CHAPTER 401: CHAPTER 326: DESTINY LINE RESTART_2

Yang Qizhou quickly made a decision,

of course, to keep hoarding.

The Old Sacrifice can’t be spent now because the ’God of Victory’ Promotion Ceremony has yet to be completed. Once the layer of the Game Character ascends to the rank of an ’Angel,’ all the herded gods will need to accommodate more symbols. By then, this seemingly vast amount of Old Sacrifice might not be sufficient at all.

Next, Yang Qizhou skillfully completed the corresponding operations, purchasing a large quantity of ’Destiny Store’ second expansion items and listing them at double the price on the ’Destiny Exchange.’

After finishing these tasks, Yang Qizhou shifted his attention back to his phone.

The game continued.

...

"The scenery before your eyes twists rapidly, blurs, and collapses. When you open your eyes again, you’ve returned to the moment of your last choice."

"The Hidden existence tied to the ’King of Nature’ trade is none other than the Master of Millions ruling over the ’Mysterious Town’... The Divine Descent Ceremony still couldn’t be prevented, the ’Pillar Level’ god-war has erupted... The situation for the ’Deception Lord’ looks dire."

"Recalling the experiences of the last fate timeline, your heart grows heavy."

"But soon, anticipation wells up within you as you think of learning the full formal name of the ’King of Nature’ and the method to reintegrate and shepherd Him back into the ’Ancient Roots.’ You can’t help but feel eager."

"At this moment, you’re still locked in a fierce battle with the incarnation of the ’Deception Lord,’ and you’ve just noticed that the ’King of Nature’ has tampered with Him."

"A Wizard from the Otherworld, relying on ’Despicable’ and ’cheat-like’ methods to rise step by step into desecration, now intends to interfere in the ’Pillar Level’ god-war event. Once again, fate’s crossroads appear before you."

"Having memories from the last fate timeline, options have shifted this time."

"So will you choose to leave immediately, staying as far away from the ’Pillar Level’ divine clash as possible, running as fast as you can."

"Or will you rely on your current cards—the ’Desecrating Wizard’s Ancient Roots’ you’ve already integrated, the ’King of Nature’s’ complete formal name, and the method to gain the absolute trust of the Deception Lord’s incarnation—to attempt to shift the god-war’s balance and thwart the ’King of Nature’s’ conspiracy."

"Make your choice."

...

Yang Qizhou didn’t make his choice immediately but moved his gaze away from his phone and looked ahead.

An already twisted figure of flesh came into view. His entire body was festering, exuding a faint stench, yet it was quickly dispelled by mysterious forces. His face, surprisingly, appeared normal: refined, wearing rimmed glasses, though his eyes often betrayed unease as he alternated between fixating on his phone and glancing up occasionally...

It was ’Mr. Dead,’ summarily executed in the last fate timeline.

Indeed,

The rebooting of the fate timeline was happening simultaneously in the game layer and the Real World.

"Lamp holder, Your Excellency, what’s going on? Why... why are you looking at me like that?" Mr. Dead, noticing the gaze of this terrifying player before him, grew nervous, unsettled, trying to recall whether he had done anything wrong.

Look at the poor kid, scared like this. I still prefer your old insolent attitude...

Yang Qizhou grinned slightly and shook his head, saying, "Nothing, just thinking of something interesting."

Pausing for a moment, Yang Qizhou thought about the impending catastrophe in ’Asgard,’ as well as the imminent clash between the three Pillar Level gods. Filled with contemplative resolve, he said in a deep voice, "You’re responsible for managing one-third of the ’Deceiving Apostle’s’ subordinates, aren’t you? Right now—immediately—get them to stop reciting the prayers for the ’Divine Descent Ceremony’ and switch to another ’complete formal name.’ Can you do that?"

Did His Excellency the Lamp holder intend to stop the Deception Lord’s Divine Descent Ceremony?

The thought surfaced in his mind, and Mr. Dead adjusted his glasses, unable to suppress the excitement bubbling within him. With his flesh twisted, his spirit polluted, he had thoroughly had enough, yearning to escape his current predicament.

