When the Emperor of Fengdu was first established, he nominally had absolute control over Fengdu City and the underworld.
However, in reality, Shen Yuan's understanding of Fengdu is far from comparable to that of the Ten Yin Marshals.
Furthermore, due to the limitation of Shen Yuan's own cultivation level of the initial stage of transformation into a spirit, which enabled him to bear the status of the emperor of the gods, Shen Yuan's control over the authority of Fengdu was extremely limited.
If the two sides remain in a stalemate, Shen Yuan can naturally use time to gradually gain control.
But now that the five Yamas have all cut off their divine cultivation, the situation has reached a critical juncture. Shen Yuan can no longer gradually control the entire Fengdu underworld.
In response to the current situation, the only solution Shen Yuan could think of was two words.
Become a god!
The gods under the Emperor of Fengdu were appointed to serve as ministers, and the power of Fengdu was divided among the gods, so as to make the best use of the power of Fengdu to fight against the various Yamas.
Normally, even a Shinto emperor would not easily divide his authority to confer a title on a subordinate god, because once the authority is divided, it will limit his authority and cause him to weaken, and he may even fall from the status of a Shinto emperor.
In theory, the divided power can be taken back at any time, but once the gods secretly rebel, or if people who are also emperors interfere and try to seize it, it is very likely that the emperor will permanently lose part of his power. Any Shinto emperor needs to be extremely cautious about this.
But Shen Yuan doesn't have to worry about any of this.
The position of the Emperor of Shinto is incomplete? Shen Yuan's position as the Emperor of Fengdu was originally incomplete, and he could only play a role within the city of Fengdu. Even if the power was divided and made more incomplete, it would not have any effect.
Is it possible to lose authority? Fengdu authority belongs to the authority of the incense and fire gods. As long as the source of authority is in Shen Yuan's hands, Shen Yuan can easily take back the authority through the original will of the incense and fire gods.
These problems that other Shinto emperors were worried about were not a problem at all for Shen Yuan, so there was naturally no obstacle in conferring the title of Lord of Luofeng on him.
The ancient city of Fengdu seemed to have awakened from a dream. The incense and religious rites and the rules of the underworld were constantly intertwined and colliding at this moment. Under the interference of Fengdu's will, new positions of gods and authority were divided.
King Qin Guang's pupils suddenly shrank. Before he actually began to confer the title, the embryonic form of the divine throne and authority that was born made his soul feel a palpitation.
King Qin Guang immediately realized that enfeoffment of six days for Luo Feng might cause the situation that they had paid a huge price to reverse to change again.
“Stop him!”
King Qin Guang no longer had any reservations, and his ghost cultivation, which had reached the peak of the Void Realm, was pushed to the extreme. A huge underworld realm evolved in the city of Fengdu, swallowing up the four Yin Marshals in an instant.
The four Yin Marshals were temporarily delayed, and the four Yamas took advantage of this opportunity to frantically use their magical powers and spells.
The broken ancient bronze bell, the soul-calling banner that covered the sky, and the black shackles stained with blood all fell towards the imperial chariot. The space was shattered under the full force of the four Yamas. The attack from the four Yamas had already reached the level of shattering the void.
Facing the powerful magical attack, Shen Yuan in the Emperor's Chariot showed no joy or sadness, and said indifferently:
"The Bull-Headed Yin Commander has been in charge of the Yin Court for ten thousand years, maintaining the majesty of the Yin Court's laws. Even if Yama bewitches him, he will not forget his original intention and stick to the Yin-Yang order.
I have appointed Niutou Yinshuai as Zhou Jueyin Tiangong, to judge the law and decide life and death!"
As the majestic voice fell, a divine throne took shape above the sky in an instant, breaking through the underworld realm opened up by King Qin Guang and merging into the body of the Ox-Headed Yin Shuai.
Between heaven and earth, the body of the ferocious god Bull-Headed Yin Shuai was changing at this moment. The ferocious god with a bull's head and a human body turned into a god wearing a ceremonial crown and a brocade robe.
The original ferocious and murderous aura gradually dissipated, and was replaced by a sense of strict order that was like a commandment.
