tkworld Chapter 355 - 329: Creating a God (2)
Chapter 355 - 329: Creating a God (2)
The next second.
A translucent silver light suddenly welled up on the surface of the Divine Statue, forming an ethereal, translucent figure above it. Its appearance was identical to the statue below.
Behind it, however, a radiant, illusory halo in the shape of a great sun shone brilliantly.
This being was the manifestation of the second wisp of Hu Qi’s essence.
At this moment, their eyes met. Although their appearances were different, the sensation was incredibly strange, as if he were looking in a mirror.
"However, I am too weak to manifest for long right now. I need your help to build my Foundation of Faith as soon as possible."
said the silvery-white, phantom Hu Qi.
"Of course. We are one and the same. That goes without saying."
Hu Qi said.
Upon hearing this.
The silvery-white, phantom Hu Qi nodded.
Then, the ethereal silver light receded, sinking back into the Divine Statue.
The Divine Statue returned to its normal state.
Seeing this.
A peculiar look flashed across Hu Qi’s face.
’I didn’t separate a second wisp of my essence for any other reason than to create a god.’
’Of course, the god I’m creating isn’t a True God from the Spirit Realm’s system.’
’An existence like that...’
’My own power doesn’t even come close.’
’It would be impossible for me to create one, naturally.’
’The one I’m creating is a different kind of god, one that absorbs the Power of Faith from mortals.’
’This kind, I call a ’deity.’’
’A deity is a god from religion and folk belief.’
’People pray to them for blessings by burning incense, praying, and offering sacrifices.’
’They are believed to concern themselves with mortal affairs, justly judging good and evil and ensuring peace and prosperity.’
’Divine Spirits, on the other hand, are different.’
’They are more like gods born of nature, or powerful beings who have become gods through Cultivation.’
’They don’t need to rely on the faith of mortals to exist. To them, such things are dispensable.’
’The True Gods of the Spirit Realm’s system seem to be this type of being, from what I can tell.’
’And now, this second wisp of my essence is meant to follow the Extraordinary System of becoming a deity by absorbing faith.’
’The current appearance of the Divine Statue is based on the image of Di Jun, a figure from a mythological legend I read about in a book back on Blue Star.’
’There are many different depictions and legends about him.’
’I myself have heard at least three different versions.’
’I simply chose one of them.’
’Di Jun is rumored to be the Ancient Celestial Emperor, an Innate Divine Spirit born on the Sun Star.’
’He is the most revered creator and Creator God in the world.’
’The Sun God, Xi He, bore him ten suns, and the Moon God, Wang Shu, bore him twelve moons.’
’He possessed three divine artifacts.’
’He carried the Sun-Shooting Bow on his back, wore the Witch-slaying Sword at his waist, and wielded the Sea-Covering Heaven-Sundering Saber.’
Of course, Hu Qi had no way of knowing what Di Jun actually looked like, or if he even truly existed.
The descriptions of him in the myths were wildly varied.
Therefore, Hu Qi had simply modeled the statue after his own appearance.
The fact that Di Jun was a Divine Spirit in Blue Star mythology, not a deity, was unimportant to Hu Qi.
’All I need is a suitable myth to spread the faith and gather the Power of Incense and Candlelight.’
’Since there’s a ready-made one, I can’t be bothered to invent a new one from scratch.’
’Of course, to avoid unnecessary trouble—for instance, if Di Jun actually exists, or is in fact one of the Spirit Realm’s True Gods—and he were to sense what I’m doing, it would be a significant problem.’
’The possibility is small, but I have to guard against it.’
’After all, if something like my own transmigration is possible, what isn’t?’
’Therefore, the best solution is to not use his name directly.’
’I’ll need to modify it slightly.’
Of course.
Right now the Divine Statue only possessed a general resemblance.
It was all form and no substance.
It possessed none of the abilities or power Di Jun was rumored to have.
But that was only natural.
It was still in its nascent form and had not yet built its Foundation of Faith.
Hu Qi was quite familiar with the basic process of this Extraordinary path: absorbing faith to achieve deityhood.
In the previous world, Earth Star, Xuanqing had walked the path of becoming a deity.
Hu Qi had even obtained a copy of the Dharma Gate he cultivated.
This path of becoming a deity by absorbing the Power of Incense and Candlelight and the Power of Faith allowed for very rapid advancement.
As long as one had enough followers and offerings of incense and candlelight, one’s power could skyrocket.
Of course, alongside its benefits, this path also had significant drawbacks.
The Power of Faith and the Power of Incense and Candlelight were manifestations of a believer’s complex emotions, such as desire and blind worship.
When the worshipped entity absorbed this Power of Incense and Candlelight to strengthen itself, it would also be influenced by the negative emotions contained within, such as jealousy, greed, and anger.
This power was like a slow-acting poison that would gradually corrupt the deity’s own will.
It would transform the deity into the idealized image held by its believers.
Thus, any being that absorbed the incense and faith of mortals would be subject to this corruption and slowly lose its sense of self.
Although Hu Qi possessed the Crimson panel and could expend Modification Points to purge this corrupting influence, as long as he continued to absorb faith, the negative influence would never truly disappear. It would only be treating the symptoms, not the root cause.
But things were different now.
The Dream Eye of this world was very peculiar.
It could absorb and devour the Power of Emotion from living creatures for its own use.
And the Power of Faith, to put it bluntly, was just a derivative of the mortals’ Power of Emotion.
When a person’s intense emotions persisted over a long period and were imbued with a specific meaning and purpose, they would transform into the Power of Faith.
’So, if I use the Dream Eye to create the body for the Divine Statue...’
’...perhaps it can filter out and become immune to the corrupting poison of incense and faith.’