I Slay Gods and Demons in the Deceit Night
Chapter 429 - 286: The Netherworld Located in the Human Realm! 【First Update!】

Chapter 429: Chapter 286: The Netherworld Located in the Human Realm! 【First Update!】

This little ghost, who previously appeared extremely stubborn, had a determined look in his eyes, fully intent on dying before yielding.

He clearly wasn’t a soul from this era, as he spoke the current language of the Human Clan somewhat awkwardly.

Yet surprisingly, when he pleaded for mercy, his language suddenly became fluent.

Even his tone had become very sincere, filled with respect.

"..."

Lin Lei, holding the Netherworld Prison Whip, was somewhat astonished to see the little ghost kowtow and beg for mercy, uncertain whether or not to continue whipping...

He turned his head towards Lin Yan, showing a questioning look.

Lin Yan frowned slightly, examining carefully.

Little White Ape couldn’t help but poke his head out and jokingly said, "Your unyielding iron bones, how come they’ve suddenly turned soft?"

The little ghost didn’t respond, only looking up at Lin Lei, his gaze falling on the command, filled with terror.

The decree of the Netherworld Soul Seizing Envoy!

After many long years, had the Netherworld’s case handling style become so strict?

Without a trial, without a question, just directly beat to the point of shattering soul and spirit?

"You recognize this decree?"

Lin Yan’s gaze grew sharp, further confirming that this was not an ordinary Yin Soul.

There are many types of evil spirits in the world, and the Yin Souls and ghosts after human death also fall within the category of evil spirits.

But in this era, it was rare for people to die and turn into wandering souls.

Because of the demons in the mysterious night, they prey on humans, devouring flesh and souls, allowing them to grow stronger.

The Yin Souls and ghosts Lin Yan had mostly seen were in the Netherworld.

In the ancient mythologies, it was the final destiny of all mortal beings after death.

Inside this Forbidden Land, encountering the Yin Soul little ghost wasn’t surprising to him.

But that the little ghost recognized the Netherworld’s decree, that made him speculate a lot in his heart.

"This little ghost is out of the ordinary, seize him!"

Lin Yan turned his head and said this.

Upon hearing this, Lin Lei nodded slightly.

This little ghost seemed not too strong, but his speed was unprecedentedly fast, utterly inconceivable; he would definitely be very useful in the future.

Immediately, Lin Lei then held the decree and began reciting an incantation.

This was the Soul Control Technique from the Soul-binding Manual, which, based on the Jade Scroll decree, could capture Yin Soul ghosts and drive them for one’s own use.

According to ancient texts mentioned by Mr. Lu, the Netherworld Soul Seizing Envoy was said to be able to move between the worlds of Yin and Yang, charged with capturing malevolent spirits and monsters.

However, with limited ability to multiply one’s presence, the boundaries they could control were ultimately limited; hence, the Netherworld allowed under the command of the Soul Seizing Envoy the position of a "Hundred Ghosts," to be driven as needed.

Just as the Flag Commander of the Observatory could recruit twelve warriors of the Human Clan as his junior banners.

But the Observatory typically wouldn’t provide twelve junior banners directly; mostly, it was up to the various Flag Commanders to select their own personnel.

And these junior banners were also not official members of the Observatory and were not recorded in the registers.

This had a clever parallelism to it.

It was like the operas about the Li Shen Sect in the high city of tall willows, where a decree would proclaim someone a general, but would not provide a single soldier, requiring them to recruit their own troops!

"Bound!"

As Lin Lei recited the Soul Control Technique recorded in the Soul-binding Manual.

A ray of light emerged from the Jade Scroll decree, landing on the little ghost’s forehead.

But to see the little ghost was not frightened but rather pleased.

Lin Lei promptly withdrew the chains.

The little ghost immediately knelt down, excitedly saying, "Thank you, Grandfather Soul Seizing Envoy for the promotion, I never thought the day would come when I too could rise in rank, truly it is the virtue of my ancestors..."

"A promotion?"

Lin Yan paused.

Lin Lei was also somewhat perplexed.

Little White Ape was even more confused.

But Lin Lei sensed for a moment and realized that the little ghost was completely under his control.

His expression was somewhat strange.

According to his and Mr. Lu’s understanding of the Soul-binding Manual,

controlling a Yin Soul was no easy task.

It was like taming a vicious wolf to become a hunting dog at one’s side, definitely not simple.

Yet this little ghost had shown no hint of resistance from the beginning.

Instead, he seemed quite joyful, happily accepting the imprint of the Soul Control Technique.

Though he had some doubts in his heart, Lin Lei still didn’t forget the matter at hand and said sternly, "Regarding this Forbidden Land, tell me everything you know, don’t hide anything."

"Ah? What Forbidden Land?"

The little ghost scratched his head, appearing very confused.

Somehow, after being marked by the Soul Control Technique, his consciousness seemed clearer, and his speech also became extremely fluent.

But mentioned the Forbidden Land, he appeared baffled.

"..."

Lin Yan’s expression slightly darkened.

And Lin Lei had already grabbed the prison whip.

The little ghost hurriedly prostrated himself, saying, "Spare my life, old master, I really don’t know what Forbidden Land..."

Lin Yan asked, "Then where is this?"

The little ghost quickly replied, "This is the Rapid Dispatch Bureau."

Little White Ape felt annoyed and angrily said, "We are not illiterate. Those three big characters, who can’t see them? Aren’t you stating the obvious?"

