I Am God!

Deep in the dream world.

Purgatory.

Above the blazing stars, a humanoid being sat on a throne surrounded by a sea of ​​fire and layers of chains.

At his feet was an extremely terrifying flaming purgatory, from which came the wails and screams of a large number of creatures.

Those creatures were smelted in the flame stars one by one, and most of them had only their upper bodies struggling on the ground and in the fire.

This place is completely different from the abyss. If the abyss is a gathering place for dark monsters, it is a paradise for the abyss demon king and evil gods.

So this is the death prison of the Lord of Purgatory.

The Lord of Purgatory imprisoned those corrupted beings here, tortured them wantonly, and sucked out their pain and despair.

This is his kingdom and he is its only master.

All existence here except him is his prisoner.

Beyond the flame stars, something floated from the darkness little by little, guided by the Lord of Purgatory.

It was a book, a leather book exuding strange fluctuations.

There is no name on the cover, and the person who wrote it did not give it a name.

But later people gave it a name.

"The Book of Shoeburn."

This book was written hundreds of years ago by the legendary mad Elvirian Shoeburn. Legend has it that it contains secrets about the gods.

It records the true names of the gods, the unknown ancient secrets, the unknowable truths that have long been lost in the years.

Legend has it that Shoeburn gained unimaginable power through this book.

But this book is not for mortals to read.

Therefore, the Aiweier Xiubeng also attacked the Temple of the Serpents of the Mother of Life in madness, and was eventually swallowed by madness.

For hundreds of years.

A powerful curse hangs over this book.

Coupled with the fact that it is floating in the extraordinary realm of the dream world, the invisible curse power seems to have gradually given this book some special power, making this book that originally only recorded the secrets of the previous era no longer ordinary.

Above the flaming stars.

The Lord of Purgatory stretched out his hand and caught the book.

Suddenly, an invisible bone-chilling coldness appeared on his body.

In the dark, he seemed to hear someone whispering.

It is an indescribably ancient language, with a wild and vicissitudes of tone.

The Lord of Purgatory does not care about the book itself, because he has read the contents and knows the contents.

In other words, Avian read the above content.

And Avian himself had followed the ghost Polik to watch the battle of the gods in the previous era; many secrets in this world were no longer secrets to him.

But this time the Lord of Purgatory retrieved the "Book of Shoeburn" for another thing above.

It was the irresistible whisper that echoed in his ears just now.

From the time Shoeborn started writing this book, he felt that there were beings that expressed strong malice towards his actions, and there were beings that were blocking him from prying into secrets that did not belong to them.

Ordinary people’s curses, ordinary people’s malice.

It's just something that exists in the heart and has no effect.

But when thousands of spirits send out ill will towards you, that malice will have the power to transcend space and be irresistible; when this force comes together, it can even distort reality, directly acting on consciousness and spirituality, making it difficult to stop. .

only.

Although Shoeburn was the first to discover it, he did not pay attention to it at the time.

But the Lord of Purgatory noticed that this was a very powerful force.

The Lord of Purgatory gave it a name: "The Power of the Curse."

He obtained the Book of Shoeburn because he wanted to gain the power of this curse and then give it to Purgatory.

Let the curse be your own power, and your own path.

The Lord of Purgatory got the "Book of Shoeburn", and he opened the book again and again to pry into the secrets of the curse.

He inherited Avian's memory, and also inherited the Witch Spirit's method of exploring and studying the truth; this method and habit can be traced back, and can even be traced back to the Temple of Truth in the previous era.

Finally, he placed the book next to his throne.

The blazing flames on the flame star burned through, but they could not damage the book at all. A special power shrouded and protected it.

The Lord of Purgatory stood up, and chains stretched out from under the throne, lashing the huge spirits and monsters like whips.

The roaring and wailing screams in the sea of ​​flames below became even louder. The Lord of Purgatory was the tyrant in this terrifying prison.

"Curse comes from the darkest emotions of the human heart, from the dark side of the wise heart."

The Lord of Purgatory issued the order as the master.

"Those spirits who have the darkest, most depraved, and most filthy experiences!"

“Do your will and come into my presence.”

