Chapter 1049: Chief of Judgment

Chief of Judgment

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The instant he heard this sound, Chen Ling's heart trembled slightly. A figure that had existed deep in his memories for a long time surged into his mind...

Is it him?

Creak——

The black boots of the Enforcer crushed the fragments scattered all over the ground. That figure just like that pierced through the hidden spatial barrier and slowly walked forward along the aisle in the center of the court.

...

"Han Meng is innocent!"

"Han Meng is innocent!!!!"

Outside the District Three court, the shouts of the public rumbled like thunder.

Wearing a brown overcoat, Chen Ling gently pushed his glasses on his nose bridge. Getting up from the audience seats, he walked out of the court amidst the long period of chaos and shouting...

The moment Chen Ling's footsteps stepped out of the court's main door, a crisp gavel strike came from behind him.

Bang——!

"According to the final trial decision of the Aurora City Court of Judgment..."

"The defendant Han Meng, is acquitted and released!"

Cheers resounded throughout the court. Amidst this enthusiastic applause, Han Meng standing in the defendant's dock slightly turned his head to look behind him...

On the long aisle bathed in glazed light behind him, a figure draped in a brown overcoat turned his head and exchanged a glance with him... The corner of his mouth curved up into a faint smile.

...

The long aisle bathed in glazed light overlapped with the bloodstained aisle.

Han Meng walked past the reporters whose eyes were full of astonishment step by step. The scene before his eyes gradually overlapped with the scene of the District Three Tribunal back then... The Enforcer Han Meng who once stood in the defendant's dock had become a Theatrical Robe figure with a shattered body and covered in blood.

Han Meng didn't look at the crowd around him, not even looking at Huang He whose face was as gloomy as water,

From the moment he stepped into the court, his gaze traversed everything, locking eyes with that Great Crimson Theatrical Robe.

Time changed, and destiny made fools of people. From Aurora City to the Wuji Domain, too long a time had passed. The former redeemer had now become a target of public criticism, and the former target of public criticism had become the redeemer from the extreme north...

The rotation of identities gave rise to an inexplicable tacit understanding in the hearts of both. They didn't need to converse with words; with just one look, they both comprehended this subtle "point".

The corners of their mouths curved up invariably.

No need for pleasantries, no need to ask much, one look was enough to smooth out time.

Chen Ling knew,

Today, it was absolutely impossible for him to die here.

"Who are you?" Huang He stared fixedly at the approaching Han Meng. Seeing that windbreaker of the exact same style as Hong Xiu's, he seemed to realize something. "An Enforcer of Aurora City? In this world, there is actually still a living Enforcer??"

This court right now was hidden by the Rank 7 [Hide and Seek]. For an outsider to want to enter here, not only did they have to be able to find the location, but they also needed to be able to blast apart space... This meant that the strength of the man before his eyes was above the owner of [Hide and Seek].

He also came to save Chen Ling?

Is he also a member of the Dusk Society?

Only then did Han Meng shift his gaze and glance at Huang He. Those deep eyes seemed to instantly see through the other party's abilities, speaking faintly:

"Since when... are grave robbers also worthy of standing in court?"

This sentence seemed to poke Huang He's sore spot. He immediately angrily scolded:

"I am the Rank 7 Fire-Stealer, Thief Saint, under the Silver King! I am the manager of the current Wuji Domain, and even more so the creator of this Righteous Verdict Court! What kind of thing are you to be worthy of questioning me?!!"

Han Meng slowly stopped his footsteps.

Formless ripples spread out from beneath his feet. The entire Righteous Verdict Court suddenly trembled violently!

Solemn and towering giant pillars replaced the crude walls. A solemn black marble floor covered the blood-colored ground. All the seats reorganized within the ripples, expanding from the original several dozen to several hundred...

Huang He, who was standing in the center of the court, suddenly felt his vision blur. His figure was actually directly swapped to Chen Ling's position. Black chains abruptly climbed up from beneath his feet, directly binding his body. A defendant's dock was outlined from the nothingness!

Looking at this court that had come alive before his eyes, Huang He didn't react at all to what had happened. Under his astonished gaze, the earth beneath Han Meng's feet rose like steps. A desk symbolizing judgment and authority surfaced beside him. The other party's gaze overlooked from a commanding height, like a true Judge, looking down upon a sinner.

Within a few seconds, Huang He's Righteous Verdict Court... had already turned into Han Meng's shape.

[Tribunal].

The defendant's dock before Chen Ling's eyes had already disappeared. He stared blankly at that black-clothed figure, astonishment similarly surfacing in his eyes... What he was surprised about was not the scale of this Tribunal, but that when the other party used his Domain, Chen Ling could feel his own [Tribunal] resonating as well.

And being able to trigger the resonance of other [Judgment] Paths meant...

"Me?"

Only at this time did Han Meng reply faintly,

"I am the Enforcer of the Aurora Domain, Chief of Judgment, Han Meng."

Huang He was dumbfounded on the spot.

Chief of Judgment??!

One must know, [Judgment] was not some obscure Divine Path within the Path of the Soldier. It held the authority of all verdicts in the world, and also represented the ceiling of humanity's single-target lethal capacity... This man before his eyes was so young, yet he actually became the Chief of Judgment?

[Judgment] possessed special properties. Only a person whose heart held a set of their own standards for justice could possibly step onto this Divine Path and exert its power to the maximum. For him to become the Pathway Chief at such a young age meant that the [Judgment] Path had recognized the justice in his heart...

In other words, the current Han Meng was the incarnation of [Judgment].

He was "justice".

At this moment, all the reporters present were dumbfounded.

The suddenly appearing Chief of Judgment became the pronouncer of the court; while the original pronouncer, Huang He, became the sinner being pronounced within this court...

"So what if you are the Chief of Judgment??" Huang He frantically struggled against the chains on his body, glaring at Han Meng,

"You are also just a Rank 7. Do you think you can really be above everyone else?!"

Whoosh——!

The female corpse who had always been waiting by the side suddenly appeared behind Han Meng like a ghost, as if drilling out from another space. Her palm grabbed toward Han Meng's back. A bubble shell instantly outlined, as if wanting to send him into another space as well.

Han Meng didn't even look behind him. He raised his arm. Unbeknownst to when, a small wooden gavel had already appeared in his hand, tapping gently on the desk.

Bang——!!

A muffled gavel strike reverberated within the court.

"Silence."

The moment Han Meng's voice rang out, Huang He suddenly felt the connection between himself and the female corpse being cut off. The female corpse that was just about to touch Han Meng was like being slapped down by a formless giant hand, smashing heavily onto the ground of the Tribunal!

Chains extended from the nothingness, instantly subduing her on the ground as well.

Han Meng spoke again expressionlessly:

"Grand Sin Judgment, the court is in session."