Underneath the ancient trees.
The Wood Spirit Priest, filled with dread, was communicating with her mother, Mu Ya, via mental power.
As the mother of all nature wood people, Mu Ya naturally understood the Wood Spirit's feelings. Even she was quite shocked.
"Wood Spirit! My child, do not be afraid, nor resist. This is the power of faith, and the necessary path for Lord Lord to become a god!"
"But, Mother..."
The Wood Spirit glanced at Mu Ya, then at the seven Black Blood Dragon Pythons, before speaking.
"Can the power of faith forcibly convert living beings into believers? I doubt it! So, what exactly is that power?"
She had personally witnessed Xian Qing'er envelop the seven king-level Black Blood Dragon Pythons with a "Pure Purification Technique." In mere moments, the seven Black Blood Dragon Pythons had directly become the Lord's believers.
Although Black Blood Dragon Pythons were merely sub-dragon races, they possessed arrogance no less than that of true divine dragons.
With the bloodline of divine dragons flowing within them, their lineage was noble, looking down upon all else.
But what was the final outcome?
In just a moment, all these Black Blood Dragon Pythons were obediently prostrating themselves before Lord Lord.
They even joined the Lord's other believers in worshipping the statue in the Immortal Demon Ancestral Hall.
Seeing that scene sent shivers down the Wood Spirit's spine.
In hundreds of years, this was the most terrifying thing she had ever encountered.
She had assumed all this was a special power possessed by Lord Lord.
Therefore, when Xiao Mo inadvertently glanced at her, she was so startled that she involuntarily lowered her head, not daring to meet his gaze.
Mu Ya drew closer to the Wood Spirit and gently stroked her hair. She fully understood the Wood Spirit's feelings but could only offer comfort.
"Perhaps it is a special ability of the Immortals and Demons! I believe even the Ancestral Wood of Nature has never heard of faith being forcibly instilled. Even the demons from other worlds in ancient times would have paid a great price to do so."
Upon hearing her mother's words, the Wood Spirit's slender body trembled slightly.
"Mother means..."
Before the Wood Spirit could finish, Mu Ya smiled gently at her.
"Don't worry! Lord Lord is certainly not a demon from another world!"
Mu Ya's firm tone, however, caused the Wood Spirit to become confused.
"Why is Mother so certain?"
Mu Ya was momentarily stunned by the Wood Spirit's question. After searching deep within her mind for a long time, she finally glanced at Xiao Mo and uttered a few words.
"Demons are ugly monsters!"
The Wood Spirit also blinked in surprise at this, then looked at Xiao Mo, who was handsome and bathed in golden light not far away, and nodded mechanically.
"Oh! In that case, Lord Lord is definitely not one of those ugly demons from another world!"
Afterward, Mu Ya's smile faded, and she spoke to the Wood Spirit with a serious expression.
"Wood Spirit, you must remember, ever since we agreed to submit to Lord Lord, what we must do is remain steadfastly loyal. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand! Mother!"
The Wood Spirit nodded heavily, then bowed slightly to Mu Ya, replying respectfully.
Mu Ya nodded gently.
"Since we have decided to remain loyal to Lord Lord, there is no need to worry about this power of faith. Even if you become a believer, you are still you, and you will even be eternally protected by Lord Lord. Perhaps you can even reach the divine realm in the future. This is a good thing!"
"Have you forgotten? In ancient times, all nature wood people were believers of the Nature Main God!"
Mu Ya's words fell silent for a long time.
Finally, as if a veil had been lifted, she let out a long sigh, her eyes becoming more resolute.
"I understand what I need to do! Mother, thank you for your guidance!"
After her mother's comfort, she finally came to terms with it, and a sense of anticipation for the future arose in her heart.
She had been stuck at the mid-stage of the Spirit rank for over twenty years, unable to break through.
She always felt she was only a hair's breadth away from the peak of the Spirit rank, yet as time passed, it felt as if this tiny distance was as vast as the heavens and earth, unattainable.
Since following Lord Lord.
During just one battle to encircle the forces of a territory, she had successfully broken through to the peak of the Spirit rank.
Leading the newly born young wood people on hunts had helped her consolidate her cultivation.
And then tonight.
Merely by suppressing a group of king-level Black Blood Dragon Pythons, she had gained a vast amount of natural spiritual energy, breaking through the shackles of the Spirit rank and successfully advancing to the Monarch rank.
This was a realm she had always dreamed of!
However, this was also an opportunity that could only be obtained by following Lord Lord.
Given this, what else could she be dissatisfied with?
Just as her mother had said, if in ancient times, nature wood people could believe in the Nature Main God and become his followers.
Then why could the wood people compatriots in the tribe not believe in Lord Lord now and become his followers?
With this thought, a relaxed smile finally appeared on the Wood Spirit's face.
She no longer felt fear towards the act of forcibly granting faith.
And it was precisely this thought that had planted the seed of faith deep within her soul, destined to grow into a towering tree, it was merely a matter of time.
On the plaza.
After a lengthy upgrade process of ten minutes, the golden light on the Immortal Demon Reincarnation Pool finally dissipated.
The upgraded Immortal Demon Reincarnation Pool had become larger, with its diameter expanding to sixty meters.
This time, the Immortal-Demon dual-faced statue had become even more lifelike, with the eyes on both faces now slightly ajar.
The two distinct energies emanating from the pool were even more potent than those from all previous upgrades combined, and the energy fluctuations were stronger.
The golden light was more sacred and warm, while the red light was more chilling and sharp.
Following this, Xiao Mo began to check the information of the Immortal Demon Reincarnation Pool.
Immortal Demon Reincarnation Pool: Unique Troop Summoning Building.
Level: Five
Can reincarnate thirty-two Immortal-Demon troops daily!
Upgrade cost: 100,000 Immortal-Demon Stones, 1000 Soul Crystals.
PS: Level five reincarnation pool has a 30% chance of reincarnating Immortal-Demons with special abilities, or those of Xuan rank and above.
The daily number of Immortal-Demon troops that could be reincarnated had increased to thirty-two!
Although this was within Xiao Mo's expectations, he was still quite shocked to see it in reality.
Thirty-two Immortal-Demon troops could be reincarnated every day, what did that even mean?
Even if the Immortal Demon Reincarnation Pool at level five was its highest level, in just one month, he could have a massive Immortal-Demon legion of over a thousand.
This kind of massive Immortal-Demon legion was something Xiao Mo had long yearned for.
Although it still seemed to require some time, at least there was hope.
Another pleasing aspect was that after reaching level five, the reincarnation pool's probability of reincarnating special or high-level Immortal-Demons had increased from twenty percent to thirty percent.
This probability indicated that he would possess more high-level Immortal-Demon troops in the future.
The higher the level of a troop building, the more troops could be recruited.
Based on the current situation, this number was growing exponentially.
If this trend continued, by level ten, the daily reincarnated Immortal-Demon troops could exceed one thousand.
Although this news was exciting.
It also indicated that any lord who persisted would possess a massive troop legion in the mid to late game.
By then, it would truly be an era of myriad races vying for supremacy, and the entire continent would undoubtedly become incredibly brutal.
Therefore, before that time, Xiao Mo felt he had to accelerate his pace, unify the Endless Abyss as soon as possible, and establish a true Immortal-Demon Empire...