Hell Emperor.

Chapter 315: Shura Jie - Confrontation
"Shenlong..."

Ye Jie recited the words mentioned by the King of Goguryeo, and after some thought, he seemed to have the answer in his mind.

Seeing that Ye Jie remained silent for a long time, the King of Goguryeo thought that he did not understand what he meant, so he spoke to explain:
"Palace Master, you may not know that several decades ago, the evil dragon in the south was extremely powerful. It raised a million soldiers and crossed Mount Paektu, intending to swallow up our Goguryeo. At the most dangerous moment, the evil dragon's army even reached the foot of the royal city. Thanks to the unity of the soldiers across the country, the vicious evil dragon was repelled. Even God could not bear to see such an evil act. I heard that the evil dragon died suddenly shortly afterwards."

Speaking of the glorious battles of the past, the Goguryeo king's face also showed a bit of pride: "Since then, in order to prevent the evil dragon from coming again, the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace has set up this dragon-binding formation outside the royal city. If the evil dragon dares to come again, it will definitely teach a painful lesson!"

"I see……"

Ye Jie nodded. After hearing what the King of Goguryeo said, he finally remembered.

The evil dragon mentioned by the King of Goguryeo refers to the Lord of Guangwang Palace. Once upon a time, the Kingdom of Goguryeo was the place that the Lord of Guangwang Palace wanted to incorporate into his territory, but unfortunately he failed in the end.

Even after becoming a ghost, the Guangwang Palace Master's ambition to be an emperor remained. How could he be content with being ordinary after death when he was an emperor in his lifetime? He sat firmly on the throne of Yama, stirring up the situation in a continent, intending to take back the human world. However, his dream of becoming an emperor was finally shattered by Xia Wei, Ye Jie, and the partners he met along the way.

Ye Jie could never forget the past. He didn’t know how his disciples were doing and whether they were doing well.
Ye Jie's thoughts were soon interrupted by the laughter of the Goguryeo King: "God bless our Goguryeo, any evildoer who wants to plot against our land will have to pay a terrible price! To be honest, after decades of development, our military strength is far greater than before, and it won't be long before we go for revenge! Even if we are suppressed by the Equal Array, the good men of Goguryeo will not back down!"

Ye Jie curled his lips. For some reason, the Goguryeo King seemed to have a kind of blind self-confidence: "The one who has a grudge against you is the Dragon Emperor. He died a long time ago. The dynasty has changed in the world, and the country's name has been changed to Tang. Who are you going to seek revenge on?"

The King of Goguryeo was speechless for a moment, but soon reacted: "So what? The people of Jambu Continent have a blood feud with us. This hatred will not disappear with the death of the Dragon Emperor. Once we find an opportunity, the people there will definitely pay the price! If the mountain god of Mount Paektu had not disappeared and the mountain ridges were covered with snow, blocking the road, we would have already started to act."

Ye Jie frowned. The King of Goguryeo's impolite tone made him a little unhappy. After all, Ye Jie was a native ghost of Jambu Continent and witnessed the changes of dynasties with his own eyes. Now that he saw the King of Goguryeo was so ignorant of his own life, Ye Jie was too lazy to say more to him.

At this time, the King of Goguryeo spoke again: "By the way, Your Excellency, you must be here this time to sue me, right?"

"What lawsuit?" Ye Jie narrowed his eyes and asked back.

The King of Goguryeo rubbed his hands and spoke impatiently: "Palace Master, you don't know that the reign titles used by each Yama Palace are the reign titles of the emperors in the jurisdiction of the Yama Palace, and cannot be the reign titles of Yama itself."

Ye Jie nodded, he knew this.

Take the Guangwang Palace in the past for example. The ghost officials used the Zhenguan era to record the years. Zhenguan was the era name of the Tang King on earth, instead of the Daye era name of the Shenlong Emperor himself.

"Wait...you said we can't use Yan Luo's own reign title?" Ye Jie frowned.

The King of Goguryeo nodded repeatedly: "That's right. The function of the Lord of Yama Palace is to maintain the soul's rebirth, and the real rulers in the human world are still the kings. The reign titles of the kings in the human world are the reign titles recognized by heaven and earth."

"That's weird..."

Ye Jie touched his chin, he remembered that things didn't seem to be like this.

The era name used by the Mara Palace to record the years is the era name of His Majesty Mara himself.

Maybe it is the privilege of the Lord of the Demon Palace, or maybe there is some hidden story. In any case, the situation cannot be generalized.

