“Could it really be divinity?”
Looking at the records in the book, Xia De’s eyes widened slightly, and his breathing unconsciously quickened—something even the alluring hand and leg in the pool couldn’t achieve.
If the 20-point good luck counter-attack of the Puppeteer's Script was truly guiding him step by step to obtain suspected information about divinity, then it made sense.
However, Luvia’s divination for him showed that the result caused by the Puppeteer's Script was related to fish, the deep sea, and “desire.”
He continued to turn the page, wanting to see more information about that golden pearl, but the next page began another story.
This section didn’t have much more information, but perhaps later chapters would reveal more about that strange pearl.
Xia De’s eyes stared at the page, not even blinking, afraid he would miss important news.
“Hee hee hee~”
The woman’s laughter came again, only this time it sounded unusually close.
Xia De frowned and looked up, seeing the dancing leg retract back below the water.
This time, the woman’s head emerged from the water, her chin resting on the edge of the pool, looking at Xia De with a smile.
This was very strange; if she were completely naked, Xia De should have been able to see her shoulders in this pose, but at this moment, he could truly only see her head.
And that face...
Xia De had thought that the Witches he had encountered in the fifth epoch and sixth epoch were the prettiest women, but seeing that face now, he even felt his aesthetic sense had been overturned.
He had never, truly never seen, or even imagined, that there could be such a pretty face in this world.
Wet black hair clung to her ears, her fair skin was as smooth as milk, her blinking eyes contained a myriad of emotions, and her small nose and mouth seemed to beckon Xia De to touch them.
“This...”
The woman smiled at Xia De, her voice echoing throughout the entire space.
In that slightly ethereal laughter, Xia De’s mind finally became intoxicated.
That woman’s face was not only pretty, but at times it resembled Iluna, at times Dorothy, at times Luvia, and at times Leia...
It was as if all the beautiful features in the world were concentrated on that one face.
The gaze meeting Xia De’s eyes truly touched his soul directly.
The Outsider knew this feeling was absolutely abnormal, but he still couldn’t escape the sensation of even his soul being captivated.
He had once thought that in this world, there was no mortal more pretty than the Witches; now he knew he was wrong, there certainly was, and she was right before him.
And if he took one step forward, he could now obtain this beauty, he could control her, touch her, possess her, **** her.
He could merge his body with her flesh, completely stitch his soul with her soul.
This would be a step towards perfection, a step towards completely merging this ugly body of flesh with extraordinary charm.
The invisible part hidden beneath the pool was like the thick darkness in the abyss.
One knew there was danger, but one always couldn’t help but probe, becoming fascinated, sinking, until becoming indistinguishable from that darkness.
The woman’s smile, at this moment, was like an abyss revealing all its secrets to Xia De.
Her sweet smile was so captivating; in this world, there was nothing more enchanting than this.
“Oh? Really?”
She whispered in his ear, a question filled with laughter.
“Yes, what could be more enchanting than this?”
Xia De’s mouth also asked.
“Of course not.”
A slightly hoarse voice came from the woman’s mouth at the edge of the pool, a playful smile on her face.
Among all the girls Xia De knew, only the youngest Iluna could show a similar expression.
“Do you want to touch my darkness?”
She extended a generous invitation.
This might be some kind of metaphor, perhaps representing her essence:
“No, there’s nothing more enchanting than me.”
Xia De was thinking.
The young Outsider liked to think, and at this moment, even if his body was tempted, his soul still maintained basic rationality; a soul containing divinity would not easily get lost:
“Something more enchanting than you...”
“Is your wealth enchanting?”
The woman asked with a smile.
“Of course not, wealth is never enchanting, at least for me, enough is enough.”
“Then what is enough?”
“Never enough, so it’s never enchanting.”
Xia De said, following his thoughts.
The woman’s smile remained unchanged, then she asked:
“Is your power enchanting?”
“Of course not enchanting.”
“And why is that?”
“I yearn for the power of a god; mortal power is but an ant’s.”
Xia De replied again, this was also his true intention.
The woman’s smile paused for the moment:
“Then are the girls around you enchanting?”
“Of course they are enchanting.”
This was the most honest answer.
“Then are they as enchanting as me?”
“Of course not.”
A small part of his soul, still functioning normally, was very glad he was alone here now.
“Then I am the most enchanting.”
“No, you are only outwardly enchanting, but their souls are enchanting.”
Xia De said, his brows slightly furrowed.
This conversation made him realize again what he truly wanted; he wanted to see the whole world.
If he had truly coveted other things, he would have indulged in the casinos and brothels of the Lower City after arriving in this world.
