Because, within the royal capital, there are still many sources of faith that can influence believers.
"This way, I won't have to worry about insufficient consumption of faith power in the short term."
"These troops will only become more devout towards me for various reasons."
"I really want to know how much faith power they will provide when they all become fervent believers, it truly makes me anticipate it."
"In fact, above fervent believers, there are even higher-level saints, but if I were to wish for these allied forces to become saints as well, that would be wishful thinking."
Xiao Mo would be very satisfied if the two hundred million troops could all become fervent believers.
After all, that would be an immeasurable amount of faith power, which could be converted into a considerable amount of divine power of faith.
Secondly, the difficulty of elevating these troops to the level of saints is not small.
Weighing the pros and cons, Xiao Mo naturally wouldn't pursue that further.
In reality, Xiao Mo actually has many saint-level believers under his command.
Every immortal and demon under his banner was gestated by him. In the eyes of immortals and demons, he is their savior, their supreme creator god.
Therefore, immortals and demons naturally possess a level of devotion towards him far exceeding any other troops.
Jin Xuan arrived at this moment and, having heard Xiao Mo's muttering, bowed and asked respectfully, "Your Majesty, has the battlefield outside concluded?"
Xiao Mo nodded, "Yes."
"This time, the Immortal-Demon Kingdom has gained a total of two hundred million population."
Upon hearing this.
Jin Xuan was once again lost in thought. Over a billion allied forces, defeated so easily by the Immortal-Demon Kingdom in less than a few days.
And the person before her, the ruler of the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, seemed to have already anticipated this and remained unfazed.
Xiao Mo's combination of capability and magnanimity deeply impressed Jin Xuan.
"Your Majesty, are those in the sky sources of faith?"
Jin Xuan asked with curiosity. While she had some guesses, she wasn't entirely certain.
Xiao Mo nodded, "Indeed, this is a torrent of faith power from two hundred million individuals, converging towards the faith reserve buildings."
Jin Xuan nodded slightly.
Two hundred million... What a colossal number, beyond her comprehension.
"Two hundred million believers, truly terrifying,"
Jin Xuan exclaimed in awe.
Xiao Mo, however, shook his head, "You might think two hundred million is a lot, but it's actually not."
Hearing this, Jin Xuan knew Xiao Mo was about to expound on matters of higher deities and became interested.
She smiled, her stunning face captivating, her beautiful eyes shimmering as if containing a chaotic landscape, "Please, Your Majesty, elaborate."
Xiao Mo found it very pleasing to the eye and, with a slight smile that satisfied Jin Xuan, said, "Actually, my two hundred million believers might seem few in number, but in terms of quality, they can be equivalent to ten billion believers of other deities."
"Even so, two hundred million believers are still too few for a deity like me at the God-King level."
"For other God-Kings, each rules over many star fields. The planets within those star fields are densely populated, often numbering in the tens of billions."
"And all those populations are believers of their ruling God Lord."
Xiao Mo said, information he had learned from Christina. He himself was also yearning for such a quantity of believers.
Jin Xuan was completely bewildered.
God-Kings have many planets, and each planet has billions of believers?
"Ultimately, my perspective is insufficient."
"Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty."
Jin Xuan smiled, then her face showed a hint of confusion.
She pressed on, "Your Majesty, why do powerful God-Kings like yourself require so many believers?"
As Jin Xuan had not yet ascended to divinity, she naturally didn't understand these matters.
Xiao Mo explained, "Faith power can be converted into divine power of faith, which true deities consume as divine power. It is indistinguishable from their own divine power when used in great battles or to cast divine arts."
Jin Xuan nodded, showing a look of sudden realization.
"Your Majesty, you truly seem like an ancient God-King, not someone who has just ascended."
"Your foundation and knowledge are both astounding. I imagine many God-Kings would fall short of Your Majesty."
"May I inquire about the current level of Your Majesty's combat power?"
"Although I know Your Majesty doesn't need to fight personally, I can't help but be curious."
When it came to combat power, Xiao Mo smiled slightly, "I can now fight a peak upper-grade God-King without being at a disadvantage."
"Destroying a star with bare hands is considered child's play for me."
This naturally led to another moment of Jin Xuan's stunned admiration.
Truly magnificent, His Majesty Xiao Mo.
...
In the battlefield outside the Immortal-Demon Kingdom, which had just calmed down, the two hundred million troops who had just surrendered were busy processing the aftermath, clearing away anything related to evil.
Besides this, they also had to fulfill the task of collecting spoils of war.
After all, having become Xiao Mo's believers, they had to work for him. Moreover, they were willing to do so for their supreme Holy Lord. They sought no favor, only the chance to catch a glimpse of their Holy Lord, which would bring them immense joy.
"Work hard, and perhaps one day you will be granted an audience with the Holy Lord."
In the sky, an immortal-demon spoke. His words made the two hundred million allied forces below act with renewed vigor, working even more diligently.
"I will definitely see the Holy Lord!"
"The Holy Lord is my supreme god, the Holy Lord's might!"
Below, countless people roared.
At this moment, a large contingent of immortal-demon armies was gathered at another section of the battlefield.
A radiant, gentle light emanated from them, blindingly brilliant.
That was the light of promotion. Some of their immortal-demons were advancing in rank.
In fact, during this battle, many immortal-demon troops had been incessantly leveling up. This great war was like a leveling spree for them.
As long as they continuously harvested lives, they could advance. Under these circumstances, the overall strength of the immortal-demon army had significantly increased.
This batch of immortals and demons currently undergoing promotion had previously undergone promotions as well, but they had not yet reached their limits. Thus, after killing enough individuals to accumulate experience, they had once again advanced.
Xiao Mo was also paying attention to this place at this time. His divine sense quietly enveloped the army. As their Holy Lord, he naturally cared about the improvement of the immortal-demon army's strength.
Within his divine sense, many of the immortals and demons were indeed significantly stronger than before. Among them, Saint-level powerhouses were as numerous as the hairs on a cow, reaching hundreds of thousands!
And there were also five to six thousand troops who had advanced to the upper limit of demigod growth.
Furthermore, there were not only a few immortal-demons who had directly ascended to divinity during this war, but their numbers reached fifty to sixty.