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Chapter 206 Spread! The Faith Virus!
The next day

Rebellions erupted in several mines, with countless miners awakening powerful abilities. They wielded the power of light or shadow, possessed superhuman physical strength, and an absurdly tenacious will, fiercely resisting in all directions.

Although the Great Shang Dynasty has perished, the prelude to resistance has already begun. More and more mine slaves are singing praises of light and shadow and joining the ranks of resistance, even leading more people to believe in light and shadow.

During their resistance, they will acquire a considerable amount of Bloodstones. Although they cannot use them, they can offer them directly to the Lord of Light and Shadow, allowing him to transform them into powerful energy and grant them greater strength.

Inside a cave, Ye Mingqiu sat casually flipping through a book, studying knowledge. It was a book about divine characteristics, and the knowledge was relatively precious.

Not many books touch on divine characteristics.

"clatter!"

A bloodstone fell into a pile of bloodstones, and the blood spear happened to be stuck in the pile, greedily absorbing the energy of the bloodstones, further enhancing its own strength and power.

Ye Mingqiu turned to another page, his calm expression breaking when he saw a certain sentence, revealing a puzzled look.

The Divine trait is extremely precious and symbolizes the power and rank of a deity. It can only be obtained by becoming a deity, being born as a descendant of a deity, or stealing the power of a deity. There is no other way to acquire this trait.

There's none?
Ye Mingqiu didn't understand. He could clearly obtain divine traits through the Nine-Star Title, so why did the book say that he couldn't obtain divine traits through any other channel? Had the author never seen a Nine-Star Title with divine traits?
Perhaps that's true. After all, divine traits and nine-star titles are things that normal people can't access, so it's normal that I don't know about them.

He continued looking back.

[The first time divine characteristics were obtained through experimentation]

I captured a descendant of a god, attempting to alter his destiny through his bloodline. The power of divine attributes is simply too tempting; even at great risk, I will try to see if I can succeed.

I failed. Both the bloodline transplant and the organ transplant failed. Moreover, my body seems to be cursed. Although I am still alive, I suffer from excruciating pain every day. I don't know why, but there is no doubt that it is related to that descendant of the god and his divine blood and organs.

[The second experiment to obtain divine characteristics]

Having learned my lesson last time, I've gained a lot of unique knowledge, not to mention the issue of divine bloodlines, as well as the rejection and exclusion phenomena of bloodlines. It's a very interesting subject.

I tried to dissect the material alive to test the source of its divine characteristics, but I ultimately failed because no matter how I tried, I couldn't find the answer. This experiment lasted for years, and I gradually became discouraged by each failure, even developing a relationship with the material itself.

Live dissection?
Having sex?

Ye Mingqiu's hand trembled slightly as he read, and he couldn't help but marvel at how remarkable the author was, especially considering it was his first attempt at writing.

hiss.
This feeling is somewhat difficult to describe.
He continued reading and saw that the book recorded the author's various experiments in trying to obtain divine characteristics. This notebook was also the confidential notebook that Tang Ruobing had given him and told him not to share it with anyone.

Before reading the book, he didn't know the extent of its secrecy, but after reading this far, he felt that the book was indeed very informative.

Turn the page again.

[A Spirit World Experiment on Divine Characteristics and Titles]

As we all know, the will of the spirit world bestows titles upon psychics based on their battle achievements, and the strength ceiling of these titles is quite high. So I wondered, if I obtained the strongest nine-star title, could I gain divine characteristics from it?

【.slightly.】

Experiment result: Failure

The Nine-Star title cannot grant divine attributes to psychics. This seems to be a mechanism of the spirit world, or it may be a limitation of divine attributes themselves. Normal humans indeed cannot obtain divine attributes, even through the Nine-Star title.

However, if it's a psionicist...

The key parts of the notes were crossed out and marked with the word "taboo".

Ye Mingqiu frowned slightly. If the Nine-Star title couldn't grant divine characteristics, then where did his Lord of Light and Shadow get his divine characteristics? It couldn't be that he originally possessed them, but they were awakened by the Spirit Realm in the form of a title, could it?

