[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-57":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Gods' Foolish Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2361185,4617,"Chapter 57: You Are Actually His Devotees!!??","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-57",57,"\u003Cp>You are actually His devotees!!??\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Insane!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these people are insane!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi frowned and cautiously stepped back two paces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are indeed devotees of 【War】, their goal being to drag the entire Star Fall Continent into the abyss of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even with this, he still could not determine whether the sacrifice for 【Death】 was this group of lunatics or Mo Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Cheng Shi spoke again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So why do you think I’m suitable for your plan?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shu suddenly lifted his head, his gaze blazing toward Cheng Shi as if staring at his most treasured treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because you carry His aura, because you align with His will, because you too have received His gaze...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet you remain unaware!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait—no!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi’s eyes snapped wide open, as if something had just occurred to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could form the absurd thought in his mind, Chen Shu had already given the answer:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The great 【Chaos】 God, your servant has found the first life awakened to the Chaos Will—he shall stand with us to witness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your descent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!!!!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi’s spine stiffened instantly, his scalp prickling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Chaos】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s 【Chaos】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are devotees of 【Chaos】!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could this be?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an era where 【War】 has only just begun to notice, and 【Chaos】 was never even heard of, he had encountered the first batch of 【Chaos】 devotees!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legendary 【Sprout Devotees】!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his own identity, in a certain sense, was even purer than theirs!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the killer was so brazen, no wonder Chen Shu was so deranged, no wonder they had chosen him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His will is precisely this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Chaos】 has drawn everyone together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overwhelming volume of information and the massive mental shock left Cheng Shi stunned for a long while—until Chen Shu himself recovered from his frenzy, letting out a few low, bitter laughs, and pulled Cheng Shi back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You now know the name of the 【New God】. Will you still refuse?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think of it: in the coming age, your name will be sung by countless devotees, just like us, becoming a Divine Favored of 【Chaos】!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, Chen Shu suddenly hesitated, scratching his head awkwardly as he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I remember your name is...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi blinked, then quickly curled his lips into a wry smile, instantly returning to his most confident state:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute honesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rather than that, why not first tell me what I won’t refuse?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shu nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“True. As one watched by Him, you must naturally participate in the ritual to welcome my Lord’s descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your status is free; you can do far more than we can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Find Mo Li, get close to Mo Li, then... kill Mo Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Grand Inquisition has lost the 【Order】 Child—their fury will inevitably fall upon the Tower of Reason.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How can you be certain the Grand Inquisition will definitely fight the Tower of Reason?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know, they’ve already started fighting—just scattered skirmishes so far. Mo Li’s death will accelerate the spread of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for why—ha ha ha—Ados is a scholar of the Tower of Reason, yet Tarro is also a scholar of the Tower of Reason. Once the Grand Inquisition unveils 【That Object】, they’ll easily trace all of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha ha ha—it’s an unbreakable loop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Object?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow but dared not ask directly; instead, he replied vaguely:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the Grand Inquisition will also learn that the Tower of Reason long ago expelled them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, you don’t understand—expulsion isn’t necessarily division, just as acceptance isn’t necessarily fusion. Once the seed of suspicion is planted, under the catalyst of war, everything will unfold naturally.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Then what about you? If 【That Object】 appears, your identity won’t stay hidden either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?” Chen Shu pointed at himself and laughed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to find the true killer, don’t you? I can be that killer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though we don’t know what you’re pursuing, it doesn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill me. Satisfy yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a void space we’ve carved out—it lies deep underground, beyond the protection of 【Prosperity】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Die here, and no one—not even the Grand Inquisition—will find my body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Chen Shu’s mad smile, Cheng Shi felt a shiver run through his core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man wasn’t insane—he’d realized the players were hunting the killer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he was utterly mad, willing to stake his own life as a pawn just to elicit Cheng Shi’s response!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this, for a belief as insubstantial as theirs—for the descent of “Chaos”...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You... aren’t afraid of death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All men must die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am not afraid of death—I fear only that my Lord will no longer watch over us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, before coming here, we had no certainty. But when we met you...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I understood: this was His guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You, aware of His existence, will surely help us accomplish this great feat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill Mo Li, so my Lord...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May witness our devotion!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Chen Shu pulled a dagger from his robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dagger, glowing with a seductive, eerie red light, was so familiar that Cheng Shi froze completely upon seeing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【When Fear Arrives】? Wasn’t that taken by Mo Li?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Shu chuckled twice, but for the first time, his laughter carried a trace of sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The five of us descended from underground to here. Ados died. Me and Kataro survived. Can you guess where the other two went?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of insight struck Cheng Shi:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alchemy, creation, dual divinity, two people...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bold idea rose in his mind; he whispered in disbelief:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Creation—besides crafting puppets—might also create...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From-God Relics!