Chapter 196: Divine Spirit Flame, The Power of Faith
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
â238 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals! What vast assets! System, redeem 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystalsâ worth of Spirit points!â
100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystal = 1,000 billion gold coins = 1,000 billion Attribute Points!
Whoosh!
His Wealth instantly shrank. He was credited with 1,000 billion attribute points, which he added to his Spirit attribute.
Boom!
An icy, surging aura gushed into Meng Leiâs mind and began to furiously enhance his soul.
For a while, Meng Lei could feel his soulâs durability rising exceptionally quickly!
At the same time, in Meng Leiâs vast, boundless sea of consciousness, a silver flame burned quietly, chilly and aloofâit was Meng Leiâs soul flame.
Suddenly, endless golden rays appeared out of nowhere, gushing in from all around and straight toward the silver flame suspended in the air.
The golden rays of light were just like petrol, like firewood, and also like natural gas!
Boom!
The moment they came into contact with the silver flame, the silver flameâs intensity surged dramatically and began to visibly expand.
Expand, expand, and expand!
Doubling, tripling, quadrupling!
Tenfold, twentyfold, fiftyfold!
Boom!
The silver flame expanded to a hundredfold of its original size and turned into an even brighter and even more radiant flame.
Additionally, it had also... changed in color!
It was no longer silver but gold in color now! Yes, gold!
The chilly, aloof silver soul flame had turned into a brilliant, dazzling golden one.
Just like the blazing sun spanning across the heavens, the golden soul flame gave off a million golden rays that shone upon the land and ruled the sky.
His soul was no longer a soul now; instead, it had metamorphosed into... A divine spirit!
âThis feeling... Itâs simply too fascinating!â
Meng Lei laid quietly with his eyes closed as he took in the changes brought about by his soulâs transformation.
Everything felt so natural and simple, yet also so complex at the same time.
The wind was no longer windâyet still wind!
Trees were no longer treesâyet still trees!
Even the flowing air was no longer air but still air, too!
âIs this what the half-deity realm is like? Itâs so fascinating!
âAre these golden chains covering the skies and the lands and forming all that exists in this world the laws of nature?
âWell, comprehending laws of nature isnât that hard, is it? It feels as if layers of fog have been lifted, and I can now see clearer and have a more thorough view. Hmm, laws of nature...â
A mumbling Meng Lei withdrew his spiritual power, and then, he entered his sea of consciousness.
According to Olâ Amos, once one attained half-deification, their soul would metamorphose into a divine spirit.
Divine spirits were near-immortal and near-inextinguishable. Even if a deityâs divine spirit were crushed into bits and pieces, they could still use their divine spirit fragments to come back to life.
Thus, Meng Lei wanted very much to take a look and see whether his own soul had metamorphosed or not...
â...My soul flame has actually turned golden! And itâs much stronger than what it was in the past! Is this what a divine spirit is? As expected, itâs something beyond oneâs imagination!â
Meng Lei was awfully excited, but right after, he became terribly dejected.
âIf I had owned a divine spirit earlier, Olâ President wouldnât have... Sigh, never mind! I wonder what these white threads are?â
Dozens, perhaps up to a hundred, milky-white threads had appeared within Meng Leiâs view.
It was not known where they had come from, yet they were attached to his golden divine spirit like innumerable antennas.
Rather curious, Meng Lei controlled his divine spiritual power to touch one of the white threads.
Right away, a voice brimming with gratitude played in his mind.
âBig Brother Meng Lei, youâre my idol! I want to be someone like you in the future!â
âUh... Isnât that Monicaâs voice?â
Meng Lei was mildly taken aback.
Monica, whose full name was Monica Draper, was a little girl in the village with a twin elder sister named Hester Draper.
Apart from Jonah and himself, the two of them were the only ones in the village who were endowed with magic talent. On top of that, their magic talent was even better than Jonahâs, with both of them having high-grade elemental affinities.
âWhy is Monicaâs voice suddenly playing in my sea of consciousness?â
Meng Lei found this rather strange. His gaze continued down the white thread, and the sight of Monica currently lying in bed and looking as if she was in deep slumber entered his sight. However, she was also mumbling softly to herself as if she was dreaming...
