the wounds of the injured, slowly healed. Some people who had been crippled for years could even stand with the support of their families...

A miracle! A miracle!

Everyone in the city knelt in the direction of the temple, bowing without cease. The Faith Power gathered from them slowly converged into the statue again, all of it absorbed into Qin Yi's body, which then stimulated the statue to continue its strange transformation, forming an eerie cycle...

After quite a while, Qin Yi contentedly withdrew his hand and exclaimed with a satisfied look, "That felt amazing!"

I see.

Within the space, Andre, who had slowly taken on a human form, also grinned foolishly in agreement.

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☆, Chapter 25 Untitled

Chapter 25

Once everything had returned to calm, Lovi looked at Qin Yi with worshipful eyes and said, "As expected of the most devout believer. Your devotion must have moved His Excellency the Demon God, which is why he bestowed such a miracle."

"Ah, it was nothing much!" Qin Yi scratched his head and spoke somewhat guiltily.

"If possible, please accept the following suggestion." City Lord Lovi composed himself and spoke with great seriousness.

"Ah?" Qin Yi weakly glanced at Qin Rong, then blinked blankly.

"Please serve as the Church's Divine Envoy of Faith." Lovi glanced at the priest standing beside him before speaking.

"This..." Qin Yi looked troubledly at Qin Rong, then communicated with Andre within the space for a while. After a moment of silence, he said, "Let me think it over!"

"This... all right, then!" Lovi glanced at the Church priest and nodded in agreement.

Because of the divine miracle, the group had been delayed at the temple for quite some time. Once the storm had finally subsided, Qin Rong and Qin Yi politely bid Lovi farewell and returned directly to Koville's home.

"How were the gains?" The moment they returned to the room, Qin Rong, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up.

"I'm not too sure about that, but probably not bad! Anyway, Andre seemed quite satisfied." Qin Yi scratched his head in confusion as he spoke.

"How is Andre doing?" Qin Rong nodded upon hearing that and asked about Andre's condition.

"I don't know either! Why don't we go in and take a look together?" As Qin Yi spoke, he grabbed Qin Rong's hand. With a thought, they entered Andre's space.

The magnificent golden hall was still the same as always, but that mass of black mist had vanished without a trace. Qin Yi and Qin Rong looked at each other. Qin Yi called out, "Andre, where are you?"

"I'm here." A crisp voice suddenly came from within the space. Qin Yi looked around, but did not see Andre anywhere.

"Where are you?" Qin Yi asked impatiently.

"I'm here." As Andre spoke, he suddenly appeared before Qin Yi and Qin Rong. He was around one meter forty tall, with soft, slightly curly golden hair lying smoothly against his scalp. His skin was pale, smooth, and delicate. His large sapphire-blue eyes blinked and blinked, while his long curled lashes fluttered like butterfly wings. His cherry-like lips were pressed into a straight line, his curved brows tightly furrowed. His cheeks were puffed into two angry little rounds, and his solidified, tender white face had flushed red with shyness. His head was lowered so far it nearly touched his chest.

"Pfft..." Qin Yi stared closely at Andre's face, exchanged a glance with Qin Rong, and could not help bursting into laughter.

"Andre, you're actually a shota..."

"You're the shota! You're the shota! Your whole family is shota! I'm a real man, through and through!" Andre, who now understood what shota meant, shouted as he bristled and stamped his feet. His tsundere behavior only made the two laugh harder.

"Andre, you bragged to me about how powerful and miraculous you were, but you're just a shota!" Qin Yi carelessly sat down on the floor and laughed.

"Hmph!" Andre's pink little face wrinkled into a ball as he pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Andre, you're so cute." Qin Yi looked at Andre again and simply could not resist. He stepped forward, scooped Andre into his arms, and kept kneading him.

"Ah, let go of me. I'm your god—you can't disrespect me like this." Andre tried hard to struggle free from Qin Yi's embrace, but he was wary of using too much force and hurting Qin Yi.

"Let go of me already!" Andre said with a grave expression.

After fooling around for half the day, the exhausted Qin Yi released Andre and sprawled on the hard floor with his limbs spread wide, giggling.

"You're absolutely awful." Beside him, Andre muttered an incantation and formed a water mirror before himself, complaining as he tidied up his appearance.

"Andre, you've turned into a sissy." Qin Rong sat beside Qin Yi. Watching Andre bustle about, he suddenly spoke.

"..."

"..."

Qin Yi and Andre both froze, then looked incredulously at the expressionless, innocent-looking Qin Rong. After a long while, Andre stiffly turned around and lowered his head without speaking.

"Pfft, hahahahaha..."

Qin Yi clutched his stomach and rolled around on the floor with laughter until tears came out.

"That was too much..." Andre squatted dejectedly in a corner, drawing circles with an eerie tone.

"By the way, Andre, how much of your divine power has recovered now?" Qin Rong suddenly remembered something and asked.

"I can only barely take human form. I'm still far from my peak state." Andre also turned serious.

"Then what should we do next? Should we accept City Lord Lovi's suggestion?" Qin Yi also sat upright on the floor and asked seriously.

"Well..." Andre hesitated. "I've already absorbed all the Faith Power accumulated in the statue. I also want to look at the other temples."

"But won't anything happen because of this theft of yours?" Qin Yi suddenly asked, looking rather worried.

"Of course not." Andre looked utterly righteous. "From what I've observed these past few days, this continent should be the God-Abandoned Continent—a place already forgotten by all the gods. So the little Faith Power I took would not even be enough to fill the gaps between their teeth!"

"It's good that nothing will happen." Qin Yi nodded with lingering fear. They absolutely could not run into someone powerful, or they would not get another chance to be reborn.

"Then why not agree to City Lord Lovi's request? We can use this identity to visit other temples. Moreover, we can use their manpower to carry out the faith-propagation plan we devised. Naturally, they can also use our help to regain the people's faithful hearts. It is a win-win situation. What do you think?" Qin Rong looked at Qin Yi and Andre as he analyzed the matter.

"Sure!" Qin Yi nodded in agreement. He was just someone who followed instructions; he would listen to whatever Qin Rong said.

"Mhm, mhm!" Having tasted the benefits, Andre also agreed happily.

"Then why don't we..." Qin Rong was about to say more when a sound suddenly interrupted him.

Knock, knock, knock...

"What was that sound?" Qin Rong frowned, listened carefully for a moment, and asked.

"Andre, there can't be someone else in your space, can there?" Qin Yi suddenly jolted upright and asked with a horrified expression.

"Of course not. You two are the only living beings here besides me." Andre also panicked somewhat. After closing his eyes and searching the space, he said in confusion but with what seemed like relief, "There really is no one else."

"Then where did that sound come from?" Qin Yi asked, full of confusion.