Chapter 150 The Trial

"Presiding Judge," nodded after listening, looking towards Xu Jingming's location, "Defendant's spokesperson, please state your case." Beside Xu Jingming sat a tall, thin woman, the spokesperson the Yuan Chu Research Institute had chosen for him.

"Everyone," the tall, thin woman rose, looking around, "First, let's examine what kind of person Lu Nadu was. The joint investigation team's investigation materials have already been sent to everyone. You can read them carefully."

"Lu Nadu was extremely incompetent. After initially gaining power, he traveled to numerous cosmic domains, ostensibly visiting, but in reality, oppressing many weak civilizations, extorting benefits, and forcing geniuses from weak civilizations to sign lifetime contracts. He initially wanted to make Wu Ming his lifelong protector and servant. Wu Ming refused, which led to conflict," the tall, thin woman shook her head. "Wu Ming was recruited by the Yuan Chu Research Institute and had the leverage to refuse. But what about the geniuses of other weak civilizations? One by one, they were controlled by him, serving as his slaves."

"If given good training, these people could have potentially become Origin Lifeforms," the tall, thin woman said, "From the perspective of the human race, Lu Nadu was nothing but scum."

"After his elder brother, Lu Naxing, inherited the throne, Lu Nadu held great power and truly revealed his fangs. As the Minister of Finance of the Yuanxing Civilization and the Emperor's brother, countless families were ruined because of him, and hundreds of millions of lives on indigenous planets were extinguished. The evidence interrogated from the guests who visited Lu Naxing is just the tip of the iceberg. It proves that Lu Nadu's sins were monstrous." "In comparison,"

The tall, thin woman continued, "Wu Ming was born in a weak, newly emerging civilization. He only came into contact with the evolutionary method at the age of 29, became an Origin Lifeform at 60, and a tenth-level Origin Lifeform at 251. Since becoming an Origin Lifeform, he has been constantly fighting the Prison race and the Void God race, and has killed countless Prison race Origin Lifeforms."

"In recent years, he has given up his personal time and evolutionary cultivation time, solely to intercept the Prison race, single-handedly changing the situation on the Prison race battlefield," the tall, thin woman said, "He went to the Void God race battlefield, winning battle after battle. None of the younger generation of the Void God race could threaten Wu Ming. In the end, their Cosmic Legend ambushed him, causing Wu Ming to suffer high-dimensional contamination."

"Even after being contaminated, Wu Ming continued to suffer from the torment of the contamination power, but he still went to the Prison race front line time and time again to intercept the Prison race," the tall woman said, "Fearing losing control, after being contaminated, he never returned to his hometown, the Blue Star civilization, nor did he reunite with his family."

"Wu Ming's character is clear to everyone. He is wholeheartedly devoted to the human race, and even after suffering high-dimensional contamination, he did not stop!" the tall woman said, "And when he discovered Lu Nadu's sins, he, who was suffering from high-dimensional contamination, could no longer control himself. He wanted to uphold the dignity of the law and kill Lu Nadu, this piece of scum!"

"Yes, he suffered from high-dimensional contamination and could not completely control himself. But I still think he did well in killing him! It is enough to deter more scum," the tall, thin woman said, "I have finished."

The Presiding Judge nodded.

"Maintaining the dignity of the law is a joke. He has no right to enforce the law on the royal family," the Yuanxing Civilization's royal spokesperson said, "He is undeniably violating the law!"

"It's normal for Wu Ming to be unable to perfectly control himself, given he is suffering from high-dimensional contamination," the tall, thin woman said. "Just because a madman goes crazy doesn't mean he can't be punished," the royal spokesperson retorted.

"Please watch your language. Wu Ming has made great contributions to the entire human race in the cosmos. His loss of control was due to being ambushed by a foreign race. Given your disrespectful remarks, I demand that the court punish him," the tall woman said angrily.

The royal spokesperson retorted, "You call Lu Nadu scum and a maggot; why can't I call Wu Ming a madman?"

