139: The poison of faith, the god of sin

On Ur Star, the Dust World Sect has become the national religion of the Beast-Ear Clan, which has transitioned from a pure feudal monarchy to a theocracy, with divine right of kings.

The Tiger-Human Emperor is not only the king of the Beast-Ear Clan but also the bishop of the Dust World Sect, holding both political and religious power.

The Beast-Ear Clan, as the initial origin of the Dust World Sect, does not possess any special characteristics; it is merely because Faith Lin Chen remains on Ur Star, and for now, he can only mobilize the faith generated by the Beast-Ear Clan on Ur Star.

As for the faith generated by the Dust World Sect in Ye Huo World, it is currently stored within the church idols and can only be collected and used by Faith Lin Chen once he arrives in Ye Huo World.

This is unavoidable; Ye Huo World is too far from the Federal Territory, and transmitting the power of faith to Faith Lin Chen would result in at least half of it being lost, which is not worth the effort.

Therefore, typical faith sects spread outwards from one place to another, forming a stable network of faith, and do not create isolated enclaves, which would cause the power of faith to scatter across the cosmic starry sky and prevent timely communication.

The most important reason is that Faith Lin Chen is not a God; he is merely a clone generated by Lin Chen’s consciousness mixed with the power of faith, with a cultivation level equivalent to Lin Chen’s main body, so his ability to attract and receive the power of faith is relatively weak.

But now, Essence Lin Chen has become an Malice Incarnation being, capable of mobilizing and absorbing the malice in the world.

The various emotions mixed within the power of faith, when superimposed, also constitute a form of malice, which is perfectly suited for Essence Lin Chen to absorb, strengthening his own malice crystal.

Currently, the value of the malice crystal within Essence Lin Chen can be considered 30 points, corresponding to the third stage of Ascension to God life rank.

When the value of the malice crystal in his body reaches 100 points, it will be the time for him to achieve Godhood through malice.

Ur Star, residence of the Dust World Sect God.

This is also where Faith Lin Chen lives daily and absorbs and stores the power of faith.

Faith Lin Chen does not directly absorb the power of faith; instead, he first stores it, then repeatedly strips away the various emotions mixed within it. Regardless of whether they are positive or negative emotions, they are all stripped away, leaving only the purest power of faith.

Generally speaking, it takes ten thousand units of faith to refine one unit of pure faith, and Faith Lin Chen can only strip out one unit of pure faith per day.

Because of this, not only is Faith Lin Chen’s growth speed very slow, but the positive and negative emotions stripped away are also gradually accumulating, producing special changes.

Positive emotions gathering together pose no harm and can be stacked freely; at most, one needs to prevent them from developing independent consciousness and escaping Faith Lin Chen’s control.

Negative emotions gathering together, however, pose a great danger. Various negative emotions intertwine and merge, directly turning into malice. Due to their highly unified source, they could at any time give birth to independent consciousness and become sentient Malice Incarnation beings.

Therefore, Faith Lin Chen always stores the stripped-off negative emotions separately, trying his best to prevent them from transforming into malice, and even more so, from becoming sentient Malice Incarnation beings.

Under Faith Lin Chen’s guidance, Essence Lin Chen collected the numerous negative emotions he had stored and artificially cultivated pure malice.

“This malice is entirely the venom of faith. Even without consciousness yet, its ability to delude people is truly powerful. If it were allowed to grow unchecked, I fear that everything in the Dust World Sect would become its stepping stone for growth.”

Looking at the venom of faith emanating seductive whispers in his hand, Essence Lin Chen directly slapped it onto himself. Subsequently, the venom of faith was absorbed by the malice crystal within his body, refined into malice completely under his control.

This bit of faith venom could not affect him in any way; instead, absorbing it felt very comfortable. This kind of high-purity malice, which also had countless ties to his own being, was the best growth resource.

Absorbing the stripped venom of faith is not the true skill. Now, Essence Lin Chen is attempting to directly absorb the venom of faith from the raw power of faith, saving Faith Lin Chen the arduous task of stripping away the various emotions from the power of faith.

