I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 305 - 216 Left and Right Judges! Prison Suppressing God King! [Three More!]

Chapter 305: Chapter 216 Left and Right Judges! Prison Suppressing God King! [Three More!]

Above the Dayin River, over a hundred Yin Soldiers were moving upstream against the current.

The leading Yin Soldier Commander had an expressionless face, with a faint gleaming light flickering in his eyes.

In front of the Yin Soldiers, a man was walking slowly.

Upon closer inspection, this person had an elderly face, a robust body, floating hair and beard, indistinguishable from that of the Liu Family’s old ancestor.

It was Lin Yan in disguise.

He had perfected the Transformation Skill.

Now, taking on the appearance of the Liu Family’s old ancestor, if he were to return to High Willow City, no one would be able to see through him.

Nor did the hundreds of Yin Soldiers, or the Yin Soldier Commander transformed by General Pei, take any notice of his transformation.

From their earlier interactions, Lin Yan had come to understand that these Yin Soldiers were extremely complex and lacked true "consciousness".

As long as one didn’t expose the Qi Mechanism of living beings in front of them, they would not be subject to their siege.

But obviously, that ancient existence within the Netherworld had consciousness.

It was the Liu Family’s old ancestor who had entered the Netherworld and signed the ancient contract.

Therefore, Lin Yan could only transform into the appearance of the Liu Family’s old ancestor to explore the Netherworld.

He looked down, quietly observing the Yin Soldier’s command token in his hand.

He had also obtained a Yin Soldier command token before, but like the one carried by the Yin Soldiers behind him, it was the roughest kind, containing relatively less Yin energy.

The Yin Soldier command token of General Pei was evidently more finely crafted, but it was difficult to gauge exactly how much Yin energy it contained without handling it.

However, the "Soul-binding Envoy" command token obtained by the Liu Family’s old ancestor was quite different.

It contained a significant amount of Yin energy. On its front was carved a grand gate, majestic and imposing, but not without a sense of cold and ghostly dread.

On the back was carved an intricate ancient character with many strokes, the meaning of which was unclear.

"It seems that the position of Soul-binding Envoy is higher than that of a commander over a hundred Yin Soldiers," Lin Yan thought to himself.

He followed the Yin Soldier Commander to the upper reaches of the Dayin River.

As before, he sank to the bottom of the river and entered the cave within.

To this day, Lin Yan had also come to understand the source of the original incident.

Years ago, the Dayin River experienced continuous heavy rainfall, leading to the widening of both banks, sweeping in a "Pure Land" that sank to the bottom of the river.

Later, the location of this Pure Land ended up near the den of that giant serpent.

The eldest son of Deputy City Governor Shi set a trap here to spare his brother from suffering in the Residual Prison Mansion.

He had arranged for Death Soldiers to commit suicide within the Pure Land ahead of time, inciting an omen of misfortune.

However, it was unexpected that the town object in this Pure Land would turn out to be the stone gate leading to the Netherworld.

Realizing the change in the Pure Land involved the emergence of the Netherworld, the serpent, with no other choice, prematurely transformed into a flood dragon in an attempt to break free from the influence and flee the Dayin River.

This led to all the subsequent events!

Letting out a sigh, he calmed the disorder in his mind and followed the Yin Soldier Commander transformed by Pei Xiong, moving forward.

The stone gate that should have been completely sealed was now half-opened, but it still appeared elusive and indistinct.

The Yin Soldier Commander, with deep and somber Mou Guang, watched Lin Yan in silence.

And Lin Yan had understood his intent, took a deep breath, held the Yin Soldier command token, and took a step forward.

With the Transformation Technique perfected, he released his True Qi outward, as if turning himself into a beam of light, bursting into the world behind the stone gate.

The cosmos turned upside down, the world transformed, and the void solidified.

He felt as though he had landed on a vast expanse of land.

And behind him, over a hundred Yin Soldiers also turned into faint lights, gradually appearing behind him.

