Pretending To Be A Boss

"But whether all this is a trap set by the Eden Tribe remains uncertain."

The reason Tang Xian thought this was due to Eden's ruins, for anything called ruins indicates that the Eden Tribe has already perished.

"The judges of the Myriad Beasts Court do not recognize the Eden Tribe. Now the judges still exist, whereas all other beast gods, including the ruler of Eden, have died.

Therefore, the second possibility is that the role of the Eden Tribe isn't that of the schemer; rather, it's the judges of the Myriad Beasts Court who are the true plotters.

They stole the technological achievements of the Eden creatures and used these to lead the Myriad Beasts in invading the Human World."

Tang Xian remembered that in the Human World, some documents mentioned that in the great catastrophe, there were not only bronze-like terracotta warriors but also the Myriad Beasts.

"But the motive? Why? The Human World and the Myriad Beasts Realm are adversaries, and indeed the Orderlies want to seize the Myriad Beasts Realm... But whether it's the judges or the ruler of Eden, their nature is to act in the interests of the Myriad Beasts Realm..."

Traitor.

Tang Xian suddenly thought of what Bai Shuang had said, that among the six great beast gods, there was a traitor.

It was like a flash of light in his mind, not long after Tang Xian had fallen into doubt, he suddenly linked these thoughts together.

"That's it! It all makes sense now! The ruler of Eden couldn't create mechanical beings with a consciousness of life. And the Orderlies acquire human consciousness by enslaving humans. But the Myriad Beasts Realm is not doing so. Does all this suggest that a person with tremendous power is orchestrating behind the scenes?"

"What is his purpose? Could it be that the Orderlies are the template for some mechanical race? Is this traitor seeking to revive the mechanical race?"

As Tang Xian reached this conclusion, he suddenly turned his head. This abrupt turn startled Bai Mansheng.

"What's the matter with you?" Bai Mansheng asked.

"The apocalyptic creature that caused the six great beast gods to perish, was it a group or an individual?"

Xuan Jingze found it puzzling—hadn't Tang Xian heard what he mentioned afterward?

[It was one, the most terrifying monster, almost without any weaknesses. Moreover, it could quickly see through the attacks of the great beast gods, and its provocative words nearly incited internal fighting between the Sea God and the judges.]

"So, does it actually possess biological characteristics? Even though you can't sense its biological aura?"

[Yes.]

Tang Xian fell silent again. Xuan Jingze and Bai Mansheng looked at Tang Xian, not understanding his thoughts.

Tang Xian didn't respond, engrossed in his own thoughts, his expression growing ever more somber and his complexion turning increasingly unsightly.

Six apocalyptic creatures, along with the ruler of Eden, finally eked out a narrow victory against their opponent. No wonder Bai Shuang had said that Tang was still too weak.

It turns out that what was being referred to was not the Orderlies.

But all this was still greatly related to the Orderlies.

Because the Orderlies... were very likely a template made by some entity for the revival of that mechanical race leader.

Having witnessed the most powerful force, the traitor among the six beast gods, likely coveted this power.

In other words, the traitor mentioned by Bai Shuang is probably reviving an existence so terrifying that even the apocalyptic creatures have to join forces to suppress it.

...

...

The sky grew dim, and Tang started to cook some meat.

The meat of the Iron-Cutting Beast was tough, and that of the Gold-Breaking Beast even tougher, but Tang still managed to turn the Gold-Breaking Beast into shredded meat.

When Xuan Jingze saw Tang's actions, he cast aside concern for his own life and loudly scolded Tang for his cruelty.

Seeing Xuan Jingze's upstanding and unyielding attitude, Tang, feeling a sense of pride, said:

"Do you know what the most delicious part of a cow is? The tendons in the feet, but the best meat is the shank. Premium beef has always been a luxury among foods, and not even Kobe beef can compare with the meat of a Gold-Breaking Beast. That texture, that taste—sprinkle it with cumin, and even my little Xiaojiu would cry with longing."

Eating prey does indeed seem very cruel.

But after spending time with Tang, even Bai Mansheng's heart had grown bigger. Given all the events of today, if they had come out victorious, it wouldn't be too much to describe it as a challenging hunt.

So, Bai the little snake helped himself to the meal without guilt.

Tang had also emerged from the Spiritual Purgatory. He had been keeping Tang in there originally worried that Xuan Jingze might escape into the Spiritual Purgatory.

