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Eyes from the center of the square were fixed on the two of them.

Hal's body tensed up.

He felt that his disguised identity was as ridiculous as the emperor's new clothes in the face of this gaze.

Xiu En simply shrugged.

"Well, it seems our acting skills aren't good enough."

"Hide and seek is over."

Are you sure?

Hal lowered his voice.

"If we rush out now, we'll likely be surrounded by them all."

"So what?"

"We've been discovered. Do you think they'll just keep bringing us afternoon tea if we keep hiding here?"

As he spoke, he walked out from behind the boulder in a very natural and unpretentious manner.

The black hoodie he was disguised as transformed back into a trench coat the moment he stepped out of the shadows, and his black pupils regained their golden hue.

The radiance and majesty of the sun god spread out without any concealment.

The tribespeople, who had always been oblivious to everything around them, began to stir when they sensed this energy.

Seeing this, Hal could only curse inwardly before following them out.

Green light surged forth from his body anew, forming the green battle suit that represented will and protection.

Two uninvited guests, one in gold and one in green, walked through the crowd amidst the unified chanting of "Nok…Nok…" by hundreds of Indigo tribesmen, heading towards the three tribal elders sitting cross-legged in the center of the square.

Along the way, the Indigo Clan members kneeling on the ground simply raised their heads and watched with their empty indigo eyes as these two aliens walked past them.

They were like a group of pre-programmed NPCs, watching the two players walk towards the final boss that was destined to trigger the plot.

"I hate this feeling."

Hal's voice rang out.

"It feels like we're walking into a slaughterhouse, and all the cattle and sheep around us are looking at us like we've just become two idiots."

"Relax, Hal."

Shuen responded, "Slaughterhouses and cafeterias are sometimes just different perspectives."

Finally, they stopped ten meters away from the three elders.

The white-bearded elder in the middle remained seated cross-legged.

"Hello, sir."

Xiu En spoke first.

He pointed to the central battery behind the other person, which was emitting an indigo light.

"I'd like to ask if I could borrow this decoration of yours to take a closer look?"

He originally wanted to say "try it," but considering the other party's potential violent tendencies, he changed to a more tactful word.

Elder Whitebeard did not answer.

He simply opened his mouth slowly.

"Nok."

"Oh well, here we go again."

Xiu En rolled his eyes inwardly.

"We meant no harm."

Hal stepped forward.

"We are the Green Lantern Corps and a friendly traveler, here simply to investigate spectral energy. We hope to receive your assistance."

"Nok."

Beside the white-bearded elder, another elder with tattoos on his face interrupted Hal's words.

"Listen, we are not your enemies!"

Hal's patience was wearing thin.

"We just want to know the whereabouts of the Indigo Lantern Beast! We'll leave immediately if you provide any information!"

"Nok."

The third, and youngest, elder coldly uttered that word.

The sunflower's voice rang out.

"Their energy frequency is synchronizing with the central battery!"

"What are they doing?"

Xiu En asked.

"I don't know. But it seems like they're doing some kind of preparatory work. Like reading out the crimes before a trial."

"Trial?"

In the square, hundreds of Indigo tribesmen who had been kneeling on the ground chanting Nok suddenly stopped!

Then, they stood up from the ground.

They fixed their eyes on Shuen and Hal in the center of the square!

The sight made even Hal, who was used to seeing big scenes, feel a cold sweat break out on his back!

Immediately afterwards, the white-bearded elder in the middle raised his indigo staff!

He pointed his staff at Shuon and Hal.

Then, the final verdict was announced.

Although they couldn't understand it, both Shuen and Hal could discern the meaning of the sentence from the energy fluctuations within it.

The gist of that sentence is...

"Two out-of-control souls filled with arrogance and rage have been detected."

"The trial begins."

"Give, have mercy!"

The staffs in the hands of the three elders, along with the huge central energy battery behind them, simultaneously erupted with three incredibly dazzling indigo beams of light!

Three beams of light converged into one point in mid-air!

Then, it transformed into a beam of judgment and crashed down on Shuen and Hal!

That light of judgment, brought together by the three elders and the central battery.

Carrying icy energy powerful enough to distort the mind, it crashed down on the two people in the center of the square.

Hal's green light concentrated in front of him, preparing to construct the strongest defense he could imagine.

However, standing beside him was Xiu En.

He even felt a little like laughing.

"You want to attack a sun with light?"

