Blasphemy Wizard by Deceit World
Chapter 239 - 237: The Impact in Reality

Chapter 239: Chapter 237: The Impact in Reality

The ethereal sound of prayer reverberated by the ear.

"The Tilter of the Golden Balance."

"You are the Star Spirit who governs good luck."

"And the foe of calamity."

"I beseech your arrival."

"I pray for your aid."

In the world of ’Old Day Earth,’ someone was chanting the full name of the ’God of Victory.’

Alongside the ethereal prayer, accompanied by the apparition of gray-white fog within the vision space of consciousness, a dreamy scene emerged before the eyes.

It was an island floating in the boundless gray mist, teeming with strange natural life forms—beast-clawed Druids, Tree People, beast-faced Prophets, and so on. The one chanting this name was a sixteen-year-old boy whom, though he had never truly met, Yang Qizhou recognized at a glance. He was none other than Bright Outpost’s ’Harriet’...

"Wasn’t he heading deep into the ’North Realm Abyss’ to search for the Northern Realm Clan guarding the ’important object’? Why is he here?"

Yang Qizhou had his suspicions but didn’t dare confirm them yet.

"What’s happened, Your Excellency, the ’lamp holder’?" The Secret Practitioner noticed the change in his emotions but failed to grasp the reason.

Yang Qizhou deliberated and replied, "I’m sorry, ’Secret Practitioner.’ The exploration of the ’Land of Prayer Light’ will temporarily halt. My game character is dealing with an urgent matter at the moment."

"Ah..."

That left the ’Secret Practitioner’ rather distressed. With the Taboo Treasure right in front of them, almost within grasp, and now the ’lamp holder’ was leaving?

"What happened? Do you need my help?" The Secret Practitioner’s tone carried a hint of subtlety.

Yang Qizhou saw through her thoughts and shook his head, "This matter can only be handled by my game character. I’m leaving now. Once I’ve dealt with this part of the storyline, I’ll find you again to continue brushing through the ’Land of Prayer Light’ story arc."

With that, he made a move to leave.

Seeing that the ’lamp holder’ had made up his mind, the ’Secret Practitioner’ knew she couldn’t stop him. Moreover, understanding the cautious nature of the ’lamp holder,’ she was aware he wouldn’t work on storylines outside the ’Land of Prayer Light’ in her presence. Hence, she didn’t say something like, "You can stay here; you don’t have to leave," as an attempt to make him stay but merely watched him leave quietly.

However, just as he reached the door, Yang Qizhou suddenly stopped and said, "By the way, Ms. ’Secret Practitioner,’ I’d like to switch to a new residence. Do you happen to know anyone familiar in the Capital City who could help me find a place?"

"Ah..."

This completely caught the ’Secret Practitioner’ off guard. She pointed to herself and said, "Your Excellency, the ’lamp holder,’ are you saying you’d like me to help you find a place to live?"

"Is it inconvenient? If so, never mind..." Yang Qizhou feigned an intent to turn around.

Now the ’Secret Practitioner’ became anxious. She was acutely aware of the benefits of this task and immediately responded, "Actually, Your Excellency, the ’lamp holder,’ I have a villa in the Sky Mountain Garden, unit A-16. It’s over a thousand square meters, equipped with a butler, nanny, and gardener. You can go there anytime after five this evening. Just tell them ’Lin Xixue’ sent you, and they’ll give you the key."

The villa in the Sky Mountain Garden?

If not for maintaining the high aura of the ’lamp holder,’ Yang Qizhou might already have been dumbfounded.

It was known that this area was a top-tier luxury estate in the Capital City. Although not located within the inner third circle, the price per square meter ran into six digits. It was a bona fide billion-dollar mansion reserved only for the most illustrious individuals of immense wealth. Yet, the ’Secret Practitioner’ lent out such a villa with barely a thought, as casually as lending a pencil eraser.

He had long suspected the ’Secret Practitioner’ had an extraordinary identity, but never had he imagined it would be this overwhelmingly formidable.

"Thank you..."

Yang Qizhou considered for a moment and added, "I owe you a favor. If you need help in the future, just let me know."

"Understood, Your Excellency, the ’lamp holder.’" The ’Secret Practitioner’ smiled. To her, this simple promise was more valuable than several tens of millions or even billions in wealth.

Because he was the lamp holder.

Once Yang Qizhou had departed, a lively rabbit hopped in. Upon learning that the ’Secret Practitioner’ had lent the villa in the Sky Mountain Garden to the ’lamp holder,’ she gawked in shock and exclaimed, "Boss, that’s your favorite residence! Normally, even when your mother wants to visit, you’re highly reluctant. Now you’ve lent it to the ’lamp holder?’"

Saying this, the rabbit seemed to have thought of something and widened her eyes, tinged with disbelief.

