Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 888 - 53: Leaving the Judge with No Way Out

The ancient land of Red Lotus Hell had now manifested crimson veins, like the great blood vessels of the earth.

The judge resembled some fallen deity, gazing at Junlin flailing its broken wings aloft, feeling Junlin's intent to battle, his eyes conveyed a certain karmic significance:

[Not long ago, I found a tower.]

As a beast god, Junlin could understand its speech and watched the judge cautiously.

[That tower holds secrets I never knew, though initially, I couldn't understand the content. I realized that they weren't meant for me, the person the tower was waiting for wasn't me. But how could I neglect to peruse the secrets of old friends?]

[Luckily, there's someone in the world who understands the script of Eden; the civilization of the Eden Tribe and that of humanity are quite similar, merely eons ahead of humanity. Among humans, there are many whose thoughts align with the Lord of Eden. Like your creator.]

At the mention of the forbidden black robe, Junlin's expression also became instantly panicked.

The judge waved his hand gently, and a domain instantly enveloped both him and Junlin.

[I was pondering how to deal with this person who defied my orders. But after he translated the notes left by the Lord of Eden for me, I changed my mind.]

Watching Junlin's uneasy demeanor, the judge laughed and said:

[No need to worry about his safety, he is the only one in the world who knows how to use the embryo of Eden, and I'm not yet ready to kill him. And it is thanks to him for creating you that I have come to realize something.]

[What exactly are you talking about? If you've come to kill me, then spare your words and let battle commence!] Junlin shouted.

The judge shook his head, somewhat dissatisfied with Junlin's dullness.

Yet on second thought, wasn't the Destroyer God just like this in the past?

[Did you really think I came to kill you? I have traveled far and wide, searching for the final resting places of some old friends. I even visited the seas at the furthest east, yet I never saw that maelstrom of elements, nor did I see that island. It must have emerged in that sea area afterward.]

The judge showed no intention of starting a fight, and his words confused Junlin.

But the judge didn't care, it continued to speak slowly:

[I've always believed I killed it. But later, through the notes it left, I discovered everything was just a scheme, including its death, including the fate of each beast god, except for that black bird no one believed, the end of all beast gods was as it planned.]

[I've always thought my actions were my own volition, but now I realize I've just been led step by step. I begin to panic, if all this is within its calculations, and if Tang Xian is its reincarnation on earth, how can I defeat it?]

The tone of the judge was tinged with a mix of reluctance and regret.

[That duel was fake, everything we know has been meticulously woven by it. If one day it revives from the ruins of Eden, I think then, there will be no one in the world able to stop it.]

[The reason Tang Xian is hard to kill is that he is the earthly embodiment of the Lord of Eden, he has already gathered too much power for the Lord of Eden, and the divine inheritance will leave this world without a means to restrain the Lord of Eden.]

Junlin had not expected that in this difficult-to-understand conversation, Tang Xian's name would appear.

It vaguely understood that the judge was speaking of that Lord of Eden who had once united the beast gods to defeat the mechanical civilization.

The judge said:

[After much deliberation, if I allow Tang Xian to continue collecting the inheritance of beast gods, this world will inevitably meet with destruction.]

Junlin's memories were shaped by the black robe.

Its understanding of the Lord of Eden was the understanding of the black robe.

It did not despise the Lord of Eden, even feeling a certain admiration, yet proud as Junlin was, it did not show the same absolute piety towards the fallen beast gods as other creatures.

Junlin harbored a measure of reverence for the beast gods, yet more so, it regarded them as a boundary that it would eventually surpass.

[In my memory, the Lord of Eden transformed all things, but did not destroy them.] Junlin said.

[Your memories? Without my reminder, Junlin, you should know that all your memories are false. Regarding the Lord of Eden, you do not truly know what it seeks. I was also unaware until a few days ago when I deciphered the content of those notes, and finally understood.]

[Once, when I went to the holy land of Eden to confront it, it also explored with me the extremes of life.]

Junlin did not speak, but thought about what the judge's aim was for today's conversation since he did not come to kill him.

The judge continued:

[It said to me, it has observed this world, even the whole universe for a long time and searched whether other civilizations exist in the vast galaxy, many of which could be considered cataclysms.]

[But it never went beyond a certain limit.]

[Beast gods are the most powerful creatures it has seen, yet even the beast gods follow the various rules of the world. If the world itself has a will, then when the world itself begins to reincarnate, civilizations will experience a new round of reshuffling, winter and long night will come, and all things including beast gods will perish. Until new life is born, following a wholly different yet eerily similar path, experiencing the same cycle of reincarnation.]