But now, with Xuan Jingze restrained by the Black Flame Phoenix Feather of the Nether Phoenix, Tang was no longer concerned.

The fog essence and Tang were key to this victory; otherwise, Tang really wouldn't have been able to win.

Luckily, the Gold-Breaking Beast was large enough to feed them for several days, and to Tang, being well fed was the best reward.

Tang ate his fill.

Especially with the meat sizzling and emitting such enticing sounds and colors, and with the Gold-Breaking Beast's meat becoming tender within the crispness under the foxfire's roasting, it was truly sublime.

The Azure Bird's thoughts inadvertently flashed with this line:

"Gold-Breaking Beast, I didn't expect your flesh to be so delicious!"

But the Azure Bird was still very haughty, even being captured alive,

it continued to struggle, and Tang Xian didn't deliberately tempt it, because it was unnecessary... after all, eat it or not, it's up to you.

The value of the Azure Bird was still there, but the way to keep it was that same feather, so Tang Xian wasn't in a hurry.

How big can the temptation of food be for an animal?

Especially after the fatigue following a battle... The answer was that it only took ten minutes for Xuan Jingze to compromise.

In the following arrangements, Tang Xian originally thought it would probably just involve dealing with the Azure Bird.

It was merely about bringing the Azure Bird to meet Bai Shuang, which Tang Xian thought was necessary.

However, considering the Azure Bird's massive size and inability to transform into a human, it probably couldn't pass through the teleportation fissure.

So Tang Xian just made a promise to bring the Azure Bird to meet the person who provided the feather—that is, Bai Shuang.

Of course, he didn't mention Bai Shuang.

The vast amount of information provided by the Azure Bird needed to be digested.

The calamity in the Human World, those bronze judges, those myriad beasts, might just be sent by some mastermind behind the scenes in the Myriad Beasts Realm.

But whether this mastermind was the judge or the lord of Eden, there were still quite a few doubts, and these doubts, even Bai Shuang might not know.

But one thing was certain, he had seriously crossed swords with the court, and the mighty warriors of the Myriad Beasts Court, considering the previous ones, were equivalent to being wiped out by him.

Two pieces of information also came through the sea of consciousness.

The Gold-Breaking Beast's metallic breakdown allowed it to harden its body, cut through metal, and massively boost its offense and defense.

And the passive skill dropped by Taowu—Indomitable Will.

The more injured, the stronger.

Combat power would increase as health decreased, Tang Xian thought this passive was on par with the gluttonous Taotie's ability to savor marrow, both top-tier combat attributes. But for himself, the skill wasn't very practical.

After all, his recovery ability was second only to Tang. Most of the time, he was unharmed.

Like this closest brush with death.

As Tang Xian was wondering whether to bring Bai Shuang to meet the Azure Bird or to go through some trouble to take the Azure Bird to Bai Shuang, something unexpected happened.

Tang Xian, who had been closing his eyes in thought, suddenly opened them.

The Azure Bird did the same.

"Hurry, let's go! I sense the summons of the sacred mountain!"

The night sky was very dark.

Yet it was still enough to see that huge shadow in the sky.

Tang Xian couldn't imagine how fast the sacred mountain could move, or why it had suddenly come here.

But the Azure Bird knew what this meant.

It couldn't really say it had made friends with Tang Xian through fighting; everything was just for survival.

But for that feather, the Azure Bird showed a persistence that even took Tang Xian by surprise.

So without waiting for Tang Xian's reply, the Azure Bird didn't want anything bad to happen to Tang Xian.

Tang Xian didn't hesitate, if the judge was the last apocalyptic creature in the world, he wouldn't even think about fighting. "Let's go, attack when the enemy is weary, retreat when they advance."

"Human, do you think I can't reach your world? Since I have come, you won't be able to leave."

An ancient voice came from the sky; even though it spoke the language of beasts, Tang Xian understood it, but so did Bai Mansheng, Tang Xiaojiu, and even Yuan Wu.

In that moment, Tang Xian realized... he truly couldn't leave.

Because before the sacred mountain arrived, that damn god-hiding lizard had appeared here again.

Tang Xian looked at the gigantic realm in the sky and thought:

"Today has really been a long day. It's like they've moved their whole base over here..."

(Today really has been long, and tomorrow there will be an update, by the way, I'd like to recommend a good book, it really is a great read—'Character Master of Elves.' May the Azure Dragon guide you to catch a whole day's worth of Carp Kings when you have ten points of magical power!)