247: Fragments of God's Authority

Mirror Lin Chen followed the Karma Dao and looked at the somewhat familiar church before him, along with the cross and the person on it, feeling a degree of incomprehension.

He was very certain that there were no traces of God's teachings in This Universe; even among the vast sea of faith-based divine sects, not a single one was associated with God.

Even the Yisha God Race, who resembled angels, were purely angels; they did not worship God, only their Foundation Level ancestors above the sixteen wings.

"This world is becoming increasingly difficult to understand."

Lin Chen's true spirit descended, observing the church.

He hesitated to enter it. This was "God," an existence unrelated to This Universe, belonging to the world he had transmigrated from.

He was very special; multiple experiences showed that the luck brought by the transmigrator was clearly influencing This Universe. He inherently possessed a higher-level world's inherent status, making his essence transcend the beings of This Universe.

Therefore, a church manifested by "God" from his previous world, an even more exalted existence, was bound to be extraordinary.

In the Civilization Library, Lin Chen's consciousness delved deep.

He searched for all information related to "God," hoping to find clues about this church in the history of civilization, to confirm that it had appeared long ago and not just after he sensed it.

Ultimately, he found no information.

Although this church was located in the Taurus starfield, in a city on this planet, there was no recorded information about it. It was illusory, and no one had ever seen it.

Lin Chen fell into thought.

He wondered if this church could be observed by others, just like the "calamity of observation" book; he could see it, but others could not.

"Old fellow, send an avatar here; I've encountered a problem and need to confirm the scope of its influence."

Thus, Lin Chen began to call for backup.

The Ancestral Level old fellow An Pingshan was somewhat puzzled, but still dispatched an avatar to Mirror Lin Chen's side.

Within the Federal Territory, Lin Chen still needed to call for backup, and there were problems that human luck couldn't solve. This was uncommon, so An Pingshan didn't hesitate.

"What's going on? What are you looking at?"

As soon as An Pingshan's avatar finished speaking, Lin Chen confirmed that the illusory church before him was on the same level as the "calamity of observation."

If it couldn't be observed by An Pingshan, a peak existence in This Universe, then the power it possessed must be transcendent. Even if it were a power of the same Foundation Level, An Pingshan, that old fellow, couldn't possibly be completely unaware.

"There's a church there, old fellow. Investigate it cautiously and see if you can perceive anything."

An Pingshan became serious. He didn't doubt that Lin Chen was lying to him, so he became focused, using various methods to investigate the location of the "church."

A minute later, An Pingshan gave up. He still found nothing, just as when he had investigated the book "calamity of observation" that Lin Chen had mentioned.

"Alas, why is it that the more I cultivate, the more unknown things I encounter?"

Lin Chen remained silent, simply gazing at the church that seemed to stand eternally.

The figure on the cross remained unchanged, simply standing there silently.

Lin Chen pondered whether he should enter this unknown church.

In the end, he realized, what was there to fear? Since he had already come, there was no reason not to enter.

Something from his hometown, after all, had some connection.

"Old fellow, you keep an eye on my clone here. My true spirit will withdraw first."

"Alright, I'm watching."

Lin Chen withdrew his true spirit, leaving only Mirror Lin Chen behind.

Mirror Lin Chen stepped into the church, pushed open the large doors, and entered. Inside, it wasn't the church layout he was familiar with, but a pure white space. In the center of the white, a ball of light floated silently.

Outside, An Pingshan watched Mirror Lin Chen, but in a trance, he lost his perception of Mirror Lin Chen, as if Mirror Lin Chen had walked into an unknowable place.

Far away in the Ancestral Court Great World, Lin Chen's connection with Mirror Lin Chen remained unchanged. He could see the situation inside the church through Mirror Lin Chen's perspective.

After confirming that Lin Chen's main body in the Ancestral Court Great World was fine, An Pingshan continued to guard the planet where the church had appeared, awaiting Mirror Lin Chen's return.

