Chapter 1171: The Vessel Is Useless to You Now

The vessel is useless to you now.

The negotiation went smoothly, and before long, Luo Luo Bosi sent Cheng Shi back to the trial.

Note: sent, not tossed.

This was the first time Cheng Shi had left the Void with such dignity; Luo Luo Bosi even personally tore open the connection between the Void and reality, watching him return safely.

But Cheng Shi also knew that no matter how cooperative Luo Luo Bosi appeared, the other party would certainly doubt the truth of this matter. In the end, "usurping the throne" was the most insane plan under this starry sky, and a mere mortal who had not yet become a Command Bearer, with nothing but empty words on paper, could not put Luo Luo Bosi at ease.

So Cheng Shi guessed that He would definitely go find someone to verify it, and the best candidate was naturally his own patron — 【Fraud】!

Therefore, the moment Cheng Shi returned to the trial, he wanted to go notify the God of Mischief, telling Him "don't mess this up."

Although, given the tacit understanding between this pair of god and mortal, 【Fraud】 should be happy to see such a huge spectacle, the prudence etched into Cheng Shi's bones made him dare not passively wait. Opportunity is never waited for; the so-called riding the wind and waves means catching the wind when there is wind, and creating it when there is none.

He took out the dice and recited the prayer to 【Fraud】, urgently expressing his "devotion," but after reciting for a long while, his patron still showed no response. This abnormal behavior made Cheng Shi's heart skip a beat, and he couldn't help but start overthinking.

Where did the God of Mischief go?

Surely He wasn't fighting someone again?

That's right, 【Fraud】 did indeed have a fight with 【Fate】, but by now it was already over.

Neither side could do anything to the other, so their passionate infighting ended hastily; after mutual contempt, they went their separate ways.

And shortly after these two 【Void】 Sovereigns parted, Luo Luo Bosi, who had come to verify, intercepted 【Fraud】, appearing before Him with a strange expression.

Looking at those eyes, whose gaze swirled ceaselessly with a teasing glint, Luo Luo Bosi didn't even dare to breathe loudly, simply standing there with his head bowed in respectful silence.

He didn't know how to speak, nor dared to speak first, because the truth of this matter was still up for debate. Once the word "usurpation" came from His mouth, given 【Fraud】's shameless nature, the blame for being the instigator might just be pinned on His own head.

So He just stood there, awaiting 【Fraud】's "judgment."

The gaze those eyes turned on Luo Luo Bosi was also very complicated, but that complicated emotion didn't seem to be directed at him. After a long while, He spoke:

"Tch—

You want to ask but don't dare to, so why did you come?"

With just this one sentence, Luo Luo Bosi knew that what Cheng Shi had said was most likely true, but he didn't dare gamble on the remaining twenty percent, so he could only respond perfunctorily:

"True God, please hear me. My lord and 【Void】 should not be so estranged. I have come this time to see if there is still any room for reconciliation."

Luo Luo Bosi's words were very skillfully phrased — he revealed none of his thoughts, and even tossed the method of reconciliation to the other party.

Those eyes swirled slightly, sizing him up for a moment, then sneered again:

"The Sea of Desire surges year after year precisely because both mortals and gods alike have desires.

I know everything you're thinking in your heart, so put your heart back in your stomach.

You don't really think a mortal would come to you to discuss some scheme to overthrow the True God, do you?

Heh, that would be too laughable."

"!!!"

I knew it!

Luo Luo Bosi's gaze sharpened, and his heart settled.

This was indeed not a plan originating from Foolery; most likely it was 【Void】's own scheme against his patron, and Foolery was at best nothing more than a mouthpiece!

It's just that this overt scheme happened to strike his fatal weakness, making it impossible to refuse at all. Luo Luo Bosi examined his inner self once more — even though this was extremely unfair to his own patron, they had also said that only by falling into an absolute predicament could one burn one's boats...

If one does not first extinguished the self, how can one seek rebirth?

My lord, for the sake of Your will of 【Extinction】, let me bear the suffering of the divine throne for You!

Luo Luo Bosi forcefully suppressed the turmoil in his heart and bowed slightly toward those eyes. At this point, he no longer needed to verify anything, but just as he was about to withdraw, those eyes called out to him.

"The divine throne moves the heart.

It seems you've already begun fantasizing about the days of sitting as my equal."

Luo Luo Bosi's heart trembled; he dared not reveal his inner thoughts, and replied dutifully: "I wouldn't dare."

"Tch—

It's not that you don't dare to think, but that you don't dare to say it.

Enough, someone has to benefit anyway, and you're nothing more than the one chosen by 【Fate】.

Since the new 【Extinction】 is about to ascend, the identity of 【Extinction】's Command Bearer should be useless to you, no?"

Luo Luo Bosi was stunned, not understanding what 【Fraud】 meant.

Those eyes didn't play coy either, getting straight to the point:

"On the day you ascend to the divine throne, leave your vessel for my follower.

That's enough, withdraw."

Luo Luo Bosi's pupils contracted, and he said in astonishment: "But I have already negotiated the terms of the deal with your Command Bearer, Foolery."

"A deal?"

Those eyes turned cold, and the Void instantly began to freeze.

"Who told you this was a deal?

I'll say it once more — the vessel is useless to you now, leave it for my follower, then get lost.

When you can truly sit as my equal, then come question me."

"..."

Luo Luo Bosi's expression shifted several times, and finally he took a deep breath, nodded slightly, and left the place without a word.

And just after He departed, those slightly upturned eyes turned cold in an instant, and the chill in the Void spread out in a flash.

He looked in the direction Luo Luo Bosi had left, then looked toward where His mortal follower was, and said without joy or sorrow:

"【Fraud】's Command Bearer... Foolery?

You do know how to cater to Him, but His path is wrong."

Saying so, those eyes blinked twice lightly, casting the clamor by His ear into the Void, and then, from this frozen Void, came the urgent voice of a certain clown:

"Cannot discern truth from falsehood......

Lies like yesterday......

Lord Patron, please pick up the phone! Why is it always busy? Helo Luo Bosi is about to come find you — do you know that!

Could it be that ** didn't transfer the call?

But if I pray to that false face, what if it pulls me up?

Gods, save me."

Those eyes listened to these blasphemous words, their gaze growing colder, yet all the more resolute.

What was ordained was without error, and would not err — His own faithful could not be allowed to follow Him down the wrong path.

He pondered for a moment, then departed this stretch of void.

And after those eyes departed, as the boundless frost dissolved, a pair of identical starry eyes quietly opened on the spot, clicking their tongue:

"No wonder you insisted on fighting me — turns out you wanted to catch a whiff of 【Deceit】 from me.

You don't blink when you lie; my dear younger sister has finally made progress.

But sadly, progress on the wrong path is all shackles.

Your path...... was never right to begin with."