[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group":3,"chapter-infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-chapter-246":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Infinite Faith System: Join the Divine Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1373426,1815,"Chapter 246: What? A Love Rival Came Knocking—Sorry, Time for a Beating!!!","infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-chapter-246",246,"\u003Cp>Constantine sat on the ground. The passage to Hell had now been opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Groups of people poured in from the mortal world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the blood everywhere,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cries rose one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my god... the boss has pacified Hell!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He really is the chief priest—astonishing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where’s Satan? Don’t tell me he’s dead too!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the tide of praise, Constantine’s handsome face grew redder and redder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t even dare clear his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they kept bragging like this, he really wouldn’t be able to keep a straight face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right, knock it off. The goddess did this. I was just the audience.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The believers looked a bit embarrassed, but their enthusiasm quickly returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way—whether it was the chief priest or the goddess—Hell was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spreading the faith would be even easier from now on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone refused to believe, they could come tour Hell and see for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simple and to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prisoners who used to be hard to manage in regular prisons? Just throw them straight into Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that didn’t straighten them out, nothing would.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Satan, the ruler of Hell, was dead, there were still many demons left to be cleaned up by Constantine and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would take time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the next few months, most likely,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he wouldn’t be able to get away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>El Quette stepped down from the altar, a charming blush on her face, humming a little tune as she walked toward the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ran into Baguio along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her, Baguio’s expression brightened—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and then her heart thumped hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"El Quette, why are you back so soon? Is it done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing much. I killed the demon kings of Hell and its lord and came back. I feel much better. Thanks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, she kept walking, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t see Baguio’s stricken look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good grief, the killing intent is off the charts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Punishment was probably unavoidable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, strangely, she hadn’t seen a single goddess show up beside El Quette to pronounce sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could there be some trick to it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baguio tilted her head, thinking of Ishtar’s case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally decided:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God had intervened because that girl had destroyed human living environments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But El Quette had been in Hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In other words, as long as I don’t interfere with human affairs, I can play however I like?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An impish light flashed across Baguio’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rubbed her hands together in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distant Qinglin Temple,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Che kept shaking his head as Baguio’s voice carried over. All of them problem girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chess piece landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaoshan, seated opposite him, saw him smiling and couldn’t help asking, \"What’s making God laugh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the knot in her heart had loosened,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she was approachable again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When God invited her to play chess, she readily agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chessboard was woven from stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t Go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a starry grid—lines as rules, planets as pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calling it \"chess\" wasn’t quite right; it was more like a lesson in applying the laws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A number of goddesses stood nearby to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to a few senior figures, Yang Chan and several other goddesses were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only, this sister of Erlang Shen wasn’t focused on the laws at all; she kept staring at Miaoshan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaoshan knew the girl was curious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but there was no time to explain now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only gave her a gentle smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m smiling for this shrine,\" Liu Che said. \"When I created the world, there was only one person. So when you come here, your strength grows. I hope that, across the long years, you can help me ease my boredom...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan cocked her head. \"Is God lonely?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boredom is a kind of loneliness,\" he said. \"The world of gods is full of scheming. I expect a war of gods before long. In the end, those who can truly be in tune with me are you goddesses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the plain truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The god-realm was vast,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but the law of the jungle reigned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strong devoured the weak. To cultivate a mighty deity, countless lives could be sacrificed without the least qualm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the Myriad Worlds as a ranch—by comparison, it was nothing at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many gods, to keep their believers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even caused natural disasters themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after the destruction, they gathered a new flock. With enough wealth and power, they did as they pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Che was the opposite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He valued human nature more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since comprehending the Way of Emotion, he felt the seven emotions and six desires were normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So in the shrine, he never overcontrolled the goddesses; as long as they didn’t make catastrophic mistakes, he let the smaller mischiefs go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t suppress their natures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kikyo was brewing tea; when she heard Liu Che’s words, she covered her mouth and smiled. \"Precisely because of that, many sisters are afraid of being overlooked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Che smiled at that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan, sitting beside him, had a faint blush on her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d never experienced romance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing God and the other women every day was... enviable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commonly known as \"burning eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with what she heard and saw—how good God was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Che’s shadow had slowly settled into Yang