"Yes. Right on this island."

    "Why this island?"

    "Because this island has the Zudun Giants."

    "And what does that have to do with the Zudun Giants?"

    Tang Jing understood some things, but his thoughts still couldn''t keep pace with Tang Xian.

    Tang Xian said:

    "Two points of judgment. They make me certain that this island has secrets we still don''t know."

    "First, the Dark Crow had never appeared before but showed up quickly after I came into contact with this island. Do you think that''s a coincidence? Have you noticed that the Dark Crow is often very quiet, but when you talk to him, especially when he demonstrates his moves, you can''t help but feel... embarrassed?"

    Tang Xian looked at Tang Jing.

    Tang Jing frowned. It was indeed quite coincidental.

    How could the Dark Crow have stayed dormant for hundreds of years without emerging in the mining zones?

    He seemed more like an impulsive young man.

    It was contradictory.

    Because someone fiery and carefree yearns to break free and embrace freedom internally.

    But the Dark Crow? His behavior didn''t fit that at all.

    He claimed that he had secluded himself in one place for hundreds of years.

    "There''s no way the Dark Crow is... the Beast God?"

    Tang Jing remembered that Yuan Wu had mentioned during the recounting of the Holy Mountain battle that, aside from the Eye of the Mirror, only the Dark Crow had managed to wound the Judge.

    From Tang Xian''s various deductions, the Dark Crow could possibly be the Beast God.

    But Tang Xian explained:

    "The Destruction God taught me one thing: in this world, there are indeed naturally strong individuals, but there are also those who attain strength later. The Dark Crow is human; I am certain of this because Junlin cannot understand the Dark Crow''s language, yet the Dark Crow clearly knows a great deal about an era from over a millennium ago. When he went to Baichuan City, the shock and sadness on his face couldn''t have been faked."

    Tang Xian didn''t believe the Dark Crow was the Beast God. The Dark Crow was unquestionably the Beast God''s successor, but not his inheritor.

    Through the Lost God''s transformation, the Dark Crow had obtained a power far surpassing that of someone born gifted.

    Tang Xian didn''t delve deeper into this topic but instead began explaining the second factor:

    "The second point of judgment: the Zudun Giants. Bai Shuang once said that she had seen the Zudun Giants carrying coffins while migrating. The Zudun Giants are enormous, and if they were to move en masse, the commotion would be hard to miss. It wouldn''t be difficult for us to find them. Originally, I thought that collecting the Beast God''s legacy and the Legacy of the Lost Bird would be straightforward, but later, I realized that I haven''t seen the Zudun Giants again since that hunting festival last year. Where have they gone?"

    "The Lost Bird symbolizes regression, while Eden''s lord represents evolution—two extremes. I''ve encountered the Zudun Giants before; they are a simple and honest race, yet they harbor a strong craving for evolution. The Red Soil Forest turned into the Red Soil Canyon, and during last year''s hunting festival, every hunter must have been terrified. Why? Because the Zudun Giants and the Zudun Holy Tree were utterly out of control."

    If one were to summarize their life''s experiences as a book, a person with a better memory could connect foreshadowed clues leading to future revelations.

    Tang Xian had previously identified some of these clues. Now that he had become an Orderer, though his imagination and logic hadn''t upgraded further, his computational speed and memory had increased. Many clues he might have overlooked in the past now came back to him.

    "After the Twilight of the Gods, the Zudun Giants began constructing sanctuaries across regions for the Court. In the Sinkhole Sanctuary, I saw the palace they built for the Cinder Dragon. At that moment, I was convinced that the Zudun Giants had fallen under the Court''s control."

    "These things may seem unconnected, but they led me to a bold yet reasonable hypothesis."

    "What hypothesis?" Tang Jing hadn''t thought that such an inconsequential race would serve as a pivotal clue at this moment. Sear?h the N??eFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Tang Xian said:

    "The Judge is the obvious traitor, right?"

    "Yes."

    "And the Zudun Giants aided the Judge, likely because the Judge tempted them with evolution."

    "That makes sense. But what happened next?"

    "When Junlin first encountered the Dark Crow, they fought for several days and nights. You weren''t there to witness it, so you wouldn''t understand how the Dark Crow reacted at the time."

    "What was the Dark Crow''s reaction?"

    As the thick fog dispersed, Tang Xian and Tang Jing arrived at a cliffside location.

    On the island''s precipice, this sight shocked both Tang Jing and Tang Xian.

