Reentering Deception! Void's Reflection!

Cheng Shi woke up.

But he lay on the rooftop floor, too afraid to move.

Previously, I didn't dare to move because I was thinking about things; now, I'm waiting to see if there will be a fourth chance to ascend into the Void.

I'm tired... really tired.

No, let's share some of this opportunity with other players, so they can also feel the care of the "gods." I already have too much attention on me; any more and it'll be suffocating.

The gaze of God has weight; every ray carries the weight of a thousand pounds!

After waiting for a long time and seeing no further response, Cheng Shi stood up with a jolt. He kept replaying the words of [Destiny] in his mind, and his whole body was extremely tense.

I have just received an extremely outrageous and absurd divine revelation.

I forgot the process, I forgot the reward, and the reason... what was it again?

"He stumbled and faltered in countless futures, never to find joy again..."

Ah?

Could this be a reason for receiving a divine oracle?

No, my Lord of Grace, don't you yourself think this is a bit too outrageous?

What you said, such as "You don't need to pay attention to Him" and "Don't be as impulsive as Him," aren't these the things you said yourself?

How did it all end up like this. "Our fun products aren't selling well, please help us [Deception]"?

Your relationship? Hmm—can I think about this more deeply?

Besides, putting aside these things that seem like illusions, haven't I helped enough?

Don't I play the Clown every day for everyone to watch?

How else can I help?

No... wait!

Thinking about anything else was useless, Cheng Shi immediately looked at his player panel.

But he was stunned after just one glance.

But soon, his astonishment turned into extreme ecstasy. His eyes widened and his mouth stretched wider and wider. Before long, a maniacally smiling monster appeared on the roof of the Rest Area.

"Awoooo..."

The maniacal laughter instantly drew Xie Yang's attention from across the room.

"Wait, buddy, you caught a baboon? Why is your laugh so creepy?"

Cheng Shi froze instantly. He quickly covered his mouth, turning his arrogant laughter into a secret giggle.

So that's how it is! I knew my guess was right: the Faith have indeed begun to merge!

The first step in integration is: coexistence!

Cheng Shi, male, 22 years old

[Path of Fate: Nothingness]

[Path of Fate Talent:]

Void's Reflection (SSS): Nothingness Path of Fate Talent, Active. You and your shadow share the same origin and are interdependent. You can switch Faith by exchanging identities. After switching Faith, the original Faith Talent effects disappear.

Current Faith: Destiny

[Current Path to Godhood Score: 2168, Global Ranking: ]

[Current Ladder of Audience Score: 169, Path of Fate Rank: 41]

[Faith Talent:]

Destiny Clown (S): Deception and Destiny Talent, Passive. Clown favored by fate is still Clown, and his comical performances are just as amusing. Therefore, you are still favored by Him and enjoy the blessing of the Master of Deception. This talent cannot be replaced by any other talent.

?

Oh no, the Oathbreak Curse has become the Forsaken Talent. Now someone really is Clown...

As for who it is, I dare not say.

So you're really going all out to save Huan Yan from [Deception]...

But aside from these amusements, Cheng Shi's gaze was fixed intently on this so-called "Path of Fate Talent":

The reflection of Nothingness!

He finally understood that Faith could coexist in this way; it wasn't that two Faith existed within a single player at the same time, but rather that the two Faith existed at different times!

So one's own shadow has truly become a temporary repository of Faith; it is now Believer in [Deception], while one is a Believer in [Destiny].

Given this, how should we change it?

As he pondered, Cheng Shi looked at his shadow again. It was just like any other shadow, lying obediently on the ground, unlike its original three-dimensional form.

How can such a dark figure exchange Faith?

Recite a prayer?

"The Lies Like Yesterday..." No response.

"Unable to distinguish between true and false..." No response.

"Life is as numerous as the stars..." No response.

Touch?

He bent down and touched the ground, but there was no reaction.

Just as Cheng Shi was frowning and pondering how to switch Faith, his shadow suddenly detached from the ground again and stretched out a finger toward Cheng Shi.

!!

Cheng Shi was startled by this sudden Change, but he quickly swallowed and tentatively extended his finger.

When the two fingertips, one black and one white, touched, Cheng Shi felt his vision blur, and then...

Nothing happened.

"Hmm?" He looked himself over and felt that his body seemed Change, but he quickly realized something and hurriedly looked at his player panel.

Cheng Shi, male, 22 years old

[Path of Fate: Nothingness]

Current Faith: Deception

[Current Ladder of Audience Score: 169, Path of Fate Rank: 57]

[Faith Talent:]

Aspects of All Beings (S): A passive talent that betrays Destiny. Those pitiful souls who have strayed from their Destiny are bound by the Destiny of all beings, unable to escape Destiny web. Therefore, the Special Trial reward will be replaced with the special item [Mask of All Beings]. This talent cannot be replaced by other talents.

!!

We're back! Everything's back!

I've become a liar again!

But this Destiny has forsaken its innate talent...

Cheng Shi's face fell, her expression complicated.

As I suspected, I am indeed an Oathbreaker! An Oathbreaker abandoned my oath of [Destiny] at the Path of Fate's Beginning, turning towards [Deception]!

Yes, Cheng Shi is indeed an Oathbreaker, and not only that, he is the first Oathbreaker in the entire [Faith Game]!

When he accepted the Dice of Destiny but then reached for the Mask, he had already become Oathbreaker at that point in time before the game even began.

Of course, he wasn't the only player who showed Greed at the Starting Point of Life Path, but there were very few players who were willing to risk their lives for greed.

Some of these people persevered for half of the divine punishment before giving up and embracing a single Faith to survive; others died directly because of excessive Greed and not being protected by "them"; Cheng Shi is the only one who survived as Oathbreaker.

Perhaps it was because of his special nature, or perhaps it was because of his greed; in any case, [Deception] took a liking to him and snatched him from the hands of [Destiny].

However, out of His "care"—yes, care, certainly not some kind of perverse pleasure— Cheng Shi's talent for renunciation was "altered" into Faith Talent, a fact that the Believer himself never knew from beginning to end.

It wasn't until he found himself caught in a compromise between Deception and Destiny that he finally discovered the hidden truth.

No, he hadn't fully discovered it either. After all, he only knew that he now had two Lord of Grace. As for the Faith wager between the two Lord of Grace and the so-called "Nothingness" agreement, he was still completely unaware of them.

Cheng Shi stared blankly at his own shadow, his thoughts unable to settle for a long time.

And now? What do you say?

Three times breaking the oath?

Breaking the oath repeatedly?

I feel like I've become a Clown, constantly teetering between Deception and Destiny...

Is this the result you wanted, my two Lord of Grace?

So, what am I now?

A collection of Deception, a favorite of Destiny?

Or is it the favor of the gods of [Nothingness]?

In short, whatever you call it, this feeling of being able to control one's own Faith...

That's fucking awesome!

"Awoooo..."

"Dude, this baboon you caught is a bit scary..."

"..."

You're the baboon, your whole family are baboons!