Xiu En muttered something under his breath, but after all, these people all seemed to have a lot of merit. The Golden Crow True Fire and Golden Qi were mainly for killing and were not very useful. It would be troublesome if they accidentally killed someone.

Xiu En thought for a moment and then raised his hand, which was adorned with a seven-colored ring.

Facing that light of judgment, powerful enough to shatter any mental defenses, neither dodge nor evade, neither defend nor attack.

Instead, it extended one finger.

"Arrogance? Anger?"

"You know nothing about power."

The next second, the ring on his finger, which contained the seven colors of the spectrum, burst forth like a rainbow that had been lit up!

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple—six colors, plus Xiu En's own pure golden divine light—seven completely different primal cosmic forces intertwined at his fingertips!

Then, it transformed into a torrent of seven colors!

"boom------!"

The indigo light of judgment collided with the seven-colored torrent of energy in mid-air!

Light is devouring light!

The indigo beam of light quickly melted and retreated upon contact with the rainbow torrent!

The three elders wore expressions of shock!

Their bodies trembled, and the central battery behind them let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain!

That colorful torrent surged forward with unstoppable force!

Following the trajectory of the indigo beam of light, it surged upwards, lunging towards the three elders!

Victory seemed to be a foregone conclusion.

At this time.

An unexpected change occurred!

A small, thin figure wearing a huge metal headband and a blue robe appeared before the three elders!

He stretched out his hand, which resembled a chicken claw, and gently clenched it in the air.

"Time stop".

A familiar voice, tinged with amusement, rang out.

That unstoppable torrent of seven colors, along with the entire world, was frozen in mid-air, as if the pause button had been pressed.

"Colonna!"

Hal's pupils contracted! He didn't know why he hadn't been stopped in time.

He stared at the suddenly appearing figure, gritted his teeth, and uttered the name!

Colonna turned his head, and a disgusting smile appeared on his withered old face.

His gaze passed over the solidified seven-colored pillar of light and greedily fell upon Xiu En, who was frozen in place.

"Haha, good evening, Green Lantern. And my dear Sun God!"

He strode leisurely past the frozen, colorful torrent.

"What a wonderful composition of energy."

He reached out his hand, as if wanting to touch the seven-colored light, his eyes filled with fascination.

"Red light: anger; orange light: greed; yellow light: fear; green light: will; blue light: hope; purple light: love; gold light: hope!"

He walked up to Xiu En and admired up close Xiu En's face, frozen in a moment of surprise and murderous intent.

"This is truly beyond my expectations. You are even more outstanding than I imagined."

"Do you like this trap I've prepared for you, a group of people who will prevent you from using your full strength?"

He pointed to the Indigo tribesmen around him who looked like puppets.

"trap?"

Hal forced himself to speak despite the pressure of time stopping.

"You were behind all of this?!"

"certainly."

Colonna nodded matter-of-factly, as if showing off his most prized work.

"Do you remember the six-color spectrum I saw on your ring on Zamalun? From that moment on, I knew you would come looking for this last one, the power of the indigo lamp."

"So I arrived here a step ahead of time."

"These adorable criminals are the most perfect CPUs I've ever seen. Their brains are as pure as a blank sheet of paper, without any superfluous emotions or distractions, making them the best command executors."

"All I need to do is break into their rudimentary central energy cell, implant my backdoor program, and then slightly modify their flawed and pitying logic."

He gave Xiu En a mischievous, cruel smile.

"Now, they will prioritize showing mercy to heretics who possess other spectral energies."

"So, this is a trap you tailor-made specifically for Xiu En?!"

"A bear trap? No, no, no, that's too rude."

Colonna shook his finger.

"I prefer to call it a laboratory."

"A laboratory to welcome and house my most perfect experimental subjects!"

A possessive desire blazed in his eyes!

"Don't you ask the person involved if they agree?"

A voice suddenly rang in Colonna's ears.

Colonna's smug old face froze!

He turned his head and looked at Xiu En, who should have been frozen in time, with a look of utter disbelief.

At this moment, Xiu En was slowly moving his neck, making a series of cracking sounds.

His eyes had somehow regained their fluidity, and he was staring at him with the look of someone looking at trash.

"Time stop doesn't work on you?!"

"It's alright."

Xiu En converted the seven-colored beam of light back into energy and returned it to his body.

"Your time stop is only so-so. The latency is too high, and there's also stuttering. It's at best comparable to community broadband."

He then looked up and gave Colonna a bright smile.