Chapter 121: Analysis of Light Authority [Two-in-One]

Chapter 121: Analysis of Light Authority [Two-in-One]

At this moment, even Phoebus—who had obtained the virtual Contract Godhood and passively mastered written language—was left dizzy and wide-eyed by Yu Sheng'an's barrage of terms.

How does it sound like I've been using my godhood wrong all this time?

Aphnora, watching Phoebus's utterly bewildered expression, couldn't help but cover her mouth in quiet laughter. She had a rough guess about what was going on.

"Hahaha, just kidding! As for the authority of Prophecy, let's start with something simple—weather forecasting!" Yu Sheng'an said with a laugh.

His mood was excellent right now!

The practicality of the Prophecy Godhood far exceeded his expectations. In his eyes, this thing was practically a supercomputer with no power limit, no computational ceiling, no time constraints, and loaded with countless algorithms!

As long as there was enough Source Essence, you could input conditions on one end and receive results on the other. Such explosive data processing and analysis had endless applications—military, economics, scientific research, finance, magic studies, mathematical modeling… you name it. It could play a massive role in almost any field.

One could say that his internet would truly come alive with the arrival of the Prophecy Godhood.

"Weather forecasting?" Phoebus echoed.

"In short, it's a service that provides users with real-time predictions of climate changes across different regions."

"That… doesn’t sound very realistic."

Phoebus instinctively shook his head.

Thousands of years ago, he had already used weather prediction as a core bargaining chip to control tribal chieftains and prophets. Even now, across various domains and the Azarea Continent, many remote village priests still secretly worshipped and offered sacrifices to him in exchange for weather forecasts.

After all, in an agricultural society, survival largely depended on the heavens. Whoever could predict weather changes held the power.

"Why not?" Yu Sheng'an countered.

"Predicting weather changes inherently consumes a massive amount of Source Essence. Updating it in real-time would require even more. Unless I establish Churches in those areas and have Believers provide Source Essence over the long term…"

Phoebus paused before continuing, "Besides, providing climate data for multiple regions would be an enormous workload. I’d need to deploy divine projections everywhere. In short, it’s just not feasible."

"That mindset is way too outdated," Yu Sheng'an shook his head. "In business, you don’t think about making money first. You pour resources into capturing the market, then slowly figure out how to monetize it."

"Think about it—what if people got used to checking the temperature and weather forecast for the next few days every day? They’d prepare clothes accordingly, adjust travel plans, even plan farming activities. Do you know what that means?"

"It means everyone would become dependent on weather forecasting. It could even help spread the internet into enemy preaching zones! Once you have users, why worry about harvesting Source Essence?"

"As for data collection, that’s even simpler. I’ll have the Empire set up weather stations nationwide. We’ll train a team to collect climate data daily and input it into the internet. The system can automatically calculate local weather—no need for us to lift a finger."

"If setting up weather stations in enemy preaching zones is inconvenient, then we’ll just spend a bit more Source Essence and deploy magic puppets in key regions. What’s the big deal?"

"As long as they open the internet to check the weather, we won’t lose out! Because once they open the internet, there are countless things to lure them into using it further. As long as they keep using it, it’s equivalent to offering us prayers and dedicating Source Essence!"

Yu Sheng'an's words, brimming with modern business thinking, left Phoebus stunned.

Ever since the internet emerged, Phoebus had been observing it in secret. The internet’s ability to expand made him drool with envy!

Unfortunately, none of this had anything to do with him—his Divine Spark authority simply couldn’t replicate the internet’s effects.

However, when the Music Sanctuary appeared, it seemed the Internet God had opened a door for him.

He realized something, and his heart grew restless with ambition.

During that time, he had been analyzing the Internet God’s personality model—partly to successfully join the alliance, but deep down, wasn’t there also the desire to kill the Internet God and take his place?

His Prophecy Godhood lacked offensive power, but thousands of years as a god had still made him a master of all schools of magic, earning him the title of God of Magic.

