I Wasn't an Oathbreaker, but Had Fused

Among the Peak Player, there are a few who know the secret behind Zhen Xin Zhen Yi. The Blind Man is one of them, as is the Dragon King.

He and Zhen Xin exchanged Memory. When this former "Deception" Chosen of God told Li Jingming about her and her sister, Li Jingming was shocked. At that time, he even thought that in order to gain a second Faith in this game, he had to split off another personality.

Fortunately, the subsequent "Deception" audience told him that it didn't have to be like that; Zhen Xin and Zhen Yi were just a small Experiment He had done on a whim.

So when Cheng Shi said he had merged [Deception] and [Destiny], he believed him immediately, not only because he knew that [Deception] had once intended to merge with [Destiny], but also because he knew... [Destiny] had summoned Cheng Shi!

This is a fact recounted by many people, and it is also the truth that Cheng Shi himself admitted in the Fool's Society.

This mysterious second god of the "Nothingness," the "Destiny," had never even summoned his own Chosen of God, yet he summoned a Fate Weaver who was not on the list. This reason alone was enough to arouse all sorts of speculation from others.

Li Jingming suddenly realized why this Fate Weaver was so skilled in deception—because he was a fraud himself.

However, before Cheng Shi could respond, he frowned slightly. "Hmm, the value of the Memory I offered doesn't seem enough to exchange for Memory. Let me think, what else should I share with you..."

"?" Cheng Shi was stunned. He hadn't expected that his plan would actually lead to some benefits.

Yes, it's a plan.

Cheng Shi wasn't really playing a game of heart-to-heart talk; he had his own schemes.

First, as he comes into contact with more and more Peak Player, his dual Faith identity will inevitably be exposed. No matter how perfectly he tries to play, hide, and disguise himself, he has told too many lies, and these lies will eventually clash.

When all these "hidden dangers" finally come to light, no one will believe him when he tries to explain.

So what he needs to do now is to "plant" the end point of these lies on the fertile ground of the Dragon King's Memory, so that the other party's Memory can anchor a "unique" truth for him.

The truth is that Cheng Shi merged with [Nothingness, regardless of the method he used.

Later, when someone else learned about this from the Dragon King, thanks to the Dragon King's reputation, those cunning Peak Player would each recall the image of Cheng Shi from their own Memory and verify the various inconsistencies with the dual Faith of [Nothingness], thus achieving logical self-consistency in "convincing themselves".

This is Cheng Shi's effort to cover up his background.

[Nothingness] The dual Faith were originally his backup plan, one of his trump cards. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have revealed them himself. But you have to know that backup plans also evolve over time. When a trump card is too exposed to the public, it can no longer be considered a trump card, but rather a well-known card.

In fact, Cheng Shi Shiben did not intend to expose himself so quickly, because he had not found a substitute for this card, nor another trump card to create enough room for lies for himself.

But now, he has found it.

The unexpected Faith Fusion suddenly gave him a trump card again, so he had the confidence to promote the matter of the [Nothingness] dual Faith, which officially became another symbol of his identity.

This matter could have been handled more discreetly and smoothly, because Cheng Shi originally intended for Squinty Old Zhang to reveal his trump card. This had nothing to do with their friendship; it was simply because the other party knew about his dual Faith in [Nothingness], and Squinty Old Zhang was an honest man, and everyone believed the words of an honest man.

Unfortunately, Squinty Old Zhang was tricked into the path of Deception, so the honest man lost his honesty and became untrustworthy.

So Cheng Shi was also looking for his next target. This Trials, which involved the Dragon King, gave him a new goal. Moreover, he believed that he could get something even bigger in return from the Dragon King for his secret, so he confessed.

He only told half the truth.

But in any case, I didn't lie, did I?

Cheng Shi smiled and waited for news from the Dragon King. Li Jingming did not disappoint Cheng Shi; he revealed a secret about himself, a secret about his Faith.

