CHAPTER 384: CHAPTER 318: ETERNAL CLASS

Yang Qizhou was in a good mood. The ’Realm of Light’ storyline was proceeding more smoothly than expected. Without much trouble, he learned the plan that the ’King of Nature’ had been hiding for thousands of years from ’Harriet’.

Now, as long as the game character guided the plot in the right direction at the proper time, there might be a chance to complete the ’God of Victory’ Promotion Ceremony.

"I wonder how things are going over in Asgard. The mysterious disappearance of the ’Old Roots of Profanation’ and the subsequent fury of the ’King of Nature’ should cause quite a stir," Yang Qizhou muttered, silently thinking that this was the perfect moment to put ’Mr. Death’ to use.

He stopped refreshing his game for now and went down to the living room.

’Mr. Death’ was currently sitting on the sofa, looking utterly dejected. His entire body seemed like it was drained of strength, and he sat there dazed, even neglecting his habitual action of adjusting the frame of his glasses. Clearly, the terror of ’Null’ had dealt him a significant blow.

Seeing this scene, Yang Qizhou found it amusing, a mischievous smile forming unconsciously at the corner of his lips.

The old saying was right: other people’s pain is one’s source of joy. On any other day, he’d definitely show up and ridicule him a bit... But now that the plot was at such a critical moment, Yang Qizhou resisted the urge, revealed himself, and inquired about the situation in ’Asgard’.

’Mr. Death’, looking like a lost soul, weakly responded, "’The Deceiving Apostle’s’ godhood ritual is still ongoing. The Tree Ancient God ruling ’Asgard’ hasn’t responded excessively. Hmm, I’m not sure if that counts as unusual, Lord Lamp Holder."

Ah, so he’s learned to counter-snipe now?

Yang Qizhou raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling much more at ease. The lack of an extreme reaction from the ’King of Nature’ indicated that there was still some time before the ’Deception Lord’s’ Divine Descent Ceremony was completed, meaning the game character should be able to make it in time.

"Good work. By the way, next time you prepare to flee, try not to let your eyes give you away. ’Null’ is extremely sensitive to such things." Yang Qizhou’s mischievous smile deepened before he turned around and ascended the stairs.

So this ’Lord Lamp Holder’ knows everything?

Had he witnessed everything I just did?

’Mr. Death’ stared at the retreating figure. Turning back to the emotionless maid sitting stiffly on the sofa, a profound sense of defeat surged in his heart... How was he supposed to flee now?

Meanwhile,

"Hahaha, his face just then was absolutely hilarious!" Yang Qizhou recalled the bewildered expression on ’Mr. Death’ and found it quite entertaining.

After taking a couple of deep breaths to calm himself, Yang Qizhou refocused on his phone.

Next up was the ’Asgard’ storyline.

The Divine Descent of the ’Deception Lord,’ the schemes of the ’King of Nature,’ and getting involved in a battle among Pillar-Level deities—just thinking about it was exhilarating.

...

"You have departed from the ’Realm of Light’ and returned to the mist-shrouded depths of the North Realm Abyss."

"It’s dangerously close to the ’Endless Abyss’ here, and you definitely don’t want to attract the attention of the two Pillar-Level deities that rule over it. You immediately activate the effects of the ’Devil’s Disguise’ and the ’Dream Hidden World Clothes.’"

"You take out a scroll, its surface shimmering with a dark radiance—your Teleportation Scroll."

"Just as you were about to leave, a sudden thought crossed your mind..."

"In the mid-layer region of the ’North Realm Abyss,’ there is a location called the ’Extreme Cold Lake.’ It is where the ’King of Nature’ once used the colossal ’Sky Blue Spear’—a divine artifact—to suppress the passage leading to the ’Endless Abyss,’ leaving it as a towering relic to this day."

"You once attempted to take possession of the ’Sky Blue Spear,’ but due to your ’fate-bound’ power, it responded with hostility. After several failures and causing major disturbances, only the timely use of the ’Dark Crow of Profane Fortune’ allowed you to escape its wrath. Had you failed, the entire North Realm Abyss might have already been obliterated under the spear’s rampaging power."

"At this very moment, you still lack the power to forcibly subdue the ’Sky Blue Spear.’"

"But now you possess something you didn’t have before."

"Something that once cowed the ’King of Nature’: the complete [Old Roots of Profanation]."

"A vague idea occurs to you... This [Old Roots of Profanation], having subdued the ’King of Nature’ in the past, must carry traces of His essence, authority, and dominion. Could this serve as a way to trick the ’Sky Blue Spear’s’ perception and claim the divine artifact as your own?"

"The more you think about it, the more plausible it seems, and your excitement builds."

"However, doubts soon creep in. Using the [Old Roots of Profanation] to tame and wield the ’Sky Blue Spear’ is just speculation; there’s no guarantee it will work. Meanwhile, the chaos brewing in ’Asgard’ is reaching a critical juncture. Heading to the ’Extreme Cold Lake’ will undoubtedly delay things to some degree and might even interfere with your preparations."

"You find yourself deep in thought."

"Coming from the Otherworld, you’ve relied on ’devious cunning’ and ’cheats’ to steadily grow into a ’Blasphemous Wizard’ capable of subduing four deities. Once again, destiny’s fork in the road is laid bare before you."

"Will you choose to travel to the ’Extreme Cold Lake’ and attempt to use the [Old Roots of Profanation] tied to the ’King of Nature’ to claim the ’Sky Blue Spear’?"

"Or will you abandon this far-fetched idea and use the scroll to teleport to ’Asgard’?"

"Make your choice."

...

Yang Qizhou’s eyes lit up, his entire body practically thrumming with excitement.

As always, when faced with a ’plotline’ decision, anyone else might feel deeply conflicted. A wrong choice could easily lead the game character down a path away from a good ending, slipping bit by bit toward a bad ending, and ultimately forcing them to delete their account.