Chapter 24 Black and White Impermanence? Poseidon, the Soul-Snatching Sea God? [Two-in-One]
Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace.
Watching the ghosts writhing and wailing in the oil fryer,
The emperor collapsed, and he could no longer hold on.
His face was pale, and he slumped limply on the dragon throne.
He suddenly remembered those lifeless girls who had been secretly carried out of the back gate of the Prince's mansion.
That was when he was being suppressed by Qian Renxue.
The evil deeds committed because of resentment and twisted emotions in one's heart!
At this moment, all those memories came alive.
They were like vengeful ghosts, tightly gripping his neck and making it hard for him to breathe!
Even the high-ranking civil and military officials in the hall felt their legs go weak.
These hypocrites,
Who hasn't had blood on their hands?
Are they going to be boiled in oil after they die?
"No, that's the primordial world, another world! It has nothing to do with this place!"
"We will never go to hell!!"
An official shouted at the top of his lungs, instantly drawing a chorus of hurried agreement.
The self-deceiving voices echoed in the hall, but could not conceal the fear hidden deep in their hearts!
On Poseidon Island,
Tang San was also terrified.
It's not just the deep fryer that's scary,
It's also because of words like "Gate of Hell," "King Yama," and "Hell."
Isn't this the legendary underworld from his previous life?
The Tang Clan also has a hidden weapon called the "King Yama's Decree"!
"How could Ghost Douluo appear in the Underworld? Is the Underworld also in the Primordial World?"
"Demons and monsters, gods and humans living together—could the primordial world be the world of Taoist mythology?"
"But that's not right!"
The more he thought about it, the more confused he became.
"Shouldn't the Heavenly Emperor be the Jade Emperor who resides in the Miro Heavenly Palace?"
"Why is it a woman?"
Countless people were terrified by the hellish scenes.
But no one expected that,
This scare actually gave the Spirit Hall a huge advantage!
Everyone fears being boiled in oil, but in the blink of an eye, the number of people who believe in angels and pray to go to heaven after death has increased several times over...
...
On the edge of the boiling oil hell
Ghost Douluo trembled as he tried to slip away, but suddenly heard a familiar scream:
"Old ghost, save me! Save me~~"
"Ouch, that hurts!"
"It hurts so much!!"
Ghost Douluo looked into the oil pot following the sound.
The next second,
It felt like my eyes were about to pop out!
Who else could it be but Chrysanthemum Douluo, the one deep-fried in the oil until golden brown on both sides and screaming?
"Old chrysanthemum!!"
"Wait for me, I'm coming to save you!"
Seeing his good brother suffering in the boiling oil, Ghost Douluo acted impulsively and disregarded everything else.
He grabbed a long pole from the side and rushed over.
After several twists and turns,
Finally, we managed to fish Chrysanthemum Douluo out of the frying pan!
"Old Chrysanthemum, are you... are you alright?"
"Old Ghost, it's so good to see you! You have no idea how hard it's been for me..."
Chrysanthemum Douluo lightly leaned on Ghost Douluo's shoulder, sobbing.
The tears fell to the ground and miraculously turned into wisps of black mist...
Ghost Douluo felt a chill run down his spine.
I wonder what Chrysanthemum Douluo is now...
"Where did this brat come from, daring to obstruct the execution..."
A burly, dark-faced man dressed in a "judge's" robe abruptly interrupted their lamentation!
"My lord, I..."
Ghost Douluo puffed out his chest.
He revealed the words "Ghost Messenger" on the screen, thinking that the ghost messenger would show mercy out of consideration for his colleague.
"Oh, so he's a ghost messenger!"
Unexpectedly, the dark-faced man's expression darkened even more upon seeing this.
"snort!"
"Those who knowingly break the law deserve a double punishment!"
Ghost Douluo's expression changed instantly. Why was he acting so unpredictably?
He had just begged for mercy,
The burly, dark-faced man waved his hand:
"Guards, take him to the Judge's Hall and ask King Yama for his judgment!"
"My lord, spare my life!"
"My lord, it's all my fault. Please don't implicate Old Ghost!"
Without saying a word, the fierce-looking ghost guards took them and headed back.
