"The power of faith seems to be increasing?!"
Suddenly, Xia Chuan sensed something strange. Dense golden lines appeared deep within the void. These golden strands, varying in size, rushed toward him.
The streams of golden faith energy surged into his body, causing the internal energy within him to increase at an astonishing rate, visibly growing with each passing moment. It seemed that with every cycle of the week, his internal qi would rise by three points.
Such a growth rate was terrifying.
In normal circumstances, even a Silver Realm Warrior could not increase their internal qi so rapidly. No matter how many rare treasures they consumed, it would still be impossible to achieve this level of increase. But with the immense power of faith aiding him, this miracle became a reality.
"Master, your number of believers has increased—at least to more than two billion," the voice of the Book of Wisdom echoed.
"How can the number of believers grow so fast?" Xia Chuan asked, astonished.
Before, his followers had numbered only one billion. Now, how had this number doubled so quickly?
"Probably because the Kingdom of Tang has already begun occupying the cities of the former Kingdom of Thunder, converting some of their residents into your followers," the Book of Wisdom explained.
"That makes sense."
Xia Chuan nodded, absorbing the information.
He had been immersed in cultivation for at least two or three hours when he broke through to the Silver Realm. In the real world, that would equate to at least a month passing in the miniature world.
Given such a span of time, it was likely that Tang State had already deployed tens of millions of troops to occupy the former territories of Thunder State, city after city, causing their population to swell. Meanwhile, his number of followers had grown exponentially.
And this was just the beginning. Once Tang Dynasty had fully conquered the land of Thunder, incorporating all the tens of billions of Thunder Country's people into his fold, his number of followers would soar beyond ten billion.
That would mark a true explosion in his faith power, which would be overwhelmingly vast.
"How long will it take to completely occupy Thunder Country?" Xia Chuan inquired.
"Because Thunder Country is vast, it will take at least a year to fully occupy it," the Book of Wisdom answered.
"A year? That doesn't seem too long," Xia Chuan mused.
Measured in real-world terms, it was only a day. He felt that by the time he slept and woke up, he would hear the news that the Kingdom of Thunder had been entirely claimed.
Booming~~
As the power of faith surged through him once again, Xia Chuan felt it spread across his body like a river, causing his internal qi to rise at an extraordinary rate.
Boom boom boom!!
After reaching the Silver Realm, it was notoriously difficult to break through the body's acupuncture points. The process of penetrating these points and reaching the state of Qi Chong and Baiqiao was usually slow, taking a great deal of time and effort.
But now, with the rapid increase in his internal qi, Xia Chuan saved an incredible amount of time. His internal qi surged wildly, fueling the quick penetration of his acupuncture points.
Ten acupuncture points, twenty acupuncture points, thirty acupuncture points, fifty acupuncture points...
The acupuncture points in his body shattered one by one, each point being quickly filled with an immense amount of internal qi without a single gap.
Booming~~~
Time seemed to stretch indefinitely. Eventually, all 108 acupuncture points in his body were completely opened, each one broken through and filled with an overwhelming flow of internal qi.
Xia Chuan had reached the pinnacle of the Silver Realm.
His body's acupuncture points were now fully unlocked, and the internal qi coursing through him was more potent than ever. A single punch would be enough to unleash terrifying internal power, capable of shattering even the hardest rock into countless fragments with terrifying force.
"Is this the power of a warrior at the pinnacle of the Silver Realm?"
Xia Chuan clenched his fist, feeling the newfound strength.
Not only had his internal energy grown stronger, but it also permeated throughout his body, constantly refining the 206 bones within him.
If a Bronze Realm warrior refines their flesh, gaining power from it, then a Silver Realm warrior refines their bones, making their bones as strong as steel, amplifying their strength tenfold.
Xia Chuan realized that his bones were not only being tempered by his internal energy, but also by the enormous power of faith. This combined energy flooded his bones, making each one denser and more resilient.
He could feel the transformation. Every bone in his body had taken on a faint golden hue, as though they were made of gold.
This was the ultimate level of bone refining: golden bones. Even after thousands, or tens of thousands of years, these bones would never decay, eternally gleaming and unyielding.
"The hardness of my bones... even aluminum alloy couldn't compare."
Xia Chuan marveled.
Though he hadn't physically tested the strength of his bones yet, he could already sense their incredible durability. His body had been transformed into something beyond its former limitations.