You want me to take out a loan to practice cultivation? I'll just pay off the debt physically.

This scene shook the entire universe.

For the religious community that closely follows the Red Heart Society's activities, Ivy's ascension to godhood is undoubtedly a double shock.

On the one hand, deep within them did indeed surge a feeling akin to joy.

As the shadows of the two world-destroying millstones, the Abyss and Hell, grow ever heavier, every increase in the Red Heart Society's power lightens the burden on their shoulders.

[Especially the rapid development of the Red Heart Society in recent years has completely overturned their understanding of the upper limit of organizational growth.]

So, even ordinary beings can unleash such power when gathered together?

[That extraordinary technology, after developing to the point of threatening the gods, could still advance?]

Most importantly, these rule-based demigods were being produced in rapid succession, like weapons of war being mass-produced on an assembly line, at a speed that even made true gods' scalps tingle.

Every day, within the vast territory of the Red Heart Society, the fluctuations of new demigod breakthroughs are almost always detected by divine sense.

This efficiency is an unimaginable and terrifying sight for the gods who rely on the power of faith to slowly accumulate power!

[They could, of course, use their precious faith power, reserved for future divine wars, to forcibly catalyze demigods, but would that make any sense?]

The power of faith is their divine source, their capital for future wars; every drop is precious, how can they be squandered like this?

[The Red Heart Society's rule-based demigods, relying on the power of rules within the void, hardly wasted any of the Red Heart Society's strategic accumulation.]

Even the rule-based demigods themselves can be considered a form of strategic accumulation.

This terrifying, endogenous expansion of power even caused a ripple of unease to arise uncontrollably deep within the eternally cold hearts of some who believed in the true gods.

This has led some believers seeking change to wonder: if authoritative gods can change their ways and follow the path of rules, can't they do the same?

[The true God of authority can offer sacrifices of authority!]

Can they successfully convert through sacrificial faith?

[Based on this issue, a new question arises: should they join the Red Heart Society?]

[Once this thought arises, it carries immense temptation!]

[Besides its conversion to the Divine Path of Rules, the Red Heart Society, with its vast world spanning countless galaxies, is itself a super-large base for the birth of faith.]

[Add to that the terrifyingly large number of its members, numbering in the trillions, with an astonishingly high level of loyalty and conviction; the total amount of faith power generated annually purely from ideals and beliefs is an astronomical figure that would drive any true god mad.]

[The Red Heart Society itself doesn't seem to directly utilize this power, so why can't these vast, star-studded, unclaimed faiths be used by them?]

Thus, the probing began.

[Some believers in the true God, with cautious yet eager thoughts, conveyed their intention to purchase or trade this portion of faith power to the higher-ups of the Red Heart Society.]

The price they offered was very high; even for ordinary true gods, it was an extremely valuable item.

However, the Red Heart Society refused without any hesitation.

The power of faith originates from the resonance and projection of the deepest part of the soul's will.

They have a subtle yet profound connection with the soul of their creator.

[Once the Red Heart Society trades away these powers and they fall into the hands of the true god of faith, it is hard to guarantee that these deities, skilled in manipulating faith, will not use them as a medium or a springboard to erode or even distort the pure and unwavering collective will of the Red Heart Society members.]

This is tantamount to planting a time bomb controlled by the enemy at the very heart of the Red Heart Society, this iron fortress.

Other areas of cooperation are open to further discussion, including resource sharing, intelligence exchange, and military coordination. However, cooperation on matters of faith is out of the question!

This is an absolute red line that touches upon the very core of Chi Xin's ideals!

Fortunately, the Red Heart Society itself does not rely on the power of faith to drive its core strength, and no demigods or true gods have been born within it.

After all, under the overwhelming trend of the Red Heart Society, all its members are moving towards the broad road of the Divine Path of Rules.

Why would anyone take the side path when there's a main road?

Therefore, that vast and boundless torrent of pure faith, gathered from trillions of members, flows continuously into the depths of your soul like all rivers flowing into the sea, and is contained and sealed within your unique and supreme rules.

[Within your personally controlled inner domain, which is almost absolutely isolated from the ultimate rules, this immense power, coveted even by the lords of pantheons, is safely preserved.]

Just as the Red Heart Society and the gods of faith seemed to have found a fragile but realistic balance of mutual benefit based on a shared threat through cautious probing and limited cooperation, a catastrophic upheaval without warning suddenly struck.

In March of the 558th year of the Extraordinary Calendar, the will of the abyss, with its madness capable of crushing everything, directly and brutally crushed towards the divine realm of the Heavenly Pantheon, which was constructed of pure holy light.