His combat prowess was nothing to scoff at!

Yet, the sudden war between the Internet God and the Five Great Righteous Gods completely extinguished his greed.

The power displayed by the Internet God, along with the unpredictable tactics of the war, left him utterly shocked!

This was a god who defied all conventional understanding.

The more you learned about him, the more terrifying he became.

And now, that feeling was stronger than ever!

Offering free weather forecasting to attract Believers from enemy preaching zones, ultimately spreading the internet’s reach—such grand vision was truly admirable!

"Forget it. With weather forecasting, people basically just glance at it and leave. There’s hardly any profit. I won’t drag you into this—I’ll handle it myself."

Yu Sheng'an didn’t want to disappoint his ally, so he simply took on the task.

At its core, this was still part of his platform promotion strategy, attracting content providers. Handing it over to an ally wasn’t really appropriate.

Besides, it was just a matter of writing an automated calculation module based on Divine Spark authority. A bit of effort upfront, but once modularized, it would run on its own with little ongoing energy.

"Then… what about me? What do I do?" Phoebus grew slightly nervous.

He had joined the internet to latch onto a powerful ally and share in the Source Essence.

If he couldn’t get a share, why was he even here?

"How about I create a knowledge Q&A section and hand it over to you?"

Yu Sheng'an had always planned to launch a knowledge Q&A community, but he’d been too busy and eventually forgot about it. Now, with a professional in charge, the timing was perfect.

"Knowledge Q&A?" Phoebus blinked.

"It’s similar to the forum function, but more specialized. The core is question-and-answer format. For non-professional questions, you don’t need to bother."

"For professional questions—like those about magic cultivation—you can use your Prophecy authority to filter out the most accurate answers and Pin them, or even answer them yourself to attract engagement. The profits, as usual, will be split fifty-fifty."

"Of course, I’m not asking you to screen and answer every single question. That would drain your Source Essence too quickly. Just focus on the trending questions each day."

Yu Sheng'an opened the internet, simulating the knowledge Q&A section while explaining the operational details.

To put it bluntly, this part is essentially a replica of a forum.

One topic, countless replies.

It’s just more specialized and vertically segmented.

Having observed the internet, Phoebus quickly grasped its essence.

"I understand!" Phoebus nodded, his eyes flashing with excitement.

From his calculations, treating the knowledge Q&A section as a sub-forum wouldn’t lack for users.

The only question was how much Source Essence it could allocate.

After finalizing the knowledge Q&A section, Yu Sheng'an was about to return to design it when Phoebus suddenly asked with anticipation, "Mr. Ajef, was what you mentioned earlier about birth horoscopes and marriage matching really just a joke?"

Yu Sheng'an: "..."

An hour later, Yu Sheng'an finally freed himself from Phoebus’s pestering.

His consciousness returned to his main body, and he couldn’t help but stand up, pacing around the hall of the Divine Palace Ancient Castle.

The sudden acquisition of the virtual Prophecy Godhood had sparked countless ideas in his mind.

But with so many thoughts, he found himself momentarily unsure where to begin.

Weather forecasting?

Map navigation?

Industrial advancement?

Biological augmentation research?

Magic improvements?

Big data advertising?

Big data spy screening?

After a brief contemplation, Yu Sheng'an settled on an idea.

The internet’s updates weren’t urgent—its existing features were enough to retain users. It could be rolled out gradually alongside his strategy.

The most critical factor was still his personal power.

With that in mind, Yu Sheng'an sat back on the divine throne, deciding to use the Prophecy Godhood to analyze his Contract Godhood.

For him, the virtual divine spark was ultimately constrained by others.

Though he was confident that binding interests would make everyone an inseparable whole, and as the platform’s architect, he would hold the initiative.

But all of this required absolute martial power as a guarantee to truly put his mind at ease.

And when it came to power, nothing was more reassuring than strength that belonged solely to oneself.

Thus, his magic studies couldn’t stop.