“You are truly greedy; so you want everything, huh? Then, are those souls really more enchanting than my flesh?”
The woman’s smile was full of amusement.
“More enchanting than you...”
“Do you yearn for the darkness in the pool that you cannot see? Man, do you wish to merge with me in the pool? I can satisfy all your demands, all your desires.”
Xia De frowned in thought.
The woman’s charm was indeed incomparable, but upon closer inspection, this charm still lacked something.
“You’re not interesting enough.”
He got his answer.
“Interesting?”
The woman slightly furrowed her delicate brows, which made her exude an even stronger charm.
“Yes, interesting.
You are beautiful, but you are not interesting enough.
For example, of course, just an example, don’t overthink it.
You are not as interesting as my cat...”
The voice in his ear laughed, “Don’t overthink it” was addressed to her.
“Cat?”
The smile finally vanished, replaced by a confused expression.
“Yes.”
Xia De nodded:
“It’s not really my cat, but it accompanied me during my initial lonely days.
Although it’s gluttonous and sloth, that cat can permanently change my life.”
Thinking of the cat currently sleeping in Dorothy’s arms at home, Xia De’s mood lightened considerably.
“How do you know it’s being hugged while sleeping?”
Xia De ignored her.
“It can do many things, but you can only satisfy my physical desire.
You are not interesting enough.”
Xia De’s thoughts gradually escaped from that extraordinary charm.
This could be considered the first time the Outsider was truly enchanted by such a power in this world.
Of course, he was just using Mia as an excuse; the key to helping him regain his sanity was actually the desire for godhood, which far surpassed physical desire.
He had once transformed into a god, and the unspeakable feeling his soul enjoyed during that process was far more tempting than the woman’s darkness.
“Madam, or whatever looks like a madam.
Your tricks don’t work on me.
Let me go, I want to leave through that door.”
Xia De said, still thinking of Leia, and it was already daylight.
The thing in the pool should be a relic sealed by the Scarlet Cult in the past, which was why those Cultists hadn’t dared to pursue him.
“I won’t let you go, you greedy fellow.
Let us become one; we will become the most perfect soul.
Your greed is stronger than most mortals I’ve seen.”
The woman said with a smile, as if inviting Xia De to dinner, but Xia De shook his head:
“Greedy? Probably, I just want a lot more.
You said you can satisfy all my desires?”
He asked again.
“Of course.”
The woman smiled again.
“Alright, can you play rhode cards with me? rhode cards?”
“Of course, I can feel the emotion that bursts forth in your heart when you mention rhode cards.”
“Then let’s keep it simple.
Since I don’t want to get close to you, and you haven’t actively attacked me, let’s not waste time.
I’ll play one game of rhode cards with you.
If you win, I stay; if you lose, I leave.”
Xia De proposed his strongest area.
The woman clearly hadn’t expected Xia De to make such a request:
“Such a pretty body is before you, and you only want to play cards...”
But with a blink, she agreed, a smile in the corner of her eye:
“Of course, no problem.”
“We need to swear to an Old God.”
Xia De made another demand, and the smile on the woman’s face stiffened for the moment.
“Anyway, you can’t tempt me, so why not have a fair gamble of luck?
Besides, don’t you appreciate the emotion that bursts forth when I play cards?”
Xia De asked.
The woman’s head regained that smile:
“So you are a favored one of an Old God, good.
Then I swear in the name of the Old God—Twilight Creator—that I will gamble fairly with you.
If I lose to you in rhode cards, I will let you go.
Man, you must also swear.”
The name of this Old God, “Twilight Creator,” was one Xia De had never heard before.
Presumably, the space left by this Old God was the Creation Birthing Chamber.
“Of course, no problem, I swear by the Old God...”
He paused, asking in his mind:
“Which one should I choose? Time? Space? Or Silver Moon?”
“Are you testing me?”
“Of course not, I said after Lakeview Manor that I wouldn’t do that again.”
Xia De flatly denied it.
“You should choose yourself.”
She suggested.
“Then I swear in the name of the Old God—Father of Infinite Trees—that I will also gamble fairly with you.
If I lose to you in rhode cards, I will willingly merge with you.”
Xia De also said this, and so the woman’s hand also emerged from the pool.
Xia De had intended to lend her the spare rhode cards deck he carried, but unexpectedly, she merely sprinkled water droplets on the ground, and those liquids squirmed and coalesced, transforming into a complete deck.
The last fellow who conjured cards and played with Xia De had cheated directly.
But this time, both sides had sworn to a god to gamble fairly, so the possibility of the opponent cheating was small.