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re very clever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qing was a devotee of 【Death】, Wuyageli a devotee of 【Corruption】. They were alchemized by Ados into replicas of 【When Fear Arrives】, stealing a sliver of authority from this From-God Relic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When unused, the replicas perfectly inherit its authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To get close to Mo Li, we infused them with a special divinity, ensuring the replica would obey only 【Order】’s power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the original selects its target, Qing and Wuyageli will be expelled by pure divinity, reverting from replica to flesh—and the replica will vanish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, the reformed humans will die instantly, offering themselves as sacrifice to the great 【Chaos】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We never feared it being taken—we only feared failing to get close to Mo Li!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What purple-gold-red gourd?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what?” Cheng Shi asked, puzzled. “Use a fake to kill Mo Li and preserve the true From-God Relic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course not. The From-God Relic needs no preservation—it’s not my Lord’s gift, but a discarded relic of other 【Gods】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Ados’s plan, once Mo Li obtains the replica, he’ll lower his guard. That’s the perfect moment to break through his mental defenses!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true From-God Relic must be used only at the most critical moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t that right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, that makes perfect sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi had no reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about it? Don’t you think Ados was a genius?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His master was even greater—but this world cannot tolerate geniuses, let alone such great inventions.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People shout of faith, yet all act in ways contrary to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this, precisely, proves the world is inherently chaotic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone is an embodiment of contradiction and disorder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, the Chaos believer's rhetoric was quite shocking, but Cheng Shi couldn't accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for himself, he was not chaotic—he had always been stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was: constantly deceiving others, including being deceived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Accept our invitation, and you can not only kill the ‘murderer,’ but also take Ados’s ‘Alchemy Notes.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These are the notes left by the greatest genius of this era; if released, even scholars from the Tower of Rationality would fight over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think about it—what will you choose?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haha, I have no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve talked this far—if I refuse, I’m dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi shook his head and let out a light laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you doubt my identity? You might not even know why I came here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t matter. Compared to His arrival, none of this matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about Karta after you die?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“His existence is to prove to the outside world: you are not the murderer. At the right moment, he will prove his devotion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh wow, you’re quite thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sounds nice, but it’s probably another suicide, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You killed two of my companions, yet offer only one life back?” Cheng Shi continued, tone tinged with irony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenosli paused, frowning and shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We killed only one person—I could tell, that hunter never got along with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t lying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That means they only killed Wei Guan!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then how did the ascetic die?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did someone else take advantage of the chaos?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi pondered for a moment, but found no clear thread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could someone have contacted the semi-divine artifact before the ascetic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too many people were present—he had no leads yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forget it. Back to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if I accept your invitation, how do I make a Level One Inquisitor of the Grand Tribunal fear me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha, hahaha! Inquisitors are still human—humans have fear. Ask him: does he remember me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, got it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi sighed and asked again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is it worth it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenosli glanced at him, saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his weathered eyes held unwavering resolve—in this moment alone, he had nothing to do with Chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi was not a man who mourned the world’s suffering, nor one who failed to recognize kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of his greatest strengths was listening to advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood Chenosli’s meaning, and nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Deal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenosli went wild again at Cheng Shi’s affirmation, trembling as he offered the [When Fear Comes], then lifted his neck, offering it for the kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If He descends after your death, will you regret never seeing Him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regret?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’ve merely become aware of His existence—you haven’t grasped the true essence of [Chaos].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Act now. Let me join this sacrifice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Join this most beautiful welcome to my Lord!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The semi-divine artifact now lay quietly in Chenosli’s hand, utterly unlike the state in which the ascetic had held it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi carefully extended his hand and lightly touched the dagger’s hilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breath of death surged into his body through his finger, so thick it made him shudder instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No rejection?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divine relics have no consciousness—they cannot refuse. But the copies forged by Qing and Wuya Ge carry obsession; they reject all but [Order] believers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi, emotions tangled, tucked away [When Fear Comes], then pulled a scalpel from his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was a semi-divine artifact, it felt less natural in hand than the scalpel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Any last words?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chenosli laughed freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My friend, I remember your name...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi blinked, then smiled and replied:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ultraman. My name is Ultraman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, I’m Outman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To you, I’m just an outsider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goodbye, Chenosli.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hope you’re my answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sssss—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh... ugh...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade fell—clean, swift, precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin slit split open instantly across Chenosli’s neck; as his pupils contracted, the nearly invisible wound exploded, spraying blood infused with [Order], [Corruption], and [Chaos] everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his face freeze in mad ecstasy as he died, Cheng Shi stared blankly, shaking the blood from his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wrong answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1846,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","fbd362789534039a21124674562614993dc32441f90dbb0a0ba260d90c04c677","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-58","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-56",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]