Chapter 98 - Judgement

Silence.

Under the red sky, none dared to even utter a single word.

Every single person was frozen in complete and utter fear.

The sheer coercive aura emanated from the blood red eye in the sky completely suppressed any thoughts of courage against it.

Shivers ran down the spine of Guang Biao as he looked up at the giant eye.

It's powers were terrible!

It was capable of completely sealing his cultivation base of a Rank 96 Hyper Douluo along with his Four-Word Battle Armour in a matter of seconds!

One should know that his level of strength at that time was above even a normal Limit Douluo!

A feat like this…

Perhaps only their King could do it…

At this moment, the pupils of the giant eye in the sky suddenly moved.

Everyone felt their meridians trembling as they felt blood rising up their throats.

The weaker ones put their hands to their mouths in an attempt to stop themselves from vomiting blood while the stronger ones just swallowed it back down.

When everyone managed to recover from this blow, they stared up at the eye in even more fear.

"How frightening…" Guang Biao muttered in shock.

He hadn't even known that they were attacked until the damage was already done!

There was a wry smile on Byron's face as he heard this.

He wiped the faint trail of blood running down his bloods before a wry smile appeared on his pale face.

"Even I don't wanna fight that thing. That monster in the sky… it's simply too strong…"

However, what they didn't know was that the giant eye hadn't attacked at all.

It was just that the eye was just too far beyond their feeble minds.

They had accidentally hurt themselves from trying to comprehend the existence that was floating in the skies!

In a sense, this eye could be even compared to an Eldritch entity!

"All of you…"

"Kneel to your King."

A low, distorted voice emerged from the sky, it's command akin to the declaration of the Mandate of Heaven.

Before this domineering command, the members of Nox had dropped into a prostration, worshipping this being before them.

The only exceptions to this were Guang Biao and Byron, as they were only on one of their knees.

At this, the faces of both Bishops instantly flushed red with anger.

How dare this… monstrosity in front of them force them to kneel like this!

The only person that they would ever kneel to or acknowledge as their King was Huang Yu.

Even if this being before them could kill them with a single thought, they would never follow anyone other than Huang Yu.

The Bishops of Nox were all people who were willing to lay down their very lives for their King.

This anger however, was very quickly stifled the moment a very familiar stream of vital energy entered their meridians.

The two Bishops quickly noticed what was going on before their expressions turned into a genuine one.

"We greet you, my King!"

The sudden loud shout of veneration from the two kneeling Bishops of Nox sent waves of shock into the group of priests and acolytes behind them.

A look of excitement soon replaced the visages of shock on many of the members of Nox there.

However, on the faces of some…

There was a look of fear as they looked up into the skies.

The members of Nox were mostly very devout to the worship of their King— no, their God!

Nonetheless, there were bound to be bad apples in every basket.

Some members of Nox had only joined seeing the rapid development of this organisation.

They wanted to get a piece of the pie known as Nox before it was completely out of their reach.

And naturally, with their business mindset, they clearly didn't believe in the existence of the King of Nox at all, believing it to be a tale to indoctrinate the more foolish.

They had made use of the organisation in order to facilitate their own growth.

Never had they ever imagined that the King of Nox that they had believed to be fake was actually real!

Despite all the different feelings going through the minds of the people of Nox, all of them knew what they had to do.

"We greet you, my King!"

Thousands of voices resounded throughout the Nox Headquarters as everyone gave the utmost veneration to the deity in front of them.

The massive red eye in the sky didn't seem to care much about this bit of worship as its distorted voice descended upon them.

"On this day…"

"This King is here to deliver judgement upon all of you..."

"Some have done their utmost for the sake of Nox…"

"While some are corrupted and have committed sacrilege…"

Hearing these words, a look of surprise entered the eyes of the ones who were none the wiser to the under table happenings in Nox.

Righteous anger appeared in their hearts as mutterings quickly appeared amongst the masses.

Ignoring all of this, the voice continued to speak.

"Nonetheless, this King is a merciful one."

"Those that have done their best… will naturally be rewarded."

With those words, a light fell from the sky as every single person felt their heart completely open like a book.

All of their secrets.

All of their experiences.

All of it was laid bȧrė before their King.

Experiencing this spectacle, excitement appeared on their faces before it was replaced with one of fanatical devotion.

"We thank the King for the blessing!"

The terror that they had experienced previously was all but put behind by them already, only their veneration for their God left behind.

It was at this moment however, that the voice spoke once more.

"However… the ones that have sinned…"

Huang Yu, who was behind this entire spectacle, paused at this moment, as he watched his men through the giant eye in the sky.

He wasn't doing nothing however, as tens of men were suddenly pulled out from the crowd.

All of these men were naturally the ones that Huang Yu had found to have bad intentions for his organisation.

If he wasn't a King, perhaps he wouldn't have bothered to do this entire spectacle.

Unfortunately for those men, he was one.

