501 Its not something Darling can Stick it in or Retract as you wish! (1/2)

The Infernal Queen was not mistaken. The words that Shi Xiaobai had slowly mouthed were indeed 'Open Sesame', which was also the exit command.

This was the corresponding exit command for trial-takers to exit the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower!

Shi Xiaobai was unaware that he had suddenly gone viral in China and that he was trending on the search rankings. Neither did he know that the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower trial was already the focus of attention of the entire nation. Of course, he did not know that there were numerous Chinese citizens waiting and discussing the amount of time he could spend in the eighth level, or debating whether he could break the Conquest King's five-hour record.

He did not know anything but even if he knew, Shi Xiaobai would still use the exit command!

Why?

It was because Shi Xiaobai was in a rush to know the truth!

Why did Speechless die?

How did Speechless die?

Is Speechless really dead?

What happened back then?

How did he become Speechless's 'murderer'?

Shi Xiaobai was eager to know the truth to all these questions.

Completely opposite to the 'truth' that the Infernal Queen had said, Shi Xiaobai's guess that she was the assessment program was only done through logical reasoning without any evidence. Neither did he guess that the Infernal King's Mandate was the condition to clearing the seventh level. And even if he had guessed it correctly, it was absolutely impossible that he would harm or kill Speechless.

He had truly fallen unconscious after injuring Sunless and he had only awakened in the Infernal King chamber. Shi Xiaobai did not know what had happened during that period of time.

The outrageous lie that the Infernal Queen described and the astounding conspiracy she believed, blaming him for being a 'hypocrite' was obviously not true.

Even if Shi Xiaobai were to sacrifice himself, he would absolutely not wish to harm his partners. The kingly way that he revered may not be absolute justice but it was definitely not heartless and full of ingratitude.

Therefore, when the Infernal Queen had criticized him with a sneer, Shi Xiaobai had only found it ridiculous and laughable. He only believed that she was trying to stir something up so he had only responded with a sneer, without making any contentions.

However, when he was forcefully sent to the eighth level, the Absolute Choice's familiar and fiery voice had resounded in his mind. Only then did Shi Xiaobai suddenly recall the Absolute Choice that he had nearly forgotten.

Upon recalling that completing the King's Mandate meant killing Speechless, whose identity had been designated as the Celestial King, the announcement of the completion of the choice meant that he had completed the King's Mandate.

Shi Xiaobai was alarmed when he realized that whatever the Infernal Queen had said might very well be true.

Speechless's death could very possibly be real.

It was very likely that he had really killed Speechless with his own hands.

If not, why would the Absolute Choice announce its completion?

Furthermore, the attitude of Pulp Farmer and company were odd when he woke up. Upon careful thought, the reason why Pulp Farmer and Feng Yuanlin were probing his memories after he fell unconscious was due to the death of Speechless. They were trying to hide the terrible truth from him.

With the aforementioned reasons, Shi Xiaobai had inferred that what the Infernal Queen had said was not a lie.

However, why would the unconscious him do such a thing?

Was it a side-effect of the power of corruption that suddenly acted up, causing him to strike Speechless when he was completely unconscious?

Or was it possible that in his subconscious, he had a wish to kill Speechless in order to complete the Absolute Choice which led to his body innately completing the task while he was unconscious?

The former was something Shi Xiaobai was unable to make a judgment on. However, if it was the latter, Shi Xiaobai had just undergone an 'inward interrogation', and he was certain that it was impossible.

Even if the Absolute Choice were to fail, with time resetting, causing everything that he experienced turn into nothing but evanescent bubbles and making him have to redo everything, it was not sufficient to make Shi Xiaobai abandon his 'kingly ways'. The sacrifice of people—especially the sacrifice of a friend like Speechless—to create an advantageous outcome for him was diametrically opposed to Shi Xiaobai's kingly ways!

Shi Xiaobai was willing to repeat everything and choose the third option of leaving the Nine Revolutions Transcendental Tower than to kill Speechless for such a 'meaningless' reason. Such a subconscious thought absolutely did not exist!

Shi Xiaobai was sufficiently confident about that.

Therefore, he believed that his killing of Speechless was definitely not that simple.

And going along this line of thought, Shi Xiaobai immediately thought of the biggest questionable point and contradiction.

Since killing Speechless meant completing the Infernal King's Mandate, why was the Absolute Choice not immediately completed once Speechless was 'killed' by him? Instead, the announcement of the completion of the Absolute Choice had only happened at the instant he reached the eighth level. Why was this so?