Pretending To Be A Boss-Chapter 354 - 42: The Pit in the Holy Land_2

Tang Xian shook his head with a smile and said,

"The Sword Feather Ducks can’t understand Dragon language; it seems they have a special sense for danger. I really want to eat one. There might even be some unexpected gains."

Tang Xian turned around.

Although he said that, he didn’t bother the flock of ducks.

After all, they had provided him with information without any hostile intent.

"The Saint Domain branch of the Thousand Beasts Court should have some good food. Speaking of which, do dragons eat other dragons?" Tang Xian asked.

[Hmph, I’ll say it again, that’s just a lizard!]

The Demon Dragon Clan and the Azure Dragon Clan had always had their grievances. Tang Xian noticed this, and since Tang Feiji had no kinship concerns, he felt more at ease.

The two of them, along with the dragon, prepared to continue their journey, heading towards the Saint Domain.

During the flight, Yuanwu spoke up,

"My lord... can you hear the voices of all beasts? And can you make them understand your language?"

"Not exactly, only those in the boss class can hear me. And strangely enough, although I speak in the human tongue, they all understand me. But if someone else speaks the same language, those beasts won’t comprehend it," Tang Xian explained.

"That’s truly amazing; you really are a great being, my lord."

"From now on, don’t call me ’my lord’, just call me Tang Xian."

"Alright, my lord."

Tang Xian had not expected to inadvertently gain a little fan.

Yuanwu looked at Tang Xian with increasing reverence.

Yuanwu, who was not as lucky as Tang Suoye, had received too many injections of Anai.

With a jumbled memory, he faintly recalled high-ranking individuals from the Evolutionary Zone mentioning that communicating with all beasts could yield valuable intelligence.

This was something the Evolutionary Zone had always been researching. So far, only the Long-Eared Ancient Apes serving the Thousand Beasts Court and birds like the Gazi could do it. These two species had also been captured by the Evolutionary Zone, but clearly, no progress had been made so far.

Over the course of two days, Yuanwu finally became convinced that Tang Xian was a being capable of anything.

He could easily kill those test subjects in the Evolutionary Zone that even he found troublesome.

He could ride a dragon across the mining world at will.

He could even communicate with all things.

But as the night gives people black eyes, often people choose to be wilfully blind.

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The gods gave Tang Xian a mouth to communicate with all beasts, but he chose to use it to eat meat.

The giant dragon took to the skies once more, and the journey of the two and one dragon was nearing its end.

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The mining region, Saint Domain.

Qing Jiuyu had never seen such a magnificent sight. Experience tales with novelbuddy

She thought she would see a vast plain beyond the endless mountains.

Indeed, she did.

However, beyond the overlapping mountains, this plain was devoid of any greenery.

All around were barren lands and huge rocks. At a glance, it seemed like a dead land, as if it had once undergone a firestorm of unprecedented scale.

Everything was bare, without a hint of life.

Quite unlike the distant green peaks, which were faintly visible.

In such a place, even the Ash Dragon and Plague Source in their beast forms felt diminished.

What truly shocked Qing Jiuyu, though, was the huge pit in the plain.

It was a chasm thousands of fathoms deep. Standing at the edge looking down, it was pitch black, like the depths of the ocean, unreachable by sunlight—a deep hell.

It was like the eye socket of the earth, dark and deep.

She stood on the edge of the pit, completely unable to see what was below.

What lay at the bottom of the pit, was it inhabited by creatures?

Or was it a cage?

Qing Jiuyu furrowed her brows; ever since Plague Source had acted, her Soul Crystal had been suppressed by something akin to poison.

But even now, returned to her fox form, she couldn’t deal with the Ash Dragon.

She was a fox with taste, one who wanted to ride dragons.

But that had to be a dragon of interest to her.

By the Ash Dragon’s side was an ancient ape, who had been playing the role of the translator all this while.

Because whether it was the Ash Dragon or Plague Source, and even the Judgment Chiefs of the Thousand Beasts Court, they could not turn into humans.

This Long-ear Ancient Ape was young, apparently only decades old, and wore clothes resembling those of a human butler.

These clothes were different from the initial ones that Qing Jiuyu, Bai Mansheng had transformed into.

They seemed more like a product of modernization.

