Chapter 702 - 701: Lucifer, Three Siblings

"Yes."

Michael responded.

"The X-Tian Divine Realm is the source of everything..."

He stopped halfway, corrected himself and continued.

"No, rather, it was their accidental acquisition of a tablet from a broken world. That’s the real beginning of all evil."

Before he finished speaking, Lilith interjected sarcastically.

"Evil? Michael, you’ve always been good at evading responsibility. Pinning it on the X-Tian Divine Realm or their tablet won’t alleviate the sins faced by the Heavenly Kingdom."

"I’m not shirking responsibility. I’m merely stating the facts."

Michael replied indifferently.

Lilith scowled.

Just as she was about to answer, Li Jing waved his hand.

"Enough Lilith, be quiet. Quarreling is pointless."

As a demon embodying the original sin, Lilith wasn’t particularly virtue-loving.

She had long disliked Michael, who used to be completely opposed to her for a long period. So, she seized the opportunity to further highlight her dissatisfaction.

If it were any other time.

She wouldn’t have this opportunity to confront Michael.

On one hand, the two pinnacle powers of heaven and hell find it difficult to meet.

On the other hand, Michael was a being so highly divine that he almost didn’t display any emotions. He did not feel anger, joy, sorrow, and his interactions were straight to the result-driven principles.

Under normal circumstances.

Whenever Michael encountered a demon, he would fight without wasting words.

In simple words.

He was the typical ruthless yet taciturn type, never giving opportunities for others to argue.

If she could.

Lilith would love to take the opportunity to confront Michael more.

But now, with Li Jing intervening, all she could do was to grunt, reluctantly settling down.

Lilith quieted down. Li Jing then turned his attention to Michael.

"Did you ever see the tablet that the X-Tian Divine Realm has?"

"I haven’t."

Michael shook his head and replied.

"Guarding heaven is my duty, and unless necessary, I will not leave the Heavenly Kingdom. In fact, everything I know was personally told to me by the Father God after everything happened in the Upper Three Realms."

Saying this, Michael paused and continued.

"Father God doesn’t do anything without reason. If he has shared the specific information with me, it’s probably because he foresaw something, or he believed I needed to know. Maybe... he’s preparing for the moment when the Heavenly Kingdom needs the World Watcher and world will... or maybe it’s something else. The great Father God’s intentions, I can’t fathom."

Li Jing was silent.

The deputy lord of the kingdom of heaven in front of him was surprisingly easy to understand.

He was filled with divinity, yet extraordinarily honest.

Normally, Li Jing wouldn’t easily believe someone’s word.

But he believed what Michael said.

This Archangel, full of emotionless divinity, might not be particularly righteous but certainly not the kind to lie.

For him, who was highly divine.

Lies.

Were totally unnecessary.

Compared to sweet words, he obviously believed in resolving issues with power.

Were it not for Li Jing’s status as the World Watcher that the Heavenly Kingdom couldn’t oppose, Michael wouldn’t be having this calm conversation with him.

This also indirectly illustrates.

To end the current situation faced by the Heavenly Kingdom, Michael had nothing to hide.

He truly didn’t know more...

It seemed...

They could only pin their hopes on the banished Lucifer.

Looking up at Michael, Li Jing decided there was nothing more to talk about with this machine-like archangel and decided to feign sleep.

Michael was indeed the type to act only when prompted.

Seeing Li Jing not speaking anymore, he stood quietly and didn’t say a word.

Even knowing Li Jing’s stance in advance, he didn’t take advantage of the spare time to try to persuade Li Jing to end the war facing the Heavenly Kingdom.

This was hard for Lilith to bear.

She was quite restless.

As a demon, she felt uncomfortable if she didn’t stir up trouble.

In simple words, she would die if she didn’t cause trouble.

However, Li Jing was present, and she didn’t dare to act rashly.

...

Time ticked away.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed.

Suddenly, Michael turned his head to the west and opened a spatial rift with a wave of a hand.

Li Jing, who had closed his eyes to rest, opened them as he sensed the change.

Even Lilith, who was almost dozing off due to the silence, became alert.

The next second.

