Inside a lavish palace in the Virtual Universe.
Royce sat upon a throne carved from dark-red crystals.
His scarlet eyes stared at the floating light screen before him, his expression so gloomy it seemed ready to drip water.
On the light screen was the updated progress of Xu Jingming's Chain Mission in the Spark Project.
[Xu Jingming: The fourth mission, "Kill an Eternal Tier 7 Alien Race member with a top-tier Divine Body," has been completed.]
[The fifth mission has been issued: Go to the Heavenly Punishment Star Domain Tribunal and deliver final judgment upon detained major criminals. Time limit: one hundred years.]
"Damn it!"
Royce slammed a fist into the throne's armrest.
The armrest shattered at once, turning to powder.
"That useless Kongming God!
Not only did he fail to kill Su Chen, he even made him famous and earned him the title of 'Thunder God'!"
His chest heaved violently as rage blazed in his eyes.
"And now that bastard Xu Jingming has completed another mission!
Damn it! What rotten luck!"
Su Chen. Xu Jingming.
Those two names now filled him with incomparable disgust.
"On Xu Jingming's side, the Frost Crown Dominator must have pulled some strings and arranged for someone to help him complete the mission.
But this fifth mission of his looks rather simple, doesn't it?
He only has to judge a few criminals."
Colt stood to one side, also watching the information on the light screen, a slight frown on his face.
"Simple?"
Royce sneered at that, mockery flashing through his scarlet pupils.
"Colt, you're too naïve."
"Judging criminals sounds simple, but do you know what kind of backgrounds those 'criminals' have?"
He turned and stared at Colt.
"Of those detained in the Judgment Court yet left unexecuted for so long, which one doesn't have an