After I stopped trying, a rich woman trained me into a demon emperor.

Xiao Rou squatted down beside them, collecting the empty shells of the dead Gu worms. Her sleeves were soon filled with many.

Chen Ya was still on the phone.

"Manual dispatch will remain in place for twelve hours until the hospital restores the intelligent system."

All remaining interfaces on the White Tower must be sealed and not restarted without authorization.

Xiao Hongli stood beside the energy group, her posture somewhat stiff.

The sisters Su Qingling and Su Qingwu leaned against the array pillars, too exhausted to say a word.

Lin Qingxue closed her eyes and covered them with black silk again.

Zhou Ran walked up to her.

She reached out her hand, her fingertips touching the word "wait" branded on his palm.

"Does it still hurt?"

"Can endure."

Lin Qingxue said, "The second character of 'Emperor's Bone' has appeared."

Chen Ya placed the transparent evidence box on the table.

On the box wall, the original character "等" (wait) was gone, and a new character "审" (examine) appeared, with its strokes already stable.

Fatty Wang peeked out.

"Waiting for trial? This prince seems to know the process quite well."

Chen Ya glanced at him.

"You can be interrogated first."

Fatty Wang immediately sat up straight.

Zhou Ran stared at those two words.

and so on.

审。

Some people were waiting for him, while others wanted him to interrogate them.

At this time, one must not touch the Emperor's Bone.

There's a mess that needs to be dealt with while it's still fresh.

The underworld.

Zhou Ran drew the Taihuang Black Blade.

"I'm going to the Third Hall."

Chen Ya looked up.

"Post-war summary?"

Zhou Ran paused for a moment.

"Seventy percent of the Holy Light Remnants have been cleared, the White Pagoda has been demolished, and the Five-Day Gate has been closed. There are three remaining hidden dangers."

He held up three fingers.

"First, the fact that the Moon Emperor is outside the door doesn't mean she won't pass a knife through the door."

"Secondly, the remains of the imperial prince are a matter of higher-level cause and effect, not some kind of opportunity."

"Third, if the old scores in the underworld are not cleared up, the door will open again from the inside next time."

Chen Ya nodded.

"I will defend Jiangcheng."

Lin Qingxue said, "I'll look at the gray line."

Xu Youwei sat on the other side of the old building and spoke through a communicator.

"I can still apply pressure to my left eye."

Fatty Wang got up.

"Brother, am I going to the underworld too?"

Zhou Ran glanced at him.

"You take the demon soldiers and stay in the mortal realm to continue dismantling the nails."

Fatty Wang's face fell.

"Am I no longer your favorite underworld registration clerk?"

"You're the demolition team leader."

"The official position is stable, but the benefits are worrying."

Zhou Ran ignored him and stepped into the rift in the underworld.

The Third Hall.

Beside the Yinlu Well, Emperor Song sat on his broken throne.

His physical body was pierced by a silver hand shadow, leaving an unhealable hole in his chest.

Li Zhiyao stood by the well, the ancient musical instrument plate suspended in her palm.

Zhao Tao's soul was bound like a rice dumpling by the chains of sin, kneeling to one side, its soul light dim.

Han Yue, the former subordinates of the Fifth Palace, and the rebel leaders of the Seventh Palace were all imprisoned in front of the well.

Representatives from the remaining ten courts also arrived; some were the original deities, some were the Dharma bodies, and others were judges sent by the court.

Their reactions to Zhou Ran entering the hall varied: some were wary, some were resentful, and some couldn't hide their fear.

Zhou Ran did not sit down.

He walked directly to the Yinlu Well and inserted the incomplete seal of the Grand Commander's Order into the well's edge.

thump.

The entire Third Hall was shaken.

All the discussion fell silent.

Zhou Ran spoke.

"To determine merits and punish wrongdoing."

Emperor Song raised his eyes.

"I have rendered meritorious service."

Zhou Ran said, "He is also guilty."

The Song Emperor's noodles twitched slightly.

"You're not being polite at all."

"You've left behind plenty of messy debts too."

Emperor Song remained silent.

Zhou Ran's gaze swept over the representatives of the Ten Courts.

"Last night, when the gate was closed, Emperor Song pressed down on the well for seven breaths, saving the gap between Yin and Yang. This merit is recorded."

Just as the Song emperor's expression had eased slightly, he heard the next sentence.

"The authority of the Third Hall was reduced by half."

A suppressed murmur arose inside the hall.

Emperor Song narrowed his eyes.