"Cheng Shi, I think you've noticed that I still possess the power of many Memory. Everyone is very curious about my power, but I have never responded."

Today, in light of your sincerity, I choose to exchange this Memory of Faith with you.

I did not break my oath, but rather merged [Deception] and [Memory].

"!!!"

Cheng Shi's eyes widened in shock, but this information wasn't exactly new to him; it was just that he understood it differently.

Everyone had always believed that the [Memory] had not placed the Oathbreak Curse on the Dragon King, and had even left him with some excessive Forsaken talents, but now it seems that everyone's guesses were wrong. He was actually a fusion?

How could God of Merriment possibly choose to merge with [Memory]?

What does this mean? Has the conflict of Faith Opposition come to an end today?

The Believer on both sides were about to fight to the death, but the two on the Divine Throne shook hands and made peace?

But if the God of Merriment truly had this intention, why would He issue a divine decree during the Trials, instructing His Believer to harvest the followers of [Memory]?

Furthermore, if opposing Faith can be reconciled, then how could Afros...?

Etc!

Who says Afros doesn't qualify as a fusion? Even if His Faith is two sides of the same coin and not one, the fact that the power of two Faith coexists in one body is, to some extent, a kind of fusion.

However, this opposition transformed into true fusion when it came to the Dragon King!

Therefore, the era of "existence" showed signs of integration, while the era of "Nothingness" had completely resolved the issue of Faith Fusion?

Is that why they believed in the "Covenant"?

Did the God of Merriment use these things to persuade the gods to sign the "Covenant"?

Is this Truth discovered through research into "Truth," or Change brought about by an era of "Nothingness"?

Cheng Shi's mind was a complete mess.

Li Jingming was unaware that Cheng Shi thinking about such advanced concepts. Sensing the other's shock, he Cheng Shi why opposing Faith could be combined, so he smiled and said:

"I don't know how He persuaded my Lord of Grace, but the fact is that I reconciled the opposing Faith."

Cheng Shi's expression became incredibly interesting. He had thought he was the one with the advanced version, but now that he thought about it, it seemed that Li Jingming had left [Memory] and joined [Deception] a few days earlier than him.

So the Dragon King was always the Dragon King!

Li Jingming noticed Cheng Shi's surprise and confusion, and gently shook his head:

"I wasn't as lucky as you think. The process of fusion was very long, so long that I was ridiculed for a long time for being labeled as 'Deception' until recently, when the power of 'Deception' slowly began to manifest in me."

I finally understand what integration is all about.

Yes, Hong Lin also said that Li Jingming only recently started impersonating others, so he has indeed only recently integrated into the role, and is even behind Hong Lin in this regard!

"But why... why did you come here to [Deception]? Shouldn't Faith Fusion remain within the original Faith?"

"I don't know, but I guess this is probably one of the conditions proposed by God of Merriment."

He enjoys doing things that make people laugh, doesn't he?

Yes! Absolutely right, there's no arguing with that, but...

Cheng Shi frowned. "You don't know? Didn't He tell you anything when He summoned you?"

Recalling the scene of worshipping the gods, Li Jingming shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I said it, but it was as if I hadn't said it at all."

He asked me, "Do you want to integrate the second Faith?"

I said, "Yes."

Then the audience ended, and my Faith inexplicably changed to [Deception], but initially I didn't have any [Deception] talent and still retained my [Memory] talent.

God knows I never imagined I'd merge with [Deception].

"..." Your conversation is quite simple, isn't it? Why weren't you this easy to talk to when God of Merriment summoned me?

However, I have a feeling that the Dragon King was tricked by the God of Merriment.

It seems that Squinty Old Zhang was also tricked into this.

He always likes to trick people.

Cheng Shi was numb. He pursed his lips and said:

"Alright, since you're so generous, I can't be stingy either. Go ahead and ask. You've asked so many questions already, now it's your turn."

"Dragon King, seize this opportunity! I know far too much."