Chapter 227 Welcoming Hades
"It seems that the Samsara Well likes you very much." Yin Tianzi's fingertips stroked the red spider lilies that suddenly bloomed on the stone railing. The bright red petals instantly turned into golden ashes when they touched the corner of the little white clothes.
Just as Xiaobai was about to speak, a scent of bitter apricots suddenly filled his nose.
A hunched figure walked out from the depths of the fog. The clinking sound of the jade bowl and silver spoon colliding made her temples throb.
When the cracked face emerged from the mist, she saw clearly that there was a teardrop-shaped red mole at the corner of the old woman's eye: exactly the same as the blind old woman who had saved her in the human world three hundred years ago.
"You bring your soul here to ask for soup before the time has come?" Meng Po's voice sounded like sandpaper grinding on a bronze tripod, but her cloudy eyes were staring straight at the mandala tattoo faintly emerging on Xiaobai's neck.
Her dry branch-like hand suddenly expanded several inches, and she handed the bone china bowl filled with bright purple liquid to Xiaobai's lips, "New recipe, try it."
Yin Tianzi's knuckles turned white as he pressed the hilt of the sword, but he saw Xiaobai holding up the bowl as if possessed by a ghost.
The silver spots floating on the soup suddenly gathered into a vortex. The moment she raised her head to drink it all, the entire River of Oblivion suddenly flowed backwards. Countless translucent souls rose from the water and worshipped the halo gathered around her.
"What does it feel like this time?" Meng Po's cracked lips formed a strange arc, and Xiaobai vaguely saw golden runes flowing between her teeth.
The burning sensation in her throat suddenly turned into a clear spring, and memories of her past life exploded in her head like fireworks: she saw herself dancing on the star disk wearing a bronze mask, saw Yin Tianzi kneeling under the blood-red moon holding a broken book of life and death, and finally stopped at the scene of Meng Po burying a glowing seed in her heart.
"It's like someone has made the Milky Way into wine." Xiao Bai's pupils were filled with gilded ripples, and her hair was moving without wind. She didn't notice that the blue bricks under her feet were showing the same totem as the tattoo on her neck.
"You said I was... Little Pluto?" Bai Li put down the soup bowl, his fingertips turning slightly white due to the cold.
Yin Tianzi stood with his hands behind his back, and a huge book shadow appeared behind him, with pages moving without wind.
Three thousand years ago, before his death, the old Hades designated you as his successor.
But you were young and playful at that time, and you broke into the Eighteen Layers of Hell to challenge the suppressed evil ghosts. You accidentally fell into reincarnation and were reborn as the goddess Bai Li in heaven. "
Some scenes suddenly flashed through Bai Li's mind: the dark dungeon, the roaring evil spirits, and the fear of falling into the abyss.
At this moment, the system in Bai Li's mind suddenly issued a sharp alarm: [Warning! Becoming the Pluto will permanently lose your status as a goddess! Violation of core instructions! ]
Bai Li covered her forehead with her hand. The system had never opposed her choice so fiercely.
"Shut up!" Bai Li shouted in his mind, "My fate is decided by myself!"
The system responded coldly: [You are the reincarnation of the goddess Bai Li, and returning to the throne is your destiny. The identity of Hades will pollute your godhood and cause the mission to fail.]
Bai Li sneered: "Fate? Who determines the fate?" She looked up at Yin Tianzi.
"Take me to see Meng Po's true form. I want to take part in the trial."
A hint of admiration flashed in Yin Tianzi's eyes. He was very pleased that Xiaobai could tell that the person in front of him was not the real Meng Po.
Then he waved his hand to open a passage leading to the Wangchuan River.
Fan Wujiu suddenly stepped forward and said, "I'll go with you."
Xiaobai refused and asked Fan Wujiu to wait for her here, because she felt that the reason why Meng Po did not see her in her true form at the beginning was also a test.
Passing through the passage, they came to an ancient bridge that spanned the blood-yellow river.
A white-haired old woman was sitting at the end of the bridge, brewing a pot of strange, bubbling medicine.
The look and smell of this look are completely different from the one at the bridge just now.
"Lady Mengpo." Emperor Yin bowed respectfully.
The old woman raised her head, revealing a wrinkled but unusually ruddy face. Her eyes lit up the moment she saw Bai Li: "Oh my, the naughty boy finally knew how to go home?"