The names of the Ten Yin Marshals in the underworld are known throughout the worlds and they intimidate the ghosts and immortals in all realms. But in fact, everyone knows that although the names of the Yin Marshals may seem loud, they are actually just high-level thugs in the underworld.
The divine position they hold determines their upper limit. Even the most outstanding Yin Shuai cannot reach the realm of great celestial immortals. This is the limitation brought by the divine position.
As he merged into the throne of Zhou Jueyin Palace, Niu Tou had now broken through the barriers of Yin Shuai's throne and became a true superior god.
In Niutou's hands, the authority of the underworld law he wielded manifested as a pair of shackles. With a thought, countless shackles spread out from the void and turned into a cage of heaven and earth, trapping the four Yamas who were attacking the imperial chariot.
Of course, it is difficult for the Bull Head god to fight one against five alone, let alone the fact that the opponent is the Ten Kings of Hell who have lived for countless years.
Even with the blessing of Zhou Jueyin Palace's deity position and the authority of the Yin Law, the cage of heaven and earth continued to shake, the chains kept breaking, and the four Yamas seemed to be about to break free at any time.
Shen Yuan looked solemn, and his majestic voice sounded again.
“Appoint the two Yin Marshals, Black Wuchang and White Wuchang, as the Taisha Liangshi Zong Tiangong and Mingchen Naifan Wucheng Tiangong, and be in charge of the reincarnation of all living things in the Xuanhuang Realm!”
Two beams of divine light once again broke into the Netherworld, and then the two gods Black and White Impermanence changed again.
The soul-scattering sticks in their hands had disappeared, replaced by a huge book and a brush.
The most precious treasure in Black Wuchang's hand is called the Samsara Book, while the most precious treasure in White Wuchang's hand is the Rebirth Pen. Both of them are in charge of the order of rebirth in the underworld.
The origin of these two treasures is a trace of weak power separated from the six reincarnations in the underworld, which is of transcendent nature.
Bai Wuchang held the Pen of Rebirth and drew a line in the air. A huge crack was easily torn open in the Netherworld. Then, Black and White Wuchang strode out of the Netherworld.
"Please all Yama Luos enter the reincarnation cycle!"
The Black Impermanence spoke in unison.
The Samsara Book in Hei Wuchang's hand was flipping, while Bai Wuchang was holding the Rebirth Pen, infusing powerful Shinto power into it as he slowly wrote down the names one by one.
The King of Biancheng, the King of Pingdeng, the King of Metropolis, and the King of Wheel.
In the cage of heaven and earth, the auras of the four Yamas were once again knocked down.
If it weren't for the fact that the incomplete soul still retained the essence of Yama King who would not enter the cycle of reincarnation, these two treasures alone would be enough to make the four Yamas enter the cycle of reincarnation.
Even though the problem could not be solved once and for all, with the arrival of the three Luofeng Six Heavenly Ghosts, the current situation is no longer critical.
Inside the Netherworld, King Qin Guang almost vomited blood as he looked at the only Leopard-tailed Yin Shuai left in the realm.
King Qin Guang originally wanted to forcibly open up the realm and use his own strength to hold back the four Yin Shuai to create opportunities for other Yamas, but the Fengdu god completely ignored the Netherworld realm and allowed Niu Tou to take action.
Later, the treasure of reincarnation in the hands of the Black and White Impermanence easily tore through the boundary and escaped, and everything he had done was completely in vain.
Staring intently at the last Leopard Tail Yin General, King Qin Guang said in a cold voice:
"I couldn't keep them, but killing you was enough to save the situation!"
The powerful pressure crushed down towards Leopard Tail Yin Shuai, blocking any space for him to escape and forcing Leopard Tail Yin Shuai out from the shadows.
He interpreted the ghost laws in his hand, ignoring all magical powers and spells, and grabbed the most original true spirit soul of Leopard Tail Yin Shuai. The next moment, Shen Yuan's voice once again crossed the underworld realm and descended into this space.
