[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-983":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},2362111,4617,"Chapter 983","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-983",983,"\u003Cp>The Day of Folly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew what agreement [Deception] and [War] had reached, but the flames in the Void had finally subsided, and the Cosmos had ushered in complete peace...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The starlit eyes that had just escaped the war had no time to catch their breath before they were blocked mid-path by a pair of eyes painted with chaotic white miasma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this one had come, [Deception] sneered, seizing the initiative: “Do you think your folly will yield an answer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white eyes regarded [Deception] at an utterly grotesque angle and sneered in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My attempts may not be folly, but your folly has already given me the answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s why you’re afraid, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When [Folly] spoke those words, [Deception]’s gaze froze abruptly, then the corners of its mocking eyes gradually smoothed and drooped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It suddenly realized it had truly committed an act of folly—one that was none other than completely misjudging how [Folly] had uncovered the truth of this Cosmos!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This self-proclaimed second deity of [Chaos], the pinnacle of wisdom, likely never escaped this starry expanse, nor approached that [ *He ] above the countless sliced universes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should have occurred to it long ago: if even [Time] required time to seep through this barrier, how could [Folly] have simply vanished from here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far more likely that [Folly] had merely used its authority to set a trap, telling all the gods it had encountered trouble—and when [Deception] saw the truth of the Cosmos and used it to probe each [ *He ]’s stance, [Folly] could deduce, no, verify its hypothesis through these deities’ reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the true reason it agreed to fuse with [Nurturing]!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had truly known everything all along, it would never have “lowered itself” to deal with an old-school traditionalist at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unchanging [Nurturing] was, in [Folly]’s eyes, nothing but a “face-up fool”—the only thing on it that could attract [Folly]’s gaze was the truth about the sliced universes it had just heard from [Deception]’s own mouth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So [Deception] had walked straight into [Folly]’s trap, almost confessing everything about the Cosmos itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, [Folly] was truly a true knower of the Cosmos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, [Deception]’s gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I underestimated you. It seems you’ve learned everything from [Nurturing].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I’d like to ask—what is your first act of folly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiding behind others and playing petty tricks? That doesn’t sound like the so-called First Fool of the Cosmos.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Deception] spoke these words with gritted teeth, and [Folly]’s next reply nearly shattered its composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already deduced everything—I simply refused to waste time verifying it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because I knew some act of folly would eventually give me the answer—and now, your ‘courage’ has not only confirmed my deduction, but proven my hypothesis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This world is a grand folly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Deception]’s eyelid twitched. It glared at this deity of [Chaos], whom it found utterly disagreeable, but did not let its anger fester; instead, its eyes rolled, and it laughed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hee~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You set a good trap, but aren’t you worried someone else might find the authority you’ve hidden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—if [Folly] never risked itself, then its lost authority was clearly a lie!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It still possessed its authority—just not on its person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Folly] snorted in disdain: “You mean you? Then I’m not worried at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?” [Deception] laughed bitterly, then suddenly understood. “Oh? I get it—you don’t even know where you hid it yourself!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fascinating. So [Memory] is in the trap too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had the words left its mouth than the starlit eyes vanished. [Folly] stood motionless in place, then after a long while, let out a cold snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“[Memory] may be in the trap—but if you can find my authority from [Memory], then [Memory] should long ago have been named [Folly].”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mortals believe themselves wise, so folly never ceases...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nor do the gods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it spoke, the deep, white gaze turned toward the void’s depths—no one could tell whether its words referred to itself, another, or that [ *He ] beyond the Cosmos, observing countless sliced universes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As [Deception] turned to seek [Memory], [Folly] did not linger. Today, it seemed, had much to ponder and much to verify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, it opened its eyes again before a pair of starlit eyes—this time, the owner of those eyes was violently assaulting [Decay] in the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, you read that right: even now, someone was still lashing out at [Decay], that entity who had long secluded itself, indifferent to the Cosmos as if it were a transparent god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Decay] had no idea why its long-secluded self had drawn the ire of this master of [Void], only hearing the other mutter nonsense like “How dare you claim [Fate]?” before being subjected to sudden, fierce attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, these attacks were merely a way for [Decay] to accelerate its own decay, so it offered no resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes knew it had come only to vent its rage, so it would never let [Decay] benefit from its fury—its assault grew weaker, nearing its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then [Folly] arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it appeared, its signature opening line echoed through the void:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think your folly will yield an answer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew whether this was directed at which fool—after all, there were two [ *He ]s here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But [Fate], upon seeing [Folly] arrive, immediately blew away [Decay], fixed its icy gaze on [Folly], and let out a heavy, cold snort:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is destined is my answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Folly] felt no admiration for [Fate]’s refusal to deny its own act as folly; instead, it grew even more contemptuous, shifting its gaze to side-eye [Fate]:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you ever considered that it might not be your destiny?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You want to fight?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always prefer action to words—[Fate] had already moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The endless black void suddenly boiled, and a ferocious wind of void tore through, threatening to grind every existence within to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing such a violent assault, [Folly] furrowed its brow, muttered “Unreasonable,” and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without its authority, it could hardly withstand such attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After [Folly] vanished, [Fate] immediately retracted all void power, gazing wistfully at the spot where [Folly] had stood, and said in a strange tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is destined is destined—regardless of who, regardless of distinction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bear the name [Fate], wield the authority of [Fate], and must answer to what is destined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whoever seeks to destroy destiny... is the enemy of [Void].”\u003C\u002Fp>",1066,"2026-06-21T06:05:16.216Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3309f267a84e98d3966bf467d3bfe3525693c414b32c2258d72957e0385ae9c7","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-984","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-982",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]