Absolute Choice 8
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And in that cold night, the giant suddenly announced a chilling decree.
"Inform all countries that Transcendence will be declaring war on the Infernal domain. All Bravehearts must come to Transcendence tomorrow or their titles as Bravehearts will be removed. If they dare to use the title of Braveheart after having their titles denounced, This King will personally kill the person as well as destroy the person's country!"
The giant's words made every Transcendent panic.
Having suffered another abject defeat, Moya, who could only swear allegiance, said aghast, "My esteemed king, do you want to launch a war?"
The giant sneered and turned to look at the Infernal domain. He said coldly, "War has already begun."
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Chapter395 War has already begun!
Celestial domain, Celestial King's palace
Speechless was sitting on the Celestial King's throne in a depressed manner.
At the Celestial domain's stone door, the wolf-headed guard had knelt down in horror and called him "Your Majesty".
Speechless originally believed that the wolf-headed guard had made a mistake, but after he entered the Celestial domain, he realized that every Celestial inside the Celestial domain recognized him as the Celestial King. No matter how much he denied it, even to the point of claiming to be here to steal the Celestial Jade and challenge the Celestial King, as well as taking out the challenge letter he had prepared.
However, not a single Celestial believed Speechless's words or had any doubt about his status as Celestial King. They prostrated before him and requested him to stop joking while trembling.
Speechless was rendered speechless. He had no choice but to accept the ridiculous plot setup.
"Little Yue, why don't you comment on what's going on? Does the Celestial domain think that whoever is the most handsome is the Celestial King? This Emperor believes that his face can easily one-shot the entire Celestial domain, but This Emperor doesn't have a modicum of interest being the Celestial King," Speechless grumbled as he silently played with the holy item of the Celestial domain in his hand—the Celestial Jade.
Mu Yuesheng could not help but roll her eyes. Disregarding Speechless's shameless act of touting his own horn, his body language appeared as if he enjoyed it. She despised him for it, but she too could not figure out why he had suddenly become the Celestial King.
Unlike Shi Xiaobai, the two of them did not even think of the wondrous possibility of the 'assessment program’s designation'. The only thought they had was that something had gone wrong, or that Speechless had done something he had failed to notice. Those acts might have initiated a hidden plot.
Mu Yuesheng pondered for a while with her eyebrows furrowed before she gave up thinking on the matter that provided no clues. She said, "You seem like you are enjoying it. As Celestial King, it is equivalent to you possessing all the resources of the Celestial domain. Even a holy item like the Celestial Jade can be held by you easily. This is a great opportunity that others would love to have."
When Speechless heard her, he squinted his eyes as he tasted a mouthful of the grape wine from the table. He said in admiration, "The Celestial domain's wine is indeed delicious."
Speechless set the glass of wine down and looked at Mu Yuesheng. His eyes suddenly turned serious as he said, "However if This Emperor were to become the Celestial King, how is he to challenge all three kings?"
Mu Yuesheng was slightly surprised as she immediately looked down and said, "Do you really need to challenge all three kings? Can't becoming the Celestial King be your excuse?"
Speechless fell silent for a moment before he said with a deep voice, "It can be used as an excuse and the old fogeys of the Li family have no choice but to accept the excuse, but...how can This Emperor accept such an excuse?"
Mu Yuesheng looked up suddenly and said in surprise, "What do you mean? The act of challenging the three kings is of your own will?"
Speechless nodded and said, "Of course. This Emperor had prepared seven years for this day."
Mu Yuesheng gaped and hesitated for a moment before she whispered, "But you once said that you want to be Speechless Li."
"Not only does This Emperor want to be Speechless Li, he also wants to surpass the Hero King," Speechless said in a deep voice, "But the premise of surpassing the Hero King requires This Emperor to accomplish his past achievements and nothing less!"
Mu Yuesheng shook her head and say with a wry smile, "I can't agree with your point of view. I believe that Speechless Li can surpass the Hero King, but there is no need to become the Hero King before surpassing him. Speechless Li can carve out a new path that belongs to him, creating a legend that he can call his own."
Speechless laughed in spite of himself and said, "To think that the name 'Speechless Li' is such a lofty existence in your mind. Sorry, Little Yue. Your Brother Speechless is not as great as you imagined. After fully understanding the legend of the Hero King, I believe that no one after him can create a legend that can surpass his. A legend that surpasses the Hero King does not exist from my point of view. To surpass him, I believe that one has to follow his life trajectory before taking one more step than he did."
Mu Yuesheng gave Speechless a penetrating glance and said seriously, "On this point, you are inferior to Shi Xiaobai. If it were him, he would not hesitate and do what he wants and walk down a path that belongs to him. Brother Speechless, do not let the 'Hero King' be your shackles that restrict your own expression."
Speechless was stunned when he heard this. He said with a chuckle, "What you said is very reasonable. I have nothing to offer to your viewpoint. But if from the day you were born, you were arranged and trained to become a particular person, wouldn't you have a grudge against that person? Would you think of telling this world and telling the people who designated your fate that you can surpass that person? Do you understand? What I want to do and the path I want to take is to follow the Hero King's footsteps and go even further than him!"
