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Chapter 465: Chapter 465: Forbidden Game

Chen Xuan coldly scrutinized the visitor.

If you only look at the parts below the neck, he’s undoubtedly dressed quite stylishly. His outfit is a burgundy wool coat, with a snow-white fur scarf around the neckline, and leather boots paired with slacks below. Just looking at the clothing materials, one can tell they’re all top-quality goods worth a fortune. Coupled with his height exceeding two meters and shoulders as wide as a double door in a comic, he even gives off the impression of a graceful nobleman.

But once you see his face, anyone would immediately understand one thing—he is an unequivocal monster.

His face has four eyes arranged horizontally along the bridge of his nose; beneath his nose are two mouths stretching all the way to his ears. Especially the second mouth... it’s almost located at the lower jaw, with two pairs of mandibles on either side, resembling the magnified mouthparts of an insect.

This head bears quite a resemblance to that of a giant insect.

"Who are you?" Chen Xuan asked warily. Clearly, he had been hit by an ability similar to Guess the Coin, so everything he was seeing now wasn’t necessarily real; the disappearance of his glasses and barcode scanner was proof.

"My followers call me the Star God." As he answered, all four eyes focused on Chen Xuan, causing the latter to feel an indescribable nausea, "You should feel honored; the vast majority of people can only know of my existence but never have the chance to meet me. You are one of the lucky few."

"Followers?" Chen Xuan scoffed, "Someone would follow a bug?"

"Isn’t it natural for gods to have followers?" The other party wasn’t angry, looking at him like a prey that’s already been caught, "You’ve not only met these people but also taken their abilities."

Was he referring to Fei Wuniang and Gustav?

"Did you grant them the ability of Guess the Coin?"

The Star God remained silent, seeming to disdain answering such a question.

However, his attitude had already made it clear that he could bestow his great power onto these followers.

"Alright... let me change the question." Chen Xuan realized he couldn’t escape this isolated area for now, so might as well learn more about the opponent — he could see this guy liked to put on airs. "You said followers call you Star God... but you don’t actually agree with this title?"

Both mouths slightly curled up.

"This is a question worthy of your identity. The number of stars is impressive, flickering unpredictably, giving a sense of vastness and mystery beyond grasp, so people came up with the name Star God. However, every star’s trajectory can actually be calculated and located. Once a civilization reaches a certain level of development, it can draw an accurate star domain map, which doesn’t really align with my nature."

"I prefer to call myself Transformation."

Chen Xuan was slightly taken aback.

He thought the other would report a more grandiose name, but was surprised to find it so... simple.

"Do you find it ordinary?" The Star God said indifferently, "It is the most magnificent force in the universe, whether matter or will, transformation is the eternal theme. You see me as a bug, that’s just a projection of ’transformation’ in your mind... for lower beings like you, insects are enigmatic interpretation."

Insects as transformation?

Chen Xuan scoffed, "And the coin? Don’t tell me that symbolizes transformation too."

"Of course, trickery, fraud, gambling, deception... these are just another form of saying transformation." He said, revealing a hint of regret, "It’s a pity few of you can realize my greatness, either blind faith in oneself or pinning hopes on external objects."

"If you want to showcase your greatness, why not speak more clearly, as I’d never crack your riddles." Chen Xuan deliberately provoked him, "What’s your background exactly?"

"Can’t you see? I am the hope of your ascension." The Star God spread his arms wide.

Ascension...

The word appeared again.

"How to ascend?" He asked straightforwardly.

"Simple, become my follower and surrender your soul to me."

"And let you dominate?" Chen Xuan felt somewhat disappointed, hoping to hear explanations different from mechanisms, "No wonder demons worship you as a totem; you’re two peas in a pod."

"What’s wrong with being my dog?" The Star God said unconcernedly, "Do you think surrendering your fate to yourself and external things will change the outcome? When ascension day arrives, at least my dogs will have places in the front row."

Not even pretending now.

"I think any normal person wouldn’t want to be a dog." Chen Xuan stated word by word.

"That’s precisely the point." He showed a strange smile, "Do dogs want to be dogs?"

"What do you mean?"

"Dogs depend on humans, a choice made from survival considerations, an act no one can blame. As for legwork, servility, sycophancy, loyalty, companionship... these are merely human-conceived descriptions, meaningless to dogs themselves." The Star God paused, "In the face of ascension, your situation is the same... dependent ones live; solitary ones perish. Being a dog is just an easy-to-understand description, and true ascenders won’t care about judgments from a bunch of skeletons."

Chen Xuan fell silent for a moment, "So after ascension? Where are those who sacrificed their souls?"

"Living in another dimension. Since you haven’t ascended, naturally, you can’t comprehend that state."

"Looks like you really enjoy deception." He sneered, "Generally speaking, things I can’t prove, I assume to be false."

"Who could say otherwise, I might really be deceiving you." The Star God didn’t deny, "Yet many matters need to be personally experienced to be understood. Fortunately, you’ll soon experience what I’m saying... I’ve waited long for this moment; now it’s time to proceed to the main subject. This is also my favorite game: deciding changing fates with varying gambles."

Sure enough... still have to Guess the Coin?

And this time the opponent became the mastermind behind the Forbidden Ability.

Chen Xuan sighed, "Can’t we refrain from gambling? After all, gambling is illegal."

The Star God showed that playful expression from earlier again.

He was mocking him, Chen Xuan thought. Whether he liked it or not, this game was going to start... or rather, it had already begun.

Then he could only face it head-on.

"What do you want to gamble? Won’t it be my life and abilities again?"

"Hahaha... a humorous human." He grinned wide, "The stakes must be equivalent for the game to hold meaning. Do you think your life plus abilities can be compared to mine? People like you are a dime a dozen; even stacking your lives together means nothing to me."

"Yeah, people like me are numerous, yet you, called a god, come down to trouble me, isn’t that degrading your status?" Chen Xuan ridiculed.

"Don’t underestimate yourself, sometimes standing out from millions only requires a tiny change in the trajectory of fate." The Star God said unhurriedly, "I don’t like people owing debts, but sometimes I must admit, such rare events also belong to transformation itself."

Chen Xuan understood what the other meant—he just wanted to play.

"The stakes can be simple." The Star God continued, "Let’s just bet on leaving... If you win, I’ll leave this world. If I win, you’ll have to leave this world too. Considering what you already owe me, when you leave, you’ll have to go with me to settle the debt."

"Go with you?"

"Yes, to be my Angel Envoy," his mandibles flickered rapidly, resembling a predator eager for prey, "if you dislike the term ’dog’.

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