Chapter 33: The Doomsday of the Celestial Palace: Exile and Wanted

"The verdict is as follows:"

"First, his status as an angel is permanently stripped; he is demoted to 'Heavenly Scum' and branded with the title 'Ancient Evil God'!"

"Second, he is to be permanently exiled to the 'Dead Silence Graveyard' sector on the edge of the known universe! This sector has been thoroughly blockaded, contains no life-sustaining resources, and possesses an extremely unstable spatial structure."

"Third, a permanent positioning and vital-sign monitor will be implanted within his body, and spatial confinement chains will be set, ensuring he can never leave the boundaries of the 'Dead Silence Graveyard' for the rest of his life!"

"Fourth, he is stripped of all rights to communication, condemned to rot in eternal solitude, despair, and remorse for his own sins until the end of the universe!"

Keisha’s pronouncement was like a final funeral knell, each word carrying the cold, obliterating force of an end. There was no death penalty, yet it was a thousand times crueler than death! Eternal exile, eternal loneliness, eternal despair!

"No... no... Keisha... you cannot... I am the King... I am..." Upon hearing the verdict, Hua Ye seemed to lose the very last shred of his soul. He collapsed to the ground, emitting a desperate and incoherent wail.

But two female angel warriors dragged him away without a hint of mercy, as if cleaning up a pile of refuse. His wails vanished rapidly into the depths of the passage.

The second figure brought forward carried a distinctly different aura.

Su Mali.

Although he wore the same prison garb and heavy shackles, he did not crumble like Hua Ye. His golden hair remained meticulously groomed, and his face wore a twisted smile that blended malice, resentment, and a touch of madness.

He held his head high, and those eyes—once filled with tyranny and lewdness—now stared like poison-tipped daggers at Liang Bing and Keisha on the high platform, burning with deep-seated hatred and defiance. Even as a prisoner, the cruelty and arrogance in his bones had not been fully extinguished.

"A rose with thorns... Liang Bing, I smelled your scent back at the Eternal Canyon! It’s a pity I never got to taste you in bed..."

Su Mali cackled hoarsely, spewing filth. Because He Feng had repeatedly and deliberately interfered, Su Mali had no connection to He Xi; instead, he had become obsessed with Liang Bing.

"Insolent!" the female angel warrior guarding him barked, delivering a heavy blow that forced him to grunt and collapse to his knees.

A cold light erupted in Liang Bing’s eyes; her murderous intent was almost tangible! Yet, she only gave a cold snort and did not lash out.

The same light screen unfolded behind Su Mali.

The images and text recording his bloody debts were shocking: records of dozens of city-wide massacres he had personally commanded or participated in, with countless civilians reduced to ash under his sword; scenes of his cruel torture of prisoners, flaying skin and drawing tendons; his perverted acts of violating female angels, even taking pleasure in them... Each frame caused the female angels below to let out roars of extreme fury!

"Su Mali, former First Legion Commander of the Heavenly Palace, and one of the highest military commanders of the Heavenly Palace Order."

Keisha’s voice remained cold, like the reading of a preordained fate. "After investigation, the evidence is conclusive."

"His crimes include, but are not limited to: war crimes, crimes against life, torture, sexual violence, genocide... ninety-eight major charges in total! The cruelty of his methods and the tyranny of his nature are heinous! His sins are so profound that a hundred deaths could not atone for them!"

"The verdict is as follows:"

"First, his status as an angel is permanently stripped; he is demoted to 'Heavenly Scum' and branded with the title 'Ancient Butcher God'!"

"Second, he is to be permanently exiled to the 'Virgo' sector on the edge of the known universe! That sector is filled with desolation, solitude, and extinction!"

"Third, a permanent positioning and vital-sign monitor will be implanted, and spatial confinement chains will be set, confining him to the 'Chiwu Sun System' for life!"

"Fourth, he is stripped of all communication rights, condemned to dwell in eternal pain, accompanied only by primitive societies and prehistoric creatures, to repay his monstrous sins! Let him rot!"

"Hahaha! Exile? A storm?"

Su Mali knelt on the ground, yet he laughed maniacally at the sky, his eyes flashing with spite.

"Keisha! Liang Bing! And that pretentious He Xi! Just you wait! Do you think this is the end?"

"He Feng! He Feng is not dead yet! He left with the 'Sparks'!"

"He will return! He will take you... you wretched bitches... Ah—!"

The guarding female angel could no longer tolerate him; a blast of energy brimming with rage was forced into Su Mali’s body, cutting off his frantic curses. He curled into a ball on the ground like a dead dog, twitching in agony, and was swiftly dragged away.

Yet, his spiteful curses lingered like an ominous, chilling wind over the fervent square.

The trial continued.

One after another, male angels who had once held high positions, wielded power, and committed bloody debts under the Heavenly Palace Order were brought to the judgment platform.

There were brutal legion commanders, court ministers who aided the tyrant, and planetary governors who enforced oppressive policies...

Keisha’s voice, like a cold machine, pronounced their fates: strip their status, demote them to "Heavenly Scum."

Depending on the severity of their crimes, they were exiled to the most desolate, dangerous, and dead-silent frontiers of the known universe—poisonous swamp planets, frozen ice-hell stars, gravitational trap sectors... Without exception, these were sentences of eternal exile, eternal confinement, eternal loneliness, and despair.

