Chapter 739: I, Cheng Shi, the Clown

I, Cheng Shi, the Clown

The fear the old man felt just now was just as intense as Cheng Shi's current mood.

Executing a god's chosen one in front of the god was already an act of blasphemy. The problem was that the Clown had charged the old man with blaspheming 【Deception】!

Listen to that: a follower of 【Time】 executed for blaspheming 【Nothingness】 on the turf of 【Existence】!

Looking at the entire Grand Tribunal—no, the history of the entire Hope Continent—one couldn't find a trial more absurd than this.

Cheng Shi also knew his actions were "framing," but the problem was that the other party had moved their mouth first. Little Deng had played dirty and slandered him and the Fire-Spreaders first, so Cheng Shi felt his actions could at most be considered legitimate self-defense.

Even if it was excessive defense, you have to admit it's defense, right?

What's more, he had specifically fabricated a charge of blaspheming 【Deception】 not randomly, but with a purpose.

According to the situation of faith fusion today, his benefactor 【Deception】 had undoubtedly communicated with 【Time】. Otherwise, He wouldn't have only played 【Fate】 to "guide" him; perhaps He also had to play 【Time】 to give him confidence.

Although Cheng Shi didn't know how the God of Joy had handled 【Time】, he knew that in this game of faith fusion, 【Deception】's right to speak must be greater than 【Time】's. He must have cleared all the joints of the fusion, allowing this fusion of opposing faiths to proceed.

And most importantly, although 【Deception】 belonged to 【Nothingness】, He was not opposed to 【Time】. This allowed Cheng Shi to find a straw to clutch in this complex relationship of faiths: if I dealt with a blasphemer for my benefactor 【Deception】, then even if the new benefactor 【Time】 wanted to find trouble with me, He would have to consider the attitude of 【Deception】, who had the greatest right to speak in this "cooperation," right?

And, I offered such a great joy to Him; how could the God of Joy not protect me?

This was Cheng Shi's consideration, and also the biggest reason why he had to lead the old man to blaspheme 【Deception】.

Cheng Shi hadn't considered letting the old man blaspheme 【Fate】, but he knew nothing about the attitude toward 【Fate】 at the moment. Just looking at the performance when the other party agreed to the fusion, he always felt that this benefactor seemed to have some unspeakable secrets.

So Cheng Shi didn't dare to gamble; he chose to be steady.

Of course, this steadiness wasn't steady either. From the moment he decided to kill the old man, this act of blasphemy was no longer steady.

But it didn't matter; the Clown could still quibble.

Thus, the moment he saw 【Time】 open His eyes, Cheng Shi bent down and immediately put on a look of sincere repentance, "pleading guilty":

"Praise be to the great God of 【Time】, I......"

But just after starting, Cheng Shi suddenly frowned, feeling that something seemed wrong.

It was too coincidental; everything that happened today was too coincidental.

Not only coincidental, but hasty!

【Deception】 disguised as 【Fate】 summoned him, let him merge with 【Time】. As a result, he completed the fusion as soon as he arrived at 【Time】's turf. Even 【Time】, the main master, was only seen once, and then the old man appeared in 【Time】's temple.

Don't forget, the old man escaped from the hands of the Fire-Spreaders. Although the Fire-Spreaders were an organization with lofty ideals resisting the gods, their protector was 【Deception】!

Do you see the problem? From beginning to end, the figure of the God of Joy ran through it all!

Returning to the present, since this was 【Time】's temple, and since He still had time to summon followers, why didn't He descend when merging with the opposing faith? Why didn't He expose him when he played His creation? Why didn't He appear when he cut off little Deng's head? Why was it only after everything was settled that He opened His eyes to "hold him accountable"?

This...... is it reasonable?

Clearly, it was unreasonable!

Cheng Shi didn't believe that in a time dimension that mortals didn't consider long, a god in charge of 【Time】 would happen to have no time in these few minutes.

So a flash of inspiration struck his brain, and a bold guess suddenly rose in his heart.

These eyes...... are they really 【Time】?

