The Dragon King Led Me Astray!

Of the Sixteen Divine Thrones, only the throne of [Filth and Decay] has never been seen before; now, the only vacant Divine Throne are those of [Annihilation], [Folly], [Time], and [Nothingness].

With Sun Miao's disappearance, the only remaining candidate for [Folly] Galiusha.

[Destiny] clearly foresaw this scene at the end of the era when He sent Hu Xuan into that Trials. That's why He had the Sage bring Galiusha out of that Trials and make her the current candidate for [Folly].

Furthermore, since [Destiny] is [Deception], this means that at that time [Deception] had already found the Divine Authority of [Folly] and left a contingency plan for it.

So, was Sun Miao also one of His backup plans?

The choice for [Annihilation] has been finalized. Old Zhang was right. Nowadays, the Cosmos only seeks stability. [Annihilation] Believer are always irritable and will Annihilation the world at the drop of a hat. It is really difficult to find a [Annihilation] Believer who is both close to the Predestination and not so irritable.

Cheng Shi once again lamented that everything he did was predestined. He had spared Mo Shu's life, but little did he know that he had brought about a "relatively stable" [Annihilation] for the Cosmos.

[Destiny] will definitely be inherited by the Blind Man, but the matter of this Divine Throne may have to be put on hold for now, because the Hope's Flame has not yet been found.

Although Cheng Shi no longer needed to rely on Vessel to allow the Blind Man to inherit the Divine Throne of [Destiny] after becoming the Proxy of [Covenant], the Hope's Flame was also their companion, and he felt that he could not directly deprive [Destiny] of everything before seeing each other again.

Furthermore, Cheng Shi already had some guesses about the identity of the Hope's Flame. He believed that the Hope's Flame would always be the Hope's Flame, and even if the other party got closer to [Destiny], it would never make a decision that went against the Predestination order at this time.

The remaining [Time] and [Deception]...

[Deception] is manageable, after all, Long Jing is a devout and "loyal" Acrobat, and his second-place ranking proves that he has gone far enough down the path of [Deception].

But regarding the position of [Time], after much thought, Cheng Shi could only think of a few old friends who Faith [Time], but their performance seemed far from being absolutely close to the will of [Time].

What should we do?

Just as Cheng Shi was deep in thought and struggling with his problem, two more figures suddenly appeared in the Void.

Li Jingming arrived with Long Jing. Looking bewildered, Long Jing saw Cheng Shi and Old Zhang present and her first thought was:

"A meeting of Clown?"

Cheng Shi was also taken aback. He looked at the Dragon King in confusion, only to hear Li Jingming laugh:

"I know you're troubled by the [Time] Divine Throne, so I've come to ease your worries."

He patted Long Jing on the shoulder, pushed Long Jing forward a small step, and said, "Isn't this an excellent [Time] Believer?"

President Gong transcended the Spacetime Barrier, proving himself through a grand sacrifice, and simultaneously opening the curtain on the pursuit of truth for Another World. With such resolute determination, connecting time across different Slice Universe, how could he not be worthy of a Divine Throne [Time]?

"!!!"

"???"

The Dragon King's words left the other three Clown on the scene dumbfounded.

To be honest, it might be an unspoken consensus among the Clown that Long Jing should inherit the Divine Throne of [Deception], and even Cheng Shi felt that there was no one more suitable than Long Jing.

Of course, there was a previous candidate, Zhen Xin, who was definitely the most suitable one. However, Zhen Xin has already succeeded to the Divine Throne [Chaos], which means that Cheng Shi can only choose one more person from the remaining [Deception] Believer.

And that person seems to be none other than Long Jing.

Long Jing thought so too. Although he wasn't particularly satisfied with the outcome of the Top Rank player "leaving" and taking his place, he was willing to accept the role for the sake of Cosmos.

But the Dragon King's proposal today was completely unexpected. Before coming, the Dragon King only said that he wanted to speed up the succession of the Divine Throne, but he never said that he would inherit the Divine Throne of [Time]!

