All the Void Refining True Monarchs present looked numbly at the scene before them, and even the more than ten Netherworld Demon Gods did likewise.
After the chaos in the Dusk Realm, the Fengdu Netherworld Ministry turned the Incense Fire God Realms scattered across the Great Xia into the land of the Yin World, forming a realm distinct and opposed to the living world.
And as the heavens and earth rejuvenated, the powerful supernatural beings within the Netherworld awakened gradually. The shackles on the Mount Luofeng 6 Hell Deities were further removed, and the Netherworld had become a behemoth that no one could afford to ignore.
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Countless Wandering Souls, a large number of ancient supernatural beings with powers comparable to those of Spirit Refining and Refining Void to Tao Harmony that had slumbered for thousands of years, the four Mount Luofeng 6 Hell Deities who had stepped into the Immortal Realm, the Ksitigarbha King Bodhisattva who presided over the 18 Levels of Hell, and the unfathomable Emperor Fengdu.
Even if the Netherworld were regarded as the foremost force in the Primal Chaos Realm, no one dared to object, which empowered these more than ten supernatural beings to brazenly disregard Shen Yuan.
Yet such a mightly Netherworld had brought down a terrifying heavenly punishment that completely obliterated an ancient ghost god who was comparable to Void Refining.
The reason for this was merely the hefty spirit’s disrespectful offense against Shen Yuan.
Both the humans and supernatural beings present could not believe their eyes. If not for the fact that the roar of the will of the Netherworld still reverberated through heaven and earth from within that stretch of Yin World land, many would rather believe it was the Supreme Taoist who had erased the hefty spirit using some divine power.
Everyone looked at Shen Yuan with eyes filled with fear, the fear of an unknown existence.
Seeing this scene, Shen Yuan felt a bit helpless.
He possessed Emperor Fengdu’s incorporeal persona and was the master of the Fengdu Netherworld Ministry; the entire Yin World was under his control, and that included the will of the Netherworld as well.
Strictly speaking, it was because Shen Yuan had achieved an incomplete Divinity Path Emperor’s incorporeal persona, and after cleansing the 10th Hall Yama, expanding the Netherworld domain, the current will of the Netherworld emerged.
To the will of the Netherworld, Shen Yuan was the supreme sovereign, intolerant of any offense.
Although the hefty spirit was an ancient and powerful supernatural being, it was but a creature dependent on the Netherworld, and before the will of the Netherworld, it was just an ant that could be obliterated at will.
An ant daring to offend its master was something absolutely intolerable for the will of the Netherworld, and so the rightful smiting of the hefty spirit was a natural course of action.
Exterminating the hefty spirit was certainly satisfying, but the problem was that too many onlookers were present. The hefty spirit, for a mere few offensive words, was smitten by the will of the Netherworld, inevitably leading people to think about the connection between Shen Yuan and the Netherworld.
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The identity as Emperor Fengdu was Shen Yuan’s last resort, intended to trap enemies like Golden Immortal Bai Yun or those from the Dusk Realm at critical moments.
If his true nature were exposed over a mere supernatural being, that would be an unworthy loss.
As thoughts raced in his mind, Shen Yuan secretly mobilized the Unimpeded Netherworld Divine Power, gathering the most fundamental force of the Netherworld Path in the Square Inch World to form an authority token with the aura of Emperor Fengdu’s incorporeal persona bestowed upon it.
Then, Shen Yuan waved his hand to open a Space Rift, retrieving the token from the Square Inch World.
Everyone could feel a tangible presence of the Netherworld Path’s aura manifesting, with the will of the Netherworld responding to the birth of the token at this moment.
The dark-colored token seemed to be crafted from the fragmented kingdom of Hell, inscribed with countless supernatural beings as if they were about to break free from the token’s confines and appear at any time.
And at the very center of the token, the words "Fengdu" were prominently inscribed.
Holding the token, Shen Yuan looked down upon the many supernatural beings, with the land of the Yin World trembling beneath him.
"I have been entrusted by Emperor Fengdu to oversee the Netherworld supernatural beings.
From the Mount Luofeng 6 Hell Deities down to the Yin Officials and Wandering Souls, each has its assigned role," he declared.
"The hefty spirit blatantly ignored its duties as a supernatural being, reveling in the worship of the Great Xia yet failing to protect the living, wantonly misbehaving in the name of the Netherworld, which truly shakes the foundation of the Netherworld supernatural beings.
I, using the authority of the Netherworld, have executed it here. Do any of you have objections?" he asked.
With this rationale, Shen Yuan provided a plausible excuse for the hefty spirit’s obliteration while covertly implying the proactive step of the will of the Netherworld as his own action.
Many Human Clan True Monarchs appeared doubtful, whispering among themselves:
"Entrusted by Emperor Fengdu to oversee supernatural beings? Since when does the Supreme Taoist have a connection with Emperor Fengdu?" they murmured.
"The Supreme Taoist has been alive since ten thousand years ago, and Emperor Fengdu is suspected to be an incarnation of a Divinity Path Emperor. It seems reasonable for two beings of such high status to be related."
"Doesn’t that mean that in the Netherworld, the Supreme Taoist has an even higher status than the Mount Luofeng 6 Hell Deities?"
"It’s probable that in the entirety of the dark Netherworld, only the Ksitigarbha King who once appeared in the Imperial Capital could be considered on par with him."
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The explanation Shen Yuan gave seemed very reasonable, and he even produced the token of Emperor Fengdu, which appeared to have no issues.
However, many supernatural beings within the Yin World exchanged glances, their eyes flashing with irrepressible fear.
These Human Clan True Monarchs were unaware of the structure of the Netherworld, but were these creatures standing at the pinnacle of the Netherworld not clear?
Supervising supernatural beings? Such news had never been spread within the Netherworld, and not even the Mount Luofeng 6 Hell Deities had any word of it, as if it had just abruptly surfaced.
But the token in Shen Yuan’s hand, carrying the aura of Emperor Fengdu, left no room for doubt or forgery.
Moreover, even if it were true that he was the Inspector designated by Emperor Fengdu, he would not have the authority to invoke the will of the Netherworld to bring down thunderous retribution.
For the will of the Netherworld was subordinate to Emperor Fengdu, an amalgamation of wills from numerous supernatural beings within the Netherworld, and no one other than Emperor Fengdu could mobilize it.