The power of the Contract Godhood also had to be thoroughly researched.

However, when Yu Sheng'an activated the Prophecy Godhood to attempt an analysis of the Contract Godhood, he was horrified to discover that the amount of Source Essence required for the analysis was unimaginably vast.

With his current user base, it would take at least tens of thousands of years of Source Essence reserves to complete the analysis.

By the time he accumulated enough Source Essence over millennia, even the daylilies would have turned to dust.

Of course—the Godhood itself was conceptual power.

Using conceptual power to analyze conceptual power was like applying the exhaustive method to exhaustion!

Yu Sheng'an’s mind stirred. He used his subjective will to influence the Prophecy Godhood’s analysis of the Contract Godhood, directing the focus toward the light domain authority of the Contract Godhood.

At the same time, he input his existing understanding of this authority—such as the composition of light.

The more conditions he set, the fewer variables there were, and the lower the Source Essence consumption.

In an instant, the Prophecy Godhood provided the Source Essence cost: 86% of Yu Sheng'an’s reserves.

Yu Sheng'an’s face instantly turned green.

That’s brutal!

Even fighting the Five Great Righteous Gods wouldn’t consume this much Source Essence!

His expression flickered between gloom and frustration.

After a long pause, he gritted his teeth and confirmed the analysis.

In that moment, as the virtual Prophecy Godhood devoured a massive amount of Source Essence, the Contract Godhood’s light domain authority—as far as Yu Sheng'an subjectively understood it—was instantly unveiled to its master.

"The light domain authority within the Contract Godhood is indeed incomplete."

Yu Sheng'an absorbed the information flooding his mind, feeling both exhilarated and a tinge of regret.

Back when he had used thirty million users as both an anchor and a weapon to wrestle the Contract Godhood from Tang En, he had already realized that a Godhood could be divided.

After all, a Godhood, as a conceptual entity, was formless and intangible by nature—impossible to destroy.

But nothing was absolute.

Since a Godhood was the embodiment of rule-based authority, as long as it adhered to the rules, it could still be split—and perhaps even destroyed.

During his struggle with Tang En, the Godhood had nearly fractured into the Internet Godhood and the Contract Godhood.

Only because both Godhoods required a portion of each other's authority did the division fail, shifting the final decision to their hosts.

This led him to wonder—could all Godhoods originate from a single "omnipotent" Godhood?

Perhaps this "omnipotent" Godhood had shattered for some reason, splintering into the chaotic array of Godhoods that existed today?

As Yu Sheng'an sensed the fragmented light authority within the Contract Godhood, he realized this speculation was highly plausible.

Perhaps this was the fundamental reason why gods so fiercely coveted each other's Godhoods.

Whether consciously or not, while wielding the power of a Godhood, they might all be subtly influenced by its nature.

"Haah..."

Yu Sheng'an exhaled, setting aside these thoughts for now and focusing on the present.

He flicked a gold coin into the air with his finger.

At the same time, he extended his palm, aiming it at the airborne coin.

Instantly!

A beam of white light shot from his palm, striking the coin directly.

What happened next was astonishing.

The gold coin, illuminated by the beam, abruptly froze midair.

Yu Sheng'an moved his hand, and the beam shifted accordingly—the coin following its path.

With a mere thought, the coin even flew straight back along the beam into his palm.

It looked as though he was manipulating objects telekinetically!

No—

A more precise description would be how, in Blue Star's sci-fi films, alien ships would extend a beam of light to lift boarding personnel or abduct targets from the ground.

"So the depictions in sci-fi movies were actually real!"

Yu Sheng'an pinched the gold coin between his fingers, his expression one of disbelief.

Had it not been for the Prophecy Godhood's analysis, he would never have known light possessed such an ability in a hundred lifetimes.

Or rather, if he hadn't fed the Prophecy Godhood information about the Contract Godhood's light authority and the various conditions of light, uncovering this ability would have been impossible without accumulating Source Essence over three to five thousand years.

