The Blasphemous Wizard of the Weird World

Chapter 308 Mural
alright?

Didn't it take five minutes? Judging from the description on the text, it probably took less than three minutes.

Yang Qizhou felt strange, but the text kept refreshing.

The game continues.

……

"Already? But it's only been over two hours."

"You have doubts in your mind,"

"At the same time, in the magnificent palace, a door made of countless green branches appeared in front of us, accompanied by a strong breath of life. The Pope's anxious voice followed... Don't be surprised, Your Excellency. I burned the power of my soul and broke the boundaries of the 'rules' to advance the time. Hurry up and go in. The mist of 'Asgard' and all the truth are behind this door."

"You subconsciously look up into the sky, and see the figure that was originally hanging upside down, weathering and decaying at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the corners of his mouth still contain a smile."

"He said five minutes before because he hoped I could save him and escape from here together. But when I saw how terrifying the 'Old God of the Tree', who was replaced by the unknown 'Old King', was, and how he fought and destroyed the super-legendary Old Ones, I realized that it was impossible to delay for so long. I made a prompt decision, burned myself, and completed the 'Gate'."

"You quickly understood the whole story, and when you thought about the Pope's devotion to the true Ancient God of Trees, you felt a little emotional."

"You are not a person who is indecisive. You know that opportunities are fleeting. Without hesitation, you immediately rushed towards the door woven from countless branches..."

"At the same time."

"The 'Ancient God of Trees' that is crossing over obviously knows where this door leads to, and its reaction is unprecedentedly fierce. The terrifying pressure radiates in all directions, and the void vibrates violently, and there are even signs of collapse. An arm also extends from the prism created by the 'Remaining Ring of the King of Truth', trying to grab your neck."

"You feel the extreme pressure, and your whole body is stiff, as if every joint is filled with mercury, and even a simple step is full of astringency."

"How horrible,"

"Is this the true power of the 'Lord of the Divine'?"

"You are shaken in your heart, and you once again use the power of the 'Remaining Ring of the King of Truth', hoping to stop the 'Ancient God of Trees' for even a moment, and buy yourself time to escape."

"But the next moment, an illusory eye appeared above the magnificent temple. It was tightly closed, and its eyelids were trembling, as if it was trying with all its strength to open it. But even with all its strength, it could only open a tiny gap, and faint green pupils could be seen."

"However, even that slight opening of the eyes caused an unimaginable change."

"The pitch-black tentacles dancing in the void solidified in an instant, and the ring began to break into pieces. It disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye. The slightly sluggish 'Ancient God of Trees' also recovered. The palm continued to stretch forward. You could even feel the touch that was full of life but also a little twisted and cold."

"what is this?"

"The old king is so terrifying. He just projected an eye, and before his eyelids even opened, he shattered the power of a 'super legendary' old item."

"No, not only that, the owner of this eye must have a serious problem, so it is difficult to open the eye. Otherwise, with such a terrifying power, it can suppress itself in an instant."

"You were horrified, and while you were trying your best to resist, you were also ready to use the 'Defiled Crow' to restart your fate."

"But at this moment, a voice full of madness, hatred, and a hint of relief came... Lord of lies and disguises, the dark side of reality, the king of the unreal world, the promised time has come, and I am willing to give everything I have in exchange for your power."

"The source of the voice was the 'Pope'. His soul, which was about to burn out, suddenly turned dark green."

"at the same time,"

"The hand that the 'Ancient God of Trees' stretched out paused slightly, his eyebrows slightly wrinkled, and he said in a low voice... Lord of Fraud?"

……

This is... the honorable name of the Lord of Fraud?
The Pope was actually chanting the full name of the Lord of Fraud, one of the rulers of the Endless Abyss. Could it be that He had actually already betrayed the Ancient God of the Tree, and everything before was just a conspiracy?

Coming to the 'Temple of the Tree' to explore is a spur-of-the-moment act of the game character. Unless one can foresee the future, even a pillar-level god cannot foresee it.

"Perhaps the following plot will be able to reveal the corresponding secret."

"If the game character is in a crisis that even 'death' cannot reverse, then just use 'Defiled Crow' to restart the fate line."

