Pretending To Be A Boss
Chapter 889 - 53: Leaving the Judge with No Way Out_2

[Though we possess consciousness, we are one with this unconscious world. Birth, aging, illness, and death all subtly conform to the laws of the world. Even the Sea God, powerful as he is, will ultimately perish under the myriad rules of the world.]

[The galaxy controls time and space, yet it is also imprisoned by time and space. I control cause and effect, but I cannot escape cause and effect. The Nether Phoenix might seem like the master of the dead, but it too will one day become a wandering soul.]

[The Lord of Eden is the god of life, yet it mocked itself, acknowledging that it is merely an expression of this world and it too can be destroyed by the world's cycle of rebirth.]

The judge regarded Junlin's thoughtful expression and said:

[It fears death, fears the various rules of the world. It feels that each divine beast is like a part separated from a whole. It believes that this unconscious world requires an indestructible and equivalent existence to endow it with consciousness.]

[The cycle of life and death of living beings and the world, the birth, aging, illness, and death of all things, it thinks should not be dictated by the unconscious world or various rules, but by itself!]

[It has branded the Myriad Beasts Realm as the evil within consciousness, and the human world as the good within consciousness. It wants to be the only god in this world, a strongest existence with the power of all divine beasts, unafraid of time and space, transcending the cycle of rebirth and all rules.] The judge's voice trembled with a certain emotion.

It was only after seeing those notes that it finally deduced the true intentions of the Lord of Eden.

If ruling the world is the ambition of the judge, then in the grand scheme of things, it has certainly lost by far to the Lord of Eden.

[That's why I want to destroy humanity, to shatter what it considers good.]

The judge heaved a long sigh:

[But in the end, I am merely carrying the infamy on its behalf, and have brought into being an existence that should not have appeared.]

[Tang Xian?]

[Yes, a monster capable of destroying the world, born of the same essence as the Lord of Eden. But if he is killed, it's not too late for everything.]

[Why are you telling me all this?]

[Because you have the potential to become a divine beast, and everything I have done to you has been a test.]

The judge's gaze softened, as if truly entrusting Junlin with something significant.

It continued:

[In the plans of the Lord of Eden, the Sea God and the creature of destruction are more like two mistakes made by this unconscious world. One grew too vast, breaking free from the genetic constraints of life, seeming to have grown into a conscious world unto itself. The other grew too powerful, unimpeded by any bottlenecks, ultimately evolving beyond the realm of other divine beasts.]

[And you, have the potential to become that creature of destruction.]

The judge didn't actually hold such high hopes for Junlin; it simply needed a monster that could oppose the Lord of Eden alongside itself.

Order would not suffice.

Since seeing those notes, the judge began to doubt Order, to wonder if Order's loyalty still lay with the Lord of Eden.

And when Junlin was not remade but released, the judge sensed through the reluctance of the robed figure that Junlin was probably a near-perfect creation.

So perfect that the robed figure dared to defy its own orders.

Even the Lord of Eden feared the creature of destruction, which is why it isolated the creature from everything else.

Thinking about why that island was only discovered by it now, the judge and Tang Xian both arrived at the same possibility.

The cycle of rebirth is starting again, and a new divine beast might just be born.

Thus, following this line of thought, the judge easily thought of Junlin.

The robed figure... may have unwittingly created a god.

Junlin's expression grew interesting, his smile ambiguous as he looked at the judge.

The judge squinted his eyes, a chill deep within them.

[Don't you believe it?]

[I believe I can surpass divine beasts, but as of now, divine beasts are still too far out of my reach.]

Each person, no matter how objective, inevitably harbors some preconceived notions.

The judge has wronged Junlin.

And Tang Xian has granted Junlin the divine beast inheritance, growing stronger every moment of every day, all thanks to the Soul Crystal he had consumed.

Tang Xian wants to kill the judge.

The judge wants to kill Tang Xian.

Interestingly, both of these characters have found each other.

Both have said something meaningful to each other - you have the potential to become a divine beast.