This ability was called the light tweezer!

Its principle was simple:

Light carried momentum and energy—when applied to an object, it exerted force.

By focusing a beam on a target, that force could act like a pair of tweezers, gripping the object and allowing remote manipulation.

"This ability is somewhat similar to Mage Hand... No, Mage Hand offers far greater flexibility, whereas the light tweezer is clearly weaker. However, the light tweezer has an advantage Mage Hand lacks—no range limitation. As long as energy is sufficient, wherever light reaches, anything can be grasped!"

Yu Sheng'an silently reflected and summarized in his heart, practically bursting with joy.

Next, he experimented with other abilities of the light authority, such as ultraviolet, infrared, X-rays, and even gamma rays!

The more he tested, the happier and more at ease he became!

From this day forward, the Contract Godhood he wielded had finally extended beyond its auxiliary nature to possess formidable offensive capabilities.

It could be said that even if his allies betrayed him now, and even without the virtual divine spark, he could still unleash considerable combat power relying solely on the Contract Godhood.

He wouldn’t dare claim he could slaughter his way through all opposition, but protecting his current victories wouldn’t be a problem.

For a moment, Yu Sheng'an felt his spine straighten with newfound confidence.

However, while Yu Sheng'an stood tall, Dwarven King Kaut—who was fighting for the future of his race—had no choice but to bend his noble back.

When he learned from Beast God Bruhman that those firearms originated from the Internet God, he wasted no time leaving the Dark Pit, Kazad-dûm, and headed straight for the Keville Empire on the Azarea Continent.

As the last ember of the Titans, the embodiment of creation, the dear friend of alcohol, and the master of gold coins, he refused to believe that any other race’s forging techniques could surpass those of the dwarves!

Alright, he admitted—the Internet God’s firearms were indeed unusual.

But they were only slightly better than dwarven firearms, really, just by a margin as thin as an ant’s leg.

However, did those deserves to die beastmen—or any other race—know that?

So, for the sake of his people’s future, he had to find a way to obtain this technology.

After all, as creations of the ancient Titan gods, they adored alcohol but lacked brewing ingredients despite having no shortage of food.

This was something they relied entirely on imports for.

The reason was simple.

They despised sunlight and preferred living underground.

The fact that Kazad-dûm’s earth had been hollowed out almost entirely by them—even to the point of playing hide-and-seek with the Earth Mother Goddess—spoke volumes.

Thus, they were terrible at cultivating sun-loving crops.

Naturally, they lacked brewing materials.

Yet, alcohol was even more essential to them than food.

So, for the sake of liquor, they forged weapons for outsiders and even supplied a limited number of dwarven firearms.

Of course, selling weapons also brought them endless wealth.

Over time, they had grown accustomed to trading forged weapons for all their survival necessities.

And now, all of this was under threat—the threat of the Internet God!

Dwarven King Kaut could not tolerate the possibility of the Internet God seizing the weapons market.

Even if it hadn’t happened yet.

As the king of the dwarves, he had to prepare for the worst.

That was the fundamental reason he had come to the Keville Empire.

He swore that if he could just catch a glimpse of the production site—just one glance, even a peripheral one—he could immediately decipher the Internet God’s technology.

Such was the innate talent of the noble dwarves!

"Leave. You’re not suited to work here."

A clerk from the Dragon Factory’s personnel department looked Kaut up and down, taking in his short but burly frame, before waving him off dismissively.

"Sir, don’t let my height fool you—I’m incredibly strong! Really, just watch!"

Dwarven King Kaut put on an ingratiating smile, then grabbed the iron desk in front of him and lifted it overhead with a mighty heave!

The sight left not only the examiner but even the workers waiting in line behind him utterly dumbfounded.

"Practicing Battle Aura?"

"Just a little."

"Fine. Three-day trial period."

"Thank you, sir!"

Dwarven King Kaut repeatedly expressed his gratitude, but inwardly, he sneered coldly. These humans deserve to die. Just wait!