Yang Qizhou muttered to himself and squinted his eyes, always feeling that things were not that simple.

……

Kyoto, prison.

Since the emergence of the 'Strange World', the 'Hermit Society' has never stopped infiltrating the 'Strange Prison' and they already knew the situation here like the back of their hand. So with just a dozen minutes of free time, they had already taken control of the outer area guarded by the special forces without any disturbance.

These invaders did not stop and continued to infiltrate towards the middle area, and from here, the defense force gradually involved the level of mysticism.

at this time,

While paying attention to the game, Mr. Death, who was sneaking into the Prison of Terror, stroked his glasses subconsciously and said to the Hermit in the dark, "The deification ceremony of the Apostle of Fraud has begun."

……

At No. 10 Tianshan Garden, Yang Qizhou continued to refresh the game.

"The Pope of the Church of the Tree is actually chanting the name of the 'Lord of Fraud'. Is this all a conspiracy?"

"You suddenly feel extremely alert,"

"At the same time, mysterious fluctuations appeared in the void, and an inexplicable force manifested, deceiving the distance, making the distance between you and the murderous hand of the Ancient God of Trees infinitely far away."

"You hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to take a gamble and broke into the door woven from countless branches."

"You vaguely heard an illusory voice. It was the Pope. He said... Dear friend of the Ancient God of the Tree, thank you for your trust, sir."

"Your vision breaks through the darkness, and with the help of Kanrui's Wizard Ring, you can see the surrounding scene clearly. This is a dark underground world that looks like a tomb. There is water flowing on the ground, murals on the walls, and occasionally there are beast-like roars coming from the depths, full of malice."

“You can’t help but sneer as you recall the Pope’s last words.”

"trust?"

"Haha, you're overthinking it. Anyone with normal logic will not believe a person who chants the full name of the 'Lord of Fraud'. I just don't want this exploration to end in vain and without any gains. I don't want to use the 'Defiled Dark Crow' to restart my destiny, so I decided to take a gamble."

"Compared to the 'Old God of Trees' who was replaced by the old king and did not hide his malice at all, I would rather trust you who has an ambiguous attitude and tends to be neutral for once."

"After the whisper,"

"You turned your attention back to what just happened, looking down in thought."

"On the surface, the 'Lord of Trickster' should have secretly contacted the Pope a long time ago and made various promises. However, the 'Pope', who still devoutly believed in the 'Ancient God of Trees', was very wary of the Endless Abyss and did not agree. But later he saw some hope in me, so even if he had to burn his soul and chant the full name of the 'Lord of Trickster', he had to send himself to this place to uncover all the mysteries."

"Of course, as the pillar elder god who holds the symbol of 'deception', all of this may not be as simple as imagined."

“Maybe this is a fraud, too.”

"After a pause, you whispered... What purpose would it serve to have the 'Pope' chant the full name of the Lord of Fraud?"

……

This plot is quite different from what I expected.

Yang Qizhou felt a little pain in his head.

In his original expectation, the game character should first complete the corresponding investigation of the 'Fraud Apostle's' deification ceremony, and then make arrangements to secretly guide the direction of the results, allowing the 'False Disguise' to replace the 'Fraud Apostle' to become a god, thereby completing the promotion ceremony of the 'Winning God'.

But the information that has appeared so far is completely different.

"The 'Old God of Trees' has been replaced by an unknown old king, who acquiesced and allowed the 'Apostle of Fraud' to carry out the apotheosis ceremony. I don't know what he is planning. The Pope chanted the full name of the 'Lord of Fraud', giving this old god, the pillar that rules the 'Endless Abyss', a fulcrum to interfere with the real world. It seems like he is also planning something?"

"This already involves the 'pillar-level' power. Even if the game characters have more arrangements, I'm afraid it will be difficult to influence the situation in 'Asgard'."

"Uh-huh,"

"Let's continue refreshing the text and see what the game character is going to do. The 'load node' has not been overwritten yet. At worst, we can just restart the fate line."

With a decision,

Yang Qizhou turned his attention to his mobile phone again.

