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Chapter 994: Lord of the Underworld Im!
By the time Im and the leading Yama arrived at the mouth of the West Underworld River. The area was already a mess.
The wreckage of nine Underworld Boats and a large number of Pure Titan remains were being gradually swallowed by the surging Underworld Water under the licking flames of a raging fire. Only the 'Armored Titan' Rear Admiral Ma Tai was half-kneeling by the river, completely at a loss, trapped in his fear of King Yama.
Im was very familiar with this kind of expression; he must have had his mind intimidated by Conqueror's Haki. It was likely that King Yama first stunned all the giants present, then burned the Underworld Boats, and finally took one ship and sailed into the Underworld Sea.
"What a pity, what a great pity." Im sighed softly as he looked towards the mouth leading to the outside Underworld Sea.
If only he could have brought the Admiral level combat power from the World Government. Then, if they were divided into groups to guard the four mouths here and helped him delay King Yama for a while. There would have been a high possibility of keeping the opponent here permanently, eliminating future troubles.
Given King Yama's current weakened state. Two Admiral level combat power individuals teaming up should be able to resist him for a short time. However, there was not a single Admiral level combat power in this Sea Star Underworld right now. There were simply no conditions to keep King Yama.
As for these giants, they could only be described as a bunch of shrimp soldiers and crab generals; no matter what, King Yama could not be held back by them. Even if the 'Ultimate Titan' Eren Yeager, who had achieved 'Nine Titans Combined', were guarding this place, the result would not have changed at all.
Below the Admiral, all are ants.
Alas—Im truly felt like the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice.
"What do we do now? King Yama ran away, so what will happen to this Lord of the Underworld?" Im ignored the Armored Titan, whose will was half-broken, and looked at Little Enma, who had returned to her loli form behind him.
"It's alright, Father," Little Enma replied with a smile on her face. "When the 'Will of the Underworld' of this Sea Star notices that King Yama has abandoned the identity of Lord of the Underworld, it will naturally find a new Lord of the Underworld, and I should be the most suitable." Just as Little Enma was answering with a full smile, she saw Im suddenly wave his finger, signaling her to be quiet. This immediately stopped her words, and she looked at her father, who seemed lost in thought, with a look of doubt.
Im, on his side, had noticed that his 'Golden Finger', the Star Map, had a new information prompt. This was more important to him than anything else.
[Attention, the power of the Sea Star Underworld Will is attempting to contact the host's soul. Do you wish to open the isolation? (Yes/No)]
[Hint: Opening the isolation carries a certain risk, but it has been detected that this Underworld Will has no malice. The power contains a small amount of Underworld Origin, as well as a low-grade divinity of the Death Divinity.]
After reading, Im was instantly dumbfounded. However, from Yama's perspective, her father, who had been expressionless, suddenly narrowed his eyes for some reason, and his brows were clearly furrowed.
"What does this mean?" Im didn't pay attention to Yama, his heart shocked as he stared intently at the information on the Star Map. It seemed to be saying that the Will of the Underworld of the Sea Star wanted to choose him as the new Lord of the Underworld? But why? He was clearly not undead, shouldn't it choose Yama instead? Im didn't understand.
But he also knew that no one was there to give him an explanation now, and he needed to make a choice immediately. Anyone with a bit of IQ could see this was an opportunity. Moreover, if he delayed too long, it was very likely that the Will of the Underworld would withdraw the invitation it had sent out. So Im's thinking time was no more than two seconds; he immediately had the Star Map open the isolation. He was just a little worried that if he took on the job of Lord of the Underworld, his soul would be forced to remain in this Underworld. Then the gains and losses would need to be carefully considered.
[Buzz————]
The next moment, Im, Yama, and the Armored Titan kneeling on the ground not far away, all noticed a crimson light pillar, like a flame condensed, falling from the firmament, which was like fire. It instantly enveloped Im's location, simultaneously pushing Yama hundreds of meters away to the side, but without harming her. And Im's soul had already disappeared within the light pillar.
"Father!!!" Yama finally reacted. She cried out in exclamation, her face pale with fright, but she didn't know what she should do. Attack this light pillar? She just felt she shouldn't do that, and even more, she didn't dare to do that.
At the same time.
Im, on his side, felt warm all over, very comfortable. The key was that many visions, memories, and knowledge began to appear in his mind.
Those visions were the experiences of the Underworld from its birth to the present. In this process, he began to understand what death was and what reincarnation was. Afterward, he learned what divinity was, what divine position was, divinity, divine power, divine flame.
So it turned out that in the future, he would both be considered a god and not a god. The former. He was considered a deity of this Sea Star Underworld, responsible for helping the Will of the Underworld manage the Underworld. And the latter. It was because his divine power was insufficient to ignite the divine flame and he hadn't broken through the 'Soul Threshold', so he wasn't considered to have truly stepped into the 'God's Domain'.
