Douluo Continent: The Ten Kings of Hell, I am the Emperor of the Underworld

Chapter 68 The Establishment of the Underworld, the Inheritance of Divine Positions

More than four years have passed in the blink of an eye.

There is no alternation of day and night in the underworld, and there is no intuitive concept of the passage of time.

However, the changes in the underworld itself are visible to the naked eye.

What was once an empty and chaotic underworld, filled with various energies, has now become real and has become a real world.

Although there is no sun in the underworld, it has its own eerie glow.

"The road to the underworld is finally finished."

Ning Qiuyang breathed a sigh of relief; repetitive and tedious work really tests one's patience.

As Ning Qiuyang finished speaking, an ancient, desolate, and lonely hum echoed throughout the underworld, like a sigh from the distant past.

Ning Qiuyang's perspective suddenly shifted, looking down on the entire underworld from a superior, all-encompassing viewpoint.

The underworld is now largely complete, its area being significantly larger than the entire Douluo Continent, and its edges are constantly expanding outwards, growing larger with each passing moment.

Ning Qiuyang examined his underworld and suddenly noticed that certain places in the underworld were emitting varying degrees of fluorescence.

These fluorescent lights carried a faint divine power.

"Could these be the deities of the underworld?"

Ning Qiuyang roughly counted, and there were forty or fifty fluorescent spots in total. He wondered if they included all the divine positions in the underworld.

Among these fluorescent lights, two adjacent lights flickered, as if responding to someone.

Ning Qiuyang used his spiritual power to contact them and immediately understood the divine positions contained within the two beams of light.

"So it was the position of the Black and White Impermanence deities."

Although Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing were chosen by Ning Qiuyang to be the Black and White Impermanence, they are currently in a state of having divine duties but no divine position.

To become true Black and White Impermanence, they also need to pass the divine test, but their starting point is much higher. They are considered pre-selected candidates, so passing the divine test shouldn't be a problem.

Besides these two spots, there were three other faint glows, but they were so small that they were almost unnoticeable if you weren't paying attention.

"Are these the suitable divine positions for Qian Renxue, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan?"

All three of them contributed to the shaping process in the underworld and will receive rewards from the underworld; the qualification for the divine examination is one such reward.

"Qiuyang? Qiuyang, what are you thinking about?"

Upon hearing Qian Renxue's voice, Ning Qiuyang's consciousness returned to his body.

The superior perspective of that being looking down upon all living beings made Ning Qiuyang feel omnipotent.

"I'm fine. Do you guys feel anything different?" Ning Qiuyang asked.

Ning Rongrong and the other three had already met Qian Renxue.

When Ning Rongrong and the others learned that even after arriving in the underworld, there were still girls who could find Ning Qiuyang, they found it somewhat unbelievable.

They thought the four of them would keep each other in check and no one would be able to get ahead, but they didn't expect to run into a thief.

However, Qian Renxue's strength far surpassed theirs, and she had also secretly spent a long time alone with Ning Qiuyang. The four of them gradually became more like-minded.

The two-on-one alliances are no longer suitable for the new situation, and tactics must be adjusted immediately. We cannot allow this woman named Qian Renxue to dominate.

Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing said at the same time:

"I have obtained the contents of the divine test of Black Impermanence (White Impermanence)."

Ning Qiuyang nodded; they had indeed sensed something.

"What are the contents of your divine test? Is it difficult to complete?"

Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a glance.

"Our divine examinations are all the same, not too difficult, but they take quite a while."

The duty of the Black and White Impermanence is to guide the souls of the dead to the underworld, and their divine trials are related to this.

The Black and White Impermanence undergo nine divine trials, each involving the capture of the souls of the dead. The difference lies in the fact that the number and quality of the souls they must guide to the underworld increase with each subsequent trial.

For them, the Black and White Impermanence divine trials weren't particularly difficult, but they would definitely last a long time. "And you?" Ning Qiuyang asked the remaining three, "Have you felt the call of the gods?"

"Yes, I felt a voice calling to me."

Ning Rongrong was the first to raise her hand.

"Oh? What kind of divine position is it?"

Ning Rongrong pondered for a moment.

"I think her name is Meng Po. What a strange name. She sounds very old. If I become Meng Po, will I turn into an old lady?"

Ning Rongrong asked with concern.

"Pfft~"

Dugu Yan covered her mouth and laughed.

"Hearing the name of your divine position, I feel that my perception of the Ferryman's divine position is not so difficult to accept."

Ning Rongrong glared at Dugu Yan. This girl always liked to undermine her. Even when they were allied, she would still betray her from time to time. She was really despicable.

"Meng Po and the ferryman? Do you know the content of the divine test?"

Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan both shook their heads.

They have only sensed the divine position, but it seems that they still need to meet the conditions to trigger the divine test, which may be their soul power level or something else.

"These things can't be rushed. Since these two divine positions have chosen you, they will definitely give you hints."

After speaking, Ning Qiuyang said to the remaining Qian Renxue:
"Sister Qianqian, what about you?"

Qian Renxue smiled confidently: "The Eastern Ghost Emperor among the Five Ghost Emperors, quite an imposing divine position."

"Sure, Sister Qianqian."

The Five Ghost Emperors govern the five ghost realms and hold a combat divine position, ranking above the Ten Ghost Generals.

"Let's go. I've been in the underworld for so long that I've almost forgotten what the outside world is like."

After arriving in the underworld, Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan left several times to visit their relatives and obtain soul rings, while Ning Qiuyang never left.

His soul power had already reached level 50. As long as he completed the fourth divine trial, he would be able to obtain a divinely bestowed soul ring. Therefore, Ning Qiuyang did not attempt to obtain a fifth soul ring on his own.

"Let's go, this time I'm returning to the world of the living from the underworld."

Ning Qiuyang reached out his hand toward the Ten Kings of Hell Tower, and the magnificent tower quickly shrank and flew back into Ning Qiuyang's hand.

Although there is only one road to the underworld, it is everywhere and at all times, and can lead to any place in the mortal world.

When the souls of the dead enter the underworld from the mortal realm, no matter where they are, they all embark on the same path to the Yellow Springs.

"Wow, the sunlight is so blinding."

The light in the underworld was dim, and Ning Rongrong and the others, who hadn't seen the sun in a long time, quickly shielded their eyes from the sunlight.

"Sister Qianqian, is this the place where you enter the underworld?"

Ning Qiuyang did not return directly to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, but instead went to the place where the Ten Kings of Hell Tower had connected the underworld to the mortal world.

He intends to establish the Underworld Palace here to complete the fourth divine test.

Qian Renxue recalled for a moment and said:

"That's right, this is the place, Soto City in the Kingdom of Barak."

Ning Qiuyang looked around. Although this place was in the city, it was a very remote place with few buildings around.

"We will build the Underworld Palace here, thus completely connecting the underworld and the world of the living."

"Huh? We still have to do work?" Qian Renxue asked in surprise.

After entering the underworld, she lived a very fulfilling life, either working like a slave or on her way to working like a slave.

If you're a beast of burden in the underworld, will you still be a beast of burden when you return to the world of the living?

Then I came back for nothing, didn't I?
(End of this chapter)