Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 689 - 68: Servant of the Beast God_2

That place... was the final resting ground of an old friend.

The Judge said:

[If he cannot be killed, then invite him as a guest.]

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Sin Snatching Territory.

Tang Xian was very troubled.

The so-called human relationships naturally also applied to beasts. If the Xuan Bird and Bai Shuang really had a relationship, then he couldn't handle it like he had with Qing Jiuye.

However, no one could prove what the Xuan Bird had said—after all, of those present, only he could understand the bird's words. If he really wanted to kill the Xuan Bird, he wasn't without an excuse.

The Xuan Bird had no idea that the kind-faced Tang was considering whether to kill it. It was indeed panicked because the appearance of the Black Flame Phoenix Feather had suddenly made it recall certain events from before it joined the tribunal.

But it quickly realized that now was a moment of life or death.

"I ask, you answer; otherwise, you get hit," Tang Xian imitated Tang's way of speaking.

The method proved effective. The Xuan Bird promptly remembered the monster who spoke harshly but struck ruthlessly.

[This is a Black Flame Phoenix Feather... belonging to my master, the Nether Phoenix. With this feather, you could survive unscathed in Spiritual Purgatory... But for you and that monster, this item is dispensable...]

The Nether Phoenix?

The master of the Xuan Bird?

Tang Xian could not recall such a name; in his knowledge, the Xuan Bird was already the pinnacle of avian evolution in this world.

He was suddenly struck by a thought, could it be...

"Is the Nether Phoenix a doomsday-level creature?"

"Doomsday-level? That's a term used by your humans. Based on the lustre of the Soul Crystal, that is a red rank creature, but we call it a god rank. In the terms of beasts, it is one of the six beast gods, the Nether King, who governs the entire Netherworld. Its Spiritual Purgatory can almost cover a quarter of the continent, saying that it controls a capital city of the Netherworld would not be an overstatement."

Tang Xian suddenly thought of something.

Under the Nether Phoenix, there was the Xuan Bird.

Under the Sea God, there was Tang Feiji.

Then, there was that unnamed individual in the cave, barely alive, guarded by Bai Shuang.

Could it be that each beast god had a cataclysmic-level Guardian by its side?

But these Guardians were no simple matter.

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Tang Feiji naturally controlled all elements, inherently more powerful than other creatures.

The Xuan Bird, the most rare among all beast kinds as a Nether Beast, was so scarce that it had been classified among divine beasts. Its immortality already made it unbeatable.

As for Bai Shuang, there's no need to say more, with a stomp of its deer hoof, not even the enforcers could restrain it.

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Thinking this, Tang Xian suddenly became interested.

With a look that said "If you want to talk about this, I'm not going anywhere", he said,

"The Nether Phoenix is your master? Is it at the Myriad Beasts Tribunal?"

[No… My master has already passed away.]

The Xuan Bird's eyes shifted elsewhere as it said,

[You must be wondering why this land is so barren, right? It's because this is the final resting place of my master… After the battle where gods fell, my master was critically injured and fled to the Northwest. It died on this land, and its Netherworld aura was too strong. Soon after, all the vegetation that used to thrive here like in the forest realm withered and perished. Now all that is left is a realm of death.]

Tang Xian nodded, acknowledging the story.

Then he asked,

"Do you know where it's buried?"

[I don't know… I've searched, but I can't find it; this region is too vast. Even though I can sense the deceased, I can't locate my master's body.]

"You see, this is where things get strange. Why would I have a feather? The person who gave me this feather, could they be trying to send a message? Like, your hearse has overturned on my path, your master's ashes have been scattered in my mixed rice."

Confident that the Xuan Bird could not understand, Tang Xian said a couple of seemingly gentle and affable words.

The Xuan Bird was stunned, and after pausing for two seconds, it asked again:

[Tell me, I beg of you, tell me, where did you get this feather from?]

"Your reaction suggests that you're still loyal to your former master, and the way you talk makes me believe you aren't lying, so we need to have a proper conversation. Why do you still serve the Myriad Beasts Tribunal?"

The Xuan Bird seemed reluctant to answer this question.

Tang Xian continued,

"I've been very patient, I haven't plucked your wings yet. If you don't want to die, you'd better give a serious answer and make a deal with me. You won't lose out; not only will you live, the phoenix won't become a dead bird, and you'll learn the origin of this feather."

[But you also said that you are a hypocritical and cunning human.]

Tang Xian was taken aback; it was true that he had said something to that effect before Qing Jiuye died, and for a moment, he couldn't come up with a rebuttal.

"I eliminated the fox because I had a better fox clan leader in my hand, but the only one who knows about the Nether Phoenix is you."

Tang Xian explained his actions somewhat as a concession.

The phoenix was ultimately afraid of death, and it said,

[Because the Judgment Chief and my master were companions. After my master passed away, the only one willing to inherit his ideology and manage this world well was the Judgment Chief.]

Tang Xian couldn't help but laugh at this,

"You seem not much smarter than the squawking birds I keep. Don't you know what the Myriad Beasts Tribunal has been up to? Or could it be that your master was also an ambition-driven figure? The type who on the surface says they want to govern the world and bring order to it but in reality, just wants the world to obey their order?"

The Xuan Bird became furious, completely forgetting the dangerous predicament that it was not in control of its own life and death, it angrily said:

[My master is a truly great sage! When the Nether Phoenix was alive, the Myriad Beasts Realm was always peaceful. Moreover, the Judgment Chief and my master resisted the invasions of outsiders together. The Judgment Chief even sustained severe injuries for this cause and has not fully recovered to this day!]

Tang Feiji had been injured before, but it hardly took hours, let alone centuries, to recover, practically bouncing back to life.

Tang Xian took note of this statement, "has not fully recovered."

If this world had something like life recovery capabilities, then no injury would require hundreds of years of recuperation.

What kind of injury would prevent the Judgment Chief from recovering?

He had a faint idea of the answer in his mind, yet it sparked even more mysteries.

"I hope, as the chief Judgment Chief of the tribunal, you know more than Shiling, the source of the Ash Dragon plague. Regarding the six apocalyptic level creatures, or rather the divine creatures as you call them, what do you know?"

[Not much about the six great divine beasts; I only vaguely understand their powers and duties.]

"What about their guardians? Like you are to the Nether Phoenix, each divine beast has its own guardian, right?"

[Of course, and not just one...]

Not just one?

Tang Xian thought about it; it made sense since Tang Feiji said that the oceanic species had seven, the Sea God's seven avatars. So Bai Shuang perhaps used to have companions, but it seems... those companions didn't end up well.

"What are the six great divine beasts?"

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