"Her name is, Leliel."
"Originally, She was the daughter of the mother of prosperity."
"But He didn't, resist the temptation, and fell."
"He plunged into the Sea of Desire, becoming a disgusting Fear Mother Tree."
"?"
Hold on!
I know this thing!
I even fought with His child!
!!!
Cheng Shi suddenly recalled Song Yawen from that Trial, remembering the Bone Throne Song Yawen had described.
So, He really did receive Death's gaze at that time!
That world-destroying Death Scythe might even have been lent out by the very being in front of Him!
No wonder He put in so much effort; who would hold back when fighting a 'green tea' (manipulative) woman!
But, big bro, where's your scythe?
How come I didn't see such a big scythe today?
The giant Skull perhaps guessed Cheng Shi's Memory, He paused, trying to let Cheng Shi recall more details, and then slowly continued:
"Garuda, in Order to, win Her back."
"Pulled out, His own rib, and separated, a quarter, of His Divinity."
"He made, it, as a gift, and sent it to the Sea of Desire."
"However, that bitch, rejected Him, and corrupted, garuda's dagger."
"He, deserves to die."
After speaking, a torrent of Death surged from the depths of the Void, instantly erupting and drowning everything.
Cheng Shi inexplicably suffered a disaster, being swept away by the torrent and scattered into a pile of bone fragments.
No one knew how long this enraged God vented, until Cheng Shi felt He might have been forgotten or even directly 'ga'd' (killed), at which point His consciousness re-condensed.
However, His current state was the same as the giant Skull on the Bone Throne, only a head remained.
Cheng Shi opened and closed His Mouth, finding that His jawbone hitting the step platform was quite painful.
"..."
Alright then, it's not impossible to sit down for a while after getting tired of standing.
So, this is how the corruption Divinity of When Fear Arrives came about? The Fear Mother Tree split off a quarter of Her own Divinity to express Her firm rejection of Garuda?
So, what exactly happened between these two?
Can you elaborate?
I have plenty of Time, this Trial just ended, there are still 7 days left.
The giant Skull's gaze shifted downwards, looking at Cheng Shi again, His Mouth opened and closed a few times, but He didn't continue telling the story.
"Old matters, forget it."
"Today, I, saw, it, again."
"Memory, has always been unwilling, in the dream, for Me, to find it."
"You, brought back, it, very good."
"Therefore, Cheng, Shi."
"What, reward, do you, want?"
Cheng Shi "whooshed" up, standing with His jaw.
If you're talking about this, I'm taking it seriously.
"Respected, Great True God, please listen:"
Picking up this fear... garuda's dagger, was merely a humble and insignificant Me, wanting to experience more teachings and feel more of the Divine greatness in the Trial grounds You and them descended upon.
If, and I mean if, You could give the confused Me, a little, guidance.
This would be more useful than any From God relic.
After saying these words nervously, Cheng Shi looked longingly at the throne.
The giant Skull didn't make a sound for a long time.
Cheng Shi's heart sank, thinking His request was too excessive. Just as He was about to try and amend it, the Skull spoke at this moment.
"You, are His, believer."
"Among Us, only He, and..."
"Forget it, don't mention Him."
"Only them, like to give, you, guidance."
"I, have no guidance, for you."
"Your understanding, of Death..."
Cheng Shi's heart tightened, remembering the pitiful 0 points He got in the last Trial, path to godhood.
"Is very fresh."
"I, need to, think."
"Perhaps, I can, snatch, some, authority, from His hand."
"!!??"
What?
From whose hand do You want to snatch what authority?
It doesn't concern Me, does it? I didn't do anything!
Cheng Shi was utterly bewildered, scared half to Death.
"However, I, can bestow, you, something."
After speaking, among the "trash" all over the ground, the conspicuous Moment of Execution floated up.
"Is this going to..."
A surge of pure Death power flowed from the Mouth of every Skull on the Bone Throne, enveloping the Moment of Execution.
Not long after, this scepter with Thunder roaring at its tip slowly twisted and deformed, turning into a ring with Thunder flowing across its surface.
The material of the ring was completely unlike the previous scepter's wood, instead resembling the bones underfoot that had been fired.
"During, the first, God War, when it ended."
"Order, killed, thunder."
"He used, half of His Divinity, to make, this, Staff of thunder."
"..."
Cheng Shi was numb. He was both shocked by the amount of information in this conversation and really wanted to complain about how dirty Order played this hand.
Killing someone is one thing, but after they're dead, He still whips the corpse and calls them an idiot.
"His, other half, of Divinity, is with Me."
"But, now, you, are too weak."
"Not qualified enough."
"I will, recast, the Staff of thunder."
"Concealing, the aura, of thunder."
"You, keep, it, well."
"When you, go, further."
"I will, bestow, the other half, upon you."
After speaking, the pale, bone-like ring floated down from the air and automatically placed itself on Cheng Shi's finger.
However, Cheng Shi didn't see any of this.
Because His hand bone had fallen behind His Skull.
