Actually, Long Jing had wanted to fuse with Existence for quite some time.
He was a clever man, with a clear plan for how to grow stronger. To be sure, every faith in this game had its own merits and strengths, but no one could deny that Existence and Nothingness were the very embodiments of the mysterious and the uncanny, with exceptionally powerful faith.
So when he learned about Faith Fusion, he'd already started thinking about how to fuse his own Deception with Existence and take his strength to a whole new level.
But he wasn't sure whether opposing faiths could be fused, so at first, he set his sights on Time.
An acrobat famed for his agility paired with a Pointer Knight known for seizing the perfect moment—the very thought of such a combination was enough to make his blood boil.
He'd even made a point of getting close to that mysterious Chosen of Time, Old Man.
Unfortunately, just as his plan to get close was getting started, Old Man died. No one knew how, but Long Jing had lost one path to Time. Luckily, Destiny had taken a winding route to bless him once more, letting him meet Lord Foolish Play again and ask for this opportunity.
Cheng Shi onstage hadn't expected things to work out so neatly, either. At this rate, I have no choice but to praise Destiny. He could even skip the explanation and simply send Long Jing to Time.
As for how to arrange that...
Cheng Shi—or rather, Lord Foolish Play—suddenly went still. Then an aura akin to theirs burst from him. Zhen Xin and Zhang Jizu, standing closest, were both shaken. Even Cheng Shi's illusion, conjured from nothing, wavered for a moment under the overpowering aura of Deception.
Zhen Xin and Squinty Old