[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-8":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},2361136,4617,"Chapter 8: S-Rank Talent: Shared Divine Blessing","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>S-Rank Talent: Shared Divine Blessing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, any normal person hearing Cheng Shi say this would freeze for three seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human male claiming he will give children to a group of sexless Fear Demons—no matter where you place this statement, it is utterly explosive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear Demons do not reproduce sexually; they are born from the Fear Mother Tree beneath the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fear Mother Tree absorbs fear emotions from various dimensions, then grows new branches; after a period of time, these branches fall and become new individual Fear Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid everyone’s shock, Cao San Sui was the first to snap out of it, asking hesitantly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You plan to... heal the Fear Demons?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi snapped his fingers:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bingo. I’ll unleash a healing spell covering the entire ruin. Every Fear Demon will come under my Lord’s gaze and embrace reproduction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Impossible... no priest’s healing range can be this vast...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nangong’s face turned ashen; she began to believe that under immense survival pressure, Cheng Shi had gone mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too bad this guy is kind-hearted and handsome—but he’s gone mad too quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi offered no further explanation, only smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing is impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When you think something is impossible, it’s only because your understanding is insufficient.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Cheng Shi’s taunt, Nangong pressed her lips shut, unable to refute him. She might know some secrets unknown to outsiders, but as this fellow traveler said, her understanding of this game was still far from enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi ignored her, extending his right hand into a simple, unadorned healing stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long until the Holy Light Wall fades?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Chong’s face darkened; finally, this man remembered the shield’s duration was running out. He didn’t know whether to believe Cheng Shi, but seeing his confidence, he sighed and replied resignedly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve got ten seconds to show off!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nine seconds...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eight!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi shouted, and the healing light in his hands surged violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Xia Wan unhesitatingly swallowed a handful of [Creation Grass Seeds], then pinched six spore arrows out of thin air, drew her bow, and aimed upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoosh!” The six arrows exploded above them, saturated with potent reproductive energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“One!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy Light Wall shattered like glass, instantly losing its glow; the Fear Demons piled atop the barrier lost their support and tumbled downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The outer Fear Demons, seeing the shield broken, roared and charged inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spore filaments grew wildly within the confined space; the Fear Demons pressed tightly against each other, leaving almost no gaps—so a single filament could link countless bodies together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether the enemies collided in their frantic rush or whether the extra spore arrow played a role, the result was the same: the time it took for them to reach the group was far longer than one second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as everyone’s faces turned fearful and they prepared to counterattack and break out, Cheng Shi’s ultimate finally reached completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me show you what true healing capacity looks like!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across all directions of the cosmos...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shared Divine Blessing!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the final word left his lips, a massive beam of holy light struck the nearest Fear Demon before rapidly refracting outward, striking its kin in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t merely a healing spell—it was a healing chain capable of curing multiple targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But healing chains always suffer decay—the more targets, the faster the decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the number of enemies before them, such healing might barely restore their body hairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In past trials, people had tried healing enemies before; the [Faith Game] was a game, but more like another reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no “friendly fire immunity” or “healing enemies ineffective” mechanics here—if you healed an enemy, that enemy truly recovered, then smashed you harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when Cao San Sui saw Cheng Shi launch only a healing chain, his fear skyrocketed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What good would this do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if he didn’t believe him, it was too late now. With a resolve to fight to the death, he followed the plan and unleashed a “Overload”-level area acceleration across the entire ruin, excluding their immediate vicinity, the instant Cheng Shi acted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Area, Acceleration!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time outside sped up; the Fear Demons surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time around them froze; everyone came to a complete standstill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within their limited awareness, they saw the healing chain propagate faster and branch more, until in the blink of an eye, it became countless torrents of holy light, violently engulfing the entire ruin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Healing surged like a tidal wave, swallowing all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao San Sui watched the surrounding Fear Demons inch closer, then fall into the time-frozen zone, forming a wall of flesh and blood that “protected” them inside—he wondered, was this part of the plan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gradually lost sight of the outer perimeter; his final glimpse was shock: why wasn’t Cheng Shi’s healing chain decaying—it was increasing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chain grew stronger with every heal, eventually enveloping the entire ruin!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How was this possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing is impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Cheng Shi’s nearly frozen mind saw the Fear Demons frozen in time, forming a new “wall,” he knew his plan had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could blanket the entire ruin with his healing chain because of his unique S-Rank class talent: Shared Divine Blessing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This talent causes a cascading effect when healing similar lifeforms—each additional similar lifeform increases both healing potency and range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, with teams of at most six, this effect was merely a bonus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, if every Fear Demon is counted as a target, even a true god couldn’t tally the number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if each individual gained only 1% more healing, after 1,000 transmissions, it became over 20,000 times stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were far more than a thousand Fear Demons here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, here, every Fear Demon was bathed in Cheng Shi’s healing chain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all at once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Healing enemies is usually unwise—but context matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, healing imbued with [Fertility] divine power isn’t something anyone can receive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the terrifying healing light struck them, aided by the area acceleration, countless Fear Demons, unable to react in time, felt their bellies swell exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fertility], at this moment, turned its gaze upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madness erupted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear Demons, being sexless demons, suddenly began gestating new life within their bodies—and for the first time, they felt fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They slashed at their swollen bellies with claws, bit into flesh to kill the newborns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the powerful healing light instantly sealed their wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A profound sense of helplessness rose within them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw their future: each one would become a “mother” carrying offspring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some would carry more than one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the will of [Fertility] spread wildly, eroding the already low rational thresholds of the Fear Demons, turning them into grotesque devotees of reproduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time moved fast—but the scene moved faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the effect of area acceleration, within mere seconds, the situation spiraled completely out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Fear Demon became a slave to reproduction; despite lacking gender, they mechanically and unconsciously mimicked nature’s most primal motions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reproduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire right flank of the Bone Army, in a ruin devoid of human sight, lost all restraint...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene spiraled beyond control—words could not describe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time continued accelerating; the indescribable became even more indescribable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Fear Demons drowned in the frenzy of reproduction; the “children” inside them grew larger and larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the healing chain finally reached the last Fear Demon, completing its mission of healing all, the scene had become a paradise of [Fertility].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first affected Fear Demons’ bellies burst open; the newborns, eager to be born, plunged into [Fertility]’s embrace, then devoured their “mother’s” flesh, striving to become new “mothers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these newborns all bore the same face:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two cute, big eyes—and a single tentacle body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi didn’t want this—but his [Fertility] divine power came from the pregnant woman in yesterday’s Food Dungeon, and he couldn’t control it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s why he had the [Death] Assassin prepare the Death Requiem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the area acceleration ended and the tentacle newborns devoured all the Fear Demons, they would become another army—perhaps even more terrifying than the Fear Demon horde.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this ruin, freshly littered with so many dead Fear Demons, was the perfect death domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Yawen’s final strike would utterly erase these abominations and save their six lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Cheng Shi’s entire plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the other teammates trapped within the Fear Demon wall would likely never witness this insane spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>",1394,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","6296f7984ed29d122aa5cb87c686679b5300d52f3466ad5a4b452731a234f0ec","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-9","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-7",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]