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Perhaps, aside from Helen, everyone regarded Peter as their junior. Therefore, when Peter encountered any trouble, their first thought was to unite and find ways to deal with it for him.

However, Helen had only recently been born, spending most of her time inside Stark Tower. Since Peter often conducted experiments here, they were quite familiar with each other. So, Helen preferred to view Peter as a friend. When helping him deal with trouble, she liked to propose solutions and let Peter handle them on his own.

It turned out to be very effective. When Peter meditated, he discovered the source of this faith-based power was a group of bats.

This led Peter to recall the Bat Totem that Schiller and the others had mentioned. After mentioning it to Helen, her eyes widened, and she exclaimed, "So, you've become a God capable of collecting faith?"

"Well, yeah, it's more like a symbol..." Peter's tone was uncertain.

Helen had a thoughtful expression for a moment, but then she smiled, sending a shiver down Peter's spine because the smile looked exactly like Loki's.

Half an hour later, Peter, Helen, and Pikachu gathered together. Pikachu rubbed his little paws together, looking at Helen, and said, "Are you saying you want to use the Bat Totem's power to collect more Power of Belief and store it?"

Helen nodded and said, "Although we don't know who believes in this Totem or why Peter has become this Totem, one thing is certain: this energy is useful, very useful."

"I can naturally use magic and directly convert this Power of Belief into magical energy," Peter stated. "And since Peter has received this Power of Belief, his Soul should also be able to use magic. As for you..."

Helen then walked up to Pikachu and straightened her body. After a brief comparison of their heights, she realized she was slightly taller than Pikachu. With a victorious gesture, she declared, "No one expects a little mouse to use magic, but from what I've observed, you seem to possess some mysterious power, perhaps similar to magic or even capable of mutual transformation with Power of Belief."

Pikachu snorted and then emitted a yellow glow from his body, flying into the air. He said, "Young lady, you must learn to show the utmost respect to the source of fear, Yellow Lantern Beast Pikachu." (XD)

However, Helen also snorted and ascended into the air. Behind her, three halos appeared, even brighter than the sun outside.

Seeing the two about to clash, Peter hurriedly stood between them and said, "Hey, we're teammates now, we can't fight amongst ourselves. Let's think about Helen's plan."

Both sides were on edge, unwilling to back down. Eventually, after exchanging a few formalities, they began to focus on discussing the plan to acquire Power of Belief.

Helen proposed, "Since you can communicate with the Bat Totem through meditation, can you make the Bat Totem appear directly? This way, you could have more believers, and you can receive more Power of Belief."

"I think you need a pope," Pikachu suggested. "Is it called a pope? I think you need someone to handle this task."

"But don't tell me you want to find a little mouse to do such an important job?" Helen glanced at Pikachu, and the two little beings started bickering again.

Peter, feeling a headache coming on, pressed down on both of them and said, "Alright, you both are my popes. How about that? Now, unite and come up with a plan. This is your job."

"Rest assured, I'll definitely do it better than her!" Pikachu turned away and headed in the opposite direction. He added, "Don't disturb me; I need to think alone."

Helen rolled her eyes and walked to another corner, muttering, "Pretentious little mouse."

Pikachu and Helen were like oil and water, not getting along naturally. Even when separated on opposite sides of the laboratory, they couldn't help but exchange a few sarcastic remarks.

After a while, each of them had come up with a plan. Pikachu spoke first, saying, "I think the key is how to efficiently extract this power. I guess the current rate of growth isn't the limit. We need to figure out where this power comes from and how it works. Our goal is to make it transmit faster."

"No, you're wrong," Helen responded. "The key is how to gain more believers. Only by deceiving... I mean, developing more believers can we fundamentally gain more power."

Then the two began to argue intensely about this issue. They argued non-stop until Peter couldn't bear it anymore. He shouted, "Stop! Listen to me! I think..."

Both Helen and Pikachu turned their attention to him, causing Peter to choke a bit, weakening his resolve. He continued, "I think both of you have valid points. Why don't you work together?"

"Well, I'm not working with this little brat!" Pikachu turned his head away disdainfully, and Helen also snorted, saying, "I don't want to work with this yellow rodent either!"

"Alright, alright," Peter said, trying to calm them down. "How about you split up? Each of you takes one side of the lab. Whoever comes up with the better solution will receive an award from me—the Best Pope Award. How does that sound?"

"Let's see who comes out on top. I can't lose to a recently born brat!" Pikachu exclaimed.

"I never thought I'd lose to a mouse!" Helen chimed in.

With that, the two of them showed their teeth at each other, and then they walked away back-to-back in opposite directions. Peter was left standing in the middle, shaking his head in resignation and sighing.