Bai Li was startled: "Do you know me?"
Meng Po laughed loudly, and the water of Wangchuan River under the bridge kept churning as she laughed: "More than knowing each other, you often stole my Meng Po soup when you were a child, forcing me to make it again."
She suddenly became serious, "But now is not the time to reminisce. Are you ready to accept the test?"
Bai Li took a deep breath: "I'm ready."
The system issued a final warning in her mind: [If you choose to become Hades, you will never be able to return to the throne of God. Are you sure to do this? ]
"Confirmed." Bai Li answered without hesitation.
Meng Po waved her hand, and a huge blood-red stone appeared in the middle of the bridge. "The Three-Life Stone will reveal all your past. Only by recognizing yourself can you control the power of the underworld."
Bai Li placed her hand on the cold stone surface and was instantly pulled into a fantasy world.
First life: She saw herself as a girl in a black robe, playing carefree in the underworld. Yin Tianzi took care of her like a brother, while Fan Wujiu always followed her with a stern face to clean up the mess.
"Little Pluto, don't run around." In the memory, Fan Wujiu grabbed the little girl who was trying to sneak into hell.
"Judge brother, I just want to take a look." The little girl said coquettishly.
The scene changed, and she sneaked into the eighteen levels of hell, was bewitched by the evil ghost, and fell into the reincarnation well.
Second life: She became the celestial goddess Baili, holding a jade bottle to save all living beings.
However, every time he used his divine power, there was a dark force in his body fighting against it.
Finally, during the great battle with the demons, the dark force suddenly backfired, causing her to lose control of her power. She was forced to self-destruct and die along with the demons.
"So that's how it is..." Bai Li in the illusion burst into tears, "I always thought it was the demons who killed me, but actually I was killed by my own dark side."
The third life: In this life, she is investigating a murder case, but every time she gets close to the truth, she inexplicably forgets important clues: it is the system that is interfering with her memory to prevent her from discovering her true identity.
The illusion was shattered, and Bai Li returned to the bridge with tears still streaming down her face.
Meng Po wiped away her tears lovingly: "Now you understand why you must become the King of the Underworld, right? Only the identity of the Lord of the Underworld can suppress the source of chaos in your body and prevent you from repeating the same mistakes."
Bai Li nodded firmly: "I want to complete the trial."
The next test is extremely difficult. Bai Li must go through mountains of swords and seas of fire, endure the pain of thousands of ghosts gnawing at her heart, and maintain her original heart in the endless illusion.
Whenever she was about to collapse, she would see Fan Wujiu watching her from a distance, and that gaze gave her inexplicable strength.
The final test is to face the questioning of the Ten Kings of Hell in the Hall of Hell.
King Qin Guang asked coldly: "Why do you want to become the King of Hell?"
Bai Li calmly replied: "It's not for power, but responsibility.
My dark side is wreaking havoc on the human world, and only by becoming Hades can I completely solve this problem."
The Chakravartin asked, "If you become the King of Hell, you will forever lose your status as a goddess and the chance to return to heaven. Will you regret it?"
"No regrets." Bai Li said firmly, "Goddess Bai Li has completed her mission. Now is the era of Hades Bai Li."
The Ten Kings of Hell looked at each other and nodded, then raised the jade scepters in their hands at the same time.
A black jade seal appeared in the center of the hall and slowly fell into Bai Li's hands.
The moment the jade seal touched her palm, a vast power surged into her body.
Bai Li felt that the chaotic origin in his body was completely suppressed, and replaced by pure power of the underworld.
Her attire changed into a black dragon robe, with a nine-tassel crown on her head, and dark blue underworld fire surrounding her body.
The system let out one last wail: [Mission failed... System unbinding...] and then fell into silence forever.
Xiaobai knew that there must be a special reason why he could bind to this so-called system. It finally put an end to the situation where outsiders would no longer interfere in anything in this world.
Bai Li opened her eyes and found Yin Tianzi, Fan Wujiu and Meng Po were all there, and then a group of ghosts from the underworld shouted, "Welcome back to the throne, the King of Hell."
She stepped down from the throne, waved her hand and said, "No need to be polite. We have important things to do."
She looked towards the prehistoric Pangu Realm, "It's time to deal with my dark side."
Yin Tianzi smiled and said, "Before that, you still need to confer the Yin Si and stabilize the destiny of the underworld."
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