Underworld - Osiris's Kingdom
All the turmoil had ceased, and Osiris had returned to normal.
This time, however, when facing Xu Xiao, He no longer dared to shout for battle, but instead showed extraordinary respect.
" Osiris, tell me, what are the specific methods to ascend to the Divine Realm?"
Xu Xiao chose to subdue his opponent instead of killing him in order to find the method to ascend to godhood from him.
Although Osiris was the child of the earth god Geb and the Celestials Nut, he belonged to the category of naturally born God.
However, the actual source of their power is still the same as their belief in God.
Those who have been there before are the most qualified to speak on how to ascend to the Divine Realm.
Osiris raised his head, looked Xu Xiao over with a hint of respect, and gave his reply after a moment:
"Great master, your laws are already very powerful. You only need to solidify them and then extract a sliver of the world's essence to forge a godhood."
"At that time, you will be the embodiment of the law, and you can ascend the throne to the heavens!"
"The specific method is as follows..."
Osiris rattled off a long explanation, using his own experience of ascending to godhood to teach Xu Xiao how to condense a divine spark.
As for gathering faith, there's no need for Him to teach him this; Xu Xiao's Golden Pupil of Myriad Phenomena have already accumulated a great deal of the faith power of the people.
As for the divine kingdom, Xu Xiao had already planned to expand the portable War God Temple world and then transform it into a portable divine kingdom.
The divine kingdom, which is not fixed in one plane of existence and can be traveled anywhere, will be a great help to Xu Xiao.
However, as Osiris recounts the many powerful aspects of faith in God, another drawback must also be addressed.
"Are you saying that after becoming a god of faith, one cannot freely stay in the material plane, otherwise one will be rejected by the World Will, or even besieged by other God?"
Xu Xiao asked, somewhat annoyed.
This was the first time he had heard of this, but considering the legends about the Underworld, Heaven, and Hell —the abodes of God and demons—he was somewhat inclined to believe the other party's warning.
"Yes, my master."
"This is the most basic check and balance."
"The material world is a very important place, both to the World Will and to the God."
"After ascending to the Divine Realm, we can only stay in the material plane for a short time; otherwise, our own laws will assimilate us."
"Such assimilation is destructive to the World Will, and to other God, it is the destruction of the flock's habitat."
"Our strength comes from those lambs, and in return, we need to protect them."
The lamb that Osiris spoke of was the believer who offered Him faith.
There is an unwritten rule among the gods: they cannot linger in the material plane for an extended period of time.
You can issue divine pronouncements, send out agents, or even apostles, heroic spirits, and so on.
However, if you personally appear in the material plane, you will be besieged if discovered by other God.
The task of herding lambs should be left to the church or its representatives.
The intervention of God would both cause destruction and disrupt the rules of the material plane.
Take Osiris for example; don't be fooled by the fact that he couldn't even last two rounds against Xu Xiao.
But if He were to actually appear in the material plane, it wouldn't be long before that place would be assimilated by the laws of death and souls He carries, turning into another Underworld.
If all the Zhihui beings who can provide faith die out, these gods of faith will also weaken or even perish; this is a tacit understanding among the gods.
"What if I absolutely want to gain the power of faith in God, but at the same time need to travel in the material plane?"
Are there any other methods?
It's impossible for Xu Xiao not to travel within the material plane.
His greatest ability is to traverse countless worlds; if he cannot walk on the material plane, he would rather not become a god.
But if one doesn't ascend to godhood, what use is that power of faith? Should it be wasted?
Faced with Xu Xiao's request, Osiris had to think carefully before finally giving a reply.
"Great master, your power is too great. If you were to ascend to godhood and appear in the material plane in your physical form, it wouldn't be long before the entire world was assimilated by your laws."
"However, I do have a method..."
"You need a body that aligns with your laws, a vessel for your divinity, so that it can reside within your divine realm and receive power. Then you can gather that power and travel to the material plane."
Manipulated by the Seed of Desire, Osiris considered himself a slave and confessed everything he needed to ascend to godhood to Xu Xiao.
"Really? Is it necessary? What are the downsides?"
"This is the only way I know of that can grant you both God power and the ability to avoid being rejected by the material plane."
"As for the downsides, firstly, such a body is extremely difficult to find. After all, a body capable of containing divine power is itself no weaker than God."
"Secondly, it must conform to your laws in order to accommodate your power. Furthermore, because it is the other party who converts their faith into God, the flow of divine power will be somewhat slow."
After Osiris finished speaking, he could only wait for Xu Xiao to make a decision.
Osiris secretly thought that the other person was even more greedy than himself, wanting to become a being who believed in God but not wanting to have the drawbacks of believing in God.
The method He provided has also been used by God, but they were all weak God who liked to wander around the material plane.
These God are mostly beings that don't have much room for improvement in music and dance. They are quite willing to exchange the slow flow of their divine power for the right to move freely in the material plane.
But for someone like Xu Xiao, who possesses such power even before being deified, it's truly incomprehensible why he would be attached to the material plane.
After all, having become God, what couldn't he have in his own divine kingdom?
The divine power derived from the faith of Zhihui beings is almost omnipotent and can do things you can't even imagine.
Otherwise, why would those powerful gods remain in their divine kingdoms for tens or even hundreds of thousands of years, relying on shepherds to collect faith?
It's just a pity that He didn't understand Xu Xiao's cheat code.
'If it's just about finding a physical body, and the flow of divine power is slow, I can accept that.'
Finding a suitable body might be difficult for others, but for me, who possesses countless worlds, it's easy.
'I can even utilize the conveniences of the myriad realms to further enhance this body that is about to ascend to godhood.'
Xu Xiao was in a good mood. What was a difficult problem for others was simply a matter of spending time searching through the myriad worlds he could traverse.
Putting aside other things, one of the worlds he had previously considered seemed to have something that fit this condition.