And how does a Skull turn around?
Can't do it, absolutely can't do it.
"..."
Wait!
Something seems off!
Let Me sort this out.
Death took When Fear Arrives, then turned Moment of Execution into a ring, saying that when I become stronger later, He will bestow the other half of thunder's Divinity upon Me.
This way of speaking...
Hiss--
How is this so similar to the 'big picture' drawn by My former Boss?
You didn't give Me anything, and You took something from Me, can this be called a transaction?
Isn't this freeloading?
This is bullying an honest person!!
Cheng Shi recovered from His stunned state. He opened and closed His Mouth, His jaw hitting the ground a few times, and finally couldn't help but ask:
"Um... Since You dislike the Fear Mother Tree, then the half of Leliel's Divinity in garuda's dagger..."
What do You think...
Can it still... be bestowed upon Me?
The giant Skull quieted down. There was clearly nothing in His empty eye sockets, but Cheng Shi saw a pair of eyes leading to Death open within them.
"I... I'm... just making a suggestion, okay."
I just think, for someone as Divinely great as You, putting this kind of dirty Divinity in Your hand is just like throwing it in the trash, or sealing it away so it's out of sight and out of mind.
Instead of wasting this half of Divinity, why not...
Cough cough, why not let Leliel's Divinity work for Me?
Look:
I work for You...
No, I work for My Lords, work for You part-time, and She works for Me.
Rounding up, She's Your ox and horse (working hard).
Isn't that the logic?
Isn't this more satisfying than just leaving it unused?
The giant Skull still didn't respond, but the path leading to Death in His eye sockets had clearly disappeared.
Holy crap, there's a chance!
Cheng Shi immediately frantically opened and closed His jaw, struggling to turn around using friction, biting onto His hand bone, and "lifting" the ring that had just been forged.
Then He said indistinctly:
"Look, You combine Her Divinity with this idiot's... this thunder's Divinity, and we get a ring with three-quarters Divinity."
This way, You reclaim Garuda's Divinity, I get a new From God relic, and I can go further in the game.
Most importantly, that bitch, the Fear Mother Tree, has to work for You every day!
How about it?
No response.
Still no response.
Time was slowly flowing by. At this moment, Cheng Shi even felt that the being opposite Him wasn't Death at all, but freaking silence.
Bro, at least say something.
"He, is right, you, are indeed very greedy."
"?"
As soon as the words fell, another surge of pure Death power rose from the Bone Throne.
This time, this power not only enveloped the ring but also When Fear Arrives.
Not long after, a small, shrieking branch from When Fear Arrives was peeled off and quickly merged into the ring.
And When Fear Arrives also disappeared simultaneously.
As soon as this Divinity from the Fear Mother Tree touched the ring, it immediately carved shrieking Mouths onto the ring.
The ring, which had just been pale as bone, instantly turned into a distorted ring emitting a faint red glow under its influence, slowly floating back onto Cheng Shi's hand bone.
It worked?
Holy crap, it worked!!
Cheng Shi excitedly bit onto His hand bone, carefully examining the twisted and eerie ring, and asked without realizing His excitement:
"This is?"
But He instantly reacted and quickly corrected Himself:
"What I mean is, Great You, please name this From God relic."
Honestly, Cheng Shi felt He saw a hint of excitement in the giant Skull's eye sockets.
But He wasn't sure if He was too excited and seeing things.
The giant Skull pondered for a moment, His teeth slightly moving as He hesitated a few times, before finally giving a steady name to this newborn From God relic.
"Let's call it, lelers bone servant ring."
"..."
I'm numb.
May I ask what the difference is between this and "QQneinei Delicious to the point of Meh Pu Tea"?
Such a cool-looking ring, and this is the name?
Okay! Okay! Okay!
You're awesome, You call the shots.
Cheng Shi conceded.
He affirmed very seriously:
"An ancient and brilliant name, from this moment on, its name will be sung for eternity."
Of course, that bitch Leliel will also work for You for eternity!
"Mm."
The giant Skull responded with a strange tone, and then suddenly and without warning dissipated on the Bone Throne.
Turning into white bone ash, scattering like quicksand.
Immediately after, the Bone Throne also began to dissipate.
After the Boss left, the Skulls who had been holding back for a long time finally started chattering again.
"Goodbye! Goodbye! I'm leaving, He is waiting for Me!"
"Go quickly! Quickly! Don't keep Him waiting impatiently!"
As the throne collapsed in front of Him, the fishbone steps under His feet also began to break layer by layer.
Cheng Shi was now just a head and couldn't dodge at all, only allowing Himself to fall into the Void.
But even with the feeling of weightlessness rushing to His head, He didn't let go of the hand bone in His Mouth.
Until, consciousness darkened again, and then reawakened.
Cheng Shi suddenly opened His eyes, raised His hand, and looked at the twisted ring on His right index finger, which was wreathed in a seductive red light.
The ring, which seemed to be emitting shrieks of fear, was so... under the sunlight...
Charming.
...