A glance ahead revealed mountain ranges, rolling on indefinitely.

And behind him, the great river surged with turbid waters.

He looked towards the grand river for a moment.

Above the river surface, endless ghostly lights flickered, countless and densely packed, extending along the river.

Below the water, there appeared to be an endless amount of skeletons, not only human bones.

Beings of all kinds, winged creatures, beasts, various skeletons, innumerable, eternally sunken at the bottom of the river.

Roars of fury, sounds of misery and desolation, accompanied by emotions such as venomous hatred, echoed from all directions, seemingly omnipresent.

The boundless Yin energy, the endless malevolent ghosts and Yin Souls had an utterly unnerving effect.

"Soul-binding Envoy, step forward to receive your scroll!" a dense and majestic voice called out from ahead.

Lin Yan looked up, a slight heaviness in his heart.

It was the one he had seen before!

The nearest mountain peak had been hollowed out, forming a colossal stone chair.

And sitting on the chair was a skeleton, humanoid in shape, about eighteen Zhang tall.

Its body was covered in blue fur, which could not hide the exposed ashen white bones.

Its eye sockets burned with blue ghostly flames, like fierce gazes, staring intently at Lin Yan.

It was wrapped in enormous chains, but the sheer majesty was oppressive and breathtaking.

Even the Blood Slaughter God General transformed by Da Ji lacked such a formidable presence.

Apart from Lord Qingling seen within the ancient relic, this was the most powerful being Lin Yan had ever encountered in his life!

The Lord Qingling they saw was one with the Blessed Land and had boundless strength, daring to attack the Old God Liu Venerate!

But after all, that existed in an illusionary scene, a vision from an era before ancient times.

Yet this one was right before him!

Merely three thousand steps away!

The intensity of its presence made it hard to catch one’s breath!

But within those three thousand steps, there were even more Yin Soldier God Generals in battle formations, exuding a chilling and murderous aura.

The Yin energy was frigid and piercing, chilling to the bone.

"I respectfully follow the contract and come to receive the scroll!" Lin Yan thought rapidly and moved forward, bowing in salutation.

He saw many Yin Soldier God Generals begin to part to each side.

Two figures appeared at the front, both dressed in ancient robes, deep red in color, wearing crowns, with identical faces.

On the left, the figure in red held a plate with three items laid out on it.

In the center lay a jade scroll, its entire body dull and grey.

To the left of the scroll, there was a chain.

To the right of the scroll, however, was a long whip.

The red-robed figure on the right also held a plate, atop which sat a bowl of water.

"Greetings to the Left and Right Judges!"

The Yin Soldiers shaped by General Pei knelt on one knee, chanting aloud.

Seeing this, Lin Yan slightly bowed and said in a deep voice.

"Greetings to the Left and Right Judges!"

"Good!"

The red-robed Judge on the left let out a very hoarse and cold laugh, "When you came before, you kowtowed like an old dog, begging the Prison Suppressing God King for orders! Now that you have become a Yin God and taken up this position, you’ve gained a bit of arrogance!"

Indeed!

Apart from the huge skeleton at the very top, there were other sentient beings within the Netherworld!

Before Lin Yan had a chance to reply, the Judge on the right also spoke in a dry voice, "After all, in life, you were a top-notch strongman, controlling a faction. Now that you have escaped danger and have cultivated into a Yin God, it is expected for you to have some confidence and arrogance."

"I hope that after you take over as Soul-binding Envoy, you will retain this arrogance when capturing wandering souls from all over the Netherworld."

The cold laugh of the Judge on the left became even more piercing as he approached.

Only at this moment did Lin Yan realize that the two Judges were not pure Yin Souls, but neither were they made of flesh and blood.

They were two terracotta statues!

Yet their movements were as fluid as those of the living.

Up close, their skin was smooth, faintly glowing.

Was there even a layer of wax enclosed on the outside?

At this moment, the commander of the Yin Soldiers by his side took half a step forward.

