Blasphemy Wizard by Deceit World
Chapter 202 - 200: Another Player in the Community

Chapter 202: Chapter 200: Another Player in the Community

The ’Dream Hidden World Clothes’ boast a ’Legendary’ rank, its effects comparable to the powers of a ’Divine Sovereign.’ Even in that bygone era of intrigue and rampant mysticism, there were few who could see through its concealment, let alone in the reality of the modern world.

As for how to sneak into people’s homes unnoticed,

Yang Qizhou already had a plan in mind.

Gateless Light Engraving (Common Item): This artifact was created casually by the master forger of Gate City to facilitate secret rendezvous with his neighbor’s wife. However, due to its low rank, it never truly found practical use. Effect: You can enter a house without opening the door.

This item was one of the few treasures found by the game characters during their raids on Gate City that were not tainted by dirt and uncleanness, rendering them unusable.

When Yang Qizhou first obtained this item, he was quite pleased. But soon after, he grew dissatisfied. The reasoning was simple: its rank was far too low, only a ’Common Item.’ Against even doors with minimal mystical powers, it was ineffective—a toothless artifact, neither useful nor disposable, like chicken ribs.

Unexpectedly, there came a day when it proved useful in reality.

"Alright, let’s get started."

With a mischievous smirk tinged with dark delight, Yang Qizhou began his operation.

The first house... everyone inside was asleep. Clearly not the target.

The second house... oh dear, someone was conceiving a child. Avoid the sight, avoid the sound, avoid the... well, maybe just a peek?

The third house... an even heavier situation.

The fourth house... everyone inside was also asleep, but their sleeping positions were an absolute eyesore.

The fifth house, the sixth, the seventh, the eighth...

The neighborhood wasn’t large, with only two hundred households in total. Deep into the quiet of night, Yang Qizhou managed to scout them all.

Yet, the imagined player from the [Deceit World] was nowhere to be found.

"Could I have guessed wrong? Could Luo Fusheng’s Destiny’s Blessing [Correct Guidance] be mistaken not because there’s a player in the neighborhood, but for some other reason beyond my understanding?"

If that were the case, things might not bode well. It would suggest that Luo Fusheng’s attention on him was likely not incidental, but driven by certain forces at work behind the scenes.

Wait...

At that moment, a spark of insight flashed in Yang Qizhou’s mind as he recalled something.

There was one household left unsearched.

It was Sister Xin’s home.

Perhaps it was due to the events in alternate destiny lines where Sister Xin had died in the ’Diamond Building,’ or perhaps it was because of her years of care for him in the Capital City, but Yang Qizhou had never considered that she might be a player of [Deceit World]. Thinking back now, it had the sense of being overlooked under one’s own nose.

Anyway, it wouldn’t hurt to check.

With a mix of excitement and anticipation, Yang Qizhou employed the effects of the ’Dream Hidden World Clothes’ and ’Gateless Light Engraving’ to silently infiltrate Sister Xin’s home without making a sound. He headed straight to the bedroom.

The room was pitch black. However, thanks to ’Kan Rui’s Wizard Ring’ with its night vision ability, Yang Qizhou could see clearly.

Hmm...

Sister Xin was sound asleep. It was clear she wasn’t a player of ’Deceit World.’

Flushed and heart racing, Yang Qizhou retreated, standing in the living room as he reflected.

If even Sister Xin wasn’t the one...

It seemed he had indeed guessed wrong. Luo Fusheng’s Destiny’s Blessing [Correct Guidance] was erroneous due to some hidden force meddling from the shadows.

Who could it be?

As Yang Qizhou pondered, a sudden flash of light appeared beneath the crack of another bedroom door, then disappeared instantly.

That was Ding Xiaolan’s room?

Yang Qizhou, having already shepherded the ’God of Victory’ and ascended to the rank of a true Wizard, possessed the status of ’Star Spirit’ and certain characteristics of a divine entity, enabling him to perform numerous extraordinary feats. He couldn’t have been mistaken.

He was certain it was light from a phone screen.

Could it be?

A bold idea surged to mind. Without delay, Yang Qizhou infiltrated the room.

And what he saw next astonished him.

’Little Bean Ding,’ wrapped up snugly in her blanket, had a phone hidden under the covers. She was mumbling to herself, "Damned Brother Qizhou, bullying me like that. If I finish this main quest and become one of the Saints under ’Master of Millions,’ I’ll hang you up and spank your butt... Boohoo, but this game is so hard. Only three revival chances per day... How can I increase the revival count?"

Yang Qizhou was dumbfounded. It really was this little brat.

It wasn’t entirely his fault for overlooking the possibility.

First, Ding Xiaolan was only six or seven years old—far too young to imagine her as a player of [Deceit World]. Second, even if she had the qualifications to be a player, she didn’t even own a phone.

Unbelievably, she had snuck Sister Xin’s phone to play [Deceit World] without anyone noticing!

"This little brat, she hasn’t even grown up yet, and she’s thinking about spanking me? Ha! When the time comes, it might just be her butt getting spanked instead."

