Chapter 1385

Audience of the Assembly · Guidance

"..."

A mortal saving a god sounds like a great achievement.

But Cheng Shi had no sense of achievement at all. He only confirmed one thing in his heart: 【Deception】 had once become a member of the Despair Sect and was pulled back by his own unyielding nature, so the current 【Deception】 must undoubtedly be of the Fear Sect.

That also means no matter how desperate the past was, no matter how lost the road ahead is, there will definitely be the support of the God of Amusement behind him.

That is enough.

Every Fear Sect member has difficult times, and now, we have survived it together!

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi wiped the corners of his eyes, patted his cheeks, forced an arc at the corners of his mouth, reached out toward those eyes, and said:

"Reward!"

These two words were spoken with sonorous force; it didn't sound like asking for a reward at all, but more like demanding compensation!

Those eyes were stunned for a moment, and then the pain and coldness gradually dissipated from them. He also didn't expect the clown's emotional transition to be so fast that all His "back-up plans" had no place to be used.

But the God of Amusement is the God of Amusement, even if His amusement is a coat wrapped in the tearing pain of 【Nothingness】, this coat is joyful enough, so He immediately "took the cue" and said:

"What reward?"

"The reward for saving a god!" Cheng Shi snorted coldly, his palm moving forward another three points.

"Oh?

It is the duty of a believer to offer everything to their patron; since when could piety become an excuse to demand divine gifts?"

Cheng Shi had long anticipated that 【Deception】 would say this. He also knew that both sides were trying to restore the harmonious disguise before the showdown. Although this was self-deception, sometimes people need an excuse for themselves and others, especially when it is mutually agreeable.

Cheng Shi "got into character"; he seemed to have turned back into that clown who used sophistry as a weapon, and the person opposite also cooperated to become that god who liked to tease the clown.

It's just that this time the clown no longer had any worries about his life, so naturally, he was no longer afraid of the so-called god.

So he counted on his fingers and refuted:

"First, I am the established, not contaminated by any faith, so naturally I have no faith, so I have no piety.

Second, you are not a god either; true gods are omniscient and omnipotent and wouldn't be saved by a mortal, so the talk of divine gifts doesn't hold up.

Right now, it's just one living being helping another living being out of a predicament, and out of moral recognition between living beings, you need to give me a reward for lending a helping hand."

"Interesting."

【Deception】 laughed; He finally showed a smile again, "But you forgot one thing: if I don't say it, you will never know you lent a helping hand, so your kindness is passive.

I can consider that the clown had no intention of saving a god; he was just looking out for himself and contributed a little to his patron along the way."

"?" Cheng Shi almost laughed in anger, "Is it not saving if it's 'along the way'? The established is a fact; you cannot deny my contribution."

"That's right, I cannot deny you, but I can deny myself."

"What do you mean?" Cheng Shi's brows jumped; he always felt he had fallen into a trap again.

【Deception】's eye corners arched slightly, the spirals flying and turning:

"Even if I am a living being, I am a living being without morality; without morality, there is no recognition."

"???"

Can it be like this?

Do you have no shame?

But isn't having no morality just having no shame!?

"..."

Cheng Shi's expression collapsed, his face full of speechlessness, but the corners of his mouth were clearly unable to stop curling up, and before long, it expanded into a complex laugh:

"I still like this patron; can I... still call you the God of Amusement?"

When the coat of joy was stuffed with pain, Cheng Shi became cautious about this title.

However, 【Deception】 didn't mind these things; He smiled and nodded:

"Although nicknames are a blasphemy against gods, I have always been a tolerant patron, so I will forgive you this time.

Self-deception is the base color of 【Deception】; if you can't even deceive yourself, how can you talk about deceiving all living beings?

On this point, the clown did well.

I had prepared some means to comfort the clown, but now it seems, hmm, the clown is worthy of being a priest; his self-healing ability is quite strong."

"..."

No, actually Cheng Shi's self-healing ability is not strong at all; his self-deception ability is, as 【Deception】 said, very powerful.

If there is anything that can describe the current Cheng Shi, a sieve would definitely be the most appropriate one.

He is like a sieve full of holes, fragile and covered in wounds, but he knows he cannot stop, because even if he is full of holes, he is the only barrier protecting the friends behind him.

At this point, except for moving forward, he had no way to retreat.

【Deception】 saw through Cheng Shi's heart; He smiled appreciatively and said nothing.

Compared to a sieve, He felt Cheng Shi was more like a spider web.

More fragile, and also stronger.

He sticks to everything in the world, living with weight, walking with a limp.

This is also why the clown's image in laughter and mockery is always a spider web.

Cheng Shi was silent for a long while. He pondered a lot and recalled a lot, until he completely sorted out his thoughts, before raising his head again to look at his patron, asking with a firm tone:

"My lord, I know you must have a way, otherwise you wouldn't have bared your heart before the era curtained, using such despair to strike at the clown's belief.

I also know I cannot find the answer from your mouth; the established will cannot be contaminated.

But as a mortal, I cannot imagine at all how that plan can deceive 【Origin】 and replace 【He】's gaze.

So I am lost, I am at a loss, I am afraid, but today I also saw your confusion, helplessness, and fear...

I am not like some gods who refuse to make promises, always unwilling to light a lamp for people to move forward in the dark. Since I trust the Fear Sect, I am willing to make a promise for this.

I cannot promise too much, but at least I can guarantee that no matter what price it takes to resist 【Origin】, even if it is death, I will never take a step back."

"For friendship?"

"Yes, for friendship." Cheng Shi nodded heavily, "And for resistance!

It was they who let me know that besides Old Jia, I still have attachments in this world.

They have already sacrificed for me once; this time, I will not let tragedy happen again."

"But what if it's still a tragedy?"

Cheng Shi laughed lightly, looked at the endless nothingness, and said with relief, "If it's still a tragedy, then pass on the script of this tragedy to exclude a wrong option for other worlds in the real universe.

I believe that when all options are excluded, there will eventually be a 'me' who can find the answer, and there will eventually be a 'you' who can get what you wish.

This is fire-passing!

It is what you, and the fire-passer, taught me during the false curtain call."

"..."

The void boiled!

In the endless pitch black, psychedelic, colorful colors splashed out. In the misty illusions, countless eye shadows arched their corners high, as if all the 【Deception】s in the real universe had been invited before Him.

And the brightest pair among these star-filled eyes belongs to the 【Deception】 eyes that truly exist.

Even if there were no brilliant star points in those eyes, only swirling spirals, at this moment, Cheng Shi felt that the eyes with spreading brilliance were the most beautiful pair he had ever seen since having an audience with the gods.

【Deception】 blinked lightly, and finally, at this moment, found the living being who resonated absolutely with His will.

"Very good.

The clown should get his reward.

No, it should be said that the god is about to fulfill His promise.

I remember the clown once said he didn't want to become a god, but wanted to deceive a god..."

"!!!"

Cheng Shi was shocked, his eyes excited, and he said in disbelief:

"Authority!?

But I didn't become the top of the ladder for the audience..."

"Hee~

It doesn't matter; I never said you had to become the top of the ladder for the audience.

At that time, I said when you become my 【Divine Selection】...

Divine selection, divine selection, the god's choice naturally counts as divine selection.

And now, the god has chosen you."