Chapter 322: The commentary for this match is...... [Death]

The commentary for this match is...... 【Death】

(Ahem, a hell of a read ahead; reading the text is recommended.)

Cheng Shi did not die.

Although his skin and shell had turned into rotting flesh and white bone, he had not died.

But what saved him was not the Gravekeeper's 【Death】 talent still in effect, but the true...... 【Death】!

When the furious tide of 【Decay】 engulfed Cheng Shi, preparing to turn him into a 【Decay】 creation, 【Death】 gently flicked a finger, adding a little something to this boundless fury—a lethal ingredient.

And so, Cheng Shi died.

But in His hands, death was merely a new beginning.

And so, Cheng Shi lived again, reborn as a skull beside the bone throne of that Great One.

Looking at this familiar, enormous skull, Cheng Shi's two hollow eye sockets felt a sting, and he nearly cried out.

Finally!

He had run into a god he knew!

He was home! Ah, no—he was at the company!

But from this moment on, the company is my home!

I love work! I love 【Death】! Praise 【Death】!!

The enormous skull upon the bone throne watched the light in the eye sockets of the small skull at its feet flicker again and again. After a moment of silence, it tossed him down, throwing him below the bone stairs to mingle with the many skulls that were constantly bouncing about.

For some reason, ever since He saw Cheng Shi, He felt the surroundings were a bit noisy. Even though Cheng Shi hadn't opened his mouth, there was a kind of clamor as if 【Fraud】 were nearby.

Cheng Shi had been inexplicably thrown quite hard. He looked up at that Great One in astonishment, thinking his silence had been a slight, so he hurriedly crawled out from the pile of small skulls, hooked his chin onto the bone stairs, and tapped his jaw against the ground, offering his most sincere and pious thanks and praise:

"Please allow me, your most loyal employee, Cheng Shi, to offer my most pious greetings to the great God of 【Death】, the supreme ruler of the White Bone Hall.

It has been a long time since we met; I have missed you dearly.

Respected Great One, may I ask if you have one minute to listen to me recount the... er... performance of your pious bone servant, Lele'er, as he worked his fingers to the bone for you."

The name Lele'er clearly made the enormous skull pause. A strange green light flashed in His eye sockets, but He did not respond, instead speaking casually:

"That... bitch's... mother, 【Mother of Prosperity】, has also run into... trouble.

She... will become... as unfortunate... as Lele'er."

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Upon hearing the word "bitch," Cheng Shi cast aside all his previous fear and confusion. He stood up with a start, his eyes gleaming with the fervor of someone about to hear divine gossip!

It's gossip time now; no one can stop me!

But when he heard the name 【Prosperity】 again, that fire of gossip quietly extinguished, and composure and calmness returned to his mind.

Cheng Shi's heart tightened abruptly. He thought of Cheng Dashi's plan and, after hesitating for a moment, tentatively asked:

"【Prosperity】... and 【Decay】... what exactly happened between them..."

The enormous skull glanced at Cheng Shi and snorted:

"The dispute... started... because of you.

You... don't know?"

"Ah? I really don't know; I didn't think about anything, I was just trying to complete the trial." Cheng Shi denied it without hesitation.

The enormous skull watched him feign ignorance, the green flames in His eye sockets flickering twice, and He said no more.

But after a moment, thinking of something, He sighed. From those deep, black-hole-like eye sockets, two beams of ghastly green light shot out. That light, representing 【Death】, swirled above the Fish Bone Hall and instantly transformed into a green screen, reflecting everything happening in the canopy sea above the Sighing Forest.

!!!

This is... a projection!?

Huh?

I'm actually watching a projection cast by 【Death】 Himself!

One thing to say, making a projector in the shape of a skull head is a fresh selling point. I wonder... oh right, the world is gone, so who cares about selling anything.

After a flurry of random thoughts, Cheng Shi hurriedly looked up at the green screen, and there, on the screen, he saw a familiar figure.

【Chaos】!

This disorderly figure, constantly rising and changing, was appearing in the distance of the canopy sea, confronting a... codex?

Ah?

He is confronting a codex!

Cheng Shi's eyes widened in shock, for he recognized the style of that codex. The cover bore the most common, yet also the least common, engraving of the Grand Court of Judgment!

At the center of this engraving were crossed lances and a giant shield, and surrounding these weapons were two lines of intersecting legal text.