Under the densely intertwined chains, the beings who fell into purgatory one after another were brought before the Lord of Purgatory.

They writhe in fear and howl in despair.

Picture after picture emerged from their consciousness, and their sins were revealed one by one before the Lord of Purgatory.

Among these people, some once killed people during famine and then ate them.

Some people were once soldiers or bandits of the royal court, and they made food of the same kind. The scene was disgusting.

There are people who are nobles but cannibalize people's hearts and livers. Rumor has it that they can preserve their youthful appearance by doing so.

Under the smelting of the Lord of Purgatory, these people were twisted into a ball while wailing.

at last.

Gathered into a terrible source of curse.

It was a pale, skinny shadow like a corpse.

It stood quietly behind the Throne of Purgatory, exuding an aura of disgust and fear.

It doesn't look like a living person, or it doesn't look like a living being at all, because it is just a ball of curse.

This shadow is still very weak at present, but it will gradually become stronger; as long as the sin and evil of the world do not stop, it will continue to grow.

[Magical props·Purgatory]

【Serial Number 19】

[Purgatory was born from the mythical material primordial black mud. It was created by Senger, the priest of the Abyss Order, who cast embryos through purgatory rituals and sacrificed tens of thousands of creatures. In the end, Avian, the Elvirian, sacrificed himself and a large number of abyss. The monster is refined into a core will, taking over the darkness of all spirits and entering the dream world. 】

[Ability 1 Source of Curse: Purgatory was born with the help of the mythical material primordial black mud, and the Lord of Purgatory refined it into a curse source; the curse is formed from the darkest things in the human heart, and also curses the darkest people in their hearts. ; The more people die under the curse, the stronger the curse will be, and all the cursed people will fall into purgatory. 】

[Corpse Eater Curse: People who eat the same kind of corpses will be cursed. They can gain power from the curse, and will also be controlled by the curse, and will inevitably fall into purgatory. 】

[Ability 2 Dark Exile: Purgatory and the abyss have the same origin, and also have natural hatred; anyone can open the door to purgatory and exile the beings belonging to the abyss into purgatory, and the master of purgatory will make him feel the real Despair, it is a prison that never stops burning with the fire of purgatory, and no one can escape. 】

[Ability 3: Oath of the Race: Purgatory originated from the original black mud, also inherited the oath of the abyssal species, and was bound by the oath of the Crown of Wisdom; at the same time, it can also serve as the dark side of all spirits, borrowing the power of the dream world. 】

[Ability 4 Purgatory Kingdom: Purgatory has not achieved the myth, the Lord of Purgatory has not been completely integrated into the core of Purgatory, and the kingdom has not yet been fully formed]

The Lord of Purgatory's current form is somewhat similar to Elena's before.

He controlled this powerful item through the Purgatory Core, but he never fully integrated into the core of the item.

He did not dare to fully integrate into the core of Purgatory until it could become a myth.

Otherwise, at that moment, he would be completely swallowed up by Nayu's chaos and madness.

The Lord of Purgatory sits on the throne, overlooking the world.

An arrogant and merciless voice came from the depths of the dream world.

"Indulge yourself!"

"Fall!"

"Sink into the darkness!"

"To the dark people struggling in the mud of the world, purgatory is your only destination."

The corpse-eating cursed phantom behind the Lord of Purgatory twisted and squirmed, roaring with hunger from its belly.

The roar is like thunder, and you can feel the hunger in its belly, waiting to devour those who are cursed.

——

The weather has entered early winter.

But for some reason, it has been raining and freezing in Lunar Eclipse City recently.

Rain at this time is much more annoying than snow.

The outside world is humid, and the fireplace inside the Lawyer's Guild is burning with flames. In addition, there are people coming and going in the hall, and there are constant voices, which makes it seem very hot.

There were no real deed attorneys in the hall. The trade union hired many young and beautiful girls to receive and copy documents.

Even the waiters are young and tall, and they look taller and richer.

The girls and young men also receive brief training on how to answer some of the most common questions.

Generally, the contract lawyer will actually come forward only when the contract is finally concluded.

The contract lawyer will write down the contract documents, then check the contract documents with the signer, and finally declare the contract to be established under the witness of God and the spirit of the code.