Zhou Ran continued, "The remaining authority is subject to the supervision of the Ancient Law Plate. Li Zhiyao has the right to review all cases involving lifespan, soul registers, the illusory realm, sacred radiance, and Penglai."

A judge from the Sixth Court stepped forward.

"Grand Commander Zhou, the Underworld has its own rules. Have mortal cultivators overstepped their bounds by interfering in this matter?"

Zhou Ran looked over.

"Which palace are you from?"

"Sixth Court, Judge Xu Qi."

Which item are you in charge of?

"Documents of the City of the Wrongfully Dead".

Li Zhiyao flipped through the ancient law plate and announced a series of file numbers.

"Xu Qi, thirty years ago, you received 247 wronged souls transferred from the Fifth Hall. Among them, 113 souls had incomplete records. You did not check and sent them directly to the City of the Wrongfully Dead."

Xu Qi's Adam's apple bobbed, but he couldn't speak.

"The old cases are complicated; how can I be entirely blamed?"

Zhou Ran said, "That's why we're establishing new laws today."

The white bone pen floats up.

Above the Yinlu Well, black and gold characters were carved stroke by stroke.

Article 1: One shall not overstep authority to summon the souls of those whose lifespan has not yet ended.

As the characters were formed, the myriad soul registers at the bottom of the well were turned over, and all the names that had been mistakenly crossed out lit up.

Article 2: One shall not alter the register of souls by private decree of Yama.

When the words "Yama" appeared, a suppressed roar came from the bottom of the well. The chain of judgment immediately plunged down, nailing that incomplete name back into the depths of the ledger.

Article 3: Anyone involved in transactions with the virtual world, Shenghui, or Penglai shall have their rights locked first, and then be tried for their crimes.

Three new laws were inscribed into the Yin Law Well, the dark clouds above the Third Hall split open, and the records of the Ten Halls responded simultaneously.

Zhou Ran had no intention of discussing it; he was directly amending the law.

Some ghostly soldiers knelt down on the spot, some judges bowed their heads, and some people were not convinced.

A former general of the Fifth Palace launched an attack, thrusting his Soul Halberd straight at Zhou Hou's heart.

"The living must not alter the laws governing the dead!"

Zhou Ran did not turn around.

As the pressure of the Nascent Soul Perfection Realm descended, the former general knelt on the ground with a "thud," and the Soul Halberd shattered inch by inch.

The former subordinates of the second, seventh, and ninth place ranked players made their move simultaneously, attempting to disrupt the established order while the new laws were still unstable.

Zhou Ran raised his hand.

"According to the rules, a challenge is permitted."

He pressed down with his five fingers.

"Those who use chaos to harm others shall be executed according to their crimes."

The chain of judgment burst forth from the well, nailing all nine former subordinates to the palace pillars.

The Taihuang Black Blade was drawn half an inch from its sheath, its blade flashing past.

The nine men's authority was severed, their souls were not destroyed, but their military status, authority, and trial qualifications were all stripped away.

It's worse than death.

There was no sound from inside the hall.

Emperor Song let out a long sigh as he watched this scene.

"You're going to dismantle all the old bones of the underworld."

Zhou Ran said, "Replace it if it's ruined."

The Song emperor asked, "Whom should we replace?"

Zhou Ran looked at the wronged souls by the well.

"Start with those who can speak the truth."

The female spirit paused.

Li Zhiyao also raised her head.

Zhou Ran said:

"Set up a witnessing hall for wronged souls."

In cases of retrial, the wronged souls may present their testimonies; ancient laws will be reviewed, and the laws of the underworld will determine the guilt.

One of the judges couldn't help but say:

"How can wronged souls, burdened with resentment, be judged?"

Zhou Ran looked at him.

"The living can have their own agendas; hasn't the underworld been doing this for hundreds of years?"

The judge was speechless with choking.

Wang Pangzi's shouting squeezed into the communication channel.

"Brother, I've memorized that line. I'll make a banner for it later."

Zhou Ran said:

"Have you removed all the nails?"

Fatty Wang immediately disconnected.

Zhao Tao knelt by the well, and upon hearing the new law, his soul trembled violently.

Because the first group to be investigated is the Zhao family.

Zhou Ran looked at him.

"Zhao Tao".

Zhao Tao kowtowed.

"I identify them!"

I identify them all!

"I can name Zhao Shijiang, Sheng Hui, Yan Luo's former subordinates, and the names of those outside the hospital!"