Chan’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From fear at the beginning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to calm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and now to anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had taken only a little over a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she were overlooked, she’d probably end up like the ordinary goddesses—riding cranes and wandering the god-realm every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goddesses God favored could stay by His side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, the game ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaoshan made a single misstep and lost the whole board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Che stood and smiled. \"You continue. I’ll take care of some matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He faded into nothingness and returned to the god-realm proper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan seized the opportunity and said to Miaoshan, \"I want to talk with you—would that be all right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaoshan arched a brow and answered with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two went together to Yang Chan’s quarters—a small courtyard within a hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scenery was exquisite:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>mountains and water, beautiful peach blossoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Miaoshan, are you really the Bodhisattva Guanyin from my world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guanshiyin is dead. I am only Miaoshan, a goddess of the Eternal God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke evenly, without joy or anger, very calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan hesitated for a moment and asked in a small voice, \"If God told you to... to wait upon Him, what would you do? Cater to Him, or refuse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you’re asking me in place of asking yourself, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaoshan finally understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the girl had been watching her earlier—she was tangled up over this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have thought Yang Jian’s sister could be so \"cute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innocent, really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... I don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan lowered her head, pouting slightly, fingers rubbing the hem of her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d never liked any other man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her heart, her second brother had always been the strongest—the one she admired most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the Eternal God appeared,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the shadow in her heart had been replaced without her noticing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left her both worried and afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miaoshan watched the peach blossoms in the distance and said softly, \"If you come, be at peace. That’s a saying among our people: it means you can’t defy fate, so better to be calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is how I speak to myself now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After I recovered my emotions, I blamed myself. I had done good deeds, and yet I had abetted the wicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only after spending time with God\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"did I understand that I’d thought too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In God’s heart, the mistake is not admitting the past—not acknowledging one’s own heart. Here there is no shortage of time, no sorrows of mortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So why not follow your heart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Follow your heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Miaoshan’s conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with Liu Che’s words and deeds and his way with all the goddesses,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she believed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she had given her promise to God in this life, whatever He wished was reasonable, and should be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As God had said just now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>beyond strength, He sought a true partner, one who could soothe His mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yang Chan understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled. \"Thank you for your advice. I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the knot untied, her spirits lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, living happily each day was enough. If she liked Him, she liked Him. No more resisting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the god-realm proper—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a man stood before Liu Che.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had creation-stage strength and looked at Liu Che with a cool, indifferent stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you have something going on with Xiao Luan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And who are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Che’s tone was cold; he showed the other man no courtesy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mere creation-stage god\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>daring to posture before him—another fool playing at garlic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his teacher, too?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A love rival?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did that have to do with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Liu Che’s tone, the god in glazed armor bared his teeth. \"A new arrival dares speak to me like that? Didn’t your teacher tell you—before a creation-stage god, you should show proper humility?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Che couldn’t be bothered to waste words. He gathered three laws into a single punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They traded blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearby buildings powdered to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time and space twisted and shattered, turning upside down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bl—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Golden-Armored God had assumed Liu Che only possessed high-god strength and held back. With just that one punch,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was nearly killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three laws:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Law of Love weakened his will to fight;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Law of Time churned the flow of moments around them;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Law of Fire became boundless force, hammering his body head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A divine treasure at the main-god level—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>shattered on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden-armored creation god went flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Che’s face was like ice. \"Who do you take me for? A mere creation-stage god dares yelp at me? Courting death...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time reversed. Time froze. Time jumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He punched again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The so-called creation-stage god, without landing a single effective strike, became nothing more than Liu Che’s sandbag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t intended to expose his true strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before this idiot—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he struck anyway, for a simple reason:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to establish authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you don’t accept it, come take your turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying spectacle drew the eyes of countless gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the long river of time swelled up and blocked their view.\u003C\u002Fp>",1742,"2026-06-05T21:52:16.834Z",1,"novelbin.me","d5c6d8b9dddfe9cd5f5d974e6c0067a95fe7e9c5c89d5f3e5bea14b77651ba64","infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-chapter-247","infinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-chapter-245",391,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finfinite-faith-system-join-the-divine-chat-group-cover.jpg"]