Two figures, one tall and one short, walked out from the spatial rift opened by Michael.

The tall one.

Just like Michael, was a tall and handsome blonde, but his eyes were yellow and vertical, just like Lilith’s.

Yellow eyes with vertical pupils.

This was a symbol of the devil.

Obviously.

This was the legendary fallen angel, Lucifer.

Then the shorter figure.

This was an attractive female.

Unlike the usual female angels, she had both beauty and curves.

What she had was just an adorable, somewhat tender face.

And her figure...

Estimated to be less than 1.5 meters tall, a cascade of golden hair falling down to her waist.

And then there was nothing else.

Her chest was as flat as a board, even more so than Ye Piaoran’s. The large white robe she wore didn’t rise at any point.

If not for her feminine face, her gender might be a mystery.

What’s worth noting.

Tied around her waist was a small, delicate horn.

Even without using the Eye of True Vision, Li Jing could see that this horn contained a terrifying power, filled with countless imprints of rule-like powers.

As he observed the horn on the female angel’s waist, she gracefully bowed respectfully.

"Gabriel, at your service, World Watcher."

Li Jing raised his brows.

Gabriel?

So...

That horn around her waist is the Horn of the Last Judgment!?!

Speaking of which...

Gabriel, the one responsible for guarding the Heaven, was female?

Surprised by this, the physically petite yet graciously postured Gabriel straightened up. Her gaze fell on Lilith, and she unintentionally clicked her tongue in distaste, swiftly kicking Lucifer’s leg with her foot.

"..."

Li Jing.

"..."

Lilith.

"..."

Lucifer, who was currently observing someone else.

Seemingly accustomed to Gabriel’s behavior, Lucifer gave her a wordless look and returned his gaze to Li Jing, revealing a warm smile.

"Lucifer, at the service of the World Watcher."

Before he finished speaking, Gabriel spoke in a solemn tone.

"Honorable Watcher, I advise you not to be fooled by the harmless appearance of the elder brother beside me. He has rotten to the core and is an incorrigible soul who revels in his fall."

Li Jing was speechless upon hearing this.

Of course, he wouldn’t be misled by Lucifer’s smile.

Leaving aside the fact that he was the notorious fallen angel.

Just standing there, he emitted an aura of evil from his entire being.

Comparatively.

Lilith seemed like a harmless little kitten.

Both emanating an evil aura, Lilith’s aura was much purer than Lucifer’s.

It was a little hard for him to overcome the sight before his eyes.

In just a minute, Gabriel, who arrived in a graceful manner, showed a personality many times stronger than Michael.

Capricious.

Sarcastic.

It’s hard to imagine that he is ranked in the same "first tier" as Gabriel in the Divine Domain.

On this side.

Lucifer, seemingly ignoring Gabriel’s evaluation of him, paused his gaze on a nonchalant Michael, then focused back on him.

"Dear World Guardian, my lovely sister has already told me about the current situation of the Divine Domain on our way here, she also roughly explained what you need."

Saying this, he displayed a bright smile at the corner of his mouth.

"How about we make a deal?"

Upon hearing this, Gabriel frowned.

Michael’s face slightly darkened as he took a silent step forward.

Immediately.

A golden chain that appeared to not confine Lucifer surfaced around him and tightened quickly. The chain that may contain some unknown power caused severe burns on his body when tightened.

Even so, Lucifer still maintained his calm smile, not a single crease formed on his brows.

Seeing this, Michael’s face darkened even more.

The chain that bound Lucifer tightened more and more, and became increasingly severe.

The power that the chain carries wasn’t just about emitting high temperatures.

Lucifer failed to maintain his human form and slowly turned into a gruesome devil without a single piece of intact skin, yet his face remained unchanged.

A silent standoff ensued between Michael and Lucifer.

Li Jing maintained his bystander attitude.

Lilith was curious.

Gabriel, however, scanned both Michael and Lucifer with her eyes, her face turning gloomy.

"The two of you, enough already. Could you please not embarrass Heaven in front of outsiders?"

Michael glanced at her and closed his eyes, taking a step back.

In the meantime.

The golden chains that bound Lucifer disappeared.

