The heavy rain continues.
On the streets of Luoyang City, the potholed roads filled with water, and the originally cracked moat was filled again.
Li Zhige was perched on the sky dome overlooking the mountains and rivers.
Under the city wall of Luoyang, dragons such as Yu Jiaolong and Shui Linglong walked back and forth with nervous and anxious expressions on their faces.
There is no reason why these dragons are not worried, because it costs mana to cast clouds and rain.
Making waves and spreading rain are indeed the innate magical powers of the Dragon Clan, but this does not mean that casting clouds and spreading rain will not consume mana, especially when it rains heavily on an area thousands of miles around Luoyang City like Li Zhige.
Li Zhige was the one who brought rain. If it were ordinary dragons like them, even if they were drained of all their mana, they would be able to bring rain to a county at most.
There is a limit to making trouble, otherwise the Dragon King of Hidden Dragon Mountain would not have let the Human Dog Emperor seal it and suppress it.
Now, the dragon clans such as Yu Jiaolong and Shui Linglong are very worried. They are worried that Li Zhige consumes too much mana and cannot deal with the human dog emperor.
On the dome, Li Zhige ignored the worried dragons below.
Now, Li Zhige is observing these light spots gathering in front of him.
These light spots are of different colors, some are light white, some are cyan, some are red, and some are gold.
Looking at these colorful light spots, Li Zhige seemed to understand something.
Belief!
This is the power of faith!
Li Zhige has never set foot on Shinto, but he has heard legends about gods collecting beliefs.
Legend has it that the power of gods comes from faith and from believers.
The more believers there are, the more power of faith is provided.
The more devout the believer is, the purer the power of faith provided.
White light points, cyan light points, red light points, golden light points, light points of different colors represent the purity of the power of faith.
Li Zhige remembered that in myths and legends, every once in a while, there would be plagues, floods, and demons causing chaos in the world.
At this time, gods and Buddhas such as Guanyin Bodhisattva will come to the mortal world. They will kill demons and save the world. People in the world will build temples for these deities and Buddhas, build golden bodies for them, offer incense to the deities and Buddhas day and night, and pray for the blessings of Bodhisattvas and Buddhas.
Luoyang City has been suffering from drought for twenty years, the earth is cracked and the crops have failed.
Li Zhige brought heavy rain, and the people felt sincere gratitude for Li Zhige's kindness in raining. They prayed to Li Zhige, so the power of faith arose in these people.
Looking at the colorful spots of light gathered in front of him, Li Zhige hesitated.
If these light points are absorbed into the body and refined, then Li Zhige will step into the Shinto and become a true god.
But once you become a god, the source of your power is the believer.
Whether a god is powerful or not depends on the personality and authority of the god.
The higher the status, the greater the authority, and the greater the power of this god.
In addition to status and authority, the number of believers and whether they are pious or not are also related to the power of the god.
If once you absorb these beliefs and follow the Shinto path, you must maintain these beliefs and continue to develop believers.
The most critical point is that faith is unstable and can easily collapse. Once a believer's faith shakes and collapses, the god they believe in will also be affected.
Li Zhige thought a lot and thought far, and finally gave up on the gathered power of faith and the path of Shinto.
If Li Zhige accepts these beliefs and steps into the Shinto way, he may even be sure to become the supreme god in this world.
But what is the use of becoming the supreme god of this world?
Becoming a god and gathering faith can indeed quickly gain powerful power, but the easier it is to get something, the easier it is to lose it.
Li Zhige gave up the power of these beliefs.
Li Zhige's original intention of bringing rain to Luoyang was just to pity the human people, and he never thought of using it to collect faith.
During the period when Li Zhige was meditating, the water in the streets of Luoyang City had already reached people's ankles, and the people who were originally cheering became suspicious.
Now, there are very few light spots emerging from the heads of the people.
In fact, humans are really very complex animals. When it rained for the first time, they cheered and expressed their gratitude to Li Zhige for his kindness in raining. Now that the rain was getting heavy, they began to worry that Li Zhige would cause flooding again, and their gratitude to Li Zhige slowly began to disappear, and they became a little afraid.
Looking at the faith that was about to collapse in front of him, Li Zhige showed a hint of ridicule in his eyes.
A qualified god should not only show kindness to believers, but more importantly, show power to believers. Only by giving both kindness and power can faith be stable.
If you absorb faith and embark on the Shinto path, once you leave this world, your faith will probably collapse quickly. To stabilize your faith, you must stay in this world.
The heavy rain continues to fall, washing away Luoyang City and everyone inside and outside Luoyang City.
On the top of the city, Li Bin shouted to the sky, "Your Majesty the Dragon King, that's enough, there's enough rain! If it rains again, the drought problem will be solved, but Luoyang City will also turn into a puddle of water."
In addition to Li Bin, Shui Linglong and other dragons were shouting, and countless people were also shouting.
Li Zhige looked down at the world, then opened his mouth and swallowed the dragon ball into his belly.
The thunder stopped and the heavy rain gradually died down. Li Zhige waved his claws to disperse the clouds and let the sun shine on the earth again.
The sun shines on the earth and on everyone, and the whole world takes on a new look.
The dazzling sunlight shines into people's eyes. The hundred-foot-long green dragon body on the dome has disappeared, leaving only the muddy ground exuding a kind of earthy fragrance.
At the top of Luoyang City, Li Zhige stood tall and elegantly dressed in green clothes. He looked calmly at the man opposite with gray temples.
Opposite Li Zhige was the Human Emperor Li Hao, whose golden robe was soaked through and his hair was stuck to his scalp.
Their eyes met, but neither one spoke first.
On the top of the city, all the civil and military officials looked at Li Zhige who suddenly appeared and stood opposite the Human Emperor in surprise, with wariness in their eyes.
At some point, Yu Jiaolong, Shui Linglong and other dragons also flew up to the top of the city and stood behind Li Zhige.
Behind Li Zhige stood a group of dragons who had transformed into humans.
Behind the Human Emperor Li Hao stood a group of civil and military officials from the imperial court.
The Human Emperor and the Dragon King faced off, and for a moment, the atmosphere became heavy and solemn again.
The two faced off for a long time. Li Hao looked at Li Zhige in front of him, and finally lost his composure and spoke first, "Thank you Dragon King for bringing heavy rain to Luoyang. Can you please invite Dragon King into the palace for a chat?"
Li Zhige nodded calmly, "I have a big plan and want to discuss it with the Human Emperor. The invitation from the Human Emperor is exactly what I want."