Each verdict was met with a tidal wave of cheers and vitriol from below.

The dignitaries of the old days were swept away like trash and nailed to the pillar of shame in history. The banner of the new order fluttered wildly amidst cries of blood and tears and the relentless judgment.

Time passed, and the glow of the setting sun stained the Heavenly City in a solemn golden red.

When the last important high-ranking official of the Heavenly Palace was sentenced and dragged away, the feverish atmosphere in the square had not yet subsided. Everyone knew that there was one final, most important name in today’s trial—a name that, though not present, loomed over everyone’s hearts like a shadow.

Keisha stood up slowly, and the square fell into absolute silence. Every gaze was fixed upon her, filled with anticipation.

"There is one more."

Keisha’s voice was not loud, but it carried a unique penetrating power, clearly reaching every corner.

"Though he is not here, his sins are just as profound! His threat has never vanished!"

The light screen behind her lit up once more. It did not show specific criminal records, but rather an image of He Feng!

It was from before the Battle of Anger Sea: he was clad in the Heavenly King’s armor, holding the King’s Sword, standing atop a flagship, his gaze disdainful, his heroic stature as a God of War fully displayed!

Beneath the image, lines of cold text appeared:

"He Feng, former Second Legion Commander of the Heavenly Palace, core commander of the Heavenly Palace Order, and holder of the title 'God of War'."

"Major crimes:"

"First, as one of the highest military commanders of the Heavenly Palace Order, he participated in and led military strikes against the female angel faction during the 'Great Unification War' and the 'Opposition War,' causing massive casualties among female angel legions and civilians. He is the sharpest and most stubborn claw of the old order!"

"Second, in the Battle of Anger Sea, he resisted stubbornly and commanded the remnants to break through the encirclement, leading to the sacrifice of countless female angel warriors!"

"Third, before the fall of the Heavenly City, he coerced and deceived a large number of angel civilians, especially females, and plundered core strategic resources of the Angel Civilization (gene banks, scientists, energy, rare metals, cultural symbols, etc.). This caused immeasurable, irreversible, and massive losses! It is a severe destruction of the foundations of the Angel Civilization!"

"Fourth, at the Eternal Canyon, he severely wounded the Heavenly Revelation King Liang Bing and slaughtered countless soldiers of the Revelation Legion!"

"Fifth, his very existence is the greatest threat to the Justice Order of the Meiro Heavenly Court! The 'Sparks' he took into exile are a sharp, suspended sword hanging over the head of the Angel Civilization!"

The image froze on He Feng’s cold, powerful profile. Countless female angels below looked at this face, their eyes filled with complex emotions: hatred, fear, wariness, and even... a trace of indescribable awe.

After all, this was a name that had once made the entire female angel faction tremble.

Keisha’s gaze swept across the crowd, her voice carrying a coldness and decisiveness never heard before:

"Determined by the Supreme Tribunal of the Meiro Heavenly Court, the evidence is conclusive!"

"The verdict is as follows:"

"First, his status as an angel is permanently stripped; he is demoted to 'Heavenly Scum' and branded with the title 'Ancient Demon God'!"

"Second, because he escaped with core assets of the Angel Civilization and is exiled into the depths of the Boundary Sea, an 'Eternal-Level' supreme arrest warrant is issued for him! Scope of the warrant: the known universe and all potentially reachable areas of the Boundary Sea!"

"Third, any angel or any civilization that discovers his tracks or related clues must report them immediately!"

"Whoever can provide effective information or assist in his capture/elimination will be granted unimaginable rewards and supreme honor by the Meiro Heavenly Court!"

"Fourth, any force he has established in exile is illegal and an enemy of the Meiro Heavenly Court! It must be thoroughly destroyed!"

"Ancient Demon God"!

"Eternal-Level" supreme arrest warrant!

Keisha’s verdict branded He Feng as the most dangerous, evil, and unforgivable being! He was not merely exiled; he was a "Demon God" hunted by the entire known universe!

His threat level had been elevated to an unprecedented height!

The square erupted in thunderous cheers!

This verdict completely severed any possibility of reconciliation or return for He Feng and his exiled group! It proclaimed the Meiro Heavenly Court’s ultimate, uncompromising stance of "death or destruction"!

A cruel and gratified sneer curled the corner of Liang Bing’s mouth, as if she could already see the scene of her stepping on He Feng in the future.

Only He Xi, as Keisha delivered the verdict, felt a fleeting, imperceptible ripple deep within her silver eyes, which had been as calm as a deep pool. Her fingertips curled slightly against the armrest, then returned to absolute stillness.

She remained sitting quietly, like an eternal star; no one could glimpse the fleeting waves in her heart.

The sun sank completely below the horizon, and the lights of the Heavenly City lit up one by one, like a brilliant galaxy.

The first day of the "Great Trial of Justice" drew to a close with the declaration of the eternal hunt for the "Ancient Demon God," He Feng.

The embers of the old era were thoroughly swept into the dustbin of history, while the shadow of those exiled to the Boundary Sea continued to cast a long, unpredictable darkness under the radiance of the Meiro Heavenly Court.

The prologue of the reckoning had been played, and the hunting horn had only just begun to sound.