"I decree to appoint the Leopard Tail Yin General as the Heavenly Palace of Tranquility and Sin, in charge of the realm of the Yinsi Fengdu."
A divine throne once again broke through the air and appeared in the Netherworld. Leopard-tailed Yin Shuai accepted the throne with ecstasy, and the aura around him rose rapidly at this moment.
The blockade of space was easily broken by Leopard-tailed Yin Shuai, who once again escaped into the void.
"Fengdu, you deserve to die!"
King Qin Guang's eyes were red with anger as the prey so close to him quickly completed its transformation. Although it could not be compared with him, it was definitely not a weak Yin Shuai who could be easily killed.
In such a situation, how could King Qin Guang not be furious?
As King Qin Guang opened his mouth, the cold voice of Leopard Tail Yin Shuai also sounded in the Netherworld.
"Offending the Emperor is an unforgivable crime!"
The next moment, the space of the Netherworld began to distort violently, as if a pair of invisible hands were squeezing inward from the outside. The solid realm could not even hold out for a moment before it began to collapse.
"Impossible!" King Qin Guang suddenly exclaimed.
Although he only has the cultivation of the ghost way at the moment, and can barely maintain the peak realm of returning to the void, the netherworld is a fragment of the underworld, and ordinary means cannot break it open at all.
Even though the Bull Head and Black and White Impermanence had to rely on power to leave, they were unable to directly destroy the entire underworld.
As the realm collapsed, King Qin Guang returned to Fengdu City and was shocked to see that the invisible hand was not some kind of magic, but the entire underworld realm.
As the home ground, the Underworld Realm can expel the Netherworld Realm. However, the Xuanhuang Realm cuts off the connection between heaven and earth, and forcibly expelling the Netherworld Realm will not make the Netherworld Realm return to the underworld.
As a result, the entire underworld realm collapsed completely under the mutual pressure between the Yinsi and the Xuanhuang Realm.
King Qin Guang, who was already consumed by rage, waved his hand and forcibly tore apart the cage of heaven and earth forged by the law of the underworld, and the four Yamas escaped.
The five Yamas joined forces and fought against the four ghosts and gods of Luofeng and Liutian.
The exquisite magical powers and laws clashed with each other, power and the great way continued to collide, and the entire underworld seemed to be overturned in the confrontation between these nine ghosts and gods.
The more they fought, the more frightened the Five Yamas became.
A few hours ago, any Yama Luo, without using the status of King Yama, could easily kill four Yin Shuai with this body.
Even if he cut off his own divine cultivation, the understanding of the Dao and the magical powers he had accumulated over countless years were enough to suppress these evil generals.
However, the deity title bestowed by the Emperor of Fengdu alone vaguely made up for the huge gap.
In a one-on-one situation, the Yamas suddenly discovered that they were unable to kill any of them.
The most powerful Bull Head was even able to use the power of authority to compete with King Qin Guang, who only had the cultivation of the ghost way.
If this matter were to spread to the underworld, it would definitely cause a huge shock.
Under the same circumstances, a mere Yin Shuai could contend against the Ten Kings of Hell, which was absolutely beyond the cognition of all the gods in the underworld.
Even though the Shinto cultivation of the Ten Kings of Hell was restricted in the process, and the powerful magical powers of the Ten Kings of Hell to suppress their inner strength required the help of Shinto power to be exerted, this still could not conceal the power of the six ghosts and gods in Luofeng.
You must know that the six ghosts and gods of Luofeng are just subordinate gods who have just been appointed by the Emperor of Fengdu.
The gods under his command have such powerful strength. What kind of scene would it be if the Emperor of Fengdu took action himself?
The hearts of all the Yamas gradually sank to the bottom.
In the imperial chariot, Shen Yuan did not pay attention to the confrontation between Luo Feng Liutian and the Yamas, but turned his gaze to the two envoys, White Tiger and Vermillion Bird.
In Shen Yuan's mind, the last two deity positions in Luofeng Liutian will fall on the shoulders of these two people.
Compared with those Yin Shuai who have lived for tens of thousands of years, the White Tiger and Vermillion Bird are pitifully weak, and any ghost general guarding the city can kill them.
