Therefore, even if Zhao Yalan's Gathering Power could potentially include some kind of mind-control ability, it would have nothing to do with Zhang Yanhang. Besides, even if it really involved mind control, what's the harm? He was immune to such powers thanks to his Supreme Will.
Moreover, to tell the truth, Zhang Yanhang actually felt there probably wasn't any mind-control aspect to Zhao Yalan's process of advancing her believers' ranks. Only by becoming fervent on their own could the believers ascend in rank.
After all, if one were to ignore the extraordinary element of drawing upon the Power of Faith, then the process Zhao Yalan uses to enhance her strength is actually no different from popular influencers gaining followers, which naturally generates some die-hard fans without any need for deliberate influence—the larger the base, the more die-hard fans there are.
