Chapter 296: The Three-Faced God

"Is he truly a deity?"

Gazing at the image on the Hero Soul Card, Li En fell into thought.

"No, is he truly life?"

It was a starry sky, within which one existence could not be ignored.

He, or rather it, or perhaps It, with two faces and three arms, an existence completely beyond understanding.

Pale yellow flesh resembled wood carving, yet also resembled a Buddha statue, with feathered robes fluttering around.

The surrounding radiance receded; the aura seemed holy, yet also resembled blasphemy.

The face on the left was like a jesting clown; the face on the right bore a sorrowful compassion.

Three pairs of puppet-like arm joints, each holding strange instruments.

One pair held a purple-red wooden lute, facing the smiling head.

One hand held a quill pen, facing the void as if writing or painting.

One hand held a rattle; the compassionate face turned sideways, as if listening.

The final pair of arms was empty, yet gave outsiders more room for imagination.

After all, one hand pointed to the sky, one hand dipped in a flower pointing to the earth; between the two hands, it seemed to embrace the entire universe.

This, if in a Buddha statue hall in a past life, though slightly eerie, would have felt completely natural; but appearing in "reality," it gave an inexplicable sense of threat.

"Seems I drew an extraordinary existence..."

【Crimson Poet of Joy and Sorrow, Fisterion & Lord of Mirth and Drama (God) & ¥%*%】

Three names appeared on this Hero Soul Card.

Li En could still understand the first two; the first was likely the name of this deity when he was still mortal.

And the God of Mirth and Drama sounded like a deity of the bardic school; it should not count as some evil god...

"The last name, the Codex cannot parse," Li En shook his head. This was his understanding before encountering the Serpent; now it seemed the weak one was not the Codex, but himself.

"No, it should be that it cannot be recorded, or rather, it was recorded, but to avoid affecting me, the harmful information was blocked."

Of such existences, Li En had previously encountered only one—the Serpent.

To be honest, merely the "God of Mirth and Drama" looked like an artistic, ordinary deity, which did not quite match the image in the Codex.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter; anyway, he's dead... he should be dead, right?"

Recalling the Serpent's situation, Li En felt a bit insecure.

"No rush for now; let's check the situation of this God of Drama first. And that Fisterion; I hope he isn't too far away. It sounds like an elf name."

Thanks to Lex's gift, this time it was not activated directly; Li En must confirm this is not an evil god before summoning him.

Even if there are factors that cannot be observed... but since he became a deity, his doctrine and stance are basically fixed; he wouldn't waver back and forth, would he?

Li En vaguely felt something was off, but it seemed the arrow was already loosed with no turning back.

Since he is also a member of Li Ensu, a reincarnation drawn from the Hero Soul Codex, he should not be harmful to "oneself," right?

The strange appearance of those two faces should also be a concrete manifestation of his "Dramatic Divine Office"; after all, drama has both joy and sorrow.

"No rush for now; take it one step at a time."

Li En composed his mood, preparing to first observe the situation, then go investigate this deity's background.

After all, handing over one's own "body" without any preparation carries far too great a risk... if this Hero Soul suddenly came fully alive by accident, one would truly have no place to stand.

Li En estimated that with such obvious characteristics, it should not be hard to find.

Since believers of gods basically need to expand their territory and doctrines, such existences as deities are often well-recorded.

Even if He fell, if not an evil god or a forbidden existence, even for the sake of "responding without discourtesy," the Kingdom should have some degree of records.

As for his final title, since it did not jump out like the Serpent did, there should be no major problem.

When dawn breaks, I'll go to the Mage Street in the Radiance District and look for relevant materials.

"Clang!"

And at this moment, the sound of swords clashing outside the window caught his attention.