37: Chapter 37 Willing to Spread Faith in Place of Buddha
Time flew by, and another two months passed.
Inside Rebirth City, prosperity grew by the day.
Under Zhao Linfeng's management, various basic industries of the old era had basically been restored.
The roar of several factories never ceased day or night, providing the city with a continuous stream of electricity and supplies.
Furthermore, under the protection of Lin Chuan's Taboo Domain, an absolute safe zone was formed within a five-hundred-mile radius outside the city, where patches of land and farmland were once again reclaimed and utilized.
However, beyond Lin Chuan's Taboo Domain, horrors still ran rampant and the bizarre still raged.
The danger of the outside world and the tranquility within the five-hundred-mile radius formed an extreme contrast!
It was precisely because of this contrast that the twelve million ordinary people Lin Chuan kept became increasingly fanatical and devoted in their faith toward him!!
At this moment.
Inside the dark and eerie Rebirth Temple.
Lin Chuan was using his 360-degree omniscient perspective to observe the entire Rebirth City.
Almost every second, people were chanting his title, praying to him, and worshiping him.
But on the panel deep within Lin Chuan's consciousness, no notification of gaining 'Power Of Will' popped up.
After observing for a period of time, Lin Chuan discovered that each ordinary Believer could provide Power Of Will at most once every three months.
Even a Fanatic Believer could not provide him with Power Of Will every day.
This thing clearly had a cooldown value!!
Not just Power Of Will, even the fear value that each living person could provide... had a cooldown value.
Thinking of this, Lin Chuan felt a bit troubled.
He had twelve million Believers under his command, who could provide at most 50 to 100 million Power Of Will every three months!
Although at first glance it seemed decent enough.
As his own Terror Level grew higher and higher, the evolution points required for Lin Chuan to evolve and upgrade were also increasing several-fold, or even dozens of times over!
Currently, Lin Chuan had over two hundred million points of Power Of Will on his panel.
But he was in no hurry to immediately promote himself to S-Rank, Third Stage.
Because merely raising one stage would not strengthen his own rule power by much.
By keeping these Power Of Will points, should he encounter an urgent crisis, he could still exchange them for some powerful special items from the wish power mall.
If no urgent crisis occurred, he would continue to save more Power Of Will. Later, when the time was right, he could convert all the Power Of Will into 'evolution points' and then go through a wave of continuous upgrades!
While Lin Chuan was contemplating.
Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps rang out, breaking the silence within the hall.
Lin Chuan noticed that it was Chen Feng, Qin Yao, Zhou Kai, and Northern Evil walking in with solemn expressions.
They came before Lin Chuan's evil buddha golden body and knelt down respectfully at the same time.
"Disciple... greets My Buddha!"
Gazing at Lin Chuan's true body, the eyes of the four were filled with fanaticism and awe, while also carrying a trace of instinctive fear.
Locking his vision onto the four, Lin Chuan's thoughts flowed, and a grim, grand voice saturated with malevolence suddenly rippled through the surroundings:
"What is the matter?"
Northern Evil was the first to look up, a frantic fire flickering in his eyes.
"My Buddha, under your guidance, the sentient beings of Qinglong Prefecture have now all attained liberation..."
"But the sentient beings of the outside world are still struggling in the sea of suffering."
"Countless lost souls are waiting for salvation, countless horrors still run rampant, and there is even a group of so-called 'taboos' who are stealing faith."
"We Disciples wish to travel the world until the glory of My Buddha is spread throughout the entire Yanmang Province, and even... the entire old territory of the Great Xin Dynasty!!"
Northern Evil's voice was fanatical. He was not very old and had a somewhat feminine temperament, but his speech and behavior revealed the air of a "high monk of great virtue."
Especially now, he was wearing a Blood-Red Cassock and had even shaved his head... a proper monk's image!
As one of Lin Chuan's most fanatical Believers, Northern Evil had long since regarded spreading the faith of the Rebirth Cult as his lifelong mission.
Therefore, he had changed his image precisely to align himself more closely with Lin Chuan, the true buddha of rebirth.
Of course, the cassock on his body was no ordinary one, but a malevolent cassock soaked in ghost blood!!
After all, in his view, as a Believer, he had to align his temperament, style... everything with the 'true buddha of rebirth'!
Just as Northern Evil finished speaking, Chen Feng, who was beside him, also spoke up:
"My Buddha, the government system of the Great Xin Dynasty has now completely collapsed. Ghost Controller forces are carving up various regions, and countless evil cults are spreading..."
"Only the brilliance of My Buddha can dispel the darkness of the world and bring hope to all living beings..."
"All living beings should believe in My Buddha! Follow My Buddha!!"
Although Qin Yao and Zhou Kai did not speak, the desire in their eyes was equally self-evident. They shared the same thoughts as Chen Feng and Northern Evil, wanting to become Buddha's Envoys and spread faith for Lin Chuan in this world of Terror Resurgence.
Staring at the four, Lin Chuan remained silent for a moment.
In fact, the thoughts of these four were also his thoughts.
Even if just to obtain more Power Of Will and fear value... it was impossible for Lin Chuan to remain entrenched in Qinglong Prefecture forever.
To survive safely and long-term in this world where taboos ran rampant, he had to become stronger.
Moreover, Lin Chuan still bore a bunch of 'taboo' marks on his body!
Whether it was that blood-colored handprint left on his chest by the Mysterious Old Man, or the taboo pattern on his back... they were like blades constantly hanging over Lin Chuan's head!
There was no telling when these blades might fall and directly threaten Lin Chuan's safety.
"Granted."
As the thought settled, Lin Chuan gave a faint response to the four.
Instantly, the four were overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed.
"Thank you, My Buddha!!"
Seeing this, Lin Chuan's mind stirred again, and he once more used his rule power to convey his voice to the four:
"The world outside is exceptionally dangerous, with various bizarre taboos running rampant..."
"Even an A-Rank Ghost Controller will die if they are not careful."
"As my Believers, since you wish to go out, I shall grant you a fortune."
With that, Lin Chuan consumed forty thousand evolution points and directly initiated a Blessing for his Believers!
Soon, a series of prompts popped up on the panel deep within his consciousness:
[Master has consumed forty thousand evolution points to grant Believers Chen Feng/Qin Yao/Zhou Kai/Northern Evil—Trait: Death Evasion!]
[Death Evasion: When facing a lethal attack, there is a 50% probability of forced evasion, granting immunity to damage.]
This trait could be called top-tier! Although there was only a half-chance of evasion before death.
But at a critical moment of life and death, perhaps with the support of this trait, one could save their own life!
After Lin Chuan's Blessing descended, the four instantly felt it. Information introducing the 'Death Evasion' trait appeared in their minds.
"Thank you for the gift, My Buddha!!"
"Your Disciples will surely not fail their mission!!"
After receiving the Blessing, the four's faith in Lin Chuan became even more fanatical.
Once the Blessing was complete, Lin Chuan did not communicate with the four any further.
In an instant, only silence and oppression remained in the temple hall.
Northern Evil and the others were also very tactful.
After kowtowing to Lin Chuan nine more times, the four all respectfully departed.