Then, as the nine-colored immortal radiance, so fiercely brilliant that even their opened Heavenly Eyes could not see through it, gradually subsided.
Everyone's mouths fell open, disbelief spreading across their faces.
For they discovered that the figure bathed in nine-colored light looked exactly like the Eastern Emperor himself.
"There is no need to be surprised. This is merely an incarnation I nurtured through the power of faith of all living beings..." The Eastern Emperor's gaze swept over the shocked faces of Ye Fan, Di Chu, and the others as he spoke calmly.
He looked at this incarnation, his expression tranquil.
Only a little over ten thousand years had passed since he attained the Dao, and the power of faith he had collected was limited.
For now, this Nine-Colored Immortal Metal Saint Spirit faith body possessed only combat strength equivalent to his seventh lifetime.
But he could already defy the boundary between realms and slay immortals. Such combat strength was more than sufficient in the Human Universe.
Now, the Eastern Emperor could be said to command the reverence of the entire world and the worship of all living beings. Vast amounts of power of faith constantly converged from every corner of the Human Universe, allowing his faith body to continually absorb it and grow.
As time passed, he would only become stronger and stronger.
In the future, even matching a Red Dust Immortal might not be impossible.
If, like the Undying Heavenly Emperor of old, he completely withdrew his own Immortal Dao will and bestowed true life upon his faith body, allowing him to become a complete living being.
Perhaps an unprecedentedly powerful Nine-Colored Immortal Metal Saint Spirit would be born into this world.
But there was no need for that. As his faith body, so long as the Eastern Emperor