That's obviously unlikely. Apart from having a slightly stronger combat instinct, a faster increase in proficiency in his special skills, a higher soul potential, and the ability to add points to his stats, he doesn't have anything particularly special about him.

Compared to this answer, Ye Mingqiu has a more plausible conjecture: that is, to directly seize and fuse a part of the deity, and then integrate it into the profession during the advancement, thereby mixing a part of the strength model into the profession model.

Having an incomplete model makes it much easier to acquire divine traits again.

In general, it's about transforming a one-time acquisition into a process of gradual acquisition over multiple attempts, ultimately mastering this characteristic through repeated efforts.

[The Third Experiment Begins]

I killed a god through a special arrangement. I must say, there are still many differences between true gods and their descendants. They differ greatly in size, and even their skin texture has subtle differences.

After a brief but deeper understanding, I gradually came to comprehend the corpse and attempted to steal the power that belonged exclusively to God in my own way. I couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex feeling of mixed emotions, including a sense of awe and reflection), perhaps because absolute human rationality is itself a blasphemy against God, and so I blasphemed God.

The diary entries are extensive and relatively complex. This was a protracted experiment in which the author eventually stole the characteristics of God, but in doing so, he also became tainted with the negative status of "blasphemy," and his divine characteristics were also marked with the label "fake."

A false god?
Ye Mingqiu frowned. If obtaining power from a true god would only result in a false god, then how did his nine-star title directly grant him the divine characteristics of the Lord of Light and Shadow?

Could it be because I've gained the approval of some special being? The sponsorship of the Dream Weaver? Or perhaps it's because of my great deed of bathing in the blood of ancient gods, which granted me some special prerequisite? Or is it simply because my soul's potential is high enough?
Or rather
Ye Mingqiu closed the book, a smile gradually appearing on his face. Feeling the power he possessed at this moment, he decided to focus on doing his best in the present moment and not think too much about other things.

"Buzz~!!"

The Blood Spear, having absorbed a large amount of Bloodstone, gradually emitted a buzzing sound.

"coming."

Ye Mingqiu reached out and grasped the Blood Spear. Crimson crystal patterns rapidly spread from his palm, and crimson energy flowed into his body along the Blood Spear. The surging power brought him a feeling akin to a qualitative change.

[Note: Blood Spear provides you with pure bloodline power, increasing your base defense by 102, all elemental resistances, abnormal status resistance, control effect resistance, reaction speed by 32%, and base physical potential by 2.]

Such a strong increase!
A sense of qualitative change came from within his body. Ye Mingqiu suddenly felt that his body had become stronger, and he was confident that he could defeat even the former God of Day.

Of course, this is based on the premise that the opponent is unconscious. If the opponent is conscious and can fully unleash their combat power, even if Ye Mingqiu can activate various amplifications and unleash power beyond their own attributes, it would be almost impossible for them to defeat him. This is because the Day God also has similar abilities, such as the transformation of Eternal Sunlight, which can greatly enhance his strength. If it weren't for the broken weapon and the stimulation he received in the dream, causing a brief opening due to the signs of awakening, he would never have been defeated so easily.

[Power of Faith: 12]

Although his strength has increased significantly, Ye Mingqiu's faith power has gradually run out. This is based on the distribution of faith power after giving faith in the future.

But there was no other way. Since the believers offered Bloodstone, he had to give them a considerable amount of faith power so that they would have enough strength to actively acquire Bloodstone and liberate their enslaved compatriots.

"Let's lower the revenue share a bit more; it feels like we're losing money," Ye Mingqiu remarked.

He decided to divide the rewards based on the strength of faith. The more faith that gave him, the higher the reward he would give. Conversely, those who could not generate much faith would receive a lower reward.

It's discrimination!

The more sincere the faith, the better!
Ye Mingqiu divided faith into five levels: Seeker of Light, Oath Taker, Torchbearer, Spark Bearer, and Apostle. The power he granted to them was also divided into 10%, 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80% respectively. The extra portion was used to reward those who obtained the Bloodstone and offered it up.

that's it.

a few days later

The resistance grew increasingly fierce, and the entire Great Zhou seemed to be on the verge of collapse. The King of Zhou, who had just completed his invasion, was enjoying the fruits of his war, but more and more urgent reports kept reaching his ears.

