Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 264: The Dragon of Punishment, the Great Purge is Coming
"Have you ever regretted it?"

At this moment, Noah's dragon body was covered with a layer of golden light, but outside of this golden light, there was a dark flame burning as if it came from the abyss of purgatory.

Divinity and devilishness existed simultaneously on his body, captivating everyone. The people he stared at were completely terrified and stood there in a daze.

The respectable men who just now looked like they had everything under control and were sure to win, now had trembling legs, pale faces, and some of them couldn't even hold their pipes steadily, and their breathing became rapid.

The confidence that one has cultivated in daily life has completely lost its effect at this moment. Even those who claim to be knowledgeable and have a broad vision are now at a loss.

No one had expected that the holy dragon painted on the dome would come to life. No one had ever experienced such a thing. Even if they knew about it, it was only in the legends that depicted the descent of God.

Who could have thought that they could actually witness the descent of God, and that the target of God's descent was them? This was such an incredible thing that they could never even dream of it.

"I……"

Being stared at by a giant dragon that was over 20 meters long with blazing black flames burning on its body was too challenging for a child who was only in his early teens.

Even though he could be so brutal and unreasonable as to torture and kill his classmates, dismember their bodies, and hide them in the ground, he could still chat and laugh with his friends and parents in court, and discuss what to eat later.

But this does not mean that he has the ability to remain calm under the gaze of the Holy Dragon who hates evil. At this moment, the young man's legs are shaking so much that he can hardly stand. A fishy smell, along with his gradually wet crotch, spreads.

But no one cared about his embarrassment at the moment, and Noah didn't care either. He just looked at the sinful young man in front of him and asked again,

"Have you ever regretted it?"

"I regret it!"

Facing Shenglong's question, the trembling child answered with gritted teeth. His remaining rationality made him know what he should say at this moment.

"lie!"

No one can lie in front of the Golden Dragon, let alone a villain with the blood of innocent people on his hands.

"You have never repented and are very proud of yourself. You are proud of killing people without being punished. Your soul is full of sin. The foolish judge accepted bribes and did not sentence you. Then I will judge you. Your destination will be hell!"

As the Dragon of Punishment descended to make its judgment, the black fire that had originally only lingered on the body of the holy dragon also ignited on the body of this fifteen-year-old child.

what! ! !
A scream far more shrill than that of the judge just now was heard. Under the burning of the black fire, the child who had just heard the verdict and was still smilingly discussing with his parents where to go for dinner, could not help but scratch his flesh with both hands.

Under the lingering black fire, his flesh was extremely fragile at this moment, like mud. If he was scratched casually, his skin and flesh would be torn apart, and then turned into ashes under the black flames.

Soon, the young man turned into a skeleton surrounded by black flames. However, even though only a skeleton was left, he was still screaming and wailing, which was the pain coming from the depths of his soul.

It was the black fire that was torturing his soul, and this fire was ignited by Noah's faith, which was condensed with many malice and heavy desires.

At this moment, what Noah showed was the other side of the power of faith. The pure power of faith could give a dying girl a new life, but the impurities of faith filled with deep desires could make people feel as if they had fallen into hell, or even more painful than that.

Even if they lose their bodies, the poisonous fire of faith will still haunt their souls and will not stop until their souls are burned to ashes.

Noah originally thought that the power of faith was rubbish, but now he realizes that it is not, and there are still many usage scenarios.

Seeing the black fire skeleton twisting and struggling and screaming miserably, even the boy's biological parents couldn't help but step back a few steps in horror, looking at Noah with fear in their eyes.

"Do you regret it?"

Facing the fearful looks from all over the field, Noah, who felt some kind of emotional power accumulating wildly, didn't care. Instead, he cast his gaze on the second boy who was trembling, turning around, and trying to escape from the field. Long's gaze fixed on him, and the questioning voice sounded gentle, but was full of terrifying murderous intent.

"I, I didn't."

The second boy who was stared at by Noah had a crying voice and a weak expression full of pleading and helplessness, which made people feel pity for him.

"Kill without regret, the seed of evil should be killed!"

The black fire ignited again, and the shrill screams overlapped with the wails of the previously burned skeleton. Even those who knew that this matter had nothing to do with them could not help but tremble in fear.

"Master Shenglong, he is just a child. Please give him a chance to repent."

When Noah's eyes turned to the third boy, his mother, a little woman with delicate makeup and exquisite clothes, knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Noah repeatedly. Her delicate makeup was wet with tears, and she looked both ridiculous and pitiful.
"I promise that he will never make the same mistake again. I will make him a kind person."

"Lord Shenglong, please give me a chance. I sincerely regret it. I really didn't mean it. We didn't mean to kill him."

The boy, realizing that he was shrouded in the shadow of death, also uttered a wail and fell to his knees. A mixture of tears and snot covered his jaw and face, making him look extremely disgusting.

"You are not sincerely repentant, you are just afraid of death!"

The eyes of the Holy Dragon who revived from the dome mural were full of indifference. He would not accept such cheap repentance. Black fire ignited on the body of the third young man.

"No, no, my child!"

The woman saw that under the black fire, all the flesh and blood on his body was burned, leaving only a skeleton that kept wailing and wailing hysterically.
"Why? Why can't you give my child a chance? He's still so young, he doesn't understand anything."

Amidst the wailing, the woman looked at Noah with hatred and disgust.

"Holy Dragon, why are you called a Holy Dragon? You are so cruel and merciless. You are simply a demon dragon from hell..."

"Is this your repentance? Why didn't you think your son was cruel when he killed and dismembered a farmer's child? Why didn't you ask for forgiveness from the innocent child's parents before you knelt down and begged me?"

Noah's eyes showed coldness and disdain.

