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Watching Yan Jin approach with a simple, honest smile, Tang San spoke in a cold, emotionless voice:
"Get lost!"
"Looks like you don't really like this form of mine. How about this?"
Yan Jin stopped. Her body distorted for a moment, transforming into a stunningly beautiful woman wearing a black classical robe, with smooth black hair, exuding an intellectual aura.
Her eyes were as bright as the cosmos and as deep as the night. The robe clung to her body, outlining her curvaceous figure.
She plucked a crystal monocle from the void and placed it on her right eye, a mischievous smile appearing on her beautiful face:
"Surprise! Unexpected, right?"
It was Amon! Miss Amon!
Tang San's body stiffened, and his lips twitched. "This is also an illusion?"
"Nope…"
Amon playfully wagged her index finger in front of her. "Do you think, under normal circumstances, a trial of illusion representing 'desire' would feature me?"
A chill ran down Tang San's spine. He took a deep breath, trying to calm the turmoil in his heart.
"The Sea God won't sit idly by. Have you forgotten what happened to your previous clone?"
"Heh, the Sea God probably doesn't have time to bother with this right now… He has other matters. The previous Deep Sea Demon Whale King was a pre-set program, not his personal intervention."
"You're a woman?"
Amon pinched her monocle, answering:
"Not really… but I can be. It's not important to me. I appear in this form because of the influence of the illusion. Since you have no desire for men, I can only present myself as a woman."
"How did you get in? The Sea God checked my body. There were no omissions other than the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. And if you infiltrated through me, you should have emerged from within my body, not from the outside." Tang San frowned, questioning.
"Naturally not. I used other means… As for the specific method… guess!" Amon blinked, a mischievous smile on her face.
Looking at Amon, who was both playful like a maiden in love and exuding the allure of a witch, Tang San's heart skipped a beat.
"No way? You don't really think I'd tell you, do you? We're enemies, after all…" Amon drawled.
Amon didn't sneak in through Tang San's body. He had anticipated that he wouldn't be able to deceive a god to their face, so he made other preparations.
Tang San's original sixth soul ring was given to him by Amon. He had used Amon's skills, even iconic moves like "Time Rewind" and "Space Tear".
Moreover, the skill that killed the Deep Sea Demon Whale King could be said to have been used jointly by Amon and Tang San, which blurred the concepts of "Amon" and "Tang San", creating a high degree of Connection between the two.
When a person repeatedly uses Amon's soul skills, with Amon bearing most of the cost, and absorbs the soul ring produced by the soul beast killed by Amon's soul skills, how can you say this person isn't Amon?
A loophole was created. "Amon" killing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King was equal to "Tang San" killing the Deep Sea Demon Whale King. "Amon" was equal to "Tang San", so "Tang San" inheriting the godhood was naturally equal to "Amon" inheriting the godhood!
Using this logical confusion, Amon deceived the rules, making the inheritance space no longer reject him. Then, he used the "Worm of Star's" space-shifting ability to successfully enter the inheritance land.
But since Tang San was still there, occupying the main position, Amon had to replace the person playing the opponent in the illusion, becoming the female lead of the final stage.
Amon chuckled softly. "How about it? Want to reconsider my earlier proposal and hand over the godhood to me…"
This was different from Yan Jin's active gift. Even if Tang San agreed, it would still fall under the category of "stealing".
Firstly, Tang San wasn't the true owner of the godhood yet; the Sea God was. Amon obtaining the godhood in this way was equivalent to "stealing" the godhood from the Sea God, resulting in a better effect.
Secondly, many of Amon's words weren't true; they were "deception", not in line with "active gifting" or "trading". He could still "steal".
Tang San closed his eyes, gently exhaling to dispel the chaotic thoughts in his mind:
"You've already said it. We're enemies. Use whatever means you have!"
He looked intently at Amon, his eyes clear.
Amon clicked his tongue, a somewhat wicked smile appearing on his face. He opened his mouth, and countless "Worms of Time" within his body spat out words that normal people couldn't understand.
These words intertwined, forming terrifying and insane mental whispers that echoed in Tang San's mind:
"Traveler from another world, what do you think made you reborn into this world after jumping off 'Ghost Sorrow Cliff'?
"Is it really just fate's arrangement?
"Who is controlling this fate?"
The first two sentences revealed the biggest secret in Tang San's heart, one he had never told anyone. Coupled with the contaminating mental fluctuations, Tang San almost lost his mind.
