He Had Never Left Him Any Time

I'm back!

When Cheng Shi opened his eyes and saw the dazzling Starry Sky above the rooftop, the shock in his heart had not yet subsided.

The blazing white [Prosperity] crown was like a brand, remaining in his vision, leaving a silhouette belonging to countless Big Cat, which could not be dispelled or erased.

He found it hard to imagine what kind of worldline development would lead so many Hong Lin to challenge the unshakeable Divine Throne of the Creator with the power of [Origin], nor could he imagine how many worlds' Hong Lin had gathered together with the same mission.

When they meet each other in that spot, will it be with sighs of regret? Sorrow? Or with high morale and united spirit?

It's probably the latter, after all, it's Big Cat, a Druid who would do anything for his friends.

If she could see a million versions of herself, each with the same unwavering determination, she would probably be incredibly happy...

Cheng Shi thought that having witnessed the charge of [War], the Blood Dried, Flames Extinguished, and the Bloody Mockery, he would never be shocked to this extent again, but he still underestimated the creatures in this universe.

Knowing there was no way forward, they still forged ahead with all their might.

The struggle of life begins at birth and never ceases, reaching its peak in the moment before death!

Whether they succeeded or not Cheng Shi impossible to know, but he was certain that they did not rot away in a corner of failure.

Cheng Shi was deeply shocked by this.

Fortunately, I was also rebelling, just like them.

Unfortunately, my fate will most likely be the same as theirs: to live without regrets and to die with brilliance...

No!

We can't think like that. The future is uncertain, and anything is still possible.

Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened, and he jumped up. He immediately picked up the phone and called Zhang Jizu, wanting to confirm that Old Zhang, who hadn't appeared in front of him, had also returned safely.

The call was quickly connected, and the moment Zhang Jizu's voice came from the other end of the line, Cheng Shi finally breathed a sigh of relief, able to report back to Boss [Death].

But before he could even finish exhaling, he shuddered and froze on the spot.

Because the words coming from the other end of the phone were:

"Cheng Shi, the Audience Assembly has begun..."

The cruel reality caught Cheng Shi off guard once again. In fact, he knew the Audience Assembly had begun even without Zhang Jizu's reminder, because when he turned his head, he had already seen the Void Gate that was wide open on the roof of the Rest Area.

A vortex-like Void door suddenly appeared, and countless masked Mask Wind Chimes, some laughing, some angry, some sad, some crying, hung outside the door. Endless breaths of Deception surged from behind the door, like a gentle breeze, pattering on the Mask, playing a song of Deception that "Mocking Voices All Around, Cheng Shi shocked in front of the door.

Is this the Audience Gate the Audience Assembly?

Listening to the cheerful melody, Cheng Shi felt as if the tinkling wind chimes were mocking him, as if they were laughing at him for being late again—no, it should be said that he had returned just in time.

Look, the Audience Assembly was convened as soon as you returned.

Could this be a coincidence?

Definitely not!

It's happening again! Every time I return from the True Universe, this reclusive God of Merriment twists time, squeezing out the Clown's waiting time and forcing him onto the stage.

He never asks for his own opinion, nor does he give himself any warning. He simply and bluntly throws the Stage in front of him and waits for the Clown to perform.

Couldn't the Clown have prepared something?

Doesn't the Clown have the right to know?!

Okay, even if the Clown doesn't have the right to know, he must have the right to choose, right?

You want me to go? I'm not going!

At this moment, the Clown's rebellious spirit was fully unleashed. His eyelids twitched wildly, and he spat fiercely into the Void. He stared intently at the Void Gate and took two steps back, expressing his resistance through his actions.

However, those two steps almost caused him to crash into another door!

Yes, another door!

A second door leads down from the rooftop of the Rest Area!

An identical Void Gate opened behind him. This black gate no longer had the dangling Mask Wind Chimes, but instead had countless strings of Dice forming a beaded curtain.

Cheng Shi's head brushed against the dice curtain, eliciting faint murmurs.

The countless Dice rubbed against each other, creaking and whispering, the chaotic sounds making one's heart flutter with unease. Cheng Shi wished he could rip all the Dice off at once, but when he reached out, he suddenly realized that his hand seemed to have entered a Void Gate, and what he held in his hand was not the annoying dice curtain, but the mocking Mask Wind Chimes!

He was almost deceived by appearances and stepped into the trap of Deception!

"Grass!"

Cheng Shi cursed angrily, quickly withdrew his hand, jumped out of the door and stood still, examining the two strange Void Gate in front of him, his expression indescribable.

Having just experienced that scene, he wasn't even sure if the Token on the two doors in front of him were the right ones.

Could it be that the Mask door leads to Audience Assembly with [Destiny], while the Stage adorned with Dice is actually a trap set by [Deception]?

Did the God of Merriment see through the Clown, and thus pull off a counter-strategy?

Cheng Shi's face darkened.

There seemed to be two choices, but in reality there were no choices at all. The Clown originally wanted to choose neither, but those two doors were like anchor points for the Void to invade reality, constantly expanding and spreading. Before long, they swallowed up the reality of the entire rooftop Rest Area, turning it into two different Void, and began to erode the only pure land under Cheng Shi's feet.

If he doesn't make a choice soon, he will be swallowed by the Void Gate, and at that point, it seems only the will of [Nothingness] will determine which gate he enters.

It goes without saying that the will of [Nothingness] must have sent him to the side of the God of Merriment, because [Destiny] is still locked up somewhere by the God of Merriment!

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi laughed in anger.

Okay, so you like to tease the Clown, huh? You like to rush the Clown onto Stage, huh? Then don't blame the Clown for putting on a terrible show.

Audience Assembly is nothing more than an audience with the gods, but what is so special about the gods that one should pay homage to them?

[Deception] Everyone knows it's fraudulent, so what's the point of seeing it? Let's try something new and see Fool's Game!

Do you know Fool's Game? It is that [Nothingness] Subgod, [Deception] Emissary who has never shown himself before the world.

It's okay if you don't know them; you'll become familiar with them after meeting them once.

Thinking about what was about to happen, Cheng Shi chuckled, his expression becoming extremely playful.

Want to play?

Then I'll play along with you.

Fool's Game picked up his Mask, straightened his clothes, and calmly stepped into the approaching Void Gate.

But he still did not choose the path of Deception, because the current Fool's Game was just as rebellious as Deception itself.

At the Starting Point of Life Path, I chose to have it all, but this time...

I choose [Destiny]!

I will take my Destiny into my own hands, not because I believe in fate, but because my own shadow has chosen [Deception]!

With the Greedy Lord right in front of me, what's the point of making a choice? Of course I'll choose to have it all!

This time, however, I'm going to use [Deception] to outsmart [Destiny], and use [Destiny] to gamble and win against [Deception]!

Yes, I am Sacrifice to [Nothingness], but I also want to become the "Dominion" of [Nothingness] and personally write the ending of the era.