197: The Path to Godhood

Su Feng raised an eyebrow and said calmly, "Could you elaborate on that shortcut to godhood?"

This was what Su Feng was most concerned about.

After all, he was now also on this path.

He was completely clueless about what lay ahead!

Comprehending rules, he still didn't know where to start with this... It's really troublesome!

Demon King Zuoye saw that the other party was interested and immediately steered the conversation in that direction.

"Mr. Su, you don't know about this."

"To become a god... one must comprehend a rule, but that is extremely difficult. If someone comprehends the same rule as you, you must compete with each other until the other party perishes."

"One galaxy, one rule, can only have one deity."

Demon King Zuoye sighed lightly, "This is still under relatively smooth circumstances. Many people get stuck because they simply cannot comprehend a rule."

"You must know... once you comprehend this rule, this galaxy will merge with you. You can freely draw upon the magic power here, and this place will evolve according to your rule."

"And our Yan He System is just a lower-tier galaxy, with limited resources and magic power, only allowing one deity to exist."

Su Feng nodded thoughtfully upon hearing this.

Sure enough, there was some connection between gods and galaxies.

No wonder... in the Yan He System, he only heard of one deity.

"Then what did you mean earlier by 'sacrifice' and 'shortcut'?"

Demon King Zuoye chuckled. This was the miraculous aspect of the Demon Abyss.

They had discovered a loophole.

"Mr. Su, this method of sacrifice is also the result of a thousand years of research by the Demon Abyss."

"However, with Mr. Su's strength, it shouldn't take long for you to discover it as well."

With a wave of Demon King Zuoye's hand, a small altar appeared on the stone table in front of them.

This was exactly the same as the Zhuozhuo Altar Su Feng had seen before!

Demon King Zuoye pointed at the Zhuozhuo Altar on it and said, "The altar worships the Demon Kings from the Demon Abyss."

"To be precise, it's just one insignificant part among tens of thousands of clones."

Su Feng raised an eyebrow. He had indeed seen demons before, but their strength was truly ordinary, only at the Eighth-Rank.

He had thought at the time that the Zhuozhuo Altar was raising demons, but he didn't expect them to be clones of a Demon King.

This was somewhat incredible!

One out of tens of thousands of clones being able to possess Eighth-Rank strength was indeed astonishing.

One must know that those demons in the Abyss who could reach Eighth-Rank almost all possessed their own territories.

Yet in the Demon Abyss, Eighth-Rank Demon was merely the strength of one of their clones!

The strong and the weak were clear at a glance.

No wonder Demon King Zuoye looked down on those demons of the Abyss.

He indeed had some capital.

Just one layer of the Demon Abyss could casually slaughter the Abyss, if they wished.

"Mr. Su, when you humans cast skills, don't you also chant incantations?"

"That can indeed borrow one-hundred-millionth of a god's power, but at the same time, it will also make your faith tend towards their direction."

Su Feng frowned. He hadn't needed to chant before, so he hadn't experienced it much.

He didn't expect such a thing to be involved?!

"But don't they speak of different gods?"

Su Feng rubbed his chin, remembering that in the early stages of job advancement, there were things like the Flame Goddess and the Ice Crystal Goddess... At that time, Xu Muyan was even taken away by Dragon Abyss Academy because of this.

"Hahaha... Mr. Su, since we can have clones, why can't gods?"

"The Yan He System is not large in the universe, but with the strength of that deity, plus the rules he comprehended, under the premise of completely enveloping this place, he can naturally perceive the faith of all races and mythologize himself into the form they yearn for."

Uh... Su Feng somewhat understood.

"Then won't your actions incur the displeasure of the gods?!"

Su Feng finally understood.

The actions of Demon King Zuoye and the Demon Abyss were somewhat akin to thieves.

They were subverting the faith of some races, preventing their power of faith from being transmitted to the gods, and instead drawing it into their own bodies.

It had to be said, this was indeed a method.

But to become a god, wouldn't this method be a bit too far-fetched!?

Mainly, the quantity was small!

It would be fine if the quantity was large and satisfying.

Demon King Zuoye smiled and shook his head, saying, "Mr. Su, the Yan He System is indeed as light as a feather in the universe, but it still has tens of thousands of planets, with numerous races, and their faiths are naturally diverse."

"It's already quite good for a god to possess the faith of the vast majority of races."

"Honestly... he doesn't care for those smaller races."

Demon King Zuoye refilled his teacup and continued, "Furthermore... there is also a certain competitive relationship between the gods of different galaxies. They are like those races constantly vying for territory outside."

"The more galaxies they can control, the stronger their rule power will naturally be."

"To prevent themselves from being swallowed, they can only continuously improve their strength, find ways to expand their galactic territory, resist foreign invasions, and enhance their rule power. This is the top priority."

Su Feng nodded slightly.

After listening to Demon King Zuoye's narration, it indeed broadened his horizons.

Many things he didn't know were now suddenly clear.

"Then, relying on that meager sacrificial power, how distant is the path to godhood?!"

Demon King Zuoye gave a bitter smile.

This was forced by circumstances.

Not every Ninth-Rank Expert can become a god; they can only, relatively speaking, extend their lifespan as much as possible and improve their comprehension of rule power.

Only then can they grasp a glimmer of hope.

As for becoming a god?!

That would be somewhat far-fetched!

For a galaxy of the Yan He System's size, accommodating one deity was already difficult.

That deity would not stand by and watch someone threaten their status!

"Mr. Su, according to your human calculations, I have lived for over nine thousand eight hundred years, and my belief in becoming a god has long since collapsed."

"I can only be a false god, relying on that meager stolen power to peacefully pass the remaining time."

Su Feng didn't believe Demon King Zuoye's words; who would be willing to always be subservient to others?!

He already knew that there was more than one Zhuozhuo Altar.

Furthermore, since gods can evolve into the faiths of different races, they can still follow suit.

He didn't believe that the Demon Abyss would give up so easily.

Since they still knew about the Kaisi Galaxy's situation, it meant they must have had contact with that side.

Perhaps not just the Kaisi Galaxy; the Demon Abyss likely had a hand in many galaxies.

If they continued to accumulate power in this dispersed manner, perhaps... one day they really could become gods!

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