He looked at Amon with fear. "Could it be? It's you!"
Amon smiled.
The whispers didn't stop, echoing in layers in Tang San's mind.
"Actually, I've been watching you since you were born. The trajectory of your life is all within my arrangements.
"Remember Old Jack? That was me too.
"Tang Hao is me, Yu Xiaogang is me, Wang Sheng, Liu Long, Jiangzhu, Jingling… They are all me! Dai Mubai is me, Ma Hongjun is me, Zhu Zhuqing is me, Ning Rongrong is me… Xiao Wu is me too!
"I knew your body contained a mature soul, so Tang Hao was indifferent to you when you were young.
"But children can't do everything, so Old Jack helped you a lot.
"Do you remember? I had you comb my hair…
"…"
Word after word formed sentences, and sentence after sentence formed this insane and terrifying mental storm.
These words were, of course, not true, but with Amon revealing some "small details" and the confirmation of his own "abilities", these lies seemed so real, so believable.
Tang San completely broke down. He couldn't accept that from his transmigration, birth, growth, to the present, he had been living under someone else's arrangements…
Everyone around him was him, his life, everything about him was fake, and this person was acting with him!
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! You're lying to me, you must be lying to me!" Tang San shouted frantically.
The corners of Amon's mouth slowly curved upward, revealing a smile.
Although he said he didn't believe it, Tang San's performance completely demonstrated one thing: he had believed what Amon said.
The reason why Tang San would reject Amon's second proposal to hand over the godhood without hesitation was because Amon had "stolen" his "trust" in himself.
He quietly "returned" the "trust" he had "stolen" from Tang San during their previous conversations at this moment.
The godhood trial illusion itself had the power to shake one's mind. Amon, through his ability to "deceive the instructor", mobilized this power and grafted it onto his own words.
The impactful lies, the mental corruption carried in the whispers, the returned "trust", the power of the illusion—everything combined completely shattered Tang San's mental defenses.
However, the godhood trial hadn't failed, because this godhood trial was a trial of "desire". Tang San hadn't violated the rules and hadn't been tempted by desire.
The godhood trial judged that he had passed!
This was the final stage. After passing, he would ascend to the Sea God's throne!
The surrounding illusion disappeared. Tang San and Amon returned to the golden world where the godhood trial was located, the world surrounded by a golden ocean, centered around a central platform and six small platforms.
Tang San was on the central platform, while Amon stood on one of the surrounding small platforms.
Amon adjusted his monocle. The crystal monocle emitted a dazzling light, and brilliant starlight formed a vast galaxy. Countless translucent little worms with twelve segments swam in the air.
Behind him rose the ancient, mottled phantom of a clock. The speed of the hands' rotation changed from normal to slow, the movement of the second hand almost imperceptible.
An unimaginable, vast power surged, washing over everything around. This was the great power of time!
Amon used the power of the "Worms of Time" to slow down time, infinitely slowing down the "one second" experienced by everything around him to the point of near standstill, while he himself was unaffected.
He leisurely left the floating platform and walked to the central platform where Tang San was.
"Heh, the timing is just right. The last moment before becoming a god, infinitely close to godhood, but not yet."
Amon raised his right hand, pinching the top and bottom edges of the monocle with his index finger and thumb.
This was the best time to "steal". At this moment, Tang San and the Sea God could both be considered the owners of the Sea God's godhood.
Stealing the godhood at this moment was equivalent to stealing from a near-godly powerhouse and a true god!
Tang San's eyes began to become dull, and the starry colors in his eyes swirled.
Amon reached out his right hand and grabbed at the void. He stole all the faith from Yan Jin and the faith from Lei Yin that was unrelated to the "Thunder God".
At the same time, he also gathered all the faith directed at himself, whether positive or negative. "Tyrant", "Last Emperor", "Thieving Duke", "Thieving Emperor", "Blasphemer"...
He deceived the rules, twisting all these faiths into faith in the God of Thieves.
Finally, he walked towards Tang San, and the two bodies slowly merged.
The originally dull look in Tang San's eyes suddenly regained its brilliance. He raised his head, and the corners of his mouth slowly curled back into a smile.
He raised his right hand and plucked a monocle from the void, embedding it into his right eye socket.
Flesh began to wriggle, and his figure distorted for a moment.
The original Tang San was gone, replaced by a thin young man wearing a black ancient robe and a matching pointed soft hat.
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