[The objective is crystal clear: the place where the gods of faith reside!] [The will of the abyss, this terrifying entity symbolizing the ultimate source of chaos in the multiverse, has once again unleashed a global war after nearly digesting the essence it plundered from the spirit realm.]

[With a single move, He launched a world-destroying attack on the Heavenly pantheon, representing the pinnacle of divine authority and order, in the most direct and violent manner, utterly destroying the very foundation of its faith.]

The terrifying power of the Abyss's will gathered in the sky, and with a casual strike, it tore apart the holy light barrier of the Heavenly Pantheon.

Upon learning of this, the gods of faith did not hesitate. They immediately activated their divine kingdoms, mobilized their faith power, and linked their faith pathways to jointly support the Heavenly pantheon.

If the strongest defensive system of the Heavenly Pantheon is shattered by the Abyss, then the gods of faith will face their greatest crisis yet.

[Buzzing sound]

Beyond the spirit realm, magnificent divine kingdoms suspended in different dimensions simultaneously erupted with unprecedented light, radiating a terrifying glow of faith.

The next moment, the slumbering legions of faith were urgently awakened, and the pure, liquid-light-like power of faith, stored within the divine realm for countless epochs, was mobilized without regard to cost.

The terrifying power of faith, like billions of rushing rivers of light, surged towards the core nodes of the Heavenly Pantheon with unprecedented efficiency through the crisscrossing network of faith pathways.

The gods of faith, uniting all their power, attempted to mend the torn barrier of holy light, constructing a Great Wall of faith to resist the erosion of the abyss.

At this critical moment, the divine will of all who believe in the true God has unanimously turned towards the vast land where the Red Heart Society is located.

This is an almost instinctive reaction when facing a common, powerful enemy after forming an alliance: seeking support from allies!

However, this divine impulse to seek support churned within the core of their divine consciousness for only a moment before being suppressed by a powerful sense of certainty that made all the effort unnecessary.

They did not send a formal distress signal to the Red Heart Society immediately.

After all, proactively requesting aid and the Red Heart Society proactively coming to provide support are two different things, according to the alliance agreement, and require different sacrifices.

In their view, actively seeking help was a completely unnecessary step.

After all, the alliance between the Faith Gods and the Red Heart Society has long been an open secret, built up over the years through back-and-forth exchanges, overt and covert struggles, and the exchange of benefits.

The news of its spread had already reached every corner of the world through various channels; it would not be an exaggeration to say that it was known throughout the globe.

[How could the Abyss Will and the Hell Will, two colossal entities whose intelligence networks also span countless realms, be completely unaware of this?]

To completely eliminate even the slightest possibility of intelligence leaks from the Abyss and Hell, the gods of faith even proactively assisted their adversary.

Without hesitation, they utilized their extensive network of connections cultivated over many years within the chaotic camp, compiling top-secret intelligence that the gods of faith had formed a close alliance with the Red Heart Society, sharing weal and woe.

[Then, in a seemingly secretive but inevitably intercepted manner by the core layer of the Abyss Hell, it was thoughtfully and directly transmitted upwards.]

Based on their long observation of the will of the abyss, the trajectory of events should be crystal clear.

[Since the Abyss has already turned its attention to them, to the gods of faith.]

[And since they are on the same side as the Red Heart Society, how could the Abyss Will, known throughout the world for its methods, possibly only attack one while letting the other go?]

That doesn't make sense in the Abyss!

The Abyss's will only rarely exhibit a cautious approach, weighing the pros and cons, when facing the Spirit Realm's will at its peak, which could pose a substantial threat to it.

[Besides this, when facing any other force, the Abyss Will always adheres to an indiscriminate, all-encompassing, and utterly brutal strategy of attacking everything!]

Whether you're a lone wolf or part of a massive alliance, as long as the Abyss deems there's a connection between you.

[Often, it doesn't even need concrete evidence; it just believes it exists.]

That would inevitably mean treating everyone equally and including them all in the crackdown!

The main theme is "everyone gets a share, everyone benefits."

For the Will of the Abyss, the effort required to attack a single target is almost the same as that required to attack a group of targets, given its nearly inexhaustible power reserves.

It's just a matter of wielding our claws a few more times and unleashing a few more waves of destructive power.

[Since we're going to devour them all anyway, it doesn't matter.]

Therefore, those who believed in the gods could almost foresee that scene.

[While the will of the abyss is fiercely attacking the Heavenly Pantheon, its destructive tentacles will inevitably extend with overwhelming force towards the core territory of the Crimson Heart Society.]

The more intense the attacks they suffer, the faster and deeper their loyal hearts will be drawn into the war.

Allies, after all, should share both good times and bad. (End of Chapter)