Cheng Shi was stunned and laughed out of anger.

No, no, no, there's no need for that kind of compliment. It's unlucky.

Nangong seemed to realize that she had said the wrong thing. Her face turned red and she quickly changed the subject: "But at that time I didn't know what it was, Dizel. I only knew that it was the spirit of [Gift of Wounds]."

"So you signed a life-and-death contract with a spirit?"

"It says I have to sign..." Nangong shrank his neck.

"......" Cheng Shi smiled politely and rolled his eyes, "So now, why are you back here again?"

"I never thought of coming back here, and I didn't know I could come back here today. The spirit of the weapon... Dizel said that the rules of the game have changed, and the gods have accelerated the game. If it wants to go further, it can't keep following me who doesn't seek to make progress.

I also suffered from the offering of [Decay], and wanted to get rid of it but couldn't. When I heard it say this, I followed its guidance and prayed for a...

The trial of ‘changing masters’.”

"The trial of changing the master?"

"Well, it said it needs an ambitious person, preferably one who is full of desire. I don't care who it wants to replace, I just want it to cancel the contract with me so that I don't suffer any more pain...

I have always believed that it is not a gift of [Decay], but a curse of [Decay]. Whoever gets it will become unfortunate.

Dizel...it did help me a lot, but my contribution to it far exceeds the help it gave me, and I...don't owe it anything.

But I owe you one more time, Cheng Shi, thank you, thank you so much."

Cheng Shi did not beat around the bush with Nangong and accepted the other party's thanks frankly. However, he raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and suddenly realized that just now, when Nangong recognized him but avoided him from seeing the [Gift of Wounds], she was not afraid that he would expose her secret, but was afraid that the [Gift of Wounds] would find her!

She was afraid it would harm her.

Even at that moment, the kind-hearted girl subconsciously thought of repaying her gratitude. She didn't want to suffer the curse of [Corruption] like her, even though she came here to get rid of the curse!

Looking at Nangong who was so sincere in front of him, Cheng Shi smiled brightly again.

He looked at Nangong with burning eyes and suddenly asked:

“But even if you get rid of it, [Decay] still needs your devotion. The core of the Blood Exchange Priest is blood exchange. As long as you still believe in it, you will continue to suffer.

Can you still bear it, Nangong? "

Nangong's expression froze, and then he nodded firmly: "As long as I don't suffer additional hardships, I can bear the price of my faith."

"I can bear it... I understand. In this case, Nangong, have you ever considered changing your faith?"

"???"

When Nangong heard this, she was filled with question marks. She covered her mouth in surprise and looked at Cheng Shi. Her surprised eyes seemed to be asking: Can this be changed? Can I change it if I want to?

To be honest, Cheng Shi wasn't quite sure, but he wanted to give it a try.

The reason why he can say such words that can change the beliefs of others is naturally because he has a little confidence.

This confidence comes not only from the protection of [nothingness], but also from his understanding and speculation of [decay].

Just like what he did today, stripping away the faith of all the citizens of Rosna and giving them back their freedom, Cheng Shi had been trying to figure out the true will of [Corruption] from beginning to end.

He regarded this speculation as a key, and wanted to use this improvised key to open the door to the trial!

Yes, the scene where Cheng Shi let Qu Yan play the role of the man in black robe was not only to lure the original man in black robe and his benefactors, he also had a third target, which was... [Corruption]!

He was using a feast of oath-breaking that could be described as extremely blasphemous to test the mind of [Decay].

Because he always remembered the words that the withered giant said when he met Decay:

"I summoned you here... just to see if this [fraudulent] believer who made me realize that... I was useless... is also a pitiful person like me..."

This sentence actually contains a lot of information, but Cheng Shi was so frightened and confused at the time that he did not realize the deeper meaning. After getting to know Avros again, Cheng Shi began to have some guesses about the true will of [Decay].

Avros said that He was originally a god without mercy, but as time went on, He gradually became merciful.

So what caused this change in Him?

In fact, this question also has an answer, because Avroth's warning said that His change is related to the One who cannot be mentioned!

With this understanding, I look back at what [Decay] said, and think about the so-called "poor man" he calls himself...

Pity, pity, this word means worthy of pity. The object that can make a person beg for mercy can only be a being that is higher than this person on some level.

Beggars will not beg from their peers, and the poor will not ask for money from the poor!

but!

[Decay] is already a god, one of the sixteen thrones high up in the sky. With such a status that he almost looks down upon the universe, what mercy is he still asking for?!

If He is really "begging", then the object of the begging must be *Him], and can only be *Him], that is, [Source], the omniscient and omnipotent God!

The logic seemed to make sense, but what was He begging for? Why was He so pitiful?

Originally, it was difficult to come to a conclusion about this matter. After all, Cheng Shi was just a mortal. Even though he had a bunch of terrifying identities, he had to admit that he was not one of them, and he did not know their past.

Fortunately, he had witnessed a lot of things about them, and his thinking was quite eccentric. He thought of the scene in which [Prosperity] committed suicide for the prosperity of the universe. Since [Prosperity] could implement his will through death, then the corruption advocated by [Decay]... was it also implementing His will?

It is not the [corrupted] will understood by the players, but the will that Cheng Shi himself guessed just now, the "begging" will!

Is it possible that He wants to use the decay of the universe to beg for His attention?

Just as His followers beg for His gaze in the same way?

And it is precisely this decay of body, mind and soul that has turned Him into a "poor man". Is He using this almost "self-mutilation" method to gain His attention?

It is not impossible, although this is a bold and unreliable guess, but from the observation of other gods, it can be seen that they obviously have something to ask of Him.

For example, [Convention]!

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