Sage, Are You Still You?

The players naturally wouldn't know the outcome of the negotiations with the "gods." All they knew was that after the endless Storm ended, Hu Xuan finally appeared.

She emerged from the unknown Void and landed on the platform where Zainjil's arms were clasped together.

Her figure remains as alluring and captivating as ever.

Except for the faint glow of the sun emanating from her swollen belly.

The Storm suddenly stopped, and the thunder cleared.

Li Boli brought Cheng Shi back to the platform, where they happened to encounter Zhen Xin reviving from the charred corpse.

Seeing her skin as smooth and elastic as a peeled egg, Cheng Shi couldn't help but instinctively reach out his hand.

"Boom--"

The roaring Thunderbolt... not a single...

This was a dud.

Nothing happened at all.

Cheng Shi's ring was out of power; the "boom" was an onomatopoeic sound he made.

The warrior whose Destiny he had severed the thread of Destiny did not instill a single trace of fear in Cheng Shi from beginning to end, not even in the last second before his death.

That's a real shame.

He just wanted to scare the con artist in front of him and embarrass her.

However, Zhen Xin wrapped her body with the charred skin she had shed, looked at him with a half-smile, and remained completely calm and still.

"Childish."

"Huh? Ababa."

"However, I like it." Zhen Xin's smile instantly turned cunning.

"..."

Now it was Cheng Shi's turn to Cheng Shi speechless.

As I always say, when you're not crazy enough, you'll feel like you're not good enough for others.

However, when Li Boli saw Zhen Xin after her resurrection, her pupils shrank dramatically.

"Shaman?"

"Hello, Ranger."

The wandering swordsman's eyes were full of questions, but no one had time to answer them for her.

The brief exchange between the three did not last long, as Hu Xuan gracefully walked over the moment she landed.

Her gaze never left Cheng Shi, her eyes shimmering with gratitude and longing.

Cheng Shi only glanced at it before he felt a chill run down his spine.

"You still say you're not just lusting after my body?!"

Hu Xuan smiled.

"Yes, I'm craving it."

"..."

Sister, you might as well not say anything. How am I supposed to respond?

In broad daylight, this female pervert doesn't even bother to pretend!

Brothers, be sure to take good care of yourselves when you go out!

But Hu Xuan didn't let the awkward silence fall; she bowed slightly to Cheng Shi, as elegant as ever.

"Thank you, you saved me."

Cheng Shi smiled and returned with him:

"Thank you, you saved me."

The two were not talking about the same thing, but they were thinking the same thing: gratitude.

They looked at each other and laughed heartily.

Li Boli watched like a spectator, her gaze shifting back and forth between the three people. But no matter how sharp Hunter observation skills were, she couldn't piece together a complete story from them.

Zhen Xin, on the other hand, stared at Hu Xuan for a long time, clicking her tongue in disapproval.

"Losing a game isn't painful; what's painful is when someone wins and becomes complacent."

Sage, are you still yourself?

Hu Xuan seemed to know Zhen Xin's identity, and she smiled and nodded.

"Yes, it always has been."

Oh~

"Then, when I talk about you with others in the future, can I still use 'she'?"

A cunning glint flashed in Zhen Xin's eyes; she had inadvertently exposed her true identity.

But clearly, she wasn't sure; this was a test.

Hu Xuan smiled and did not deny it.

"It depends on what role you want me to play in your story."

Personally, I'm not against it.

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow, understanding their conversation.

So he asked curiously:

"You... succeeded?"

Hu Xuan smiled and shook her head:

"No, I just received a promise."

He acknowledged my identity, He corrected my course, He removed my shackles.

Upon hearing this, both Cheng Shi and Zhen Xin frowned.

These three "He"s do not seem to be the same one, much less the one before us, the "Eternal Day".

Could it be...?

They've intervened!?

Hu Xuan stopped there, her smile conveying gratitude.

"And this promise was something you helped me win."

So, Cheng Shi, thank you.

Cheng Shi gladly accepted the gratitude.

I admit there was an element of gambling involved, but who can blame me for winning?

[The Faith Game] only considers winning and losing.

Losing is the original sin.

Cheng Shi was naturally happy to have won the Trials. He was about to say, "Thank you, there should be a specific price," but his mouth suddenly spoke up before he even got his permission.

