Berserk God of War

Chapter 1600: Chapter 1600: Ba Yun Secret Realm, What Are Your Thoughts?

With Dongwu’s departure, the trial was naturally left without a conclusion.

Beicang slowly stood up and walked towards Venerable Ba Lian, smiling: ”Alian, after you settle your little one, let’s have a chat.”

After speaking, he too disappeared within the Heavenly Decision Hall.

Xi Tu also walked over, looked deeply at Venerable Ba Lian, and with a wry smile, said: ”Ba Lian, I truly apologize, farewell.”

Before leaving, Si Tu gave Venerable Ba Lie a cold glance.

Using personal ties to interfere in such a significant vote, in his heart, Venerable Ba Lie had made quite a negative impression.

From this moment on, he severed all ties with the Ba Lie Lineage.

Nanfeng curled his lips and said to Venerable Ba Lie and the others: ”Let’s go have a drink.”

He wanted to find Venerable Ba Lie to properly discuss how they could finish off Venerable Ba Lian.

In the blink of an eye, only Sikong Jing and his group were left in the Heavenly Decision Hall, each gently exhaled and tightened their fists again.

No matter what, their journey to the Heavenly Decision Hall had been fairly successful.

At this moment, Venerable Ba Lian couldn’t help but laugh, saying: ”With the support of the old undying Great Heaven Decision, next time they vote, we basically won’t lose... Let’s go now, I’ll settle you in before we talk further.”

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this, each still quite excited.

They were overjoyed by the Great Heaven Decision’s support and were also very curious about what Batian Outer City was like, as most of them were young and visiting the central Central Plains for the first time.

Seeing everyone in a temporarily relaxed mood, Sikong Jing wore a faint smile too, feeling this was indeed a victory for him.

Just like he thought earlier...

One of his most important purposes in coming to the Heavenly Decision Hall was to restore Duanmu Chun’s position in the East Dominator Grand Dominator Decision, thus making the Ba Lie Lineage suffer, while he himself was not all that concerned, as the Qianwang Holy Tower would have to be faced sooner or later.

And so, they too turned and left the Heavenly Decision Hall...

But just as they reached the doorway, a trembling voice called out: ”Venerable Ba Lian, I I I...”

The speaker, of course, was the most unfortunate Luo Bajiang.

At this moment, he had completely lost the image of a cool leader who brought everyone in, leaving only fear and dread.

”You should go to the Batian Punishment Hall to stand trial.”

Venerable Ba Lian’s voice was cold to the extreme, emphasizing further: ”Don’t worry, although I’ve already surpassed the Venerable Level realm, in name I’m still just a Venerable, unable to interfere with the Batian Punishment Hall’s judgment.”

Leaving that sentence behind, Venerable Ba Lian continued to lead the group out of the Heavenly Decision Hall.

And Luo Bajiang sat down on the ground with a thud.

Unable to interfere? Yeah, right...

Even without direct interference, the leader of the Punishment Hall would give Venerable Ba Lian face and severely punish him.

”It’s all this damn Sikong Jing’s fault, for causing such a mess.”

Luo Bajiang wasn’t considering his own reasons at all, inwardly cursing Sikong Jing ceaselessly.

...

Inside Batian Inner City, there was a tranquil small forest, where Dongwu Tianjue, the first to leave the Heavenly Decision Hall, had now arrived.

This small forest was precisely where the highest Heavenly Decision Maker, the Great Heaven Decision, resided.

Just as Dongwu expected, he was here to inquire about what the Great Heaven Decision was really thinking, why he voted for Sikong Jing?

In front of the small forest stood a stele, inscribed with the large characters ”Ba Yun.”

When Dongwu walked past the Ba Yun Stele, it revealed a whole new world inside.

At first glance, clouds and mist swirled, with mountains, water, and a drifting cloud, revealing that Dongwu had entered a secret realm, though unsurprisingly, as this was not his first visit to the Great Heaven Decision’s residence.

After just a few steps, he saw an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in white, fishing inside ”Ba Yun Secret Realm.”

This was none other than: the Overlord Commerce’s highest Heavenly Decision Maker, Murong Jianyun.

As soon as Dongwu appeared, he asked straightforwardly: ”Great Heaven Decision, I don’t understand...”

Since the Great Heaven Decision permitted him into the Ba Yun Secret Realm, it was natural he allowed him to ask questions, naturally meant to explain things to him.

And so-called Ba Yun was the title once held by the Great Heaven Decision during his Venerable years.

Hearing this, Murong Jianyun, without turning around, said: ”The ambition of the Qianwang Holy Tower is growing, and Pei Kuang has already started preparing for expansion. Our Overlord Commerce must not easily compromise—using the Soul Dominator’s Heir makes a fine leverage point.”

His voice was elderly, yet each word was perfectly clear, placid like an immortal.

”But we cannot protect him like this; otherwise, we’ll have to directly confront the Qianwang Holy Tower,” Dongwu replied quickly with a cold tone: ”Besides, we are a commerce; even if the Qianwang Holy Tower expands further, we’ll continue doing business as usual.”

In truth, he was still quite upset about Sikong Jing’s actions, which made him somewhat breathless while speaking.

The three votes from the Great Heaven Decision had practically served him a major slap in the face; had it not ended in a tie, his position would’ve been untenable.

This prompted Murong Jianyun to lightly ponder before calmly saying further: ”Follow your own thinking—regarding the Soul Dominator’s Heir, I’ll only vote and not interfere otherwise, and I will not vote next time as well, off you go!”

Dongwu was directly stunned by this, wondering what these words meant?

”My judgment isn’t necessarily correct; maybe yours is the right one. The deliberate tie this time was meant to console Ba Lian.”

”And whatever the result in the next vote, it would be as it is—it’s up to you to strive for your part.”

Murong Jianyun offered a gentle explanation and then continued fishing as if entering meditation.

Blinking in realization, Dongwu suddenly understood: Venerable Ba Lian could no longer remain at the Venerable Level, so the intention behind the deliberate tie was to appease her and prevent her from becoming disheartened with Overlord Commerce.

Especially now that the Ba Lian Lineage had been heavily oppressed by Venerable Ba Lie lately.

Additionally, with Venerable Ba Lie’s clear covert manipulations and such going on, there surely needed to be an explanation given to Venerable Ba Lian.

Later discussions found Venerable Ba Lian’s emotions calmed; regardless of the outcome, she could accept it without further madness, which was the Great Heaven Decision’s intention.

As for Sikong Jing being this so-called ”leverage point,” Dongwu no longer pondered too much, especially after the Great Heaven Decision admitted he might not be right.

Affirming his understanding, Dongwu took his leave.

But shortly after he left, another figure gradually emerged from the Secret Realm Jungle—it was Beicang.

She had set out slightly later than Dongwu, yet arrived at the Ba Yun Secret Realm faster, indicating her strength surpassed Dongwu’s.

Murong Jianyun, naturally aware of Beicang’s arrival from the start...

At this moment, Beicang gently asked: ”Great Heaven Decision, what on earth are you thinking?”

She had only just arrived and exchanged a few words before Dongwu joined, so Murong Jianyun’s remarks left her puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Murong Jianyun’s figure suddenly started shifting.

In an instant, he transformed from the appearance of an old man with white hair and beard to a young man with white hair, astonishing any onlookers, but Beicang showed no surprise.

After Murong Jianyun completed his transformation, he softly countered with a question: ”Could it be, you don’t know my thoughts?”

His voice, too, had turned youthful.

Beicang fell silent, probing, asked cautiously: ”To counter the Qianwang Holy Tower’s ambition?”