As long as Lin Chen's main body was not problematic, it meant that this was another heaven-sent opportunity.

In the white space inside the church, Mirror Lin Chen steadily approached the ball of light. As soon as he reached out and touched it, the ball of light immediately condensed, transforming into a cross that quietly settled in his hand.

As the cross manifested, Mirror Lin Chen had already returned to reality. The illusory church also dissipated, or rather, the cross was the foundation that maintained everything.

At this moment, Lin Chen's true spirit descended, and he already understood what this was.

"A fragment of God's authority?"

"God is dead?"

Lin Chen didn't understand and didn't dare to think too deeply.

Currently, he only knew that he had obtained something good. This was a supreme treasure that could allow faith-based gods to rival rule-based gods, step into the Foundation Level, and possess the ability to transcend.

The God in his cognition was the Creator God, the omniscient and omnipotent God. The authority of creation, omniscience, and omnipotence were God's three core authorities.

The cross in his hand contained a portion of the authority of omnipotence. God's most core authorities of omniscience and creation were not preserved within it.

Even a single portion of the authority of omnipotence was a supreme treasure at the peak of the Dao Comprehension Level. Any being that integrated with it could be directly promoted to the Foundation Level, glimpse the opportunity for transcendence, and transcend through the Dao of Omnipotence.

This was merely a manifestation of a part of "God's" power. Lin Chen dared not imagine how powerful and terrifying the complete God was, nor did he dare to believe what it meant for this portion of authority to appear here.

"If the Western God has a fragmented authority appearing, then have my Eastern Sages and other powerful beings from legends also experienced a similar situation to God?"

Lin Chen immediately stopped his imagination.

If he continued thinking, he feared inner demons would arise.

Lin Chen put away the cross. This fragmented authority of omnipotence, which aligned with faith, was suitable for Faith Lin Chen.

With this fragmented authority of omnipotence, Faith Lin Chen's creative ability also gained a fundamental reliance. He would no longer create everything through brute force, using divine power, but would be able to create naturally.

Omniscience means knowing everything.

Omnipotence means being able to do anything.

Regardless of the world, these two powers are the most supreme.

"Little old fellow, how was the harvest?"

"The harvest was great, but I also took on a karmic debt."

"You cultivate the Karma Dao, and you're afraid of taking on karmic debt?"

"It's different, it involves transcendence."

"That's quite bad then."

This Universe has not yet produced any transcendent beings, which means that any event involving transcendence cannot be handled by This Universe and can only passively await its occurrence.

Even though An Pingshan was very confident in Lin Chen, when it came to karmic debt at the transcendent level, he was unsure, not certain if the current Lin Chen could handle this karmic debt.

"It's fine. The great being's gift didn't specify what I needed to do. The time to repay this karmic debt will be when I transcend in the future. If I can't transcend and am trapped in this void, wasting my life, there's no need to talk about karmic debt."

"Little old fellow, you will definitely transcend. In This Universe, regarding the possibility of transcendence, only you possess that possibility. Everyone else is a bit lacking."

An Pingshan was very confident in Lin Chen. What he had been worried about before was that Lin Chen would need to take on karmic debt at the current stage and be affected by it.

But now that he knew this karmic debt would only take effect when Lin Chen reached the transcendent level, then it was fine.

Future matters can be dealt with in the future.

For now, accept the gift and strive to become stronger.

Lin Chen made no comment, rubbing the cross that was invisible to the beings of this world.

At this moment, he was waiting, waiting for Faith Lin Chen to return from the Dust World to the Federation to accept this great opportunity.

He hadn't been so arrogant as to dare to carry this authority and brazenly leave the Federal Territory to go to the Dust World to let Faith Lin Chen merge with the authority.

So, Faith Lin Chen could only return to the Federation, and within the Federal Territory, under the favor of human luck, then use this authority.

This was to prevent any problems from arising, and if they did, he could quickly call for help to resolve them, and human luck would also have a chance to intervene.