To put it bluntly, whether it was himself, or the previous King Yama, or even the Sage of Six Paths in the Ninja World Pure Land, they were all just the highest administrators in their respective Underworld's own little corner, but when placed outside, they absolutely couldn't be called gods.
Hmm... This should be the so-called native god. There are many such deities in those fantasy otherworlds; this is how Im understood it.
So how could one become a True God? It was very simple: improve one's soul strength, then ignite the divine flame with powerful divine power, break through the 'Soul Threshold', and step into the 'God's Domain' through the path of the soul.
And there were three methods to improve soul strength and divine power. One was to devour other souls, one was to absorb faith power, and one was to rely on the blessing of national strength.
The first one needs no further explanation. The second one is also easy to understand; it requires more people to know him and hold him in awe, including the many undead in this Underworld. And the third one had the greatest difficulty.
He needed to find a way to strengthen the Sea Star Underworld itself, for example, by making it larger, accommodating more undead, and so on. This way, the so-called national strength would naturally feed back to him, the Lord of the Underworld, causing his soul to be further improved. Perhaps this is also why the Underworld is often called the 'Underworld Nation'.
However, although he was not a True God now, as the Lord of the Underworld, the potential of his soul was greatly strengthened at this moment. After this, in the cultivation of soul, will, spirit, and other aspects, he would no longer encounter any bottleneck before reaching the upper limit. As for what this upper limit was, Im was not yet clear.
However, it should not be weaker than the previous King Yama at his peak, because he also didn't know what level King Yama had reached.
Finally, regarding the duty, obligations, and authority of the Lord of the Underworld. Im had no opinion on these. What made him feel helpless was that the Will of the Underworld required him to stay here for at least three months each year, otherwise, he would be considered to have abandoned everything related to the Lord of the Underworld. This 'everything' included divinity, divine position, divine power, etc.
In other words, before he ignited the divine flame, no matter how strong the divine power he gained was, it didn't truly belong to him and could be taken back by the Will of the Underworld at any time.
"Alright, three months it is. Compared to the harvest, it's nothing." Im smiled in his heart.
Moreover, as the Lord of the Underworld, he could completely designate someone as his subordinate god to help him manage the specific affairs of the Underworld. A subordinate god could also be called a demigod or divine officer. The previous 'Reaper Army Commander' Thanatos was this kind of character. It would be perfect to have Yama do it.
(End of this chapter)
By the time Im and the leading Yama arrived at the mouth of the West Underworld River. The area was already a mess.
The wreckage of nine Underworld Boats and a large number of Pure Titan remains were being gradually swallowed by the surging Underworld Water under the licking flames of a raging fire. Only the 'Armored Titan' Rear Admiral Ma Tai was half-kneeling by the river, completely at a loss, trapped in his fear of King Yama.
Im was very familiar with this kind of expression; he must have had his mind intimidated by Conqueror's Haki. It was likely that King Yama first stunned all the giants present, then burned the Underworld Boats, and finally took one ship and sailed into the Underworld Sea.
"What a pity, what a great pity." Im sighed softly as he looked towards the mouth leading to the outside Underworld Sea.
If only he could have brought the Admiral level combat power from the World Government. Then, if they were divided into groups to guard the four mouths here and helped him delay King Yama for a while. There would have been a high possibility of keeping the opponent here permanently, eliminating future troubles.
Given King Yama's current weakened state. Two Admiral level combat power individuals teaming up should be able to resist him for a short time. However, there was not a single Admiral level combat power in this Sea Star Underworld right now. There were simply no conditions to keep King Yama.
As for these giants, they could only be described as a bunch of shrimp soldiers and crab generals; no matter what, King Yama could not be held back by them. Even if the 'Ultimate Titan' Eren Yeager, who had achieved 'Nine Titans Combined', were guarding this place, the result would not have changed at all.
Below the Admiral, all are ants.
Alas—Im truly felt like the cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice.
"What do we do now? King Yama ran away, so what will happen to this Lord of the Underworld?" Im ignored the Armored Titan, whose will was half-broken, and looked at Little Enma, who had returned to her loli form behind him.
"It's alright, Father," Little Enma replied with a smile on her face. "When the 'Will of the Underworld' of this Sea Star notices that King Yama has abandoned the identity of Lord of the Underworld, it will naturally find a new Lord of the Underworld, and I should be the most suitable." Just as Little Enma was answering with a full smile, she saw Im suddenly wave his finger, signaling her to be quiet. This immediately stopped her words, and she looked at her father, who seemed lost in thought, with a look of doubt.
Im, on his side, had noticed that his 'Golden Finger', the Star Map, had a new information prompt. This was more important to him than anything else.
