Chapter 103: Third-Rank God Position, God of the Forest
Watching Bi Ji, whose life aura and soul fluctuations were undergoing a qualitative transformation under the nurturing Power Of Faith, gradually evolving toward the divine level, Lei Chen first nodded with satisfaction, then slightly shook his head.
The reason for his nod was naturally because Bi Ji's transformation process was exceptionally smooth, almost without any hindrance.
Bi Ji's nature was pure and kind, with an extremely high affinity for the Law of Life. Combined with her solid accumulation, peaceful state of mind, and now propelled by sufficient Power Of Faith, the entire process unfolded as naturally as water flowing downhill, calm and steady. Following this trend, achieving a God Position was already a foregone conclusion, with no possibility of any mishaps.
His head shake, however, was because he saw the essence through the phenomenon. Even if Bi Ji successfully stepped into the divine realm, the ultimate height she could reach was clearly visible in his eyes as the Plane Master—at most, she could only forge a third-rank God Position.
"A third-rank God Position... its limitations are ultimately too great," Lei Chen thought to himself, yet he understood this was an unavoidable matter.
Tracing its root cause, it lay in the inherent bottlenecks in both the "quantity" and "quality" of the Power Of Faith accumulated within Bi Ji.
The faith she received primarily came from two sources:
First, from the countless Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest who had received her grace. Although the Star Dou Great Forest was vast, nurturing billions of living beings, when viewed across the entire Douluo Plane, it was ultimately just a corner.
The Soul Beasts living there, compared to the massive human population of the human kingdoms, the Sea Soul Beasts of the vast oceans, and the living beings of other remote regions, constituted only a very small portion of the total number of living beings in the entire plane. This portion of faith, though pure and enduring, had an upper limit in total volume.
Second, it came from the allied soldiers she had healed during the recent planar war. This portion of faith, though gathered in large quantities within a short time and seemingly immense, had to be discounted in terms of its "quality."
The reason was simple: at the outbreak of the war, Lei Chen, in his capacity as the Plane Master, had made a promise to all combatants that "all who die in battle can be resurrected."
This promise acted like a reassurance pill, greatly diminishing the soldiers' fear and despair regarding casualties.
Therefore, in the hearts of the allied soldiers, Bi Ji's healing actions were more of a "cherry on top" that "alleviated suffering" and "accelerated recovery." The gratitude and admiration they generated, while sincere, were undoubtedly weaker compared to the pure and intense resonance of faith that "saving a life" could evoke.
This portion of the Power Of Faith thus seemed less "substantial."
The combination of these two factors meant that while the Power Of Faith Bi Ji possessed was sufficient to support her in knocking on the gates of the divine realm and forging a God Position, advancing further would be difficult to sustain.
To forge a powerful First-level God required a truly massive amount of Power Of Faith. The breadth of its faith sources had to reach a "continental level" or even wider, requiring the long-term, stable reverence and belief from hundreds of millions of living beings from the depths of their hearts. Bi Ji clearly fell short of this.
"However, a third-rank God Position is sufficient," Lei Chen quickly reined in that trace of regret, his mindset returning to calm.
His primary purpose in helping Bi Ji achieve godhood was not to add a powerful war god. Bi Ji's character and abilities were inherently more inclined toward support and protection.
Although a third-rank God Position might not compare in frontal combat power to a Second-Tier God like Electrolux who wielded a great divine artifact, let alone a First-level God, it was more than sufficient for completing the task he would assign next: continuously and efficiently driving the Golden Ancient Tree to devour the remains of the Abyss.
The essential nature of divine power, her profound understanding of the Law of Life, and the natural affinity between the Power Of Faith and the Life Core of the plane all made her the best candidate for this "worker." Achieving this purpose had already realized Lei Chen's strategic intent.
Just as these thoughts flashed through Lei Chen's mind, Bi Ji's transformation had entered its most critical final stage.
The pale golden sea of faith light swirling around her was no longer simply encircling her but was weaving together like a sacred robe, perfectly merging with her soul and body.
This fusion was not a crude devouring but a resonance and sublimation of life levels. Gradually, a pure, gentle, yet infinitely vibrant emerald green divine light began to bloom from within her, radiating outward.
This emerald light was initially as soft and hopeful as the buds of early spring, then grew increasingly brilliant, like a summer forest—full of vitality and vastness.
The light was not dazzling but carried a peculiar rhythm that soothed the soul and nourished all things, even drawing a "focused" ripple of consciousness from the majestic Golden Ancient Tree nearby.
And at the very moment this emerald divine light reached its peak brilliance, as if transforming into a miniature green sun—
Through the intangible yet real bond of faith, all living beings within the entire Douluo Plane who had ever felt sincere gratitude or admiration for Bi Ji, regardless of their location, whether human or Soul Beast, powerful or weak, felt an inexplicable tremor in their hearts at this moment.
In their minds, a vague yet incredibly clear image simultaneously appeared.
At the center of a lake shrouded in boundless life aura, beneath a golden divine tree, an elegant figure with a graceful form, enveloped in vast emerald green divine light, was undergoing a sacred transformation.
Without any verbal explanation, a sudden, inspired understanding instantly flooded the hearts of all those who sensed it—
The benevolent guardian of the Star Dou Great Forest, the savior of countless wounded, the clan leader of the Emerald Swan race, Bi Ji, was achieving a God Position!
After a brief moment of confusion and shock, whether it was the Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest neighing at the sky or the soldiers on the planar battlefield whom she had pulled back from the brink of death and who remembered that emerald figure, all, at this moment, from the bottom of their hearts and as if by prior agreement, silently sent forth a blessing.
This blessing might be silent, perhaps just a ripple of thought, but it converged into an even purer, more immense wave of willpower, traversing mountains and rivers, ignoring spatial barriers, and merging into the emerald radiance that was achieving godhood.
Empowered by this unified blessing from all corners of the plane, the emerald divine light surrounding Bi Ji, already at its peak brilliance, suddenly underwent a qualitative leap.
The light was no longer merely light but transformed into tangible Law of Life runes, flowing and intertwining, finally coalescing behind her into an incredibly clear divine halo, radiating supreme majesty and an aura of benevolence!
"Huum—!"
A sound, as if from the dawn of creation when all things first sprouted, gentle yet undeniable, echoed deep within the souls of every believer.
The divine halo stabilized. The emerald light converged, completely withdrawing into the now reborn divine body.
Bi Ji slowly opened her eyes. Those originally beautiful jade-like eyes were now as profound as the starry sky, containing insight and compassion for the true essence of life. She had successfully stepped into the divine realm and forged her own God Position.
A noble and vibrant title, like a divine decree, naturally reverberated in the hearts and ears of all living beings connected to her by faith, imprinting an eternal mark—
God of the Forest!
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