You have to know that even 【Fate】 might not be 【Fate】, so who could be certain that 【Time】 must be 【Time】?

Thus, the Clown made a decision in an instant: he wanted to initiate a probe against a Him!

Cheng Shi's eyes flashed with brilliance, he curled his lips, and suddenly changed his tone:

"I can explain everything before you, benefactor!

Although Deng Sui's words were firm, his piety was not true piety, but for personal gain. He packaged his desires as faith in an attempt to trick you into watching him. I have seen this kind of method too many times in 【Deception】's camp; it absolutely cannot be wrong.

So benefactor, I killed Deng Sui not because of anything else, but because I was afraid he had the heart to approach 【Deception】!

And I am different!

Although I am also a follower of 【Deception】, I have always felt that 【Fate】 is the future, and 【Time】 is the established!

Especially at the moment when opposing faiths set aside their prejudices and merged into one, I had almost clearly seen the path ahead for the universe:

That is the unification of 【Nothingness】 and 【Existence】, the harmony of 【Fate】 and 【Time】.

To prove that what I said is not false, benefactor, please bestow your guidance, and I am willing to be the sharp blade of faith, to break through the false appearances of this 【Nothingness】 for you one by one!"

Cheng Shi spoke firmly and decisively. He didn't blush at all when borrowing the old man's words. Anyone who saw his posture would probably praise him as "devout." The only flaw was that when he said these words, his identity was still a Clown, a "demented Clown" of 【Deception】 merged with 【Chaos】.

It wasn't so strange for a demented Clown to say such chaotic words.

However, Cheng Shi didn't want to express anything. As soon as he finished speaking, he looked up at the black-hole eyes, waiting for the other party's response.

Sure enough, the black-hole eyes, which had been extremely serious just a moment ago, twitched slightly at the corners after hearing the Clown's words. A cold wind from 【Nothingness】 instantly blew onto 【Time】's platform, blowing Cheng Shi into a stagger!

At the same time, a strange echo sounded in this peculiar starry sky:

"It really is the God of Joy!

Damn, I knew it......

Good, good, good. Benefactor, you play well. You...... wait, why again?

Is it interesting for a true god to play with your own followers with such means?

I am no longer the me I used to be. Now I am terrifyingly devout. Benefactor, other than hearing my inner piety, this has no meaning.

Why isn't He speaking?

Oh no, is He really angry?

But I used a bunch of lies as an offering, why would He be angry? I have been deceived from beginning to end, and I haven't even been angry yet!

...... No, I can't think anymore!"

Cheng Shi grew anxious; he clutched his head and shook it frantically, silently counting sheep in his heart, attempting to survive the "Truth" segment. But just at this moment, those black-hole eyes blinked twice, shedding their pitch-black disguise and returning to those laughing eyes, flickering with starlight and swirling in a spiral.

【Deception】! This appearance of 【Nothingness】 opened again in the land of 【Existence】, looking at the "crazy" follower on the platform with a half-smile.

"Yo, isn't this Lord 'Hour Hand,' the first one personally molded by 【Time】? What's wrong with you, headache? Needle-phobic?

Indeed, there are too many pointers here, which makes people feel annoyed."

As He spoke, His eyes blinked lightly. In just a few seconds, the entire starry sky completely stagnated, and then countless time rings collapsed, all the pointer dials dissolved, 【Existence】 retreated like a tide, and the pitch-black, boundless void returned to his eyes.

Until he found that the jade platform stacked with time was no longer under his feet, Cheng Shi was stunned, only then realizing that not only was 【Time】 fake, but even the Universe Clock platform he was on was fake!

This was a complete scam from beginning to end. The Clown had been singing and dancing on 【Deception】's stage. His many emotions of panic, tension, fear, and confusion were like endless jokes, not knowing how many audience members he had pleased......

And in the VIP best viewing seat of this auditorium sat 【Deception】 Himself!

"Heh, I, Cheng Shi, the Clown.

A real Clown."

Cheng Shi patted his nose, making the tip of his nose glow red. ===== CHAPTER 740 =====