Chapter 430

In the underground chamber beneath Void City's arena, Sui Xiong's avatar—useful only for sending messages—could not help bursting into loud laughter.

"However cunning he is, he still had to drink my foot-washing water!"

He had every right to be proud and pleased with himself.

This time, he had abandoned his usual off-key berserker style and used a scheme to fool the gods, ensuring that Akane's ascension met with no interference and succeeded smoothly. It was truly a victory of wisdom.

Whether evil gods or good gods, everyone's attention had been drawn by the apparent "resurrection of the Healing God." Whether they sought to sabotage it or assist it, they all acted around that central goal. Yet not a single deity noticed the secret chamber close at hand, nor Akane ascending within it.

That was because Sui Xiong's true body had shielded them from all observation, leaving every deity able to see only the Healing God preparing to revive upon the arena above. Everywhere else... there truly was nothing unusual at all.

In fact, no deity had even considered looking beneath Sui Xiong's true body to see what lay buried underground, because no one had imagined that he would place Akane here—practically ascending to godhood right beneath everyone's noses.

This was precisely what they meant by darkness beneath the lamp.

By relying on this method, he had successfully pulled the wool over everyone's eyes—though his convincing performance had also played a part. After all, seeing him roasted to well-done, cooked through inside and out, who would have suspected him of playing tricks?

Wasn't there a saying? When an honest man lies, he can deceive someone to death. The Sui Xiong of the past might not have been honest, nor was he a fool, but at least in everyone's eyes, he had