    The island appeared not only tall but also profoundly steep.

    Tang Xian stared at the cliff and said:

    "The Dark Crow despises the Judge. His hatred for the Beasts'' Court is nearly irrational. Normally, successors of the Beast God would detest the Beasts'' Court, but the Dark Crow''s revulsion surpasses that of Xuanniao, the Red Emperor Sea Monster, or even the Nether Phoenix Persistence."

    "Is there a connection?"

    "Yes. This island could once move, meaning it may have been the second sanctuary of Eden''s lord. The Judge once said that the Holy Mountain could move because the mountain itself was actually a colossal living entity. Have you ever considered that these petrified Zudun Giants might have been the power source that once allowed the island to move?"

    Tang Jing was stunned.

    This reasoning was bold, but... deeply convincing.

    Tang Xian said:

    "And the legacy of the Lost Bird might also be hidden here, because the Dark Crow''s techniques induce various negative states, including petrification. If you were Eden''s lord, would you create thousands of Zudun Giant statues on this island?"

    "No."

    "Exactly. So these statues... weren''t statues to begin with but were petrified by the Lost Bird before its death."

    Tang Jing couldn''t argue against this rationale.

    "The safest place is often the most dangerous one. Do you understand now?"

    "I understand."

    Tang Jing now fully grasped it. Certain things Tang Xian hadn''t said outright, but Tang Jing, being intelligent, had already pieced them together.

    This island was where the Lost God''s legacy lay.

    These Zudun Giants were split into two groups: one on the island and another on the northern continent.

    The Lost Bird despised the Judge.

    Yet the Zudun Giants yearned for evolution, and because of this, the simple-minded creatures had been manipulated by the Judge.

    Thus, the Lost Bird began enslaving the Zudun Giants. Knowing its own demise was near, it hid itself in a coffin, having the Zudun Giants carry it to this island.

    As for why neither Eden''s lord nor the Judge discovered these schemes, it was because of the tower''s inscriptions, which only Tang Xian and Qi Yuan could understand.

    The Judge only learned about it thanks to Gu Yin.

    The Lost Bird ultimately hoped someone would discover its legacy, so this ever-moving island became its final resting place.

    One of its last acts before death was petrifying all these giants.

    And so, the island came to a halt.

    This explained everything.

    As for why neither Eden''s lord nor the Judge uncovered this place?

    The reason was simple: the last time the Judge found this location, it got trapped in the same mental blind spot as Tang Xian.

    The towering presence of the spire was too conspicuous.

    Much like a patch of dark amidst a sea of light, it drew all attention.

    Tang Xian himself had initially overlooked this island. For Eden''s lord and the Judge, such blind spots were even more likely to occur.

    The location of the Lost Bird''s legacy—its most mysterious sanctum—was, to everyone''s surprise, right next to the ultimate villain''s library.

    Who could''ve imagined such a thing?

    The purpose of Eden''s lord for this island was to showcase its grandeur. It likely never even visited the place personally.

    The unsolved mysteries still lingering now included where on this island the Lost Bird''s legacy was hidden.

    And the many secrets surrounding the Dark Crow. Why had he emerged at such a perfect moment? Right after Tang Xian and company had left the spire, the Dark Crow surfaced out of nowhere.

    Tang Xian and Tang Jing looked down at the cliff below.

    "It seems the answer lies below," Tang Jing said.

    "The answer truly lies below, but someone has beaten us to it. Fortunately, they haven''t left yet," Tang Xian remarked with a smile.

    "Who?"

    "What led me to these thoughts was a clue derived from the Dark Crow''s timing and methods of attack."

    Tang Xian didn''t spell it out, but Tang Jing had already understood.

    "So... the one who overcame the mental blind spot is someone who thought of the same location as us. The Judge?"

    "Yes. It''s hiding in this world, a place Eden''s lord cannot find, because the Judge did the same thing as the Lost Bird."

    "They both hid in the most dangerous places. Moreover, the Judge must have realized that the Dark Crow''s sudden emergence was unsettling. It also deduced that the Dark Crow, capable of petrifying the Zudun Giants, was a successor of the Lost Bird."

    Tang Jing suddenly felt a pang of fear.

    Tang Xian patted Tang Jing''s shoulder with a smile and said:

    "Don''t worry. The fact that it''s hiding here is a good thing for me. Don''t forget, I am now an Orderer."

    With those words, Tang Xian leaped into the abyss without hesitation.