"So that was it!" I finally understood.
I was no longer surprised when Old Yuan said that this prison cage had also been my handiwork.
I had discovered that I had actually been the designer of many of the games I played.
Just like this round—it looked like a high-level match, yet in the end, the one who had started it all was me.
"Why did Heavenly Dao and Earthly Law want to interfere in matters here? Was it merely because this place was beyond their control?" I was somewhat puzzled. I didn't think they would go to such lengths over that alone.
"Because those imprisoned here are vicious gods and fiends from ancient times, ferocious beasts and evil ghosts. Heavenly Dao and Earthly Law believe they should have coexisted with heaven and earth. By imprisoning them here, you went against the laws of heaven and earth. That is why they have always wanted to release these fiends, claiming it is to restore the balance of heaven and earth."
Just hearing that gave me a headache. Still, from Heavenly Dao and Earthly Law's perspective, it did not seem entirely wrong.
It was like the so-called wildlife protection in our world. For example, venomous snakes often came out and bit people, yet you could not simply kill them, because many of them were protected species on the verge of extinction. If you killed them, you might instead violate the nation's criminal law.
So all one could do was have specialized departments capture them. But what happened after they were caught? They were released back into the wild, where they might attack humans again. Many innocent people lost their lives this way, while the real culprits behind those deaths enjoyed being released again and again.
Over time, those snakes became even more