Mu Yuesheng gaped as she lowered her head slightly. She no longer spoke.
Speechless sighed and fell into silence.
The atmosphere turned heavy and oppressive.
At that moment, the sound of footsteps broke the heavy silence.
The two looked up and saw a bull-horned Celestial guard who was three meters tall enter the palace.
Although the bull-horned guard wore a guard's uniform, he looked rather majestic and had an extraordinary bearing. It was obvious at a glance that he was no ordinary guard.
"Is there something?" Speechless asked curiously.
The bull-horned guard bowed his head but he did not kneel. He said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, the first division has already begun the mission. Should the second division be ordered to be on standby?"
Speechless was stunned. "What do you mean? Speak clearly."
The bull-horned guard looked up slightly as his eyes had a trace of doubt. However, he quickly lowered his head as he enunciated his words clearly, "According to your command, the Celestial army's first division—the kamikaze squad has launched a preemptive assault on the Infernal domain in the wee hours of the night. They will likely open up a path in the Infernal domain. Your Majesty, when do you plan on letting the second division begin the second wave of attacks?"
Upon hearing that, Speechless and Mu Yuesheng were given a fright as they stood up from their seats.
Speechless said in a deep voice, "When did This Emp...This King issue such an order?"
The bull-horned guard immediately replied with a deep voice, "Two days ago, you raised the motion of launching a full-scale attack on the Infernal domain at the round table meeting. You were unanimously opposed by the seven Elders, but you were insistent on it and determined. You used the 'Will of the King' that every Celestial King can use once during his reign, forcefully passing the motion of invading the Infernal domain. According to your plan,
a three-hundred-strong kamikaze squad will use their lives to launch a sneak attack tonight so as to open a gap in the Infernal domain! All of this can be testified by the seven Elders, the ten Divine Generals, as well as me!"
Speechless and Mu Yuesheng looked each other in the face. They had only just arrived in the seventh level two days ago.
In that case, the command was issued by the real Celestial King?
But why would the real Celestial King issue such a command?
This situation had never been seen in the history of the trials that humans have seen in millennia.
Speechless was left shocked for a moment before he quickly calmed down. Regardless of what the Celestial King had done, he was now the Celestial King.
Speechless said to the bull-horned guard said, "It must have been a moment of folly and not the wishes of This King. Quickly pass the order to get the first division to retreat. The plans of invading the Infernal domain have all been canceled!"
The bull-horned guard looked up and gave Speechless a penetrating gaze. He shook his head and said in a deep voice, "I'm very sorry. The first division had already launched a sneak attack on the Infernal domain three minutes ago. Most of them should have died valiantly in battle, so it is unlikely that the plans of invading the Infernal domain can be canceled."
"Your Majesty, war has already begun!"
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Chapter396 We aren't real
Infernal domain, Door of the Bravehearts
The whole world believed that there was only one entrance to the Infernal domain—the narrow Door of the Bravehearts. This was because entry from any other direction would cause one to fall into a maze and lose their sense of direction. Even if one could finally walk out of the maze, one would appear outside the Infernal domain and never inside.
The Door of the Bravehearts was the only entrance that would not lead to a maze. It was also the only entrance that connected the interior of the Infernal domain to its exterior.
And it was because of this that the Infernal domain was easily defendable. Even if one had a million-strong army, trying to gain entry through such a narrow entrance would only result in a battering by the armies guarding the Infernal domain.
However, there were people who knew of a secret—the Infernal domain's mazes were not natural, but a result of several array formations. And these array formations were within the Infernal domain.
This was one of the biggest secrets of the Infernal domain. Mortals would not have any way of knowing, but the Celestials were different. Due to a particular reason, the Celestials knew of this secret.
Therefore, the Celestials were the greatest enemies of the Infernals as well as their greatest threat. This was because they knew that as long as the maze array formations were destroyed, it would result in a hole in the exterior barrier of the Infernal domain. And one maze array formation was all that was needed to have such an effect.
As the saying goes, an ant hole can cause the collapse of a great dike. Just a tiny hole would allow the Celestial army to directly destroy the Infernal domain's exterior barriers.
And the Celestial army's first division was a reconnaissance squad. They were endowed with the most confidential of missions—using three hundred kamikaze soldiers to destroy at least one array formation.
The first squad's commander, Maio, was already eighty years old. He was once one of the ten Divine Generals. After he retired, he did not choose to lead a peaceful retirement. Instead, he volunteered to be the commander of the first division.
Although this division was numbered one, it was the division that most Celestial soldiers hated to be assigned to. This was because the division was the first to make the charge and the first to die when war broke out.
Although the Celestials lived in isolation and had not warred for millennia, no one knew when the flames of war would ignite or when the smoke would waft to them.
Honor was dear, but life was dearer.
