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Chapter 373 Bishop Li's Performance of Loyalty, Reflection and Seclusion

The present world.

Yong Sheng Harbor Terminal.

The space more than ten meters away suddenly shattered, and a huge object flew out from it.

boom!

The massive body crashed down, creating huge waves on the sea and even breaking a hole in the dock.

But at times like these, nobody cares about the losses at the dock.

Before the mirror could stabilize, Jing Feiwan and the others immediately went to greet it.

At the bow of the boat, Xiao Yun was sitting there, his face somewhat pale.

"Xiao Yun!"

Jing Feiwan rushed to his side in a few steps, hurriedly took out various medicines, and poured them into his mouth.

"Cough cough cough—pour it in slowly, you're choking!"

Xiao Yun said helplessly, but only received a cold glare from her.

"That's still better than you digging your own grave."

Jing Feiwan snorted coldly, took out a small knife, cut open his flesh, and inserted the medicine for rapid absorption.

"hiss--"

Xiao Yun winced in pain, but dared not resist.

This time they really went too far.

Although the title grants one chance to revive, once you fully absorb [Life and Death] and become a part of it, who knows if the revival will even take effect?

Even from the throne room, Su Muqing's cold and angry gaze could be seen from afar.

"Cough cough cough, I promise I won't do it again next time, and besides, nothing happened this time, right?"

Xiao Yun muttered something under his breath.

Speaking of which, one person deserves a lot of credit for our safe return this time.

Just then, the sound of a sharp blade tearing through the air suddenly rang in my ears.

And Li Tianxing's terrified cry: "God, save me!"

Upon hearing the sound, Xiao Yun looked over and saw that Tantai Qingxuan's spear was already pressed against Li Tianxing's brow.

But the situation was not that critical.

Just like last time, Tantai Qingxuan's spear was blocked by a layer of faith power, preventing him from truly killing Li Tianxing.

But what surprised Xiao Yun the most was not this.

As the ceremony progressed to this stage, the faith of believers began to gather around him.

It was very thin, but Xiao Yun could already feel it.

And now, even this thin layer of faith power has parted out to protect Li Tianxing.

"Did he risk his life to save me, and that's why he gained the approval of my followers?"

Xiao Yun quickly figured out the key to it.

Both he and Su Muqing derive their power of faith from numerous believers.

It's simple to get a share of the power of faith: either gain the approval of the source and the holder, or gain the approval of the believers.

This was proven at Senlong Harbor.

The Night Witch of that time obtained more faith power than the Mother of Fertility by influencing the will of the vast majority of goblins.

Li Tianxing had done the same thing before, demonstrating his loyalty and usefulness, so that the faith power of the believers in Su Muqing would not want him to die.

The same thing is true now, only the object has changed.

"So, this guy's real purpose is to demonstrate his loyalty and usefulness to me, so that he can still protect himself after I become the source of faith?"

Xiao Yun had a guess in his mind, but felt it was unlikely.

The essence of the power of faith is the same, but its manifestations at each source are quite different.

For example, the Lord of Procreation and Su Muqing are two different people. One is very kind and indulgent towards his people, while the other is incompatible with him and cannot fully control the power of faith.

But Xiao Yun is different. He was originally the sole source of the Undead race's faith, and all the abilities of the Undead race originated from him.

If he so desires, he can re-establish an irresistible blood pact the moment he accepts all faiths.

Unless, as in the case of the catastrophe, an excessive number of believers are simultaneously accepted, there is no situation that cannot be controlled.

Therefore, Li Tianxing's attempt to survive using this method can only be described as a foolish move.

"Someone as smart as him couldn't possibly not have thought of this."

"So that's not his goal."

A glint of light flashed in Xiao Yun's eyes as he looked at Li Tianxing, his eyes filled with a cold killing intent.

Such forbearance must indicate a grand ambition!

But soon, the murderous intent in his eyes vanished completely.

The ceremony was not yet fully completed, and the power of faith within Su Muqing was still unstable. Now was not the time to kill Li Tianxing.

Xiao Yun said calmly to Tantai Qingxuan, "High Priest Tantai, please accept the weapon."

"My lord!"

Tantai Qingxuan looked puzzled, but still did as he was told.

"Thank God for saving my life."

Li Tianxing said respectfully.

Xiao Yun gave him a half-smile and said, "Oh? So we're even now?"

Li Tianxing's expression stiffened, then he respectfully lowered his head: "I dare not, that is what I should do."

