Arthis was somewhat taken aback.
Based on her understanding of Qin Ye, he wasn't the kind of person who was willing to take risks.
To put it bluntly, even though he was much better off than when he first met Qin Ye, he was still a salted fish.
"Are you certain?"
"... What's with that tone of voice?" Qin Ye sighed helplessly and massaged his temples.
He had considered for several hours whether or not he should take the blame for this.
But if he didn't, how many years would it take for the Yin spirits to return to Hell?
Fifty years?
A hundred years?
Without Hell to collect Yin spirits, hundreds of millions of Yin spirits would fall under the control of the three daolords.
He had heard from Zhang Chenghai that Hell's Yin energy level was already 1.2 billion. It was like a steel wire that couldn't bear any more weight.
If that happened, the three daolords would most likely break through the City of Salvation before he could even finish constructing the stairway to Hell.
Strike first and gain the upper hand.
He had to choose the lesser of two evils. At the very least … the Harken is still a civil servant, isn't it?
Speaking of which, we're still family … Who knows, he might even open the back door or something …
"Alright.
Then listen carefully. "
Arthis drew a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Later on, do as I say. Don't make a single mistake."
"First of all, this is a world where Emissaries of Hell have absolute sovereignty.
There are many unimaginable creatures living in the rift between the Yin and Yang.
They're neither ghosts nor humans. It's just that the Harken doesn't dare to appear here. "
"In order to prevent any accidents from happening when Emissaries of Hell enter the mortal realm through the exit, this place is protected by the laws of the Heavenly Dao. So long as they want to, they can do anything they want."
The soul sphere trembled slightly, and then flew up into the air!
Unlike how it usually floated by Qin Ye's side, it was now soaring like a bird!
"For instance, flying."
Qin Ye froze, and then shut his eyes. Ten seconds later, his body shot straight into the sky, almost as though he had sprouted a pair of wings.
Whoosh … Qin Ye glanced at his hands, and then glanced at the vast expanse of the sky around him, "How wonderful …"
"Now, take out the shard of King Yanluo's Seal. Remember, envelop it with Yin energy. We should be far enough away now. What happens next … will depend on our luck …" The soul sphere glanced down with lingering fear in its eyes.
Qin Ye pulled out the shard of King Yanluo's Seal, and Yin energy began to swirl around it. Both of them turned to look at the Harken at the same time.
There was no reaction.
Phew … Qin Ye sighed softly, "And then?"
"And then …" Arthis appeared to be somewhat hesitant, "And then, you'll have to understand the nature of Hell."
"I'll reiterate once more - Hell does not exist in the mortal realm. The Fengdu Necropolis of the past is merely a projection.
It was a world of its own.
You have two shards of King Yanluo's Seal in your possession. Use one of them as a coordinate, and that will be the heart of the new Hell. "
"This coordinate will slowly expand. When it absorbs enough Yin Qi, it will automatically expand for the first time.
The area is usually within five square kilometers … "
"Hang on." Qin Ye furrowed his brows, "So small?"
"What do you think?"
Arthis chuckled coldly, "Do you think that the Underworld was once a city as large as Cathay?
You've watched too many movies, haven't you? "
"The establishment of any nation is a process that begins with a village, a town, a county, a city, a province, a district, and finally a nation.
Five square kilometers is about the same size as a village in the mortal realm.
And this is even under the assumption that we've plundered Lord Harken's Yin energy. Otherwise, with Cao Youdao's meager supply of Yin energy, you'd be lucky to even be able to expand to a size of 0.001 square kilometers. "
"Hang on!" Qin Ye gasped, "Did you just say … plunder?"
"What else?"
Arthis responded placidly, "The shard of King Yanluo's Seal is the most precious treasure of Hell. As soon as it's activated, it will automatically absorb the Yin energy within a radius of five hundred square kilometers.
Lord Harken … happens to be within this range. "
Qin Ye was once again certain that Arthis' heart was pure black, without any impurities.
He finally understood why the Harken was so sure to wake up.
How dare someone touch a tiger's ass while I'm recuperating from my injuries?
I'm desperately absorbing Yin energy to recover, and yet you're using the Universal Grand Shift?
Are you courting death?
Arthis continued, "Therefore, since we've decided to establish Hell, we must seize every moment we have to make Hell stronger.
As soon as the total Yin energy in Hell approaches thirty million, even if the Harken doesn't approve of it, it wouldn't incite a war. "
Qin Ye glanced at the golden beast below and whispered, "With such severe injuries, it would at most be able to open its eyes and close its eyes.
Besides, as a divine beast of Hell, wouldn't it want to see Hell rebuilt? "
Arthis grew taciturn. After a long moment of silence, she finally responded, "The heart of a demon is unpredictable."
"Haven't you ever considered the possibility that Lord Harken isn't willing?"
"It's a divine beast of Hell after all … and it enjoys the highest level of treatment. Isn't that tantamount to imprisonment in disguise?
If it's truly that obedient, why didn't it leave with Ksitigarbha?
Why didn't it stay behind even at the risk of death? "
Qin Ye grew taciturn. He pondered for a moment, and then nodded deeply.
Since he'd decided to rebuild Hell, he naturally had to eliminate all potential dangers.
"Let's continue.
When a shard of King Yanluo's Seal is anchored to the coordinates, and you hold onto another shard of King Yanluo's Seal, you'll be able to enter the new Hell after midnight every night. "
Qin Ye listened patiently, only to discover that … it was gone?
