Martial Arts Genius with Proficiency System Chapter 1010 - 450: The Poison of Faith, Chen Yuan’s Desires—You Are All My Food!

Right now, Bone Father and Blood Mother were in complete shame, not even having the standing to remain upright. The overwhelming Status suppression left them utterly incapable of refusal.

What made the situation even more ludicrous was that the power used by the young man to subdue them actually originated from themselves.

Without this Status suppression, if Su Tu couldn't wield their own power, the outcome would have been drastically different.

"Why... why do you command the Power of Great Destruction!!"

Bone Father trembled, spitting out the question.

However, the only response he received was a beam of blood-colored moonlight.

Sszz sszz sszz~

This moonlight possessed an incredibly terrifying corrosive power. The moment it descended, it began rapidly eroding Bone Father's last remaining bone fragments.

One could witness those bones decaying inch by inch, crumbling bit by bit, while the surface oozed copious amounts of bone fluid.

A pain a thousand times worse than being sliced ten thousand times or boiled alive simultaneously erupted. Bone Father's senses, in that instant, were amplified immeasurably.

Suddenly, Bone Father felt as if he had plunged into Eternal Hell itself, a place devoid of any concept of time or space—only ceaseless, unending torment.

Under such extreme agony, even what were called 'gods' would crumble into despair; he did not even possess the right to scream.

He simply stared blankly, his soul seemingly having abandoned his body.

Only Blood Mother, sharing the same origin, could clearly feel the depths of Bone Father's agony and torment.

Kneeling on the ground, her body began to shake uncontrollably.

They were 'Evil Gods,' entities born from the remnants of Great Destruction in their nascent stages, concepts spawned from the despair, pain, and helplessness that preceded universal annihilation.

In essence, they embodied despair, pain, and torment; this was why the followers of the Tri-Deity Cult sought their favor through self-inflicted torture and similar rituals.

Ordinarily, all forms of pain and torment would only serve to nourish their power.

Yet now, Bone Father, the very embodiment of pain, was being subjected to pain pushed to its absolute limit—existence itself was more unbearable than death, being alive worse than complete destruction.

This was the effect of suppression from an absolutely superior Status. Their authority and might derived from the Great Destruction; now, armed with the Blood Moon Power and complete dominion, Su Tu could, with a mere gesture, strip them of everything and force them to experience true suffering.

"A so-called 'god' that claims pain and torment are the world's truth... will also seek self-annihilation due to excessive pain, hmm."

Su Tu uttered these words indifferently, his contempt undisguised.

He was acutely aware that this sentiment was colored by Little Xue Yue's influence. In Bone Father and Blood Mother, Little Xue Yue seemed to perceive the most loathsome, utterly disgusting dregs.

"I'm the one asking the questions, understand? God..."

Su Tu's gaze didn't linger on Bone Father, who was undergoing extreme torture, but instead casually settled upon Blood Mother.

Facing Su Tu's eyes, Blood Mother clenched her fists. She had no space or inclination for defiance; she simply nodded obediently.

What made her resemble some legendary deity? She looked precisely like... a pet being raised by Su Tu...

"You mentioned earlier that faith is toxic. What did you mean by that?" Su Tu inquired.

Blood Mother swallowed multiple times before responding, "The Power of Faith originates from the reverence of living beings in the mortal realm towards deities. However, sentient beings possess emotions, and thus cannot exist without desire.

Consequently, within that Power of Faith lie hidden their desires, cravings, and wishes. Once you absorb this Power of Faith, you become tainted by those desires and wishes.

As a result, your original purity, the path of ascension, and your own cultivation will all be altered and affected by these impurities."

Su Tu nodded. What Blood Mother explained was not difficult to grasp; it bore significant resemblance to certain fictional settings he had encountered.

It was akin to those so-called 'incense-fire gods': becoming deities by virtue of mortal incense offerings, rendering them incapable of further pure evolution through their own strength, thus compelling them to rely on mortals.

While this method could rapidly enhance their power, should faith wane or mortals forget them, the strength of that Venerable God would plummet.

The concept of 'faith being toxic' that Blood Mother spoke of was somewhat analogous to this principle.

However, if faith was indeed toxic, and deities were aware of this, why did various races continue to offer faith to their own gods? Such an act clearly imposed limitations upon their deities.

Doing so seemed to bring them nothing but harm and no benefit. Su Tu found it hard to believe that the gods who hadn't yet returned were ignorant of this.

"If faith is toxic, then why do the Star River gods continue to draw faith from their own races?"

Su Tu directly voiced the perplexing question in his heart.Under the Blood Moon's eerie glow, Blood Mother, stripped of all pretense, could only confess all she knew. "It's not the same. The deities of the Star River races are born from within their own people, intrinsically linked by an unspoken bloodline connection. These gods, not as pure in origin as ours, cannot draw significant power from faith alone. The belief their races offer serves merely as an anchor for them." Blood Mother spoke in hurried sentences, her eyes still wide with fear as she gazed at Su Tu, like any ordinary frightened woman. Su Tu's understanding deepened inwardly. Throughout the vast Star River, only the Tri-Deity Cult foolishly worshipped external deities; every other race possessed its own gods, a faith woven into their very bloodline, deeply ingrained. It was solely the Human Race, lacking any god, that presented an opportunity. And unlike the gods of this world, Bone Father and Blood Mother were malevolent deities who had emerged from the Subspace, beings of abstract concept made manifest.