Shen Yuan naturally had no idea what kind of commotion the return of the magical power of the underworld would cause.
At this moment, he was completely immersed in the shock of this number one magical power of the Earthly Demons.
In fact, in Shen Yuan's previous opinion, there was a qualitative difference between the Tiangang and Disha magical powers, which could be seen from the gap between the many Disha magical powers and the last of the Tiangang magical powers, the Seven Arrows.
Strictly speaking, the incense and fire control by the power to drive away gods is essentially far inferior to the power of seven arrows.
The real powerful foundation of the ability to exorcise gods actually lies in the planning of the Heavenly Court, the overlord of all realms, over countless years.
The Jade Emperor of Heaven and the Four Great Emperors conquered all realms, killed countless innate gods and stripped them of their authority, which made the incense and fire way of gods the mainstream way in all realms.
Relying on the incense and Shintoism that spread throughout the world, the Heavenly Court successfully supported the Eight Divisions of Heaven and several Shinto emperors who were feared by all.
Once the order from Heaven is issued, all realms will obey.
Without the planning of the Heavenly Court for countless years, the ability to exorcise gods could at most control gods such as the city gods, earth gods, and gods in the lower realms, and it would never be able to reach the current level.
The ranking of the 72 Earthly Fiends' magical powers was determined countless years ago, and will not change due to changes in the strength of the great Dao represented by the magical powers. In Shen Yuan's eyes, the magical power of exorcising gods has probably surpassed the magical power of communicating with the spirits.
Precisely because he is very clear about this, Shen Yuan has always maintained a certain degree of suspicion towards Tongyou, which is known as the number one magical power among the earthly demons.
Especially after he personally used the Seven Arrows to nail the Wheel King to death, Shen Yuan became more aware that the essential power of the Tiangang supernatural power was far beyond the reach of the Disha supernatural power.
However, when Shen Yuan really came into contact with the first magical power of the Earthly Fiends, he realized his own shallowness.
What Tongyou represents is actually the Netherworld Avenue that leads directly to the source of the underworld!
To monopolize the origin of the Netherworld, this almost means that as long as Shen Yuan can integrate all the ghosts and gods in the underworld and sort out the order of the underworld, he will definitely be able to ascend to Daluo in the future and become the true Lord of the Netherworld and Emperor of the Underworld.
At that time, Shen Yuan will replace the Lord of Mount Tai who once ruled the underworld.
This is an unrivaled path with a bright future.
Compared with the magical power of Tongyou, the magical power of Nail-head Seven Arrows seems to be inferior.
Because the path of the Great Curse represented by the Seven Arrows Divine Power is too narrow, although there is a chance to kill the Daluo Emperor, it is impossible to rely on this path to become the Daluo Emperor.
Moreover, the way of cursing and killing is too heavily tainted with cause and effect, and it has been difficult for all the masters of the great power of the Seven Arrows to reach the pinnacle.
The Tongyou supernatural power truly ignored the gap between the Tiangang and Disha, and reached the level that could truly compete with the Tiangang supernatural power.
Even the Nine Breaths to Subdue Qi great power that Shen Yuan possessed could not be compared with the ability to penetrate the netherworld in terms of potential.
After all, all living beings in the world will die, and all living beings will enter the underworld.
On the contrary, the practice of refining Qi has declined and is no longer as prosperous as it was in ancient times.
The difference between the Tongyou supernatural power and the Tiangang supernatural power may be the only characteristic that is unique in the world.
"The number one magical power of the Earthly Fiends is indeed worthy of its reputation!"
Shen Yuan couldn't help but sigh.
He had indeed done a lot of things in Fengdu City, but these things were nothing compared to the gain of the magical power of communication with the underworld.
With stars flashing in his eyes, Shen Yuan sorted out the trigger points of this hidden achievement called Lord of the Netherworld, trying to deduce the operating logic of the artificial intelligence system.
"Under normal circumstances, I used trickery to quell the rebellion in the underworld and killed a Yama and six underworld commanders. Although my deeds were enough to shock the Xuanhuang world, they were far from reaching the level of obtaining the supernatural power of the underworld."
Shen Yuan muttered silently in his heart.
