Chapter 524: Is it thrilling? Is it agonizing?
Translator: CKtalon Editor: - -
"Xiaobai's true identity is…the King of kings!"
Kali's expression turned solemn as she said in fervent excitement, "Be it the king of humans, the king of Celestials, the king of Infernals, or the kings of the myriad worlds, all of them have to prostrate before Xiaobai as subjects and loudly proclaim him 'Sire'. He created good and evil, ruling over the goodness and evilness of the myriad worlds. Because of his existence, the war between good and evil could come to a pause. As he trampled on the ambitions of the various kings, peace was ushered into the myriad worlds! Xiaobai addresses himself as This King, and from time immemorial to today, no one has the qualification to call themselves king!"
Kali's voice was filled with certainty and her expression was solemn. Even her fists were clenched tightly as she radiated excitement. She resembled a cute fan chasing an idol and it was a look as serious as one could have!
The Infernal Queen stared agape. She never expected Kali to suddenly 'act cute', and immediately cursed inwardly.
The Infernal Queen was shocked speechless as Kali continued her monolog, "Well, Xiaobai has already taken off his crown and left his throne. He has been reincarnated as a human and has begun from zero. Although Xiaobai is currently weak, I believe that one day, he will return as king and mount the throne once again!"
Kali suddenly gave a bashful smile as though she had thought of something. She lowered her head slightly and like a lotus afraid of the cold wind, she said gently, "If it needs more elaboration, Xiaobai also has another identity. That is…he is my…well…boyfriend."
The purple-haired girl's abashed expression did not look like it was feigned. The seriousness and adoration in her eyes looked extremely genuine. The lofty goddess looked like a young girl who adored her boyfriend at that moment. Yet, she did not give any hints that it was an act of deceit. Her gentle-looking gaze and the faint smile on her lips all alluded to her true feelings.
The Infernal Queen was left astounded and momentarily believed her.
However, she very quickly gave herself a tight slap in her mind.
Whoever believes that is a retard!
Ignoring the absurd identity of being the King of kings, it was already hard to accept the eight-grader syndrome he had. What's more, the sentence sounded familiar. It had an intense feeling of déjà vu, as though those words were said directly from Shi Xiaobai's mouth.
Those are lies! They are definitely lies!
The Infernal Queen roared inwardly as her expression immediately turned somewhat ugly. She glared at Kali and suddenly snickered. "I understand now. You are just like me, you can't determine if Darling is the Original Sin of Calamity reincarnator or the inheritor of the Fate Tree."
"You dread that the answer is the former so you would rather avoid it and not think about it, placing all your hope on the latter. But why did you bother fabricating such a clumsy lie?"
Kali blinked her eyes and said with a chuckle, "Original Sin of Calamity reincarnator? The inheritor of the Fate Tree? Compared to Xiaobai's identity as King of kings, it's nothing worth mentioning. If you insist on appending those two identities onto him, it will only be belittling and insulting him! My boyfriend created good and evil. His hand holds on to black and white, while his heart is filled with light as he faces the darkness. The world revolves around him and time reverses because of him. Fate is conquered by him. In a casual joke or speech, the Original Sin of Calamity will be annihilated!"
The Infernal Queen rolled her eyes when she heard Kali's reply.
Even if beauty lies in the beholder, there was no need for you to brag in such a manner!
Just as the Infernal Queen thought of jeering, she saw Kali suddenly glance at her with an extraordinarily cold gaze. It was a warning look filled with killing intent.
The Infernal Queen’s heart chilled as she felt an innate fear. She took a deep breath and said with a stiff expression, "You…as long as you are happy. Darling is the King of kings. I…believe it!"
Kali nodded in satisfaction but she suddenly narrowed her eye and said, "The sixth mistake."
The Infernal Queen was alarmed. Only then did she recall that they were discussing the question of freedom or annihilation. Kali was listing down the six unforgivable mistakes she had committed. The first five had been mentioned and there was still a sixth mistake!
The Infernal Queen hurriedly pricked up her ears.
Kali smiled coldly and said, "You kept addressing my boyfriend as 'Darling'. That displeases me greatly."
The purple-haired girl had a mirthless grin as her eye was cold. She looked like a cold and gorgeous rose with thorns.
The Infernal Queen knew that Kali wasn't joking. The pixie whose strength and stature allowed her to be deemed a 'goddess' did not have the aloof air of a 'goddess'. Instead, she was like an ordinary girl who was easily jealous!
It was possible that the first five mistakes added up was less unforgivable than the sixth mistake.
Since the Infernal Queen wanted to avoid the misfortune of being annihilated, the sixth mistake was the one that she needed to 'speak out in defense' the most.
