Half a month quietly slipped by.
On this day, Jason Kin was unusually excited. After months of accumulation, he had finally gathered his first one million units of faith power.
[Faith]: 1,150,021.8
Inside his divine realm, beneath the towering Tree of Life, Jason sat cross-legged. His expression was calm and serene. Streams of light and life energy flowed within his body, making him appear radiant and holy.
With his eyes half-closed, he willed the accumulated faith to transform. In an instant, that immense faith power condensed into a strand of shimmering divine energy, glowing in alternating white and green.
It was the fusion of Light and Life divine power.
Yes. This was no ordinary divine energy. It was the merged essence of two godly domains.
From this moment on, the natural energies of his divine realm could no longer be called "life force" or "light force." Compared to true divine power, those energies were far too diluted. They could only be described as mere "aura."
Yet even that aura was already potent enough to revive the dead or mend shattered flesh and bone. That alone showed just how terrifying the true divine powers of Life and Light would be. They were immeasurable, transcendent, beyond human comprehension.
If Jason had not fused with the godly mantle of Vishanti, he would only have condensed the emerald Life divine power. But fate had intervened, and by accident he had absorbed the Light godhood of Vishanti.
As a result, the million units of faith energy had forged a strand of divine power born from both domains. Stronger than either alone, the fusion carried a new quality, brimming with vitality and hope.
Just one wisp of this power could raise a fourth-tier elite follower straight to fifth-tier transcendence, or even higher.
Transcendents were no longer bound by mortal limits. Even in Marvel's Earth, they represented top-tier combat power. Among ground-level heroes, very few reached that rank. Perhaps Spider-Man and Captain America were closest to it.
This revealed just how precious even the smallest fragment of divine power was.
Jason took a deep breath. "Begin tempering my soul and body."
Currently he was still a demigod. A demigod was indeed divine, but far from the level of a true god. To bridge that gulf, he needed divine power to temper his divine body and soul, again and again, until he reached perfection.
Because of his godhood domains, the fusion of Life and Light divine power was perfectly compatible with him. Its effect on his body was thousands of times stronger than it would be on any other being.
A thunderous roar erupted from within him, like the birth of a universe.
The strand of divine power exploded, flooding his body and soul with blinding brilliance.
His physical form strengthened rapidly. His soul condensed with newfound solidity. Behind his head, a halo of radiant white shone outward. Beneath his feet, waves of green-white divine light spread, covering the realm. Wherever it passed, grass sprouted, flowers bloomed, and life flourished.
Inside him, the divine power washed through every cell, every drop of blood, every inch of bone. All were reborn, transformed by the baptism.
Jason looked as if he were asleep, sitting quietly beneath the Tree of Life, his body glowing as the divine power reshaped him.
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In the mortal world, the sun rose and fell, again and again. Time blurred into a dream.
At last, Jason's eyes snapped open. A surge of divine pressure erupted from him. Instantly, every creature within the divine realm trembled and fell to their knees in worship.
They were not simply bowing to strength. They were revering their creator, the Lord of Life who had given them existence.
"So this is what it feels like to be refined by divine power. This is the strength of a first-stage demigod. I feel like the heavens and earth lie within my grasp. Incredible."
Jason's voice was full of awe. He clenched his fists, and both Life and Light divine power flared in his palms, bursting with unmatched might. For a moment, it truly felt like he held the world itself.
Then he calmed himself, his mind steady once more. He opened the divine interface.
[Deity]: Jason Kin (Roland Phils)
[Divine Mantle]: Seed of Life, Power of Light
[Divine Titles]: Lord of Life, Arcane God of Light
[Divine Rank]: First-Stage Demigod
[Divine Power]: 1 strand
[Divine Flame]: Unignited
[Faith]: 150,021.8
[Followers]: Humans
[Life Miracles]: Holy Light of Life (Lv2), Vital Devour (Lv2), Revival of All Things (Lv2), Lethal Thorns (Lv2).
Mechanical Life Blessing – no level.
[Light Miracles]: Source of Magic (Lv2), Fruit of Light (Lv2), Gate of Passage (Lv2), Arcane Space-Time (Lv2).
[Divine Realm]: The Domain of Life.
Jason exhaled slowly, feeling the new strength flowing through his veins. His journey toward true godhood had finally begun.
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