The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

The Radiance covered everything within sight, whether it be the demigod skeletons on the stairs, or the scarred, charred corpses scattered throughout Awad Holy City, all submerged in the pure white sea of Holy Light, cast down from above Fate's Staircase, judging all living beings and the deceased.

After a long time, the pure white sea of light finally dried up.

If it were under Merlin's Judgement, An Su's head would have already fallen, without even a chance to resist. But his head was still attached; An Su subconsciously touched his neck and nodded calmly.

It seems that the guess in his heart was correct. The Eyes of Radiance before him were not Merlin Andrei, something he should have realized earlier!

The Light of Judgment has been passed down for three generations. An Su copied Merlin's Light of Judgment, while Merlin copied... his teacher's [Light of Judgment]—the first Holder of Heaven's Light of Judgment.

This was also the only original Light of Judgment in this world, the primal Light of Judgment! (see chapter 154)

Even as a God of Law, Merlin Andrei had a teacher.

However, in the original story of the world, this character was just a background figure, without even a model, so An Su subconsciously overlooked it.

Despite never appearing, traces of His Majesty are everywhere—

An Su and Merlin's Light of Judgment originated from Him;

Merlin also mentioned that it was His teacher who retired a few years ago and passed on the position to Him, something He could never quite come to terms with (see chapter 153)

In his youth, Merlin could only cast spells using his toes, thus experiencing a bitter Virgin youth, as demanded by his teacher. (see chapter 262)

...Although there's a strange detail mixed into the above accounts, all in all, the identity of this Majesty before me is becoming apparent.

The first Holder of Heaven, Faceless One, also the last Chaotic Councilor of the original Era of Chaos, and the designated Last Bishop in the original fate!

Merlin was the strongest demigod of the Radiant Era; hence, His master was the strongest demigod of the Era of Chaos.

Merlin allowed the incident of Prince Jin Yuan's death as a focal point, then slaughtered the Milton Royal Family, leading to the descent of chaotic Nether; and the Last Bishop also allowed the death of the Chaotic Quasi-Councilors as a focal point, then slaughtered the Chaotic Council, leading to the descent of Radiant Nether!

Everything is so similar, everything fits perfectly.

From the very beginning, all endings were shown by the gods.

The fate that spans thirty thousand years spirals, different eras interlocking at the end of the staircase, the beings of all eras, the matters of all eras, the rise and fall of all eras, all clearly visible in this Mobius loop!

Fate has never risen, fate is just a fixed loop.

The endpoint is the starting point, the starting point is the endpoint; this is the Nether, the Nether of every being, the Nether of every era!

In just a moment, numerous forgotten and overlooked details surged into An Su's mind, his pupils trembling fiercely; Cersei was right, all the truths awaited him at the end of the staircase.

He squinted his eyes, scanning the residual Holy Radiance around him, his brow furrowing tighter, if he remembered correctly, the first setup of the primal Radiant Judgment was supposed to be...

Group resurrection. (see chapter 154)

Merlin's Light of Judgment is a group-head-cast, while the orthodox Light of Judgment is a group-halo-cast.

Judging the souls of the deceased for their virtues and sins, resurrecting the departed, guiding the lost between good and evil.

The Radiant Judgment covered the Fate's Staircase, spilling down from the highest point of Awad, gently and mercifully sweeping across all streets, over the eyes of all the deceased.

An Su couldn't understand; clearly, the Last Bishop coldly slaughtered all councilors, coldly allowed the destruction of the Chaotic Church Nation, yet why did He still attempt to resurrect them?

—"I am not fond of killing, but it is something that must be done, something destined to be done, so I can only proceed this way."

"To hold authority in Heaven, one must obtain the unanimous votes of the Chaotic Council, so I had no choice but to kill them."

"In fate, Radiance must descend at this moment, all of Awad must be destroyed."

"These are all inevitable matters."

"Child."

Perhaps seeing An Su's confusion, a calm voice came from above the staircase, carrying kindness and mercy.

"But we are merely mortals; we do not have the right to judge others' destinies. This is the principle that every Radiant Saint should remember."

"That's why I created [Radiant Judgment]. That's why I entrust the right of judgment to virtue and sin, to fate, to themselves—this is my habit."

The Faceless One gazed at An Su, his pure white pupils clear yet eerily lifeless. He lowered his glance and said calmly,

"So I randomly choose a person, use [Radiant Judgment] on their corpse once, if they come back to life, it means they are fated to live; if they still breathe their last, it proves they should die."

"If I can't distinguish between good and bad in a stranger, I might as well kill them and then resurrect them."

"Unfortunately..." His pure white pupils reflected An Su's face, and expressionlessly, he continued, "I have killed so many people, yet not a single one has come back to life. Although I am a follower of Radiance, everyone recommends me as a candidate for Chaos."

"Same with this time, we've slaughtered an era, and the outcome was the same."

He looked out over the Holy City beneath the stairs, the desolate streets still lifeless, the ghastly pale winter sunlight pouring down, casting the entire city in a cold, silvery hue, "This is what creatures call fate, a fate that is meant to be."

"An Su Moningsta."

He turned his head to look at An Su, pronouncing his full name.

In his pure white Holy Eyes, the whole world was transparent and clear. The Faceless One merely watched and saw everything he wanted to see, tilting his head with a cold smile,

"Do you have enough confidence, now being killed by me—"

The Last Bishop said playfully, as if it was an interesting game.

"Can you still be resurrected?"

Such a great resurrection spell, so merciful, such a holy effect of Radiance, how could you play it like a simulator!

'If you can't distinguish a stranger's morality, just kill him first'... Hearing this made An Su sweat profusely, this old fart definitely taught someone remarkable like Merlin!

"Then I'm doomed."

An Su was self-aware of his morality, and with a shrug of resignation, as if giving up the struggle:

"So, what's your plan? To kill me, the soon-to-be Chaotic Councilor? And then you take this last seat, becoming the final Chaotic Councilor, and fully take control of the authority of Heaven?"

The young man made a gesture of surrender, but secretly gathered Magic Power, [Radiant Judgment] Circuit Two ready to activate. Though he determined he wasn't Merlin's match, he could delay time by unlimited repetition of Radiant Judgment, seeking the last chance to break the game.

Even pushed to a desperate situation, a player would never give up hope!

The Faceless One calmly watched An Su, his pure white eyes laying everything in the world bare, all concepts revealed through his gaze;

Whether past, present or future, the truths of the era all surfaced from the depths of his pupils, like plane trees leaves dredged from a clear pool.

All of An Su's plans and schemes were reflected in those pupils.

"An Su Moningsta."

Those white eyes coldly stared at An Su, where at that moment, time lost its meaning.

The entire might of Heaven pressed down, stars ceased their flow, the boundary between light and dark blurred—this was the killing intent of the first Holder of Heaven, the Last Bishop of Chaos!

No emotions, no fluctuations.

Calm as if it was fate itself.

"Are you just born."

In the oppressive gaze, the Faceless One said expressionlessly,

"I've been working for thirty thousand years, and now it seems I still have to work for you?"

Oh... An Su blinked his clear and confused eyes, tilting his puzzled head.

The Faceless One became annoyed seeing An Su's behavior, gritting his teeth and said:

—"You're downstairs dating so many girls, creating such a chaotic scene, reluctantly climbing the stairs and complaining 'for just two days,' acting like you've suffered a great injustice, I watched all night from upstairs!"

"Climb!"

"From now on, you are only allowed to cast spells with your toes!"