In the blink of an eye, Ghost Douluo returned to the Yama Palace.
Unlike before,
The Yama King from before was now sitting in the lower side seat.
Seated in the main seat was a man dressed in a dark red robe with long, flowing black hair.
Her face was somewhat effeminate, but what was most frightening were her eyes.
One black and one white,
Double pupils and overlapping shadows, incredibly eerie!
The effeminate man raised his eyes and glanced at the two of them indifferently.
Just one glance.
Time seemed to have suddenly stopped!
Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo froze instantly, unable to even muster a single thought!
Not only inside the hall,
Everyone watching the Douluo World from the sky was frozen in place, unable to move.
They were horrified to discover that
I felt like an insect frozen in amber, with only my heart pounding wildly in my chest!
"What... what kind of being is this...?"
Inside the Spirit Hall,
Bibi Dong desperately tried to mobilize the power of the Rakshasa God to break through this restraint.
But to their horror they discovered that...
Not only did her divine power vanish without a trace, but she could no longer sense even the divine artifact, the Rakshasa Demon Scythe, within her body.
She completely lost her composure!
First, he was on the verge of death, so badly pressed to his knees that he couldn't get up.
Now another mysterious and powerful figure has appeared who can freeze time and space with a single glance.
How come it feels like any random person from the primordial world could crush the entire Douluo Continent like an ant?
She never wanted to look at the sky again.
Not only her,
Poseidon on Poseidon Island also suffered a mental breakdown.
The previous Gates of Hell, King Yama,
Although it made her soul tremble and her mind shudder.
But I always felt there was a barrier between us.
But this time is different!
That gaze pierced through everything, like the might of heaven pressing down upon us.
Compared to the sea god's divine thoughts she had previously experienced,
It's a million times more terrifying!
What chilled her to the bone even more was that she could vaguely sense that...
She wasn't the only one frozen in place...
It's likely that the entire spacetime of the Douluo Continent has been imprisoned!
"Lord Sea God, can you truly conquer the primordial world?"
In what seemed like an instant, yet also like billions of years, Poseidon was finally free!
But at this moment, her faith wavered!
The realm of gods.
The same deathly silence prevailed.
"How can there be such a being? He imprisoned us with just a glance!"
"Could it be that Poseidon's deduction was wrong?"
The five great god-kings and the other gods were also unable to move, and their hearts were filled with fear.
"There is no need for panic, everyone. It is not surprising that the natives of the prehistoric world, who occupy such a rich land, have cultivated some extraordinary talents."
"But in terms of overall strength and foundation, they are far superior to the gods!"
The Asura God spoke in a deep voice.
Although the sea god is gone, his spirit lives on!
As the successor to the mantle, the Asura God has already learned to apply what he has learned to other situations!
"The words of the Asura God are reasonable."
The evil god-king took over the conversation, a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.
"That place is gloomy and eerie, unlike a benevolent place. It's normal for some evil practices to emerge there."
Perhaps it wasn't the primordial world at all, but another ghostly realm.
What may be a malevolent place for other gods may be a treasure trove for him to cultivate!
If there is an opportunity
He couldn't wait to lead his army and charge over there immediately!
"That pig farmer before, after all, was of low rank and little power, and his knowledge was limited,"
The God of Destruction spoke slowly,
"Perhaps there are even those above the sages, those at a level comparable to ours!"
As soon as the God of Destruction uttered these words,
He gained the approval of a small number of gods, but most of them remained indifferent.
But regardless, they firmly believe:
The advantage lies with me!
...
Zhu Jiuyin only glanced at him.
He had already taken in the entire Douluo Continent through Chrysanthemum and Ghost.
In his eyes,
Those were nothing but a bunch of insects.
However, thanks to the power of the Great Tribulation, they had the opportunity to glimpse the primordial world.
But what's the point?
baffling!
Although the will of the underworld compensated for some of the deficiencies in his primordial spirit, it was still insufficient in deducing celestial secrets.
Still not as good as other sages,
Moreover, there are countless eons that confuse cause and effect, making it difficult to see clearly.
