Chapter 1004
Is the Shadow Heavenly Envoy a Good God?
Bound by Sin… This was the signature skill of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy from the past.
Path Power ultimately came from obsession, from the inability to let go of “self-attachment” in one’s heart. Even Heavenly Envoys could not be absolved of sin, let alone these Phantom Demons.
Although the power of “sin” had already scattered throughout the Material Realm with the fall of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy… this move used by the Night Demon was genuinely from the Heavenly Envoy Fragments left behind by the Fallen Heavenly Envoy. Apart from the Energy Level, which was not comparable to the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, its essence was not significantly different.
Even if this was a seventh-level Phantom Demon, it would be bound to the point of immobility!
Only the rustling screams, like insect chirps, could be heard as the bound Shadow Hunter Beasts gradually revealed their true forms.
Arsen’s eyes widened.
—It was an extremely abstract monster. It was about three meters tall, headless and footless, consisting only of a furry, ball-like black body, a long, thick snake tail, and two ferocious claws like scorpion pincers. It looked like a furry scorpion.
At this moment, its body seemed unable to withstand the heavy pressure, and countless cracks appeared. Only the two pincers were intact. It was actually close to the form of countless fuzzy moths gathered together, but it was bound by the Great Sin Chain and could not freely disintegrate.
Each of those cracks was actually a black moth with beating wings, and within each crack, there was an eye of different size and color… Those were the “dreams” it had devoured.
“A seventh-level Phantom Demon… it was captured so easily?”
Arsen was shocked.
“Don’t underestimate this thing,” Eivass said calmly. “The injuries caused by this thing are something even the Church cannot heal. Some people fall asleep and wake up with splitting headaches, losing interest in everything they do. They only remember having a big dream but forget exactly what they dreamed… but some geniuses also become mediocre because of it.
“That’s because, like us just now… they get lost repeatedly in the dark jungle of dreams and end up wandering into the Shadow Realm. Then they are preyed upon by these hidden monsters.”
“…Are they subjects of the Queen of the Shadow Realm? Then if…”
Arsen was somewhat worried that if they captured these things, they might anger a Heavenly Envoy.
Eivass understood his unspoken implication and looked at Arsen with some surprise.
—This fellow, despite being a Phantom Thief, is so rational and polite?
He had thought that this idol of the Iris people would be a man who was always thinking about freedom and rebellion.
Arsen glanced at Eivass and understood his meaning.
The Phantom Thief smiled wryly, “People grow, after all…”
“Do you still work as a Phantom Thief?”
“I do.”
“Why?”
“Because some people don’t understand reason and don’t deserve respect. Someone has to kick them hard like a dog for them to change.
“And because some real thieves never steal. I want to take the money from their homes and give it to those who truly need it.”
Arsen said softly, “Not for justice, freedom, or ideals… those things are too heavy, and too frivolous. I’m just good at this, and I happen to be able to do it.”
“Because you happen to be able to, you do it?” Eivass asked with a smile.
“Yes,” Arsen said frankly. “If I can do it but don’t, what difference is there between me and those people?”
“As expected of a Devotee,” Eivass praised, then comforted him, “Don’t worry, the Queen doesn’t like them. On the contrary, these monsters are what she detests the most… She will even send her own warriors to hunt them.”
“…Why?” Hearing this, Arsen was somewhat surprised.
As an Iris person, he had certainly heard the legends of the Shadow Realm.
That was the life that the “People of Love” yearned for most – to kill each other without restraint, hunt huge prey, and to be resurrected after dying in battle; after the fierce battles, they could enjoy banquets, eat and drink barbecue, and after they were full, they might even be favored by the Queen.
No need for thought, no difficult problems, and no danger. Day after day, enjoying the process of their animalistic instincts taming their reason.
If they were occasionally greedy, they could go to the Banquet Heavenly Envoy for a meal—for the Banquet Heavenly Envoy, as long as they followed his rules, all guests were welcome.