"Silence."

Even selling cosmic fruits is a contribution. Chi Meng has benefited from that special cosmic fruit, further improving his strength and having full confidence in becoming a high-dimensional lifeform in a short time.

"Over 2 billion merits?" In the spectator seats, whether tenth-level councilors or others, 2 billion merits represented both outstanding achievements and huge wealth. Many people looked at Xu Jingming with different eyes, some with envy and jealousy.

Some people had other ideas.

"Yuanxing Civilization's royal spokesperson, you are disrespectful to a person of great merit. Given this is your first offense, you will be fined 100 million cosmic coins. If you offend again, you will be expelled from the court," the Presiding Judge said.

The human race in the cosmos has various protections for those with great merit. They are the heroes of the entire race.

"Yes," the royal spokesperson was somewhat aggrieved but could only obediently accept the penalty. 100 million cosmic coins was just a drop in the bucket, but being expelled from the court after another offense would be troublesome. The royal family needed to immediately arrange for another spokesperson.

"The other party believes that Lu Nadu deserved to die, but that's because the joint investigation team found enough evidence," the royal spokesperson continued, "At the time Wu Ming acted, there was no evidence to prove that Lu Nadu deserved to die."

The spokespersons on both sides argued back and forth, while also sending some evidence to the observing councilors, royal representatives, and judges.

"Time's up."

The Presiding Judge finally looked at Xu Jingming, "Defendant, take your place."

Xu Jingming rose. Although the terrifying dark fluctuations of his mind and consciousness were restrained, they still caused pressure to those around him. Xu Jingming calmly walked forward a few steps.

"Defendant," the Presiding Judge said, "Please state your case."

Xu Jingming glanced at Lu Naxing and the others in the distance, and smiled slightly. His smile caused a chill in the hearts of many.

As the Imitation Technique deepened, the path of the power of the mind-world went further and further. Xu Jingming's eyes possessed terrifying aggressiveness, and even his expressions had the ability to influence people's hearts. Seeing Xu Jingming was like seeing a terrifying existence in the darkness.

"The matter is very simple," Xu Jingming said with a smile, "The Void God race's Cosmic Legend, Tu Tiemu, ambushed me, causing me to suffer high-dimensional contamination."

As the Imitation Technique deepened, the path of the power of the mind-world was going further and further. Xu Jingming's eyes possessed terrifying aggressiveness, and even his expressions had the ability to influence people's hearts. Seeing Xu Jingming was like seeing a terrifying existence in the darkness.

"Being contaminated, the only way is to comprehend the contaminated high-dimensional power," Xu Jingming said, "To better comprehend it, I have to sort out my own karma. Otherwise, with entangled karma, the efficiency of comprehension will be very low."

The many observers suddenly understood. Sorting out karma... Entangled karma affects the comprehension of the mind.

"Sorting out karma should be helpful for the evolutionary path," many observing Origin Lifeforms perked up their ears and listened carefully, absorbing experience in evolution. After all, standing there was the most dazzling peerless genius of the present era, and what he said naturally had its own merit.

In fact, the vast majority of Origin Lifeforms had not realized the importance of "sorting out karma." Before being contaminated, Xu Jingming hadn't felt that sorting out karma was that important either. Only powerful high-dimensional lifeforms would gradually attach importance to karma.

"Sorting out karma, repaying kindness and avenging grievances," Xu Jingming said, "I killed Lu Nadu, on the one hand, to settle karma, so that my mind would not be disturbed by karma and my evolutionary path would be smoother. On the other hand, it was also because he was deeply sinful and deserved to die!"

The Presiding Judge looked at the other side, "Yuanxing Civilization royal representative, what do you have to say?"

Lu Naxing rose at this moment.

"Your Majesty Lu Naxing," the Presiding Judge nodded slightly.

"Wu Ming killed a member of the royal family purely out of personal grudges," Lu Naxing said, "In the future, he may kill anyone else because of personal grudges."