"Could it be that the boss is smitten..."

Knowing her youthful employee all too well, the ’Secret Practitioner’ promptly slapped her so hard she became dizzy, her mouth snapping shut.

After chasing away the rabbit, the ’Secret Practitioner’ sighed deeply.

Her properties in the Capital City were so plentiful as to be nearly excessive, but because the ’lamp holder’ had sprung the request so suddenly, she had reflexively mentioned her favorite neighborhood without thinking. Now it was too late to take it back.

But in truth, the ’Secret Practitioner’ wasn’t too concerned about such trivial matters. Her attention lay elsewhere.

"The ’Flame Hand,’ ’Evil Infector,’ and ’Vitality Priest.’ These three players, who had infamous reputations for maliciously PKing others, were all killed suddenly. This news will undoubtedly stir up much commotion in the circles."

"And my stock of ’Destiny Fire Bottles’ is running low. I wonder if that mysterious merchant has listed any new items."

"Let’s take a look."

With that, the ’Secret Practitioner’ opened the ’Destiny Exchange.’ When she saw the items available, she froze, her face displaying sheer astonishment.

[Challenge Sticker] [Teleportation Scroll] [Healing Potion] [Nth Destiny]?

Four new goods had appeared, and although expensive, their effects were shocking...

"Allows selecting a player to transport both parties to the ’Destiny Arena.’ The victor takes one item held by the opponent as a prize." The ’Secret Practitioner’ reviewed the attributes of the Challenge Sticker and quickly grasped its significance. "Your Excellency, the ’lamp holder,’ must have used this tool to first snatch the ’Old Sacrifice’ from those three players, then their ’Destiny Fire Bottles,’ and ultimately kill them entirely. I wonder who that mysterious merchant is and where they obtain such items."

At this point, the ’lamp holder’ hadn’t yet connected Yang Qizhou to this enigmatic seller, assuming he had merely pre-purchased a ’Challenge Sticker’ from the Destiny Exchange.

Indeed, as the ’Secret Practitioner’ speculated, the sudden deaths of the Li Congyun siblings and the newly listed items in the Destiny Exchange had caused considerable ripples in the real world.

...

Half an hour later, at the Deceit Bureau.

Zhou Xu had just returned from his watch when a woman urgently approached him, "Boss Zhou, here’s some news. Among the A-level wanted dangerous players, ’Li Congyun,’ ’Li Congyang,’ and ’Li Congmu’ have abruptly died. The information comes from the ’Knowledge Boundary,’ where one member seems to have formed a team with them previously."

The ’Knowledge Boundary’ was a mysterious organization active in the Nanjing area.

"Killed by enemies, I’d wager. Those three loved malicious PKing and killing the game characters of others to reap benefits. Over the past six months, they’ve made countless enemies; being caught isn’t surprising." Zhou Xu waved dismissively. These three players were notoriously rotten—and not just online. They had committed heinous crimes in the real world too, attracting the attention of the Deceit Bureau long ago. Their sudden demise conveniently saved the Bureau effort.

"That’s not it, Boss Zhou..."

The woman’s face still bore traces of fright, "The Li Congyun siblings weren’t hunted down in real life. They were erased in the game by a terrifying player."

Killed in the game?

That statement sent waves through Zhou Xu’s mind, prompting him to open his eyes wide.

"The trio were seasoned veterans of the ’Deceit World,’ not the type to commit rookie blunders like failing to replenish their ’Destiny Fire Bottle.’ With the strength endowed by ’Destiny’s blessing,’ how did this player manage to kill all three of them?"

The woman’s confusion was evident, reflecting her perplexity over this question.

At that moment, a voice rang out from afar, "Half an hour ago, I couldn’t have answered that. But now, look at this."

The speaker was Li Yawei, who produced a mysterious symbol-bearing ’Sticker.’

It was a ’Challenge Sticker.’

"Where did this come from..." Zhou Xu, ever astute, quickly deduced its usage, his previously relaxed demeanor shifting dramatically.

Li Yawei shrugged, "From the ’Destiny Exchange.’"

Zhou Xu wasted no time pulling out his phone to access the ’Destiny Exchange.’

"Don’t bother. Items like this get snapped up the moment they hit the Exchange. None are left."

Despite Li Yawei’s warning, Zhou Xu persisted, opening the ’Destiny Exchange’ to find the ’Challenge Stickers’ had indeed sold out. Only one [Nth Destiny] remained at a steep price of 2000 Old Sacrifices, its one-time use keeping it unsold.

Zhou Xu asked, "Who’s the player who killed the Li siblings? Did anyone uncover their true identity? The siblings were formidable individually, but to eliminate all three at once, their killer’s strength must be terrifying."

The woman and Li Yawei replied simultaneously, "He..."