"Sealing Chains!"
Tuotongtu cried out in panic, confined by the Shadow Dragon and unable to use his Gene Energy or Spiritual Force.
As a powerful individual who had lived for hundreds of thousands of years and had broken through to the World Master Level in the last ten thousand years, he couldn't adapt to the feeling of losing his power, which made him terrified and flustered.
Ender ignored Tuotongtu's cry. After collecting the storage items from his person, he threw him into the World Ring to be guarded by the Cloud Vine, just like the other captured targets.
"23 targets captured. Hmm… should I contact King Sealing Mace?"
Ender muttered to himself, soaring into the sky towards the Shadow Dragon hovering above.
The luxurious manor below was left in ruins by his battle with Tuotongtu, with more than half of it destroyed by the aftermath of the fight. Only a small portion of the buildings survived the shockwaves.
"Mullie."
Ender arrived beside the Shadow Dragon. At this point, his true body had entered the World Ring, and what was outside was a two-meter-tall instrument.
Mullie, who was waiting outside the Shadow Dragon's hatch, bowed slightly and said, "Your Highness."
"Release the guard army now."
Ender said, "We are going to the Ling Qing Empire's imperial palace."
"Yes."
Mullie responded softly, then communicated with the World Ring through his consciousness. As the world fluctuations appeared, he released the members of the guard army.
Instantly, 10 World Masters, 100 Domain Masters, and 1,000 Universe Levels appeared in the sky, a dense mass occupying a significant portion of the sky, their powerful aura intimidating all around.
As these more than a thousand people appeared, they simultaneously bowed respectfully to Ender, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness!"
The more than a thousand people, at least Universe Level Ninth Order, created a considerable stir, their voices spreading over a thousand kilometers.
"This! What is this person's background?!"
Seeing more than a thousand people suddenly appear in the sky, with the weakest being Universe Level Ninth Order, everyone still alive in the manor below was utterly shocked.
Especially the ten World Masters leading them, each exuding a terrifying aura, far stronger than Tuotongtu, the owner of the manor.
"Follow me to the Ling Qing Empire's imperial palace."
Ender stored the Shadow Dragon in his World Ring and, leading this thousand-plus guard army, headed towards the Ling Qing Empire's imperial palace.
"What kind of important figure is traveling? To have such a powerful escort!"
"A team of over a thousand people, the weakest being Universe Level Ninth Order, truly terrifying!"
"World Masters! Ten World Masters, all recognized by the Law. What is this person's background?"
The vast team of over a thousand people, with the weakest being Universe Level Ninth Order, exuded a powerful aura that awed countless people who witnessed them, all exclaiming in shock… Ling Qing Empire's imperial palace.
In a vast and magnificent palace, King Sealing Mace, dressed in casual clothes, sat on the main seat, playing with a pristine white wine glass in his hand.
On the guest seat sat a middle-aged man with vertical pupils, dressed in luxurious attire. The faint pressure emanating from him indicated that he was an Immortal.
"Batudin, Ender has arrived," King Sealing Mace suddenly said. "Arrange for someone to meet him."
The middle-aged man, Batudin, was the founder of the Ling Qing Empire and a key figure in the rise of the Koleto Family, with his strength at the Immortal level of Pinnacle stage Marquis-Level.
"Yes."
Batudin bowed and responded, sending a sliver of his consciousness to issue orders for the palace guards to welcome Ender.
Soon, Ender and Mullie, guided by several palace guards, arrived in the vast palace.
"Hmm…"
Upon entering the palace, Ender saw King Sealing Mace, who appeared as a young man, sitting on the main seat, smiling at him from afar.
Whoosh!
Ender and Mullie quickened their pace and soon arrived in front of the main seat deep within the palace.
"King Sealing Mace."
Ender bowed slightly, as did Mullie behind him.
"This is Immortal Batudin. He is the founder of the Ling Qing Empire."
King Sealing Mace introduced him, and at the same time, he transmitted a message to Ender: "The reason I brought him to see you is simply because he is a Official Disciple of a good friend of mine. You don't need to consider his feelings too much during the judgment."
Upon hearing this, Ender nodded slightly to Batudin, then asked King Sealing Mace, "King Sealing Mace, is the target Lazhaku here?"
King Sealing Mace raised a hand and said, "He is here."
World fluctuations appeared, and Lazhaku instantly materialized in the palace. His aura was extremely weak; due to losing over 70% of his divine body, his strength was less than one percent of its former power.