Essence Lin Chen is inherently a part of the concept of the God of the Mortal World, so he can easily mobilize the power of faith and extract the venom of faith he needs from it.

After the venom of faith is removed, the power of faith is left with only pure faith and various positive emotions. Faith Lin Chen can already use the power of faith in this state, though it still has side effects.

The biggest drawback of the power of faith is the venom of faith; negative emotions are the venom of faith, and positive emotions are also the venom of faith.

However, the venom of faith generated by negative emotions is detrimental to the development of the Dust World Sect, so it was rejected. Now, this venom of faith can also be utilized, making full use of everything.

As for the venom of faith generated by positive emotions, this can also be applied by Faith Lin Chen.

Lin Chen’s future plan for Faith Lin Chen, this faith clone, is very clear: he is to take over the Godhood of the God of the Mortal World and walk the path of a righteous God.

Righteous Gods will be tainted by the venom of faith generated by positive emotions, gradually becoming the ultimate embodiment of positive emotions.

If not suppressed, Faith Lin Chen would ultimately become a slave to positive faith venom, and all his actions would transform towards a rigid template of righteousness, commonly known as becoming a bleeding-heart saint.

Fortunately, Faith Lin Chen is only a clone, with the main body guarding the bottom line, and Essence Lin Chen, this malice clone, serving as the opposite. As long as the two exist, Faith Lin Chen will not completely become a puppet of righteous power.

“You can arrange a Godhood for me within the sect. From now on, I will specialize in absorbing malice, cleansing the negative emotions generated by believers, and protecting believers from the erosion of malice.”

Essence Lin Chen is very clear about his own positioning; he has too many ideas regarding malice.

Relying on the believers of the Dust World Sect to absorb the malice of the world and occupy a share of the world’s malice is just one of his plans to strengthen himself and advance further.

“How about the title 'God of Atonement'? He atones for all sins in the world. When one enters my Dust World Sect, their sins will be borne by the God of Atonement. Any sin is under the control of the God of Atonement, and he can also take over the functions of judgment and punishment.”

“That works. The title doesn’t matter, as long as it can absorb the malice from believers. When it comes to malice, I welcome all comers.”

“Then I will begin writing the scriptures and incorporate the God of Atonement into the Dust World Sect system.”

After discussing this title, the two contacted Mirror Lin Chen, who was far away in Ye Huo World, through their main body. On the basis of the existing four God statues, they added a statue of the God of Atonement and clarified the responsibilities of the God of Atonement.

When living beings exist in the world, they inevitably dissipate malice, whether it is actively generated malice or passively acquired malice, all of which fall under the management of the God of Atonement.

After the statue of the God of Atonement is erected, whenever a believer offers faith to the God of the Mortal World, a trace of malice from within their body will be drawn out.

The longer one believes in the God of the Mortal World and the more devout their faith, the less malice there will be within the believer, and their entire mental state will be peaceful, always in an optimal cultivation state. Whatever they do, their efficiency will double.

With the concept of the God of Atonement, the Dust World Sect is equivalent to providing a layer of protection for believers. With malice drawn out, believers naturally feel joyful, their spiritual power greatly increases, and they have a continuous source of mental energy to do more things.

Believers entangled with malice have to divert a part of their mental energy to suppress the malice, constantly in a state of internal consumption.

Now that malice is suppressed and eliminated by the God of Atonement, believers are no longer in a state of internal consumption, and naturally, they will appear better overall and more positive.

As time passes, the Dust World Sect will truly become a compassionate and righteous God sect, with everyone from top to bottom being benevolent and righteous individuals, and they will be filled with the will to destroy all evil.

Positive faith venom will not only poison Gods but also inversely affect the source of faith generation. Every believer will unconsciously be disciplined into a righteous believer.

Regarding the power of faith, Essence Lin Chen can truly grow stronger just by lying down. The stronger the Dust World Sect, the faster his growth rate. This is much faster than him working tirelessly alone to absorb the chaotic malice in the world.

Faith Lin Chen can also formally embark on the path of succeeding the Godhood of the God of the Mortal World, massively mobilizing the power of faith to strengthen himself, reinforce his own existence, and truly integrate with the Dust World Sect.

Everyone has a bright future.