Upon seeing this, Lucifer gave a chilly smile, rubbed his shoulders, and restored his handsome blond look while keeping his attention on the observing Li Jing.

"Honorable Guardian, I had the privilege to hear Father God’s grumbles about the Upper Three Realms. They are worries and expectations. I can tell you everything I know, but I hope to obtain freedom afterwards."

Both Michael and Gabriel expected this.

The former tightened his brows and remained silent, while the latter had a more complicated expression.

Li Jing, meeting Lucifer’s words, gave it some thought before giving a clear cut response.

"Agreed."

Someone’s prompt agreement caused Lucifer to pause.

Clearly.

He did not expect that Li Jing would easily grant freedom to such a dangerous individual.

Before he had time to react, Li Jing flicked his finger.

A shot of Chaos Qi surged out.

On seeing this, Lucifer’s face changed slightly and he instinctively tried to back off.

However, the invisible chains binding him sensed something and reappeared.

The next moment.

The Chaos Qi, like a sharp sword, cut the chains.

This move.

Caught Lucifer off guard.

He stared in disbelief at his own hands, uncertain that he was no longer in bondage.

"Satisfied?"

Li Jing spoke.

On hearing this, Lucifer instinctively raised his gaze.

Then he was startled to discover.

Li Jing was not speaking to him, but to Michael.

Over here.

Michael, as ever, looked indifferent.

In response to Li Jing’s inquiry, he gave a slight nod.

Lucifer watched this and gave Michael a deep look. His eyes showed a brief complexity before he withdrew it.

Meanwhile, Gabriel snorted.

"Men, troublesome."

On hearing this, Li Jing chuckled.

Lilith, as if discovering something new, carefully studied the three siblings with great interest.

Facing Gabriel’s continuous complaints, both Lucifer and Michael chose to ignore her. Lucifer turned to Li Jing and started speaking.

"The stone tablet in the hands of the God Clan, is said to be from another broken world. I believe the Guardian already knows this. According to Father God, it documents numerous powerful void creatures including their features, habits as well as habitat coordinates."

?

Li Jing wasn’t sure at first.

Habitat coordinates?

Was he...

Serious?

Upon hearing Lucifer’s words, Michael, Gabriel, and Lilith each knitted their brows.

The void.

Is full of nothingness, vast and boundless.

Its elusive nature.

Ensured that it is impossible to determine its location.

Something like spatial coordinates has no meaning in the void space.

Over here.

Seeing the dubious expression on everyone’s face, Lucifer shrugged and said.

"Honestly, I couldn’t believe it either when I first heard it. But Father God wouldn’t be foolish enough to believe in such absurd statements without verifying them. But the fact is that the void can indeed be located. Although I don’t know the specifics, it seems that the broken world from where the tablet originates had a wisdom civilization with a special method to do the impossible and recorded it on the tablet."

Li Jing considered Lucifer’s words carefully.

Michael, Gabriel, and Lilith also showed contemplative expressions.

"According to my father, locating in the void and moving through it requires a huge price. The God Clan paid a lot for it, and he personally encountered some problems. His departure was majorly to address these problems."

Lucifer continued.

"Alongside that, he had some matters he urgently wanted to verify, so he chose to leave the Divine Domain and explore the unknown mysteries in the depths of the void."

Upon hearing this, both Michael and Gabriel changed their expressions.

Exploring the unknown mysteries in the depths of the void?

This...

This was no longer a question of whether the void could be located.

But if he would be able to return...

It’s one thing for the void to be locatable.

But traveling in and out of the void is another...

As common knowledge goes.

Once lost in the void, it’s hard to return.

This isn’t about having the coordinates, but finding the exit to leave the void.

And during this period, there is no such thing as returning the same way you came.

Even if you find an exit, there’s no guarantee which world you’ll end up in...

Over here.

After digesting Lucifer’s words a bit, Li Jing looked up to ask.

"Did Yehowah ever mention what mystery he was going to explore?"

"The Divine Domain."

Lucifer answered.

?

Li Jing.

?

Michael and the others.

"The real Divine Domain, not this high-dimensional space we’re in now."

Lucifer continued.

"Father believed that there is a higher level world in the depths of the void."