âThis is strange! Too strange!â
Then, Meng Lei picked another white thread.
âThank you, Meng Lei! Thank you for everything that youâve given us!â
...It was Captain Huddersâ voice!
âBig Brother Meng Lei...â
And now, it was Jonahâs!
âWhy am I hearing everyoneâs voices? Never mind about Captain Hudders and Monica, but Jonahâs a long distance away in the capital city right now... Could it be...â Meng Leiâs eyes widened as he exclaimed, â...That this is the power of faith?â
Faith was a very miraculous thing. It could make one strong-willed, as well as make one pure...
But in Heavenâs Vault Continent, it also had another natural order-defying effectâthe investiture of gods!
As long as one had sufficient believers and the believersâ faith was pious enough, the one they worshiped could soar right into the heavens with the help of the copious amounts of power of faith, thereby becoming a god and attaining immortality.
âMonica, Captain Hudders, and the others... They believe in me and idolize me?â
Meng Lei was rendered speechless. He hadnât done much for the village; all he had done was nothing more than just small favors that didnât even require him to lift a finger. Never would he have ever imagined that the villagers would actually worship him. He honestly didnât!
âNever mind, thereâs no harm in it anyway!â
Meng Lei wasnât too hung up over it. He continued to check the other white threadsâtrue to his expectations, almost all of them led to the Magical Beast Village villagers.
âAre there so many people who believe in me? Iâve heard that there are many benefits to having the power of faith.
âNot only can it strengthen oneâs divine spirit and allow one to comprehend laws of nature more easily, but it can also be converted into the power of divinity used to enhance oneâs strength. Itâs practically like Tiger Balm1!
âBut why is it that I donât feel these effects that the power of faith is supposed to bring about at all? Is it because I have too few worshipers?
âForget it. I donât have the time and leisure to spread my faith around to collect the power of faith. Being able to redeem credit is more than enough!â
Meng Lei exited his sea of consciousness. Then, his gaze landed on his stats interface again.
Wealth: 138 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals
Physical Body Constitution: Half-Deity (Elementary-level)
Spirit: Half-Deity (Elementary-level)
Magic Power: Saint Domain (1,037,108,765/100 billion)
âBoth my Physical Body Constitution and my Spirit have gone through a qualitative change, so Iâm just left with the Magic Power attribute now. Should I redeem some credit and complete the set...?â
Meng Lei rubbed his chin, unable to quite make up his mind. What would magic power metamorphose into? The power of divinity?
If it really turned out to be the power of divinity, then he would thoroughly become a real half-deity!
He would possess a half-deityâs body, a half-deityâs soul, as well as the power of divinity, instead of what he currently wasâa half-baked half-deity with a half-deityâs body and soul but not the corresponding power of divinity.
But the problem was... Redeeming credit to boost his Magic Power attribute required a whole 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals! Once he spent that money, heâd become a pauper on paper again!
To redeem? Or not to redeem?
âNever mind, Iâll just do it! System, redeem 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystalsâ worth of Magic Power points!â
Whoosh!
His Wealth shrank again!
Then, Meng Lei felt as if the magic power in his body was bubbling and boiling. They surged neatly and altogether toward his brain, taking only an instant to gush into it.
For a moment there, Meng Lei felt as though he had been drained, and he felt a great deal frailer.
However, the feeling of feebleness didnât last long. Soon, another fiercer and more torrential rush of energy swept into his brain, instantly filling his limbs and every corner of his body!
The wave of energy was simply too fearsome. Meng Lei could feel endless strength gushing forth from within his body, and he felt as if he could crush a continent with his fist!
He hurriedly did an internal scan of his bodyâhis magic power had disappeared; instead, what had replaced it was an all-new type of power!
It flooded through every fiber of his body, glowing a faint gold and emanating a terrifying might.
Meng Lei couldnât be any more familiar with that mighty aura.
âThe power of divinity! It really is the power of divinity!â
Meng Lei hurriedly looked at the stats interface:
Wealth: 38 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals
Physical Body Constitution: Half-Deity (Elementary-level)
Spirit: Half-Deity (Elementary-level)
Power of Divinity: 0.1 Divinity Crystal
âTrue enough, Magic Power has metamorphosed into the Power of Divinity!