Imagining a future scene where Ding Xiaolan, confident and proud after mastering her powers, finds herself easily subdued and humbled by him, Yang Qizhou couldn’t help but chuckle mischievously.

The prospect amused him, so he didn’t expose Little Bean Ding immediately and quietly left the room.

On the way home.

Yang Qizhou’s mind wandered to several questions.

Firstly, Ding Xiaolan should not yet have achieved a ’Destiny Achievement,’ otherwise she would have unlocked the ’Destiny Store’ and ’Destiny Exchange’ functionalities, eliminating her worries about limited revival chances.

Secondly, she was working on the quest to become a Saint under the ’Master of Millions.’

Yang Qizhou remembered that ’Master of Millions’ was the Evil God secretly worshipped by the previous High Priest of Heroic Spirit Hall, a nameless and unknowable terror. Being tied to such a monstrous entity, who knew what consequences it might bring.

"Hopefully, I’m overthinking this."

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...

Upon returning home, Yang Qizhou spent a dozen minutes calming the shock of his newfound realization.

In his mind, the sound of crows echoed, signaling that his three revival chances and five save-load opportunities had refreshed and were ready for use again.

Yet, Yang Qizhou didn’t dive back into the game immediately. Instead, he opened the Destiny Exchange. Previously, during a save-load operation, he had used over 80,000 Old Sacrifices to snag destiny items for free from the Destiny Store. He had since sold two-fifths of them, nearly half, adding the faith provided by Fire Stealing Village to his accumulated Old Sacrifices. The total now exceeded the astonishing 100,000 threshold, reaching an incredible 117,000.

The Destiny Exchange item priced at 88,888 Old Sacrifices, [Curse Crown,] unsurprisingly, still hadn’t been sold.

Should he lower the price again?

Yang Qizhou considered this for a moment but ultimately dismissed the idea. The last price adjustment hadn’t been long ago, and lowering it again too soon might make this ’Quasi-Epic’ item lose its perceived value.

Finally, Yang Qizhou glanced at the ’Fragment of Truth Hall #16.’ As expected, it hadn’t been sold either. Its price had dropped from 10,000 Old Sacrifices to 8,888.

He decided to observe for a little longer and planned to acquire it by tomorrow night, regardless of its price.

After closing the [Destiny Exchange] interface,

Yang Qizhou opened the items panel and, gazing at his hefty fortune of 117,000 Old Sacrifices, realized something... he might actually be able to upgrade the ’God of Victory’ into the ’Angel God.’

"It would consume 90,000 Old Sacrifices to process another 9% of the Winning God Potion. That would push the potion’s digestion progress to exactly 15%, the threshold for advancing to the next rank."

At the thought, Yang Qizhou could hardly contain his eagerness to elevate ’Victory God’ to ’Angel God.’

But just then,

An audacious idea flickered in his mind.

The power of Dark Crow of Profane Fortune allows the resources spent in the Destiny Store to revert to the state they were in at the last save-load node.

Could the Old Sacrifices used to process the Desecration Potion similarly be restored?

"It’s worth testing."

Yang Qizhou hesitated for a moment, then set aside the idea of upgrading ’Victory God’ for now. He picked up his phone, prepared to continue playing [Deceit World].

Just as he was about to dive in,

A message arrived from the Secret Cultivator: "Lamp Holder, it’s already midnight. Revival chances have refreshed. When do you plan to join us in exploring the ’Land of Prayer Light’?"

Ah crap, he’d nearly forgotten about this.

Yang Qizhou mulled it over. Exploring the ’Land of Prayer Light’ was certainly on his agenda. There lay the Divine Descent Sacrificial Object, the [Emblem of Justice] from the King of Virtue. However, he couldn’t ignore another matter: teaming up using the ’Destiny Chain’ would put the initiative in the Secret Cultivator’s hands. Though the odds were slim, there was still the possibility of her pulling some underhanded trick.

Yang Qizhou quickly formulated a strategy and replied: "How about this, tomorrow at noon, we meet at the ’Sky Sea Museum.’ Together, we’ll run the ’Land of Prayer Light’ dungeon."

Yang Qizhou didn’t expect the Secret Cultivator to agree immediately, as meeting offline posed certain risks for her as well.

Surprisingly...

Though some time passed, the Secret Cultivator eventually agreed: "Very well. Lamp Holder, tomorrow at noon at Sky Sea Museum—we’ll meet there."

Staring at the message on his phone, Yang Qizhou pondered.

It seemed that the ’Land of Prayer Light’ dungeon was critically important to the Secret Cultivator. Even willing to accept significant risks, she insisted on completing this storyline.

"For tonight, I’ll use two instances of Dark Crow of Profane Fortune. The remaining three will be reserved for tomorrow when tackling the ’Land of Prayer Light’ dungeon."

Having made his decision,

Yang Qizhou finally set his distractions aside and focused entirely on the game.

Meanwhile, in a lavish room elsewhere, the Secret Cultivator muttered through clenched teeth: "Dragged out until tomorrow noon and an in-person meeting. Lamp Holder, I should never have handed over Luo Fusheng’s intel to you so easily back then."