There was only one point, and that was not to go to the Blood Heavenly Envoy for pleasure… After all, to the Shadow Heavenly Envoy, these warriors belonged to her.
There was just one thing that was a bit strange…
—This Queen of the Shadow Realm is so calm every day, staying at home and never going out, why is she the God of Revenge? Is it just because she is jealous and petty?
“Because the Shadow Heavenly Envoy is not actually an evil god,” Eivass said softly.
“…The Goddess of Revenge is a good god?!” Arsen was greatly surprised.
“No, that’s not necessarily true…” Eivass shook his head. “She cannot be considered a good god, but at least not an evil god.”
Even in the original timeline, the Shadow Heavenly Envoy went mad and destroyed Avalon… but objectively speaking, the culprit should actually be the Ring Heavenly Envoy, followed by Jacob and Viviane, and then Merlin, who did not maintain the system properly.
For the Shadow Heavenly Envoy, being forced to descend into a man’s body—especially when that man was one of her lovers—was enough to drive her mad. Not to mention, she couldn’t return after being pulled down.
—That was her castle, her kingdom, her world!
The souls of the Path of Love were notoriously promiscuous and desirous. She had specifically chosen the most handsome, strong, greedy, and beautiful souls to make her warriors and witches.
When she was in the Shadow Realm, these people were her property… but she couldn’t go back. Even if there was a possibility of resurrection in the distant future, in these hundreds or thousands of years, would these people remain chaste for her?
It was impossible to even think about it!
Those were outstanding souls of the Path of Love!
—There are cuckolds, there are cuckolds!
And it was at least a scale of thousands of people, a continuous green hat for hundreds of years—when she was pulled down, all of this was already set in stone. Even if she might be resurrected in the future, the Path Node occupied by the Heavenly Envoy had been returned to the Material Realm, meaning she would no longer be a Heavenly Envoy after resurrection. At that time, could she still collect so many handsome men and beautiful women?
It was impossible to even think about it—she would be lucky if she wasn’t collected by her former lovers herself.
So it was very reasonable for the Shadow Heavenly Envoy to have red eyes at that time. This was also why Eivass wasn’t eager to pull her down.
Being the God of Revenge, yet having parties in her house every day… This was probably why the Dream Realm’s HR Manager, the Ring Heavenly Envoy, fired her, and also why Eivass didn’t want her to fall.
“Her Majesty the Queen does not possess the power of revenge, nor does she wish to become the Goddess of Revenge. She is the opposite of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy… because she herself is a hedonist and dislikes acts of revenge, nor does she want others to seek revenge indiscriminately… Therefore, she occupies the position of the Heavenly Envoy of Revenge and monopolizes the Authority of Revenge… This is to guard against the spread of revenge, so that it does not spread too widely.”
At this moment, the speaker was not Eivass, but Viviane.
In the Dream Realm, Night Demons no longer had “existence restrictions.” She could appear and fight as she pleased, without being restricted, and did not even need Eivass to provide Mana—the Dream Realm was the source of Mana itself.
Although she was currently a Night Demon, she was formerly a Shadow Demon. And apart from residing in the domain of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy, a large part of the Shadow Demons also lived in the Shadow Realm.
From this perspective, Viviane was actually half a local.
She was like a recent college graduate—although she was not born or raised here, she had worked and rented an apartment here for a few years after graduation. Even if she hadn’t had time to explore the entire city, she would generally know which shops in the neighborhood had good food.
This was actually one of the reasons Eivass released Viviane.
“This actually has a reason,” Eivass added softly, “Because she is a Giant.”
If Arsen was from Avalon, he would have immediately understood what it meant.
But he just scratched his head with some doubt, “Giant… What’s wrong with a Giant?”
Eivass smiled meaningfully.
—That question should be asked to Mr. King of the Wild Hunt, who is now sealed in a small card by Eivass.