The Judge on the right, holding the plate, stood in front of him, looking down.

"This journey, in support of the Soul-binding Envoy, has been completed with perfection. You are conferred with five hundred banners and promoted to the rank of Prison Guard Commander."

"The bodies and residual energy of a hundred compatriots from the rebellious traitors of the Li Shen Sect have been refined and gathered into this bowl as Netherworld Water."

"With over a hundred Yin Souls within you, drinking this Netherworld Water will enhance your soul energy, allowing the Hundred Souls to struggle over this body, and the victor will dominate while the rest assist!"

As the right Judge said this, his voice was cold and extremely harsh.

The commander of the Yin Soldiers took the bowl of Netherworld Water with both hands and drank it in one gulp.

In an instant, endless roaring sounds emerged all around him.

Yin energy left his body, rising and falling in waves, and transformed into hundreds of hideous faces.

Lin Yan glanced sideways and among these hundreds of ghastly specters was the unmistakable Yin Soul of General Pei.

Yet among these hundreds of Yin Souls, General Pei’s was clearly not the most powerful.

At this moment, hundreds of souls within the body were vying for control of the flesh.

In Lin Yan’s view, it was as though a hundred refugees, although gathered together forming a force that seemed powerful were in reality as disconnected as loose sand, with divided hearts and unable to unite and work together.

But with the victor determined today, becoming the king of the hundred souls, they could then mobilize all the souls within the body.

These hundred-odd refugees would from then on obey orders, no longer loose sand but transformed into a "strictly-disciplined" elite army!

As Lin Yan watched the Hundred Souls struggle, he saw the Left Judge had already come before him.

"The Soul-binding Record contains records of three techniques, a Soul Control Technique, a Soul-binding Technique, and a Soul Destruction Technique."

"Use the law to execute the Soul Control Technique."

"Use the chains to execute the Soul-binding Technique."

"Use the prison whip to execute the Soul Destruction Technique."

"..."

Lin Yan immediately rendered a courtesy, his expression unchanged as he took the jade scroll from the plate along with the chain and the prison whip.

Then he saw the Left and Right Judges turn in unison and walk toward the Prison Suppressing God King in front.

After taking two steps, they both looked back at the same time.

Expressionless faces, eyes dark and hollow, with a ghostly voice wafting.

"Follow us to pay respects to the Prison Suppressing God King, take command of the military ranks, and inspect the Netherworld."

"..."

Lin Yan frowned slightly, about to step forward.

But then he saw that the commander of the Yin Soldiers, who had completed the Hundred Souls Struggle, had undergone changes in his qi mechanism, and even the armor outside his body had taken on a different form.

The Commander of Five Hundred Banners!

"Let’s go!"

He heard a voice as fine as a mosquito’s, enter his ears.

Lin Yan was startled for a moment.

He looked over and saw in the eyes of the Commander of Five Hundred Banners a complex mixture of emotions.

At that moment, Lin Yan had an epiphany, as though he could see the former General Pei Xiong!

"Once you venture deep into the Netherworld, there is no turning back."

At that moment, General Pei suddenly drew his sword and cut towards Lin Yan yelling loudly, "How dare Li Shen Sect! To transform his shape and sneak into the Netherworld, kill!"

Boom!!!

A burst of golden light suddenly erupted from around Lin Yan!

Lin Yan hastily drew his sword, placing it in front of him!

General Pei’s slash came in a wide sweep!

As the two swords collided!

General Pei had the upper hand!

His slash was heavy and forceful, with unstoppable might!

Immediately, Lin Yan was struck flying!

His body hurled back hundreds of steps!

"Kill!"

The commander transformed by General Pei shouted while raising his sword, "A living being trespassing in the Netherworld deserves death!"

"Kill!!!"

In an instant, tens of thousands of Yin Soldiers sprang into action from all around, simultaneously drawing their swords and attacking the visitor enveloped in brilliant golden light!