vncnus Chapter 654 The Phoenix's Appreciation, Judgment in the Underworld!
Chapter 654 The Phoenix's Appreciation, Judgment in the Underworld!
Originating on the continent, in Huyang City, Jiujiang Chaos State of Yu Kingdom.
This once prosperous small town has towering, mountain-like, thick city walls that stretch as far as the eye can see. It is protected by array formations and guarded by large mechanical war machines.
But now, it is a scene of devastation.
The great formation shattered, the city walls collapsed, and large mechanical war machines were reduced to wreckage and fell to the ground.
Clearly, this place has witnessed more than one major battle.
In order to quickly consolidate the power of the Origin Continent, the founders of the two ancient kingdoms adopted a hardline approach, urging the emperor to bring many small and medium-sized countries under their control as quickly as possible.
This kind of thing provoked many god-kings to rebel.
The ruler of the State of Yu was one of them.
After a fierce battle, the ruler of the Yu Kingdom, who was at the second level of the God King realm, was no match for the enemy and sought refuge under the command of the Lord of Myriad Realms. However, the Yu Kingdom was taken advantage of by the neighboring Food Kingdom and annexed.
What happened next was quite simple.
Compared to the tactless ruler of Yu Kingdom, the ruler of Tiankun Kingdom was among the first to completely surrender to the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom at the peak of the second level of the Divine King realm. After annexing Yu Kingdom, he naturally engaged in rampant plunder and slaughter.
Through repeated killings and plundering, less than one in a hundred people remained in the entire city of Huyang.
The strongest among them was Hu Yangcheng, who was only an Eternal True God. When faced with the reaping of the Food Kingdom, he had no power to resist at all.
Some tribes in the wilderness fared even worse, often being completely wiped out and swallowed up.
This is the most realistic living environment on the Origin Continent.
Survival of the fittest!
But at this moment, the situation is somewhat different.
Amidst the ruins of Huyang City, ragged figures looked up at the sky, seemingly waiting for something, their eyes filled with a glimmer of hope.
In the corner, a large, obese man with hair and beard like steel needles stood out.
This burly man was covered in scales, had fangs, and a pair of fiery eyes that seemed to burn like stars. However, even so, he could not hide the gloom and dejection in his expression.
Behind him was an ordinary dilapidated restaurant.
The four large characters "Fire Realm Restaurant" above still shone brightly under the protection of the formation.
"Teacher, is that legend true?"
A young man in black stood behind the burly man, his eyes filled with confusion.
The situation in Huyang City has been turbulent recently. It is located at the border of the Kingdom of Heshi, and small-scale wars break out from time to time.
But it had never been so tragic.
For some unknown reason, the two ancient kingdoms suddenly became incredibly tyrannical. Even a powerful kingdom like Yu was instantly destroyed, and then chaos ensued.
Every day, there is fighting!
Whether it's a powerful outsider or a local force, when even the most basic order is lost, life becomes incredibly fragile.
Until, a Netherworld war beast as tall as heaven and earth appeared.
The turmoil subsided.
When an eternal god bearing the mark of the underworld appeared and spread news of the underworld, they gradually understood the various rumors about the underworld and the reasons for the war on the continent.
They don't actually care about these things.
Two ancient kingdoms?
War of the Gods?
They are too far removed from those true gods and void gods.
Until the almost incomprehensible "Fengdu Black Laws" appeared.
The entire city of Huyang, and even all the forces on the Origin Continent, fell silent.
Merit? Sin?
After death, all life enters the underworld, and regardless of strength or background, all must see their past and present lives reflected in the Mirror of Retribution.
Depending on the merits and sins accumulated in one's previous life, one may either be reincarnated, be reborn in the underworld, or be sent to the ten hells!
That's absolutely ridiculous!
Who believes?
How could the lofty emperors and god-kings possibly be lumped together with these ant-like beings?
"I have no idea."
The Black Butcher stared blankly at the sky. The Eternal God, once a force of the River of Life and now a traveler of the Underworld, told them that the Underworld would be holding a public trial.
