Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 853 - 39: The Death of Endless Turtle_2

But when the master of Eden created the embryo of Eden, he also considered a possibility that if he was not satisfied with his creation, to minimize slaughter and conserve energy as much as possible, the Eden embryo was imbued with the ability to decompose living beings.

The organisms stored within the Eden embryo could be disassembled by the user, extracting their bones, Soul Crystals, and flesh, to create new organisms.

This is truly a "rebirth from the ashes."

Junlin remembered that after returning, he had honestly reported the situation to the honorable judge, believing that the strongest of all beasts today, the judge, should be a true warrior worthy of his loyalty.

Yet the judge's actions were incomprehensible to Junlin.

His broken wings were bound by the chains of causality, a force that not even Junlin could break free from.

Especially after being injected with the venom extracted from Zang Lin, Junlin felt an utter incapacity to exercise any of his powers.

He did not feel anger, only disappointment.

He also did not regret letting Tang Xian go.

[In the future, I will surely kill Tang Xian with my own hands in a fair and square duel.]

This was what Junlin said to the judge, and it was obvious that the judge did not believe that the already-defeated Junlin had the ability to defeat Tang Xian again.

The prison in the sacred mountain was very quiet.

Because most of the "prisoners" were listless due to the bizarre reagents of the long-eared ancient apes.

At this moment, the prison door suddenly opened, and Junlin raised his head, sensing a powerful presence.

The judge.

[Junlin, do you know your mistake?]

As a beast god, the judge's voice could be heard by Junlin. Junlin resolutely shook his head; his voice was no longer as sonorous as before, but his attitude was still decisive:

[I have done nothing wrong; Tang Xian will certainly be killed by me, but it must be in a fair duel.]

The judge's eyes were calm, as if he had already anticipated that Junlin would respond this way.

He no longer said much, only taking Junlin to the forbidden area.

The long-eared ancient apes, seeing the new Judgment Chief being taken to the forbidden area, were not surprised in the slightest.

For hundreds of years, some of the old apes had witnessed this scene many times; the old does not leave, the new does not arrive. It seemed as though countless fierce beasts were imprisoned in the forbidden area, one leaving and another quickly taking its place.

If Tang were here, he would probably have thought that the sacred mountain was in some sense another evolutionary zone.

...

...

Junlin's fate had been revealed.

When entering the Eden embryo once again, his heart was filled with reluctance.

The gap between a cataclysmic and an apocalyptic creature was just too wide. After the death of the Red Emperor, Junlin was the strongest of the cataclysmic creatures, but even against a judge not in his prime, he still had no power to resist.

When the Eden embryo turned into a melting pot, the pain that Junlin experienced was unimaginable.

The sensation of flesh, cells, nerves, and even the soul slowly melting away, all bodily functions regressing, was certainly not a simple reversal of creation.

Even in the face of death, Junlin would not feel fear, but such agony was almost unbearable.

Within the Eden embryo, Junlin seemed to lose the sense of time; he didn't even know how long had passed.

Until the endless suffering stopped suddenly at some point—

Light returned to the dim world.

"You've been wronged, my child," the voice from the black robe sounded somewhat harsh.

Covered in light purple slime, Junlin was like a newborn infant slowly opening his eyes from the puddle of mucus, then saw his master.

The endless suffering had ended, and Junlin hadn't imagined that he was still alive.

[What is going on...]

"Seven days have passed, and the judge has long departed. It will inevitably learn that you still live, so your task now is to flee, the farther the better," the black robe said calmly.

Junlin's heart was shocked.

[Master, are you letting me go?]

"You are my greatest masterpiece, within you lies the potential to transcend limits; perhaps as the tale goes, as the beast gods fall one after another, the world will create new beast gods, over the years, you have been the crystallization of all my inspirations," the black robe said matter-of-factly:

"The judge will never understand your significance to this world. But rest assured, other than the judge himself, no creature is your match."

