The prayer process was short, but the people spent a long time in front of the God-given statue. After the ceremony, the king led the people of the six major families away from the platform. But the new high priest of the temple stayed and led everyone to look up at the statue in turn. Because it condensed the power of faith, the statue gave people a more sacred feeling.
Xiao Chen and his companions also followed the king back to the palace.
With the help of his attendants, the king took off his formal attire, dismissed his attendants, and asked, "It seems to be working well. No one has come out to question this matter. Whether they truly believe it or not, they believe it anyway. I just don't know if they have succeeded in absorbing all the power of faith."
"When the square closes at night, we will go to check the temple and the statue, and then we will know the result." Xiao Chen said.
"May the God of Forge bless you." The king murmured.
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Xiao Chen, Luo Ling and Mei Tiantian walked out of the king's reception room together and were taken to a lounge by the waiter. After the waiter left, Luo Ling released a soundproof barrier and asked Xiao Chen seriously, "Why do you look so weird?"
There was a light blush on Xiao Chen's face at this moment, and he looked like he was a little tipsy.
"Do I look abnormal?" Xiao Chen asked.
Luo Ling took out a mirror from her storage ring and placed it in front of Xiao Chen's eyes. "Luckily we got out in time. Look at yourself now. The king will definitely find it strange if he sees you."
Xiao Chen glanced in the mirror, then used his mental strength to suppress the redness on his face. After a few seconds, his complexion returned to normal.
"Something's wrong. Why do I feel a faint power of faith in you?" Mei Tiantian said, "Did you do something to the statue? Did you put the mark of your soul on it?"
Xiao Chen nodded: "I was just curious for a moment, so I placed a small soul mark on it, wanting to understand what the power of faith is like."
"What nonsense! This is really dangerous." Luo Ling said angrily, "Bohawks said a long time ago that mixed powers of faith can have a very bad impact on people's consciousness! What if these powers have an irreversible impact on you?"
Mei Tiantian said, "If the spell just now hadn't consumed too much of my strength, I would have wanted to try it this way. You did what I couldn't do for me. But you haven't reached the Saint level yet. I'm afraid you are still not strong enough to handle the power of faith, right?"
"Tiantian, do you want to join in the fun?"
Xiao Chen said: "It's okay, it's okay. If you try it yourself, you will know that it is not that scary. After all, I don't have the title of God of Forging. Most of those who believe in me don't recognize me as the God of Forging. They have an instinct to pursue divine power. It is precisely because they let me go that the impact on me is very small."
"Are you saying that you are not strong enough, so they don't recognize you?" Umeda asked.
"It's not that I'm not strong enough, but I don't have the attributes of the God of Forging. I have a feeling that if they were praying to the God of Dreams, the probability of them recognizing me would be much greater."
"Hmm, that sounds really interesting." Mei Tiantian looked at Xiao Chen with her eyes open. She stretched out her fingers and touched Xiao Chen's body, then twisted her index finger and thumb, as if scraping off some of the power of faith and savoring it, "It's really a chaotic power. To put it bluntly, this is an obsession, a powerful, but blind mental power."
Xiao Chen said: "Yes, I seem to be able to hear their voices praying for this or that. Some people hope to gain health, some hope to gain wealth, and some hope to be appreciated by the masters. However, most of these voices are not very clear, like echoes, but I can also feel the energy in them. I actually have an idea. If this power of faith can be purified and used, it can be used as a good energy source."
"It sounds like 'generating electricity with love'," Luo Ling said, "but it is impossible to implement on a large scale. If faith becomes so real, then faith itself will no longer exist.
Okay, can we cut it off? It's a dangerous thing after all."
"Don't worry. When I go over to check the statue at night, I will naturally cut off the connection with it. But now I want to feel this power again."
Umeda said, "Why don't you come together?"
She put one hand on Xiao Chen's shoulder. Luo Ling frowned and put her hand on Xiao Chen's other shoulder.
They spent a whole afternoon studying this. This fresh power of faith was much easier to study than the power processed by the false god. It had not undergone any changes, like a pile of scattered parts, not a machine that was put together. In the evening, when they came out of the palace again and walked towards the statue, they had already mastered a lot of experience.
Xiao Chen can already use the power of faith in a small range, just like calling magic power. This power is not as obedient as magic power, but it is more powerful than magic power. However, magic power will re-enter the cycle between heaven and earth after casting magic, but the power of faith will be consumed by itself. Not only Xiao Chen, but the other two have also mastered the means of using the power of faith. Mei Tiantian also used the power of faith to release a quasi-magic.
"This thing is extremely powerful. As long as you control it properly, it's a pleasure to use and you'll become addicted," said Umeda.
"That's why the false god is so happy to play the role of the God of Forging." Luo Ling said, "But at least now we have a much better chance of fighting against this kind of power."
Xiao Chen said: "If I encounter the red rain released by the false god again, it will be much easier to deal with it."
When they came to the statue again, Xiao Chen and the other two found that their sensitivity to the power of faith had increased a lot.
In the morning, the power of faith on the statue was still an elusive feeling to them. Now, the statue was like a torch in the dark night, and the power of faith on it was constantly rolling and evaporating.
Xiao Chen said: "The method has worked. You can see that there is no light of faith power on the other side of the temple."
Mei Tiantian stretched out her hand and waved at the statue, and half of the power of faith attached to it was separated and came in front of her. The ball of light changed into various shapes at her disposal.
"It seems that one way to fight against a false god is to fight for the power of faith it releases. This is the same as using mental power to dispel other people's magic." Mei Tiantian said.
Xiao Chen said: "I think this is too passive. Let's use the power of faith to fight him! Use his spear to attack his shield!" (To be continued)