As it turned out, competition provided motivation. Helen and Pikachu fiercely vied for the title of the best pope of the Bat Totem.

Helen started by focusing on meditation, guiding Peter in understanding magic. She aimed to increase his Soul's strength so that he could directly control the Bat Totem to manifest and recruit more believers.

Pikachu, on the other hand, focused on enhancing the efficiency of power extraction, exploring ways to acquire more power without even needing transmission.

With the remarkable intelligence and understanding abilities of Peter, they quickly achieved impressive results.

Firstly, through meditation, Peter could sense the presence of the bats more clearly over time, and he could even slightly influence their flight trajectories.

Secondly, during the process of controlling the bats, Peter began to hear faint prayers.

Both Pikachu and Helen believed that these prayers held the key to discovering the source of faith. The three of them began to experiment with various methods to record these sounds and respond to them.

After several attempts, they finally made some progress. The people on the other end of these prayers seemed to realize that the Bat Totem was responding to them, and their prayers became more focused, resulting in a rapid increase in the Power of Belief.

Peter observed that this power seemed to influence the bats. Initially, their flight trajectories were random, but under the influence of the golden light, they began to follow specific patterns, and their forms gradually changed.

Peter shared his observations, and Helen and Pikachu's viewpoints aligned. Helen said, "No, we shouldn't let them influence the Totem."

Peter asked, "So, what should I do then?"

Helen contemplated for a moment and placed her hand on Peter's shoulder. In a moment, much of the golden light was drawn away, and the bats returned to their original state.

Peter continued to focus on meditation and responded to the prayers. Those people sensed his responses and continued to provide more Power of Belief, which, in turn, affected the Bat Totem. At this point, Helen and Pikachu extracted this power.

"Wait! I've felt something!" Peter suddenly exclaimed. "They seem to be conveying an emotion... it's like they're in doubt. What could they be doubting?"

Helen and Pikachu exchanged glances and said, "I think it might be because your responses aren't genuine enough. Perhaps if we continue a few more times, they will understand that you are paying attention to them."

Peter scratched his head, and although he sensed something was amiss, he didn't dwell on it and continued responding to the believers.

As Peter meditated diligently and the believers continued their prayers, Helen and Pikachu kept extracting the Power of Belief. After some time, Pikachu began to burp.

Helen glanced at him and said disdainfully, "Is that all you've got? I haven't even had a proper meal... burp!"

Pikachu laughed, and Helen joined in. Peter reached out and gently patted both of their heads, saying, "This is much better. Don't argue. Be kind to your friends..."

Helen turned her head back and said, "Who's friends with him? I'm not friends with a rodent!"

"I won't argue with a little girl, especially one who was born just a few months ago," Pikachu retorted.

Peter noticed that they only calmed down a bit when they were working, so to shift Pikachu and Helen's attention, he had to start focusing on his work.

About ten minutes later, Pikachu lay on the lab table, exclaiming, "I can't take it anymore. I still have other energy inside me. These unconverted Powers of Belief can't be digested."

So, the role of absorbing faith-related power became Helen's. After approximately ten more minutes, Pikachu, looking surprised, said to Helen, "You seem to be... glowing?"

Helen lowered her head, examining her own hands and feet. Her skin now had a brilliant, crystalline quality, emitting a beautiful luster. Her entire appearance resembled a translucent Soul form, with more defined contours and a lighter overall color.

"Oh my, could this be harmful to you?" Peter expressed concern. "Maybe we shouldn't do this."

"No, I can feel it. I'm evolving," Helen said.

Pikachu stared with wide eyes, seemingly quite shocked. He asked, "You can evolve too?"

Helen, however, replied with curiosity, "Why can't I evolve? Humans also evolve, just a bit slower. Haven't humans evolved gradually into what they are now?"

"Well, is this the same kind of evolution? Alright..." Peter hesitated.

Helen continued, "I think, in another half an hour, it should be complete."

Peter was actually quite curious about what Helen meant by "evolution." Seeing that, apart from glowing, Helen didn't show any discomfort, Peter set aside his worries and began meditating once more.

After roughly half an hour, as Helen had predicted, the majority of her body had turned transparent, with countless specks of golden light within.

A starry sky gradually unfolded, and from the central part of the starry sky, a brilliant light burst forth. Helen's figure emerged from within the halo. Her tiny form had grown slightly larger.

However, the light soon dissipated, and the starry sky disappeared. Helen landed on the lab table.

Peter picked her up and examined her carefully. He found no significant changes, but what Helen said next left Peter and Pikachu in stunned silence.

As she lay on the table, hugging her arms and tilting her head, she said, "You can call me Helen Stark, or you can also call me... the Goddess of Destruction."

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