Junlin is thinking, what would the judge's expression be like if he told the judge that Tang Xian has already done what it is now attempting to do?

He did not say so, but instead asked:

[What if I refuse you?]

[Don't you understand? By joining forces, you and I are saving this world.]

[That really doesn't sound like something you'd say. And I'm only interested in becoming more powerful myself; I have no interest in saving this world.]

The Judge's eyes conveyed anger.

[I could also take you away and then remake you. Your master, he wouldn't dare defy me twice.]

Junlin was fearless, already resolved for a fight to the death.

Now that the Judge had spoken so much, to Junlin, it was merely a pre-battle jest.

It was as if Tang Xian and the Judge were giving Junlin a choice.

Truthfully, Junlin had no particular fondness for either of them.

But at least, it wanted to defeat Tang Xian fair and square and indeed had felt Tang Xian's sincerity.

Man's plans are no match for fate's, and this time, the Judge was a step slower than Tang Xian.

[I will kill Tang Xian.]

[Very good, a wise man submits to circumstance. May our collaboration...]

Junlin haughtily interrupted the Judge's speech:

[Hmph, what are you thinking? I indeed will kill him—fairly and squarely, honorably kill him, but before that, I must fulfill my pledge to him.]

The Judge's eyes flashed with confusion, and a chill crept into his heart.

[Pledge?]

[He said the same thing, that I have the potential to become the next Emissary of Doom. He doesn't talk as much as you, but his words are far more convincing than yours. I don't care if he's some monster intent on destroying the world; on the contrary, the stronger he is, the more motivated I am to fight him. Lord Judge, you're too late.] Junlin looked at the Judge with disdain.

The Judge, who fancied himself the ruler of the world, had finally conceived a path to prolong his reign under the shadowy dominion of the Lord of Eden, only to find someone had already trodden—and blocked—that path.

Following a path laid by others, leaving no path for them to follow, and the thought of Tang Xian's smug face made its anger simmer.

A sudden storm erupted in the searing Red Lotus Hell.

The Judge glared at Junlin and said:

[You and that despicable human were in cahoots all along!]

[I'm not in cahoots with anyone, not Tang Xian, and certainly not you.]

To be looked down upon with disdain by someone the Judge thought could be easily controlled, even for the Judge, it was hard to suppress that rage, and it coldly said:

[Since that's the case, I have no choice but to take you back by force.]

Junlin declared with bravado:

[Then let's fight!]

...

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South of the Amara Continent.

The former largest safety zone in the mining area, where countless people mined, is now void of humans.

The place is occupied by an overwhelming horde of beasts.

The Golden Patterned Leopard Group, the Nvwa Snake Group, the Infernal Flame Wolf Group, the Six-tailed Fox Group, along with many more beast species never before seen on the northern continent.

They hail from the southern islands, led by a gigantic Nuwa Imperial Snake, slowly migrating northwards.

Ninety-plus islands, centuries of breeding innumerable formidable creatures—this assembly's momentum was something even the Human Alliance Army had not seen in the scale of beasts during the struggles in the Yuepela Plains.

What's most terrifying is that the horde of beasts keeps expanding.

Many creatures from the north also gradually joined the horde, for a simple reason—to subdue the Court.

Half a day ago, Tang Xian received a message from the sea birds; Bai Mansheng along with the Sea God Cult had landed in the south—now they were passing through the Red Earth Forest.

The increasing numbers of Myriad Beasts joining along the way gave Tang Xian some assurance that the Court's end was near.

With tens of thousands of Myriad Beasts of Calamity and Perfect level, complemented by the successor of the Dark Bird, Tang Xian also felt somewhat confident inside.

On the third day, at the White Bone Mountain Range, beneath that colossal pile of bones, Tang Xian joined forces with the Sea God Cult.

And what comes next is to find the Judge.

The same Judge who once had the Myriad Beasts Court universally pursue Tang Xian, would now experience Tang Xian making him the enemy of the whole world, on an even grander scale!

Thus begins the last bestial deity's extermination war in this world.