Chapter 1046: Justice Judgment Court

Initially, the King of Silver couldn't determine the exact extent of his connection to Chao, so he naturally tried to gently win him over. However, once the King of Silver realized he couldn't easily trigger the Chao Disaster, he completely turned himself into a tool.

He wanted to both destroy Chao Disaster's reputation and harness its power after it went wild. He aimed to extract every last drop of value from himself, maximizing his own gain!

This was the King of Silver's long-planned inter-realm invasion, orchestrated by himself.

Thinking about it this way, perhaps the King of Silver deliberately allowed him to escape the Boundless Core Zone, and then, after he had shaken off all Twilight Society members, used Huang He to drag him here. From the very beginning, the King had intended to publicly execute him in this Court of Justice, thereby releasing the Chao Disaster!

Huang He was stunned for a moment; it seemed he hadn't expected Chen Ling to deduce so much. The smile on his lips gradually faded.

"You are indeed very clever; no wonder you could twist everyone around your finger," Huang He said. "Unfortunately, even if you've seen through the King's plan now, it's already too late..."

"But he is far too overconfident," Chen Ling calmly stated. "Does he truly believe he can indirectly control the Chao Disaster? If I really die and the Chao Disaster is unleashed, the first thing it will destroy is the Boundless Realm."

Huang He glanced at him languidly, seemingly unsurprised by Chen Ling's observation, but simply smiled without speaking.

Seeing his reaction, Chen Ling suddenly realized something:

"No... You intended to destroy the Boundless Realm using the Chao Disaster from the start?Yes... The residents of the Boundless Realm have been tormented by you for too long. If they lived and later connected with other realms, they would inevitably stir up another wave of unfavorable public opinion against you. But if those civilians die by the Chao Disaster's hand, everything that has happened in the Boundless Realm so far can be whitewashed by you.From the very beginning, you planned to sacrifice those civilians, already dying from radiation, and the entire Boundless Realm as a price to gain control over other realms with millions of inhabitants. This way, everyone's hatred will be directed towards the Chao Disaster. People will subconsciously believe that the tragedy in the Boundless Realm was caused by the Chao Disaster, while you will be seen as the 'heroes' who were the first to stand up and execute the Chao Disaster. Indirectly, you will align yourselves with the people of other realms."

Information exchange between realms was inherently restricted, especially for ordinary people.

They wouldn't know exactly what happened within the Boundless Realm. In most people's eyes, they would only know that "the Usurpers occupied the Boundless Realm," "the Usurpers captured the fusion host of the Doomsday Disaster," "the Usurpers declared the Doomsday Disaster guilty and fired humanity's first shot against the disaster," "the Chao Disaster went berserk and destroyed the Boundless Realm," and "the Chao Disaster then began attacking their homes."

As for who would deal with the Chao Disaster after it infiltrated the five major realms, that would be a headache for the human realms. Perhaps more than one Demigod or Nine Sovereigns would be sacrificed in the process, but that was precisely what the King of Silver desired.

Huang He had no intention of continuing to answer Chen Ling's conjectures. He casually sat down in the front row and waved his hand.

"Then... the trial officially begins..."

In the courtroom, a judge standing opposite Chen Ling nervously flipped through the papers in his hand.

As Chen Ling had said, this court was merely a makeshift setup by the King of Silver. While the reporters might be genuine, the judge and others had been recruited from former civil courts.

These individuals usually handled economic and marital disputes for the Boundless Realm's citizens. But now, they were expected to convict a world-destroying disaster?

Who wouldn't be nervous standing here?

The judge didn't even dare to meet Chen Ling's gaze, merely reading in a trembling voice:

"Chen Ling, the fusion host of the Doomsday Disaster... while active in the realms as a human, secretly facilitated the disaster's invasion and damaged human interests. After deliberation by this Court of Justice, the following charges are listed:First, intentionally destroying the Nine Sovereigns' domain protecting the Aurora Realm, leading the Calamity of the Forbidden Sea to annex the Aurora Realm, and ultimately slaughtering millions of people.Second, colluding with the Calamity of the Forbidden Sea and the Twilight Society, assassinating the Aurora Sovereign, and detonating explosives to destroy the Aurora Realm and the Aurora Base.Third, colluding with the Crimson Heaven Sect to summon the Doomsday Disaster 'Resting Calamity' in the Mortal Realm, intending to destroy the Mortal Realm and eradicate its millions of inhabitants."

"Fourth, masquerading as a follower of the God of Theater, infiltrating the Celestial Pivot Realm, and secretly destroying the Heavenly Star Position to plunder human destiny.Fifth..."

The judge listed approximately eight or nine charges, ranging from destroying realms to assassinating high-ranking Usurpers. Essentially, every conceivable accusation was levied, painting Chen Ling as utterly "evil incarnate."

Moreover, judging by the initial charges, which included destroying realms and colluding with doomsday events, anyone hearing this pronouncement would regard Chen Ling as an enemy of humanity.

Chen Ling listened to each charge, one by one, finding them increasingly ridiculous towards the end.

However, the reporters below were frantically taking photos and making notes, seemingly terrified of missing any detail. The papers, pens, and photographs in their hands would become reports within hours, sweeping through all human realms at the fastest possible speed.

After reading all the charges, the judge nervously swallowed. He looked up at Chen Ling.

"...Defendant Chen Ling, do you plead guilty?"

Chen Ling stared directly at him, and behind his indifferent eyes lay a terrifying pressure that nearly suffocated the judge.

Had it been just a day earlier, Chen Ling, who had completely lost hope in life, might have been too indifferent to answer this question; admitting or denying these charges would have been meaningless to him. But now, Chen Ling was no longer that numb individual.

Dressed in his crimson opera robe, he stood in the defendant's box at the center of the courtroom, tilting his head slightly. With a look full of disdain and sarcasm, he scorned everything around him:

"I do not plead guilty."

The expression on the judge's face abruptly stiffened.

Sweat seeped from his palms, and he looked helplessly down at Huang He.

Huang He was not surprised by Chen Ling's answer. He coldly watched the disdain in Chen Ling's eyes, and just as he was about to speak, the crimson opera robe in the defendant's box moved before he could.

Chen Ling instantly vaulted over the defendant's box, crossing the air with astonishing speed using the Cloud Step. At the same moment, a clear operatic cry echoed throughout the courtroom!

"What's a barbarian king or a clown to me? With one sword, I can block a million soldiers!!!"

Activating "Sleeve to Stir the Heavens," Chen Ling's large crimson sleeve swept through the void. A wave of murderous intent, powerful enough to shatter the entire courtroom, compressed into the size of a void blade, surged towards Huang He!

No one had expected Chen Ling to suddenly erupt at this moment. Screams of terror erupted from all corners of the courtroom, and both reporters and the judge panicked, instinctively rising to flee.