The war of the gods and Aethernia were the two things that had been on Han Shuo's mind for the past few years. Both the Goddess of Destiny and the God Of Light had vaguely mentioned those two things when they met with Han Shuo. To Han Shuo, the war of the gods and Aethernia were major events that concerned him and the survival of the Fringe. These two events involved the Twelve Overgods of the Quintessence and the Twelve Dominions.
Unfortunately, neither the God Of Light nor the Goddess of Destiny had revealed any information to Han Shuo about these two things. Han Shuo had tried to find out more about them but to no avail.
Now that the war of the gods had begun, the Dominions of Light, Life, Water, Darkness, Destruction, and Death had officially begun their confrontation. A change that would engulf the entire Elysium was about to begin. According to Nestedt, no region would be able to escape from this great whirlpool, not even the weakest Fringe.
At this critical moment, Han Shuo still knew nothing about the war of the gods and Aethernia. This was a fatal weakness. The reason Han Shuo had risked his life to come to the Dominion of Darkness was to find out the ins and outs of these two events. Now that Omphalos wanted to talk about it, he couldn't contain his excitement.
"Oh?" Han Shuo raised his eyebrows and said, "I know nothing about the war of the gods and Aethernia. I hope the three of you can explain it to me first."
Omphalos shot a glance at Nestedt and pondered for a moment before turning to the Gods Of Destruction. When the two nodded, Omphalos said to Han Shuo, "Let's talk inside."
Omphalos strode into the region where Han Shuo had come from. Nestedt and the Gods Of Destruction followed Omphalos without hesitation.
Han Shuo raised his head and saw an enormous palace piercing through the clouds in the place that was previously shrouded in boundless darkness. The palace was ten times larger than the Pandemonium and looked like several mountains piled on top of each other. Han Shuo felt a sense of reverence at first glance.
Seeing that Omphalos and the two Gods Of Destruction had turned into small dots shooting into the enormous palace, Han Shuo hesitated for a moment before following suit.
Han Shuo gradually calmed down. Suddenly, he sensed that the enormous palace was like a terrifying whirlpool. Apart from the element of darkness that was a hundred times denser than the Pandemonium, there were wisps of extremely weak, bizarre energy converging from all directions and slowly flowing into the enormous palace.
With a thought, Han Shuo carefully sensed for a moment, and immediately discovered that the strands of extremely weak energy were the power of faith of the Overgod of Darkness. The power of faith was endless and there were hundreds of millions of strands flowing into him like tiny streams.
Looking at Omphalos, Han Shuo discovered that as soon as he entered the Shrine of Darkness, the millions of wisps of power of faith began to converge towards him. Han Shuo squinted his eyes and suddenly discovered that the power of faith in the eyes of his two avatars had turned into colorful rays of light. The enormous Shrine of Darkness was like a gigantic monster that opened its bloody mouth to devour the power of faith of the believers of the Overgod of Darkness from all material planes.
Some of those wisps were as thick as an arm, while others were thousands of times thinner than a hair. After sensing for a moment, Han Shuo quickly discovered that the wisps of power of faith that were as thick as an arm contained a faint aura of a highgod. As for the wisps of power of faith that were thousands of times thinner than a hair, they were so weak that Han Shuo couldn't even detect them.
After sensing for a moment, Han Shuo immediately understood that the more powerful a being was and the more powerful their soul energy was, the thicker the amount of power of faith they contributed to the Overgod of Darkness. As for the wisps of power of faith that were thousands of times thinner than a hair, they came from the commoners of some low-level material planes.
The majestic Shrine of Darkness pierced through the clouds. After Han Shuo entered, he discovered that Omphalos, Nestedt, and the Gods Of Destruction Gourado were already waiting for him at the center of the Shrine. Behind the center of the Shrine was a deep and boundless void. It seemed as though it led to another material plane. Colorful rays of light could be seen radiating from it. An enormous whirlpool of darkness was slowly moving like a colossal monster.
A portion of the power of faith that had gathered from various material planes entered Omphalos, while a larger portion flowed into the deep, starry space behind Omphalos. In that space, the power of faith was everywhere and was flowing slowly like a vast ocean.
Seeing that Han Shuo had followed them in, Nestedt pointed at the deep, starry space behind Omphalos that was constantly changing. He said to Han Shuo, "This is the Ocean of Faith, the place where the Divinity is soaked."
Hearing that Nestedt was talking about serious matters, Han Shuo immediately focused and hurriedly asked, "Ocean of Faith? Soaking the Divinity? The Divinity needs to be nourished by the Ocean of Faith? "
"If we want to unleash the power of the Divinity, we must constantly replenish the power of faith for the Divinity. Every once in a while, the Divinity must be soaked in the Ocean of Faith so that it is cleansed by the Ocean of Faith. Only then can we continue to utilize the power of the Divinity! "Omphalos explained solemnly as he looked at Han Shuo.