Xiao Yun smiled and patted his shoulder: "Not bad, I hope your loyalty will last until the end."

"Yes."

Li Tianxing responded respectfully, watching Xiao Yun's departing figure, a strange light flickering in his eyes.

In the following days, Li Tianxing continued to personally oversee and wholeheartedly prepare for the ceremony.

He even cut off his own hand and used his own blood to create the base material needed to draw the runes.

Xiao Yun sat quietly on the roof of the throne room, watching this scene unfold.

"MoMo, what do you think?"

She silently pursed her lips and said, "A bad guy who likes to put on an act, no matter how much he pretends, is still bad at heart."

Xiao Yun nodded, fully agreeing with Momo's statement.

The rune array required for the ritual inherently requires the blood of everyone, including him and Su Muqing.

It's just that everyone else only squeezed in a little bit, unlike Li Tianxing's performance which had such a visual impact.

However, Li Tianxing's performance still garnered him some goodwill among the believers.

Xiao Yun could feel that the faint power of faith within him was protecting Li Tianxing in the dark.

"Let him keep pretending, it's not of any use anyway."

Xiao Yun didn't care.

Just as he had explained before, he could completely control the power of faith, stemming from his status as the controller of life and death.

This is the underlying logic etched in both the mortal and spiritual realms, and it cannot be violated simply by performing well.

What he's really concerned about now is something else entirely.

"I'm still too weak."

Xiao Yun still finds it hard to let go of his near-death experience in the spirit world.

Although it is already quite extraordinary that someone at the sixth rank could contend with the spiritual projections of four legends and even suppress their domains.

Ultimately, he was no match for Adam, the supermodel monster, simply because of the difference in their ranks.

But Xiao Yun felt that his strength should be more than that.

"Complete life and death power, system, dual professions, even the talents that come with the professions are all top-tier, possibly even stronger than the professional talents of Sorenson II and others."

"Add to that the Dragon Heart, the Mithril Sword, the Soul Sheath, and the Star Tear—there are very few people in this world with better equipment than me."

During the battle, Xiao Yun realized that Adam didn't have much equipment or the same many innate abilities as himself.

He drove himself into a desperate situation with only one innate ability, or even just spiritual projection.

"It's not a configuration problem, it's my own problem."

Xiao Yun sighed softly, having already found the reason.

What is it that I haven't fully grasped life and death? The Mithril Sword is damaged, the Dragon Heart hasn't reached its final stage, and the system is always unreliable?

None of these are excuses.

"It's because I didn't fully unleash my potential."

Leaving aside the synergy between the two classes, let's just talk about the other two talents.

【S—011—The True Understanding of All Things】and 【A—0009—Original Sin: Gluttony】.

Any one of these talents would be something that ordinary professionals would dream of but could never possess, and would definitely be used as their main strength once obtained.

But with Xiao Yun, he could only play support, and sometimes he couldn't even play support.

"It's been wasted. Everyone else uses their main professional talent to build their domain and combat system, but I rely on external [life and death] to build my domain."

Xiao Yun didn't think it was bad; after all, [Life and Death] was the third-ranked complete talent, and there was no reason not to make it a core talent. He just felt it was a waste.

"Adam's talent is unique; he is able to construct a domain of one main body, eight auxiliary bodies, and nine seats using only one talent."

"Although my talent is not that special, it is no worse than his. There is more than one path to take than using life and death to construct a domain."

A glint appeared in Xiao Yun's eyes as he gradually came up with some ideas.

"Mo Mo, go find your sister Jing Feiwan and tell her that you've left the rest to her. I have to go into seclusion to attend to some matters."

After saying this, he turned and left, returning to the throne room and closing the doors.

Upon receiving the news, Jing Feiwan resentfully complained, "That guy always acts like he's not doing anything."

"This shows that God trusts the Queen Mother, which is why He entrusted you with such an important task."

Li Tianxing said with a smile.

Jing Feiwan's eyes flashed, and she gave him a cold glance, a fire rising in her heart for no reason.

If it weren't for this guy in front of me, none of this would have been so complicated.

"Just do what you're supposed to do!"

She said coldly, then turned and left.

Li Tianxing respectfully saw her off, his attitude humble and courteous.

But in those eyes, a fierce fire of malicious jealousy burned.

"Of course I will do what I'm supposed to do."

As Li Tianxing spoke, he severed his arm again and used his blood to draw a rune array.

The crimson rune array, wreathed in flames, illuminated the dim night sky.

In the night sky, stars twinkled, seemingly echoing the flames—