Douluo Continent: What should I do if I don't have a cheat system?

Chapter 161 The Power of Faith Was Intercepted

When Jerry found Emperor Xueye, he was chatting and laughing with a group of people in a tavern with his favorite concubine!

At this moment, Emperor Xueye was more like an ordinary commoner, without any of the majesty of an emperor.

Without the constraints of his former status, Emperor Xueye lived a much more relaxed and carefree life, now mingling with ordinary people, making it impossible to tell that he was once an emperor.

In the original novel, Emperor Xueye was poisoned by Qian Renxue. Although Tang San eventually discovered it, he did not live long due to his physical condition.

Jerry's development of the Spirit Hall changed Qian Renxue's fate, and also indirectly changed the fate of Emperor Xueye.

Jerry didn't greet Emperor Xueye right away; instead, he sat down to the side.

The other patrons at the other tables were a bit curious. This was because the tavern usually only had this many customers, and everyone knew each other well.

This was Jerry's first visit, and judging from his attire, he was clearly wealthy and influential.

Although curious, they didn't take it seriously. With so many people coming and going in Wuhun City every day, some people would often find this tavern.

This tavern isn't big, but it's been open for a long time. Nowadays, most people go to Jerry's modern hotel, and many taverns have closed down. This tavern has been able to stay open thanks to the support of its regular customers.

Most people wouldn't come into this tavern; only nostalgic people would come and sit down.

Just then, they heard the people at Emperor Xueye's table talking.

"Brother Xue! I like your Xue Ke more and more. She's the same age as my son, and we both study at the Spirit Hall Academy. We're classmates, and our families live close by. Why don't we get engaged first, and then get married after they graduate?" a man said.

The man was dressed very plainly, had no soul power, and Jerry noticed calluses on his hands and heard that he owned a house. He guessed that the man was a native of Wuhun City. Now that Wuhun City had developed well, these natives naturally had money and their lives had become more prosperous, so they no longer needed to farm.

However, upon hearing the man's words, Jerry couldn't help but laugh. The Snow Night Emperor was living in seclusion in Wuhun City, and Xue Ke was nominally still a princess of the Heaven Dou Empire. If she really married your son, it would be quite amusing to see a princess marry an ordinary person.

Xueye felt quite embarrassed upon hearing the man's words. Although he was now living in seclusion and no longer possessed the authority of his former superior, he was usually kind and approachable. However, he would not so easily agree to his daughter's marriage.

Then Emperor Xueye said, "What kind of era are we living in? Martial Soul City advocates free love. This arranged marriage by parents is unacceptable. If your son really likes my daughter, let him pursue her himself. We parents shouldn't interfere too much!"

Emperor Xueye's words were perfectly tactful, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. As for whether your son can win over my daughter, that depends on your son's abilities.

"That's true, Brother Xue is indeed a cultured man, what he said makes sense. We parents really can't interfere too much, kids these days all have their own ideas. But when I get back, I'll tell my son to pursue Xue Ke, as for the outcome, that's up to them."

Jerry ordered some snacks and a pot of wine, eating and drinking while listening to the conversations around him. To be honest, this pub did have its merits; you could hear a lot of news here, some true and some false, and you had to distinguish between them yourself.

"Brother Xue, look at the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, his surname is also Xue. I never expected him to be so wicked, actually launching a war. I heard that after capturing a city, he immediately ordered the nobles' soul masters to start burning, killing, and looting. He deserves to die!"

"Yeah! I heard about it too, it's too cruel! Although Lord Jerry stopped it in the end, if you ask me, Lord Jerry should have just wiped out the Heavenly Dou Empire!"

"Brother Xue, how can there be such a wicked person among us, who would do such a thing? I feel a little sorry for the people. With an emperor like this, how can the people live in peace?"

"What's so strange about that! I heard the previous emperor had four sons, three of whom were poisoned, leaving only Xue Beng to inherit the throne. And it seems the previous emperor isn't dead yet; I heard he's imprisoned in the palace!"

"The emperor of the Heavenly Dou Empire is unworthy of his position! Heaven is blind to let such a person become emperor."

"Who can argue with that!"

The Snow Night Emperor, listening from the side, felt awkward. He wanted to say something but held back, and could only pick up his wine cup and drink a few mouthfuls in silence. The concubine next to him saw this and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Sister-in-law, why are you laughing? The people of the Heavenly Dou Empire are suffering so much, how can you still laugh!"