"Tsk, let's get practical."

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Cheng Shi was also taken aback, and then his face turned pale instantly.

Brother, have some decency! That's Hu Xuan on the other side!

What do you actually want?

Want a child?

So the instant he uttered those words, he immediately slapped himself across the face, pretending that he had misspoke due to excessive excitement.

"Haha, a mosquito, um, a mosquito landed on my face."

Seeing Cheng Shi's embarrassed expression, everyone present burst into laughter.

"So... it's really over?" the ranger asked in disbelief.

"Yes, it's over."

With a casual wave of her hand, Hu Xuan Dagger of Stars in front of everyone to gradually disappear into Nothingness, and everyone returned to the dark Void.

A door stood in the Void, and the scene outside the door was the room of that dark church.

"Destiny has begun to unfold according to the choices we made, and we have won the Trials."

However, the countdown continues, and you are free to leave at any time during this period.

"And then, what's the ending?"

Cheng Shi blinked, puzzled, and pressed on, "Shouldn't the Trials give us a complete answer?"

Hu Xuan smiled meaningfully, but she didn't speak.

Answer?

Nobody knows the answer.

What exactly happened during that negotiation deep in the Nothingness remains unknown.

Even she only caught a glimpse of the [Divine Pillar] that represented Him in the moment before she died.

He gave no decree, but Hu Xuan knew that he was alive.

To see is to recognize.

He acknowledged his own identity, or perhaps the identity of the child in his womb.

But it doesn't matter, it's all the same.

I will be my child, and I will also be my mother.

Seeing the sudden silence, Zhen Xin rolled her eyes, glanced at everyone, and playfully pointed to the door.

"The door is right there. Just go out and you'll see."

"You still dare to give directions?"

Damn it, I haven't even bothered you with the lying yet!

Cheng Shi looked at Zhen Xin with a cold face, but she put on an innocent look as if to say "What's wrong?" and then imitated Cheng Shi's cold tone to say:

"It's even."

Hmm~

Didn't you say that yourself?

"You call yourself a man? Stop being so petty. I still led you to victory!"

"..."

Cheng Shi's face darkened.

That bastard never died from beginning to end.

Even after being chopped to a crisp, he could still hear what he was saying!

She just lay there pretending to be dead, watching herself and Ji Ran perform, and then planned to come out and tie the vote to annoy herself when she wanted to win 2:1 by taking advantage of the time difference!

How can there be such a despicable person?

Seeing Cheng Shi speechless with frustration, Li Boli finally found an opportunity to speak. She nudged Cheng Shi's back and asked:

"She is?"

Cheng Shi chuckled coldly, "Zhen Xin, the Chosen of God [Deception]!"

When those words were uttered, both Li Boli and Hu Xuan present changed color.

In this segment, encountering a "Chosen of God" is not much different from encountering a "God".

Hu Xuan's reaction was not particularly intense due to her identity.

Li Boli was different. She looked at Zhen Xin carefully, her sharp eyes seemingly trying to see through the true identity of this fraudulent teammate.

When it was discovered that there was another teammate in the game whom they had never met before, the [Deception], all the illogicalities in this Trials suddenly made sense.

It turns out that silence is not true silence, but rather a silent Deception.

A player, through sheer willpower, ended up being treated like an NPC...

This game concept was indeed ahead of its time.

No wonder Cheng Shi was furious but couldn't vent it; it turns out she was the "Chosen of God"!

Which of these "Chosen of God" is the easiest to deal with?

Especially since she's a fraud.

Cheng Shi revealing Zhen Xin's identity, Cheng Shi had no intention of hiding it any longer. Strangely, Zhen Xin didn't seem to have any intention of exposing him; she was just observing him with great interest.

Li Boli's gaze kept jumping between the three people in front of her, sizing up each of her teammates who were more and more outrageous than the last, and she fell into deep thought.

She rarely questioned herself, but this time, she began to doubt.

Of course, it's not ability, but rather... logical thinking.

She suddenly felt that 2400 points seemed to be a terrifying dividing line.

Further down, there are strong individuals, but they are still understandable.

Above that, there are perversions, and there's no way to resonate with them.

"What are you thinking about, Ranger? Why are you staring at my chest? You don't actually like women, do you?"

Li Boli was taken aback, then nodded.

"Um."

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