Long, the interim acting president of the Qi Lawyers Union, is currently discussing with his senior Keaton in the president's room.

Keaton is also Sukob's student, but he is a bit older than Long. Both of them are relatively talented. However, Keaton only reached the second level in his forties, while Long was less than two years old. He was already at the second level when he was ten years old.

But Long respected Keaton very much in his heart, but he still spoke the same way as before.

Not long after sitting down, Long complained to Keaton.

"Are we wizards who pursue the truth, or are we businessmen and bureaucrats who care about everything all day long?"

"Every day is occupied by all kinds of trivial matters, and I have no time to study magic."

Keaton heard Long's complaint and immediately spoke to this impetuous junior as a senior.

"Long!"

"I think even if you weren't a deed attorney, you would still complain about the trouble of studying divine arts every day."

He said humorous words with a serious expression.

"do you speak."

"Ah! It's so troublesome!"

"Why is there no magic that can directly learn all the knowledge at once?"

"Not only can I put knowledge into my brain, but it can also help me fully understand it, and it can also introduce new ideas."

When Long heard what Keaton said, he suddenly felt guilty.

These words.

It really sounds like what I said.

Did you say that before?

After what Keaton said, Long could only mumble and did not dare to complain loudly.

Keaton continued: "If we really just wanted to do research behind closed doors, we people would have stayed in the wasteland."

"We chose to leave because we wanted to do something with the teacher."

“Apply what we’ve learned.”

Keaton recently became the judge of the B\u0026R District of Eclipse City. He is the Sukob family's initial attempt to become a judge and can be regarded as a representative figure.

On the surface, he seemed to be a more prestigious judge than Long, and he often attended the balls of various aristocratic classes.

Snake people's love for dancing seems to be engraved deep in their souls since the time of Themes, the mother of all snakes. They have used dance to offer sacrifices to the gods since ancient times, and now they also use dance to carry out various social activities.

Keaton thought about his recent life, and he felt it was more fulfilling and meaningful than before in the wasteland.

"I think it's good now. Recently, my contract spirit has become stronger and stronger. Maybe I will be able to break through in a few years."

"I must try it then to see what the power of the laws that the teacher said is like."

"Compared to living in the wilderness, I prefer to do more practical things."

"And in the future, wizards will have more choices. Those who don't like to deal with people and only like to study can choose the path of pure scroll wizards; those who like to do practical things to show their value can choose the path of contract lawyers. "

“It’s always good to have more options.”

"Yes or no."

"Long."

Both Long and Keaton are still at the second level, and they are both exploring the path of contract lawyers, trying to condense the power of their own laws.

The Contract Lawyer's Law is the Witch Spirit's Page of Truth, but it specializes in one key point.

Seeing that Long was in a trance, he seemed to be thinking about what he said, or thinking about the power of the law.

He patted Long on the shoulder: "It seems that Long, you really don't like the path of the Qi lawyer. I can help you talk to the teacher and ask him to let you go back to the wasteland."

"Like I just said, now we have more options."

Long woke up immediately and waved to Keaton.

"No, no, no."

"I didn't say I wanted to go back. Don't tell the teacher."

Looking at the corners of Keaton's raised lips, Long understood that Keaton said that on purpose.

"I'm just a little confused and don't know what I want to do."

Keaton expressed his recent thoughts: "If you feel confused, you can choose a place to be a judge for a period of time. That may give you a deeper understanding of the meaning of the path chosen by the contract lawyer and teacher."

Long looked at Keaton saying this and asked him.

"Keaton, it seems like you are a good judge?"

"Do you like this profession very much?"

Keaton nodded: "I have some initial understanding. Through the law, those who have committed crimes will be brought to justice and justice will be given to those who have been harmed."

"I feel that what I do every day is very meaningful, not even worse than learning new magic."

"I feel that I am maintaining order in a place and becoming a symbol of justice and fairness in the B\u0026R district."

"therefore."

"I hold my hand on the Book of Witches and Spirits that has become a code. Every time I feel it is extra heavy."

"I shoulder responsibilities, which restrain me and make me feel a lot of pressure; but it also makes me feel very fulfilled and makes me feel that I am truly alive."

