Overlooking the thirty-six piles of mountain-like items on the plaza below, among the three fallen and two kneeling figures, Ender said coldly, "Cherui."
Among the two kneeling on one knee, Cherui, who looked very young, raised his head and looked at the little guy in the sky who was clearly only Domain Master but could control their life and death. His Heart was complex, but he had no fear of death.
Because he knew that the Immortals, led by Marquis Zhuhan, had reached an agreement with Ender, who was judging them. He and Andeli, two people with close ties to the Ancestor, would not be sentenced to death.
While the death penalty could be avoided, imprisonment was inevitable. He didn't know how many years he would be imprisoned, or where he would be detained. Everything was unknown before the judgment.
"Cherui, over hundreds of thousands of years, you have massacred over a hundred billion Universe citizens in Ling Qing Empire. Your crimes are heinous," Ender coldly read out Cherui's crimes. "I sentence you…"
The Lorgar Tribe Immortals present listened with relaxed Heart. With Marquis Zhuhan and Ender having reached an agreement, Cherui would not be sentenced to death. As for how many years he would be imprisoned, they didn't care.
For Immortals with eternal lifespans, as long as the environment wasn't too harsh, like the infamous Star Prison and similar places, hundreds of millions of years in prison were nothing, especially with the existence of the extremely realistic Virtual Universe.
"To be able to save two people is not bad, at least it saves Face…"
Marquis Zhuhan quietly watched Ender pronounce the sentence, feeling relaxed but also a little helpless. If he could, he would of course want to save all five Immortals, but it was clearly a very difficult thing to do.
With the Virtual Universe Company's command, and a Genius of Ender's status presiding over the judgment, it would be unreasonable not to have people of sufficient weight suffer death.
One should know that in the Koleto Family's judgment in the Ling Qing Star Region, Ender had sentenced all those judged to death, which showed how strict his judgment standards were.
His intervention to save the two Immortals related to the Ancestor would both give an explanation to Ender and the Virtual Universe Company, and also save some Face for their Lorgar Tribe, making everyone happy.
King Sealing Mace also relaxed a lot, thinking, "Fortunately, Ender knows his limits and agreed to the Lorgar Tribe's deal. If he really executed all 41 Lorgar Tribe members, King Hongzhi might fly into a rage, and I don't want to provoke an Invincible King rank powerhouse."
Perceiving King Hongzhi's strength returning to the Invincible King level, King Sealing Mace felt immense pressure.
If he were facing a Limit stage King rank King Hongzhi, he could guarantee Ender's safety, but an Invincible King rank powerhouse was different. This was not something he could contend with; he himself might even be lost, let alone protecting others' safety.
As everyone's thoughts varied, Ender's pronouncement continued, "I sentence you—to death!"
On the plaza below, Cherui, who was kneeling on one knee with a relaxed Heart, heard Ender's pronouncement, and his eyes instantly widened, his Face filled with disbelief. He hadn't expected the judgment to be like this!
So, he stood up and roared furiously, "Ender! How dare you sentence me to death?!"
Cherui had absolutely not expected that he would be sentenced to death.
One should know that Ender had reached an agreement with Marquis Zhuhan, so he shouldn't have been sentenced to death, but he was!
"What?! Death penalty!"
Ender's judgment result shocked countless people present. They truly hadn't expected such a result. Hadn't he already reached an agreement with Marquis Zhuhan? How could he still sentence Cherui to death?
Marquis Zhuhan's Face also showed astonishment upon hearing the judgment result. He turned to Ender and shouted, "Ender! You…"
"How could this be?! Ender still sentenced him to death!" King Sealing Mace felt stunned internally. "Didn't he reach an agreement with Marquis Zhuhan?"
"It's good to have a teacher even greater than a Universe Venerable." Mullie, standing in the Void but positioned behind Ender, secretly thought after hearing the judgment result, "Even when facing an Invincible King powerhouse like King Hongzhi, Your Highness still has the confidence to sentence his related juniors to death."
"Shut up!"
A cold reprimand sounded. The voice wasn't loud but it entered the ears of everyone present, and a terrifying pressure enveloped everyone, making them shiver.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, only to see King Hongzhi, clad in white robes and white armor, his cold Face clearly showing anger. Beneath the anger, the weariness between his brows dissipated a bit more.
"Powerhouses have privileges, but our Human Race has long established a bottom line. As long as you don't do anything beyond that bottom line, you won't end up being judged!"