Junlin never thought there would still be a possibility for him to be alive. Even with his inherent pride, he now knelt before the figure in the black robe.

Anyone who had endured the excruciating pain of being gradually disintegrated within the Eden Embryo, after experiencing a fate worse than death, would understand the precious value of life.

Junlin wholeheartedly accepted this, feeling sincerely grateful to the black-robed figure for saving him.

The thoughts of the black robe were not out of sentiment.

He considered himself a true creator, merely unable to bear the idea of his creation being obliterated.

If he could create a being stronger than Junlin, he wouldn't feel too much about discarding Junlin.

That was the kind of person the black robe was; he didn't much care whether Junlin was loyal to him or not.

He looked at Junlin, saying:

"Leave this place, kill that turtle; it might know your whereabouts. From now on, you are an enemy of the courthouse."

Junlin slowly stood up, nodding his head and said:

[Understood, master. When I become the strongest creature in this world and possess the power to defeat the judges, I will certainly take you away.]

The black robe frowned upon hearing these words, replying:

"Why should I leave? The Beasts' Courthouse treats me quite well. Whatever I need, they provide. I am merely a creator, a creator. The external environment makes no difference to me; this is the best place for creation. As for Eden, the judges, or whoever covets the Eden Embryo in the future, they're all the same to me."

The black robe lifted his head, looked at Junlin's towering body, and said:

"It's time to go, my child, remember my final piece of advice."

Junlin nodded his head, listening intently.

"Do not seek justice, do not deliberately fall into depravity; you are my most perfect creation. There's only one thing you must do: survive, and constantly grow stronger until you become the most ultimate being in this world. The master of Eden once created monsters that nearly destroyed the world; I must prove I am stronger than it."

Not to pursue justice, not to deliberately fall into depravity, the purpose of living is simply to keep becoming stronger.

That is exactly what Junlin has always believed in.

"Go now."

The black robe wasn't the type to be carefree, but at this moment, he was.

Because his creation would not be destroyed, and one day, Junlin's tattered wings would become the nightmare of all creatures in the world.

Junlin spread his wings and took flight.

The long-eared ancient apes shouted in alarm. But at this moment on the Sacred Mountain, without any judges present, there was no creature capable of stopping Junlin.

Prior to leaving, Junlin first headed towards the waterfall.

He didn't linger at the waterfall for too long, as killing the Endless Turtle was an easy task for him.

Before dying, the Endless Turtle begged Junlin for a path to life, willing to forecast for Junlin.

Junlin mocked coldly:

[I have never believed in fate; I am my own god.]

The Endless Turtle withdrew into its shell while Junlin lifted the entire shell like a stone, slowly flapping his wings as he ascended into the sky, then began a rapid descent.

He fell to the ground from the top of the Sacred Mountain, tens of thousands of meters high, like a meteorite impact.

On this day, the Sacred Mountain was in the central plains' hot valley.

It was hot year-round here, even the abyss in the valley boiled fervently.

When Junlin, with the Endless Turtle, crashed from tens of thousands of meters in the air, no matter how sturdy the turtle's shell, it couldn't withstand the severe shock and finally shattered.

The entire hot valley was leveled by the terrifying storm.

And the shattered Endless Turtle sank into the abyss.

It wasn't directly dead yet, and at this moment, feeling the scalding abyss, it suddenly recalled its own prophecy about its own demise.

In very hot water... slowly dying.

Only there was quite a deviation; the one to kill it was not Tang Xian, but the former Judgment Chief.

So it turns out... fate truly is unpredictable.

The Endless Turtle was dead, in its dying breaths, it seemed to become that mythical creature capable of foretelling the future once again, the last image it saw was that of Junlin flying towards the north, and to the north lay the direction of the Hungry Sea.

In the eyes of the Endless Turtle, it was as if a fledgling bird had grown into a mighty eagle.

It seemed to witness the descent of a new Beast God.

So the calamity... was not Tang Xian.