Chapter 219: Everything is Ready
The Plane Origin Sea returned to tranquility, its seven-colored flowing light wandering as usual. Only at the Peak of the Golden Ancient Tree did Lei Chen's standing figure seem frozen into an eternal sculpture. His eyes were slightly closed, but his mind had already sunk into vast, boundless thoughts and deductions.
With the two-pronged strategy set, the first step was to start pushing for the "Law Opportunity"—to elevate his own Thunder God Position to the God King Realm that reigns above all gods.
At this thought, deep within Lei Chen's consciousness, the thunder god rune that was perfectly fused with his Soul and constantly flowed with the rhythm of destruction and rebirth slowly lit up, emitting a majestic yet restrained glow.
Promoting a First-level God to the God King level was not a groundless delusion. In the long history of the Douluo Plane, and even just recently, there was a living precedent—Tang San.
That former Child of Fortune, and later the wielder of the dual God Positions of Asura God and Sea God, had used a massive and diverse source of Power Of Faith to forcibly elevate the Sea God sea god divine position, which was originally only at the First-rank Deity level, to the God King level.
"Faith... extensive and massive faith." Lei Chen understood clearly.
The reason a God King is a God King fundamentally lies in the fact that the Laws they wield have reached the "core" or "pinnacle" of a certain Law. To push the Laws of a First-rank Deity to such heights, the most crucial external force is faith.
Power Of Faith is the convergence of the thoughts and Power Of Will of all living beings; it is the purest spiritual energy and the best "nutrient" to leverage, nourish, and sublimate Laws.
When the source of faith is extensive enough, it means the deity's authority has gained universal recognition and reliance from beings across different regions, races, and civilizations. The "universality" and "originality" of their Laws will continuously strengthen, eventually leading to a qualitative change from quantitative accumulation, touching upon the God King status.
And to obtain sufficiently extensive and massive faith, relying on the Douluo Plane alone was far from enough.
Even if all living beings on the Douluo Continent worshipped devoutly, the total amount of faith generated would still be too thin for impacting the God King position. The seeds of faith must be sown in a broader world—other planes.
Fortunately, Lei Chen had already laid out a plan for this years ago.
As early as several years ago, when he began intentionally promoting the plane's promotion and planning for the future, he had foreseen the importance of the extensiveness of faith.
To this end, he chose Yu Linyuan, the contemporary Clan Chief of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, as the spokesperson for the Thunder God, appointing him to the post of High Priest of the Thunder God.
After choosing him, Lei Chen personally acted to refine his Foundation and clear his bottlenecks, forcibly raising his cultivation to the level 99 Peak Limit Douluo level.
Subsequently, Lei Chen even sent Yu Linyuan to other planes, giving him a clear and definite mission: to spread the faith of the Thunder God and establish faith anchors.
Yu Linyuan did not fail this heavy responsibility and trust.
Relying on his level 99 Peak strength, which gave him absolute power in other planes, Yu Linyuan's path of proselytizing in those planes was not entirely smooth, but it was remarkably effective.
In one plane, he descended upon a savage tribe, displaying lightning Divine Might to dispel evil spirits. He was worshipped by the primitive tribespeople as a Heavenly God in charge of lightning, establishing the most primitive totem worship.
In another plane, he manifested as a wandering traveler during the end of a Dynasty. He used lightning to purify demons and prophesied heavenly secrets, being honored by the suffering people as the Savior Thunder Venerable, causing the faith to spread rapidly.
During this period, he did not simply rely on his tyrannical strength to suppress others; instead, he guided them according to the circumstances, combining the positive image of "judging evil" and "cleansing filth" in the Thunder God faith with local culture and the people's demands.
Over several years, he traveled between different plane civilizations, sowing the sparks of Thunder God faith and establishing a sustainable system for spreading faith.
Meanwhile, the Douluo Plane itself, as Lei Chen's base, saw the faith in the Thunder God become increasingly stable and widespread under his intentional and unintentional promotion.
Thus, through Yu Linyuan's years of hard work in expansion, the source of Thunder God faith had already transcended the limitations of the single Douluo Plane, initially forming a "Faith Network" centered on the Douluo Plane and radiating to several other planes.
Although the quality of faith provided by these planes might not be as high as the Douluo Plane, the sheer quantity and the diversity of races and cultures greatly enriched the sources and variety of faith, allowing the "universality" of the Thunder God's Laws to be strengthened across planes.
"The breadth and quantity of faith have initially reached the standard." Lei Chen sensed the pure Power Of Faith gathering from different planes through the mysterious faith bonds, flowing in strands but continuously.
These forces were like trickling streams, crossing plane barriers and finally merging into the thunder god rune within his body, nourishing and strengthening the Thunder God Position day and night.
But this was not enough. To impact the God King Realm, one needed not only the "Law sublimation thrust" brought by extensive faith but also a sufficiently powerful, pure, and compatible "core energy" to serve as the "kindling" for the path of sublimation, breaking through the final barrier in one go.
And for this second condition, Lei Chen was likewise already prepared, possessing what could even be called a unique advantage.
He cast his gaze deep into the Thunder God Position.
There, it was not an ocean where the divine force of an ordinary First-rank Deity gathered, but a vast and boundless "Thunder Pool" where destruction and vitality intertwined, constantly being born and destroyed. Inside the pool was not ordinary divine force, but the incredibly pure—Heavenly Tribulation Lightning force, which contained the will of the Laws of heaven and earth!
Over the years, as the Plane Master, he had exercised his authority to protect Soul Beasts from the suffering of Heavenly Tribulation. The total amount of million-year and hundred-thousand-year level Tribulation Lightning he had swallowed and intercepted had already reached a terrifying level.
Every Heavenly Tribulation is the harshest interrogation of Soul Beasts by the Laws of heaven and earth. The lightning force contained within is not only infinitely powerful but also carries a trace of the ultimate Origin of destruction.
These lightning forces had been refined and purified by him using great means, all stored within the Thunder God Position. They were the best supplement for Thunder God divine force and the most domineering and effective "propellant" when impacting a higher Realm!
"Faith as the guide to broaden the road and clarify the direction; Heavenly Tribulation Lightning as the fuel to provide the most violent and original energy, burning away the shackles and illuminating the path ahead."
Lei Chen's heart was clear; the combination of the two was the correct method to impact the God King position.
"Thunder God Position..." Lei Chen's consciousness immersed itself in that increasingly brilliant thunder god rune that contained the Thunder Pool, carefully feeling its state.
The Foundation of the divine rune was incredibly solid. After years of nourishment by Power Of Faith and tempering by Heavenly Tribulation Lightning, it had long reached the Peak of an ordinary First-rank Deity and even began to faintly touch that invisible, higher-level barrier. Inside the divine rune, the Thunder Pool surged with waves, containing a power great enough to destroy the world yet nurture infinite life, waiting only for an opportunity to turn into a torrent that would break through all obstacles.
"Everything is ready, awaiting only the final adjustment and detonation." Lei Chen slowly opened his eyes, the seven-colored plane light settling deep in his pupils, turning into a profound lightning glow.