"Look, besides you 41 people, has anyone else been judged?" King Hongzhi coldly reprimanded, "If you do something beyond our Human Race's bottom line, then you must accept the price of punishment. This is an iron law!"
Boom!
As King Hongzhi's words fell, the terrifying pressure enveloping everyone condensed and pressed directly down on the standing Cherui below. The Immortal Divine Power mixed within it permeated his Divine Body, instantly annihilating the Soul imprint within his Divine Body.
Thump.
With all Soul imprints in his Divine Body annihilated, Cherui immediately fell to the ground. His mouth, slightly open as if to speak, could no longer emit a sound.
"Continue!"
King Hongzhi slightly tilted his head, his angry gaze directly on Ender, his voice even colder.
Being glared at by an Invincible King powerhouse, even the strong-willed Ender couldn't help but feel a chill. If such a powerhouse were to attack him, King Sealing Mace might not be able to save him.
With King Hongzhi speaking, even though the Lorgar Tribe Immortals were angry at Ender for not honoring the agreement, they could only express their anger on their Faces or in their gazes, unable to speak directly.
Ender adjusted his Heart slightly, then called out in a deep voice, "Andeli."
On the plaza below, Andeli, who was tilting his head in astonishment, looking down at Cherui's corpse, raised his head, his Heart filled with helplessness and despair. He knew he was dead this time, because Ender had never intended to honor the agreement with Marquis Zhuhan.
"Andeli, in the process of establishing and developing the Skull Organization, you massacred over a trillion people. Your crimes are heinous!"
Ender read out Andeli's crimes, then coldly pronounced, "I sentence you to death!"
Boom!
Endless terrifying pressure descended, and the mixed Immortal Spiritual Power permeated Andeli's Divine Body. The terrifying Soul attack instantly annihilated all of his Soul imprints.
Thump.
With his Soul annihilated, Andeli, whose body was intact, fell to the ground, dead, the despair on his Face clearly visible.
"Very good!" After executing Andeli, King Hongzhi's eyes, seemingly burning with rage, stared at Ender, his voice cold, "As expected of a peerless Genius born once every tens of millions of eras, who has become a disciple of a super powerhouse of our Human Race. The judgment is very good! Very fair!"
Under the angry gaze of King Hongzhi, an Invincible King powerhouse, Ender couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle, and an extreme sense of danger emerged deep within his Heart.
"King Hongzhi." Ender slightly lowered his head and explained, "As you said, our Human Race powerhouses have privileges, and the Race has also set a bottom line. Andeli and the others have all done things that crossed that bottom line."
"If they had made indelible contributions to the Race, I could also have shown them leniency and not sentenced them to death, but they did not!" "Since they haven't made great contributions to the Race, and have done things that crossed the bottom line," Ender finally said in a deep voice, "Then according to my judgment standards, they can only be sentenced to death!"
"Hmph!" King Hongzhi snorted coldly, his gaze moving upward, looking at the empty space behind Ender, and asked, "The judgment is over, so can I leave now?"
Ender still had his head lowered. "King Hongzhi, please feel free."
King Hongzhi glanced at Ender, then disappeared without a trace the moment he turned around, leaving only a faint spatial fluctuation.
"King Hongzhi is an Invincible King existence, and also a good friend of my Werewolf Race's Holy Ancestor, Venerable Vulture Wind." Mullie's heart, which had been stretched almost to its limit, relaxed after King Hongzhi left. "Your Highness is truly formidable; he can remain calm and composed even when facing such a powerhouse."
Mullie admired his Your Highness in his Heart. He himself felt immense pressure without directly facing King Hongzhi, but Ender managed to endure it and even had a conversation and explanation. This was something he could not compare to.
"Phew!"
On the other side, King Sealing Mace also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw King Hongzhi teleport away.
The oppressive Aura of an Invincible King powerhouse was immense, only slightly less than a Universe Venerable. If he didn't occasionally see the Lord of Ganwu, he would have almost been so nervous that he would have teleported away with Ender.
"Ender, you truly have great courage!" King Sealing Mace praised via Soul transmission, "Facing the pressure of a powerhouse like King Hongzhi, you can actually remain calm and composed and defend yourself."
"I merely held firm to my Heart," Ender replied via Soul transmission, his Heart relaxed.
His tense Heart relaxed as King Hongzhi left, and the sense of danger also disappeared at that moment.
King Sealing Mace praised again, "To be able to maintain your Heart in front of such a powerhouse, your will is firm enough. No wonder you could achieve such accomplishments in just over six hundred years."
