I'm a villain, not a devil

Sean had never seen such a large screen. Combined with the dark environment in the bedroom, the screen was almost like a wall rising from top to bottom, blocking all vision.

The gray-black screen frame was made of a new kind of wood, and the panel should be some kind of hand-carved relief. It was clearly the imperial emblem that I had seen many times, but it looked eerie in this place.

The sides and bottom of the entire screen are decorated with intricate and exquisite carvings. Sean looked closer and immediately discovered that the carvings that seemed ordinary from a distance were actually composed of countless densely packed small particles. When he got closer, he could see that the so-called small particles were actually miniature skulls.

Human, beast, mutant, and even cyborg skulls, plus countless skulls Sean had never seen before, piled together to form intricate carvings on the sides and bottom.

There is a gap between the bronze base and the main body of the screen. Looking closely, there is no contact between the base and the main body. It seems that some mysterious force is emanating from the base, dragging down the strange screen above.

"Some kind of ritual prop? From the perspective of decoration, it's too unlucky... Could it be related to the lack of light in here?" Sean frowned and walked around the screen.

Walking to the back, it is completely different from the front of the screen. The back is like a miniature jungle. Countless buds and flowers are sprouting from every corner of the back of the screen, looking full of vitality and greenery.

At the same time, Xiao Ci's voice unconsciously carried some urgency.

"Brother, I feel it, it's right there!"

After taking a last look at the starkly different screen, Sean turned his gaze towards the Emperor's bed.

Unlike the gloomy bedroom, the emperor's bed is extremely luxurious. The main body of the bed is made of expensive wood that not only has decorative functions but also helps people concentrate. The transaction price of this wood on the black market is 1,300 lira per gram. This bed in front of him requires at least two tons of wood.

The natural texture and color bring dignity and elegance. The Gothic bed frame design adds a sense of solemnity. The towering bedposts and intricate carvings complement each other, like a miniature palace, highlighting the emperor's supremacy.

The tall bed curtains were woven from unknown expensive silk threads, interlaced with gold and silver. Through the curtains one could see the vague shadow of something next to the huge headboard.

For the first time, desire appeared in Xiao Ci's voice: "Brother, that's the one!"

The hand reaching for the bed curtain paused, and Sean turned to the other side of the bed. He was not going to reach out and take it out directly.

When you get to the other side, you can clearly see the whole thing. It is a... potted plant?

In the potted plant, a 'huge' tree is lush and green. Even in complete darkness, it still radiates amazing vitality to the surroundings.

The reason why it is called "huge" is that, rather than being a potted plant, it is more like a natural giant tree that has been shrunk countless times.

It seemed as if a great and mysterious force had shrunk the huge trees on a plateau, and then "grabbed" the plateau into the flowerpot.

"World Tree?" A hint of shock flashed in Sean's eyes.

He had seen the phantom of the World Tree many times, and except for the size, it was almost exactly the same as the potted plant in front of him.

However, Sean immediately overturned his own guess. If the World Tree could be kept by the emperor in this way, then this tree would be too shameless.

So if that's the case...

A malicious smile flashed in Sean's eyes.

It is very similar to the World Tree and possesses many of the World Tree's characteristics, but it has always stayed "obediently" in the Emperor's bedroom.

I'm afraid... this is the true form of my cheap little Nanliang son: Wen Na Ke?

According to the information previously revealed by Wennak, the current emperor is basically the skin of the Skinner. This parasite that is powerful enough to corrode the World Tree has no self-awareness. Therefore, the emperor is likely to have merged the Skinner and the royal bloodline, and is doing something with the special characteristics of Wennak's body...

There must be many secrets that Sean doesn't know, but now is obviously not the time to explore the secrets, as the emperor may return to his bedroom at any time.

After looking around, Sean made a decision immediately.

He had no idea how the defenses of this place worked, but as long as he couldn't stop them from working, it would be fine.

The defensive measure at hand is most likely the high bed curtains or the bed as a whole.

Sean hooked his fingers lightly, and a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. Sure enough, the entire bed could be deceived, and according to the feedback from the fraudulent heart, the price to pay was not small.

It’s not a big problem. Once you run to the city wall, there will be countless despair and death waiting for you to absorb, and then you can offset the cost.

The heart of fraud is activated.

The specific price also emerged in Sean's mind.

There was a flash of surprise in his eyes. This was a price he had never seen before.

Lost consciousness?

As soon as this thought popped into his mind, Sean felt his body lighten, as if a giant had grabbed his head and pulled him up into the sky.

Just as he was about to take some defensive measures, Sean found that his body was floating.

He looked down with a sense of realization, and then he saw that his body was frozen in place with his eyes closed—his consciousness was forcibly pulled out of his body?

Different from the summoning rituals Sean often used before, this was not to use the spirit as a carrier to summon an etheric body to appear in reality, but a pure out-of-body consciousness - in fact, this was not for any other reason, but was the price he had to pay to activate his own abilities.

Sean's consciousness flickered a few times in the air. He tried to return to his body, but a huge resistance stopped him.

The Heart of Deception refused Sean's consciousness to return early unless the cost was offset - this was the ability of the conceptual system, and there was never a second set of standards for the master, but Sean could always control it effectively.

Wait, the price of a deceitful heart is this...

Sean's consciousness frowned, thoughts surged, and after a moment he suddenly raised his head.

Damn... I fell into the trap...

"Brother? Brother?!" Xiao Ci called out repeatedly but received no response. She carefully poked her head out of the mirror space and took a look. Then she saw Sean standing upright with his eyes tightly closed.

One of his hands seemed to reach through the bed curtain to grab the potted plant, but the movement stopped strangely.

An old and tired voice sounded in the shadows: "Sure enough... Seven kinds of original supernatural powers, the most despicable villain, the most arrogant fraud, the most conceited liar... Gathering three of them, you become a person like you who is ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth."