Chapter 279 The Breath of the Great Disaster
Feeling the changes in his body, the ferocious beast showed an ecstasy that was difficult to conceal on his face.
This body, which was only skin and bones, began to be filled with flesh and blood again. The exhausted soul ushered in the transformation of the incense and fire. The suppression of the rules of heaven and earth brought by the tide of spiritual energy was further weakened with the conferring of the divine position, and the pain that had always accompanied him was also alleviated.
At this moment, as long as he did not deliberately use the strength beyond the current world limit of the Xuanhuang Realm, he would not be tortured by the rules and the exhaustion of spiritual energy.
Whether it was the liberation of the soul or the revival of the body, the ferocious beast had a sense of rebirth. The will that had fallen into confusion after thousands of years of torture was also restored with Shen Yuan's conferring.
More importantly, the Minghao Great Celestial Immortal's decree that had accompanied him for tens of thousands of years was also completely shattered under the suppression of the status of Fengdu Emperor. The shackles that had trapped him for tens of thousands of years were finally removed, allowing him to be reborn.
And as the conferment of the divine position was gradually completed, the incense and power of the underworld that flowed into the body also made the ferocious beast feel the blessing from the divine position.
The beast of hell, just by hearing the name, you can know that this is the divine position of guarding the eighteen layers of hell.
The eighteen layers of hell in the underworld evolved from the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower. The position of the beast of hell guarding hell seems to be no different from the previous guarding of the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower by the beast of hell.
But in fact, the beast of hell knows very well that there is a world of difference between the two.
The reason for guarding the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower was because of the decree of Minghao, the great immortal, which prevented the beast of hell from leaving the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower. This decree cost the beast of hell tens of thousands of years of life.
After tens of thousands of years of guarding, the beast of hell not only did not get any benefits, but also suffered a lot because of it.
The position of the beast of hell is another concept.
Guarding hell is the duty of the beast of hell. The beast can perform the duty of guarding hell, thereby obtaining the authority of the underworld and a steady supply of incense and divine power, so that he can climb to a higher realm with the help of the god position.
Even if the beast hates guarding hell, as long as he strips off the god position of the beast of hell, he can leave the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower and go to the outside world without any constraints.
But as long as the beast is sane, he will not choose to strip off the god position of the beast of hell.
You must know that this is the god position that holds the authority of the underworld. Its status even exceeds that of the gods of the lower world. It can almost be compared with the ten great underworld generals in the past. It should also be one of the eight gods in the heavenly court.
As long as he performs his duties conscientiously, when the eighteen layers of hell transform in the future, the beast of hell may even be expected to ascend to the realm of heavenly immortals.
He has suffered for thousands of years, isn't it just for this opportunity of promotion?
It's too late to fight for it, so how can he give up easily?
If Ming Hao Da Tianxian's decree is a shackle, the god position of the beast of hell is a complete benefit.
With the conferring of the throne being completed, the ferocious beast that seemed to be on the verge of death at any time has recovered more than half.
The withered body regained its vitality, and the textures on its body were like a scroll of hell, as if it was carrying a hell world on its back.
A pair of red eyes seemed to be burning with a flame that would never go out, and its four feet left a series of burning fire marks in the void.
In the eighteen layers of hell, the fire that was extinguished with the breaking of the mirror was rekindled from the earth, and countless evil spirits cried in the fire.
In the sky above the many hell worlds, a pair of red eyes watched everything indifferently, and the eternal fire seemed to set the whole world on fire.
Looking at the changes in the beast of hell, Shen Yuan couldn't help showing a little surprise in his eyes.
He personally conferred the throne of the beast of hell, so he naturally knew that the power of the beast of hell should not contain the fire of burning sins.
Even in the entire underworld, there was no power related to fire.
The stars in his eyes were spinning and interpreting the information. The next moment, Shen Yuan understood the cause and effect.
The struggle of King Qin Guang before his death caused the Karma Mirror to break. As the treasure that manifested the rules of the underworld, the Karma Mirror itself symbolized the rules.
If it were broken in the outside world, the incomplete rules in the Karma Mirror would be integrated into the world. Because of its own incomplete characteristics, it would be eliminated by the rules of the original world and no longer leave any traces.
However, the place where the Karma Mirror was broken was the underworld, an independent underworld separated from the underworld, with rules that were almost completely consistent with the underworld.
This resulted in the karma rules after the Karma Mirror was broken being integrated into the underworld, and not being eliminated by other rules of the underworld, but being completely preserved.
The Eighteen Hells is the place with the heaviest karma in the entire underworld. Shen Yuan's enthronement of the beast god of the prison just triggered the incomplete karma rules, so that the beast god of the prison brought a part of the karma authority.
This incomplete authority is naturally not comparable to the real Karma Mirror. Even if the Karma Mirror that appeared in the Xuanhuang Realm and was weakened countless times is far better than the Beast of Hell.
But the existence of the power of karma has finally made up for some of the defects in the rules of the underworld, making the entire underworld more perfect.
With this thought, the smile on Shen Yuan's face became more intense.
The Beast of Hell also woke up from his perception of the divine position. Although he still couldn't leave the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower at this moment, he was fundamentally different from before.
Looking at Shen Yuan in front of him wearing the black and gold emperor's clothes, the Beast of Hell no longer had any resentment in his heart. The nameless karma fire in his red eyes quietly extinguished. The Beast of Hell lowered his head and crawled in front of Shen Yuan, saying respectfully:
"Thank you, Emperor, for giving me the divine position!"
"Zhen will definitely live up to the Emperor's grace and suppress the eighteen levels of hell for the Emperor forever!"
Feeling the feedback from the incense god, the will of the prison beast has merged with the god's position, which means that the prison beast has completely submitted to him, which made Shen Yuan nod his head in approval.
In this way, Shen Yuan does not need to worry about the prison beast's rebellion.
Even if he can exert the power of the fairyland in the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower, as long as he steps into the level of the underworld god, Shen Yuan, as the master of the conferred god's position, can suppress it with just one thought.
Turning a hidden trouble into a helper, Shen Yuan was quite satisfied.
However, Shen Yuan knew very well that the prison beast was just a minor detail, and his real goal from beginning to end was the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower spirit that made a promise for ten thousand years.
At this thought, Shen Yuan's status as the Emperor of Fengdu faded, and he returned to his white clothes. He asked the beast of hell softly:
"Has anyone been to the core area in these ten thousand years?"
The beast of hell stood up straight upon hearing this, and said seriously:
"I have been guarding here for ten thousand years in accordance with the decree of the emperor. You are the first person to step into this place since the Zhenlong small world."
As he spoke, the beast raised his claws and a golden portal appeared in the void. This is the portal to the core area of the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower, and it is also the thing that the beast has been guarding.
Compared with ten thousand years ago, the brilliance on this portal is much dimmer.
The beast respectfully explained:
"Since the pagoda evolved into the eighteen layers of hell, the tower spirit seems to have entered some kind of strange transformation.
The countless sins and evil spirits accumulated in the eighteen layers of hell have had a certain impact on the tower spirit. Please be careful, emperor."
Shen Yuan nodded and stepped into the last portal.
Ten thousand years ago, Shen Yuan had visited the core of Xuanhuang Linglong Tower and saw a world that was constantly evolving from Xuanhuang Qi.
Every blade of grass, every mountain and every river were transformed by Xuanhuang Qi, and experienced the cycle of destruction and creation, which benefited Shen Yuan a lot.
But when Shen Yuan stepped into the core for the second time, the scene in front of him made him stunned.
The magnificent world once constructed by Xuanhuang Qi had collapsed, and countless Xuanhuang Qis were scattered in the dark void, wandering around, without any mystery of the world that had evolved.
Chaos replaced order, and in the scattered Xuanhuang Qi turbulence, only a piece of barren land retained a trace of pure land.
On this barren land, Shen Yuan saw a constantly changing human figure, and in the center of his body there was a Xuanhuang Linglong Tower that was reduced countless times.
He was the center of this void and the source of Xuanhuang Qi.
Shen Yuan instantly determined that the vague humanoid outline was the tower spirit that had made a ten thousand year promise with him.
Stepping into the barren land, the tower spirit in front of Shen Yuan sometimes turned into a ghost with its tongue pulled out, and sometimes turned into a wreckage that was torn into countless pieces.
His body seemed to be constantly experiencing and repeating everything in the eighteen levels of hell, and the strange breath slowly dissipated from him.
Sensing Shen Yuan's presence here, the tower spirit's drooping head finally slowly raised up, and the pair of eyes that were sometimes angry, sometimes hateful, and sometimes sad stared at Shen Yuan, and whispered:
"You are here."
There was a sigh of relief in the plain words.
"You have fulfilled your promise. Since the trial of the Zhenlong small world, I have indeed gained the freedom of ten thousand years and am no longer controlled by the great immortal Minghao.
So after these ten thousand years, I can obey your orders and let you drive me."
The tower spirit's calm attitude surprised Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan naturally knew that the agreement he made with the Tower Spirit ten thousand years ago was completely a trick.
He knew that the Absolute Heaven and Earth Passage would come in a few decades, and then the Great Celestial Immortal Minghao would not be able to interfere in the affairs of the Xuanhuang Realm.