He was well aware that the ability to see the netherworld was almost a symbol of the entire underworld. It was so important that even if the time was pushed back ten thousand years, his actions were far from being able to achieve hidden achievements.
In this case, the achievement description of "killing the ten great underworld generals and the ten kings of hell, destroying the greatest treasure of the underworld, carving out a piece of the underworld and establishing his own underworld, attracting hundreds of millions of ghosts and gods to worship" is actually very exaggerated.
Six of the ten Yin Marshals were killed by Shen Yuan, and the other four served under his command. The words that he would kill them were indeed true.
However, Shen Yuan, one of the Ten Yama Kings, only killed one Wheel-Reincarnating King. Among the remaining Yamas, except for the fallen Emperor Song, the other Yamas only lost part of their souls.
When King Chujiang and King Yama were about to descend, they were resisted by the two Yin Marshals, and their souls were damaged and returned to the underworld.
Part of King Qin Guang's soul was killed by Shen Yuan, and the souls of King Metropolis, King Pingdeng, and King Biancheng were all fed to the Karma Mirror.
Even the traitor Wuguan Wang only secretly consumed some of his spiritual light.
The Ten Kings of Hell did suffer losses, but it was far from the extent of killing all of them.
What Shen Yuan actually did was to expel these Yamas from the Xuanhuang Realm so that they could not come again.
Ten thousand years ago, the Yama Kings of the Ten Courts could have descended without any scruples, but now they are unable to descend due to the influence of the Jue Tian Di Tong. To some extent, this can be regarded as suppressing Yama King back to the underworld.
As for the word "kill", it was completely the influence brought about by the unfortunate Wheel King being killed by Shen Yuan. Combined with the word "kill", it became "kill the Ten Kings of Hell".
Destroying the treasure of the underworld and attracting billions of ghosts and gods to worship him is true, but it is not enough to obtain the first magical power of the underworld.
"The real key point actually lies in the underworld!"
A faint light flashed in Shen Yuan's eyes.
The artificial intelligence system judges tasks based on standards from thousands of years ago.
Ten thousand years ago, in an era when the connection between heaven and earth had not yet been severed, all deaths in the world were governed by the underworld, and the underworld did not exist.
However, as the Xuanhuang Realm lost its connection with heaven and earth, Emperor Dayin reached an agreement with the Lord of Mount Tai to divide part of the underworld into the Netherworld, allowing the creatures of the Xuanhuang Realm to be reborn.
The emergence of the underworld was the result of the efforts of Emperor Dayin and Lord Taishan, but because Shen Yuan possessed the status of Emperor Fengdu, he unified the entire underworld after expelling the Ten Kings of Hell, causing the artificial intelligence system to recognize Shen Yuan's identity as the Lord of the Underworld.
In the judgment of the artificial intelligence, the underworld should not exist, so it is natural to think that Shen Yuan is the founder of this underworld, so there is the condition of the hidden achievement of "separating a part of the underworld and establishing the underworld".
This makes Shen Yuan's hidden achievement evaluation infinitely higher.
You must know that if you had separated from the underworld and established your own netherworld tens of thousands of years ago, you would have had to face the two Shinto emperors, Emperor Dongyue and Lord Taishan, as well as the Five Ghost Emperors, the Ten Kings of Hell, and hundreds of millions of ghosts and gods throughout the worlds.
Even behind these gods of the underworld, there is Hou Tu Huang Di Ji who is comparable to the Four Imperial Emperors.
This treatment is in no way inferior to the treatment Shen Yuan received when he was deposed as the Jidu Dragon King.
The only difference is that one provokes the heaven, and the other provokes the underworld.
Due to the gap brought by the judgment of ten thousand years of time, Shen Yuan obtained the first magical power of the Earthly Demon.
Shen Yuan even had some vague guesses in his mind.
“The last deity who possessed the power of the netherworld might have been the deceased Lord of Mount Tai.
The death of Lord Taishan left the Tongyou magical power without a master, and the influence of the hidden achievement led to the Tongyou magical power falling into my hands. If Lord Taishan had not died, I would not be able to obtain the magical power even if I completed the hidden achievement. "
Such a thought flashed through his mind, but Shen Yuan did not choose to delve into it. Instead, he began to focus on his current understanding of the magical power of communication with the spirit world.