"You are such disgusting people, do you think you deserve my tolerance and mercy? The final destination of your soul will be hell!" The dark flame ignited between the eyebrows of the boy's mother, but it did not cover her whole body. Even so, she felt the pain that penetrated into her heart and soul.

Her man, her husband, was so frightened by this scene that he sat down on the ground, his lips trembling constantly, but he said nothing and dared not say anything.

"Have you ever regretted it?"

It was as if the questioning sound from the god of death sounded again. Unsurprisingly, the dark poisonous fire of faith was ignited once again, once again creating a poisonous fire skeleton.

No one was truly repentant. Killing a farmer's child was nothing in their minds. Maybe they were a little flustered at first, but when their parents intervened and appeased the local judge, the little fear and awe they had in their hearts were thrown out of the window.
When Noah came, how could the pretended weakness and tears deceive the golden dragon? They were just a group of cowardly villains.

One by one, the young men were ignited by the Noah family, until the last one,
"My uncle is the Earl of Slytherin. I have noble blood."

"The Earl of Slytherin? Okay, I'll remember that."

Noah nodded slightly, and without asking the last young man with an aristocratic background whether he had repented, he set him on fire, turning him into a poisonous fire skeleton.

At this moment, the 230 people in the courtroom all looked pale and trembling. They were all frightened by the terrible scene before them.

Seven skeletons with black flames burning on their bodies were wailing and struggling. No one could imagine that these seven skeletons were just teenagers who could talk and laugh with their parents.

After dealing with the murder gang, Noah turned around and looked at the judge who had lost both hands in the court. He shrank back and wanted to crawl under the floor. As for the clerks, judicial assistants and other staff, they were even more timid and did not dare to look directly at Noah, fearing that they would be stared at by the Holy Dragon.

"As a judge, you are extremely incompetent. What does this profession mean to you? Is it a ladder for you to make friends with the rich and powerful and trample on the dignity and beliefs of ordinary people?"

Noah looked at the fat judge who was shaking like a sieve and did not take any further action. There were similar guys everywhere in his territory.

The judge's decision cannot be said to be wrong. It is just a final decision based on the conditions and demands of all parties. It is based on reality, not on the ideal of maintaining fairness and justice.

"You can remain silent, but I'm curious, what is the penalty? I don't remember setting such a penalty when I was setting up the law. Is this a law you set up yourself?"

The truth cannot be hidden, especially when Noah came in person. Under the narration of the trembling clerk beside him, Noah soon found out what the so-called repentance money was.

This is a program specifically set up for wealthy businessmen and families with some wealth. No matter what crime they have committed, as long as they can pay enough money, they can offset the crime, reduce the sentence, or even be acquitted.

The reason why it refers to wealthy businessmen and respectable people with assets is that as long as it involves the powerful, especially the nobles, the code can basically do nothing to them.

"It's really interesting!"

After learning what the so-called repentance money was, Noah was so angry that he laughed out loud. The legal system he and his group of fairies had worked so hard to build, the increasingly thick Golden Dragon Code, had become a price list in the hands of some people for extortion and money.

"You guys are really brave!"

"Are you really His Majesty the Holy Dragon?"

At this point, after discovering that Noah did not kill indiscriminately and answering a series of questions from Noah, the clerk took courage and asked carefully.

"Whether it is or not, you will know soon."

Noah flew around the courtroom and finally returned to the dome.

When Noah no longer used the power of faith to maintain himself, the body that carried his consciousness eventually returned to its ordinary nature.

However, what appeared on the dome was no longer an ordinary mural, but an angry dragon hovering in the center of the dome, looking down below.

When Noah withdrew his consciousness, the field that suppressed the entire venue collapsed immediately, and everyone was able to move freely. The garrison members who had rushed over after hearing the bailiff's whistle left the court as if they were fleeing.

The news of the Holy Dragon's arrival swept through this small town on the border of Noah's territory like a hurricane.

People did not believe it at first, but when the residents who came to watch the fun arrived at the court and saw the seven black fire skeletons still wailing in the center of the court and the holy dragon statue in the center of the dome that had been transformed from a mural into a sculpture, they began to believe it a little.

However, what really made the local townspeople believe that the holy dragon had arrived was that on that night, goblins from the city of Elisim arrived. They took away seven wailing black fire skeletons and also took away the Earl of Slytherin who ruled the local area.

"Raven Claude? I know Claude's last name, but I don't know this person at all!"

When he learned that he was summoned by the Noble Supervisory Committee of the city of Alisim, Earl Slytherin was bewildered. When he knew the reason for his summons, he could not help but clench his fists.

Not to mention that he didn't know the beast named Raven, even if he knew the last name Claude, he had to go through a lot of trouble to connect him with him. They were not even related by blood, but he ended up bringing him along.

"Claude Family! Wait until I come back..."

Lord Slyderin was fuming in his heart that when Slyderin came back, he would wipe out all those who were parading under his name, provided that he could come back.

However, when Lord Slytherin, who was full of trepidation, followed the goblins to the city of Elisim, he found that the atmosphere in the city was unprecedentedly solemn, which was completely inconsistent with his impression of the thriving prosperity.

After the earl used his connections in the city to find out, he found out that this was an order from the Holy Dragon himself, and that he was going to thoroughly investigate and rectify the judicial system in the territory, especially focusing on the so-called repentance money.

"Doesn't Shenglong know about the repentance fee?"

After learning the details, the Earl of Slytherin couldn't help but take a breath.

"It is said that they do not understand, so there will be a thorough investigation, and any judge who uses the repentance money to accept bribes will be severely sentenced."

"How many people have to be killed?"

Lord Slytherin couldn't help but mutter to himself.

(End of this chapter)