Apotheosis Feast

Today will surely be a day recorded in the annals of history.

Five figures stood silently in the boundless Void.

Cheng Shi stood at the very front, his deep gaze as unfathomable as the Void itself, staring straight into the depths of Nothingness.

He thought for a long time, remained silent for a long time, sighed for a long time, and finally spoke:

"Let's begin."

The first person standing on his left behind him was Li Jingming. He nodded, took out the Vessel that was shrouded in a deep blue glow and filled with countless Memory, looked up at the sky, and said to the Void:

"I, the practitioner of [Memory]'s will, the agent of [Memory]' Memory Archive, the one who will be remembered in this world, Li Jingming, request to succeed the Divine Authority of the departed deity [Memory] under the witness of [The Covenant]."

The Dragon King's voice was very soft, so soft that only a few people around him could barely hear it.

But his voice was unusually heavy, so heavy that the entire Void seemed to be torn down like Curtain, replaced by dazzling stars.

Justice) has arrived!

The scales, with their shimmering light, still shone brightly, as if the loneliness of the Cosmos had nothing to do with them.

The Covenant is functioning as usual and proceeding according to the rules, but at this moment, there are not many deities present to witness this moment.

The [Divine Pillar] that [Birth] descended, but He was no longer as impatient as before. He simply watched everything under the Starry Sky in An Jing.

[Folly] remains the same as ever, occasionally letting out a disdainful utterance.

Aside from these two, almost everything else is Cheng Shi's source of confidence.

[Death] arrived as promised. Gao stood behind Cheng Shi. Although there was no danger around, He placed the scythe, which was mixed with countless Divinity, before the gods.

[Silence] also came, but He remained far away, watching quietly.

There's still no [Time]...

The remaining two, Hong Lin and Zhen Xin, sat on chairs formed from Chaos Yellow Mist, becoming the most interested spectators at the event.

As for what Subgod, even less.

Apart from Herobas cautiously revealing himself, no one else dared to approach the area.

They weren't stupid; they were afraid of being targeted.

[Justice) ] looked down at Li Jingming, seemingly having known all along that this day would eventually come. [Memory]'s choice was in accordance with the rules, and naturally, He had no right to refuse.

Then a beam of holy light descended upon the Dragon King's head, and the next moment, countless Memory worlds that did not belong to him flashed through Li Jingming's eyes.

[Existence] has been completed once again, and now it is the turn of this traveler who will be Memory by the world to collect treasures for the Cosmos.

Li Jingming felt an indescribable Divine Authority of [Memory] flowing through his body. He smiled slightly and the first thing he did was to store this scene in his Memory Archive.

"Transition"?

No, perhaps "Naming" would be more appropriate.

Next up is Qin Xin.

In truth, Qin Xin's identity no longer needed any recognition; he already possessed the Divine Authority to [War]. But Cheng Shi wanted more than that; at the very least, he wanted to hold the power to vote in the [War].

This successor to the [War] took out the Vessel Cheng Shi had given him, flames erupting from his left eye and blood spreading from his right. His entire body radiated Divine Authority, and he solemnly addressed the [Justice) ] hanging high in the Void:

"I, Qin Xin, the sole Proxy [War] in this era, apply to the [Covenant] to succeed the Divine Name of [War]!"

Upon hearing those words, Cheng Shi suddenly felt a little dazed.

This exact wording seemed to pull him back to that previous False Curtain Call, when Qin Xin did the same, shouting "Successor of the Divine Name," and then elevating himself to the Emissary.

He risked everything to prevent the Outer God from taking him away, even passing on the flames of [War].

And now, he has taken up the flames of [War] once again...

Hopefully, the flames won't go out this time.

Cheng Shi turned slightly to look at Qin Xin behind him, just as a ray of holy light poured down, igniting Qin Xin's beard and hair.

Sparks flew once more from this towering man, mirroring his Unyielding spirit, as he did everything in his power to illuminate the omnipresent darkness of the world.

The warmth of the flames remains, and [Order] returns with a hum.

Realizing it was his turn, Li Wufang taken out the Vessel and hadn't even had a chance to speak when [Justice) ], as if by inertia, directly poured a ray of holy light onto the Investigator's head.