It was called common because almost all assets related to the Grand Court of Judgment bore this symbol, but it was called uncommon because when this engraving appeared on the cover of a codex, it meant that this codex was the only one in the Grand Court of Judgment claimed to be bestowed by 【Order】—the 【Iron Law of Order】!

【Order】!

Is He 【Order】!?

Cheng Shi had always thought that 【Gods】 like 【Order】 and 【Truth】 who ruled the surface should be closer to the human perception of gods—mysterious and magnificent. He never imagined 【Order】 would be a book.

If He is a book, what is 【Truth】?

Also a book?

Then it's no wonder the surface 【Civilization】 was destroyed by the underground 【Chaos】; they had too many books.

"..."

Cheng Shi had many more random thoughts. He watched the two sides confronting each other for a long time without moving, and finally asked in confusion:

"Is that... 【Order】?"

"He... is not... 【Order】. He is... the 【Iron Law of Order】."

Cheng Shi's pupils shrank, and he instinctively repeated:

"【Iron Law of Order】? Isn't that the constitution 【Order】 bestowed upon the Grand Court of Judgment?

How..."

"Old... history. You do not... need to know.

You... only need to understand, He... is not... the true... 【Order】."

"Then where is the true 【Order】?"

Hearing this question, the enormous skull fell silent. After a moment, He spoke again: "I... also... am not sure... of His... state."

【Order】 is in trouble!

Did the laws He bestowed replace Him?

Ah? This is big news!

"Then the... incarnation of 【Order】's will in the trial... is that also the 【Iron Law of Order】?"

"Your... questions... are too many.

That is... 【Fear (Order)】."

Fear?

Whose fear?

【Order】's fear?

Cheng Shi was stunned, but in an instant, he understood everything. No wonder that chair was so afraid of him breaking the order; it was 【Order】's fear?

Looking at it this way, 【Order】 really is in trouble. Did He lose a divine war and get split apart?

Cheng Shi suddenly associated this with the current situation, so he tentatively asked in a low voice:

"Respected Great One, does this... count as the start of a new divine war?"

"It does."

!!!

A single word completely ignited the panic and excitement in Cheng Shi's heart. So Cheng Dashi was trying to start a divine war!

So who exactly was his target!? Or rather, what kind of outcome did he want to achieve through this divine war?

He was both nervous and confused. Seeing Cheng Shi's expression changing, the Great One on the bone throne pondered for a moment and revealed some divine history that players shouldn't know.

"【Mother of Prosperity】, has always... advocated... universal prosperity.

She repeatedly... wanted us... to be like Her... embrace prosperity, and coexist with Her.

Helazhu'er, Her eldest son, agreed, and so... he disappeared.

Fulazhuo'er, Her eldest daughter, agreed, and then... she also... disappeared."

"Disappeared?"

The enormous skull became slightly displeased at being interrupted. Cheng Shi was shocked and immediately shut his mouth.

But He still explained slightly.

"They... were assimilated by their own... mother.

Became one with Her... and turned into... a part of 【Mother of Prosperity】."

!!!

Hearing this, Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened.

Assimilation, assimilation... As one of the 【True Gods】, how could She tolerate the existence of other wills within Her after assimilating them?

Calling it assimilation sounds nice, but to put it bluntly, isn't that just devouring!

Sure enough, his guess was entirely correct. She really was preying on others, using them as fertilizer to nourish Herself!

So those countless branches, veins, and even flesh organs on that giant tree were all... remnants after She fused with them?

Just how many people has She eaten!?

Or rather, how many gods has She eaten?

Cheng Shi was suddenly terrified, feeling a bone-chilling cold radiating through his entire body.

The enormous skull felt his fear and was somewhat surprised.

"You... seem to... know... these things?"

Cheng Shi dared not hide it: "Yes, I guessed some of it."

"Oh? How... did you guess?"

"Just now, 【Prosperity】 summoned me and invited me to coexist with Her!"

Hearing this news, a flash of astonishment crossed the enormous skull's eye sockets. He nodded and said in a strange tone:

"Interesting. You... are likely... the first human... 【Mother of Prosperity】 has attempted to assimilate."

Ah?

Before Cheng Shi's jaw could drop to the ground, the enormous skull continued:

"No need to be... so surprised. Not... any life... can be chosen by Her... and assimilated with Her.

【Mother of Prosperity】 is very picky. If She invited you, it means you... are incredibly compatible... with Her will.

A walker of 【Void】... compatible... with the will of 【Prosperity】.

Do your... two patrons... know?"

Ga? ===== CHAPTER 323 =====