Chapter 1002: Sea of Faith (1/2)
Currently, the battle of the gods had begun, with the Dominions of Life, Light, Water, Darkness, Destruction and Death already participating, sending cascading effects across Elysium. According to Nestor, no dominion would be able to avoid the upcoming battle, even the weakest of them all, the Fringe.
Yet, Han Shuo still had no idea what the whole affair was about despite that, so it was a fatal weakness for him. He had traveled far and risked himself much to come to the Dominion of Darkness so that he could finally get answers once and for all.
”Oh?” Han Shuo said, ”I still have no idea about the battle of the gods and Aethernia, so pray tell.”
Amon looked at Nestor and the God of Destruction, who nodded, before he said, ”Let's talk inside.”
Amon reentered the darkness from which they had emerged while the other two followed suit without hesitation. Han Shuo could now vaguely see a huge shrine in the clouds within the boundless darkness. It was so grand that it was ten times Pandemonium's size, seeming like it was stacked up from a few mountains. Han Shuo couldn't help but respect the sight's marvel. Seeing the three head towards the grand shrine, he also followed behind.
Just as he was calming down, he felt that the shrine was a terrifying vortex filled with dark element with a density hundred times more than normal. A kind of weak, but mysterious force flowed towards it from all directions, slowly seeping into it. He tried to feel it out and noticed that it was the power of faith for the God of Darkness. It came in an endless stream of trillions of tiny strands.
He turned to Amon and noticed that right after he entered the Shrine of Darkness, the power of faith began to gather towards him. When he squinted, he was surprised to find that the strands suddenly turned into colorful lights. The Shrine of Darkness almost resembled a huge beast with its mouth open, swallowing up all the power of faith coming from the God of Darkness's believers.
He noticed that the three of them were waiting for him at the center of the Shrine of Darkness - a space filled with stars that looked like a portal to a whole different realm. The strands of faith were really concentrated there and slowly flowed like a wide ocean. Most of the power of faith streaming from every part of the universe was pouring into that strange region while the rest flowed into Amon.
When Nestor saw him enter, he pointed at the starry space and said, ”This is the sea of faith where the Quintessence is submerged.”
Han Shuo snapped alert when the discussion was finally beginning. ”Sea of faith? Submerging Quintessence? Does it need to be nourished by it?”
”If we want to use the power of Quintessence, we need to constantly refill its power by submerging it in the sea of faith at set intervals to cleanse all the impurities that form on it. Only by doing so can we continue to use its power,” Amon explained.
Han Shuo hadn't been aware that Quintessences had to be cared for so deeply. He had thought that once an overgod received it, they would be able to use its power indiscriminately. When he was on the Profound Continent, he noticed that many lesser planes had lots of shrines that proselytized their faith to gain more followers for the power of faith to fuel their respective gods.
Han Shuo had initially thought that to be a method used to bolster the power of the Domain of Divinity. It seemed it also had an important role to play for Quintessence Overgods too. If they had to constantly refill the power of their Quintessence, it was no wonder they would scramble to build shrines and gain followers even on the lesser planes.
”What happens if a Quintessence isn't refilled or regularly cleansed by the sea of faith?” Han Shuo asked.