Vega really didn't expect that Victor would resort to such methods.

He cleverly restored Vega's power by constantly attracting more and more souls to gather through these underworld spirits who worshipped Erica.

Although the amount of faith power gained through this method is not much.

But for Vega, this is already an effective boost to his strength.

After all, these souls did not directly worship Vega.

But as its first follower, Erica and Vega had an exceptionally close relationship.

Whenever someone develops reverence for Erica, a portion of her power will be transferred to Vega, the principal deity.

To admire Erica is to admire Vega.

However, Vega hadn't considered this.

Even back then, it was Viktor who took the initiative to ask Vega a question.

Can the soul also collect faith?

Vega was extremely surprised at the time, so he told Victor directly:

"Why not? Isn't the soul the master of thought?"

It's hard to imagine that such profound philosophical words came from the mouth of a crow.

At that moment, Vega's sharp voice rang in Victor's mind.

A silent dialogue unfolded between the person and the bird in their hearts:

"Although the effect was not particularly significant... perhaps it was because the worship of these souls was not deep enough, or it was related to their number."

Standing on Erica's shoulders, Vega smiled and looked around at the gathered souls, saying:

"But this is indeed a good method."

Generally speaking, the power of faith that others gain through believers is not transferred to the gods.

Because believers are not gods themselves, they cannot directly draw power from faith.

The best way for believers to attract more followers to their god is to directly promote the god's reputation.

This is precisely the meaning of the church's existence.

All actions of the church are for the purpose of propagating God's personality and preferences.

Whether it's good or evil, everything is for the purpose of attracting more believers.

The nature of the deity can also be reflected through the behavior of believers.

A bishop of a church can attract believers in the name of the deity he worships.

The gods, in turn, strengthen themselves through the faith of new believers.

But Erica is an exception.

She is a special individual with the power of nature; in fact, she is essentially a god in preparation.

She possesses some divine qualities and draws strength from admiration and adoration.

In addition, she was Vega's first follower and had a close relationship with him.

The power generated by the worship of Erica will be partially transferred to Vega.

Although the quality was lacking, at least the quantity was plentiful.

After all, the only person these dead souls worshipped was Erica.

Moreover, mere worship is different from true faith.

Victor's real goal is to mold Erica into a dazzling star in the underworld.

May her fame resound throughout the entire underworld.

This would increase the efficiency of collecting the worship and adoration of the dead in the underworld.

At that time, Erica will have a large following and can directly establish a hellish church in the underworld and serve as its bishop.

And Vega naturally became the deity worshipped by this church.

By occasionally going on stage to give a speech to the believers, Vega can continuously absorb the faith power of the deceased souls.

"This is the key to our breakthrough."

Viktor's calm voice echoed in Vega's mind.

Hearing this, Vega was actually moved.

After all, now, Victor is pinning all his hopes of escaping hell on it.

However, this is reasonable.

According to Victor's plan, the key to confronting the gods head-on lies in letting the gods solve the problem.

And Vega just happens to be a ready-made evil god.

"But judging from the current situation, we need more believers."

Vega observed the souls gathered outside the underworld, drawn by Erica's reputation.

To be honest, Erica's current influence is merely the result of Victor's hype.

After all, Erica is the only human hero in the underworld, and she even recently defeated Thanatos, the god of death.

His reputation is at its peak.

But as time goes by, once the hype dies down, how many people will still be there to idolize Erica?

Therefore, it is necessary to continuously create events before the novelty wears off, to inspire the worship and even fanatical pursuit of the dead.

All of this is to maintain Erica's power and ensure that she can continue to grow and become stronger.

Victor gazed at Erica, who was surrounded by blue ghosts, and secretly plotted in his mind.

...

The blonde girl was lying on the soft, fertile soil, slowly opening her eyes.

The sky, filled with swirling blue smoke, reflected golden waves that rippled across it, catching Erica's bewildered eyes.

She subconsciously looked around, her gaze sweeping across the wheat field that swayed like ocean waves, finally settling on the tranquil center of the field.

It was a towering arena built from pale, withered bones.

Every bone was clearly visible, its stark white color standing out starkly against the golden wheat field.

Erica froze when she saw the arena in the distance, momentarily unable to process what had happened.

All she remembered was how she had managed to squeeze out from among the dead and escape the stares of the onlookers.

To be honest, even though she had become accustomed to the praise and adoration of others, Erica still found it strange to be worshipped by a group of dead souls.

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