"Qing Jiuyu, we have now arrived at the sacred site for judgment, and we will commence your trial," the ancient ape said slowly after the dragon’s roar.

Qing Jiuyu responded with a smile:

"I have been cooperating with you all along, and for years, our fox clan has always respected the court. What is the reason for my trial? Just because a creature named Taotie, accompanied by a Shiling Beast, visited my domain?"

The long-eared ancient ape stated:

"I’m not merely echoing the words of the Judgment Chiefs. The great Endless Turtle has said that you would betray the court, and on you, I can smell the grudge of the great Shiling Beast."

Qing Jiuyu’s mind raced as she maintained a softly smiling face:

"Though the fox clan has never made tributes, we have never failed to respect the court. Whatever resources the court asked for, wherever they required us to migrate, we’ve complied. My loyalty to the court speaks for itself. Besides, grudges are not something that can be proved, right?"

"Perhaps that person was captured by Taotie and blames me for not rescuing it? But how could I, a weak woman, possibly confront a dragon and Taotie?"

The long-eared ancient ape hesitated for a moment before conveying her words to the Cinder Dragon and Plague Origin.

Plague Origin was indifferent, its huge body enshrouded in a black cloak.

If the animal form of all beasts had a humanoid image, Plague Origin would resemble a traveler in a straw raincoat.

After hearing the words of the long-eared ancient ape, the Cinder Dragon responded with several deep dragon hums.

Even though Qing Jiuyu could not understand them, she could roughly guess their emotions.

"That is the Cang Dragon that guards the sea in the south, an anomaly within the Dragon Clan. Are mere serpents worthy of being called dragons? As for Taotie, it’s even less likely to strike at Zero.

Although Taotie’s power is not inferior to Zero’s, it is one of the jurors. You are slandering a court juror—do you know your crime?

Answer my question: where have the two heretics gone, and why did they seek you out?"

A touch of iciness passed through Qing Jiuyu’s eyes.

So annoying.

She disliked this feeling of weakness.

She had thought that the Court of Myriad Beasts would have some regard for the fox clan, but considering that Plague Origin attacked her during her conversation with the Cinder Dragon, she was now unable to muster any combat strength.

Even facing the Cinder Dragon, who was her natural adversary, she knew a full-on battle could not yield victory, but it would certainly demonstrate the fox clan’s dignity.

However, Qing Jiuyu was now helpless to do so.

She reluctantly said:

"He could turn into a human form, and he told me his name was Taotie. I have never seen Taotie before and didn’t know it is a Judgment Chief of the court."

The long-eared ancient ape once again relayed Qing Jiuyu’s words to the Cinder Dragon and then repeated the dragon’s message:

"You must answer the question first, you ignorant and arrogant, vile and feeble fox clan!"

How I detest it, just as annoying as that dragon beside Tang Xian.

Pretentious, arrogant.

No, at least the dragon beside Tang Xian could be tamed; as long as Tang Xian was there, perhaps it could even be ordered around in the future. But this dragon before me is purely irksome.

Qing Jiuyu spoke:

"How could I know where they have gone? As for the reason they sought me, it was merely to get to know each other."

Too many among the fox clan had seen Tang Xian, and Qing Jiuyu knew she couldn’t deceive the court.

The Cinder Dragon and Plague Origin before her were the least of her troubles.

For the Court of Myriad Beasts would not easily judge an orange-tier creature.

But should the long-eared ancient ape convict her, she would be doomed.

She had to endure until the poison faded. Though the Cinder Dragon wasn’t faster than her, and as for Plague Origin, as long as it didn’t touch her, she could manage.

Calculating various possibilities of escape, Qing Jiuyu, without waiting for the long-eared ancient ape to question her, spoke:

"Although I haven’t betrayed the court, I am curious about how the court plans to deal with me?"

The long-eared ancient ape said:

"You had better be honest. If you confess now, you at least have a chance to live.

But if we consult the great Endless Turtle and it decrees you are guilty, you will die a painful death.

The judge will eat you."

The Court of Myriad Beasts was also very mysterious to Qing Jiuyu.

She said:

"Is this vast pit used to imprison me?"

The long-eared ancient ape shook his head and coldly laughed:

"Such a place could never hold you. It’s meant to imprison a creature from another world."