Speculations about [Filth and Decay]

It must be said, Clown is Clown.

After the First shock, the scammers suddenly realized that this was one of the few, no, one of the very few, opportunities to get so "close" to them.

Soon enough, one by one, they put aside their anxiety and fear and began to examine the fragments of the Divine Throne.

These fragments appear tangible yet are intangible. When you touch them, you can feel their presence, but you can't grasp them firmly or hold them securely. They seem to be things that exist in an uncertain state between reality and illusion, and it's difficult to describe them with the senses of Mortals.

Everyone's observations were meticulous, and everyone's thinking was exceptionally active. Before long, their enthusiasm went beyond simply "looking"; they tentatively took action and pieced the Divine Throne back together along the broken lines.

To be honest, before they actually pieced together a Divine Throne, the Clowns couldn't even imagine that these things could actually be assembled into a Divine Throne; the shapes of the fragments were too bizarre.

When the Divine Throne, with its "two triangles touching, an inverted triangle as the back, and an upright triangle as the base," was restored before everyone's eyes, the Clowns were collectively speechless upon seeing this magnificent creation they had never seen before.

The Divine Throne, which appeared to be only the size of a person, seemed to grow infinitely larger after it was restored, becoming like a giant's chair, sometimes illusory and sometimes solid, as if it were truly embedded between reality and illusion.

Of course, this was just an illusion created by the power of the Divine Throne for the Clowns; it was still only that big and had not broken through this space.

However, this Divine Throne is incomplete; two pieces are missing, leaving two holes on the back and bottom of the Divine Throne.

Looking at the two gaps, the Clowns all frowned.

Long Jing pressed his face against the opening, peering through it at Cheng Shi ahead, and asked with a puzzled expression:

"Why are two pieces still missing? Did you lose them?"

Cheng Shi shook his head. "No, it was always empty there, or rather, in the Corpse Field where I found this Divine Throne, there wasn't the corpse of the god to whom those two puzzle pieces belonged."

He briefly described what he had seen at the Gods’ Graveyard, which once again terrified the Clowns.

"You mean, the corpses of the gods there were piled up like mountains of garbage?"

"That's right, it's probably not even as good as garbage."

"..."

This was completely beyond the imagination of Mortals. The Clowns looked at each other in disbelief, and in their repeated shock, they almost forgot how to express their astonishment.

Li Jingming scrutinized him for a long time, his gaze serious, and said earnestly:

"What seems to be missing is [Filth and Decay] and [Destiny]. I sense that these dim stars resonate with the power of [Deception], which means that the corpses here belong to [Deception], not [Destiny]."

It seems that [Deception] has died in the True Universe.

Zhen Xin wasn't surprised by this statement, but the smile that usually graced her face was gone.

"Once the God of Merriment learns of the True Universe, he will surely go and explore it, but that is, after all, the place directly under the Creator's gaze. If He makes a mistake, no one can save Him... It's just that countless others have perished there..."

Cheng Shi sighed as well, deliberately avoiding this painful topic. "Indeed, [Filth and Decay] and [Destiny] are missing."

"Why?" Long Jing, even more puzzled.

"I also want to know why. [Destiny] is fixated on Predestination. Perhaps it won't easily leave the original world in order to create that Divine Throne. This is easy to understand."

[Filth and Decay]...

To this day, has anyone seen [Filth and Decay]?

The Clowns looked at each other and shook their heads. Indeed, they had never heard of anyone having seen [the Filth and Decay].

At this moment, Cheng Shi snapped his fingers again and said:

"What a coincidence! I recently learned that someone might have seen Him!"

"Who!?"

"[The Sin of Desirelessness], Drachirko!"

Li Jingming was shocked and asked incredulously, "He went to the Sea of Desire?"