Lazhaku emerged from the World Ring, looking at the familiar surroundings, momentarily stunned. Then he quickly scanned the area.
When he saw King Sealing Mace, his body trembled involuntarily. His current weak state was precisely caused by the King Level Immortal sitting on the main seat.
"Lord Batudin!"
Then, upon seeing Batudin, Lazhaku quickly cried out, "Lord Batudin, help me! Help me beg Ancestor King Hongzhi for help!"
Because his access to the Virtual Universe Network was cut off, he couldn't connect to the Virtual Universe and naturally couldn't ask Ancestor King Hongzhi of the Lorgar Tribe for help. This made him place his hopes of rescue on Batudin.
"Alas…" Batudin sighed and turned his face away, not looking at Lazhaku.
As a member of the same Family, his relationship with Lazhaku wasn't good due to issues with later governance policies, but seeing him about to be judged, he still felt some sadness.
Seeing Batudin's attitude, Lazhaku's heart sank. He knew that the other party had refused, and he would likely die in this familiar place today.
"Ender, you can release all targets for judgment now."
King Sealing Mace said, "According to the orders given to me by the Virtual Universe Company, I will serve as the executioner for this judgment mission. All death sentences will be carried out by me."
"A Pinnacle stage King-Level King Sealing Mace carrying out death sentences?"
Hearing King Sealing Mace's words, Ender felt a bit surprised. He had thought it would be Batudin, the former emperor of the Ling Qing Empire, who would carry out the executions. This order from the Virtual Universe Company was quite unexpected.
"Yes."
After his surprise, Ender gently raised his hand.
As world fluctuations appeared, a group of mission targets, whom he had personally defeated and captured, materialized in the palace.
"This is the imperial palace? The imperial palace of my Ling Qing Empire!"
"Ancestor! It's Ancestor!"
"Ancestor, save me! Ancestor, save me!"
"How can this be? Even Ancestor is confined by the Sealing Chains!"
…When the 23 World Master Level and Domain Masters appeared, a slight commotion immediately broke out. Some of them still hoped that their Immortal Ancestor could save them.
However, more people were in despair, because they saw that Ancestor Lazhaku, an Immortal, also had a Sealing Chain on him, and his aura was extremely weak, more than ten times weaker than what they had seen during his Pinnacle!
"Silence!"
The disorder in the palace seemed to displease King Sealing Mace. As he frowned slightly, a terrifying pressure instantly emanated!
Boom!
The terrifying Immortal pressure, centered on King Sealing Mace, pressed down on the 24 individuals confined by the Sealing Chains in the center of the palace, causing all of them to collapse to the ground. Unable to mobilize their Gene Energy and Spiritual Force, they could not resist such terrifying pressure.
Furthermore, Lazhaku was also suppressed to the ground by that terrifying pressure. Having lost 70% of his Divine Power, his body was so weak that he was only slightly stronger than an ordinary World Master Level Ninth Stage Pinnacle, and naturally, he couldn't withstand the pressure released by King Sealing Mace.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, King Sealing Mace said, "Ender, you may proceed with the judgment now."
"Understood."
Ender nodded gently, his gaze turning cold as he looked at the crowd confined by the Sealing Chains in the center of the palace.
Having thoroughly read the information, he had firmly memorized the sins committed by each of these 24 individuals.
His gaze swept over the 24 people, and soon he focused on one person: the World Master Level Third Order target he had first apprehended, who had attempted to make him a slave during his capture.
"Wotudu."
Ender called out coldly, his voice echoing in the vast palace with few people.
Hearing Ender's voice, Wotudu, who was slumped on the ground under the terrifying pressure, struggled to lift his head. He looked at the familiar two-meter-tall man before him, still somewhat surprised; he hadn't been so short when he last saw him.
"Wotudu, you are a mass murderer. In several great purges, you slaughtered hundreds of millions of weak and innocent people, and…"
Ender recited Wotudu's crimes, and finally, with icy eyes, he declared, "I sentence you to death!"
"Ah!"
Hearing Ender's judgment, Wotudu's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth to shout, but could only manage an "Ah" sound, unable to speak a word.
Boom!
The boundless Law of Wood Domain descended, and simultaneously, the Law Domain, carrying a terrifying pressure, directly enveloped Wotudu, instantly crushing him into a pulp.
Clatter!
As Wotudu died, a large number of scattered items immediately fell to the ground. Evidently, these were numerous objects left behind after the collapse of his inner world, and among them were even a dozen living people.