Han Shuo had never known that the Divinity had to be so carefully protected. He had thought that once an overgod obtained the Divinity, he would be able to utilize the power of the Divinity without any restrictions. Back when he was on Profound Continent, Han Shuo discovered that all the low-level material planes were filled with shrines. Each and every shrine was collecting believers for their overgods so that their souls could provide an endless supply of power of faith to their overgods.
Originally, Han Shuo had thought that the power of faith could increase the power of the Domain of Divinity. It was not until today that he realized that faith could play such an important role for an overgod. It seemed that the reason why they could constantly utilize the power of the Divinity was closely related to the power of faith of their believers. It was no wonder that even in low-level material planes, they would spare no effort in plundering the power of faith.
"What happens if the Divinity is not replenished by faith, and if the Divinity is not cleansed by the Ocean of Faith?" Han Shuo asked straightforwardly after thinking for a moment.
"If that happens, we, whose divine souls have fused with the Divinity, will die! To be precise, our divine souls will be obliterated by the Divinity, but the Divinity will still exist and wait for someone else to fuse with it, "Omphalos explained solemnly with a sullen face.
"In other words, if all beings on material planes no longer believe in you. When the power of faith in the Ocean of Faith is exhausted, you will be abandoned by the Divinity and replaced by someone else? "Han Shuo was astonished.
"That's right." Omphalos nodded. After a moment of hesitation, he continued to explain, "The Divinity Shard is a special treasure. Since it is a divine artifact that contains the Divinity, once we run out of faith to maintain the Divinity, it will immediately abandon us and choose the god who fused with the Divinity Shard. After obtaining the Divinity Shard, the gods who possess it can burn it to provide new power of faith. This is because the Divinity Shard is formed by fusing the power of faith with special substances.
The new overgod only needs to obtain enough power of faith from living beings before the Divinity Shard is completely burned. That way, even if the Divinity Shard is completely burned, the Divinity will be able to sustain itself with the support of an endless supply of power of faith. "
"Can the overgods without the Divinity Shard obtain the Divinity Shard after their divine souls are obliterated?" Han Shuo was taken aback and asked again.
"Yes!" The one who answered was the Gods Of Destruction Gourado. He grinned and said, "Only if no one in this line has the Divinity Shard. Only then will the Divinity choose them. Once they fuse with the Divinity, they will immediately need a huge amount of power of faith to maintain the Divinity. If they don't have enough power of faith, their divine souls will be obliterated by the Divinity. Generally speaking, this is not a big possibility. We will not allow pseudo-overgods who cultivate the same line to have the power of faith that can threaten us. "
After a moment of hesitation, Gourado glanced at Nestedt and said, "This is also why Nestedt doesn't care about so-called powerful pseudo-overgods like Rogge and Dagmar, and spares no effort to attack Han Hao who has yet to enter the pseudo-overgod realm but has a Divinity Shard!"
Nestedt wasn't angry at Gourado for using him as an example. He nodded and said, "To us, a god with a Divinity Shard, even if he is only a lesser deity, is a hundred times more threatening than a pseudo-overgod without a Divinity Shard!" At this point, Nestedt smiled lightly and looked deeply at Han Shuo. He said, "If it wasn't for Han Hao suddenly forming a new Divinity Shard, I wouldn't have given face even if it was the Goddess of Destiny. I would have definitely destroyed him!"
Han Shuo snorted when he heard Nestedt mention the past. He said, "It seems that gods with Divinity Shards can replace you as long as they can destroy the power of faith of your believers. Hehe, I thought that you guys with Divinity Shards are immortal! "
"There is no such thing as an undying being!" Gourado couldn't help but laugh. He shook his head and said, "Didn't the powerful existence that brought you here from another universe perish in the hands of the Allmother? Didn't the Allmother, the so-called eternal existence, slumber in Aethernia and almost perish as well? "
Han Shuo's expression changed slightly at those words. Before today, Han Shuo had learned all about Gu Tianxie the Exalted Demonlord's deeds from the Cauldron of Myriad Demon. Although he had a hunch that the Twelve Overgods knew who he was, he wasn't certain.
It was only now that Han Shuo was certain that the Twelve Overgods knew who he was. It was laughable that he had been so careful ever since he came to Elysium, fearing that his secret would be discovered. It turned out that his existence had always been under their noses.
"So you didn't take care of me in the Darkness Dominion because of the Goddess of Destiny?" Han Shuo couldn't help but smile bitterly at Omphalos.
The corners of Omphalos' mouth curled into a disdainful smile. He said with certainty, "Give her face? Hehe, she's not that important! "
"In that case, I don't owe the Goddess of Destiny any favors," Han Shuo said with a chuckle.
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