"If Lu Nadu hadn't been guilty of heinous crimes, I wouldn't have killed him," Xu Jingming said, his eyes calm, "Even if entangled karma hindered my cultivation, I wouldn't bother to kill an innocent person."

He refined his heart with spearmanship, and in essence, he was refining his heart.

What he was pursuing was the path of the "power of the mind-world," and what he did had to conform to his heart. Of course, his current "heart" had been twisted by contamination, leaning more towards the style of the Lord of the Abyss.

Kill those who deserve to be killed. Those who shouldn't be killed, he would rather have karma entangling him than kill them.

"Nice to say," Lu Naxing's eyes were cold, "Publicly killing my brother, and even threatening me, saying that if I don't act in a way that satisfies you, you will kill me too."

"If you don't repent and continue to condone your cronies to do evil, I will definitely kill you, and execute you publicly," Xu Jingming said, standing in the courtroom and looking at Lu Naxing, causing an uproar in the audience.

"Wu Ming!" Lu Naxing angrily pointed at Xu Jingming, "In the Supreme Court of the Cosmic Human Alliance, you are still threatening an Emperor of a high-level civilization, saying you want to execute me! You are provoking the dignity of the royal family of a high-level civilization, and also provoking the dignity of the Dean of the Yuan Chu Research Institute!"

"Xu Jingming, you are presumptuous!"

"Publicly executing an Emperor, who do you think you are?"

"This is provoking the Dean!"

Many royal representatives angrily cursed. The three Supreme Realms were the royal family's inverse scale. Anyone who dared to disrespect the Supreme Realm would be jointly targeted by the three major royal families.

"Silence."

The Presiding Judge frowned. After the whole place quieted down, he looked at Xu Jingming, "Defendant, are you threatening an Emperor of a high-level civilization?"

"This is not a threat, this is advice," Xu Jingming said, "Dean, Eternal Lanying Tower Master, and the Time-Space Island Master, the three Supreme Realms once descended at the same time just to save me. These three Supreme Realms have done me great kindness. It is impossible for me to provoke them. To them, these three Supreme Realms, I only have respect and gratitude."

Everyone in the audience listened, their moods complex.

The three Supreme Realms descended at the same time, just to save Wu Ming?

Many royal members and Origin Lifeforms had never even seen a Supreme Realm in their entire lives.

"I infinitely respect the three Supreme Realms. They have devoted endless effort to the human race," Xu Jingming looked coldly at Lu Naxing, "But there are some maggots who rely on their power and influence to do evil, and are squandering the efforts of the three Supreme Realms. Lu Nadu was like this, and Lu Naxing indulged his cronies, allowing his brother to do evil, likewise squandering the efforts of the three Supreme Realms!"

Lu Naxing frowned, explaining, "I only knew about my brother's actions after seeing the investigation team's materials. I really didn't know much before."

"Your brother was so unscrupulous, and you didn't know? Then you are incompetent," Xu Jingming said, "Emperors of high-level civilizations have a noble status, but they also bear endless responsibilities. If you are incompetent, or deliberately condone it, bringing disaster to countless people, then you are not worthy to be this Emperor."

"This time it's a warning; next time, I will directly take action," Xu Jingming said calmly, "Of course, the so-called 'public execution' is just a small punishment. Because even if you die, you will be resurrected."

Lu Naxing was stunned.

"Being the Emperor of a high-level civilization is not easy. If you don't have the ability, then don't be it," Xu Jingming snorted, too lazy to say more.

Lu Naxing's expression was calm, and he looked at the surrounding people. "Everyone, I am responsible for my brother Lu Nadu's matter due to negligence. But everyone has seen Wu Ming's arrogance. He ignores the law and the dignity of the Emperors of high-level civilizations. He shouts and kills, and is still like this in the courtroom. If he is not severely punished, how can we maintain the dignity of the royal family of high-level civilizations, and how can we maintain the dignity of the three Supreme Realms?"

