Foolish Game of the Chapter 1106: Aph Ros's \

When he heard this conclusion, Cheng Shi was genuinely dumbfounded.

"You're saying that when Yu Xi's na spread through this experintal town, [Birth] and [Corruption] began to fuse?"

He blinked at Aph Ros, certain He was telling so absurd joke.

Aph Ros nodded with dead seriousness: "Indeed. It was the power of [Deceit] that made it all possible."

Cheng Shi's eye twitched. He rolled his eyes.

'Give

a break!'

'Others might not know the Fun God, but I do.'

'If He could influence faith to this degree, would any other god in this world even have a role to play? They'd have been conned into oblivion long ago.'

Logically speaking, faith fusion was sothing [Truth] had always been driving. Though Cheng Shi didn't know exactly how faith fused, given that this was fundantally a [Truth] experint, wasn't it possible that the active force wasn't [Deceit] at all, but [Truth]?

And only because [Deceit] had recently obtained [Truth]'s Authority did this experint's results display [Deceit]'s apparent influence on faith fusion?

That was the only explanation Cheng Shi could think of.

Galusha arrived at the sa conclusion — after all, she'd t the [Deceit] who was impersonating [Truth]. But the other person present, [Truth] follower Wang Weijin, couldn't for the life of him understand why [Deceit] could serve as a catalyst for faith fusion.

As far as the Tower of Logic's history went, every major [Truth] experint site had guarded against this ddling god in the Void with utmost vigilance, terrified He'd contaminate the results.

But given what they were seeing now, Wang Weijin was beginning to wonder: could it be precisely because [Truth] experints had eliminated the [Deceit] variable so thoroughly that the Grand Scholars had never found truth?

"..."

'What does that say?'

'The Tower of Logic — standing proud on the Land of Hope for thousands of years — had bricked up its own road to [Truth] with its own hands?'

'But why would the endpoint of faith fusion lie at [Deceit]'s feet?'

Then Wang Weijin recalled what [Deceit] had said when summoning him:

"Only when you take up this mask might you approach the real truth."

He felt the mask in his coat — one that didn't truly belong to him — and looked at the mask on Zangier's face. His mind roared.

He felt as if he could finally see the road of [Truth] that had always been a blur.

So the catalyst to truth really had been the mask all along!

One had to admit — the slice from another world had been extraordinarily lucky to receive His guidance. But now, all of that fortune belonged to him.

A glint of furtive glee crossed Wang Weijin's eyes before vanishing. He maintained his composure and continued listening to Aph Ros's explanation.

Aph Ros was busy explaining matters to Cheng Shi. He couldn't say exactly why [Deceit]'s power had this effect, but He could describe in detail what had occurred within the experint.

"When I first propagated Yu Xi's faith, I hadn't considered faith fusion at all. I simply revealed Zangier's mask in the experintal town's sky for a brief mont, then introduced them to the Divine Na Yu Xi.

But what I hadn't expected was that the mont coincided with the experint's day-night cycle. One of Zangier's eyes hadn't closed while the other opened — and for that instant, the blazing sun and blood moon hung in the sky together, sending every experintal life to their knees.

That very night, the na of Yu Xi spread through the entire city. Only — the interpretations of His nature were wildly different from what I'd envisioned..."

Aph Ros's smile turned playful as He glanced at Cheng Shi:

"They believed Yu Xi was a god who stood above both the blazing sun and the blood moon. That He commanded the cycle of day and night. The sun's protection and the moon's poison were both His tools for governing the world — which is why His revelation brought sun and moon together in the sky.

And so, these experintal lives developed many new faiths beyond worshipping the blazing sun:

So converted to the blood moon, believing the god's punishnt held its own aning. Others began worshipping the alternation itself, seeing that as the world's true principle. Still others abandoned faith altogether, declaring that if a god existed above both sun and moon, then neither was worth worshipping...

But no matter what they believed in, every single one of them began to worship Yu Xi.

Because they understood: Yu Xi was the true god above all — above even the sun and moon!

And by the ti I noticed this developnt, faith had already begun to fuse.

So, my brother — isn't this experint telling

that Yu Xi is the answer I've been looking for?"

Aph Ros was considerate enough not to reveal Cheng Shi's identity as Yu Xi. But that consideration still made Cheng Shi's blood run cold.

"..."

Cheng Shi's face went rigid.

'If I say no — would you even believe ?'

Given the way He was practically reaching for His buttons, probably not.

No wonder today's subterfuge had gone so smoothly. He'd been in His crosshairs all along.

Cheng Shi forced two dry laughs and retreated two steps, making his stance abundantly clear through action.

Galusha stood to the side, watching their interaction, and nodded thoughtfully.

Only Wang Weijin remained true to his purpose — still studying Zangier. Taking advantage of Aph Ros's lecture, he feigned close academic scrutiny and inched two more steps forward, arriving directly beneath Zangier's dangling hair. The Hanged Man's head was now within arm's reach.

He believed his mask of [Truth]-obsessed fascination could fool everyone. Little did he know — every person present had their eyes fixed squarely on him.

Cheng Shi had never once looked away from the Doctor. He knew the man's eagerness to find Zangier ant sothing was afoot, and he was waiting for the mont the trap sprang.

Aph Ros, inford of the situation, watched Wang Weijin without the slightest judgnt — only delight. He might as well have been a spectator munching popcorn, practically hoping this [Truth] follower would try sothing with Zangier.

Galusha was the sa. She was too clever. From the mont the prisoner had brought her along to et Wang Weijin, she'd recognized that Cheng Shi's interest lay not in her but in this [Truth] follower.

Everyone knew [Folly] and [Truth] were diatrically opposed. For a [Folly] follower to travel alongside a [Truth] believer ant one thing: finding flaws in the other.

Yet throughout the journey, their conversations revealed they were clearly allies. An ally you needed a third party to keep an eye on — the only possibility was a traitor.

And Galusha had considerable experience dealing with both [Truth] and traitors. She'd long since read Wang Weijin's intentions and knew he was eyeing Zangier greedily.

Only — since the two principals hadn't called it out, she was happy to stay silent and enjoy the show.

But now the show was getting dull. The stupid prey was about to walk straight into the trap. She decided it was ti to act — and in doing so, test what kind of alliance the prisoner had with the others.

So she suddenly spoke up, addressing Wang Weijin as he crept closer to Zangier:

"Say... if I were to devour Zangier right now using Life Extension Departnt techniques, would I essentially inherit all of Zangier's experience and wisdom regarding the Stars Dagger and faith fusion?"

The mont those words fell, the entire room went taut!

Wang Weijin's gaze hardened. Without a heartbeat's hesitation, he thrust his hand straight at Zangier's scalp, now re inches away.

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