Luo Jia Star, Main Hall Plaza of the majestic palace complex.
When Ender and his two companions, along with the thousands of Immortals of the Lorgar Tribe, learned that Marquis Zhuhan had contacted King Hongzhi, everyone waited quietly.
Swish!
A few breaths later, a young man radiating a faint Immortal's pressure suddenly appeared among the crowd, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
He wore a white robe over white battle armor and had a rather handsome face, yet despite his youthful appearance, there was an air of decay about him, as if he were on the verge of death.
Only after this young man appeared did a slight spatial fluctuation emerge, noticed by those who comprehended Space Law, seemingly proving that he had arrived here through space.
Upon seeing the man's face, a name instantly surfaced in Ender's mind: the Ancestor of the Lorgar Tribe, the Invincible King expert—King Hongzhi!
King Sealing Mace slightly bowed his head and said to the suddenly arrived young man, "Greetings, King Hongzhi."
Ender and Mullie bowed slightly and said, "Greetings, King Hongzhi."
Upon seeing the young man appear, Marquis Zhuhan reacted quickly and respectfully said, "Greetings, Ancestor."
Following Marquis Zhuhan's lead, thousands of Lorgar Tribe Immortals simultaneously bowed and shouted, "Greetings, Ancestor!"
Thousands of Immortals shouting at once caused the surrounding space to subtly vibrate, and invisible sound waves impacted all around, dispersing all the dust.
The shouts spread for tens of thousands of kilometers, filling the World Masters and World Masters of the Lorgar Tribe who heard them with shock and joy. This was the closest they had ever been to their Family's Ancestor.
If not for the strict rules of the Lorgar Tribe, they would have wanted to go to the source of the sound to see for themselves. If they could see the Family's founding Ancestor, they would sing his praises for countless years.
"Mm." King Hongzhi nodded gently, then said to King Sealing Mace, "Is the Virtual Universe Company's order just for me to observe the judgment in person?"
"I don't know that either. The Virtual Universe Company only requires that you, King Hongzhi, must be present at the judgment," King Sealing Mace shook his head slightly and said, "Only Ender knows the specifics."
Upon hearing this, King Hongzhi turned slightly to look at Ender, a benevolent smile on his face and eyes full of appreciation, as if he were looking at an exceptionally outstanding junior.
"Ender, a Prodigy-level Genius that appears once in tens of millions among our Human Race, and the current Universe Level Primal Sky Mountain record holder," King Hongzhi praised with a smile, "If only my Lorgar Tribe could produce a Genius like you."
"King Hongzhi, you flatter me," Ender said humbly.
"Tell me, what other orders does the Virtual Universe Company have?" King Hongzhi asked.
"According to the Virtual Universe Company's orders," Ender's gaze slightly sharpened, then he said in a deep voice, "King Hongzhi will serve as the executioner for this judgment."
"What?!"
The Immortals present were stunned by Ender's words. Many of them even wondered if they had misheard. Their Ancestor serving as the executioner? How could that be?
"Ender," King Sealing Mace was also startled by these words and quickly sent a telepathic message, "Are you not joking? King Hongzhi serving as the executioner for this judgment? Doesn't that mean he has to personally kill his own descendants!"
"I wish it were a joke," Ender sighed and transmitted, "But the fact is, the Virtual Universe Company's order is clear: King Hongzhi must personally execute all descendants sentenced to death."
Upon hearing this, King Sealing Mace felt that the Virtual Universe Company was truly ruthless, making King Hongzhi, who deeply valued his Family, personally execute his descendants.
He had only thought that King Hongzhi was merely required to be present to witness his descendants' execution, but he had underestimated the Virtual Universe Company's ruthlessness. No wonder this judgment required him to protect Ender, if King Hongzhi were truly enraged...
Thinking of this, King Sealing Mace reminded him, "Ender, this judgment, you..."
Ender did not let King Sealing Mace finish, directly transmitting, "King Sealing Mace, rest assured, I have a sense of proportion in this judgment."
Marquis Zhuhan, who was nearby, heard this and saw his Ancestor's previously smiling face suddenly freeze. He quickly said, "Your Highness Ender, did you misread? How could the Virtual Universe Company issue such an order?"
"I didn't misread," Ender said with certainty, "The Virtual Universe Company ordered it exactly like this."
"The Ancestor serving as the executioner?! Isn't that just being Ender's subordinate?"
"What is the status of our Lorgar Tribe's Ancestor! What is Ender's status? To actually make the Ancestor serve as his subordinate?"