Of course, there were people who valued the treatment received by the first division. As the most dangerous division, the wages exceeded the other divisions. Things like pension, medical, unemployment, work injury and maternity insurance, board and lodging, allowances and year-end bonuses didn't exist, but the wages they received every month were twice that of the soldiers of the same rank!
Therefore, both honor and life could be given up for money.
There was no lack of such money-grubbing worms in the first division.
These worms were easily recognizable. Maio could tell at a glance that more than half of the young soldiers were trembling. His eyes flashed a look of disappointment.
However, there was a small minority of young soldiers who seemed to face death calmly in the eye.
This made Maio feel a tiny sense of comfort.
"If we succeed, would the war begin?"
A shivering soldier said with a tremble, "Shall we flee instead? For peace?"
With that said, there was immediately a number of soldiers that echoed him. Of course, there were other soldiers that laughed derisively.
Maio sighed and said with a heavy voice, "If we fail, there's still the second first division. And if we become deserters, your parents, spouse and children will be chased out of the Celestial domain."
With that said, all the soldiers fell silent.
Maio looked at the dark sky and said, "Ever since His Majesty used the Will of the King, the war has already begun. If the Infernal domain is not conquered, the Celestial domain will be in danger. For our family, our lives will not be in vain. Children, time is up. Let us send ourselves to our deaths!"
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Infernal domain, Infernal King's bedroom
The completely naked Infernal Queen stood up from the bathing pool. The most private parts of her body were not covered in any way.
Water droplets rolled down her smooth skin, but what was even more crystalline than the water droplets were her pair of charming eyes.
"Darling, I'll do whatever you want to do tonight."
Bold words that had a bashful tone to it came out of her light pink lips. Her soft voice sounded slightly hoarse which gave it a temptatious allure.
The Infernal Queen lifted her right foot out of the bathing pool as she walked to the middle of the room with water dripping down her body. A splendid scene could be seen from time to time as her thighs separated with every step she took. The full and ample bunnies on her chest bounced up and down in a supple manner.
Shi Xiaobai watched in a daze for three seconds. This was the first time he had seen the naked body of the opposite sex. Furthermore, it was one that he would consider very beautiful from an aesthetic point of view. Shi Xiaobai could not help but look for an additional three seconds.
This was a major influence on his pure heart.
There were huge differences between the bodies of men and women. And the greatest difference was between the legs.
Shi Xiaobai came up with a very scientific conclusion and could not help but ponder over the reason for the difference.
Unlike other teenagers, Shi Xiaobai would be dozing off in anatomy classes. He had never seen raunchy stuff before. Even in animations, games, or websites, he would turn a blind eye to the pornographic content. He did not have the desire to delve further into it. And it appeared as though his roommate, Yang Wei, was happy with such a situation happening. He deliberately chose not to inform Shi Xiaobai of the anatomy knowledge that even primary school students would more or less know.
Shi Xiaobai knew that there existed the possibility of 'mating' between men and women. He also knew that the term "Pa Pa Pa" represented intimate actions between men and women, but for the actual act or the specific details, they were things Shi Xiaobai did not know. He temporarily did not have the interest to know either.
In a world where sex and desires prevailed, there were always people who did not know a thing. They were obsessed
with certain things, so they would miss out on some general knowledge. You could call them idiots or retards, and Shi Xiaobai was such a youth.
The scene in front of his eyes made Shi Xiaobai ponder.
Like the legendary story, Adam and Eve began thinking when they looked at each other's bodies—Why were there such huge differences between the bodies of men and women?
Such a thought made Adam be instinctively attracted to Eve and eventually, he tasted the forbidden fruit.
And at that moment, Shi Xiaobai was facing a similar test.
But it was different from Adam's. What Shi Xiaobai was facing was not the equally ignorant Eve, but the Infernal Queen, who clearly knew everything.
The Infernal Queen was taking step after step in an enchanting manner as she came to a meter away from Shi Xiaobai. She gave an embarrassed smile and stretched out her slender and soft hands. Placing them on Shi Xiaobai's cheeks, she said gently, "Darling, am I beautiful?"
The Infernal Queen's naked body was in close proximity, but even under such close scrutiny, there was no sign of a blemish on her soft and fair skin. It was like flawless milky jade.
Shi Xiaobai had no way but to admit that the Infernal Queen in front of him was very beautiful. He nodded slightly as his eyes seemed to glaze over slightly.
The Infernal Queen chuckled in joy as she stretched out her hands to hold onto Shi Xiaobai's hands as she slowly pulled them towards her chest.
"Darling, I'll do whatever you want to do tonight, as long as you are happy."
The Infernal Queen's eyes were filled with affection and obsession, as though she was willing to give up everything for the person she loved deeply.
But just as Shi Xiaobai's hand was about to touch the ample bunnies, Shi Xiaobai suddenly pulled his hands back from the Infernal Queen's grasp.
The Infernal Queen was left stunned as she asked curiously, "What happened?"
Shi Xiaobai slowly took a step back. His eyes were bright and clear as a lake. "You know that This King isn't the real Infernal King."