Chapter 167: A Game of Reality and Illusion
“Let me see, a young man of exceptional talent, noble and mysterious, with an ancient and powerful bloodline, what an enviable life.” The Devil’s voice was not hoarse, nor was it high-pitched, but rather gave a gentle and refined gentlemanly feeling.
This was not surprising, because knowing what to say to whom was a compulsory course for Devils.
When facing gamblers with insatiable desires, a low and seductive voice was the first choice.
When facing bandits with malicious intentions, a high-pitched and hoarse voice would make them understand awe.
When facing nobles who were good at concealing their inner thoughts, gentle and refined words were more likely to gain their approval.
Owen’s appearance, manners, and temperament undoubtedly fit those of a noble, so the Devil showed his elegant side.
Unfortunately, although it was the first time he had dealt with a Devil, Owen knew that he could not believe a single word the Devil said, even if he signed a Devil’s contract, because the nature of a Devil was greed and evil, a combination of sin and wickedness, and abiding by a contract was merely due to the constraints of the laws of Hell.
Trust a Devil? Befriend a Devil? When your soul falls into the Devil’s hands, you will know what regret is, so Owen had no intention of responding, but instead had Warm Baby start scanning the Black Magic Book.
“Puppet? Golem? What strange creations, just as mysterious as you.” The Devil tried to continue the conversation, because Owen’s eyes reminded the Devil of some unpleasant memories.
Owen still had no reaction to the Devil’s words, because he was synchronizing and organizing the content scanned by Warm Baby.
It was very interesting, witches, wizards, mages, alchemists, a Black Magic Book actually contained so many things, if Owen’s professions were not also many, he would probably easily fall into a dead end and be unable to get out.
Owen stretched out his hand and used his psychic power to construct a rune at his fingertips, then slowly pressed it towards the Black Magic Book.
The Devil’s face formed by water mist on the Black Magic Book shook, because the Devil knew he was in big trouble, because the person in front of him was the kind that Devils hated the most, and he could also see the function of this rune, which was to repair the loopholes in the seal on the Black Magic Book.
As long as this rune was filled in, it would be equivalent to the other party controlling the switch of the seal, and the Devil would have to see if the other party was willing to open a hole for him even if he wanted to breathe.
It was true that the Devil was very patient, but he had been sealed for hundreds of years before, and just when he had the hope of escaping, he was interrupted again, and he encountered the kind of person he least wanted to encounter. Even the Devil couldn’t help but want to flip the table.
Because the Devil was too weak now, once something went wrong with this part of his essence, the main body in Hell would most likely drop in rank and lose its only chance, especially the latter, which made the Devil make a risky decision.
“Human, let’s play a fair game.” The Devil suddenly spoke the moment Owen’s finger landed, and before Owen could react, a dreamy spot of light touched his finger.
Owen’s consciousness instantly broke free from the shackles of his physical body and entered a world full of colorful bubbles, where he experienced the feeling of free flight for the first time, which was more refreshing than practicing naked on the balcony of the castle in his pajamas in the morning, but he quickly came to his senses, and his consciousness, which had been letting itself go, transformed into a human form in an instant, exactly the same as his physical body.
Actually, Owen had just faced two choices, one was the image of Yan Xu from his previous life, and the other was the image of Owen from this life. In the end, he still chose his current life, because he had many women in this life, and there would be more in the future, so it was not difficult to choose, wasn’t it?
As soon as Owen condensed his form, the scene around him changed, turning into his most familiar castle, and opposite him was a scene of hell.
If one looked further away, one would find that this was a strange space, except for the castle and hell, which were solid, the rest of the place was a distorted space composed of colorful bubbles and ribbons, like chaos.
“This is the Devil’s game?” Owen said with a somewhat solemn expression, obviously he had underestimated the Devil’s methods.
But Owen’s heart was not very panicked, because even if it was only consciousness, he could still clearly feel the existence of the system, with the system daddy there, he was fearless.
However, as the rules of this space were injected into Owen’s consciousness, he realized that this was not the Devil’s ability, but that the other party was lucky enough, or rather, he was lucky enough.
This space did not really exist, because it was transformed from a fragment of the God of Reality and Illusion’s authority.
A long time ago, the Devil got this fragment, but a Devil with only a part of his essence could not bring it back to hell at all. He could only hope to absorb it in the material world and thus get rid of the shackles of hell and become an independent god. To this end, he did not hesitate to be sealed into a Black Magic Book by a powerful witch.
But the Devil underestimated the God of Reality and Illusion. Even if it was just a small fragment of authority, its essence was still far above the Devil’s essence. The Devil’s essence was like water mist attached to a crystal fragment. It was not a miracle to absorb the crystal, but a divine miracle.
But it was too late for regrets, the Devil also had his eyes blinded by profit, and there were times when he couldn’t get off the tiger.
However, the Devil’s chance had come. As long as he seized Owen’s body and soul, this part of his essence would be able to break free from the shackles of his body in Hell and obtain the basis for independent existence in the material world.
With the knowledge the Devil possessed, it might not be impossible to embark on the path to becoming a god in the future. At that time, he would absorb the fragments of authority, and becoming a god in one step was not a dream, so the Devil was bound to win this game.
After reading the rules of the space, Owen was not panicked, because this was not the Devil’s method. In fact, the Devil, like him, was just a player in this space. The other party’s only advantage was that he had played for a longer time and had a deeper understanding of the rules, but this did not mean that the Devil would definitely win.
It was like two people playing a game console together, and the game console was brought out by the other person. Could you say that if you didn’t play, the other person would win?
Obviously not. Even if the other party took out the game console, the outcome would have to be decided through a fair game.
Interestingly, the Devil was really willing to spend money. He exchanged his essence and true name for Owen’s body and soul.
This was not because the Devil had lost his mind, but because the Devil had not expected Owen’s bloodline and soul to be of such high quality. If he didn’t give his all, the fragment of authority would not recognize it, and if it was not recognized, the game could not start. The helpless Devil could only gamble everything like a crazy demon.
Owen retracted his scattered thoughts and concentrated on preparing for this game.
The game was simple, yet complex.
The authority of the God of Reality and Illusion broke the boundary between reality and illusion, at least in this space, so both sides needed to use fantasy to construct reality.
To start with the simplest method, imagine constructing a sword. This sword was real in this world and could be used to kill the other party to win.
But if the other party constructed a musket, the victory would belong to them.
If one went a step further and constructed a one-eyed giant that obeyed orders, it would be useless to construct even a cannon, let alone a musket.
Therefore, the core test of this game was fantasy and construction. One had to have enough fantasy, and at the same time fully understand the creation that one fantasized about, so Owen unconsciously constructed a castle at the beginning, while the Devil constructed hell, because this was the place that both sides were most familiar with.
