Cheng Shi's words were dangerous.
Even the gods dared not approach Filth and Decay lightly. When the tides of the Sea of Desire began to sound, no one throughout the universe was without fear.
What people feared was not Filth and Decay itself, but their own desires—desires they could neither suppress, restrain, nor cast away.
As Cheng Shi had said, everyone had desires. But once those desires were magnified without limit, even if their original intention had been good, the result might not be.
The gods took faith as their roots, while the Sea of Desire took desire as its water. When the water overflowed, the roots rotted; when the water dried up, the roots withered.
Without the influence of the Sea of Desire, the roots would grow naturally. But if one drew too close to the Sea of Desire, the soil of faith would be flooded with desire and transformed into a new Sea of Desire. That was also why the gods kept their distance from Filth and Decay.
No god would allow their believers to approach Filth and Decay. Thus, the instant Cheng Shi said those words, Deception let out a cold laugh and looked at the Clown, seemingly furious at his lack of sense.
"The gambling tables of the world have always had winners and losers.
If one could only win and never lose, why would deception need to exist?
I valued you so highly, yet you went against my will over some inexplicable Annihilation divine seat, even going so far as to approach Filth and Decay...
How laughable!
As expected of the Clown. Apart from making people laugh, you have no other use.
I truly misjudged you this time. Fine. Since you are so obsessed, then let everything that happens today be the Clown's final performance.