"Killing a deeply sinful maggot is just a trivial matter, yet it has caused the Cosmic Human Alliance Supreme Court to open a court for this. I am already very grateful. If the punishment is too heavy, I will only suspect the fairness and justice of the Cosmic Human Alliance," Xu Jingming looked at the Presiding Judge and said, "I want to know, is the Cosmic Human Alliance an alliance of humans, or an alliance of the three major royal families!"

"If the judgment is unfair, I can only report to the three Supreme Realms and ask them to purge the parasites in the Cosmic Human Alliance," Xu Jingming said, standing there.

"Please rest assured, the Cosmic Human Alliance has always been an alliance of all humans. Our fairness and justice are also supervised by the virtual world network," the Presiding Judge said, "There is no need to doubt this."

Lu Naxing looked at this scene, his teeth itching with anger.

"This fool Xu Jingming, why is he so arrogant? In the courtroom, all forces are present, yet he is still so unscrupulous?" Lu Naxing had to pay attention to his own status, but Xu Jingming was extremely frank.

"Do both sides have anything else to say?" the Presiding Judge asked. Below, one was the Emperor of a high-level civilization, and the other was the strongest evolutionary path expert of the present era. He was quite polite to both of them.

"No," Xu Jingming shook his head.

"Everyone has seen what he has done," Lu Naxing said, "I believe the judges will make a fair decision."

"Alright, both of you can return to your positions," the Presiding Judge nodded, "Now, please 300 judges deliberate."

The three hundred judges began to give their verdicts on the case on the light screens in front of them.

The Supreme Court was not decided by one person. It was composed of 300 outstanding individuals selected from different forces and different industries as judges. Based on the verdicts of these 300 people, the virtual world network would conduct a comprehensive assessment and come up with the final result.

Time passed by, minute by minute.

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Xu Jingming sat in his seat, while Lu Naxing in the distance also sat and waited silently.

"The 300 judges deliberated that Wu Ming's ultra vires enforcement resulted in serious consequences, and he intimidated Emperor Lu Naxing of the Yuanxing Civilization. In view of Wu Ming's great contributions to the human race and his high-dimensional contamination, the comprehensive judgment is to deduct 50 million merits from Wu Ming," the Presiding Judge announced, "And I also announce the verdict of the Yuan Chu Research Institute, deducting 1 million merits from Wu Ming as a punishment."

"According to the verdicts of both the Cosmic Human Alliance Supreme Court and the Yuan Chu Research Institute, the final comprehensive judgment is to deduct 8 million merits from Wu Ming! This is the final verdict!" the Presiding Judge said.

Lu Naxing's face turned ugly as he listened.

Xu Jingming nodded slightly, thinking, "The high-level members of the Cosmic Human Alliance are still sensible and have not been completely hijacked by the three major royal families. If they had created a fuss for a maggot, it would mean that the management really needed a good purge."

The trial was over.

"Only 8 million merits? He has over 2 billion merits. What is that to him?"

"It's too much. The Yuan Chu Research Institute's verdict is too lenient."

"This is slapping the three major royal families in the face."

Many royal representatives were talking about it, all of them enraged.

However, there was nothing they could do about it. The high-level members of the Cosmic Human Alliance who truly held power had already made a decision.

"After all, the three Supreme Realms descended for him at the same time, and Vice Dean Chi Meng is likely to be a Supreme Realm as well. He also favors Wu Ming."

"Wu Ming has extraordinary talent. Even if he is contaminated, becoming a Cosmic Legend is still very easy. A Cosmic Legend who has mastered the third realm's high-dimensional power will be the strongest level of Cosmic Legend, so there is no need to provoke him."

In the spectator seats, several true power holders rose and left one by one. They had decided on the result before the trial began.

The Cosmic Human Alliance could not afford to offend Xu Jingming for the sake of a useless Lu Nadu.