The King of Goguryeo did not know this. He raised his head and said with great joy, "Once the Lord of Yama Palace chooses the reign title for the emperor of the human world, it will be a win-win situation for both Yama Palace and the human world."

"Win-win? What kind of win-win situation is this?" Ye Jie was a little curious.

The King of Goguryeo laughed and continued, "Goguryeo is blessed by the gods and is the shining light of civilization among the nations of Dongsheng Shenzhou. It is a great fortune for the Lord of Yama to choose the reign title of Goguryeo as the reign title of Yama Palace. It means the deepening of cultural exchanges. Isn't it a great thing to be able to experience the flourishing culture of Goguryeo up close?"

"Is that all?" Ye Jie scratched his ears. He had no interest in what the King of Goguryeo said.

Seeing that Ye Jie was not interested, the King of Goguryeo became anxious and worried that things would fail, so he had to change his tone and said:

"After Yama Palace adopted the reign title of Goguryeo, all Goguryeo people living on earth can provide soul charm to Yama Palace. The more prosperous Goguryeo is, the more affluent the people are, and the more soul charm they provide. Although I don't know what the soul charm is used for, based on the actions of the previous master of the Golden Wheel Palace, this soul charm is not completely useless..."

At the end of the speech, the King of Goguryeo was also a little nervous. His original confidence was gone, and he looked at Ye Jie with a little uneasiness.

The King of Goguryeo, who had never been to the underworld, had no idea what the soul charm was used for. He only knew that the soul charm was needed to be the master of the Golden Wheel Palace, but he had no idea what the soul charm could be used for.

In the eyes of the King of Goguryeo, this so-called soul charm and the good deeds that ghosts use to trade should be similar things. They are all invisible and intangible, things that only ghosts can use, and are of no use to mortals on earth.

Because of this, the King of Goguryeo was extremely nervous about this proposal. Could it be that someone really valued that unknown soul more than the prosperous culture of Goguryeo?
However, Ye Jie's reaction was far beyond his expectations.

Upon hearing the name of Hunyun, Ye Jie became alert and his eyes lit up immediately.

Are you kidding? Ye Jie just built three large dining halls in the Golden Wheel Palace. Each dining hall consumes one thousand soul charms a day, and three dining halls consume three thousand soul charms. Even with the resources stored in the Golden Wheel Palace, it can't withstand such consumption. If there is no soul charm coming in, it won't be long before the soul charm in the Golden Wheel Palace will be consumed. It's hard to say whether the dining hall can continue to operate, not to mention that other buildings also need soul charm to build.

The proposal of the King of Goguryeo can be said to have solved Ye Jie's urgent problem. As long as he could confront the King of Goguryeo, he could choose the reign title of Goguryeo as the reign title of the Yama Palace, thereby gaining a huge amount of soul rhyme.

After carefully browsing the resources stored in the Golden Wheel Palace, it is found that the column of soul charm has the most. Although there are no buildings that produce soul charm in the Golden Wheel Palace, there are still 5 million soul charms in stock, which is enough to illustrate the benefits of choosing a year name in the human world.

Seeing Ye Jie showing an excited expression and seeming to be about to accept his proposal, the King of Goguryeo finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "There is no time to lose, let's have a book contest now. Please bring out the main account book, with me, the King of Goguryeo, as a witness. The current reign of Goguryeo is the 22nd year of Gaowu. Please write it on the main account book..."

However, Ye Jie did not do as he was told. From the words of the King of Goguryeo before, he was more cautious and spoke:
"You just said that this is a win-win move. However, I only see what I can gain, but not what you can gain. How can it be a win-win situation?"

The King of Goguryeo was slightly stunned, and then he said: "With the protection of the Palace Master, Goguryeo will surely develop more smoothly in the future. This is of course a win-win move..."

Ye Jie shook his head, not believing him at all: "That's all? If that's all, it's not bad. But, if you want to add conditions in the future, don't blame me for rejecting you."

Ye Jie's words were plain but contained an unquestionable power. The Goguryeo king was sweating profusely. The power displayed by Ye Jie was no weaker than that of the previous Golden Wheel Palace Master, and even stronger. Even he, who had been in a high position for a long time, could not help but feel a heavy pressure and had to speak:
"According to the conditions set by the previous Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace, all high-ranking officials in Goguryeo, regardless of their meritorious deeds, will not be reincarnated into the Golden Wheel. When their life span ends, they can at least be reincarnated into the fourth rank... In addition, every Goguryeo king, including me now, can modify the life span in the Book of Life and Death with the help of the Lord of the Palace. They don't have to worry about encountering disasters and can live longer than others..."

