Chapter 84

The hook is straight and the bait is salty, but there are still fish that like to eat it.

In the end, the two liars still ended up together.

No other reason: fear of death.

Players of their rank rarely have the chance to come into direct contact with the void.

Audience with the Gods doesn't count.

To ensure safety, the two decided to act together.

It's just that whether acting together is more dangerous or safer, there is no conclusion yet.

They walked for a long time in the void, exploring every direction, and finally discovered that this was a spherical void surrounded by void rifts.

The good news is that the void rifts are expanding outward; as long as they don't move around recklessly, their living space won't be squeezed.

The bad news is that the only way to the outside world seems to be through the void rifts.

The even worse news is that in this not-so-small void, except for the two of them, all the other teammates were gone.

Were they scattered into other void spaces, or had they already been annihilated by the void and ended their trial careers?

No one could answer this question for them.

Perhaps only by escaping this place could they get an answer.

As for why they had to leave this perfectly safe space...

Although time passes in the void, it is not equivalent to time in the real world.

Ten thousand years might pass here, while only an instant passes in reality.

Therefore, waiting in the void is useless.

"Clown, think of a way."

"I'm thinking, Big Jiang, stop rushing me."

Cheng Shi was truly fed up with Su Yi Da's chatter; this person had no distress at all about having his identity exposed, and he chattered along the way just like before, asking about everything and wanting to know everything.

But whenever Cheng Shi asked a question back, not a single word of truth came out of his mouth.

This kind of mentally draining conversation made Cheng Shi feel like he was going to collapse.

You're no Big Jiang of the Demon Realm, brother, you're Tang Seng!

"Clearly, the void rift is the only way out. There's no way a Void-Whispering Tide will appear this time. You can't fool me, and I can't fool you. Use that wild imagination of yours and let me see it again."

Heh.

Are you the slacker or am I the slacker?

Cheng Shi ignored him completely and sat down to rest.

"Giving up? Giving up just like that? You aren't thinking of waiting for them to come find us, are you?

Wake up, only believers of 【Nothingness】 can walk in the void.

They are already dead, you know this, don't you?

There's nothing to repent for; this world is just like this, the weak are prey to the strong.

Only the strong deserve to live."

"What are you strong in? Being a keyboard warrior?"

"I am strong in longing, strong in persistence, strong in not admitting defeat. Only by becoming stronger can we get closer to Them, study Them, and become Them!

Just think about it, the path to godhood—what an obvious hint. If we follow this path, we will ascend to godhood!"

Cheng Shi chuckled.

"Have you never thought that the cloth you weave is meant to make clothes for others?"

"Of course I've thought about it, or rather, we've always known, which is why we study, explore, and pioneer, carving out an unprecedented path that leads to Their thrones."

Su Yi Da's expression became firm and crazed, as if this path had already been built, just waiting for him to step onto it.

"... The Rationality Association has truly gone crazy."

"No, it's not us who are crazy, it's you.

Living like a parasite in the 【Gods'】 game, thinking you're something special, yet being treated as a joke by Them without even feeling annoyed—you're not players, you're playthings!

Are you willing to be a plaything?

Cheng Shi, I think highly of you. Join us, join us in achieving greatness, and perhaps in the future, you too will sit on those thrones just like me, looking down upon all living beings."

"..."

Cheng Shi didn't speak. He wasn't considering the possibility of joining the Rationality Association, but rather wondering if he had some kind of constitution that attracted associations—why did every organization want him to join?

However, these words of Su Yi Da were quite sincere; not a single lie was told.

This not only let Cheng Shi understand the mental state of the Rationality Association players again, but also gave him an idea for how to break the situation.

Although this method was a bit ruthless, it might be a mutually agreeable ending.

Actually, the situation was very clear; it was a repeat of the scene above the boundary line just now, only the people who needed to make a choice had changed from six to two.

Someone had to go and test what was behind the void rift.

Cheng Shi didn't want to go, so the answer naturally was that Su Yi Da had to go.

But this colleague certainly wouldn't go voluntarily, so Cheng Shi had to think of a way.

"Do you want to know how the 【Divinity】 in my body was sealed?"

Su Yi Da wasn't stupid. The reason he still believed that the Prosperity 【Divinity】 was sealed in Cheng Shi's body after knowing Cheng Shi's identity was the wisp of Lele'er's aura that Cheng Shi revealed.

The aura of ancient prosperity cannot be faked.