"Report! The Beishan Mine has been completely overrun by a group of miners shouting 'Liberate the slaves!'"

"Report! Langshan Mine has been completely captured!"

"Report! The Blackstone Mine has been completely captured!"

The news of more and more mines falling reached King Zhou's ears, and his expression became extremely grim. Bloodstone veins were the most important factor for the stability of the country, because the essence of the gods' rule over the human race was to have them mine the veins.

If the human race cannot mine the veins and suppress these unrest, they will think that the human king is useless and that it is better to depose him and install a new king.

"Why? Why did this happen to me so soon after I unified the world?" King Zhou looked extremely pained, with fine beads of cold sweat constantly flowing from his forehead, as if he could already see himself and the royal family being killed by the gods.

"Report!"

"what happened again!"

King Zhou roared in fury, revealing an extremely ferocious expression. At this moment, he had completely lost the rationality befitting a king.

"In the south, a god was surrounded and killed by miners, and his death was extremely gruesome, with no complete limbs visible."

"God was killed?"

King Zhou suddenly chuckled, covering his face with one hand and making a "hehehe" sound. Then he burst into loud laughter, which grew louder and louder. It was like a desperate act of desperation, a helpless self-mockery, or a wanton madness after giving up all thought.

The loud laughter echoed throughout the royal palace, chilling every minister and guard present to the bone. They all knew that the mine had been seized, the gods had died, and this happened at such a critical time.

What does this mean?
This means they're almost finished too!

Soon after, King Zhou suddenly stopped smiling, turned to look at everyone, and said abruptly, "Destruction is inevitable, so why don't we rebel too? Hahaha, hahahaha! Let's all rebel, let's rebel!"

Divine Realm, Floating Temple

The high priestess probed the actions of mortals with her divine sense and looked incredulous. She couldn't understand why these mortals had gained such power so quickly, or why they could unite and resist so fiercely.

From her God-like perspective, those humans were like viruses and plagues spreading wildly outwards, rapidly infecting those who hadn't yet been infected, turning them into the same viral outbreak.

Ultimately, more and more humans rebelled, more and more enslaved people fought, and even more terrifyingly, their strength increased rapidly in a short period of time, becoming stronger day by day.

This matter must be reported to Heaven!
The High Priestess flew toward the Crystal Mountain, but was blocked by an invisible, colorless divine power and could not enter. This was proof that the Heaven was in a deep slumber. Unless there were special circumstances, she dared not easily wake the Heaven, otherwise it would surely cause a terrible punishment.

"It fell into a deep sleep so quickly. I have a feeling something is not right." The high priest frowned, feeling that the heavens were not unaware, but rather knew but were too lazy to care.

But the situation is quite urgent, and there is no time to think; she must make a decision.

Either wake up the sky, or resolve it internally.

After a brief hesitation, the high priest finally sighed and flew towards the Hall of Sages, trying to find the Grand Elder to resolve the issue. The heavens were acting strangely, not as if they knew nothing. Seeking solutions from the heavens under these circumstances would clearly be unwise.

hateful!

What on earth does he want to do?
Don't you want to rule the world anymore?
Crystal Mountain
The heavens leaned on their thrones, and the divine power of emptiness formed a mirror to display everything in the mortal world.

he does not know?

No, he knows everything, and he finds it quite amusing. The more his subordinates oppose him, the more interesting it becomes for him.

The only regret was that he didn't know how that psychic had done all this. The less he knew, the more curious he became, wanting to find clues through the logic of those people's behavior.

"For tens of thousands of years, you are the first person who has left me somewhat puzzled. How did those humans acquire their power? Why did they spontaneously organize and fiercely resist? Why? There was no one actively guiding them."

Tian watched intently, his amusement growing stronger. He wasn't in a hurry; he didn't care what the other party did. He was already tired of ruling.

Soon, a crisp sound rang out.

"Black Dragon, it's time to eat."

"Ah."

(End of this chapter)