This feeling was as if he were omnipotent, able to move mountains and overturn seas, destroy the heavens and the earth with a single thought.

William Clark couldn't help but let out a cheer, his whole body instantly soaring into the air, excitedly circling the divine kingdom several times.

It took him quite a while to calm down from his excitement. With a thought, he once again brought up his own information: "Display divine power data."

In an instant, the data on his divine power appeared in his consciousness.

Divine Power: 1 point (Warning: Divine power is extremely depleted, please replenish as soon as possible).

William Clark was stunned, as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water over him, chilling him to the bone.

A whole 1000 points of faith power had only increased his divine power by 1 point? If he had a physical body right now, he might have coughed up blood on the spot.

What could 1 point of divine power do?

Heal his divine soul? His divine soul had already declined to such an extent that a mere 1 point of divine power was almost negligible.

Create an angel? To create even the lowest-level angel required a full 100 points of divine power, and additionally a holy spirit. He had neither a holy spirit nor divine power, so that was out of the question.

Create a body for himself to use? 1 point of divine power might barely be enough, but the body created would probably be that of an ordinary person with mediocre aptitude, which was of little use.

Repair the claw mark breach on the crystal wall of the divine kingdom's space?

Forget it, 1 point of divine power could at best slow down the rate at which the breach deteriorated.

A declining god, a dilapidated divine kingdom, with countless places in need of divine power—1 point of divine power wasn't even a drop in the bucket.

William Clark felt a bit overwhelmed, yet there was nothing he could do.

The only consolation was that, even if it was just 1 point of divine power, it was still genuine divine power—better than nothing.

He knew very well that, given the continuously decreasing number of shallow believers, hoping to accumulate another 1000 points of faith power was nothing short of a pipe dream. This 1 point of divine power was not only all he had now, but also his last chance.

Would he perish completely along with the shattering of the divine kingdom, or would he break through this predicament and embark on a glorious future? It all depended on how he used this 1 point of divine power.

William Clark squatted atop the highest stone pillar, thinking over and over, and finally decided that this 1 point of divine power should be used on the believers.

Believers are the foundation of a god. Only by stopping the decrease in the number of believers, or even increasing them, would he have a chance to continue accumulating divine power.

According to the fragmented knowledge he had inherited, and his previous calculations, each shallow believer could provide about 0.001 faith power per day on average. That's right, just 0.001—so minuscule. After calculation, it would take a shallow believer about three years to provide 1 point of faith power.

If he could maintain the current 286 shallow believers without further loss, in about ten years he could once again accumulate 1000 points of faith power and condense another point of divine power.

Ten years is a long time, but no matter how long, there is always hope, isn't there?

"But how can I maintain the believers, or even increase their number?"

William Clark had a bit of a headache.

Actually, preaching and expanding the number of believers was usually the job of the pope. The pope is the representative of the god's will in the mortal world, commanding all the bishops and priests, and is specifically tasked with spreading and maintaining faith for the god.

As a god, all he needed to do was comfortably enjoy the offerings of faith power, occasionally manifesting a miracle or two.

But now, William Clark's pope seemed to be experiencing some abnormal situation, so he couldn't count on that for the time being.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Forget it, I'll just have to rely on myself."

Actually, maintaining the number of believers was quite simple. As long as he could display a miracle before the believers and help them through difficult times, it would be enough to maintain their faith, and might even develop them into true believers, or even devout believers.

True believers are different from shallow believers. They sincerely and wholeheartedly believe in the God of Light, their hearts pure and their faith strong. A single true believer is at least worth ten shallow believers, and their faith channel is more stable, not prone to collapse.

True believers are the cornerstone of a god's existence—the more true believers, the stronger the god.

Devout believers are even more precious. They have unwavering faith in the god, are pious and loyal, and always keep the god in their hearts, strictly restraining their behavior according to the god's precepts. At the same time, they are also spreaders of faith, influencing others to worship the god through words and deeds.

A single devout believer can generate as much faith power as a hundred shallow believers. Although devout believers are not necessarily professional preaching priests, they often develop some believers themselves.

In Earth terms, devout believers are all natural "word-of-mouth" promoters.

As for fanatical believers, they are even more precious than devout believers. Their faith in the god is fervent and blazing, placing the god in the highest, most supreme position. A single fanatical believer can generate as much faith power per day as a thousand shallow believers.

Thinking of fanatical believers, William Clark couldn't help but sigh again.

Back then, he had also had fanatical believers. Nearly a year ago, when he had just inherited the divine kingdom, he had a fanatical believer. That one fanatical believer alone provided William Clark with 1 point of faith power every day.