……

"You have a lot of thoughts and ideas, but this involves the plans of the old gods who are the pillars of the 'Fraud' field. There are too many mysteries in it, and you can never come to an accurate conclusion."

"In the end, you simply threw all the speculations out of your mind and stared straight into the dim space with your dim eyes."

"If the Pope is not lying and all the mysteries here can be solved, then perhaps we can reveal the treacherous undercurrents of Asgard and know the true intentions of all parties."

"You didn't rush into the depths of darkness, but instead focused your gaze on the murals on both sides."

"Although [Kanrui's Wizard Ring] gives you night vision, it only shows three colors: gray, white and black, and you will miss a lot of information on the murals. After thinking for a moment, you took out the 'Ancient God Fire Lamp' and let the stolen fire from the star realm illuminate the darkness around you."

"You walked up to the mural and began to observe it carefully..."

"The first mural is three meters long and has decayed and mottled, but you can still make out the general pattern from the vague outline... It is an ancient god sitting on a throne. His face is indescribably friendly. He is surrounded by stars, and behind him is a vast painting with mountains, grass, rivers, migratory birds in the sky, a faint breeze, and galloping elk. It is full of the breath of nature."

"Is this 'Nature's King'?"

"You are somewhat doubtful, and you always feel that the smile of the ancient god on the mural is somewhat similar to the 'Old God of the Tree' who is suspected to have been replaced by an unknown old king and currently rules Asgard."

"Carry the 'Ancient God Fire Lamp', take a step, and continue walking backwards."

"As the firelight cut through the darkness, the second mural appeared before my eyes... It was a terrifying scene. Under a shadow that covered half of the sky, countless demons, devils, and creatures from the abyss climbed out from the bottom of the dark valley. Sulfur fire burned wantonly, and corpses were everywhere. The suffering people offered sacrifices and prayed to the gods they believed in. On the other side, a god surrounded by stars, holding a spear and carrying mountains, rivers, grass, and trees on his back, came to the human world with two subordinate gods and many warriors of the gods to fight a great battle with the demons."

"As you have read the [Chapter of Light] in the Book of Ages, you will immediately understand when you see this picture."

"This was the great battle that took place in the 'Northern Abyss' at the beginning of the Fourth Epoch. At that time, the 'Endless Abyss' opened up a channel to the real world, and one of the rulers of the Kingdom of Glory, the Ancient God King who controls 'Nature', personally descended to lead his subordinates to fight in order to prevent the arrival of the 'Pillar of the Abyss'. The figures on both sides are the subordinates of the 'King of Nature', the 'Blue Kingfisher' and the 'Ancient God of Trees'."

"You compared it again,"

"Sure enough, the 'ancient god' on the first mural is the king of nature."

"You hold the 'Ancient God's Fire Lamp' and continue to walk towards the third painting, thinking that the next thing to be revealed should be the return of the 'King of Nature' to the Kingdom of God."

“But when the third painting was gradually revealed in the firelight, you couldn’t help but be surprised… The ‘King of Nature’ covered his chest and knelt on one leg. The spear in his hand had disappeared. Around him were countless gods, ancient rulers, corpses of abyssal creatures, and a slanting sun shining on his shoulders.”

"It was not easy for the King of Nature to defeat the 'Lord of the Abyss'. He himself was also severely injured. Of course? You had guessed this before, so it was not surprising. What really surprised you was... the King of Nature turned his back to the setting sun, overlooking the 'Abyss', and it seemed that he had no intention of returning to the Kingdom of God or the City of All Gods."

“This immediately gave rise to a huge doubt in your mind.”

"The 'Apostle of Fraud' had investigated before and found that the 'King of Nature' was no longer on this land, so he was able to carry out the 'Ceremony of Apotheosis' without any hesitation. Could it be that his investigation was wrong?"

"Also, if the 'King of Nature' has not returned to the Kingdom of God, then where is He now?"

"With this doubt in mind, you hold the 'Ancient God Fire Lamp' and continue to walk towards the fourth oil painting. When the firelight cuts through the darkness and reveals the pattern on it, your pupils suddenly shrink..."

(End of this chapter)