He made a contract with the Tower Spirit with the help of his understanding of the future. In reality, he didn't need to do anything at all, just let time pass to fulfill the agreement.
Shen Yuan used his divine power to connect with the Xuanhuang Realm and made an oath in order to prevent the Tower Spirit from breaking the contract after realizing the reason.
As a result, it seems that the Tower Spirit has no such idea at all.
The tower spirit did not try to figure out Shen Yuan's psychological changes, but looked at Shen Yuan with interest and asked:
"I have been promoted to a half-step world-opening treasure. Although my spiritual essence has been damaged due to the spiritual energy tide, as long as the spiritual energy tide returns to the heaven and earth and replenishes the missing Xuanhuang Qi, I will be able to exert the power of a half-step world-opening treasure.
This may be very difficult for others, but it is very easy for you. After all, there is an unimaginable amount of Xuanhuang Qi outside the Xuanhuang Realm. With your means, you can easily collect it by leaving the Xuanhuang Realm."
"What will you do?"
"Take me out of the Xuanhuang Realm to complete the half-step world-opening treasure?
Or simply use my remaining body to help you suppress the enemies in this world?"
The tower spirit seemed to be quite curious about Shen Yuan's choice.
However, Shen Yuan just shook his head and said solemnly:
"I will not take you away."
"If I take you away, I will just have one more treasure that can defend against enemies. It may be of some value to me, but it is of no benefit to the entire Xuanhuang Realm.
But leaving you in the underworld to continue to evolve the eighteen layers of hell and maintain the order of the underworld is your true destination."
Ta Ling was stunned. He did not expect Shen Yuan to give up a half-step world-opening treasure and be willing to let him stay in the underworld.
The Xuanhuang Linglong Tower was bred by the Xuanhuang Realm. It is the Tower Spirit's natural responsibility to evolve the Eighteen Hells to feed back to the Xuanhuang Realm.
On the contrary, Shen Yuan does not need to bear any responsibility, but he can give up the temptation of the Half-Step Opening World Treasure, which makes the Tower Spirit's simple intelligence a little difficult to understand.
The Tower Spirit's reaction made Shen Yuan smile a little.
This decision was made before he entered the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower. It seems incredible, but it is not difficult to accept it in connection with Shen Yuan's identity.
As the Fengdu Emperor who controls the underworld, everything in the underworld is under his control.
Leaving the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower in the underworld to continue to evolve the Eighteen Hells is still under Shen Yuan's control. The only difference is that the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower cannot be used at any time.
For Shen Yuan, after obtaining the Seven Arrows Divine Power and the status of the Fengdu Emperor, the existing means of attack are enough, and there is not much benefit in having another incomplete Half-Step Opening World Treasure on his body.
On the contrary, allowing the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower to evolve into the Eighteen Hells can not only stabilize the order of the underworld, but also allow the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower to further transform.
If the underworld expands in the future and encroaches on more power in the underworld, the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower is entirely possible to evolve into the real Eighteen Hells and transform into a treasure for opening the world.
Although this goal is far away, it is not impossible to achieve.
At least for Shen Yuan now, the value of leaving the Xuanhuang Linglong Tower to stabilize the underworld is far greater than having an extra treasure for self-protection.
After repeatedly confirming that Shen Yuan was not joking, the tower spirit finally breathed a sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on the constantly changing and blurred face.
He also wanted to give back to the Xuanhuang Realm and wanted to further transform into a real treasure for opening the world. Only by staying in the underworld can he have the opportunity.
If Shen Yuan made such a choice, it would just meet his wishes.
Both the person and the tower achieved satisfactory results.
Shen Yuan's eyes fell on the constantly changing figure of the tower spirit, frowned and asked:
"Why do you have this body?"
The tower spirit looked at him, and said with a bit of helplessness:
"I am already in the process of transformation. There are countless evil spirits in the eighteen layers of hell. Even I can't help being affected by the long-term infection. There are remnants in each layer of hell.
If it were just like this, it would be fine. At most, I would turn myself into an evil spirit. For me, there is no Nanzhou tea farmer.
But in addition, as more and more souls enter hell, I gradually realize that some of the souls seem to have a little elusive and strange breath left, which even affects my transformation."
While speaking, the tower spirit stretched out his right hand, and the right hand that turned into a ghost claw was wrapped with a palpitating breath.
Shen Yuan's mind exploded, and he stared at the ethereal breath, his face filled with unprecedented solemnity.
He knew that breath!
In the Sun Star that hangs high above all worlds, on the corpse on the surface of the broken star that has not been burned for thousands of years, Shen Yuan once felt the same breath as the one in the hands of the tower spirit.
This breath is definitely not something that can be born in the Xuanhuang World.
It is related to the catastrophe that swept across the upper world!