Long nodded: "If the teacher doesn't let me be the president of the union, I will definitely try to be a judge."

Keaton asked Long: "The teacher has become more mysterious recently. I can't even find him."

His teacher Su Kob was recently busy building a school, so Long became the interim acting president of the Qilu Union.

in this era.

Generally, aristocratic families hire tutors to train their next generation.

In the King's Court of Ten Thousand Snakes, there is no such thing as a school.

The existence of the school is the academy system passed down from the White Tower Alchemy Alliance in the Land of the Rising Sun.

The temples in each city in Suinhor will also recruit apprentices and conduct systematic training, which is only used to train clergy.

Sukob's Eclipse Law School is somewhat similar to this,

After all, deed lawyers are, in a sense, a kind of clergy in this era.

Long said: "Teacher, he went to look for those talented children and young people all over the Ten Thousand Snakes King's Court."

"After he comes back, the school should start to be established. By then we will probably all have a teacher position in the school."

Long slumped in his chair, his whole body showing an expression that said, "I'm going to despair, I'm going to be exhausted."

"ah!"

"It will probably be even busier by then."

It’s so tiring to live, so tired.

Keaton stood up at this time, picked up the clothes at the door, put them on, and put on his hat.

He looked at Long at the door: "Are you busy now?"

Long was stunned for a moment: "It's okay."

"I've been busy with all the trade union affairs recently. Fortunately, I'm smart. I don't even need a deed attorney to do many things. If I hire some people to come and learn for a few days, I can do almost the same as us."

"Look now, everything in the union is on track."

"The only problem is that there are too few deeds lawyers. Once the teacher's school is opened and there are more deeds lawyers, the union can expand to more and more cities."

Keaton smiled: "Since you are not busy, then come and help me do something!"

Long suddenly regretted it. He wanted to say that he was very busy now.

But at Keaton's urging, she had no choice but to go out with him.

——

B\u0026R district of Eclipse City.

This is a bustling commercial area. Most of the people living here are middle- and lower-class businessmen, as well as workers, vendors, coolies, coachmen and other professions.

It is considered a neither top nor bottom district in Lunar Eclipse City, but due to its bustling business, various cases often break out.

Under the prosperity, all kinds of darkness always breed.

Various robberies, thefts, and murders often occur here.

Long and Keaton were walking through the streets. It was raining lightly outside; Long followed behind with an oilcloth umbrella, just like Keaton's little follower.

As soon as the two of them reached an alley, someone shouted.

"Lord Keaton!"

"it's here."

"it's here."

Keaton walked towards the other person, who was a man without three fingers.

There used to be a well-known gang in the B\u0026R district that specialized in extortion; the man was one of its victims, and his brother also died at the hands of the gang.

After Keaton finished recording the other party's words, he said to the other party.

"very good."

"The evidence you provided has fully proven their guilt."

The man was unwilling, but helpless: "But he knew you were in charge of this case, and he had already run away after hearing your name."

"How can we judge him when there is no one left?"

What the man was talking about was the leader of the gang. After his matter became a big deal and he got in front of Keaton, the leader of the gang knew that he was finished.

People like Keaton cannot be threatened or bribed, so he can only run away.

Keaton told him: "Don't worry."

"I have applied for a wanted warrant, and the spirit of the code will locate him."

"If he is in Eclipse City, the Sheriff will definitely catch him. If he escapes to other cities, we will also notify the Sheriffs of other cities."

The man didn't understand what the spirit of the Code was, but he knew that this was a powerful person in front of him, and it must be a magical power that he didn't understand.

This is why he dared to testify.

Next, Long followed Keaton.

Some are case inquiries and evidence collection.

Some of them were relatively minor disputes; disputes that were not worth going to court at all, Keaton also came to deal with them.

It took Keaton most of the day to mediate these disputes; a high and powerful person spent a lot of time to mediate the disputes.

Long didn't expect that this was what Keaton did all day long.

"Is this what you do every day?"

"Shouldn't the judge just sit in the trial court and read out the trial results according to the code?"

Keaton told Long: "It's okay to be a judge that way, but that's not a good judge."

"Besides, isn't our journey as a judge and deed attorney just beginning?"

