Hell Emperor.

Chapter 645 Ye Jie - God of Wealth
The moment the copper coin dart disappeared, a powerful aura slowly emerged from Ye Jie's body.

After obtaining the complete Book of Life and Death, Ye Jie can freely choose the celestial official position he wants to be promoted to. However, he cannot choose a higher position; he can only choose a lower one, that is, a celestial official position lower than his current main position.

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. This applies to the powers of celestial officials as well. The higher the rank of a celestial official, the greater their status, and the more powerful their associated celestial authority becomes.

As the saying goes, people strive for higher positions. Choosing to be promoted to a celestial official position lower than one's current rank would only waste this opportunity for promotion, and the resulting celestial official powers would be weaker, making it difficult to exert the power of a top-tier celestial official.

But Ye Jie still chose to do it. During the battle, he modified the promotion list and, with the help of the copper coin darts thrown by Zhao Gongming, completed the promotion in one fell swoop!

The Book of Life and Death also revealed various records:

[Book of Life and Death Records:]

In the autumn of the 140th year of the Moro calendar, Ye Jie spent a single Blessed Copper Coin to modify his rank records.

[The mid-stage of the Seventh-Turn Martial Saint True Lord has been changed to the late-stage of the Seventh-Turn Wealth Source True God]

[The powers and authority of the Immortal Lord Yisheng have been inherited.]

[The quality of the Blessed Coin exceeds the minimum promotion requirements; the Celestial Official's powers have been unlocked.]

[The God of Wealth: Brings abundant wealth and increased fortune. He wields the power of good fortune, which fluctuates cyclically. He can dramatically increase or decrease a target's luck to its lowest point in a short period, but afterwards, the luck will shift in another direction until balance is achieved.]

Seeing the records in the Book of Life and Death, Ye Jie couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

The powers of the celestial official who is the god of wealth are not described in any complicated way, nor does he have any divine power to change the world. His only effect is to enable the person in charge to control the power of fortune and freely change the fate of the target.

Moreover, the changes that the God of Wealth brings to one's fortune are not permanent. After a period of time, one's fortune will not only return to its original state, but will also spread in the opposite direction until the initial balance is achieved.

"Fortune telling... that's quite an interesting ability."

Ye Jie narrowed his eyes. It seemed that something had changed in the space. Although those things had always existed, he had never paid attention to them. The trend of the world's fortunes was now fully visible to him.

According to the description of the God of Wealth, Ye Jie can make a person extremely lucky, or he can make a person suffer great misfortune. But once the effect wears off, the person's fortune will turn in the opposite direction until it reaches a balance. At first glance, it may seem useless, but upon closer inspection, its uses are immense.

It's rare to have the opportunity to exchange long-term bad luck for extraordinary good fortune at a crucial moment. Only the God of Wealth can do this, and this is the God of Wealth's unique power.

However, thinking of a certain guy who was always lucky, Ye Jie couldn't help but twitch his lips. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that there was anyone in this world who could always stand at the peak of luck. Looking at it this way, the ability of this God of Wealth doesn't seem to be that great. Even if he gets good luck for a while, he will pay it back with constant bad luck in the future.

Shaking his head, Ye Jie was interested in another ability besides the God of Wealth's inherent power: [Already possesses the powers of the God of Prosperity, the God of Treasure Gathering, and the God of Treasure Acquisition; the bonds with the Four Gods of Wealth are unlocked.]

[The Four Gods of Wealth Bond: Can cast the Wealth Scales to weigh the value of two things; the one with lower value cannot harm the one with higher value.]

Seeing the records in the Book of Life and Death, Ye Jie couldn't help but smile.

After a long period of collecting, he simultaneously possessed the powers of the God of Prosperity, the God of Treasure Gathering, and the God of Treasure Gathering. Now, he has also gained the powers of the God of Wealth. The superposition of these four different Gods of Wealth has created a unique bond between the four Gods of Wealth, giving him new power!

Back then, unlocking the bond between the two Gods of Wealth granted Ye Jie the power to forcibly acquire items. As long as he had enough wealth, he could freely purchase any magical artifact from any immortal, without caring about the other immortals' refinement of the artifact itself. The unique bond between the three Gods of Wealth also granted Ye Jie the power to obtain double the wealth and replenish the number of times he could use his celestial official powers.

Now, with the power of the four Gods of Wealth working together, Ye Jie has unlocked the ability of the Wealth Balance, allowing him to measure the value of anything. In this way, those of lower value will have no way to harm those of higher value, making the effect incredibly powerful.

"Value... Although it's not explicitly stated in the Book of Life and Death, by the standards of the God of Wealth, so-called value is either the amount of wealth, the amount of good deeds done, or at the very least, the level of cultivation. In other words, as long as I can gain an advantage in all these aspects, I can win without taking any damage in a battle against any enemy. However, this is, after all, the power of the God of Wealth; it's possible that even cultivation level won't be a factor..."

Upon careful consideration, Ye Jie also realized the power of the balance of wealth.

The unique bond formed by the four Gods of Wealth gives birth to this powerful ability. As long as one can occupy a higher value on the scales of wealth, one can easily defeat any opponent. In this light, any cultivation technique or level of expertise seems to become unimportant.

"The aura emanating from you... what exactly is that?"

In the distance, Zhao Gongming also sensed the change in Ye Jie and had a bad feeling.

He originally thought that the three marshals joining forces to capture the wanted criminal named by Emperor Gouchen was just a routine mission, and he didn't have to worry about any accidents. However, things turned out to be much more complicated than he expected. Not only did Marshal Zhang die at the hands of the wanted criminal, but he himself was also in danger.

In addition, the ability used by that wanted criminal left him speechless. He was able to imitate or even steal the powers of other celestial officials, something that was unheard of.

The powers and abilities of celestial officials are bestowed by the Heavenly Dao and are a symbol of the creation of heaven and earth. They are also the greatest source of confidence for the Heavenly Court to stand in the world. No immortal can steal the powers and abilities of celestial officials without the permission of the heavens. If such news were to spread, it would likely cause a great uproar in the entire Heavenly Court.

The exclamation from afar interrupted Ye Jie's thoughts. Seeing this, he merely smiled faintly and said meaningfully:

"Surprised? This is the power of the Book of Life and Death. It records the files of all living beings, including the column for celestial officials. All I did was slightly modify the records."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming froze on the spot, a hint of disbelief flashing in his eyes. Judging from Ye Jie's words, could it be that he had deceived the heavens with the divine artifact in his hand?

Before he could figure it out, Ye Jie's words rang in his ears again:
"So, what should I do with you now?"

(End of this chapter)