I Have a Certificate, So Killing You Isn't a Crime

For an instant, the streams of data in Ling's deep-blue Electronic Eyes seemed to freeze.

She looked at the murderous Sword of Judgment in Yang Yu's hand. Instead of launching a counterattack like the earlier AI programs, she slowly drew in the waves of Law surrounding her.

The terrifying pressure that could crush the stars receded like a tide.

In its place came a suffocating weight.

It was the weight of "the greater good."

"Yang Yu, put away your sword."

Ling's voice echoed through the vacuum. It was no longer cold; it carried a compassion that seemed almost divine. "Do you think the universe's Order can be upheld by acting on impulse?"

She raised a hand toward the vast darkness of space.

"You dared to wage war against the Abyss for Blue Star. I respect that courage."

"But do you know how many lesser civilizations like Blue Star would be wiped out in the aftermath of a Divine War if my master, the God of All Machines, left the Divine Throne to fight the Dominator of the Heavenly Realm?"

"Countless living beings."

"Countless stars extinguished."

"The physical laws of an entire dimension would collapse."

Ling met Yang Yu's eyes, her voice growing firmer. "What you call 'having a fight' would spell catastrophe for this universe. And the Abyss is lurking in the shadows, waiting to profit from it."

"Would you drag the entire universe to its death for the sake of your pride and that wager?"

"Is that your idea of justice?"

Her words rang with conviction, her logic airtight.

From the moral high ground, she could have crushed anyone beneath their weight.

Even Li Qingcang and the others in the distance felt their hearts tighten.

She was right.

The consequences of two supreme gods going to war were unimaginable.