Free Web NovelChapter 322: Chapter 46: The Order of Evil
Above them was the ’Production Class.’ This class and higher consisted of Spirit Beasts who possessed intelligence. They were not seen as food but as members of the Beast God Realm’s civilization. Most were involved in secondary processing industries, like refining ore mined by the Slave Species into wrought iron and weapons, or manufacturing various products. They were largely commoners, though individuals with greater strength or whose crafting skills reached the level of a Master Craftsman could become citizens.
Even higher was the ’Combat Intelligent Species,’ also known as the ’Warrior Class.’ They did not engage in production, instead living off the offerings of the Slave Species and Production Class. Possessing clear intellect and formidable combat prowess, they formed the main body of the army and the primary force for suppressing the lower classes. They were citizens by birth.
At the very top was the ’Supreme Class.’ This class consisted of Divine Beasts like the Peacock Divine Bird, who possessed special bloodlines, unique Divine Techniques, and control over bloodline inheritances that ensured their perpetual prosperity. They were the Divine Beasts who controlled the civilization and its military might.
Originally, there should have been one more class above them: the ’Life Master Class.’ This referred to the giant tree from the early days of the Beast God Realm, which was said to grow in the sea. Its existence nurtured the realm’s ecological cycle, and all life depended on It. It wasn’t that all things worshiped It; rather, Its very presence allowed all things to live. That is why It was the Life Lord of all creation.
However, after the Life Lord was defeated by the Immortal Gods, It fell into a deep slumber and never reawakened. With the Spiritual Qi having waned for so many years, it was highly unlikely It ever would.
After reviewing all the information left in the Peacock Evil Soul, even a contrarian like Su Zhou had to admit it. ’...The Beast God Realm... perhaps it really is a legacy left to us by the Immortal Gods. Whether the beasts of the Beast God Realm wish to become human or insist on maintaining their own civilization, their existence has preserved the vast majority of Dao Mimic Bloodlines we have long since lost.’
’A closed ecosystem can keep bloodlines pure. That’s a proven fact.’
However, this information wasn’t what made Su Zhou frown.
’If the Peacock is to be called evil, then it is indeed evil. To test its Spirit Technique, it used countless members of the Slave Species and other lower-ranking races as test subjects. The so-called "harvesting the spark of life to refine qi" was, to put it bluntly, just a method of using sacrificial Orbits to gather the Life Spiritual Energy from multitudes of the Slave Species. It used this energy to form an Extraordinary Organ for itself that could efficiently convert Spiritual Qi. This is no different from when the Continuous Prayer Meeting captured people to conduct transactions in the Void, exchanging them with Yara for Undying Blood.’
’The essence of the Five Elements Reincarnation Spirit Technique was to create an extra, special organ—the ’Five Spirits Colorful Feathers.’ It was like building a refrigerator big enough to fit an elephant, all for the convenience of converting Spiritual Power. This was a Special Level Spiritual Power Organ, comparable to the Heart of the Thunder Marsh. And even a True Dragon could kick the bucket if they weren’t careful with the Heart of the Thunder Marsh. Who knows how many lives were sacrificed in the attempts to create the Five Spirits Colorful Feathers.’
’In theory, Su Zhou shouldn’t find anything wrong with an enemy slaughtering its own kind. After all, he himself was the sort of Demon Lord who would kill an Evil Beast and use its corpse as a stool. To expect him to feel pity for an enemy was simply asking too much.’
’Besides, from the perspective of the Beast God Realm’s civilization, such an act was completely normal. Neither the Peacock who did the killing nor the beasts who were killed would likely have thought anything was wrong with it.’
’And yet, for some reason, Su Zhou just felt that this was wrong.’
’That this was evil.’
’What exactly does the Evil-Devouring Demon Lord use as its basis for judging good and evil? It’s supposed to be based on my own judgment, but it can determine the existence of an Evil Soul before I’m even consciously aware of the matter. Before I even knew if the Peacock was an Evil Beast—back when I didn’t recognize it or know anything about its past—my power had already told me that it was a creature of extreme evil.’
Su Zhou stood up and slowly walked to the edge of the giant black hole. His blue-violet Dragon Pupils seemed to want to peer through the Space-Time Passage and gaze upon the world on the other side. ’The Peacock’s conviction... you could even say it makes it a civilizational Hero in the Beast God Realm. Does that mean the heroes of other races’ civilizations are inherently evil from our perspective?’
’No, that’s not right either. What is this evil that I feel, exactly?’
"It’s that the world is not as you wish it to be." freёwebnovel.com
Hanging from the ear of the perplexed Su Zhou, Yara gently took a sip of blood. It spoke nonchalantly, "You are, in the end, still too young, Su Zhou. All your turmoil boils down to this one point: the Order of the Beast God Realm is not what you wish to see."
"You believe this kind of Order is in itself evil. That the very existence of such a world and civilization is a form of suffering. Therefore, the Peacock, which strives to uphold it, will be seen by you as evil regardless of whether it opposes you, because it is a champion of that Order."
"Regardless of whether the beasts of the Beast God Realm want to become human, you believe there are better methods and better choices for them than their current situation... But the Peacock and its ancestors created a truly terrible Order."
The Snake Spirit said softly to the Evil-Devouring Demon Lord, "You’re just that kind of self-centered, arrogant person who thinks his ideas are more correct than anyone else’s. To you, being an enemy is evil, slaughtering the innocent is evil, and destroying life is evil. Chaos is evil, of course, but an imperfect Order is also evil. And as for whether that Order is ’imperfect’? That is for you, and you alone, to decide."
’—What a terrifying Chaos Divine Technique. Su Zhou, you are truly worthy of being my Contractor.’
But the smiling Yara did not see the troubled expression it expected from Su Zhou. Instead, he simply nodded, calmly acknowledging it all. He even looked as though he’d had an epiphany.