Judge all living beings after death.
The Origin Continent has a concept of reincarnation, but this is too much of a shock for them!
The God-King of Judgment?
Even ordinary deaths require a trial before one can enter the cycle of reincarnation?
"Things have indeed been much quieter lately. Many forces are watching and waiting, and even a dark force like the Blood Python Society doesn't dare to make a move."
Inside the restaurant, a Void God whispered.
Dark forces exist everywhere. Huyang City was relatively safe due to the control of the City Lord's Mansion, but even so, while paying taxes to the City Lord's Mansion, they could not escape the exploitation by the Blood Python Society.
After the fall of the Yu state, they plundered indiscriminately and without restraint.
"Surely, a power capable of annihilating two ancient kingdoms wouldn't deceive us, would it?"
"The trial will begin soon."
"Just keep watching and you'll find out."
In the restaurant, some people looked puzzled, some looked disdainful, and some were filled with anticipation.
As they were talking.
hum-
A ripple spread through the void, and then the entire sky above Huyang City, and even the Nine Jiang Chaos State and the Origin Continent, lit up.
It was a huge screen of light.
In the light screen, a majestic palace appeared and disappeared, with three ancient characters hanging high above it: Fengdu City.
In the ruins of Huyang City, the survivors looked up, staring blankly at the scene.
"What is that...?"
A young man murmured.
His entire tribe had been slaughtered, leaving him the last survivor.
"That's the core of the underworld! It's the capital of the underworld!"
An old man, a true god of the void, whispered to the side. He had specifically inquired about some things about the underworld, things that the underworld itself was also publicizing.
A figure slowly emerged from the light screen.
It was a young man dressed in a black imperial robe, seated on a majestic throne, his face imposing, his gaze sharp as lightning. Behind him, the illusory image of the Six Paths of Reincarnation slowly rotated; with a flick of his finger, he instantly transported the viewer to the magnificent world of Chapter 656, "The Phoenix's Appreciation, Judgment of the Underworld!" He exuded a chilling aura of power.
The Great Emperor of Fengdu.
Qin Ming.
He looked down, as if piercing through endless void, landing on everyone who looked up.
The next moment, a deep voice rang out.
"When the underworld was first established, it was time for the proper executions."
"Today, the Great Emperor of Fengdu decrees that all the dead shall be publicly judged in Fengdu City of the Underworld. According to the 'Black Laws of Fengdu,' their merits and sins shall be assessed, and their reincarnation shall be determined."
"All beings originating from the continent can be observed."
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene on the light screen suddenly changed.
A huge square appeared in front of Fengdu City.
Ten halls are arranged in a row, and each hall has a plaque hanging above it.
The Palace of King Qin Guang, the Palace of King Chu Jiang, the Palace of King Song Di, the Palace of King Wu Guan, the Palace of King Yama, the Palace of King Bian Cheng, the Palace of King Tai Shan, the Palace of King Du Shi, the Palace of King Ping Deng, and the Palace of King Zhuan Lun.
No unnecessary words.
The scene shifts to a long line of people being escorted in by jailers.
Some of them had blank expressions, some looked terrified, and some struggled and roared, but no matter how much they struggled, they could not break free from the shackles of the underworld's rules.
"Who is that?"
Everyone stared in shock at the figures before them. Even after death, the souls of the God-Kings were far more powerful than those of ordinary Void Gods or Eternal Gods.
Like towering mountain peaks.
If they weren't all bound by heavy chains at this moment, many of them would probably have prostrated themselves on the spot.
Even though it was just a phantom, its majesty could still be felt.
"Is that the Emperor of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom?"
"Seven emperors: Di Yuan, Di Xi, Di Wu, Di Xuan, Di Jiu Feng, Di You, and Di Chu?"
Some people may not recognize these powerful beings, but the strong in the Origin Continent do.
For example, the Yu Kingdom's ruler, who had just returned to the Yu Kingdom, looked at all this with a horrified expression. Seven of the thirteen royal emperors of the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom had actually died.
