Chapter 383: Difficult Year
Chu Tongxuan's face was full of bitterness, and he looked at Xu Zhenfeng with some murky eyes.
"I originally thought that even if he was seen through, it should be a human cultivator. Who would have thought that he would be seen through by a demon?"
Hearing this, Xu Zhenfeng looked at him with dissatisfaction, "What you said is a slander against my demon race."
Chu Tongxuan smiled bitterly, "Yeah, if that's the case, I won't dare say that again."
"Master Xu, you guessed correctly. The underworld is in danger now. The Four Ghost Emperors are causing chaos, while the Eastern Ghost Emperor sits idly by and does nothing to help either side. His Majesty the King of Hell has been imprisoned by the Four Ghost Emperors.
The human race and the demon race cannot watch the underworld fight among itself, now is the time for us to work together to deal with the demon race."
Chu Tongxuan said earnestly.
Xu Zhenfeng put down the teacup and said to Chu Tongxuan, "What you are afraid of is that the human race not only wants to sit back and watch the internal friction of the underworld, but also wants to take this opportunity to control the underworld, manipulate the reincarnation destinations of the monks in the future, and undermine the power of your underworld."
"Mr. Xu is right. The duty of the underworld is to manage the souls of the living beings in the world. If the human race controls the whereabouts of the souls, then what is the need for the underworld to exist?"
"But you are stuck in this hurdle now. You want help from the human race and our demon race, but you are also afraid that the human race and the demon race will take the opportunity to make demands and develop their own power in the underworld."
Xu Zhenfeng felt very embarrassed for Chu Da Yinsi when he thought about it.
Chu Tongxuan raised his head and glanced at Xu Zhenfeng, "Your demon race and my underworld have always been friendly, and the demon souls have other places to go, so they naturally won't do such a thing.
But the souls of the human race are under the control of the underworld. The human race really wants to control the underworld. Mr. Xu, once the human race becomes the only one in power, the life of your demon race will be even more difficult. Do you have any way to help the underworld?"
Xu Zhenfeng smiled, looked at him meaningfully, and asked, "Four of the five ghost emperors in the underworld rebelled together.
The Eastern Ghost Emperor stayed in his own ghost world and watched on.
How many of the eighteen ghost kings in the underworld are still loyal to His Majesty the Lord of Hell?"
Chu Tongxuan hesitated for a moment, but answered honestly: "Currently, half of the ghost kings in the eighteen halls of the underworld are following the four ghost emperors to guard the Eternal Night City."
"Can the Great Underworld of Chu confirm the life or death of His Majesty the Lord of Hell now?"
"Your Majesty is still here."
Chu Da Yinsi nodded with certainty, "As long as the rebellious Ghost Emperor has not obtained your Majesty's Yama Seal, he will not attack your Majesty."
"Yan Jun Ming Yin?"
Seeing that Xu Zhenfeng was puzzled, Chu Tongxuan also looked at Xu Zhenfeng with some confusion.
"Master Xu, don't you know the King of Hell's Seal?"
Xu Zhenfeng shook his head, "I really don't know."
"The Yama Seal is a seal bestowed upon Yama by this world to govern the underworld and the souls of living beings.
When any ghost takes over the throne of King Yama, he will take the seal from the previous King Yama and melt it into his own ghost body.
Only ghosts who have melted Yama's seal into their bodies can exercise all of Yama's rights in the underworld.
When the previous Lord of Hell takes over the throne, he will usually refine the Lord of Hell's Dark Seal that has been melted into his ghost body and pass it on to the next Lord of Hell."
Xu Zhenfeng became very curious after hearing this. "The throne of Lord Yan lasts for 300 years. How is the successor chosen?"
Chu Tongxuan patiently continued to explain to him, "Generally speaking, the next King of Hell is born from one of the Five Ghost Emperors.
No matter which Ghost Emperor becomes the next King Yama, once he takes over, he will melt the King Yama's Dark Seal into his ghost body.
With the blessing of Lord Yan's Dark Seal, his ghost power is the strongest in the underworld."
"After leaving office, does Lord Yan have to be reincarnated?"
"Yes, this is the rule of this world. The previous Lord of Hell must be reincarnated. There cannot be two Lords in the underworld, not even the former Lord."
Xu Zhenfeng just felt strange. Since King Yan was chosen from the Five Ghost Emperors, why would the Eastern Ghost Emperor choose to stand idly by at this time?
Doesn’t he want to be the King of Hell?
Or do you want to wait until Lord Yama and the Four Ghost Emperors are almost done fighting, and then come out to take advantage?
Also, there is only one position of King Yama. If the four ghost emperors rebel at the same time, who will be the King Yama then?
As the war between humans and demons is imminent, such a bizarre rebellion occurs in the underworld.
No matter how Xu Zhenfeng thought about it, he felt that there was something strange.
"One more question, are there any ghosts in the underworld who can ascend to heaven and become gods by practicing the ghost way?"
“Of course there is, but only Lord Yan has this opportunity. Lord Yan’s Dark Seal can increase the chances of ascending to heaven and becoming a god.
There were 17 Yama Lords in the underworld, who embarked on the path to becoming gods while in office and achieved heavenly gods. "
"So, no wonder even though one has to reincarnate after being the King of Hell for 300 years, there are still some big ghosts vying to be the King of Hell."
Xu Zhenfeng murmured.
"Is the temptation to become a god so great?"
"Of course, if you become a god you will be immortal.
Although ghosts have long lifespans, some can even rival the lifespan of the dragon clan born in your demon mountain demon king.
But if a ghost doesn't reincarnate for too long, even the strongest ghost will eventually break down and disappear into thin air."
“Once the ghost body is damaged, when it reincarnates again, it can only be reborn as an idiot, a lunatic, a person born with a deformed limb, or a person with a severely flawed destiny.
Some souls are so badly damaged that they can only be reborn as animals.
Once the soul is damaged, it cannot be restored even after several or even dozens of lifetimes.
Any great ghost, even the Ghost Emperor, will reincarnate before its ghost body is damaged."
Chu Tongxuan talked for a long time, and the ghost body began to have hallucinations of dry mouth and tongue.
"Mr. Xu is very resourceful. Can you come up with a foolproof plan for my underworld?"
Xu Zhenfeng chuckled and said, "I am just a second-grade earth-level monster. How could the Great Underworld of Chu think of entrusting such an important matter to me?"
Chu Tongxuan shook his head, "Although Master Xu is only a second-grade Earth Rank, when you were still a Mysterious Rank monster in Monster Mountain, you were able to participate in the important events of the Monster Mountain court.
You can even lead the negotiations between Monster Mountain and the Underworld. You are not an ordinary second-grade earth-level monster.
If you didn't really have the ability, the Demon King wouldn't have entrusted you with such an important task.
Now, it has only been two or three months since I first met Master Xu, and Master Xu has already been promoted from the Xuan level to the second level of the Earth level.
"It's hard to find a monster like Master Xu who is as smart and talented as him in cultivation, right?"