This scene, which violated the rules of the [Covenant], startled all the gods present, but soon, [Justice) ] hummed in explanation:

"Now that things have come to this, we both know that the so-called 'request for [the Covenant] to witness' is nothing but empty talk."

Even if I don't certify it now, who will object at the upcoming the Gods' Covenant Assembly?

"You, or you?"

The Radiant Balance looked at [Birth], then at [Folly], and sighed deeply:

"If that's the case, let's end it quickly."

Deliberately creating the appearance of New God's ascension to the throne is of no benefit to the Cosmos.

At least here, you cannot extend the span of time.

Never before has Justice) spoken so much about things unrelated to the Covenant, even streamlining procedures and bypassing necessary steps to Naming a new Order.

If the recipient were another god, it wouldn't matter, but Li Wufang [Order].

This makes it seem as if [Justice) ] has suddenly become Justice and has begun to favor itself in pursuit of some benefit for [Order].

However, Cheng Shi did not think so. He knew that [Justice (Justice) ] had rejected Li Wufang's succession and had not given them any chance before they obtained the Vessel.

Even if there were to be favoritism, it should have been at that time. Now that Li Wufang's succession is almost a certainty, what's the point of His choice to "accelerate" things now?

Adding flowers to brocade can never compare to providing charcoal in the snow; surely a deity understands such a simple truth?

More importantly, the last sentence about "Justice) " struck Cheng Shi as odd. What did it refer to?

Void?

Or reality?

Does He... know something?

Not only Cheng Shi, but the other gods also noticed something amiss. They all looked towards [Justice) ], only to see that the scales of justice, constructed of flowing light, had become unusually tilted. The scales that should have been balanced were now out of balance!

Seeing this, [Folly] sneered:

"In the end, you embraced Foolish Deed."

"[Justice) ], do you think there's an explanation for your Foolish Deed?"

"..."

Only two dared to mock [Justice) ] before the gods, and now that one has already exerted its power, the other will naturally not remain silent.

Cheng Shi hasn't forgotten his current role; he's not a Mortals, but a [Deception] pretending to be Mortals.

The next second, he mimicked [Folly]' s sneer and said:

I don't know if there's an answer to the Foolish Deed of the old-fashioned people.

But your Foolish Deed, you Foul Mouth, will likely remain unanswered.

Do you still want your Divine Authority?

If you don't want it, don't blame me for taking it from your hands.

"..."

"..."

"..."

The room fell silent upon hearing this.

It's so similar, it's really so similar!

If it weren't for the fact that [Deception] was gone, even [Death], sitting high above, would have thought that what had just happened was [Deception] himself.

His Believer are exactly like him, so much so that no one can see any flaws or clues.

Hong Lin was completely bewildered. She thought Cheng Shi really hadn't come, so she nudged Zhen Xin beside her with her elbow and whispered:

"What's going on? Is He playing him?"

Zhen Xin suppressed a laugh and nodded, saying, "Yes, he portrays Him quite well."

"?"

Hong Lin's expression turned strange. "What kind of talk is this? [Deception] How can Mortals playing an ordinary person not look convincing?"

I wonder where Cheng Shi, that unreliable Deception, has gone again. Why is he pretending to be a Fate Weaver again?

There was much discussion in the room, and [Folly] sneered repeatedly.

He glanced at the [Deception] one, walked straight away, and didn't forget to leave with a remark:

"It's useless to pick it up; it's Foolish Deed."

He was foolish enough, but you... are even more so.

Cheng Shi shook his head and chuckled, not taking it to heart. At this moment, although he was not a god, he seemed to have the confidence of one.

The game of Cosmos chess has finally come to his hands.

Is this the joy of playing chess?

Wow, that's really good.

Cheng Shi smiled and looked up at the Radiant Balance.

"[Justice) ], once is a simplification, twice is a simplification, there's still one person behind me, if you don't want to waste time, let's begin."

Otherwise, it will be awkward for both of us when we meet again.

"..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of holy light poured down on Nangong's head. Nangong didn't even have to take out the Vessel before he inherited everything left behind by [Decay].

At this very moment, the only remaining "outsider" present, [Birth], finally saw the situation clearly:

Justice) has succumbed to Nothingness.

This further strengthened His belief that in this age of Nothingness, the Cosmos would ultimately draw closer to Nothingness.