The seed of the magical power of the netherworld was a faint light, which fell into the center of Shen Yuan's eyebrows the moment it appeared.
As the magical power seed transformed from the first magical power of the Earthly Evil returned to its place, Shen Yuan could clearly sense that everything in front of him began to change. Before obtaining the magical power of the netherworld, Shen Yuan controlled the status of the Emperor of Fengdu entirely by relying on the incense and fire divine origin of the magical power of driving away gods, and used the incense and fire divine origin to control the status of the Lord of the Underworld.
This way, one can indeed control the throne of the Emperor of Fengdu, but without the assistance of the great ways related to the underworld, the loss to the incense and the deity will be enormous.
Moreover, without the Netherworld Avenue to assist with the authority of the underworld, and with Shen Yuan's realm being too low, he was simply unable to control the authority of the underworld. That was why Shen Yuan appointed the Six Heavenly Gods of Luofeng as subordinate gods to assist in controlling the underworld.
And with the return of his supernatural power, Shen Yuan can easily control all the power in the underworld, no longer restricted by the influence of his realm and the consumption of incense and offerings.
Moreover, in terms of controlling the status of the Emperor of Fengdu, the effect of relying mainly on the incense and burning way and supplemented by the Netherworld Avenue is far better than relying solely on the incense and burning way. Controlling the status of the Emperor of Fengdu no longer requires consuming a large amount of the incense and burning way.
Before, when Shen Yuan used the Seven Arrows magical power, he could only briefly manifest the true form of the Emperor of Fengdu. But now, as long as he is in Fengdu City, Shen Yuan can always maintain the state of the true form of the Emperor of Fengdu.
If Yin Shuai or Yan Luo appeared in front of Shen Yuan again at this time, what they would face would not only be the suppression of the incense and gods, but also the suppression of the origin of the Netherworld.
Before, Yan Luo was able to cut off his own divine cultivation and retain his ghost cultivation to fight the enemy, but now with the double suppression and the restrictions on realms imposed by the rules of the Xuanhuang Realm, Yin Shuai and Yan Luo didn't even have a chance to attack Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan only needs a thought to easily knock it down to dust.
Besides, what Shen Yuan values most about the ability to pass through the netherworld is that it can feed back to the status of the Emperor of Fengdu and repair the defects in the status of the Emperor of Fengdu.
You must know that the underworld and Fengdu City are simply unable to support a Shinto emperor, even with the Fengdu Emperor Seal and the magical power to drive away gods.
The incomplete status caused the Shinto Emperor to be defective. After leaving Fengdu City, he could not rely on the power of the Shinto Emperor and could only transform himself into a Qi-refining practitioner in the early stage of transformation into a god.
However, the magical power of Tongyou can continuously feed back to the status of Fengdu Emperor, allowing Shen Yuan to get rid of the influence of his incomplete status to a certain extent. Even outside Fengdu City, he can still borrow some of the power of the Shinto Emperor.
As the underworld expands, Shen Yuan's ability to communicate with the netherworld will continue to improve, making the status of King Fengdu more complete, and in the future he will have the opportunity to transform into a true Shinto emperor and lord of the underworld.
"Perhaps this is the real purpose of why I left the Fengdu Emperor Seal thousands of years ago?"
Shen Yuan couldn't help but whisper to himself.
After roughly feeling the changes brought about by the magical power of communication with the underworld, Shen Yuan felt much more at ease.
The Tongyou magical power does not have any offensive means against enemies other than the ghost path, but it can help Shen Yuan in all aspects, which makes Shen Yuan very satisfied.
Although he still had many doubts about the magical power of the Youyou, Shen Yuan knew that now was not the best time to comprehend it.
After collecting his energy, Shen Yuan's gaze returned to the outside of the Emperor's Chariot.
The vast majority of ghosts in Fengdu City are unable to realize that the ability to communicate with the underworld has returned to its original state, and those who have not reached the fairyland are not even qualified to touch the road to the underworld.
Only the four Yin Marshals who have already entered the fairyland, namely Niu Tou, Hei Wu Chang, Bai Wu Chang and Bao Wei, can sense the changes.