Listening to the words of the King of Goguryeo, Ye Jie became more and more frightened, and his expression changed slightly.

Ye Jie had always believed that the effect of turning the golden wheel would be equally beneficial to all human souls. Now it seems that this is not the case. As long as the Lord of Yama Palace allows, the dignitaries in the human world can enjoy different privileges.

Regardless of the amount of good deeds one has done, one can be reborn at a high level. This also means that the high-ranking officials in the world will no longer have to worry about what they do. They don't need to consider the sufferings of the world, and they will no longer issue measures to benefit the people. They will treat people like animals and just enjoy themselves. Anyway, even the Lord of Yama Palace is one of their own and will not look at good deeds or life deeds. They will all give them a break. So what is there to worry about?
The conditions proposed by the King of Goguryeo can indeed be achieved with the power of the Lord of Yama Palace, and this also seems to send a signal to Ye Jie.

If all the dignitaries of the entire Goguryeo Kingdom pinned their hopes for after death on the Lord of Yama to show leniency, and did not consider accumulating virtues in the human world at all, then the people here might not have a good life. It can even be said that they suffer every day. They are still in the human world, but it feels like they are being punished in the underworld.

In addition to the conditions of showing leniency to the dignitaries, Ye Jie also heard another thing, that is, the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace seemed to be able to modify the files of the Book of Life and Death.

However, considering the authority of the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace, the things he can modify are extremely limited. Being able to increase or decrease the life span of mortals is already a remarkable ability. It is far inferior to Ye Jie today, who can not only modify the files of martial arts, but also the files of innate magical powers, and the architectural files of the Yama Palace.

I think the Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace must have done a lot of things like extending the lifespan of high-ranking officials in the past. That's why when the King of Goguryeo saw him, he even forgot about the previous Lord of the Golden Wheel Palace and wanted to smile. When he met the benefactor who could extend his life, how could he not greet him with a smile?
Seeing that Ye Jie remained silent for a long time, the King of Goguryeo thought that he was seriously thinking about his proposal, and then he summoned a female ghost. The ghost was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had heavy makeup on. The King of Goguryeo said again:
"Your Excellency, this person is my concubine. She died of an illness a few days ago. Please show your power and do me a favor. Let her go to a good family in the next life. I am sure that the soul charm produced by Goguryeo in the future will make you extremely satisfied!"

Under the hopeful eyes of the Goguryeo king, Ye Jie slowly shook his head and finally said: "I think you may have misunderstood."

"What……"

Ye Jie's answer made the King of Goguryeo open his eyes wide and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

"As the Lord of Yama Palace, I must maintain the balance of the human world and ensure that every soul gets the treatment they deserve. I cannot, as you said, use my power as Lord of Yama Palace to wantonly uphold injustice. This is a favor I cannot help you with."

There was an unquestionable majesty in Ye Jie's tone. When the power symbolizing Yama spread out, the people around him didn't even dare to breathe.

No matter whether it is the Lord of Guangwang Palace or the Lord of Jinlun Palace, for them, such things are undoubtedly commonplace. They can change the fate of other souls by just turning a blind eye. However, Ye Jie is unwilling to do so. How can the power of Yama be abused like this?
"Your Excellency, please think twice. What should I do to make you accept Goguryeo's kindness and let my concubine's soul go to a good family?"

The King of Goguryeo was unwilling to give up and continued to persuade Ye Jie, but the more he persuaded, the more Ye Jie became more determined.

"Whether she can go to a good family depends on her deeds in her previous life. If she has done many good deeds in this life but is trapped by insufficient virtue, I am willing to help her. But if she has done many unjust things and deserves the consequences, I will never let her go."

Ye Jie opened his mouth slowly, and the overwhelming arrogance of the Lord of Yama Palace caused the air around him to slightly distort.

"I only help good people. Tell me, are you a good person?"

Ye Jie's eyes were grim and filled with a hint of death, his gaze fixed firmly on the Goguryeo King's concubine.

The concubine was frightened by his power and dared not say anything. She quickly hid behind the King of Goguryeo and cried, "Your Majesty..."

The King of Goguryeo quickly comforted him: "Okay, don't be afraid, at worst you can just stay with me..."

Before the Goguryeo King could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by a gust of cold wind blowing from afar.

In an instant, the wind howled and swept wildly. The concubine's soul screamed, and her body was carried up by the wild wind, flying over everyone and coming in front of Ye Jie.

Ye Jie finished the operation of the Dragon Catching Hand. He looked indifferent. He took out a piece of torn paper from his arms and said without any emotion: "Let us see what you have done in your life."

(End of this chapter)