The scene behind him was exactly as expected. There was nothing there.
Like a world beyond the end of the world, an existence completely beyond comprehension.
Empty, nothing at all. One could even say it was a stretch of chaos and void.
"As expected, there's nothing," Qin Siyang smiled lightly, "Looks like I was worrying too much. The Path of the Believer is a rule that countless people have already opened. How could there be any other choice?"
"The sacrificial offerings I worked so hard to obtain, the Path of the Believer opened with them, it should be the most correct answer."
Thinking that he was about to become a powerful sequence level six ability user, the longing in Qin Siyang's eyes ignited once again.
Since all doubts had been cleared, then it was time to step onto the Path of the Believer.
However, just as he was about to turn back and step onto the Path of the Believer—
Several points of light suddenly drifted slowly from behind him and appeared before his eyes.
Those light points gradually gathered together, slowly forming an ordered shape in front of him.
In the end, they turned into a glowing square brick and landed right at Qin Siyang's feet.
'Hm?'
'Where did this light brick come from?'
Qin Siyang lowered his head and examined it carefully for a moment, discovering that the light brick seemed roughly the same as the bricks on the Path of the Believer.
He turned his head and glanced forward again.
'How is this possible?'
The Path of the Believer in front of him, which had originally been shining with dazzling light, practically a [Noon Level] Path of the Believer, was actually missing a brick.
His head kept shifting back and forth, comparing the front and the back.
He discovered that the light brick that had suddenly appeared behind him matched perfectly with the missing spot on the Path of the Believer, whether in shape or position.
Qin Siyang stared at the sudden change before him and was completely stunned.
He couldn't help shouting, "What does this mean?"
But the surroundings remained silent. No one answered his question.
The frenzy and longing in Qin Siyang's mind were still shouting without stop, as if trying to control his body and make him step onto the Path of the Believer.
But Qin Siyang's body did not move at all.
Because he had already realized that things were not as simple and smooth as they seemed.
That frenzy and longing that felt as if they were being forcibly stirred up by some existence gradually lost ground in Qin Siyang's mind, slowly suppressed by his reason and locked away in a humble corner.
He turned sideways so that he could see both the Path of the Believer and the lone light brick at the same time, allowing him to think about the relationship between the two more clearly.
Qin Siyang rested his hand on his chin and sank into serious analysis.
He muttered to himself, "Does everything I'm seeing mean that another road really exists?"
A brick from the Path of the Believer had been moved to another place.
This phenomenon was like dismantling the Path of the Believer to pave another road.
'So another road should indeed exist.'
Even if there was only a single brick, it might still be a road.
But what was strange was that his consciousness couldn't capture any information coming from this brick.
He couldn't feel any power contained within the light brick, nor could he feel the strong summons that stepping onto it should bring.
It was as if this light brick, aside from glowing, was no different from an ordinary brick.
He spoke bitterly to the light brick, "Even if you want me to step on you, at least give me some kind of hint."
But the light brick simply shone quietly in front of him, unable to respond in any way.
Qin Siyang took a deep breath.
At this moment, he realized that he had once again arrived at a fork in the road.
Should he step onto the well-known Path of the Believer and become a sequence ability user who was invincible among humans yet insignificant before the gods?
Or should he step onto that single lonely brick and walk a road that has not been taken?
The choice before him this time was different from the choice given by the Nightmare Lantern Tree.
The Nightmare Lantern Tree's choice had at least left some clues.
This time, he had absolutely no information.
"I clearly know nothing, yet I'm being forced to make a choice. How is that any different from gambling?"
Qin Siyang complained with a hint of dissatisfaction.
"I'm someone who absolutely despises gambling, prostitution, and drugs, yet I keep being forced to rely on luck to decide my fate and whether I live or die."
His gaze moved back and forth between the Path of the Believer covered with mysterious shadows and the single light brick.
At this point, continuing to analyze would only be a waste of time.
He could only make a decision based on his inner inclination.
A sentence he had once read in a book flashed repeatedly through Qin Siyang's mind: All the gifts that fate bestows have long had their prices secretly marked.
The thought that appeared at such a crucial moment was not groundless.
Qin Siyang had always been cautious in the way he handled things.
It was precisely because of this cautious belief that he always treated sudden gains with fear and vigilance. He habitually thought over and over again about whether there might be traps or schemes hidden within them, allowing him to avoid countless dangers and hidden threats.
He looked at the endlessly radiant Path of the Believer with a hint of regret.
"Maybe I'm worrying for nothing. Maybe I'm just overthinking. But I can't shake the feeling that the gift of the Path of the Believer seems a little too perfect."
"As for this road made from a single light brick, with a future I can't predict…"
Qin Siyang's gaze fell onto the light brick, and he let out a sigh.
"Seems like my whole life I've been doing weird things with no certainty."
"One more time won't make a difference. Anyway, this life of mine was something I got for free."
Qin Siyang no longer hesitated. With a firm gaze fixed on that single light brick, he stepped onto it.
Boom!
The instant he stepped onto the brick, a deep rumbling sound that shook the entire void erupted behind him.
Startled, Qin Siyang turned his head to look back.
Behind him, the Path of the Believer was still shining with dazzling light, a road paved with glowing bricks stretching into the distance.
But the mysterious shadows at the endless far end had become even more blurred.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The sound grew more and more terrifying. A dreadful power capable of destroying everything was rapidly approaching Qin Siyang.
"What is that?"
Qin Siyang widened his eyes and discovered that the distant Path of the Believer had begun to twist.
He finally realized that a powerful and terrifying gale was rushing toward him along the Path of the Believer.
The intense killing intent contained within the gale made his blood freeze and his hair stand on end.
"What the hell is going on now? Will I die just because I step on some silly brick?"
In panic, Qin Siyang tried to pull his foot back.
But his foot seemed to have fused together with the light brick, making it impossible to withdraw.
Even his body was gradually being restrained, unable to move at all.
The raging gale surged closer, its oppressive force like the arrival of the apocalypse.
He watched as the gale approached, watched as the light of the Path of the Believer twisted more and more, and could only wait helplessly for what would come.
Qin Siyang was certain that if even a single wisp of that flood-like gale touched him, he would die on the spot.
The destructive force of the gale was so overwhelming that Qin Siyang couldn't help thinking of the mysterious shadows on the Path of the Believer.
He looked again at those indistinct shadows.
'Did I anger something because I turned away from Path of the Believer?'
He had lost the gamble.
At this moment, Qin Siyang realized that he might have lost the bet.
He desperately wanted to admit his mistake and start over.
But he had no such chance.
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