And a King's name is not to be blasphemed.

The cheers and mutterings all quickly turned silent as they stared up at the men in the sky.

The attention of the crowd was immediately drawn onto these figures as sneers appeared on the faces of everyone there.

With all of their cultivations sealed, these men were helpless to resist, not that they could have even with it.

Silence predominated the area for quite some time as everyone digested the intentions behind those words.

Soon, a voice suddenly came from the crowd.

"Judgement!"

In this vast area, this person's voice should have normally gone unheard.

However, with the sheer quietness that this place was currently in, this voice was heard by everyone.

"Judgement!"

Another voice suddenly joined in, sharing the same sentiment.

"Judgement!"

More and more voices rang as all of them were repeating the same word.

Their eyes quickly became hot as their breath became unsteady.

Shouting out with all of their might, they poured out all of their emotions into their words along with all their reverence for their King.

"Judgement!"

"Judgement!"

"JUDGEMENT!"

– – – –

Back at the mountains, Huang Yu smiled slightly hearing this.

A chuckle emerged from his lips, drawing the attention of everyone around him as he whispered.

"Very well. Judgement it shall be."

– – – –

Before anyone could react, the red eye in the skies suddenly burst out with a bright flame, bolts of lightning crackling along with it.

Everyone was forced to shield their eyes with their hands as a result of the sudden brightness.

A jade light then descended on the ones guilty, trapping them in an entirely different space.

The moment that this precaution had been completed, a voice ran out.

"Strike."

With a boom, the lightning in the sky descended as the entire world turned white.

– – – –

"Y-you b-bastard…"

Those were the words of a man on the edge of death's door.

Looking down upon all those that his lightning had struck, Huang Yu found that everyone other than that one person had been turned to charred bodies.

The man looked very ordinary, but he had one special characteristic that made him stand out.

There was a X-shaped cross on his head, most likely obtained from some injury in the past.

Huang Yu found it slightly strange that this person had managed to survive.

The bolt of lightning had been pretty powerful. Any normal Spirit King would have been completely slaughtered by it, much less a person with their cultivation sealed.

Perhaps he had a strong body?

That may be the reason.

"W-what gives you the right?"

The man suddenly paused as he took a deep breath, nearly choking on his own blood as he did so.

"WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO DECIDE MY LIFE?!"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned into silence.

Guang Biao and Byron who had been silent all this time were about to take action, but a spiritual message from Huang Yu stopped them.

"YOU JUST COME HERE LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS AND JUST DECIDE TO KILL AS YOU PLEASE!"

"YOU DIDN'T EVEN GIVE AN EXPLANATION ABOUT WHAT WE HAD DONE WRONG!"

"YOU'RE NOT A KING! YOU'RE JUST A TYR–"

"Strike"

Another lightning bolt descended from the sky once more with a crackling boom as the world turned white, silencing the man.

When the light cleared, the man could be seen with his body extremely charred.

His eyeballs were rolled back as his body convulsed slightly.

"Y-you–"

"Strike."

Another lightning bolt.

"S-s-sto–"

"Strike."

Another.

"L-le–

"Strike."

Another.

"M-mer–"

"Keep striking."

Hundreds of booms nearly deafened everyone in the area before it finally stopped.

When the dust cleared, all the members of Nox felt a chill down their spines.

The man who had dared talked back to the King of Nox…

He had been punished for his insolence.

As of this moment, he was nothing but specks of ash in the wind.

Despite this, none of the remaining members of Nox felt any misgiving towards their King.

All these heretics deserve nothing less than this.

Wordlessly, the giant eye in the sky closed at this moment, the sky returning to normal as it did so.

To the surprise of everyone at Nox, the damaged headquarters and the area surrounding it appeared to rewind as they returned to before the arrival of their King.

Two words filled the air, that merely even further put the image of their King deeper into their hearts.

"Time Rewind!"

– – – –

Huang Yu scratched the back of his head before he let out a sigh.

The third eye on his forehead stopped glowing as he stopped using the King's Wisdom.

"Is it done?"

Gu Yue's soft voice had a relieving effect on Huang Yu as he let out a smile.

"Yeah."

Huang Yu turned to his two Bishops, speaking with a warm voice.

"The two of you, go back first. I'll inform you if you're needed after this."

"Yes, my King!"

With those words, the two Bishops left the scene.

Gu Yue took a glance at Di Tian and the others at this time. Unlike Huang Yu, her voice was cold.

"You three can leave first."

With gritted teeth, the three of them obeyed.

"Yes, your highness."

As soon as everyone had left, Huang Yu and Gu Yue were left alone.

Huang Yu let out a deep sigh as he stretched his limbs.

"It's been a long day hasn't it?"

Hearing this, Gu Yue smiled tiredly.

"It has…"

As Huang Yu turned back to look at Gu Yue, he gave a beautiful smile.

He held out his hand in invitation to her, before he invited,

"Let's go back home."