Chapter 502: Star, Twilight (2)

quickly looked up, raising one of his eyebrows behind the white mask. “He took everything?”

had set Chang-Sun free so that he wouldn’t lose his teacher, but it seemed he was using his freedom as an opportunity to start an absolute disaster. Right now, he was cannibalizing all the whom had captured using R’lyeh as bait.

Although was unsure how to properly describe the current situation, he was certain that Chang-Sun was the only one who benefited from all his hard work.

chuckled dryly.

[ asks his twin brother if they should just leave him be.]

[ says that he thought they needed to resurrect .]

nodded. “That’s right.”

’s resurrection was ’ long-standing wish. It was the reason he headed to the Imaginary Plane in the first place. Since he planned to merge the of to resurrect , those imprisoned in the Tower were very valuable to him.

To make matters worse, retrieving new had been taking a lot longer lately. They used to capture a lot of regularly, but ever since a hierarchy was formed among , they had stopped recklessly messing with R’lyeh.

Chang-Sun was taking all those . There was no knowing how long it would take to acquire such an amount of —no, maybe it was impossible, meaning the attempt to resurrect was going to fail.

added, “There is no need to worry, though.”

[ asks for an explanation, unable to fully understand what his twin brother is trying to say.]

“I obtained quite a lot of in the Unreal World. That should be enough. Even if it isn’t...”

[ tilts his head in confusion, wondering if there is another reason.]

“... Teacher doesn’t really need it anymore.”

[ tilts his head even further.]

’s message window soon turned red.

[ gasps, wondering if his guess is right!]

chuckled. “I think it is.”

[ screams!]

[ asks how someone can be stronger than he already is!]

[ protests that this is unprecedented!]

“It’s not like there are a lot of people like us either.”

[ screams that this is still unfair!]

had died but was not annihilated because had succeeded in using his ability to restore ’s shell. They initially planned to use to fill it up, but it had suddenly acquired new insight, filling its empty self with the light of a soul that had come out from that realization!

𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Unlike the Emperors who obtained freedom and surpassed the Great and Outer Universes by becoming the only kind of their existences, this soulless shell was about to become an Emperor by surpassing the limits that it was bound to have.

Such a feat would require incomparably more effort than the first time became an Emperor, so couldn’t help but chaotically send message after message in hopes of figuring out how it was possible.

Creeeak―!

Like a machine breaking down because it hadn’t been properly oiled, the gears in the golden mechanical eyes stopped rotating.

[ lets out a long sigh and says that maybe this is to be expected from !]

decided to simply embrace the truth. Even though it was still hard to believe, was one of the main reasons became who he was today. If anyone could accomplish such a feat, it had to be him.

[ mumbles that he is not sure what to call an Emperor’s shell that has become a new Emperor.]

couldn’t help but be concerned that perhaps the being was both and not at the same time.

“He hasn’t reached that league yet, so we don’t have to reach conclusions right now.” smiled faintly. “However, I am certain that Teacher will still be Teacher even if he changes.”

[ grumbles that is already a man with a bad temper! Things will only get weirder if he changes.]

“I’m going to tattle on you.”

[ looks away, pretending not to hear what his twin brother said just now.]

[ says that he now understands why his twin brother likes the child.]

tilted his head. “Me? Why do you think so?”

Considering Chang-Sun had voluntarily gone to hell to save their baby sister, it was only natural for to grow fond of him. However, from ’s perspective, more than just favored Chang-Sun.

[ is sure that it is because his twin brother sees himself in the child because of their similarities.]

“... I'm going to kill you if you keep this nonsense up.”

[ tilts his head, wondering how his twin brother perceived his remarks.]

[ quickly explains that both his twin brother and the child are students who are worried about their teachers.]

Glaring at the message window, chuckled dumbfoundedly. “

Ha

!”

[ asks his twin brother what is wrong, his eyes twinkling innocently.]

clicked his tongue and shook his head at ’s shamelessness. It used to be fun to bully him because of his innocence, but it seemed couldn’t do that anymore. had likely gotten his shamelessness from during his long stay in the ‘Changgong Library’ as a librarian. He had taken after him far too much.

felt the need to pick a date and go for a round with his sibling. With constantly trying to mess with him, he had to put him in his place and show him who was the older brother again. would freak out if he learned what was thinking, though.

Snatch!

grabbed the empty air.

[Grabbing the ‘Huge Wheel’!]

Metatron, Baal, the Eight Gods of Disorder, Sun Wukong, the other invaders... everyone suddenly stopped. Worldline #801, the world where the Tower was, the Great Universe beyond the Worldline, and the Outer Universe also came to a halt.

Since a Small Wheel only had authority over a Worldline and the Big Wheel over Eros, they found the need for a broader concept. Hence, he created the Huge Wheel. Right now, every area that an Emperor could perceive was within ’s grasp.

[ shakes his head, muttering that his twin brother’s ability is still preposterously good.]

Not all Emperors could accomplish such a feat. Considering his ability just mediated the law of causality, couldn’t even imagine using such an ability.

[ is certain that is not the only one who has changed.]

[ watches at work, noticing that he is close to achieving ‘Transcendence.’][1]

Click, click, click―!

As the gears in the golden mechanical eyes fiercely rotated, stopped smiling. His eyes became as cold as an abyss.

[ snaps at his brother to do it quickly if he is going to do something!]

[ complains that there are too many parts in the System that he has to mediate if the law of casualty is paused even for a second.]

“Alright. Let’s take care of the uninvited guests first.”

rotated his fist.

Boom, boom, boom!

Sun Wukong and all the other invaders exploded like fireworks.

[ nods as he watches the invaders get obliterated.]

[ says that there is nothing more pitiful than getting beaten up without even being able to move.]

[ does not offer his condolences to those who were killed for running wild in their presence despite knowing his twin brother’s temper!]

...

[ is certain.]

[ mumbles that bequeathed his bad temper to and his twin brother is doing the same thing to their brother-in-law!]

As planned in detail how he would teach his brother a lesson and fix his bad habits, sorrowed over his brother’s ill temper, warmly showing their love for one another.

Receiving an endless stream of messages from , frowned. “Hey, do you want me to deal with you next?”

[ quickly flees!]

* * *

[The Authority ‘Execution Sword’ has been activated, starting a Divine Trial!]

[Bringing the defendants before the court.]

[Defendant 1]

Divine Name: New Tian Shi Yuan.

Faction: ■■. (Unknown)

Real Name: Richardus the Grain Star.

Swooosh―!

Spatial gaps opened up all over the space. Divine Steel chains then flew out from them.

Clink, clink, clink!

The shackles around Richardus’ wrists and ankles held him up in the air. Having been hit with and Rád?us too many times, he now looked helpless and haggard. Half of his face had been destroyed, making it difficult to recognize him.

Chang-Sun silently watched Richardus, who was in a cangue. Even though he had already crushed him, the anger in his heart still ferociously burned. Richardus had toyed around with him for so long, caused his friends to suffer, and brought sorrow to the Emperor’s Seat. The fire of his anger was too strong to be extinguished.

With his head drooping, Richardus chuckled. Noticing that he seemed to be muttering something, Chang-Sun paid closer attention.

“I never imagined... becoming this mess...!”

Chang-Sun’s eyes grew colder.

[The ‘eye in the darkness’ has opened!]

Thanatos, the Judge, entered the courtroom. The time had come to ask Richardus about Mephistopheles.

1. 'Transcendence' is for SLR characters and is for TDTR characters ☜