Seeing that Zhu Jiuyin remained silent, Yama, the King of Hell, immediately pronounced his judgment:
"Yue Guan, in life he slaughtered innocent people, in death he insulted the underworld and incited people to disrupt the punishments!"
"Sentenced! You shall spend 50,000 years in the Tongue-Pulling Hell and 10,000 years in the Sea of Fire Hell!"
"Ghosts and demons have trespassed into hell and disrupted the cycle of reincarnation!"
"Sentenced! To be imprisoned in the boiling oil hell for fifty thousand years!"
"My lord, it's all my fault! I've dragged Old Ghost into this!"
Upon hearing this, Chrysanthemum Douluo panicked. He knew all too well what it felt like to be boiled in oil, and cried out, trying to take all the blame upon himself.
"No! My lord, it was I who barged in without permission, and it was my failure to stop Yue Guan from committing evil deeds before his death... If you must punish someone, punish me alone, please spare his life!"
Ghost Douluo was even more straightforward, kneeling down and kowtowing.
Seeing that Chrysanthemum Douluo's soul was so faint it was almost transparent, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to hold on, so he simply took on the whole thing himself.
"Old Ghost, you..."
Chrysanthemum Douluo was about to argue when Zhu Jiuyin suddenly spoke up, saying with great interest:
"Oh? You're willing to take all the blame for him?"
"Yes! Please grant my request, sir!"
"Alright." Zhu Jiuyin gently raised his hand.
"Then let's change the punishment. If you can endure ten thousand years in the Hell of Knives, I will pardon both of you for all your crimes!"
"I am willing! Thank you, sir!"
With a flick of his sleeve, Zhu Jiuyin sent Ghost Douluo vanishing from the hall in an instant.
The next moment,
A transparent sphere of light appeared in the center of the hall.
Upon closer inspection,
The inside of the sphere seemed to be a miniature purgatory—
Countless ghosts were bound to iron beds and subjected to a thousand cuts.
Some were forced to swallow mouthfuls of razor blades, while others were forced to climb and roll on a mountain of knives...
Thousands upon thousands of different forms of knife torture intertwined,
It is the Knife Mountain Hell, one of the eighteen levels of hell.
Zhu Jiuyin actually captured an entire layer of hell and brought it into the hall.
Ghost Douluo was currently bound to an iron bed.
An octopus-like, multi-armed monster hung beside the bed, each tentacle gripping a thin blade.
He was slowly torturing his body, one cut after another.
The screams echoed through the orb of light, piercing and incessant.
"Old Ghost—!!!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo let out a scream, then everything went black before his eyes, and he completely passed out.
Thousands of forms of torture were performed in turn.
To die and come back to life
By the time the whole process was completed, ten thousand years had passed.
Ghost Douluo will have to endure this horrific cycle of reincarnation at least ten more times.
"how?"
Zhu Jiuyin's voice came through, but it was emotionless.
"If you bow your head and admit your mistake now, I can still uphold the original sentence, and this eternal torture can be used as an offset!"
Ghost Douluo's expression was numb as he slowly shook his head.
He was born into a life of loneliness, which led to the death of his parents. In the orphanage, he suffered all kinds of bullying because of his ugly appearance.
Only Yue Guan never looked down on him.
They even stood in front of him time and time again.
Take the punches and kicks for him!
Later, due to their exceptional talents, the two were selected to join the Spirit Hall.
They have been inseparable for over a hundred years.
Not relatives, but closer than relatives!
He absolutely cannot lose him again!
"Ha, he's quite the man!"
Zhu Jiuyin chuckled and pointed his finger.
Time spent inside the Mountain of Knives Prison
Accelerate again!
Ghost Douluo had lost consciousness countless times, and each time he woke up, the torture continued.
But he actually pulled through.
A full 100,000 years!
When Ghost Douluo reappeared in the main hall, it felt like a lifetime had passed.
And those in the hall,
Yet it seemed as if he hadn't even moved his sleeves!
Could it be... just an illusion?
"Old chrysanthemum! Old chrysanthemum!"
But when he saw Yue Guan still unconscious on the ground, all his doubts vanished.
