I Possess a Scroll of Demon-Subduing Records

Yama, the King of Hell, angrily accused the Goddess of Mount Tai, shifting all the blame onto her.

It's the Goddess of Mount Tai who doesn't care about her subordinates, not him!

And these subordinates actually misunderstood him, isn't that going too far?

Seeing that no one dared to object, Yama's tone softened slightly, and he sighed, "I also cannot bear to see you take such a risk, but there is still room for maneuver in this matter."

"I am willing to heed the instructions of King Yama."

The underworld generals seemed to see a glimmer of hope, and upon seeing this, Yama, the King of Hell, also smiled.

These subordinates are still obedient, but there are a few who, when the opportunity arises, will be removed from the team.

What use are subordinates who are unwilling to die for him?

King Yama had his own plans in mind, and said, "The Empress's decree has spread throughout the Underworld, and there will definitely be other Ghost Emperors and Yama leading their troops to surround us. We may not be able to encounter Lin Yi, so there is no need for you to charge into battle."

Once that was explained, the Yin generals understood.

This is basically telling them to be lazy and not take things too seriously!

But Yama would never say these things directly. Did he really think that the gentle and kind Goddess of Mount Tai was easy to bully?

She's been in power for tens of thousands of years, steadily inheriting a portion of the authority from her father. How could she be someone without any skills?

You can be a slacker, but you can't say it out loud.

This is the unspoken rule.

Seeing that his subordinates understood, Yama said in a feigned manner, "We suffered heavy losses before, and our best warriors have all passed away. As long as you do your duty, Your Majesty is kind and should not blame you."

However, you must also do your best in your work. Even if you can't be on the front lines, you should still play your part, patrolling the area for the Empress and making sure Lin Yi doesn't escape.

By simply patrolling and setting up a blockade, without directly engaging Lin Yi in battle, the risks were significantly reduced.

Lin Yi is skilled in warfare, so they will avoid direct combat.

If you can't beat them, can't you at least run away?

With this in mind, the Yin generals regained their confidence.

Besides, the underworld is so vast, and there are ten Kings of Hell searching for Lin Yi; it's unlikely that he would just happen to run into them.

To reduce the probability of encountering him, the Ghost King's mind started working again.

Lin Yi was not from this world, and he had longed to return to the human realm but failed to do so.

Now, he would definitely still want to return to the human world.

Therefore, the gates of hell are an insurmountable obstacle.

After much deliberation, the Ghost King suggested, "If we are to focus all our efforts on searching for Lin Yi, the defenses at the Gates of Hell may become lax."

"How about we temporarily borrow a few people from other temple masters to go to the Gates of Hell, and we can patrol elsewhere?"

The Ghost King's words also contained a deeper meaning, which Yama, the King of Hell, understood immediately.

The gates of hell are the key.

Lin Yi will come to the gates of hell, he definitely will.

He didn't want to provoke Lin Yi, so it was better to temporarily switch guards with someone else.

King Yama agreed, "You're right. Our strength has been severely damaged, so it's not appropriate for us to do something so important."

We should do what's right for us. I think patrolling the Abyss of Exile would be a good idea.

The Abyss of Exile is not a safe place; it may be a weak point in the defenses.

His words, seemingly aimed at reinforcing the defenses, were actually a way of telling everyone that the Abyss of Exile should be safe.

Surely Lin Yi wouldn't run off to the Abyss of Exile?

What's his motive for going there?

That place is not a good place; it is filled with all kinds of resentment.

That's it, the Abyss of Exile is definitely safe!

With a clear direction, the entire Yama's court united.

They quickly swapped shifts with other Yama kings and reported the matter to their superiors.

Meanwhile, the six underworld generals of the Yama Palace led a large group of underworld soldiers and several judges to inspect the Abyss of Exile.

This is an impressive display of force, as if they've mobilized their entire force.

Even the judge, who is not good at fighting, joined the ranks, which shows how serious he was.

Yama, the King of Hell, used a very clever trick.

He not only messed up the fish and confused the whole affair, but also put on an act of doing his best.

In reality, the judge joined the group just to watch the excitement.

In the Yama's Palace, the divine offices are naturally divided into civil and military offices.

The martial arts profession consists of the Ten Yin Marshals, who, as combat units, generally possess high levels of Taoist cultivation.