"No, don't misunderstand. I was thinking about something else. Besides, I've been thinking about what you all said. There might be a reason why Lord Jerry hasn't wiped them out, it's just that no one knows it yet!"

"That's true. Lord Jerry is so capable, of course he has his own reasons for doing things! If we keep making wild guesses, it would be disrespectful to Lord Jerry!" Then the man suddenly faced the direction of Wuhun City Square, put his hands together and began to pray.

"Lord Jerry, I'm sorry. I was confused just now and said things I shouldn't have. Please forgive me, Lord Jerry! May Lord Jerry bless you!" After saying that, he bowed in the direction of the square.

Jerry almost spat out a mouthful of blood, but he held it in. Why did he start praying all of a sudden? I was right here listening to what you just said, and I didn't mind at all. You're overthinking it.

But the people around them seemed to take it all for granted.

What's going on now? People are actually praying in front of his statue.

Then Jerry saw a surge of faith energy fly out from the man. Upon seeing the appearance of this faith energy, Jerry thought the man was quite impressive.

But to Jerry's surprise, the power of faith did not fly towards him, but instead flew towards the square.

What's going on? How did the power of faith disappear?

After paying, Jerry followed the power of faith directly to the square.

There are now two huge statues in the square, one is a statue of the angel god, and the other is a statue of Jerry.

Although both statues are enormous, Jerry's statue is still a size smaller than the other.

But now Jerry's statue is different; it faintly emits a divine light. The people in the square who are illuminated by the divine light feel comfortable all over, and some even have their minor physical ailments cured.

So there were a bunch of people kneeling in front of the Jerry statue, but not many people in front of the Angel God statue!

What's going on? Everyone's praying to his statue. Jerry is completely baffled.

To minimize the side effects of "Jerry's Visualization Method," Jerry always wore a mask when he went out, so no one recognized him.

Jerry then found a commoner who was praying before a Jerry statue and asked him.

"Sir! Hello, I'm new to Wuhun City. Why are you kneeling before this person? Shouldn't you be kneeling before the Angel God?"

"So you're new here. Well then, I'll have to tell you all about it. Whether you worship the angel over there or not is irrelevant, but you absolutely must worship this Lord Jerry."

"Why? Tell me quickly, uncle."

"Just because you called me 'uncle,' I, a native of Wuhun City, will have a proper talk with you."

"When Lord Jerry's statue was first erected, it was said that it contained a cultivation technique, so all those who come here to see Lord Jerry's statue are Soul Masters."

"But apart from the people of the Spirit Hall, no one else can comprehend the technique. Those who do comprehend the technique become very powerful, which attracts more spirit masters to come and study Lord Jerry's statue."

"Later, even ordinary people in the Spirit Hall comprehended the cultivation technique. Although it did not enhance combat power like a Soul Master, it made many people more intelligent and quicker to learn anything."

"After the news spread, many ordinary people came to study the statue, but unfortunately it was of no use."

"One day, a man suddenly began to pray before the statue of Lord Jerry, praying that his seriously ill mother would recover. At that time, the Spirit Hall hospital had already diagnosed his mother's condition: she was old, and many of her organs were failing. Even a Spirit Master could only treat external injuries; there was nothing they could do about internal ailments!"

"A miracle happened. After he prayed, his mother's organ failure stopped, and she was even able to get out of bed."

"Then more and more people started praying, and many strange things happened. Everyone felt that it was all because of Jerry's protection, so now almost every day many people come to pray!"

"Young man, you should go pray too! The prayers are most effective after noon; that's what everyone knows. They're more likely to be answered after noon!"

After listening to the old man's words, Jerry looked back at his statue. Inside the statue, there was a space filled with rich faith power.

Damn it! I've done so much for Wuhun City, no wonder I haven't received any Faith Power! Even Zhu Qinglingling received Faith Power following Jerry's method, but I didn't. Turns out the statues intercepted it all!

My own statue! It stole the power of faith! This is unbelievable! How could something like this even happen?!

Jerry suddenly thought of a phrase: cast in gold!

Jerry remembered a passage from the Investiture of the Gods where Nezha returned his bones to his father and his flesh to his mother. His mother then erected a golden statue of him, where he received offerings and incense. Many other land deities and gods also built temples in the human world to receive offerings and incense.

After receiving offerings of incense, the statue naturally wants to repay those who pray. The power of faith within the statue will automatically allocate a portion to help those who pray, which is why some people's prayers are answered.

My current situation is exactly the same as being cast into a golden body!

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