Once, I wanted to be a good person

Heaven Beyond the Heavens.

Bloody Colosseum, top floor.

"Venerable, that's basically what happened. Not only did Dahei Jialuo release the news externally, but also commanded the Fiend Codex to ambush me, even blowing up my head!"

At this moment, the demigod who had been brutally defeated in two moves by the Fiend Codex was supporting half a head, gloomy and ferocious, reporting the situation to the Blue Blood Venerable sitting at the main seat.

From his gnashing expression, it was obvious he already hated Fang Ze and the Fiend Codex: after all, in front of so many demigods and venerable spies, being defeated in two moves by the Fiend Codex was utterly disgraceful.

Demigods are inherently indestructible; they dare not fight recklessly for longer lifespans, so living is just for maintaining face!

Now, having been blown apart in the public eye, he couldn't raise his head for the next century. Thus, he voluntarily ran to the Blue Blood Venerable to complain.

After hearing the demigod's words, the Blue Blood Venerable's gaze turned profound, his brows deeply furrowed, and he asked solemnly, "Can Garo truly command the Fiend Codex?"

The demigod: ???

Seeing the demigod's bewildered expression, the Blue Blood Venerable lightly coughed and consoled, "Fan, rest assured, I will stand up for you this time. But before avenging, I need to understand what Yuan Gu and they have researched to what extent."

"After all, knowing both oneself and the enemy is the only way to win every battle."

The demigod, obviously a bit simple-minded, believed the Blue Blood Venerable's words. He nodded understandingly, then said, "Venerable, you make sense."

"However, I saw with my own eyes Garo controlling the Fiend Codex."

"Under his control, the Fiend Codex first launched an attack on me. Immediately after, following his command, it halted the attack and returned to his side."

"If launching an attack can be done through clever means, then recalling it can't be finessed, can it?"

Hearing the demigod's words, the Blue Blood Venerable's brows slightly furrowed, "Summon the Fiend Codex back?"

"How is that done?"

The demigod was clearly of the same race as the Blue Blood Venerable, with deep ties, so the Venerable, though suspicious, slowly explained, "Fan, I tell you, this matter is not that simple."

"Divine Fiends are creatures without thoughts, their every action purely instinctual. So, in theory, nothing could control them."

"Even we venerables who grasp the Control Divine Fiend method can't fully control them. We just subject them to stimulus training, so they react to certain things, then use these stimuli to indirectly command them in battle."

"This means that after every battle, retrieving them costs an exorbitant amount of effort."

"Therefore... if Yuan Gu and their team have truly devised a method to freely control Divine Fiends, it would indeed be groundbreaking. The whole Outer Realm would be shaken."

Upon hearing this, the demigod pondered momentarily, then asked in confusion, "By your reasoning, if such a method existed, why would Dahei Jialuo auction it off?"

Blue Blood replied, his tone grave, "That's the question! With such a groundbreaking acceleration, why would they choose to share it?"

"Unless...," Blue Blood drew out his words, "this auction is a hoax!"

Saying this, Blue Blood instructed the demigod, "Fan, for now, continue monitoring near Garo's demigod realm for me. Record which venerables show interest in this auction. I want to find out how many venerables will descend before the auction starts!"

Upon receiving Blue Blood's instructions, the demigod promptly departed.

However, once the demigod left, the gaze of Blue Blood Venerable remaining was unfathomable, "Control Divine Fiend... Can it really be done?"

"Could Yuan Gu truly acquire such a technology?"

"No, I need to investigate."

With this in mind, he pondered for a moment, opened the cabinet at his side, and took out an Extraordinary Artifact shaped like a conch shell, placing it to his mouth.....

.....

Heaven Beyond the Heavens. Iron Rampart.

A region entirely filled with iron and machinery.

Everywhere in the area were mechanical or semi-mechanical life forms.

With their bodies fully supported by metal, as they stepped on the iron paths, they emitted a "clang clang clang" sound.

At this moment, in the center of this City of Steel, within the fortress composed entirely of machinery and iron.

The mechanical being that observed Fang Ze last time was tapping the table with his metallic hand, making a "clang clang clang" sound.

"Holding an auction tomorrow? Auctioning the Control Divine Fiend method?"

"Interesting. Very interesting." In his pupils were two telescopic mechanical eyes, in the center of which were two red light orbs. As he remarked, those light orbs flickered slightly...

...

Heaven Beyond the Heavens, northwest corner, Ice and Snow Territory.

An area almost entirely covered with ice and snow, leaving no trace of life, resembling a land of death.

After who knows how long, a snow mound began to quickly move, soon climbing to the peak of a snow mountain.

In a moment, that snow mound leapt out of the snow, transforming into a small snowman with a big head and small body.