Chapter 546

Dìshì was escorted to the largest execution platform in Wǎngsǐ Chéng to receive heavenly punishment, and in principle the vengeful spirits of the Ancient Feng Clan who had died tragically at his hands were supposed to surround the platform and watch.

Only by personally witnessing Dìshì being brought to justice could the vengeful spirits of the Ancient Feng Clan dispel their resentment, be transferred to the next stage, have their lifetime deeds judged, and finally enter reincarnation.

But the problem arose when Dìshì suffered a massive accident while undergoing the heavenly punishment.

After Dìshì's true form was shattered by heavenly lightning, he instantly absorbed all the vengeful spirits watching nearby into his body; part of the souls filled the gaps in his shattered true form, while another part, under the effect of the heavenly tribulation, directly became Fēnshēn.

Before Liu Junyan personally witnessed this transformation process, we defined these products born of the heavenly tribulation as "Dìshì's Fēnshēn."

But in fact, these Fēnshēn are equivalent to having undergone a reincarnation.

Without drinking Meng Po's soup or passing through the reincarnation furnace, they were reborn into this world.

However, this kind of rebirth defies the natural order; the vast majority of Fēnshēn vanish into nothingness as soon as they appear.

Of those that manage to persist, a large portion also do not live long.

Those who can survive for a long time, achieve something, and even pass on their lineage are extremely rare; these individuals have awakened spiritual wisdom, possess their own thoughts, and are no longer under Dìshì's control.

Of course, except for those who willingly become Dìshì's beasts of burden.

Therefore, in that heavenly tribulation, no one can tell how many Feng Clan vengeful spirits were annihilated and how many were directly reincarnated.

In other words, aside from me and A Cheng, all later members of the Feng Clan who are at least of pure bloodline are either products of that heavenly tribulation or their descendants.

My mother is.

My aunt is.

Feng Xianqiu is also…

What a terrifying realization.

No!

My hand silently pressed against the Dark-green paulownia Dark Seal.

No, that's not correct.

Only a tiny number of Fēnshēn exist; the true members of the Feng Clan, the true Fire Seeds, remain within the Dark-green paulownia Dark Seal.

As long as the Dark-green paulownia Dark Seal remains, and as long as the next Feng Clan leader can be successfully reborn, the Feng Clan can rise again!

This is why my mother's last lingering obsession still urges me, saying "Reproduction is very important."

Because only through reproduction can the next Feng Clan leader be born; her birth would bring hope to the Feng Clan.

Only such reproduction is normal, and it can completely wash away Dìshì's shadow.

I steadied my mind and asked the question I had never been able to figure out: "Why did Dìshì's true form shatter under heavenly lightning, yet his soul did not scatter? How did he manage that?"

The Seven Halls Yama replied: "It should be related to his mother."

I understood even less: "His mother died long ago, didn't she?"

"Xiao Jiu, this involves an information blind spot we have never touched since the beginning," Liu Junyan said. "Dìshì's mother is a great demon that crawled out of the King's Water River; as long as there is a dark side in the three realms and six paths, theoretically that great demon is immortal and indestructible."

Liu Junyan's words struck me like a heavy blow to the back of the head.

My mind went blank for a moment.

Immortal and indestructible…

What does it mean that this great demon is immortal and indestructible?

I dare not think further; the more I think, the more confused I become.

Liu Junyan took my hand and soothed: "Actually, Xiao Jiu, if you change your way of thinking, could it be that Dìshì reaching out toward the Buddhist system of Zàng Qū is also a form of resistance against the power his mother imposed on him?"

Yes.

Thinking this way, everything seems to fall into place again.

Although Dìshì did not vanish under the heavenly tribulation, he was nonetheless bound by his mother's power.

He does not accept his mother's identity and power, and he wants to break free.

He aspires to ascend and become the existence of the Solar Divine Bird; how could he willingly be dragged into an abyss of eternal damnation by a great demon?

I shook my head, refusing to think further; with all these tangled threads mixed with information gaps, even if I had ten brains I couldn't sort them out in a short time.

What matters most now is that we have been pushed to this point; how we proceed from here is crucial.

The Seven Halls Yama said: "So I agree with your 'praise-to-kill' plan, Xiao Jiu; since we cannot judge him through regular procedures, we will push him to the height he desires, forcing Heaven's Dao to give him the judgment he deserves."

"'Forcing Heaven's Dao to give him the judgment he deserves'... what arrogant words."

I glanced at the Seven Halls Yama; he still had a fierce, unapproachable aura, but the aunt's remark "totally crazy" gave me a slight feeling at this moment.

What I didn't expect was that the Seven Halls Yama was not just talking nonsense.

Next, a shocking event occurred in the Nether Realm, disturbing the entire realm so it could not find peace.

It was said that during that time, the whole Nether Realm hid from the Seven Halls Yama as if avoiding a plague god, terrified and unable to find peace all day.

The Seven Halls Yama went to harass each department equally, but he kept saying only one thing: "My unit of Underworld Armored Soldiers has disappeared; did your department hide them? I want to go in and search."

I had privately asked Liu Junyan whether the Seven Halls Yama's unit of Underworld Armored Soldiers had truly disappeared.

Liu Junyan nodded: "It's true; he used the opportunity of sending souls from Wǎngsǐ Chéng to his sixteen minor hells to transfer that unit of Underworld Armored Soldiers over at the moment Dìshì faced the heavenly tribulation."

"He's gone mad!" I could hardly believe my ears; "Those are Underworld Armored Soldiers—doesn't he feel any pain losing them?"

Liu Junyan said: "You can't catch a wolf without being willing to sacrifice the cub; only a weighty presence like the Underworld Armored Soldiers could pry open a crack in the Nether Realm's iron‑clad information blockade—look, the Seven Halls Yama finally obtained the authorization to thoroughly investigate this matter and formally stationed troops in Wǎngsǐ Chéng, didn't he?"

The Seven Halls Yama stationing troops in Wǎngsǐ Chéng—what a major breakthrough this is!

The most immediate feeling is that entering Wǎngsǐ Chéng is no longer as difficult as before; even wanting to do something there has become easy.

I asked Liu Junyan: "Was that unit of Underworld Armored Soldiers just sacrificed like that?"

What a pity.

"Impossible," Liu Junyan said. "The unit of Underworld Armored Soldiers selected by the Seven Halls Yama are all his personal confidants whom he brought out himself, each bearing an Underworld contract."

What is meant by an Underworld contract: if you serve in the netherworld, you are my person.

Even if you are reincarnated as a human, the mark remains on you; after death, when you return to the underworld, you are still my person.

Moreover, even if such people are reborn as humans, because they have a netherworld contract on them, they also won't live long.

Of course, if one obtains a great opportunity in this process, that's another matter.

The Seven Halls Yama took such a great risk, exchanged for the right to reside in Wǎngsǐ Chéng, which is also what he deserves; the opportunity is hard-won, so we certainly cannot waste it!

【64> I immediately entered Wǎngsǐ Chéng, went to the execution platform, and for the first time faced Dìshì's true form……

I immediately entered Wǎngsǐ Chéng, went to the execution platform, and for the first time faced Dìshì's true form…