ââ0.1 Divinity Crystalâ? System, whatâs a Divinity Crystal?â
The system replied coldly, âA friendly reminder: A Divinity Crystal is the crystallized form of power of divinity. Itâs the unit of measurement for the power of divinity and is also the currency in circulation among deities. 100 Power of Divinity droplets usually equates to 1 Divinity Crystal.â
âIn other words, I currently only have 10 Power of Divinity droplets?â
Meng Lei blinked and commented, âIsnât that too little? How can this bit of power of divinity possibly suffice? It makes me feel so insecure! I have to redeem credit! Alright, letâs get to 10 Divinity Crystals before we talk!â
âA friendly reminder: 10,000 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals are required per Divinity Crystal.â
(â_â)?
â10,000 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals? Iâm gonna faint! Arenât you being too much of a crook?â
Meng Lei was almost jumping up and down in a fury!
â1 Divinity Crystal = 100 Power of Divinity points; and 1 Divinity Crystal = 10,000 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals.
âIn other words, 1 Power of Divinity point = 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals, and 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals = 1 Power of Divinity droplet?
âOh my goodness! One Power of Divinity droplet alone requires 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals! You f*cking system, arenât you being too unscrupulous!?â
Meng Lei had almost wet himself!
With 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals, he could use Limitless Pickup 100 times!
With 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals, he could raise his Gods-Slaying Rat bloodline assimilation rate by 10%!
Yet the same amount was only enough for him to redeem one Power of Divinity droplet? Were they serious?
The system didnât respond, leaving behind only a quiet space for Meng Lei.
âWhat the heck! Itâs too unscrupulous!â
Meng Lei was fuming mad, yet there was nothing he could do about it. To think he had even been a little gleeful just now.
After all, he couldnât directly redeem credit for his Spirit attribute or his Physical Body Constitution attribute anymore, so all that was left was just his Power of Divinity attribute (0.1 Divinity Crystal).
Despite his Power of Divinity attribute being the only thing left that he could still redeem credit for, this had to happen. He could only redeem 1 Power of Divinity point with 100 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals! Was this daylight robbery or daylight robbery?!
Did justice still exist? Was there still any law and order?
âI thought that I had gotten rich overnight and was on my way to my lifeâs pinnacle, but now... Iâm back to being penniless!
âBoosting the Gods-Slaying Rat bloodline assimilation rate requires money, as does boosting the Power of Divinity attribute and my comprehension of laws of nature.
âEvery single thing requires moneyâand not just a small sum at that. Theyâre all large amounts of money!â
All that aside, though, at least he could still redeem credit for those. Meng Lei believed that with his current level of strength if he worked a little harder, he would surely be able to earn enough over time.
The troublesome part was his divine spirit! He couldnât redeem any credit for that! How was he supposed to enhance it, then?
Meng Lei sank into contemplation. Since meditation could raise oneâs spiritual power, it could also do the same for the divine spirit. The level of efficiency, though... That probably didnât need to be expounded upon.
âThereâs one more way I can enhance my divine spirit, and that isâto collect the power of faith!
âThe power of faith is an all-nourishing elixir when it comes to enhancing oneâs divine spirit. As long as I can get enough power of faith...
âBut all the faith resources on Heavenâs Vault Continent have been fully split among other parties. Where am I supposed to spread my faith to? What a headache!â
Just as Meng Lei was lost in his troubled thoughts, his magic communication device suddenly rang. He took it out to see that it was actually President Fred who was calling.
âWhere are you now, Meng Lei?â
President Fred had an awful look on his face.
âIâm in the Magical Beast Village.â
âThe Magical Beast Village?â
President Fred was a little taken aback by his answer, but he regained his senses right away. âWhy are you at the Magical Beast Village? Werenât you in the Lost Continent?â
âItâs a long story, President.â Meng Lei shook his head lightly. Then, he asked in puzzlement, âIs something up?â
âSomething terrible has happened! Prince Barbarossa is dead! And so is the 13th Princess whom His Majesty loves and dotes on the most!â
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