Chapter 167: The Virtual God Transmission Array

“Hm?”
After enhancing the strength of his subordinates, Chen Xiao’s mind stirred. He noticed that the blue diamond at the center of the crown on the Sea God’s Blessing appeared slightly dimmer.
“It seems the power within the Sea God’s Blessing isn’t infinite after all. No wonder not everyone in Atlantis can obtain its power. I need to use it sparingly.”
Chen Xiao shook his head slightly and sent the Sea God’s Blessing back to the Main God’s Space for his disciples to study.
Soon after, he took Chen Jianzhou to the upper levels of the Glory Temple to explore it. Once again, Chen Jianzhou was stunned speechless.
“Grandpa, I’m leaving the entire Glory Temple in your hands. Hey, developing a temple isn’t much different from developing a family, right?” Chen Xiao scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
Chen Jianzhou only smiled bitterly. He understood that both the Glory Temple and Glory City were still in their infancy. If they grew, they would cover the entire world of supernatural abilities—far beyond what a mere family could compare to.
“Don’t worry. I’ll take care of everything,” Chen Jianzhou said with a smile.
But in the next moment, a hint of hatred flashed in Chen Jianzhou’s eyes. Both Chen Xiao and Chen Jianzhou knew that the fundamental purpose of Chen Xiao’s faction was to avenge Chen Jianzhou and find his parents. Gaining faith power was just a side effect.
After Chen Jianzhou took control of the temple, Stedley and Wanhu had no complaints. After all, they weren’t good at this, and with a leader in charge, they no longer had to live in fear of making a mistake that could destroy the temple.
A series of orders came from Chen Jianzhou. Stars flowed like water from the storage rooms beneath the Glory Temple, and the temple gradually expanded its strength quietly.
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“Leng Shi, what do you think? Submit or die—choose one,” Chen Xiao said to Leng Shi.
The relationship between the Glory Temple and Atlantis had become clear the moment Floating Cloud revealed his identity. Whether Leng Shi lived or died no longer mattered much.
But out of respect for him as a powerful domain expert, Chen Xiao still asked him once. After all, Chen Xiao was short of manpower, and every extra hand was useful.
Although Leng Shi was only at the first level of the domain realm and practiced by understanding the laws of the soul, he was still an experienced expert at that level—far stronger than Shadow Wing.
“Will you believe me if I say I’m willing to submit?”
No one wanted to die, and Leng Shi was no exception. Through observing the people in the underground world these days, he realized that Chen Xiao’s background was by no means ordinary.
“Then why should I trust my subordinates now?” Chen Xiao smiled. “If you’re willing to submit, I’ll find a way.”
“Control my soul and turn me into a puppet?” Leng Shi snorted disdainfully.