Gone, just like that?
"It's that simple?"
"Simple?"
Arthis nearly burst out laughing, "That's right … You can say that it's simple now. But do you know that the Annals of Fengdu Necropolis states that there were a total of 1,432 underworlds established at the same time?!
They were all villages in size. The first King Yanluo of Hell experienced hundreds of years of war before he finally unified Hell.
He then began to build Fengdu Necropolis! "
"Little by little, you'll be able to gather Yin energy and expand your territory bit by bit. Fortunately, humans were ignorant back then, and they were constantly at war with each other.
Otherwise, we wouldn't even know if Hell was the size of a province by now. "
"You're standing on the shoulders of giants right now. What right do you have to say that it's simple?"
Qin Ye coughed dryly, "Then … I'll just bury it?"
"No … anchoring the shard of King Yanluo's Seal in space is only the first step. After that, you'll have to envision the style of Hell.
Remember, this is a new world.
It's the realm of ghosts that's missing from the three realms.
You're the god of this world.
This step is of utmost importance! "
"Whatever style you've decided on, Hell will develop in accordance with your style.
Even if Hell expands to the size of a city or a province in the future, it will still maintain this style … Let me put it this way. There are many unreliable immortal cultivation novels out there, and many of them mention the word 'rules'. "
"Rules do exist, and they're the supreme rules of the Heavenly Dao.
But in Hell, you're the rules.
You've decided on the style of Hell, and what it will be like. Hell will develop in accordance with the rules you've laid out. "
"Simply put, you'll have to 'model' it in your mind.
You'll have to construct the most basic prototype of Hell, and then inscribe it into the shard of King Yanluo's Seal with your Yin energy. Only then will you be able to complete the anchoring process. "
Qin Ye nodded deeply, and then shut his eyes.
Creating a brand new world.
An experience that he had never experienced before.
His own experiences and the things that he had seen began to surface in his mind.
There were all sorts of legends about gods and ghosts, totems and sculptures that he had seen before, as well as stories of Fengdu Necropolis …
Little by little, he pieced the pieces together in his mind. Qin Ye's memory had always been good, and it was even better now that he was fully focused.
A grand model of the environment and climate was quickly established. Then, he began to delve deeper into the construction of the buildings, facilities, and even laws …
It was a massive project. Even though it was just a village, Qin Ye couldn't help but furrow his brows from time to time.
After an inordinate amount of time, he finally opened his eyes and nodded at Arthis.
Arthis didn't respond. She simply spun the soul sphere around his body several times, before finally speaking, "Do you know … how long you've been thinking about this?"
"How long?" Qin Ye didn't understand.
"Five days."
Arthis drew a deep breath, "Five whole days, in the same position, without eating or drinking … How did you manage to do it?"
Qin Ye shrugged his shoulders. It was only then that he felt his stomach growling.
In his mind, it felt as though only three or four hours had passed.
"Can we begin?" Now wasn't the time to be thinking about these things. He stood up and asked with great anticipation.
Arthis' voice grew somber, "Cut your palm and drip a drop of blood onto the shard of King Yanluo's Seal. This will be the mark of King Yanluo. The mark of King Yanluo of the past has long since been destroyed by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's ascension. Only by attaching the mark to the shard will it truly belong to you."
"Don't think about anything else. Just infuse the shard with your Yin energy.
Don't stop until it moves! "
Qin Ye did as he was told. As soon as the first drop of blood landed on the shard of King Yanluo's Seal, the scarlet shard suddenly erupted with a brilliant black light!
Whoosh … The light was so intense that it formed a ring of brilliant ripples that erupted from where Qin Ye was. Everything that came into contact with the ripples of Yin energy and Yang energy was instantly blown thousands of feet away like snow under the spring sun.
In an instant, everything within a thousand miles around Qin Ye became clear.
The blood appeared to be drawn by something, and it began to roll desperately towards the center of the shard of King Yanluo's Seal.
However, the incomparably tough shard of King Yanluo's Seal was no different from molten iron being poured into mud when it came into contact with the blood.
Ka-ka-ka-ka … A soft sound filled the shard of King Yanluo's Seal. Ten minutes later, the black light in the surroundings suddenly retracted, and the entire Limbo trembled slightly.
A blood-red "Qin" character had been engraved on the shard of King Yanluo's Seal.
In that instant, Qin Ye felt as though he were connected to the shard of King Yanluo's Seal.
"Roar …" Just then, a deep, muffled roar echoed from below.
Unlike before, this roar was much deeper, and it was laced with some complex emotions.
Qin Ye and Arthis had already focused their attention on the Harken, so they could clearly see …
The Harken's eyelids twitched slightly.
"Hurry!
Infuse it with Yin energy immediately! "Arthis turned around and bellowed at the top of her voice.
As soon as she finished speaking, a torrent of Yin energy rushed madly into the shard of King Yanluo's Seal.
Whoosh … Qin Ye's hair and clothes fluttered wildly like a raging dragon. His temples throbbed, and the veins on his neck bulged.
He felt as though he were holding onto a black hole, and all of the Yin energy in his body was being sucked out like a tsunami.
Boom!!
In less than five seconds, he had already transformed into his Hell's Emissary mode!
Black robes, white hair, black eyes, and white pupils. The netherflames around his body surged violently, while the shard of King Yanluo's Seal seemed to resonate with it, transforming into a vortex of Yin energy!