Although he also understood that Ender had a teacher whose level surpassed that of a Universe Venerable, which was his confidence in facing King Hongzhi, maintaining one's Heart under the oppressive Aura of a powerhouse could only be done by someone with a firm will.
It was like facing danger; when a creature Faces danger, the instinct to flee in fear can only be overcome by those with firm will who can Face the danger directly and rise to the challenge.
After praising, King Sealing Mace said with a hint of ease via Soul transmission, "The judgment is over, we can return to Ganwu Universe Country."
"Not quite yet," Ender's voice carried a hint of helplessness. "Marquis Zhuhan and the others are still waiting for my explanation."
Upon hearing this, King Sealing Mace glanced at the Lorgar Tribe Immortals who were looking over, and transmitted, "You should explain. Who told you to agree to the deal and then sentence those two to death?"
Ender was about to answer when he heard Marquis Zhuhan say coldly, "Ender, you owe us an explanation."
The Lorgar Tribe Immortals listened, casting angry, questioning, and disdainful gazes at Ender, wanting to hear the answer from this person who had betrayed the agreement.
"There's nothing to explain," Ender shook his head slightly.
Marquis Zhuhan, who had always wanted to befriend Ender, couldn't help but feel a surge of anger and questioned, "What do you mean? You previously agreed to spare Cherui and Andeli, but you still sentenced them to death in the end!"
"My previous answer was to clearly identify Cherui and Andeli, not to agree to spare them," Ender replied. "As I told King Hongzhi earlier, since they did things that crossed the Race's bottom line, they should accept my judgment standards."
"If they had made great contributions to the Race, then I would naturally have shown them leniency, but the result is they did not!"
Speaking of this, Ender slightly shook his head, "I have also checked the military merit data of these 41 people. The lowest among them are World Master ninth-order, but their military merits are not even comparable to Tutong, a World Master Level eight from the Koleto Family."
Upon hearing this explanation, Marquis Zhuhan was slightly stunned, then after a brief thought, fell silent.
Just as Ender had replied, he had not agreed to spare Cherui and Andeli. At the same time, he somewhat approved of the judgment result in his Heart. Of course, it would have been better if those being judged were not Lorgar Tribe members; then he would have supported the judgment result.
Most of the Lorgar Tribe Immortals felt as conflicted as Marquis Zhuhan after hearing Ender's answer.
Because they had all fought for the Human Race on the Extraterritorial Battlefield. Regardless of their initial intentions, at least they went.
They had fought and killed alien races, and alien blood had flowed from their hands, but also brothers-in-arms and comrades had died at the hands of alien races!
Having witnessed the brutal war on the Extraterritorial Battlefield, many of them had a much better Heart than those who hadn't been there, so no one had done anything that crossed the Race's bottom line.
Regarding these 41 people who were judged, many of these Luo Jia Immortals despised them in their Heart, despising them for not fighting and striving for the Human Race, yet enjoying resources to become World Master Immortal, and also doing things that crossed the Race's bottom line.
At this moment, a Lorgar Tribe Immortal said in a deep voice, "Even so, don't forget that you have Lorgar Tribe blood flowing in your veins, and our Lorgar Tribe also contributed to your current achievements!"
"Heh!" Hearing such words, Ender chuckled softly and said, "I do have Lorgar Tribe bloodline, but I am not a member of the Lorgar Tribe main or branch Family, nor have I enjoyed the Lorgar Tribe's resources and cultivation."
"My Family raised me, and the Virtual Universe Company cultivated me."
"When my grandfather was sold to Ganwu Universe Country, where was your Lorgar Tribe? When my Family faced a crisis, where was your Lorgar Tribe?"
Ender spread his hands and asked with a cold laugh, "So, what does my current achievement have to do with your Lorgar Tribe?"
The Lorgar Tribe Immortals fell completely silent upon hearing this.
Yes, Ender's current achievements truly had nothing to do with their Lorgar Tribe.
More importantly, now that this relationship had been broken, Ender no longer had any hope of joining the Lorgar Tribe. Their Lorgar Tribe was very likely to lose a Pinnacle stage King-Level Limit powerhouse.
"King Sealing Mace." Seeing the Lorgar Tribe members silent, Ender turned to King Sealing Mace and said, "Let's return to Ganwu Universe Country."
"Alright." King Sealing Mace looked at Ender, sighing internally, then immediately teleported away with Ender and Mullie.
Among the countless spatial fragments in the spatial interlayer, a burly man in simple training clothes watched Ender and his group leave, then muttered to himself…