A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 205 Divinity, Puppy
On the rooftop of the building, the dozen or so clones knew they had succeeded when they saw the main body open its eyes.

Before his clones could ask any questions, Xu Lie had already synchronized his memories with the past.

"The Spirit Realm? The Spirit Realm came to this world with the Source Castle?"

"That's normal. It would be strange if the spirit world didn't come. Otherwise, how did they succeed in the divination and teleportation?"

"We didn't see it before, but it's only appearing now. Does this mean the Spirit Realm has been locked up all along? Or is it subtly separated from the universe by a layer, and only officially descended upon us after the main body's advancement to Sequence 3?"

Ignoring the chattering clones and not in a hurry to explore the spirit world, Xu Lie prioritized familiarizing himself with and practicing his ability to deceive his mentor.

It wasn't until Sequence 3, when he deceived his mentor, that he truly integrated and upgraded all his previous abilities.

The biggest increase is naturally in the ability to deceive. It's not just about deceiving people; it's about deceiving the laws of nature to achieve all sorts of unbelievable effects. Xu Lie had previously used the relevant talismans in advance.

For example, stomp your feet now and shout at the floor tiles below, "You're grass."

The bricks transformed into magical, grayish-black weeds, swaying in the wind, completely obscuring the stone's structure, becoming entirely plant life.

His thieving skills have also improved, allowing him to steal three extraordinary abilities at once.

The ability to create clones is no longer limited to a certain number. Originally, there were concerns about the shortage of people in the Old Church, but now there is no shortage at all.

If a temple is unmanaged, just send a clone over and it'll be fine.

Their disguise abilities have also been enhanced, allowing them to pre-plan theft during battles and thus steal the blessings or abilities of gods.

As for the progress of his digestion, which he concealed from his supervisor, it was quite encouraging.

Thanks to his previous deception of Fenrir and Old Tang, which was considered deception of a high-ranking person, he had a foundation of pre-emptive role-playing, which allowed him to easily digest a significant portion of the potion after deceiving his mentor.

At this rate, if we fool a few more dragon kings, we might be completely digested.

There was also an unexpected surprise: the potion that had been deceiving the mentor was slowly being digested every moment, and Xu Lie suddenly realized the truth.

The old church that was founded earlier is expanding step by step. Every expansion and every time it attracts believers is a deception.

Even if the expansion and attraction are only to ordinary believers, and the amount absorbed is very small, it adds up over time and is already a very good progress.

After getting familiar with his current abilities, Xu Lie contentedly recalled his clones, glanced at the still rioting crowd below, and without paying any attention, went up to the gray fog.

When Xu Lie arrived at the familiar Source Castle, he finally realized what was happening and frowned deeply.

As Bao Lie paced back and forth in the palace, he immediately rushed forward upon seeing the true form: "Did you see that? The spirit realm has emerged!"

Seeing Xu Lie's appearance, Bao Lie stopped his exploration of the spirit world: "What's wrong with you, main body?"

Xu Lie sighed and rubbed his temples: "I just saw the commotion outside, but I did nothing."

Bao Lie, who had been watching the whole thing from the perspective of the main body in the Source Castle, was well aware that the massive chaos was instigated by the main body: "Didn't you do this? What's wrong with doing nothing?"

Xu Lie was also somewhat uncertain: "I'm wondering if I've been influenced by divinity now that I no longer care about ordinary people."

In the mysterious system, high-sequence individuals are often influenced by divinity, and their human side gradually diminishes.

Bao Lie wasn't quite sure: "Isn't divine influence something that should be considered for those at Sequence 2 and above? You're only Sequence 3."

“Because of power.” Xu Lie casually found a bronze chair to sit down and began to seriously analyze himself: “Because the extraordinary are constantly advancing towards the inhuman.”

"When I was familiar with my ability to deceive my mentor, I discovered that I could easily deceive even the so-called natural forces that are beyond human control. This caused a strange change in my mind."

"The brilliance of humanity is indeed magnificent, and the history of civilization is indeed dazzling, but in the face of nature and the starry sky, they seem to become nothing?"

As Bao Lie listened, he suddenly realized, "Isn't this the lie you made up before?"

Xu Lie cast a puzzled look at him. Bao Lie raised his index finger and poked at the top of his head: "Original Body, aren't you always lying to people, saying that the Old One left the planet?"