“Open your faith and worship me wholeheartedly, and you’ll naturally know whether you’ll become a puppet,” Chen Xiao said nonchalantly, having already perceived Leng Shi’s mindset.
“Your faith? Do you think you’re a deity?” Leng Shi was momentarily stunned.
“Believe it or not, just try it and you’ll know,” Chen Xiao said, waving his finger in front of Leng Shi. “I am a deity.”
“The deity I worship is the great, supreme God of the Ocean. Worshipping you? Dream on! Just kill me instead!”
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, Leng Shi showed a look of disdain, despising him harshly for claiming to be a deity—clearly ignorant of his own limitations.
The strong reign supreme; in the eyes of the weak, the strong are deities. But in the eyes of true deities, even the strong are beings who stand aloof, looking down on all others as sacred and untouchable. Even in Atlantis, no one dared claim to be a deity.
“The great, supreme God of the Ocean?” Chen Xiao shrugged slightly and curled his lips. “That so-called Ocean Temple of yours—don’t tell me the God of the Ocean truly exists. Even if he did, would he care about you? Hmph, the Ocean Temple is probably just a tool used by your elite in Atlantis to control people’s minds.”
Hearing Chen Xiao’s words, Leng Shi’s expression darkened slightly. He remembered that his soul memories had been completely exposed by those people—in Chen Xiao’s eyes, Leng Shi had no privacy at all.
Without waiting for Leng Shi to speak, Chen Xiao continued, “As for whether I’m a deity, just offer me your faith and you’ll know. Besides, you’re not from the Ocean Temple and don’t worship that God of the Ocean—stop trying to deceive me with that.”
Chen Xiao had already seen that Leng Shi was inclined to side with him. Earlier, he had explained that behind the Glory Temple stood a true deity.
Who else, besides a true deity, could create such a vast and magnificent temple at the pinnacle of divine artifacts?
But the idea that Chen Xiao was a deity was something Leng Shi could never believe. Though Chen Xiao was powerful, his strength was at most at the seventh level.
Seeing Chen Xiao’s expression, Leng Shi sighed inwardly. An invisible thought rose from his mind, flew out, and merged into the Glory Temple, atop the statue of the Glory God.
Everyone has a faith rooted in their soul, a continuous stream of devotion. Deities can absorb this faith through their divine essence, using it to strengthen their own essence and comprehend the power of the laws.
But for Leng Shi, a master of a certain domain, to worship and offer his faith to a sixth-level supernatural being was utterly impossible. So, his faith was directly sent to the statue of the Glory God.
The Glory God was none other than Divine Master Chai Yunkē, one of Chen Xiao’s subordinates in the Space of Gods. Worshiping him meant worshiping Chen Xiao.
That vast stream of faith flowed directly into Chen Xiao’s mind.
“It still ends up with me in the end. Why go through all this trouble?” Chen Xiao sensed the faith in his mind and curled his lips.

“Strange, why is your faith even stronger than that guy Floating Cloud’s? What’s going on? Your strength is clearly several levels below Floating Cloud’s.”
After digesting the power of faith he had received from Leng Shi, Chen Xiao looked at him in confusion.
“You…”
The next moment, Leng Shi’s eyes widened dramatically as he stared at Chen Xiao in disbelief.
“The Water Deity… Chen Xiao!?”
Leng Shi was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.
The Water Deity! The deity worshipped by all water creatures, including the Sea God, was under the rule of the Water Deity!
As a member of the Atlantis sea race, they naturally also revered the Water Deity.
“Finally believe it?” Chen Xiao said with a smile.
“Chen Xiao, this mermaid is a water creature and a subject of the Water Deity, that’s why her power of faith is so strong,” Shui Miao’s voice suddenly appeared in Chen Xiao’s mind.
“A water creature?” Chen Xiao was momentarily stunned before understanding.
“Then Floating Cloud… he’s a Heavenly Dragon. Is he also a water creature?” Chen Xiao suddenly remembered Floating Cloud.
“Floating Cloud is indeed a Heavenly Dragon, but dragons have their own deity, so the power of faith he gives you isn’t very strong,” Shui Miao explained.
“I see. Hey, Shui Miao, weren’t you cultivating that Black Tortoise egg? Why did you appear suddenly?” Chen Xiao blinked. Shui Miao wouldn’t be so idle as to come out just to explain matters related to faith.
“The teleportation array you sent back last time is activating. Some Void God wants to send in its projection. What do you think we should do?” Shui Miao’s tone remained calm.
“A teleportation array?” Chen Xiao was stunned. “What teleportation array?”
“It’s that green statue. It’s actually a spatial teleportation array set up by a Void God,” Shui Miao said.
“A Void God teleportation array… Could it be that so-called Freedom God Lord? He wants to come in? Can he just enter the Deity’s space?” Chen Xiao asked in disbelief.
“Of course not. If you don’t want him to enter, he can’t. If you want him to enter, I can temporarily lift the restriction and let that Void God in.”
Chen Xiao’s eyes lit up.
“Then let him in. Well, it’s just a projection… A little warning wouldn’t hurt.”
A sinister smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s face.
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