[Attention, the power of the Sea Star Underworld Will is attempting to contact the host's soul. Do you wish to open the isolation? (Yes/No)]
[Hint: Opening the isolation carries a certain risk, but it has been detected that this Underworld Will has no malice. The power contains a small amount of Underworld Origin, as well as a low-grade divinity of the Death Divinity.]
After reading, Im was instantly dumbfounded. However, from Yama's perspective, her father, who had been expressionless, suddenly narrowed his eyes for some reason, and his brows were clearly furrowed.
"What does this mean?" Im didn't pay attention to Yama, his heart shocked as he stared intently at the information on the Star Map. It seemed to be saying that the Will of the Underworld of the Sea Star wanted to choose him as the new Lord of the Underworld? But why? He was clearly not undead, shouldn't it choose Yama instead? Im didn't understand.
But he also knew that no one was there to give him an explanation now, and he needed to make a choice immediately. Anyone with a bit of IQ could see this was an opportunity. Moreover, if he delayed too long, it was very likely that the Will of the Underworld would withdraw the invitation it had sent out. So Im's thinking time was no more than two seconds; he immediately had the Star Map open the isolation. He was just a little worried that if he took on the job of Lord of the Underworld, his soul would be forced to remain in this Underworld. Then the gains and losses would need to be carefully considered.
[Buzz————]
The next moment, Im, Yama, and the Armored Titan kneeling on the ground not far away, all noticed a crimson light pillar, like a flame condensed, falling from the firmament, which was like fire. It instantly enveloped Im's location, simultaneously pushing Yama hundreds of meters away to the side, but without harming her. And Im's soul had already disappeared within the light pillar.
"Father!!!" Yama finally reacted. She cried out in exclamation, her face pale with fright, but she didn't know what she should do. Attack this light pillar? She just felt she shouldn't do that, and even more, she didn't dare to do that.
At the same time.
Im, on his side, felt warm all over, very comfortable. The key was that many visions, memories, and knowledge began to appear in his mind.
Those visions were the experiences of the Underworld from its birth to the present. In this process, he began to understand what death was and what reincarnation was. Afterward, he learned what divinity was, what divine position was, divinity, divine power, divine flame.
So it turned out that in the future, he would both be considered a god and not a god. The former. He was considered a deity of this Sea Star Underworld, responsible for helping the Will of the Underworld manage the Underworld. And the latter. It was because his divine power was insufficient to ignite the divine flame and he hadn't broken through the 'Soul Threshold', so he wasn't considered to have truly stepped into the 'God's Domain'.
To put it bluntly, whether it was himself, or the previous King Yama, or even the Sage of Six Paths in the Ninja World Pure Land, they were all just the highest administrators in their respective Underworld's own little corner, but when placed outside, they absolutely couldn't be called gods.
Hmm... This should be the so-called native god. There are many such deities in those fantasy otherworlds; this is how Im understood it.
So how could one become a True God? It was very simple: improve one's soul strength, then ignite the divine flame with powerful divine power, break through the 'Soul Threshold', and step into the 'God's Domain' through the path of the soul.
And there were three methods to improve soul strength and divine power. One was to devour other souls, one was to absorb faith power, and one was to rely on the blessing of national strength.
The first one needs no further explanation. The second one is also easy to understand; it requires more people to know him and hold him in awe, including the many undead in this Underworld. And the third one had the greatest difficulty.
He needed to find a way to strengthen the Sea Star Underworld itself, for example, by making it larger, accommodating more undead, and so on. This way, the so-called national strength would naturally feed back to him, the Lord of the Underworld, causing his soul to be further improved. Perhaps this is also why the Underworld is often called the 'Underworld Nation'.
However, although he was not a True God now, as the Lord of the Underworld, the potential of his soul was greatly strengthened at this moment. After this, in the cultivation of soul, will, spirit, and other aspects, he would no longer encounter any bottleneck before reaching the upper limit. As for what this upper limit was, Im was not yet clear.
However, it should not be weaker than the previous King Yama at his peak, because he also didn't know what level King Yama had reached.
Finally, regarding the duty, obligations, and authority of the Lord of the Underworld. Im had no opinion on these. What made him feel helpless was that the Will of the Underworld required him to stay here for at least three months each year, otherwise, he would be considered to have abandoned everything related to the Lord of the Underworld. This 'everything' included divinity, divine position, divine power, etc.
In other words, before he ignited the divine flame, no matter how strong the divine power he gained was, it didn't truly belong to him and could be taken back by the Will of the Underworld at any time.
"Alright, three months it is. Compared to the harvest, it's nothing." Im smiled in his heart.
Moreover, as the Lord of the Underworld, he could completely designate someone as his subordinate god to help him manage the specific affairs of the Underworld. A subordinate god could also be called a demigod or divine officer. The previous 'Reaper Army Commander' Thanatos was this kind of character. It would be perfect to have Yama do it.
(End of this chapter)
