The Judge silently drank a cup of wine. "Everything I say now can be verified one by one when you meet the Punishment Official."
Then, his tone shifted. "I am not telling you this to win your trust or goodwill. In truth, had you lost to those nine departed Founder spirits this time, I would only have acted decisively and suppressed you."
Su Yi gave an "Oh." "One trial was enough to change your attitude?"
The Judge answered seriously, "At the very least, as the third Fate Official, you have proven that you truly differ from Xiao Jian. Reincarnation is a forbidden Dao that not even the Dao Definitive has mastered. In my view, the future you may already have hope of locking arms with the Dao Definitive."
Su Yi was startled.
Then he understood. The Judge surely did not know that the Dao Definitive carried a wisp of reincarnation aura!
It was even possible that the Heavenly Punishers serving the Dao Definitive were wholly unaware of it as well.
After a brief thought, Su Yi said directly, "So you have decided not to serve the Dao Definitive any longer?"
The Judge fell silent for a long while before saying, "From this day onward, everyone in the Karma Calamity Lineage is willing to serve Lord Fate Official!"
Su Yi pressed, "Are you not afraid the Dao Definitive will punish you?"
The Judge's expression remained tranquil as he nodded.
He did not tell Su Yi that he had chosen to serve the Dao Definitive back then solely to preserve the lives of everyone in the Karma Calamity Lineage.
It had also been to preserve the Punishment Official's life.
That was why, throughout those long years, he had willingly guarded the Sea Eye Ruin, drawing the ground as a prison.
Nor did