Chapter 864: A Hundredfold Return of Faith
"What? The reformation education is going very poorly? But I feel like there's a lot of faith coming in."
Faith is transferred through one's own divine statue, which can absorb and store faith power, as well as transfer it. Of course, each divine statue's coverage area is limited.
The more a divine statue undergoes faith refinement, the larger the area it can cover.
The actual effect of a divine statue varies depending on the materials used to make it, so some suitable materials are extremely precious.
"It truly isn't easy to change; these people's faith is actually quite stable."
The priest has no solution. Clearly, various experiments were conducted before, but no one expected it to be like this.
"There's no way around it. After all, this is the Gods Continent, all modified by the gods. Moreover, the deities these people worship truly exist; they aren't fictional."
Fang Jie also knows that with the existence of gods, faith becomes very solid and difficult to alter.
Most critically, abandoning one's faith makes it easy to suffer divine punishment. The form of such punishment varies, but it definitely won't be pleasant for anyone.
Additionally, Fang Jie realizes that this may also be due to the world's special rules.
Because of these special rules, faith is relatively stable, which ensures the interests of the gods.
"Alright, set up an array, I'll personally handle the conversion." Fang Jie prepares to use Life and Death Reincarnation to proceed with the conversion. Although a bit unscrupulous, special considerations must be made in the early stages of development.
The outcome proves that this method is indeed very effective. Fang Jie uses an avatar and thus can't wield too much strength.
But this is his own talent, so he uses it with ease.
Combined with the boost from the array, conversion becomes straightforward. After the conversion, these people are now devout. Of course, due to the conversion, it's nearly impossible for them to become saints.
The conditions to become a saint are extremely complex and any external distortion renders it impossible to achieve.
This is why Fang Jie hasn't converted a large number of his subordinates.
Fang Jie instructs them to cultivate the White Lotus Visualization Method and then prepares to deal with the Forest God's retribution. It's inevitable; this is a battle of faith. The opposing side won't just stand by as their believers are lost.
Moreover, these believers are quite many now. Losing them means losing a significant portion of believers.
In the future, whether it's cultivating or reclaiming believers, it would be very troublesome. As a result, the opposing side united believers from several gods and began sending troops to attack.
"I really didn't expect the faith they provide to be so abundant. It seems this is also a characteristic of this world."
After the conversion is completed, Fang Jie suddenly realizes that the faith provided by this world's believers is quite abundant.
Indeed, the same creatures here provide several dozen to even hundreds of times more faith than creatures elsewhere, even though the level of faith is the same.
This either indicates that the creatures here are unique or that the rules here are unique.
No wonder the gods are fervently pursuing the Gods Continent. Clearly, forming the Gods Continent isn't that simple. At the very least, being able to modify the rules like this would make it highly sought after by the gods.
Before Fang Jie finishes his study, the Forest God brings people to attack.
But in the front are a bunch of plant-type warriors, uncertain if they are troops or something that was cultivated.
These things, like the Undead, are absolutely loyal but provide pitiful amounts of faith power. This is the basic army of the Nature Camp, and spreading faith to these plants is nearly impossible.
However, they are mostly used as cannon fodder.
These plants aren't afraid of death, or rather they lack the concept of death. They don't fear pain, and their strength isn't lacking.
These plants are the nemeses of the Undead, both sides are mutual bane to each other. The Power of Death accelerates plant death, while the attached life force of the plants deals greater harm to the Undead.
A large swath of green on the opposite side indicates that the opponent has truly developed for a long time in this world.
"Not bad, not bad, but it's a pity that my strength is greater."
Upon Fang Jie's command, the Undead at the rear begin to move. A spectacular battle erupts on the border between the two sides, watched by many onlookers.
These are the adversary's believers, who also wish to use this method to reinforce their believers' faith.
Only they underestimated the strength and quantity of Fang Jie's Undead. The battle doesn't last long before they start to retreat, since facing an all-Gold level army makes victory a truly challenging task.
Furthermore, these Undead consist of many special types of troops as well.
The air power of the opponent's plant army is far inferior to these Undead.
Before long, air supremacy is seized, leading to their disaster. And as the battle progresses, the opponent discovers that despite having a large number of plants, the enemy's Undead are also numerous.
The horizon is unclear on either side, but their side is about to fall.
"Should we keep fighting? We're almost out of troops."
"Yes, the losses this time are significant, and there's nothing gained yet. You must compensate for the losses."
"I understand, but it has come to this. I don't believe the opposing side has much more force. I've investigated; the other side has only joined a new small alliance, likely a New God, so their forces shouldn't be many."
"Regardless of the likelihood, we're reaching our limits."
Seeing the endless Undead creatures from the opposing side, thoughts of retreat begin to stir among them.
Their forces have developed over many years, and losing them without benefit would be a severe setback. After all, restoring such a large plant force isn't easy.
If imported, the transit fees are hefty, enough to cause heartache.
"I understand. I'll compensate you, but we can't retreat now."
With the Forest God's promise, everyone feels reassured. As members of the Nature Camp, breaking promises wouldn't occur unless one wishes to no longer belong to the camp.
At this moment, the Forest God becomes increasingly infuriated, wondering how things unfolded this way.
Despite developing in this world for a long time, it seems inadequate compared to the newly arrived Undead God. How wealthy are these people to send such a vast Undead Army here?