Foolish Game of the Chapter 879: Void Has No Servant Gods, and Neither He Nor I

Those cold eyes suddenly deepened for a mont, and then the specks of starlight within them flickered slowly, spiraling as He spoke:

"If that is what you wish to ask, I can grant you an answer.

Void has no Servant Gods. Neither He nor I have ever had Envoys."

"Never had Envoys..." A sharp glint flashed through Cheng Shi's eyes. He felt he was about to grasp sothing crucial, but being the cautious person he was, he pressed further. "Are You certain?"

"Are you questioning the nature of Void, or are you questioning the authority of Fate?"

A bone-chilling wind suddenly seeped through the void. Cheng Shi shivered in fright and hurriedly shook his head.

"No, no, no — Benefactor, I misspoke. What I an is, could it be possible that Deceit... does have an Envoy, only He used His authority to conceal it from You?"

"Impossible!" Fate's denial was absolute and resolute.

Honestly, regardless of Cheng Shi's intentions, his questioning already bordered on open blasphemy — he was blaspheming a ruler of this era to His face.

But fortunately, this ruler showed him extraordinary tolerance. He not only forgave His follower's blasphemy but also, in that emotionless manner, explained the difference between the appearance and essence of Void.

"Appearances can deceive everyone, but they can never blind the truth of essence.

I know Him, and I know Void even better. Even if Void truly had a Servant God, even if He had a follower who possessed Status, that person would absolutely not be the Yu Xi you speak of..."

At this point, those eyes glanced at Cheng Shi without joy or sorrow, then coldly shifted away.

"He was indeed His first follower, but he made the wrong choice. When he could have earned His recognition, he strayed onto the wrong path and missed the glory he should have had.

I have perceived them gathering toward you. They've probably realized the problem and found their way back to the right path — but it is too late. And this so-called 'right path' is rely another illusion He crafted for the universe."

"Then what is it that You wish to create?" Cheng Shi asked, brow furrowed as he struggled to digest these incomprehensible riddles. All the while, he quietly reassured Brother Mouth, praying it wouldn't blurt out any fatal rebuttals at this critical mont — and then he suddenly fired off the question.

"?" Those cold eyes paused briefly. Looking at this admirably bold follower, He let out a cold snort. "Your questions today are very daring."

Cheng Shi quickly lowered his head and said with utmost piety:

"It is Your tolerance that emboldens my courage.

Benefactor, I have already learned much about Him, and I know that Your concept of Fixed Destiny is connected to that Him. A doubt has been buried deep in my heart for a long ti, one I shouldn't be voicing now...

But I believe the choice You've given

is extrely important. So to ensure my decision is sufficiently careful, I must gain a deeper understanding of this doubt — to guarantee that Fixed Destiny under Fate's gaze has not been contaminated by the randomness of Deceit.

I wish to trade my devotion for an answer..."

The mont Cheng Shi's words fell, the entire void could no longer contain its seething, hallucinatory splendor, billowing forth the appreciative will of a certain Void deity.

The first half of his speech had undeniably earned Fate's extre approval. Fixed Destiny marching steadily along its destined path made those eyes quite pleased. The chill in His gaze receded, and He spoke again, succinct as ever:

"Speak."

"Then please forgive my boldness, Benefactor.

From my humble mortal perspective, the Faith Ga is a pasture of devotion bestowed upon humanity by the gods, where the piety of the masses flourishes unchecked.

And the Ladder of Ascent is the pilgrim's stairway leading the faithful toward the divine thrones. So the Road to Ascension... may I understand it as the ultimate goal of this ga — the final 'sacrifice' that the gods are crafting for Him?"

This ti, Cheng Shi truly laid his cards on the table. For the first ti, he spoke openly about Him before his own Benefactor — even bringing up the gods' "conspiracy."

It wasn't that having the container gave him confidence. Rather, he'd suddenly sensed that Fate — having undergone so kind of transformation — had beco even more unshakably certain of so-called Fixed Destiny, exuding an almost careless conviction that transcended details.

This shift gave Cheng Shi an opening to pry into the secrets of the gods and the Convention, so he asked — forcing those last two words out from between clenched teeth.

Fate, who had monts ago shown hints of appreciation, turned cold once more upon hearing those final two words. He stared straight at Cheng Shi, His voice like a frigid wind from the deepest abyss.

"That is what you think?"

"It's not up to , Benefactor. It's up to You... and the gods."

Before Cheng Shi could hear the Benefactor's reply, Brother Mouth responded first — inside his mind.

"Sigh... I really don't want you to die, but you're seriously trying to get

killed here..."

Hearing that, Cheng Shi's heart lurched, and he instantly realized he had crossed the line entirely.

But fortunately, those eyes before him rely studied Cheng Shi coldly for a mont without taking action. Then He looked away, gazing toward the distant emptiness of the void with unfathomable depth.

"Faith has nothing to do with sacrifice. Offering is itself devotion.

To approach Him is to approach the essence of the universe. This is not a wrong path — it is a blessing."

"..."

Cheng Shi was stunned.

Although Fate's words dripped with piety, Cheng Shi still caught the absurd truth buried within that terrifying devotion.

His guess had been entirely correct — the gods were using this ga to craft sothing that would please Him — a "sacrifice" for Origin!

The good news was that Wei Mu held the top rank on the Road to Ascension. If a "sacrifice" was needed, that Behind-the-Scenes Puppeteer would be first in line. Cheng Shi's own score was light-years from the so-called summit.

But the bad news was that these two Void ancestors seed to hold very different views on the "sacrifice," and their thod of selecting it probably had nothing to do with so score.

As for which lucky soul They had Their eyes on...

Tsk. What a real brain-teaser.

Cheng Shi's face drained of color. He could only hope that this so-called "sacrifice" wasn't the kind of sacrifice he was imagining. Even if it was...

Deceit was manageable — as the leader of the Fear Faction, His stance toward Origin was more about sabotaging this laughable "ritual." Whether the "sacrifice" would survive once the farce ended depended on whether He was in the mood to leave a contingency plan.

But Fate...

Cheng Shi saw it clearly now. The aning of Fixed Destiny was this: when he was finally bound to that sacrificial pillar, the one who would personally light the fire would undoubtedly be this "cold" Benefactor standing before him.

His protection had perhaps never been about anything else — it was all to ensure the completion of that predetermined "offering" to Origin!

Of course, He wouldn't see Himself as cold. He would see it as guiding His follower closer to the universe's most magnificent Origin.

This follower should even be... grateful.

A naless terror suddenly surged from the depths of Cheng Shi's heart. He no longer dared to look at the eyes before him, and instead began wondering why the Fear Faction's Benefactor hadn't co to rescue him yet.

But even though he refused to look at Fate, Fate never stopped watching him. He perceived the essence of the universe and naturally knew what Cheng Shi was thinking. He gazed at Cheng Shi and spoke without joy or sorrow:

"I understand His rebellion. But the essence of that rebellion is not an expression of His own will — it is rely Him seasoning the monotony of past eras.

All things begin with Origin, and all things end with Void. Even though He split the authority of Change from my grasp, Fixed Destiny remains in my hands. Nothing will change.

Cheng. Shi. Before Him, you should feel not fear, but greed.

For it will be this universe's closest opportunity to approach Him."

'Sure enough, I should be grateful.'

'Hah. Grateful my a—'

In that mont, the Fool's Lips used every ounce of its strength to stop Cheng Shi's suicidal outburst. But while it could restrain his mouth, it couldn't restrain his heart.

'Now I see it clearly — Void was never united. Fate, You really are a piece of—!'

'From beginning to end, never once changed!'

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