"According to your lies, once a god becomes excessively powerful, he will become indifferent to humanity, weary of the mortal world, and will head straight for the stars without looking back."

"Clap!" Forrell clapped his hands. "Isn't this a perfect match?"

Having analyzed himself to this point, Xu Lie chuckled and adjusted his posture, shifting to a more comfortable position: "Not even turning around?"

"Forget it then."

"No matter how vast the universe is, or how brilliant the starry sky is, people should always have a home. No matter how powerful the future becomes, people will always think about going home to visit after traveling for a long time."

Yes, as long as we firmly believe that "people will eventually go home," divinity will not overwhelm humanity.

After chatting with Bao Lie, Xu Lie relaxed and temporarily put aside his concerns about divinity, looking around and observing the Source Castle.

The surroundings hadn't changed much, except for that strange light gate standing above the gray mist, composed of countless light spheres, which was incredibly solid.

When we first arrived above the gray fog, the portal to light was still very illusory, but now it has become completely stable.

The portal was tinged with a bluish-black hue and surrounded by many objects that looked like spheres of light. Inside each sphere were two kinds of worms, transparent and semi-transparent, huddled together.

Having thoroughly read the original work, Xu Lie knew very well that the surrounding gray fog, palace, and everything else were merely the divine kingdom of the Source Castle, and all the objects were simply manifestations of the power of 'wish'.

The worm portal is the true source castle.

Xu Lie stepped into the sky, raised his hand and approached the portal of light, pressing it against it. Something seemed to be responding to him from the depths of the universe.

It cannot be opened yet. Isn't Sequence 3 enough?

Xu Lie slowly withdrew his right hand, intending to advance to Sequence 2 in the future. Looking down, he saw the gray mist below surging and parting to both sides according to his will.

Beneath the boundless gray fog were seven beams of light containing endless knowledge; below that lay the bizarre and wondrous spirit realm we had just witnessed, brimming with spirits and information.

Wait, what are those?
Xu Lie narrowed his gaze slightly and saw a litter of... newborn puppies lying in the gap between the light and the gray mist?

These puppies were very small, no bigger than the palm of your hand, covered in short, jet-black fur, with eyes burning with black flames and mouths that stretched to the back of their heads, quite exaggerated.

Because they were too young, the puppies couldn't move freely. They all lay down underneath, greedily sniffing the scent of the Source Castle's gray mist, occasionally opening their mouths to "wow," as if they were feeding on the scent of the Source Castle.

The name "Hound of Fortune" flashed through Xu Lie's mind. Also known as the Guardian of the Source Castle, it was a very peculiar spirit creature that lived in the historical gap beneath the Source Castle.

This was interesting. Xu Lie took the initiative to approach, and the young Fugen dogs were not afraid. They didn't bark or make a sound, but quietly wagged their tails at Xu Lie.

Xu Lie's initially gloomy mood was completely healed by the Fugen dogs, making him smile from the bottom of his heart. He petted and stroked one of them, teasing the Fugen dogs for a while before getting up to leave.

Perhaps because the spirit world has only just begun to unfold, these puppies are truly young; they can't even walk yet, so it's impossible to walk them.

"We already have the Spirit Realm, and the Astral Realm probably isn't far off. I'm going to check on the other source materials in the Chaos Sea." Before leaving, Xu Lie also reminded Bao Lie, "Remember to come and check on them regularly in the future."

"Sure!" Bao Lie was quite happy. Usually, he was alone in prison, which was not fun at all. Now, he suddenly had a litter of puppies to raise, which was really great.

Afterwards, Xu Lie went to the Chaos Sea but did not find the Star Boundary. Therefore, Xu Lie temporarily concluded that the anomalies in the Source Castle and the Spirit Realm should be related to him, who had taken the path of the thief.

Before Xu Lie could think too much, Hai Lie, who was on duty in the Chaos Sea, came over and babbled on. After a while, Xu Lie agreed to give him a break and create a clone to take his place in jail.

Xu Lie hadn't forgotten the mithril dagger he'd seen before the party when he was released from Fenrir's prison. After using this extraordinary item, he often heard Hai Lie complaining about "not wanting to go to jail" for a week.

It's clear that Hai Lie is going crazy from being in jail.

Now that Sequence 3 can create clones at will, we no longer need to pay attention to this aspect. Also, the clones in the other seven source bodies that have been in prison for too long have been given a vacation as well.

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