"That's right, the Black Dragon King went to the Sea of Desire." Cheng Shi said with a serious expression, sharing the secret that the Poison had told him with the Clowns. "I guess He probably met His Lord of Grace, but that [Filth and Decay] was probably completely different from the Lord of Grace He imagined. So much so that after leaving the Sea of Desire, Drachirko was like a different person. He not only took away the Poison's desires, turning her into a 'desireless person,' but also committed suicide in front of her beside the Sea of Sea of Desire."

He died, and his last words were:

He is not worthy of an audience, and there is no [Filth and Decay] in this world.

I thought I was who I was, but I was never really me...

As everyone pondered this clearly contradictory statement, their doubts deepened.

Zhen Xin stood with her arms crossed, tapping her fingers lightly on her arm, and said as she pondered:

Is there no [Filth and Decay] in this world?

"Perhaps [Filth and Decay] doesn't truly exist, but something must exist on His Divine Throne, otherwise how could He respond to Faith and the [Covenant]?"

Make a... response!?

Cheng Shi's mind went blank for a moment, then something dawned on him, and his pupils constricted as he exclaimed, "[Filth and Decay] never refuses, does that mean He never responded at all!?"

Yes! The Faith in [Filth and Decay] never rejects anything. Since it never rejects anything, who can prove the existence of [Filth and Decay]?

And even the gods cannot find Him now, which further proves that [Filth and Decay] may not even exist!

These words startled everyone, especially Zhen Xin, who was taken aback for a moment before her eyes flashed with a sharp light as she said:

There's something wrong with him!

I'm not talking about [Filth and Decay], but about the one who 'usurped' the Divine Throne of [Filth and Decay].

This "He" must exist, otherwise, with only an empty Divine Throne remaining, "[The Sin of Desirelessness]" would never have uttered the words "He is not worthy of an audience."

This 'thief' used the facade of [Filth and Decay] never refusing to conceal the fact that he occupied the position, until he was discovered by [the Sin of Desirelessness]...

But that doesn't make sense. Why would [the Sin of Desirelessness] self-destruct after being discovered?

Shouldn't He expose the other party's evil deeds and seek 'justice' for his Lord of Grace?

"Because He found it all meaningless and praised Fool's Game."

The Doctor finally spoke up again. Such a thought-provoking discussion couldn't be complete without the participation of a Scholar of Truth. After Doctor solemnly offered his deduction:

I thought I was who I was, but I was never who I was...

Drachirko's words undoubtedly imply that His status as a [Filth and Decay] Emissary is meaningless; if it's meaningless, why would He seek justice for [Filth and Decay]?

He took away the desires of Poison, which is to tell Poison to stay away from [Filth and Decay]. Therefore, in His view, the thing hidden in the Sea of Desire must be very strange, and He does not want more poor people to get close to it.

His death was both a release and a warning.

"Praising Fool's Game."

Warn...

What could be this mysterious being that could warrant a deity's death as a warning, yet remain silent on the matter?

Cheng Shi frowned, unable to understand.

The Clowns were also puzzled, but had no answers.

At this moment, Long Jing, who had been fiddling with the Divine Throne, suddenly stopped, touched the back of the Divine Throne, and said as if in a trance:

"Do you think it's possible that it's [Origin]?"

"?????"

The atmosphere at the scene froze instantly!

Everyone stared at Long Jing with wide, frightened eyes, leaving Long Jing somewhat bewildered. He swallowed hard and said nervously, "..."

"I'm just guessing, just guessing."

Wasn't [Origin] supposed to have [Destiny] forge Divine Throne for him?

What if He really did lose His Divine Throne and hide it in the Sea of Desire?

If it were any other deity, [The Sin of Desirelessness] would seem to have no reason to say such things. He is Subgod, not Mortals, and could not possibly have never seen a True God. So, what True God could have usurped the Divine Throne [The Filth and Decay] and caused Him to react in such an inappropriate manner?

Even the God of Merriment is illogical.

So after thinking it over, it seems like only [Origin]... right?"

"!!!!!"

The moment the words left his mouth, the Clowns' minds went completely blank.