"It’s doable. I can influence the Game Character’s decisions to some extent by using the method of ’writing letters to myself.’ By the way, what is the other formal name to switch to?"

’Writing letters to oneself’—no doubt the actual operation of such a method is far more complicated than how it sounds, but these details were immaterial to Yang Qizhou, who didn’t probe further. Instead, he replied in a solemn voice:

"The Origin of All Life, the Nest of the Nest, the Sovereign of Yin Power."

Mr. Dead’s face revealed a hint of astonishment. The depiction of these three segments of the formal name did not appear to point at anything inherently evil, yet the primal spiritual alarm screaming in his perception made it clear that the god signified by this name must be utterly terrifying.

Still, Mr. Dead did not raise any objections. Keeping in mind the thought ’If the Lamp holder wanted to harm me, he could’ve done so long ago,’ he nodded to comply, saying, "Understood, Your Excellency the Lamp holder."

Yang Qizhou stared intently at the man in front of him and thought... If this fails again and you still end up being the vessel for a Pillar’s descent into the Real World, then I’m sorry, but I’ll have to kill you once more. Only this time, fate won’t reboot, and if you die... you’ll truly be dead.

Then Yang Qizhou found an excuse to go to the restroom, pulling ’Little White’ out from the game layer.

"Papa, papa, Mama’s playing with me right now. Why are you calling me out suddenly?" Little White rubbed his sleepy eyes, looking groggy as if just awakened. Well, it makes sense. Since ’Mother of Beauty and Fertility’ is a god of the Dream Realm, she could only appear in dreams.

Without beating around the bush, Yang Qizhou directly cut to the chase, saying, "Papa’s current circumstances are precarious. If I truly encounter an inescapable crisis, will your mom’s ’main avatar’ descend just like that time with ’Beauty’s’ Pillar?"

It was a probing attempt,

After all, the Game Character was about to face a fierce battle involving three Pillar Level gods, with the ’Master of Millions’ originating from the Nameless Land itself. Yang Qizhou wanted to bolster his hand of cards as much as possible.

But much to his disappointment, Little White shook his head...

"No, Papa. Last time Mama’s main avatar descended to the Real World to confront the ’Beauty’ Pillar, it incurred a significant price. She’s now in a state of slumber, making it difficult for external stimuli to awaken her."

"Was she injured by the ’Beauty’ Pillar?" Yang Qizhou blurted out unconsciously.

Little White’s watery eyes betrayed hesitation, "Not exactly injured... though it could sort of count as being hurt. Ugh, Papa, I don’t know how to explain it. All I can say is Mama’s current condition makes it very hard for her to intervene in the Real World."

Little White, like a newborn, lacked guile and wouldn’t lie. It seemed seeking the help of the Dream Realm Sovereign was indeed a dead end.

Yang Qizhou didn’t feel too discouraged, since he still had several aces up his sleeve—it’s just that they were highly unstable.

Under Little White’s resentful gaze, he returned it to the game layer, exited the restroom, and settled back onto the plush sofa, turning his attention again to the phone.

As for the two choices, naturally, it was ’two.’

Even though the ’Dark Crow of Profane Fortune’s’ save-and-load nodes were no longer available, and even though participating in a Pillar Level battle posed grave risks to the Game Character, the temptation to re-shepherd the ’King of Nature’ was simply too great. Yang Qizhou couldn’t bear to walk away. No matter the cost, he was resolved to roll the dice.

The game continued.

...

"With memories of the previous ’fate timeline,’ you are acutely aware of the issues with the Deception Lord’s incarnation and the events about to unfold. After much hesitation, you ultimately decide to seek riches within peril."

"At this moment, the incarnation of the ’Deception Lord’ still harbors significant hostility toward you, interpreting your statement that ’the King of Nature hasn’t departed Asgard’ as a form of deception. However, since the Divine Descent Ceremony is ongoing, He only needs to buy time and isn’t in a hurry to act."

"And then..."

"You look straight at the incarnation of the ’Deception Lord’ and utter in a low voice... Yerna Luo."