In a seaside villa on the East Continent.
Zhao Jin watched the unfolding miracle through his Heavenly Domain, a smile appearing on his face. “That kid certainly has his ways. As long as they establish a church afterward, Jesus's strength will be at least Tier 5 when he descends.”
“Once the worlds merge, I can continue the manifestations and harvest the gods believed in by those churches.” Zhao Jin's smile remained unchanged at the thought.
He had no intention of wasting this world's original faith and the Destiny Force from various legends and chronicles. However, he wouldn't spend a vast amount of time bringing them to birth as he had with the Earth Mother and Jesus.
He would wait until the worlds merged and the amount of Destiny Force exceeded one hundred million before modifying the world again.
He would allow these entities, believed in and passed down by generations, to be born on their own.
In the Capital of the Nanming Kingdom.
On the top floor of the tallest skyscraper, He Wenxi leaned against the window, watching the heated discussions on the internet.
“Jesus?” She quietly stared at the laptop screen in front of her.
“Creating a god? Is this what that person is up to in the Western Continent?” He Wenxi expressionlessly browsed through the biography of Jesus.
Seeing that he was depicted as an orthodox deity, she suddenly smiled. “Earth Mother, if another god appears in this world, you'll be the one getting anxious.”
These gods placed immense value on faith. Originally, the Earth Mother was the only one in the world who required it.
Now that Jesus had appeared, he would compete with her for it.
The population of Planet Aquamarine was finite, and so was their faith. In this battle over the core of their existence, even with Zhao Jin backing Jesus...
...the Earth Mother would absolutely never back down. Her divine pride would not allow it, and if she lost her faith, her evolution would grind to a halt.
Meanwhile, in the core city of the Church of the Earth Mother.
Rumble!
Dark clouds blanketed the sky above the city, crackling with lightning and thunder.
For the first time, a dark, gloomy expression appeared on the Earth Mother's massive face.
She had learned of the events in the Western Continent immediately.
Below, the cultists looked on in sheer terror. Their god was angry, causing the very heavens and earth to change.
The Earth Mother glared toward the west, white veins bulging on her massive face. If a god wanted to be born, they could not do so without Zhao Jin.
With a thought, the Earth Mother established contact with Yuan Zuozhi, who was far away in the Western Continent.
In a church within a small city in the Western Continent, Yuan Zuozhi sat in the front row of pews, scrolling through the news of Jesus's manifestation on his phone.
Suddenly, the space about a meter in front of him warped, and the face of the Earth Mother materialized.
“Great Earth Mother, what are your instructions?” Upon seeing her, Yuan Zuozhi spoke respectfully, yet he remained seated without moving an inch.
“You have seen what happened with Jesus, haven't you? Allowing the specters to massacre the city to breed terror, then manifesting a deity amidst global panic... What a brilliant scheme!” the Earth Mother's shrill voice echoed.
Hearing this, Yuan Zuozhi immediately understood her intentions, a sneer rising in his heart. “Being a god has made you stupid. Since you could think of this, why didn't you manifest yourself earlier? Now that someone else has made a move, you're suddenly anxious. As expected, you won't budge a single inch unless there are obvious benefits right in front of you.”
The Earth Mother only ever acted when tangible benefits were laid out in the open.
On many occasions, she had even offended that person for the sake of benefits. She was simply too arrogant. However, this was her setting in the chronicle, and changing it in a short period was practically impossible.
Of course, Yuan Zuozhi did not let his inner thoughts show on his face. He asked, “Great Earth Mother, how do you plan to handle this?”
“I want you to stop Jesus from appearing and destroy the forces promoting him behind the scenes! There can only be one god in this world, and that is the Earth Mother!”
The Earth Mother's voice grew louder and louder, shaking dust from the church ceiling even across a vast ocean.
Yuan Zuozhi pushed up his glasses and smiled. “Understood. However, the force behind him is the original supernatural being. Great Earth Mother, please send more reinforcements to the Western Continent. That way, I can destroy them in one fell swoop, ensuring there is only one god in the world—the great Earth Mother.”
Buzz!
The space in front of him warped slightly, and a thumb-sized, yellow diamond-shaped crystal emerged from the distortion.
“I will send the remaining three Archbishops and one thousand Earth Priests to reinforce you.”
“This yellow crystal was dropped by an original supernatural being. Its ability is Sand. If used properly, you can temporarily possess combat power comparable to an Archbishop.” Having said her piece, the warped space before her vanished.
Yuan Zuozhi looked at the floating crystal in front of him, reached out to grab it, and wore an intrigued expression. “An original supernatural being, sand... Could this be Liu Jiyun of the Liu family's ability?”
The Earth Priests of the Church of the Earth Mother had the strength of Tier 2, while the Archbishops were Tier 3.
If the Earth Mother were willing to spare no expense and invest her power of faith like she had with Zhang Yi, they could reach Tier 4.
Unfortunately, three Tier 4s couldn't even defeat a single Tier 4 like Liu Wen and had been thoroughly thrashed. In the memories the Earth Mother had given him, the Church of the Earth Mother had never had a single highlight moment since its initial appearance.
Yuan Zuozhi put away the yellow crystal, stood up, and called out without looking back, “Someone come in.”
Tap, tap, tap!
A flurry of footsteps echoed from outside, and a young man appeared. He asked respectfully, “Pontiff, what are your orders?”
“Step up our proselytization efforts and recall the three Archbishops currently abroad. The Earth Mother has handed down a decree.” Yuan Zuozhi turned his head slightly to look at him.
“Yes, Pontiff!” Upon hearing that it concerned the Earth Mother, a look of fanatical devotion instantly flushed the young man's face.
He turned and left quickly.
Yuan Zuozhi squinted as he watched the young man disappear through the doorway. “As expected, being the Pontiff isn't an easy job. In this world, only that person dares to create a god. Asking me to stop him is practically sending me to my grave.”
Fortunately, his ability kept his consciousness from being controlled by the Earth Mother. Otherwise, if he carried out tasks with the same fanatical frenzy as that youth, the grass on his grave would have grown head-high by now.
“When the time comes, I'll have to manage the intensity of my actions. I'll put up a decent fight to fool the Earth Mother without actually disrupting the creation of the god.” Lost in thought, Yuan Zuozhi walked out of the church.
The number of cultists in the Church of the Earth Mother in the Western Continent had already reached over three million. Recruiting people one-on-one meant that as their numbers grew, their subsequent expansion would only accelerate.
He was merely working for the Earth Mother, using the abilities she bestowed to scheme for his own gain. He would absolutely never risk his life for her and offend Zhao Jin.
“If only I could meet that person... Working for the Earth Mother is too stingy, and the abilities she bestows can be taken back at any moment.” Yuan Zuozhi stood outside the church, looking up at the sky with a sigh.
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