Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 476

Chapter 474 Assimilation

The God of Light had lived for thousands of years, so surely his combat experience was far greater than that of Lance, a young man in his twenties, not to mention his mastery of all the skills.

Experience and skill—these were the keys to triumphing over the strong.

Yet, the God of Light was still being defeated by Lance.

“How come you have more combat experience than me?!”

Lance was possessed by the Crown of the Brave, unable to speak. Jiang Li, observing the battle, kindly explained.

“Because the Crown of the Brave contains the combat experience of an immortal. In terms of experience and vision, you can never surpass an immortal.”

“You seven haven’t learned formations. Let me explain. Each piece of warrior equipment contains a small formation. When a warrior wears all four pieces, it forms a formation that weakens the power of faith.”

“Do you still think the Honghu Envoy who gave you this equipment is a good person?”

Jiang Li spoke eloquently, like a formation expert. In reality, this was all Bai Hongtu’s advice; he was merely using it for testing.

Li Er and Ruyi Gourd pretended not to know and didn’t expose his criticism.

The God of Light had to admit they couldn’t defeat Lance.

Just as Lance was about to win, he stopped attacking.

The God of Light thought Lance didn’t want him to lose too badly.

“We surrender,” the God of Light said dejectedly, not understanding why the Honghu Envoy had deceived them.

Jiang Li strode forward, pinned down the ferocious Lance, and removed the crown. Lance instantly regained consciousness, trembling at the sight of the crown.

The Crown of the Brave was terrifying.

“It’s clear that in order to destroy the Ella world, the High Envoy of Honghu has made two plans. First, he went to the Demon King, tempting him with the promise of ascension, to dissuade him from taking action. He then used the formations in the dungeon to enhance the talents of the three races, ultimately granting their children the power to destroy the world from birth.”

“Perhaps the High Envoy of Honghu felt that plan was unreliable, so he laid another plan among the Seven Gods.”

“When someone completes the Hero’s Set, they will unleash a massacre upon the three races. The God of Light, controlled by the power of faith, must respond.”

“The Hero is slightly stronger than the God of Light, but not by much. A battle between the two would result in heavy casualties.”

“Lance stopped attacking not to save your face, but to wait a few months before resuming the battle in another location. This way, he would bring death to other places, repeating this cycle until the world is completely destroyed.”

The High Envoy of Honghu didn’t design the Crown of the Hero for a constant battle mode, likely because he feared the God of Light’s defeat, which would lead to the emergence of the embryonic form of the Heavenly Dao in the despair of all living beings.

Therefore, the High Envoy of Honghu controlled the Hero well. Despair, but not complete despair.

In reality, the Demon King and the Seven Gods knew the Honghu Envoy was no good, but the Demon King, deceived by the Honghu Envoy, could not leave the Demon King’s City to sever the causal relationship.

The Seven Gods were trapped by the power of faith and could not leave its range. The Demon Clan lacked a church, making it impossible for the Seven Gods to reach them.

This resulted in a prolonged silence between the Demon King and the eight most ancient of the Seven Gods.

Jiang Li felt that the Honghu Envoy’s plan for the Seven Gods was crude and full of uncertainty, as if it were a random arrangement, with the Demon King and the dungeon as the primary focus.

“Doesn’t that mean we’ll never be independent of the power of faith?” the Seven Gods lamented. They had always believed that with enough power of faith, they could transform it and free themselves from its constraints.

To this end, they fabricated the “Code of Light,” erasing the Protoss’ shameful past and highlighting the Seven Gods’ status. They also required all believers to praise them when using magic, thus strengthening their faith.

They pursued this plan for over a thousand years, only to discover it was all in vain.

“No, separating the soul from the power of faith is easy. If you’re willing, I can do it right now.” Jiang Li was the cultivator most familiar with the power of faith. Just because he didn’t use it didn’t mean he wasn’t studying it.

“Thank you, River God!” The Seven Gods were overjoyed, having never expected happiness to come so suddenly.

“Don’t call me River God. I’m just playing around for a few days. My name is Jiang Li, and my true identity is the Human Emperor of the Nine Provinces.”

“Nine Provinces? Human Emperor?”

“Sect Master Li, please educate them.” Jiang Li didn’t want to rehash the myriad realms.

After a soul is separated from the power of faith, it must find a body. Suitable bodies are difficult to find, so Jiang Li, for convenience, simply created seven bodies for them.

The process was similar to the one used to create a body for Meng Chun, the only difference being that the materials used weren’t as good as Meng Chun’s.

Meng Chun was a soul at the peak of the fusion stage, requiring a high physical strength, while the Seven Gods had just reached the fusion stage, and the bodies they created were only at the initial stage of fusion strength.

Using too fine materials and creating bodies that were too strong would actually create a sense of disharmony for the Seven Gods.

After receiving their true bodies, the Seven Gods were speechless with excitement.

On the one hand, they had become independent from the power of faith. On the other, they had learned about the vastness of the world beyond Ella’s world, the hierarchy of immortal cultivation, the power of Li Er, and even Jiang Li, who was even more powerful than Li Er.

“Even after becoming independent, you will still be the Seven Gods of the Three Clans’ faith. You can continue to wield the power of faith and grant abilities to the three clans.”

The God of Light scratched his head. “That’s great! I just got this body and am still a little uncomfortable. I’ve always wanted to return to my previous state and grant abilities to my followers.”

The other six gods nodded, sharing the same sentiment.

Jiang Li smiled but said nothing.

In reality, the Seven Gods had long been assimilated by the power of faith. Now, they were perfect deities of the three clans, certainly very different from their days as gods.

Whether they were parasitic on the power of faith or independent of it, there was no essential difference.

They thought they were internally seeking to grant abilities to their followers, but in reality, it was the influence of the power of faith, which they hadn’t noticed.

Jiang Li didn’t bother to tell them the truth.

“If you are interested in communicating with Jiuzhou, I will arrange for someone to take charge of this matter afterwards. If you are unwilling, that’s fine too. Jiuzhou World will not force you. After all, the world needs independence. It depends on the individual’s choice.”

After Jiang Li finished speaking, he left the seven gods looking at each other in bewilderment, turned around and left, to solve the problem of the dungeon formation.

The dungeon formation is easy to solve, and it does not require any technical skills to destroy it. Jiang Li can destroy it with ease.

The hero suit was taken away, Lance became a hero, and adventurers will no longer fantasize about being future heroes, and there will be fewer people who rush into things without thinking.

But fundamentally, this is an education problem. If you want to solve it thoroughly, you need to start with education, which is a long process.

On the demon clan side, Ruyi Gourd abdicated, Li Er resigned, and Unicorn, as the strongest demon clan member, became the new demon clan king.

Ruyi Gourd and Li Er wanted to stay in the Beast Kingdom for a while, but were ruthlessly rejected by Jiang Li. One man and one gourd had no choice but to follow Jiang Li back to Jiuzhou.

(End of this chapter)