"Everything is just getting started and everything is still being explored."

"No one knows how to be a good judge or what a judge should do."

"I first figure out what a judge should do, and then these things can be left to others to do. If you sit high in the court from the beginning, wouldn't that be the same as being blind?"

"When I decided to become a judge, my teacher told me to do as many things as I can and then tell him my thoughts."

Keaton brought Long over, not really wanting Long to help.

He wanted to let Long feel some of the responsibilities of a judge.

And the changes he made to the B\u0026R district after becoming a judge.

Long had a sense of awe for this senior. It was not just that he was older, but something else.

A man who looked like a security guard came to Keaton and said something to Keaton.

Keaton frowned and looked at Long.

"Something happened, a special case"

"Let's go over and take a look!"

Long looked at Keaton: "Does the judge still want to do this?"

"Isn't that something that the sheriff, they should be doing?"

"It's not good for you to reach out so randomly. It's beyond your function."

"This should be an extraordinary case," Keaton told Long.

"The Sheriff of B\u0026R District is just an ordinary person, and this kind of case is obviously beyond the scope of what ordinary people can handle."

"As a judge of the B\u0026R District, I am also a powerful person; now that I know about the danger that threatens my jurisdiction, I cannot just sit idly by and do nothing."

Long shrugged helplessly: "Your sense of responsibility is too strong."

But then, he showed a playful smile: "But, I also want to go over and take a look."

"An extraordinary case is definitely more interesting than following you to mediate disputes."

Investigating an extraordinary case does have an unusual attraction for young people like Long.

But Long also felt the charm of the judge during this trip.

Wherever it passes, the wicked will retreat.

Everyone looked at Keaton with admiration and admiration, a feeling that Long could not feel while sitting in the union.

In addition, Long also feels that the responsibilities of judges are the same as what Keaton said; many things are still immature, and there is no clear definition of the responsibilities and powers of judges.

Keaton is obviously just a judge, but if he really wants to do something, his responsibilities and powers seem to far exceed Long's original concept of a judge.

"Xixixi!"

The rain kept falling, and the two came to a cemetery.

The weather was so cold and raining, but there were actually a few people watching the excitement outside the cemetery.

It seemed that something noteworthy did happen in the cemetery.

But soon, these onlookers were dispersed by the security guards, and Long and Keaton came to the cemetery without any hindrance.

This cemetery is not an ordinary cemetery. The people buried in it are usually people of some wealth, because all the sarcophagi are used here.

Such a sarcophagus is not within the reach of ordinary people.

The sarcophagus was not buried underground, but on the ground; engraved on one end of the coffin were the epitaph, name and family of the deceased.

But it can be seen that one of the sarcophagi has been opened.

Keaton and Long looked inside and found it was empty.

Keaton asked the sheriff standing nearby: "Whose body was stolen?"

The sheriff replied: "The stolen body was the daughter of a former priest in the temple."

"But this divine servant is no longer around a long time ago, and their family has begun to decline, otherwise they wouldn't be buried here."

"It has only been two days since his death. When his family came this morning, they found that the sarcophagus seemed to have been moved, and then they found that the body inside was missing."

Keaton asked the other party again: "How do you determine that it must be an extraordinary case?"

The sheriff told Keaton: "The lid of this sarcophagus is very heavy and cannot be opened by one person."

But Keaton said: "It's possible that it was several people, or they borrowed tools."

The Sheriff leads Keaton to the other side, where several holes can be seen in one corner of the sarcophagus.

Keaton put his hand in and tried it, and found that it was just enough for a human finger to go in.

Now it becomes clear.

There is absolutely no way for ordinary people to insert their fingers into a few holes in a hard stone.

Long didn't understand: "What are these people doing stealing corpses?"

Keaton suddenly thought of something: "Long, have you heard some rumors?"

"Rumors about corpse-eaters."

Long: "Are you talking about the folklore that one can gain mysterious power by eating other people's corpses?"

"Is this a fake? Does anyone believe it?"

"If power were so easily drawn and acquired, powerful people would not be so rare."

Keaton looked at the sarcophagus and said while standing in the rain.

"Maybe some people believe it?"