"Old Ghost?!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo slowly awoke, looking completely bewildered.
"You...you're alright? You weren't imprisoned in the Hell of Knives..."
"Indeed, I merely used a little trick to speed up the process!"
Zhu Jiuyin's voice interrupted him.
His gaze fell on the two of them, and his tone rarely carried a hint of appreciation:
"Although you two have a long history of misdeeds, I admire those who are loyal and righteous the most!"
"Very well, the underworld is short of manpower, so I appoint you two as the underworld messengers 'Black and White Impermanence,' in charge of capturing evil spirits and guiding the souls of the dead!"
As soon as he finished speaking,
A mysterious and unpredictable power instantly enveloped the two of them.
Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo's auras rose steadily.
At the same time, an extra set of magical artifacts appeared in his hand.
Ghost Douluo now held a jet-black soul-locking chain and a large black umbrella in his hand.
Chrysanthemum Douluo held a white mourning stick and a divination tube filled with red slips.
The robes on the two of them also changed accordingly.
Transformed into two sets of underworld robes, one black and one white.
The characters "black" and "white" are embroidered on the chest and the tip of the hat, respectively.
Before they could react,
Zhu Jiuyin raised his hand and made a gesture.
A large amount of flesh and blood suddenly surged out from the hell of knives.
That was the flesh and blood that Ghost Douluo had been ripped away over the past 100,000 years.
He then drew a wisp of his primordial spirit from Chrysanthemum Douluo's body and poured it into it.
The power of time intertwines and is infused with the essence of the earth.
The mass of flesh and blood rapidly wriggled and differentiated.
In the blink of an eye,
It actually manifested into tens of thousands of figures.
They were all dressed in black and white robes, holding chains and clubs, standing solemnly outside the hall.
He actually used the flesh and blood of two people to create their primordial spirit.
A whole team of "Black and White Impermanence" appeared out of thin air!
After doing all this,
Zhu Jiuyin seemed to nod in satisfaction and disappeared into the main hall.
He could not calculate the beginning and end of the great eon.
But they know how to copy homework!
When he peeked into the Book of Life and Death earlier, he discovered that two other selected individuals had been recruited by the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Emperor's actions must have a profound meaning!
Perhaps it was because he received guidance from the Daoist master.
He can't go wrong by copying it exactly!
After Zhu Jiuyin left, Yama secretly breathed a sigh of relief, sat down in his seat again, and solemnly said:
"Alright, your duties and subordinates have been bestowed. From now on, you two are people of the Underworld."
"If you do your job well, the Emperor and I will certainly not treat you unfairly."
"Step back!"
"Your humble servant obeys!"
Kiku and Kiku bowed and left the Yama Palace. Even after they had walked a long way, they still felt as if they were in a dream.
Who would have thought that after surviving a near-death experience,
Not only did they escape,
He actually rose to become the head of the underworld's ghost messengers?
Although they do the "dirty and tiring work" of catching ghosts and capturing souls, they are still considered a prominent figure in the underworld!
"Old ghost..."
Suddenly, Chrysanthemum Douluo hugged the person beside him tightly, his voice choked with emotion.
"Thank you... for suffering for me for ten thousand years..."
"Don't worry, old ghost, if you don't leave me from now on, I will never abandon you!"
After saying that, Chrysanthemum Douluo hugged Ghost Douluo tightly and cried!
"Alright, alright, get out of here, that's so cheesy!"
Ghost Douluo shoved him away.
Her face flushed slightly, and she quickly changed the subject.
"Now that I've been given this job, I can't let down the people who have nurtured me."
"Quickly, let's see what our first task is!"
Ghost Douluo had no dissatisfaction with the previous punishment.
Just do what the law says.
not to mention,
If one could truly exchange ten thousand years of torment for such a blessing, hell would probably be overflowing by now.
The ghosts willingly accepted their punishment!
"Alright, alright, whatever you say!"
"Let's see which unlucky soul falls into our hands first!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo is also full of anticipation for this new career.
Turn out the Book of Souls,
The homepage prominently displays:
[Douluo God Realm, Poseidon, the Sea God]
[Cause of death: Excessive greed and anger led to a violent death]