However, the two envoys, White Tiger and Vermillion Bird, have an advantage that other ghosts and gods cannot match, and that is that they have the support of the Great Xia court.
If the chaos in the underworld can be resolved smoothly, the best option for Fengdu City is still to make a deal with the Great Xia court and establish the law domains of the city gods based on the incense and faith.
In this situation, the two envoys of the Imperial Observatory can play a significant role.
Granting them the six divine positions of Luofeng would enable them to better connect the world of the dead with the world of the living, so that the power of Fengdu City would no longer be limited to the world of the dead.
Of course, this alone is not a reason to grant God the title.
What really made Shen Yuan make the decision was the cause and effect relationship between him and the two envoys, White Tiger and Vermillion Bird.
Although the Fengdu Imperial Seal came from his plan thousands of years ago, it was the two envoys of the Imperial Observatory who actually handed the imperial seal to him.
The importance of the Fengdu Imperial Seal is self-evident, and it is naturally a significant cause and effect for Shen Yuan.
And the position of the god of Luofeng Liutian is enough to repay this cause and effect.
As soon as he thought of this, Shen Yuan's voice resounded throughout the world again.
"Appoint the Suzaku and the White Tiger as Zongling Qifei Tiangong and Gansi Lianwanlu Tiangong, in charge of the balance of yin and yang!"
The two deities were formed in an instant. The two envoys, Suzaku and Baihu, beside the emperor's chariot were both stunned. They had never expected that they would have a share in the Luofeng Six Heavenly Deities.
Since it was bestowed by a Shinto emperor, they naturally dared not refuse anything. Moreover, they had already seen the power of the Luofeng Liutian god position, so how could they refuse such a god position?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The throne of God fell into the bodies of two people.
With the six gods of Luofeng returning to their positions completely, the entire Fengdu city seemed to have awakened from a long slumber. The Yamas could clearly feel that the suppression from the six gods of Luofeng was becoming increasingly powerful.
King Qin Guang was trembling with fear. He realized clearly that if they continued to delay, they would be the ones to fail.
King Qin Guang looked at the last King of the Yamas, and said in a telepathic voice:
"The power of the Fengdu Emperor is unstoppable. The only way now is to rely on the power of another emperor to temporarily suppress him and seek a glimmer of hope.
King Lunzhuan, I want you to go to Beimang Mountain in person to release the Lord of Beimang Mountain and take back the treasure from him. Only in this way can you fight against the Emperor of Fengdu."
The Wheel King's face was as gloomy as water: "The Xuanhuang Realm is simply unable to accommodate us in this world, so how can I go to Beimang Mountain?"
King Qin Guang said without hesitation: "Cut off the extra realms of cultivation, suppress your cultivation to the realm of transformation, and you can be born."
The Rotating King's expression became increasingly ugly.
Cutting off one's own realm of cultivation would also damage one's foundation, and the price to pay would be even greater than cutting off one's own divine cultivation.
"If this is accomplished, I will do my best to help you go further."
King Qin Guang's voice sounded again. King Lunzhuan was startled for a moment, then showed a look of ecstasy.
Above the sky of Fengdu City, a huge ghost hand fell from the void and suppressed down. The four ghosts and four Yamas of the Six Heavens of Luofeng all fell into the ghost hand. Only the Wheel King escaped.
The escaping Wheel King turned into a streak of light and quickly left the territory of Fengdu City, speeding away towards the outside of Luoshan County. His cultivation level continued to drop at this time.
Seeing this scene, Shen Yuan was about to raise his hand to stop it with an imperial decree, but when he looked at the direction where the Wheel King fled, a starlight suddenly flashed in his eyes, and the hand he was about to raise slowly fell down.
"His target is Beimang Mountain?"
Shen Yuan showed a bit of surprise on his face, and then a smile of interest emerged.
“Although we have the upper hand at the moment, it is still difficult to kill a Yama and destroy his soul.
But since you have taken the initiative to leave the underworld, your life and death are no longer up to you."
"Beimang Mountain is a good place to bury the dead."