You don't want your secret to be revealed by others, right?

The Divine Dream Envoy waved his sleeves.

Mist surged, and on the ground before everyone in the world, two steles appeared.

On one stele was written "Merit can offset sins."

On the other stele was written "Merit cannot offset sins."

"Ladies and gentlemen, you may begin to choose."

The Divine Dream Envoy said, "Although the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch has committed grievous sins, he has indeed also done good. After offsetting his sins with merit, only sixty-seven sins remain for which he has to atone, which might cause some depletion in his primordial spirit, reducing his lifespan by sixty-seven years."

At the end, he added, almost casually, "Let me remind you, based on the current state of the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch's primordial spirit, he has at least one thousand seven hundred and fifty-two years of lifespan left."

At this moment, the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch felt quite complicated.

If he had only heard what the Divine Dream Envoy had just said, he might have also chosen that merit could not offset sins.

After all, people in the world probably already regarded him as an irredeemable demon of all evils.

How could they be willing to let his merits offset his sins, allowing him to only receive such a light punishment?

A lifespan of over a thousand years is enough to make mortals envious and jealous; merely reducing it by sixty-seven years, how could these people be content?

"Would the esteemed individuals be willing to allow this person to offset sins with merit?"

The Divine Dream Envoy said in a deep voice, "If you choose, then stand on the corresponding stele in front of you. If you feel you don't know this person well enough and are unwilling to choose, it's okay, you can forgo choosing."

He continued, "However, those who make a choice, surely have their reasons. After you stand on a stele, if there is something you want to say to the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch, you can speak freely, whether to advise or to curse, each person who makes a choice has an opportunity to convey one message, which the Hierarch will hear when punished... but remember, do not lie."

"Everyone... begin."

On either side of the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch, two steles slowly emerged, displaying the words "Merit can offset sins" and "Merit cannot offset sins."

At this moment, countless people stepped onto the steles in front of them, making their choice.

And on the two steles beside the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch, countless points of light appeared, causing numbers on the steles to rise crazily.

Ten thousand, a hundred thousand, a million, a hundred million!

In almost the blink of an eye, the stele with "Merit cannot offset sins" had a number exceeding one hundred million!

This clearly represented the number of people choosing this judgment, and it continued to rise at an astonishing rate.

While on the other stele, only about two million had chosen.

People almost unanimously made the choice not to allow merit to offset sins.

"So it is..."

In the boundless mist, Lin Yue looked at the two steles underfoot, his eyes filled with coldness, "The first time letting the world judge, it's like this... Perhaps in the future..."

The vast majority of people in the world had never been part of a public judgment.

Tens of billions of mortals, most of whom had never even seen a Cultivator, let alone a Four Symbols Practitioner, whom was already considered a big figure.

Let alone someone like the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch, a magnate of the Demon Path, almost a legendary celestial demon.

And yet, these mortals had a day where they could judge such a significant figure?

If the beginning had been a prince, under the pressure of the Imperial Family's majesty, many might have refrained from making a choice due to accumulated reverence, and might have been willing to allow merit to offset sins.

Great Yong Divine Dynasty had ruled for over a thousand years, with the Divine Emperor being a legendary figure akin to a Divine who could create and unmake worlds.

As descendants of the Divine Emperor, the Imperial Family's majesty was obvious.

Even under such circumstances, most mortals would dare not harm the Imperial Family.

But...

The first to be judged was someone of the Demon Path, whose death was indeed deserved, and paired with the Divine Dream Envoy's deliberate omission of some facts, already ignited the anger of most people.

As mortals, to suddenly be able to ride on the backs of such world-altering figures, deciding their life and death and being able to advise and condemn them,

How many wouldn't want that?

"Good tactics..."

Lin Yue couldn't help but squint, "If this continues, once the world gets used to this, they will sooner or later think that Prince Xiahong's princes and princesses are no big deal either, and ruling wouldn't matter..."

These rules of the real dream seemed to be able to create a beautiful world.

But no rule could be perfect.

The Demon Clan was clearly exploiting the loopholes of this real dream.

Lin Yue silently glanced at the two steles in front of him, not choosing, but quietly watching the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch's dazed face.

At this moment, as the two steles beside him lit up, the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch's eyes completely changed.

—He heard countless voices rushing into his mind, distinct and endless.

"Bah! Evil demon! Still want to harm us for another thousand years? Go to hell!"

"After harming so many people, you still get to live for over a thousand years? On what grounds? You're not living!"

"Haha, never thought I'd see such a day?"

"Go to hell!"

"Why should someone like you live for over a thousand years?"

"Thank goodness for this Divine Dream Envoy, otherwise wouldn't we suffer your harm for another thousand years?"

"You think you're fit to live? Go to hell!"

"Die!"

"Go to hell!"

Countless curses rained down like numerous raindrops, overwhelming him, and though not drenched by the rain, so many drops caused chaos in his mind.

A Saint could greatly accommodate information, remembering hundreds of books in a flash was nothing.

But this was the curse of untold billions!

The Green Lamp Sect Hierarch's mind was instantly overwhelmed by these curses, reaching its limit, causing even his primordial spirit's operations to stall, rendering him dazed.

One lives for pride, a tree for its bark, throughout history many great individuals couldn't bear universal scorn.

Even a transformed and determined Dao Heart began to crumble under the censure of billions.

"No... I was wrong... forgive me... forgive me..."

The Green Lamp Sect Hierarch painfully bent over, clutching his aching head, crazily begging out of instinct.

Though the billions' curses couldn't harm his Divine Soul, they could inflict great damage on his Dao Heart.

In just ten breaths.

Over ten million had already chosen on the "Merit can offset sins" stele.

While on the "Merit cannot offset sins" stele, over two billion eight hundred million had chosen!

Billions of curses turned into an unending storm pounding at the heart of the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch.

"The world's matters decided by the world."

The Divine Dream Envoy glanced satisfactorily at the numbers on the steles, saying, "This is the decision of the world, no one can stop it."

He looked at the still suffering Green Lamp Sect Hierarch and said coldly, "Then, let the execution begin."

"No... I can't die... no..." In the ocean of curses, the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch barely made a sound.

"Green Lamp Sect Hierarch, you have two thousand four hundred and five sins."

The Divine Dream Envoy said indifferently, "According to the execution rules, your lifespan will be reduced by two thousand four hundred and five years, and since your remaining lifespan cannot bear this execution, the sentence is... death!"

Suddenly, the surrounding mist surged, forming a formless yet mountain-like gigantic eerie mist, roaring as it opened its massive mouth and swallowed the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch whole!

Silently and without a trace, the Green Lamp Sect Hierarch vanished, and the indescribable great entity dissipated as well.

At the same time, Lin Yue heard the Second Prince's voice come through:

"The Green Lamp Sect Hierarch's primordial spirit was also annihilated at the same time... It is confirmed, this real dream indeed holds everyone's life and death within it, only those proving Dao can escape."

Lin Yue remained silent, merely observing the Divine Dream Envoy.