"The Thunder Kingdom is not much better off. Six of its nine kings—Lei Xiao, Lan Duo, Tian Guang, Lei Fu, Feng Xing, and Bai Mo—have died."
Even this reigning monarch, Rysho, has fallen.
"Also, the Heavenly Kun Kingdom Lord and the others are here."
The King of Yu glanced at these emperors and looked at the equally majestic soul bodies standing behind them, including the King of Tiankun, the Lord of Qifeng, and others.
He felt a sense of fear; was even the Emperor to be judged in this way?
That's a powerful being with the combat strength of a God-King at the ultimate level!
Even the founders of the two ancient kingdoms valued it highly.
But when his gaze turned to the distance, to the Netherworld War Beasts that seemed to sit casually between heaven and earth, and to the Netherworld War Beasts that had surrounded Thunder Mountain and Flame Wind Holy Land, he fell silent.
indeed.
For the underworld, even the Emperor is irrelevant.
A powerful being at the second level of the God-King realm can almost sense the fluctuations of the entire Origin Continent.
As far as the eye could see, he saw more than 200,000 Netherworld war beasts at the God-King level occupying various nodes of the Origin Continent, including several hundred at the ultimate God-King level.
And this doesn't even include the fierce battles fought in the various treasure troves.
"Walk!"
With a stern shout, the jailer forcibly pushed Di Yuan, who was at the front of the line, forward, dragged by the chains of the underworld.
"I am Di Yuan! Who dares to judge me? By what right do they judge me?"
Emperor Yuan roared in fury.
No matter how much he struggled, it was all in vain.
Under the suppression of the laws of the underworld, the two jailers lashed him with their whips, causing him to let out a mournful howl.
"quiet!"
Amidst the stern shouts, Di Yuan was forcibly brought to the Mirror of Retribution in front of the First Hall. When the light shone on him, an image appeared in the mirror.
The scene rapidly shifts from when Di Yuan was still an infant, and then accelerates continuously.
Endless carnage unfolds.
Among them are scenes from before Di Yuan became a God King, as well as scenes from after his successive breakthroughs, when he refined the Hunyuan Bloodline, fell into madness, and frantically devoured life.
He disguised himself and stormed into various cities, slaughtering indiscriminately.
The elderly, women, and children were all spared.
His face was filled with a maniacal smile, and with each wave of his hand, hundreds of millions of lives turned into blood mist and were swallowed by him.
Even so, he was still not satisfied.
In order to devour more lives faster, he either dispatched his subordinates or used puppets to plunder on a massive scale, with each time he devouring billions of lives.
Finally, the camera focused on a figure called Iron Fright Demon Lord.
Iron Demon Lord, a terrifying being ranked number one in sin on the Origin Continent.
In a single operation, he plundered almost the entire population of twelve kingdoms; over the long years, the cumulative number of lives he plundered was simply unimaginable.
Iron Demon Lord was merely one of Emperor Yuan's puppets.
"hiss--"
"Is Di Yuan that kind of person?"
"How could he have committed such a heinous crime?"
The expressions of the powerful figures observing in the shadows changed slightly. Before Qin Ming rectified the Origin Continent, there was also talk of sins, and there was a ranking among them!
Iron Demon Lord is undoubtedly the one with the most heinous sins.
But he was just a puppet of Di Yuan!
The Progenitors of Flame and Thunder, the Lords of Myriad Realms, the Eastern Extreme Domain, and even some God-Kings who had just joined the Underworld—all life on the entire Origin Continent—witnessed this scene.
No! It's not just them!
In a place undiscovered on the Origin Continent, there are seven figures.
All seven lords had appeared and were watching this scene.
Minghuang's eyes were filled with surprise and admiration. The moment she entered the Origin Continent, she knew everything about the cause and effect, and all of Qin Ming's actions, with her powerful strength.
"The underworld, a system for judging merit and sin?"
"A very interesting idea!"
"He wasn't ruthless enough. Why wait until after death to punish him? He should have just killed him outright!"