Long Jing looked at the Dragon King in shock, then at Cheng Shi in astonishment. When he saw the furrowed brow on Cheng Shi's face, he instantly understood the other's worries:

It seems there's no other option for [Time].

Long Jing does not reject [Time]; on the contrary, he thinks [Time] is quite good because the most glorious moment of his life was crossing the Spacetime Barrier and connecting the cause and effect of time in two worlds.

Furthermore, he knew that the original [Time] had played a very important role in the process of saving the world, just as important as he, the one who revealed the Universe Truth, so he had no objection to inheriting [Time].

But the key question is, who will fill the vacant Divine Throne [Deception]?

Old Zhang?

Long Jing looked at Old Zhang, and just by looking at the Fishbone Hall behind him, he knew that Old Zhang had inherited [Death], so there was only one Doctor left among the Clown.

But the Doctor still needs to inherit the Divine Throne of [Truth]... Looking at it this way, it seems there is only one way left, which is to have Zhen Xin choose a new successor for [Chaos] to hand over the Divine Throne [Chaos], and then return to the path of [Deception].

Cheng Shi had also considered this point.

From the moment he heard the Dragon King's words, he understood that the Dragon King's arrival was not merely to recommend a candidate for [Time]. The other party must have found a suitable [Deception] candidate to push Long Jing towards [Time].

The only new [Deception] who could gain the Dragon King's approval could be Zhen Xin, without a doubt.

However, this involves a very crucial issue: it wasn't just Cheng Shi's idea to have Zhen Xin succeed [Chaos]; it was also [Deception]'s will!

Indeed, in that confrontation that exposed the true nature of [Chaos], Zhen Xin could not have inherited the Divine Throne of [Chaos] so smoothly without the support of [Deception]. It was He who returned everything to [Chaos] at the crucial moment and pushed His Believer up.

This shows that [Deception] also wanted Zhen Xin to inherit the [Chaos] Divine Throne!

Although Cheng Shi initiated the plan and forced [Deception] to help midway, if it wasn't part of [Deception]'s plan, He might have distorted Cheng Shi's will during its execution, since He has done this kind of thing quite often.

So Cheng Shi hesitated. He wondered if [Deception] had a deeper meaning in letting Zhen Xin inherit [Chaos], or if it was just a temporary measure to invalidate [Order]'s vote.

However, under those circumstances, [Order's ] vote was clearly dispensable...

Cheng Shi fell into deep thought, and so did everyone else present.

Seeing everyone's silence, the Dragon King smiled and said, "Since the core issue lies with the Magician, Cheng Shi, why don't you go and ask him?"

"?"

Cheng Shi suddenly looked up, his eyes sharp, and said:

"Dragon King, do you know something?"

What secrets about Zhen Xin are kept in the [Memory] Memory Archive?

The Dragon King shook his head. "I will not share anything about her past until Zhen Xin agrees. This is out of respect for her Memory, and also out of respect for everyone."

"..." Your respect is quite flexible.

Cheng Shi pursed his lips and said, "Should I initiate a [Covenant] vote to unlock the Magician's Memory?"

"?"

Is this how you're supposed to use the [Covenant]?

Zhang Jizu narrowed his eyes, Long Jing looked expectant, and the Dragon King shook his head with a wry smile, "Don't make me a sinner, let's go talk to her."

As soon as he finished speaking, a beautiful figure appeared before everyone. The Magician, with his signature smile, tilted his head and asked:

"What are you talking about? You wouldn't be secretly cursing me while I was away, would you?"

The moment Cheng Shi saw Zhen Xin, he suddenly understood what the Dragon King meant.

He asked Zhen Xin with a hint of surprise:

"Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I've seen Zhen Yi. Where has she gone?"

"..."

Zhen Xin's smile froze, and she lowered her eyes and fell silent.

Cheng Shi's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately turned to look at the Dragon King, thinking:

Oh no, the Dragon King has ruined me!