Meng Lei looked at Dodola and asked, “Is there a possibility that... Instead of being in such a hurry to light up the divine fire, I can think of a way to try and assimilate all ten types of laws of nature first before I light up the divine fire—”
“Don’t even bother! It’s absolutely impossible!”
Dodola interrupted Meng Lei and said, “If that were viable, the billions of deities in the vast universe would’ve already done so a long time ago. Why would they still undergo the pain of splitting their divine spirit?”
“Why isn’t it viable?”
Meng Lei frowned slightly, perplexed.
“Because assimilating laws of nature is an extremely difficult task.”
Dodola said gravely, “It’s not as simple as just pouring two baskets of potatoes into one. Instead, you have to integrate and merge two different, complex, and profound laws of nature bit by bit into one. This process is highly demanding on one’s divine spirit.
“The only way to do it is to first light up the divine fire and manifest a divine core so that the divine spirit will be strong enough. Only then can you simulate, deduce, and attempt to assimilate them.”
“At the bottom of it all, the issue is still about the divine spirit?”
Meng Lei asked softly, “In other words, as long as my divine spirit is strong enough, there’s a chance that I can integrate and assimilate all ten types of laws of nature before I light up the divine fire?”
“Kid, you’re oversimplifying things!”
Dodola shook its head and explained, “Once a half-deity’s divine spirit is enhanced to a half-deity’s limit, it’ll come to a standstill. No matter how many precious herbs and treasures you consume, and no matter how much power of faith you gain, it won’t be of any use.
“Therefore, the concept whereby one assimilates the laws of nature in advance by enhancing their divine spirit doesn’t work at all!”
Dodola chastised, “I’ve seen too many oddball geniuses, monsters, and deities suggest a great deal of strange, peculiar theories, but all of them ultimately still obediently split their divine spirits in the end.”
“Fine!”
Meng Lei curled his lip disdainfully. Then, he asked, “So, what I need to do now is to split my divine spirit into ten parts, and then, light up their respective divine fires, manifest their divine cores and produce ten great divine incarnations?”
“Yes, but you need to be aware of this,” Dodola said dispassionately, “Your half-deity divine spirit is not very strong. In fact, it’s of very average quality. Splitting them into two will already weaken you a great deal, let alone splitting them into ten. Thus, you must think of a way to strengthen your divine spirit. It’s best if you can strengthen it to a half-deity’s limit before you carry out the splitting process!”
Strengthen my divine spirit? I can’t buy credit for that. Does that mean that I can only achieve it by spreading religious faith and collecting the power of faith?
Chapter 206: Fighting For Power of Faith, A Legendary Emperor
Host: Meng Lei
Race: Human (Contains Gods-Slaying Rat bloodline <100%>)
Wealth: 15,688 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals
Physical Body Constitution: Half-Deity (High-Grade)
Spirit: Half-Deity (Elementary-level)
Power of Divinity: 0.1 Divinity Crystal
Laws of Nature: Basic (100%)
Judging from his current personal stats interface, he could no longer buy credit for his Physical Body Constitution, Spirit, and Laws of Nature attributes anymore.
The Power of Divinity attribute was the only one barely hanging on and still maintaining the system’s last vestiges of credit-buying glory.
Yet Power of Divinity was simply too expensive. 10,000 Laws of Nature Origin Crystals were only able to redeem 1 Divinity Crystal. He couldn’t afford it!
Therefore, how he was going to enhance his strength in the future had become an extremely serious issue.
“In other words, my highest priority now is to spread faith and enhance my divine spirit through the power of faith?”
“The divine spirit is a deity’s fundamental roots. Therefore, splitting it causes a great deal of damage to the divine spirit.”
Dodola shook its head and said, “At times like this, you’ll need treasures to help you repair the divine spirit. Unfortunately, treasures that can repair the divine spirit are simply too rare, so the power of faith has ended up becoming the one and only path. This is also an important reason why so many deities are so passionate about spreading their faith!”
At this point, Dodola said with a smile, “The power of faith is good stuff, y’know. Not only can it strengthen your divine spirit, but it can also convert power of divinity. It’s simply too important to a deity!”
“Power of faith...”
Meng Lei nodded slightly. A shrewd glint flashed across his eyes as he said, “Dragon God Empire’s power of faith will be mine. Those that stand in my way will be shown no mercy!”
“Wonderful! As a deity, what’s the difference between you and a slacker if you do not fight for the power of faith?”
As though someone craving chaos, Dodola said, “Therefore, the first trial that the great God of Time has left for you is—fight for Dragon God Empire’s power of faith!
“Trial duration: Three years!
“Trial rewards: Secret!”
Meng Lei was rendered speechless. “Are you sure this is a trial that the God of Time has left for me and not something that you came up with in a spur of the moment and fabricated?”
“What do you mean by ‘fabricate’!? I don’t like the sound of that!”
Dodola snickered and said, “I’m the Tower of Time’s guardian spirit, and I am in charge of safeguarding the God of Time’s assets. Of course, I have the authority to set trials. This is also a mission that the God of Time has given me!”
“I can’t beat you in an argument!”
Meng Lei shook his head lightly. Then,