This kind of thing is very difficult to fabricate with a talent; at least until now, he hadn't discovered a 【Deception】 talent capable of simulating 【Divinity】.

So hearing this, Su Yi Da's chattering voice finally stopped.

He looked at Cheng Shi with a surprised expression and frowned:

"You want to use this secret to trade for me going to test death? Do you think that's possible?"

Cheng Shi ignored him and continued to speak to himself:

"That Prosperity god-chosen—of course, we didn't know he was a god-chosen before.

He had something in his hand that looked very much like a semi-artifact; he used that thing to tear open the void, and then threw us and the 【Divinity】 inside together.

Under the grinding of the void rift, the 【Divinity】 was squeezed into our bodies."

Su Yi Da was stunned at first, and then his expression quickly turned dark.

He understood what Cheng Shi meant; this was using bait to lure him into scouting the path.

Ridiculous.

Would I be that stupid?

Su Yi Da sneered twice:

"You might as well make it up to be even faker; even if I didn't have 'Master of Deception,' I could still hear the flaws in your words.

The void accommodates everything; why wouldn't the 【Divinity】 just dissipate into the void instead of being squeezed into your body?

Listen to yourself, do you believe it?"

Cheng Shi shook his head and smiled again:

"I'm just stating facts; as for whether you believe it or not, that's none of my business."

Su Yi Da frowned again, clearly also falling into deep thought.

Cheng Shi lowered his head, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.

So, what he said before was true.

He really did possess a piece of 【Divinity】, and he really was looking for a way to store 【Divinity】.

So the only points of lying in that sentence before were two: one was his method of obtaining the divinity, and the other was whether he had joined the Rationality Association!

But his invitation just now wasn't a lie, so what he was hiding was the method of obtaining the divinity.

Indeed, if there were a method to obtain divinity, for those lunatics at the Tower of Rationality, they would never share it with others.

Should have thought of that earlier.

Su Yi Da himself had a method to obtain divinity!

What he wanted was this ethereal Prosperity 【Divinity】 in his body!

Cheng Shi seemed to understand this point instantly and pursed his lips.

So that's it!

This dog thing had been using messy and redundant false information to mislead him, keeping his attention focused on the Rationality Association.

And this kind of induction was nothing more than wanting to pave the way for lies he hadn't told yet, or waiting for him to make a misjudgment because of this information, so as to take the initiative in the subsequent situation and seize the 【Divinity】 on his body.

Fortunately, the 【Divinity】 is fake, and his timing for striking back isn't too late.

Now, it's my turn to take the initiative.

But it seems the current bait isn't tempting enough.

"You heard the history Gao Yu told, right?

Although you walked away at that time, I know you definitely heard it."

Su Yi Da was noncommittal, and Cheng Shi smiled and continued.

"He likes to wander in the void; this point is beyond doubt.

Whether it's to get closer to 【Existence】 or for His own twisted sense of humor, in short, He is watching everything in the void.

Do you think it's possible that He is now...

watching us?"

Without a doubt, Cheng Shi was talking about their benefactor, 【Deception】.

And what he wanted to express was also this.

Why, when someone and 【Divinity】 appear in a void rift at the same time, does the 【Divinity】 not dissipate into the void but get squeezed into the human body?

Is there a possibility that...

all of this is His will?

That the God of Fun likes to watch fun is the greatest fact recognized by all believers of fun.

So...

Su Yi Da understood.

The meaning Cheng Shi wanted to convey was: He had created the result of the 【Divinity】 being sealed in Cheng Shi's body in the past, and at this moment, He was also watching the present.

This meant that as long as Su Yi Da dared to walk into the void rift, he, like Cheng Shi, would very likely seal a piece of 【Divinity】 in his body.

As for the side effects...

The 【Birth】 identity was fake, so naturally there were no so-called side effects.

In any case, having 【Divinity】 enter the body is an excellent environment for researching divinity; even if he wasn't a member of the Rationality Association, as long as he was interested in godhood, he couldn't refuse this temptation!

Su Yi Da looked at Cheng Shi with a complex expression, finally understanding his intention.

This wasn't a scam.

It was an open conspiracy.

An open conspiracy aimed at him, a player who wanted to ascend to the throne!

His gaze became incredibly solemn, his face full of conflicted emotions; after much deliberation, he finally chose to "believe."

There was no other way; the temptation of containing 【Divinity】 within himself was simply too great for him!

"Cheng Shi, you win."

After speaking, Su Yi Da walked toward the nearest void rift without looking back.