"..."

The little ghost thought for a moment and seemed to understand something, then quickly said, "Oh, oh, oh, the Forbidden Land you’re talking about, is it our territory? This isn’t the Netherworld, this is the Netherworld’s territory in the human realm..."

He said this and couldn’t help but look up at Lin Lei.

He was even more confused.

The Netherworld’s Soul-binding Envoy had already come here.

He even promoted himself.

Why does it seem like he completely doesn’t understand this place?

"Explain everything about this place."

Lin Lei said this and asked, "What’s the deal with this territory?"

The little ghost vaguely understood; the Netherworld’s Soul-binding envoy seemed to really not know that this was their own territory.

So, the confrontation just now was like a flood hitting the Dragon King’s Temple!

Thinking this, he then recounted all he knew about the background.

...

Many years ago, this little ghost was also from the Human Clan, living within an ancient Blessed Land.

In the year he turned six, the temple worshiped by all the people within the Blessed Land suddenly shattered.

The higher ranks of the Human Clan selected a group of skilled craftsmen to rebuild the temple.

His grandfather and grandmother worked day and night, toiling themselves to death.

Eventually, the temple was completed, and his father, because of the death of his grandparents, received generous treatment from the Blessed Land, which allowed him to learn martial arts and obtain resources for cultivation.

But when he was eight years old, his father, covered in blood, ran home and directly drew a knife to kill his mother.

After that, he stuffed a piece of raw meat into his mouth.

Then his father committed suicide.

The Temple Guardians of the Blessed Land arrived at his home to arrest him.

He was terrified and kept escaping, dodging left and right, until he finally escaped from the Blessed Land.

He ran into the night.

An eight-year-old child ran to this place.

"After I arrived here, I met a person,"

the little ghost quickly said. "He said I was amazing, an eight-year-old child, running through the night, and even demons and evil spirits couldn’t catch up."

"Ran until my physical body couldn’t keep up with my soul, already worn out, died midway, yet my soul could still make it here!"

"He said I had died, but my soul persisted, so in the unknown, I arrived here."

The little ghost said this, looking somewhat confused, "Later, he took me to a Blood Pond, pressed me into it..."

He scratched his head and said, "When I came out again, I became like this, he said... from then on, I am the Rapid Ghost, responsible for transferring various information, communicating to the Netherworld."

Hearing this story, none of Lin Yan’s group could remain unmoved.

Lin Lei said in a low voice, "That piece of raw meat, it must contain Divine Power."

Lin Yan pondered, "Divine Power acts on the soul, so the physical body still died, but the soul could persist and even run fast in the night..."

Is this the reason why the present little ghost, despite his low tier and shallow cultivation, is terrifyingly fast?

After a moment of silence, Lin Lei continued to ask, "What else did that person say afterward?"

"He said I’m no longer a ghost, nor an evil spirit, but a Ghost God of the Netherworld."

The Rapid Ghost seemed somewhat proud as he said, "He said this place is at the boundary between Yin and Yang, the Netherworld’s territory in the human realm!"

"I became the messenger here, that is, a messenger under the Netherworld, belonging to the Yin creatures, also considered a Ghost God."

"He said he had assigned me to the Observatory, ordering me to guard the Observatory’s gate."

"He also said that in the future, this place will again be under the Netherworld’s control, and when that time comes, I could be promoted."

"Moreover, the chief of the Observatory has already perished, as long as I guard the Observatory well, later report to the Netherworld, I would be eligible to become the new chief of the Observatory."

Saying this, the Rapid Ghost looked at Lin Lei, his eyes filled with anticipation.

The Soul-binding Envoy did not yet know this place was the Netherworld’s territory and was already willing to promote himself.

Now knowing the truth, before long, wouldn’t he become the new chief of the Observatory?

"..."

Lin Yan and Lin Lei exchanged glances, roughly understanding the situation.

This Forbidden Land is the Netherworld’s territory in the human world!

Therefore, even if that mysterious person controlled great authority within this Forbidden Land, he could not appoint a new chief of the Observatory without the Netherworld’s permission, right?

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the other party was just placating this naïve little ghost by casually making a promise.

"Did you see that person again later?" Lin Yan asked.

"I haven’t seen him since," the Rapid Ghost shook his head, saying, "Since then, I’ve just been guarding the gate, I don’t know for how long, definitely a very long time, but just recently... then a very fierce evil ghost, claiming to be the Warrior Judge of the Yin Yang Bureau, often commanded me to deliver messages."

"Just recently?" Lin Yan frowned.

"I don’t know how long it was," the Rapid Ghost said somewhat confusedly. "Right, after that Warrior Judge came, there often were people storming in, in total more than twenty groups of people, all in this short time..."

"In a short time?"

Little White Ape exclaimed, "More than twenty groups of people, and this was sixty years ago? You call this ’just recently’?"

Lin Yan casually calmed down Little White Ape.

He had already concluded in his mind that this Rapid Ghost’s life was in a very distant era.

In this Observatory, guarding the gate, unaware of the passage of days and months, unaware of the changes in the years.

Compared to those long, boring times before, this sixty years truly didn’t seem long!

"Before our group came in, who else had come here?" Lin Yan changed his way of asking.

"Yes..." the Rapid Ghost quickly said, "There was an old man, all decrepit, who said he was coming to take an official position... and it was the Warrior Judge who personally went to receive him!"

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