However, the Infernal Queen seemed like she was courting death. She gave Kali a coquettish smile and said, "I was just accustomed to addressing him in that manner. Furthermore, since Darling is the King of kings, for me to call him Darling, it's actually me getting off cheap, so what is there against it?"
Kali raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a sneer, "You sure got off cheap in a righteous manner to call a girl's boyfriend 'Darling' in front of her?"
The Infernal Queen said with a chuckle, "Isn't it common for a man to have several wives and concubines? What's more, he's the King of kings. Even if he doesn't have a huge harem of three thousand beauties, he would definitely establish quite a sizable harem. You should be accustomed to it. I was just helping you familiarize yourself with it."
Kali sneered. "Are you so bent on seeking death? Then why did you betray the Transcendents and give the 'Transcendent King's heritage', which is the final hope for the revival of the Transcendents, to Xiaobai as reparations?"
The Infernal Queen shook her head and said, "What I wish for is to be exonerated. Be it annihilation or freedom, either is acceptable. However, I wish more for freedom as compared to annihilation. It can't be any better if you show mercy and spare my life on account of the 'Transcendent heritage'."
Kali scoffed and said, "If you had the mind to seek help, you should have begun acting in a proper manner and treated me as a guest. Wouldn't things be simpler? However, you had not only schemed to harm Xiaobai, you had also constantly attempted to infuriate me. Are you testing my patience or do you not know that you are treading down the path of seeking death?"
The Infernal Queen said with a coquettish smile, "Neither of them. I only feel that…doing so would be very interesting."
Kali slightly faltered, "Interesting?"
The Infernal Queen nodded and suddenly said loudly, "Yes, interesting! Do you know what I hate the most as a program? It's not bugs, much less viruses, but monotony, dullness and cyclic processes that keep repeating! I'm so bored."
"To lead a life that repeats every month while executing the same missions until you and Darling came. You caught my interest, and I began scheming to harm Darling, to see him fall into danger time and time again, while he resolved each and every danger."
"I constantly probed your bottom line and attempted to infuriate you but also controlled myself such that you would not be completely incensed. All of this is extremely interesting for me!"
Kali was astounded. She said in disbelief, "So you did all of this all in seek of thrill?"
"Thrill?"
The Infernal Queen pricked her brows up and said, "This way of putting it seems apter. That's right. I was…seeking thrills!"
The truth was finally revealed.
Kali was rendered speechless as she fell silent.
The Infernal Queen was a sentience born out of more than ten thousand years of accumulated laws of the assessment program.
Her intelligence and emotional qualities were like those of human's. However, her emotional qualities were closer to that of an assessment program. Her concept of death was no different from the ceasing of a program. To her, life and death were not important. Her only goal was to exonerate herself from the monotonous program.
And she had experienced new joys while pursuing her goals. It was also what she deemed 'interesting'
In short, everything the Infernal Queen had done on the seventh floor could be explained in one line—She was using her life to seek thrills!
Kali could not help but laugh. She shook her head, finding it both absurd and somewhat interesting. At least, compared to grave and grandiose schemes, she preferred such a simple act of seeking death. The Infernal Queen resembled the boy she liked.
Kali said in a soft tone, "If I were to use my strength to destroy the nomological power of the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower, resulting in the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower's collapse, what is the chance of you surviving?"
The Infernal Queen hesitated for a moment and said, "10%."
You dared to take the risk with only 10%!? You were indeed driven mad from 'boredom'!
Kali shook her head helplessly. "You committed six unforgivable mistakes. I should have annihilated you directly but you had used the 'Transcendence heritage' as reparation, so I should technically spare you. Let's do it this way. I'll reduce the chance of you surviving to 1% as a form of punishment!"
Kali squinted her eye and said with a smile, "How about it? Is a 1% chance of survival thrilling?"
The Infernal Queen did not object. Instead, she said with a chuckle, "Yes, thrilling."
Kali sighed. "If you are able to survive the 1% chance, then I'll clean the slate. You will obtain your true freedom."
"True freedom…"
The Infernal Queen's eyes fell into a stupor. She lifted her head towards the sky and said gently, "Actually, back when you told me what 'chastity' was, I was somewhat looking forward to it…If I gained freedom, would I meet a lover that I will be able to dedicate my chastity that I view as important as my life?"
When Kali heard that, she felt somewhat moved as she gently said, "Definitely."
Forget it. Let's not change the chance. I'll let her have a go at 10%.
If this were the past, she would not have hesitated.
But now, she was not the same.
A girl in love easily had her heart soften.