"Hmm…"
Mullie looked at the dozen or so living Stellar Rank and Universe Level women amidst the pile of items, and used Immortal Divine Power to move them, along with the items, to one side.
"Couto!"
Ender called out another name.
Couto, whose name was called, trembled involuntarily after witnessing Wotudu's fate. He cried out, "Please, spare…"
Before he could finish his sentence, an invisible, terrifying pressure descended, pinning him firmly to the ground, rendering him unable to utter another sound.
"Couto, you…"
Ender recited Couto's crimes, and finally said coldly, "I sentence you to death!"
As his voice fell, the Law of Wood Domain descended, directly crushing the Domain Master Ninth Stage Couto into a pulp.
"Ender!"
Ender called out another person's name. After reciting his crimes, he coldly declared, "I sentence you to death!"
"Death sentence!"
"Death sentence!"
"Death sentence!"
…One after another, Ender sentenced twenty-two people to death.
Because ten of them were World Masters, a large number of items poured out from their inner worlds after their deaths, but Mullie's timely cleanup prevented them from piling up in the center of the palace.
"Lhazaku!"
Ender's gaze fell on Lazhaku, the Immortal, among the two remaining individuals.
Lhazaku struggled to lift his head, his eyes fixed on Ender. With twenty-two of his juniors dead before him, he harbored immense hatred for Ender.
If his divine body were intact, and his physical strength still possessed a hundred times the power of a World Master, he would definitely exert all his might to break through the terrifying pressure and attack Ender, without hesitation!
But now he couldn't. With over 70% of his Divine Power lost, his strength was less than one percent. Coupled with the Sealing Chains confining him, preventing him from mobilizing his Immortal Divine Power, he couldn't even self-detonate.
Ender coldly recited Lazhaku's crimes. He was the culprit behind the hellish existence of the Ling Qing Empire's citizens for hundreds of thousands of years.
"Lhazaku, as the Emperor of the Ling Qing Empire, not only did you fail to provide benefits for your people, but you even engaged in bloody and cruel service activities, just to please those corrupt and depraved individuals to gain large sums of money…"
After reciting Lazhaku's crimes, Ender's eyes turned cold as he declared, "I sentence you to death!"
As Ender's voice fell, a massive amount of Immortal Divine Power gathered above Lazhaku, forming a hand the size of a small car, imbued with terrifying power, and slammed down fiercely!
Boom!
The moment the hand struck, space crumbled inch by inch, and countless spatial fragments splattered.
The hand instantly struck Lazhaku, its terrifying power crushing him into dust. Only the g-grade metal Sealing Chain remained intact on the ground, proving that someone had existed there.
After Lazhaku was killed, Ender shifted his gaze to the last person, who was Tuotongtu, who had once fought for the Human Race on the Extraterritorial Battlefield.
"Tuotongtu!"
Ender called out Tuotongtu's name, but he did not immediately recite his crimes. Instead, he looked deeply at the other party before beginning.
"Tuotongtu, you…"
After reciting Tuotongtu's crimes, Ender was silent for a moment before declaring, "I sentence you to death."
Hearing the verdict, Tuotongtu looked at Ender with gratitude. Clearly, the death sentence was the outcome he desired, as if death could bring him liberation.
Boom!
As Ender's judgment concluded, the boundless Law of Wood Domain descended, enveloping Tuotongtu with terrifying pressure, instantly crushing him into a pulp.
Ender silently watched Tuotongtu being crushed into a pulp. Then, with a thought, he used his World Ring to collect his last remnants in this world.
"Still too young."
King Sealing Mace watched this scene, shaking his head slightly and thinking, "There are too many people like Tuotongtu in the Universe. Ultimately, their will isn't firm enough; they can't maintain their original intentions."
"If Tuotongtu's will were firm enough, if he could have held on for a few more millennia, the situation would have changed immediately. But with an unsteady will, unable to stick to his original intention, everything becomes meaningless."
Tuotongtu maintained his original intention for tens of thousands of years, never associating with Lazhaku's faction. Yet, on the eve of the anti-establishment forces' rise, he could no longer resist his Family's persuasion… ultimately meeting his demise.
King Sealing Mace called out, "Ender."
"Hmm…" Ender looked up slightly, his gaze at King Sealing Mace tinged with confusion.
King Sealing Mace reminded him, "Although you have completed this mission, your journey to the Yuan Chen Universe Country is not over yet."
"Not over yet…" Ender's eyes narrowed upon hearing this, his heart startled. "Could it be…"
Playing with extreme updates every day, I almost messed up today. I still need to have drafts.