"Even if he is a peerless Genius, he's only a little fellow at the Domain Master, and he even has our Lorgar Tribe's Bloodline, but the Virtual Universe Company actually makes the Ancestor work for him. This is a complete slap in the face to our Lorgar Tribe!"
The Immortals of the Lorgar Tribe all showed expressions of dissatisfaction and anger, their hearts filled with indignation.
What was their Ancestor's status? An Undefeated existence among the King-level Immortal, yet he was reduced to serving as a subordinate to a little Domain Master fellow.
And he had to personally kill his own descendants. How could those who viewed their Ancestor as an idol and pillar accept this? This was a naked slap in the face to their Lorgar Tribe!
The strongest of these Lorgar Tribe Immortals were merely Marquis-level Immortal. Even Marquis Zhuhan, a Pinnacle-stage Marquis Limit, could at most barely reach King Level Immortal, and his authority was extremely limited.
Let alone them, even the current Ender would find it difficult to investigate King Hongzhi's past.
Only King-level Pinnacle Stage experts like King Sealing Mace, who were ancient, powerful, and trusted by Universe Venerables, could learn such secrets from a Universe Venerable.
So many people only thought that the Virtual Universe Company making King Hongzhi work for Ender was meant to insult King Hongzhi and their Lorgar Tribe, but they didn't know that for King Hongzhi, personally killing his descendants was what caused him the most suffering!
"Since it is the Virtual Universe Company's order, I will naturally comply. I, King Hongzhi, will serve as the executioner for this judgment!"
Even King Hongzhi, whose mindset had a touch of decay, could not help but turn gloomy upon learning that the Virtual Universe Company had issued such an order.
He knew that 41 people from his clan were being judged, which was within his acceptable range, even if two of them had some relation to him, because these 41 people had indeed exceeded the bottom line set by the Human Race.
He had said long ago that while the clan granted privileges to powerful individuals like them, they should not do things that crossed the bottom line. Doing things that crossed the clan's bottom line was a definite death sentence, and if the clan pursued it, no one could save them.
"Ruthless enough! Truly ruthless! I thought they just wanted me to be present to witness the execution of those descendants who crossed the clan's bottom line, but now..."
Upon receiving the order to go to the judgment site, King Hongzhi naturally complied and came, but the Virtual Universe Company's order greatly exceeded his expectations!
It seemed that the Virtual Universe Company making him work for Ender was somewhat insulting, but one also had to consider Ender's status.
The Universe Level Primal Sky Mountain record holder, a Personal Disciple favored by a Universe Master, and now serving as a supervisory envoy representing the Virtual Universe Company—these combined identities were not much inferior to a Limit-stage King level expert.
Serving as a subordinate to such a potentially peerless Genius was not that disgraceful, but the problem was that he had to personally kill his descendants, which he found difficult to accept.
"Ender, you can begin the judgment!" King Hongzhi's expression was grim, and the decay in his brows lessened a bit. At this moment, Marquis Zhuhan spoke, "Your Highness Ender, I hope you will give a 'fair' judgment."
"Of course," Ender heard Marquis Zhuhan's meaning, as his voice on the word 'fair' was very heavy.
Marquis Zhuhan then said, "Cherui and Andeli, among others, are all Immortals of considerable strength and will undoubtedly contribute to our Human Race in the future."
"Mm." Ender nodded gently, indicating that he understood.
Seeing Ender nod, Marquis Zhuhan breathed a slight sigh of relief, then said, "Your Highness Ender, you may begin the judgment."
The Immortals of the Lorgar Tribe heard the conversation between the two, and their displeased expressions improved slightly. Cherui and Andeli had some relation to the Ancestor. If these two could survive, they could accept others being sentenced to death.
Seeing that no one was interrupting him, Ender said loudly, "Mogaile."
In the plaza below, a World Master Level middle-aged man dressed in luxurious attire looked up, his face filled with terror, at Ender.
"Mogaile, because of a dispute, you massacred tens of billions of people on a life planet, plus numerous other crimes, you have exceeded the bottom line of our Human Race."
Ender coldly announced, "Now, I sentence you to death!"
Boom!
As Ender's words fell, King Hongzhi's body, which had only a faint Immortal's pressure, instantly erupted with incredibly terrifying pressure. At the same time, a trace of Immortal Divine Power permeated downwards, directly annihilating the Soul of Mogaile, the World Master Level below!
Crash!
