Chapter 686: Power of Faith, Thunder G.o.d Cult, Bring Out The G.o.d Flesh

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“The people need something to believe in, so let them place their faith in me!” Chu Kuangren exclaimed justly.

The Seventh Tormentor went silent. He could only stare blankly at Chu Kuangren while his mind flashed back to a particular person.

“Mankind needs a king to lead them into victory, so let me be their king!”

That person in his memory had said something similar.

Similar words, spoken with the same heroism and triumph.

The Seventh Tormentor felt that the resemblance was becoming stronger.

“Well, I hope you know what you’re doing. You’ve now become the core of their beliefs. If such beliefs were to be shattered, there would only be calamity ahead.”

The Seventh Tormentor inhaled deeply and trusted Chu Kuangren, just like how he once chose to trust the figure in his past.

“I know, which is why I’ll never fail.”

Chu Kuangren said faintly.

After his conversation with the Seventh Tormentor, Chu Kuangren continued his discussion with Immemorial Sage and the rest. He then informed the Black Heaven Sect to settle its internal affairs for a while longer as his return would not be soon.

Late at night in the Black Heaven School.

Chu Kuangren was concentrating on his cultivation. After a few days of development, the students of the White Lotus School were beginning to convert into followers of the Black Heaven School.

The Black Heaven School was also expanding ma.s.sively.

On top of that, Chu Kuangren had made another interesting observation. He noticed a new form of peculiar energy that was radiating from his body.

The energy was almost ethereal in nature. Unlike spiritual powers and Emperor qi, it was formless and invisible.

Nonetheless, Chu Kuangren knew the energy existed.

He just had no clue of how to harness it.

“Lil Ai, a.n.a.lyze this energy that’s around me.”

“Affirmative. Connecting to the universe’s consciousness… Completed. a.n.a.lyzing the target… Completed. This is the Power of Faith, a form of soul energy. Its functions are…”

Chu Kuangren received the arrays of information in his mind.

The Power of Faith.

Chu Kuangren’s eyes lit up. It was the power that was needed by the G.o.ds.

“Can I absorb it?”

“The Power of Faith is a form of soul energy. Although your Universal Cauldron Physique can absorb all forms of strange energies that exist in the realm, the Power of Faith is not created from such a realm. You will require a special technique in order to absorb it,” said the Omniscient Spirit.

“The G.o.ds must have a way of harnessing these energies. Looks like I must pay closer attention to them next time,” Chu Kuangren muttered.

If Chu Kuangren was to become the Black Heaven True G.o.d and be wors.h.i.+pped by billions of living ent.i.ties, he must not miss out on such a ma.s.sive opportunity.

…

On the other side.

At the G.o.d Wors.h.i.+pping Cult’s outpost, more than a dozen Emperors were congregating to discuss the demise of the religions.

“I didn’t think Chu Kuangren would resort to such a means. He’s one pesky person.”

A cloaked lady ground her teeth and said.

Counting the incident of Chu Kuangren halting the invasion of the Demonic Realm, this was the second time Chu Kuangren had ruined the G.o.d Wors.h.i.+pping Cult’s plan.

“Let’s find a way to rid this person. As long as he’s alive, it would be difficult for us to spread our gospel in Firmament Star.”

One of the Emperors suggested.

“Get rid of him? I wish it were that simple. Not only does Chu Kuangren possess the Heavenly Punishment energy, but his cultivation progress is simply incomprehensible. He’s already a Rank Nine Initial Emperor. Unless the cultivators of the Heavenly Imperial Realm or the G.o.ds interfere, there’s no way we can rid that b*stard.”

“We’ve freed one Lesser G.o.d and one Intermediate G.o.d. There are also the two Greater G.o.ds that reside in the ocean. But all of them are too busy fending off the Heavenly Tormentors and Heavenly Imperials for now. The only way is to free another G.o.d and tip the balance to our favor.”

“Unfortunately, we’ve reached the limits of our ability when we freed those Lower G.o.ds. The only way we can do it within a short amount of time is to unearth the necessary treasures from the G.o.dly Secret Realms.”

“G.o.dly Secret Realms? I heard that the Thunder G.o.d Cult has recently uncovered such a realm and is currently exploring it. Perhaps they would discover some useful treasures, such as a G.o.dly weapon.”

The Emperors of the G.o.d Wors.h.i.+pping Cult muttered.

The cloaked lady heaved a deep sigh and interrupted. “We can’t place all of our bets on the G.o.dly Secret Realm. The G.o.d Wors.h.i.+pping Cult has been growing in size for countless years. We can’t possibly be helpless against Chu Kuangren. It’s time to bring out… the G.o.d Fles.h.!.+”

The Emperors were appalled.

“Divine Maiden, you must think twice. We’ve only brought that many G.o.d Flesh to Firmament Star. These were meant to be our last resort against the Heavenly Imperials. Are you sure about it?”

“Indeed. Is it worth using it against Chu Kuangren? Why don’t we just gank up on him? I’m sure we can take him down.”

The cloaked lady uttered faintly, “The G.o.d Flesh will be deployed sooner or later anyway. There’s no better time to use it against Chu Kuangren.”

“If you insist.”

The other Emperors did not wish to challenge the Divine Maiden’s insistence. After all, they were not sure they could defeat Chu Kuangren either.

…

The Black Heaven School was developing at a rapid pace.

The foundations of the Fire G.o.d Cult, Water G.o.d Cult, and Frost G.o.d Cult had been uprooted in Barren Cloud Prefecture; all of their resources fallen into the Black Heaven School’s control.

Chu Kuangren now had a new target in mind.

The Dark Tiger Prefecture.

This place was overseen by an Emperor of a b.e.s.t.i.a.l tribe.

One of the religions had also been rapidly gaining traction within the prefecture, and it was called the Thunder G.o.d Cult.

The Thunder G.o.d Cult was Chu Kuangren’s next target.

“Master Tormentor, you have to be wary of the Thunder G.o.d Cult. There are three Emperors residing within the cult. Each of them is powerful and capable of harnessing the powers of their G.o.d. You must be careful when dealing with them.”

A dark-skinned brute said to Chu Kuangren.

The brute appeared to be one with a muscular physique and ruthless demeanor. He possessed a pair of faint yellowish b.e.s.t.i.a.l eyes that would instill an overwhelming sense of unease within whoever it stared at. He was none other than the Emperor who was in charge of the Dark Tiger Prefecture, the Dark Tiger Emperor.

The Dark Tiger Emperor was a ferocious ancient wild beast that once ruled over an era. However, he was nothing but tamed and respectful before Chu Kuangren.

As strong as the tiger may be, how could it compare itself against a Heavenly Tormentor?

“Thunder G.o.d, one of the thirty-three Venerable G.o.ds to exist. I’ve heard that he’s also not the weakest amongst the Venerable G.o.ds,” said Chu Kuangren with excitement.

The G.o.ds could be categorized into Lesser G.o.ds, Intermediate G.o.ds, Greater G.o.ds, and Venerable G.o.ds.

There were a total of thirty-three Venerable G.o.ds in Firmament Star, each of them commanding an army of minor G.o.ds. The G.o.d Wors.h.i.+pping Cult was founded to wors.h.i.+p the thirty-three Venerable G.o.ds and their minor G.o.ds.

However, the Venerable G.o.ds were not equal in power.

The Fire G.o.d, Water G.o.d, and Frost G.o.d were some of the weakest amongst the Venerable G.o.ds. They were much weaker than the Thunder G.o.d.

From mankind’s very own archives, it was said that the Thunder G.o.d was at least the tenth most powerful Venerable G.o.d.