Chapter 455

The God of Fear was a very shrewd fellow. Though sometimes he was too clever for his own good, at least when life and death were on the line, his calculations were fairly sound.

Just as he had said, goodness and evil were both inherent parts of this world, and the balance between good and evil was one of the world's fundamental laws. To judge evil by goodness was tantamount to denying the balance between the two, and could not stand on legal grounds.

It was a remarkably well-put argument. Not only the mortals, but even the gods could not help nodding to themselves.

Most deities in this world belonged to the neutral camp. To them, ordinary "goodness" or "evil" was no longer enough to concern them. What concerned them was their own camp and the laws—nothing more.

If the balance between good and evil were broken, whether the power of goodness grew too strong or that of evil did, it would have an enormous impact on the world. Whether that impact would be good or bad was another matter, but given the current situation, no one wished to see such a tremendous change occur—because no one could be certain what consequences it would bring.

Faced with the God of Fear's defense, Sui Xiong merely gave a cold laugh, unconcerned.

The God of Fear's attempt to defend himself had not surprised him—or rather, it had not surprised the God of Law.

For this trial, he had held detailed discussions with the God of Law and had even asked him to play the role of the God of Fear, imagining how he might defend himself.

What the God of Fear was saying now was among several possibilities the God of Law had considered at the time.

Naturally, Sui Xiong had prepared