As Mogaile's Soul was annihilated, some items from his inner world fell out as his inner world collapsed, and various items instantly piled up into a small mountain.
The intensity of this pressure filled many people present with fear. This was the first time many had seen such terrifying pressure, and it was also their first time seeing King Hongzhi make a move.
"King Hongzhi's pressure is so strong. Even after sinking for so long, he can still possess such power of pressure. It's truly astonishing."
King Sealing Mace felt the might of that terrifying pressure and couldn't help but praise, "This level of pressure exceeds many Limit-stage King level experts. It seems he has returned to the Invincible King level."
Invincible King also had levels. For example, the most common third-grade Invincible King expert could only escape from a primary Universe Venerable.
The second grade was a stronger Invincible King, who could briefly contend with a primary Universe Venerable but would ultimately still have to escape.
And the final first grade Invincible King could suppress a primary Universe Venerable. This grade mostly consisted of special life forms whose Life Gene levels exceeded the norm, or a rare few who achieved it through Heaven-Defying Opportunities.
The Human Race had relatively small divine bodies and ordinary Life Gene levels, so most Invincible King experts were of the most common third grade. Only a few Invincible King with significant Opportunities could reach the second grade.
As for the first grade, such existences were rare in the history of the Human Race. It could be said that each one, as long as they didn't fall, was a super expert renowned throughout the Universe.
King Sealing Mace felt regret in his heart, "However, King Hongzhi at his Pinnacle could briefly contend with a primary Universe Venerable, making his strength among Invincible King belong to the stronger second grade. Even if he returns to the Invincible King level now, it's probably only the most common third grade."
King Hongzhi returning to the Invincible King level after countless years was a good thing, but it was indeed very difficult for him to return to his Pinnacle strength. After all, he had fallen once, and some Opportunities and treasures were permanently lost.
While King Sealing Mace was pondering, King Hongzhi, who had executed Mogaile with a grim face, urged Ender, "Continue."
Facing King Hongzhi's urging, Ender called out, "Naye You."
In the plaza below, a beautiful woman in a luxurious long dress looked up and pleaded, "Your Highness Ender, please let me go!"
"Let you go?" Ender said coldly, "Because of your perverted preferences, tens of billions of couples died on your planet. When they begged you to spare them, did you spare them?"
"I..." Naye You still wanted to argue, to gain a glimmer of Vitality for herself.
But Ender no longer gave her a chance, directly pronouncing, "For harming tens of billions of couples, I sentence you to death!"
Boom!
Terrifying pressure descended again, with Immortal Divine Power mixed in, permeating Naye You's Soul. The powerful Immortal Divine Power annihilated her Soul, and her beautiful face, at the moment of death, still held expressions of pleading and fear.
"Lin Ka."
This time, Ender did not wait for King Hongzhi's urging but directly called out a name, then quickly pronounced, "I sentence you to death!"
"Death sentence!"
"Death sentence!"
...
A total of 36 people, 36 World Master Level criminals, Ender sentenced all of them to death, which made King Hongzhi, who was carrying out the judgment task, turn even gloomier.
In the plaza below, 36 small mountains had also piled up, all formed by items that fell out when the inner worlds of the deceased World Masters collapsed.
"Aide Er."
Ender called out the name of one of the remaining five Immortal criminals.
Aide Er, whose name was called, looked up from amidst the 36 piles of items, his face indifferent, at Ender, who was floating in the air, as if he didn't care about his own death.
And it was true, because Aide Er knew that Marquis Zhuhan and the many Immortals of the Lorgar Tribe had already given up on him.
Previously, Marquis Zhuhan had only mentioned Cherui and Andeli, but not the three Immortals among them, the meaning of which was unmistakable.
Was Aide Er unwilling?
Of course!
No one wants to die, except those who wish for death, and he was no exception.
However, he also understood why Cherui and Andeli were mentioned by name, and not the three Immortals among them.
The reason for this was all related to the Ancestor, King Hongzhi, because the former were direct descendants of the Ancestor and had received Cultivation guidance from him, while the latter was even the Ancestor's Official Disciple. Such relationships were beyond what he could compare to.
Ender said coldly, "Aide Er, because of personal grudges, you massacred over a thousand life planets, killing trillions of people. I sentence you to death!"
As his words fell, an invisible, terrifying pressure descended, mixed with a trace of Immortal Divine Power, directly annihilating Aide Er's Soul, and his intact body crashed to the ground.
Subsequently, Ender sentenced two more Immortals to death, leaving only Cherui and Andeli unjudged...