Deception (2)

"The second realm is deceiving oneself—using methods like psychological suggestion to make oneself believe in facts that should not exist."

"Once you reach this realm, you can drive yourself to do things you do not want to do."

Bernard Kaka pointed at himself. "Under normal circumstances, I am too lazy to say this much."

"What I just said has used up about half a year's worth of talking."

For a Sloth Demon, saying a few words a day was already an extremely diligent performance.

Yet ever since Chen Yi arrived, Bernard Kaka had spoken a whole string of words.

Why was deceiving oneself the second level?

Because it naturally countered the first realm.

The first method Chen Yi had deduced for breaking Deception was forgetting.

Deceiving oneself was difficult.

But for an existence that had entered the second realm, it was not difficult.

Moreover, the two realms complemented each other.

If one could deceive oneself into believing, deceiving others would become easier as well.

However, this gave rise to a problem.

After entering this level, were you still truly yourself?

Were your memories and actions truly based on your own will?

Or were they the results of deceiving yourself?

Two words surfaced in Chen Yi's mind.

Madmen!

Every existence that entered the second realm of Deception was a madman.

They had already lost themselves within Deception.

The selves they displayed were all built through countless deceptions.

Bernard Kaka casually ate another grape. "This realm still has quite a few flaws."

"For example, I can deceive myself into thinking I am a Sword Master, but I cannot directly become a Sword Master."

"If I really could, then it would no longer be Deception. It would be wish fulfillment."

"If I truly did that, the resulting effect would only be useful for