Judges are civil servants, and the matters they handle are particularly important. If they also possess great power, they can easily cause trouble.

Therefore, most of the judges are not very powerful. Only the four chief judges are slightly more powerful, but they are only comparable to the generals under the Yin Marshal, with no more than 500,000 years of cultivation.

Most judges have less than 200,000 years of cultivation.

The four judges are Wang, Xie, Zhu, and Li, who respectively manage the Department of Judging Good, the Department of Punishing Evil, the Department of Yin Law, and the Department of Investigation.

Each of the four departments has several judges, which are equivalent to various levels of clerks in the civil service.

They still work in shifts, so there are many judges.

The four judges were also quite annoyed at this moment. Usually, combat missions were none of their business, but this time they were dragged into it too.

But this was the order of the King of Hell, and also the decree of the Goddess of Mount Tai, so they had no choice but to obey.

"I feel uneasy all the time."

Wang Pan, one of the four judges, felt uneasy; he sensed a hidden crisis.

The other judges comforted us, saying, "This is the Abyss of Exile. The lingering attachments of evil spirits who cannot enter the cycle of reincarnation will affect us invisibly. Don't worry too much. We're here to reinforce our defenses. It's nothing serious."

Wang Pan agreed, suggesting that the hand environment might have been a factor.

He decisively enveloped himself with divine power to avoid being disturbed by the outside world.

Sure enough, that feeling disappeared not long afterward.

"Alright, let's continue the patrol!"

The underworld gods of the Yama Palace were bustling about in the Abyss of Exile. Lin Yi finally arrived here after passing through many lines of defense. Upon seeing this scene, he was immediately startled.

There are powerful figures among the underworld spirits! They actually managed to predict that he would come to the Abyss of Exile!

Now that the secrets of heaven have been obscured, the other party must have calculated it using their own wisdom.

"We underestimated the gods of the underworld."

Lin Yi lay in wait in the shadows, extremely nervous.

He had been lying in wait all the way here. When he killed the fish gills, no one was there, so no one realized that Lin Yi hadn't actually killed the fish gills head-on, but rather had used a clever sneak attack.

The fact that he could evade the fish's gills shows that his stealth ability is quite good.

The underworld is full of deities with reconnaissance abilities, but none of them would keep such reconnaissance abilities running continuously around the clock.

During this time, Lin Yi did encounter defensive lines that had activated reconnaissance abilities. However, what was absurd was that Lin Yi could see this power.

These reconnaissance forces take on various forms; some resemble ripples, some spider webs, and some thin lines.

Although the methods were different, they were all exposed in Lin Yi's eyes.

He broke through the defense with ease.

Zero One thought they were going to have to go through a fierce battle this time, but to their surprise, they didn't have to fight a single battle along the way.

Lin Yi's ability to infiltrate is even better than hers, a ghost.

Lin Yi suddenly stopped, which must mean something was wrong.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, let's prepare for battle..."

Chapter 548 Ghost King: I understand!

Upon discovering the enemy's presence in the Exile Abyss, Lin Yi immediately made a decision.

What is meant to be will be; what is meant to be will be.

Why were there people in the Abyss of Exile? Was it a coincidence, or was it a deliberate scheme? Lin Yi couldn't guess.

He could only judge based on his own logic; if it was a coincidence, this was a place he absolutely had to take.

The underworld, a place of exile, once had a gateway to the human world.

All signs indicate that this place is special; if one doesn't have to go through hell, this is the best place to find clues to return to the human world.

If it's a coincidence, he'll have to make it through this wave.

If it was someone else's conspiracy, the fact that they could figure out he would take the path of exile must mean they had a very good understanding of his character.

When faced with danger, he will be cautious and choose to avoid it and find another way out.

Perhaps if I keep hiding, I will eventually fall into the encirclement.

If he realizes this is a trap and does the opposite, the other party might have anticipated it as well, and this is actually a trap to lure him into attacking...

In short, if he thinks about it carefully and ponders it repeatedly, he can easily fall into a dilemma of game theory.

Did the opponent anticipate this, or not?

How can I anticipate the other party's predictions?

The more you think, the more nervous you become.

Lin Yi realized this, so he stopped thinking about it and decided to go all in.