Black and White Impermanence and Leopard Tail were able to remain calm, but Ox Head showed an undisguised look of ecstasy, half-kneeling on the ground and speaking loudly to Shen Yuan in the Emperor's Chariot:
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, for taking back your own power!"
Shen Yuan, sitting on the throne of Mount Tai, was slightly stunned, somewhat surprised at Niu Tou's attitude.
This Yin Shuai, who was the first to surrender to him, seemed to know much more than he imagined.
Suddenly, a light bulb went off in Shen Yuan's mind, and he recalled what Niu Tou said when he first met him in Beimang Mountain.
"Niutou, meet the emperor!"
At that time, Shen Yuan only thought that Niutou was the same as a ferocious beast and mistakenly believed that he was Emperor Donghua, so he spoke like that.
But now think about it, although both the Great Emperor and the Emperor can refer to the Emperor of Heaven, calling Emperor Donghua the Great Emperor is obviously an insult to Emperor Donghua.
A Yin Shuai should never make such a low-level mistake.
Shen Yuan looked at Niu Tou with a look of realization in his eyes, and whispered to himself:
"So, from the beginning, Niu Tou did not address him as Emperor Donghua, but rather as Emperor Fengdu!"
"Ten thousand years ago, I must have had some encounter with Niutou."
Speaking of this, Shen Yuan's eyes showed a bit of strangeness.
"Even after ten thousand years, Niutou and Wuguan King are willing to take the initiative to surrender to me. What did I do ten thousand years ago?"
He was a little curious, but in order to prevent the past from becoming established history, Shen Yuan did not ask Niu Tou, but just said softly: "Get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Niutou stood up respectfully.
Shen Yuan nodded and continued:
"I will not stay in Fengdu City for long. From now on, all matters concerning the underworld will be decided by Luofeng Liutian together."
The six gods of Luofeng said in unison: "We will obey your majesty's order."
Shen Yuan's gaze fell on Zhuque and Baihu. Although they had been conferred the title of the Six Heavenly Gods of Luofeng, they were still envoys of the Great Xia court after all, and their stances were different from the other four Yin Marshals.
However, Shen Yuan did not care. He conferred upon them the title of the Six Gods of Luofeng just to repay the karma. If they were loyal to Fengdu, they could naturally sit firmly on the throne of gods. If they jumped left and right, stripping them of their thrones would only be a matter of thought.
Shen Yuan said to Baihu and Zhuque:
"Now that the affairs of the underworld have been settled, Fengdu City has no intention of interfering in the affairs of the living world. The two of you will be responsible for communicating with the living world."
Baihu and Zhuque, who had originally looked nervous, now looked delighted.
Although obtaining the Luofeng Liutian God position was a step toward heaven for them, they still had certain feelings for the Great Xia court. Now that they had received the promise from the Emperor of Fengdu, which was enough to stabilize the situation in the Great Xia court, they were naturally delighted.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
With just two casual sentences, the future order of yin and yang was determined, and there was no trace of emotion on Shen Yuan's face.
For him who now has complete control over the underworld, these things are just trivial matters.
His energy has been focused on truly important goals.
Slowly standing up from the throne of Mount Tai, the entire space of Fengdu City turned into an invisible staircase in front of Shen Yuan.
Taking a step forward, Shen Yuan appeared directly in front of the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower that penetrated the sky and the earth.
Reaching out and pushing open the door that had been sealed for thousands of years, Shen Yuan walked into the pagoda. The layered space like a kaleidoscope continued to unfold before Shen Yuan's eyes.
When the space stabilized, Shen Yuan had already appeared in front of a huge platform.
On the platform, a giant beast with only skin and bones left was crawling there, its vitality weakened and it seemed that it would die at any time. But even so, the aura around the beast was still as vast as the abyss of the sea, far exceeding that of the Yama Lords who were suppressed by the rules of heaven and earth.
Its ferocious eyes stared at Shen Yuan who stepped into this place, flashing with a murderous light.
Shen Yuan put his hands behind his back, not paying any attention to the ferocious beast staring at him, and just said calmly:
"Ten thousand years have passed, and I have come as promised!"