Speaking of the Dragon God's billions in subsidies, Huo Yuhao sensed the vast number of divine souls slumbering beneath the golden River Styx as soon as he entered the Underworld.
These divine souls refused any contact with the outside world, striving to maintain the integrity of their origins.
Before its ascension, the Underworld couldn't sustain so many divine souls; some even had the souls of third-level gods unable to withstand the strain, collapsing on their own, their origins merging into the Underworld, leaving them no chance of reincarnation.
Among the numerous divine souls, Huo Yuhao quickly locked onto a familiar aura—the aura of the Fire Dragon King.
The Fire Dragon King's soul slumbered in the deepest part of the River Styx.
Her soul was already incomplete, and she could probably only sustain herself for a shorter time than a normal first-level god. Unfortunately,
Huo Yuhao couldn't find the Space Dragon King's soul; he was completely submerged, or to put it bluntly, his soul scattered, never to be reborn.
Perhaps this was what he wanted; considering himself one of the main instigators of the Dragon God War, he had no face to yearn for reincarnation.
When he first met him, the endlessly recurring dream was the best manifestation of his self-destruction, an attempt to alleviate his guilt through the pain of being torn apart countless times by the Dragon God.
Huo Yuhao sighed, shaking his head helplessly, offering a regretful sigh for this deceased Dragon King.
The tombstone that Di Tian personally erected on the outskirts of Xilu City should be the final proof of the Space Dragon King's existence.
Apart from the Fire Dragon King, Huo Yuhao didn't recognize the other divine souls, as they were all clumps of soul essence of different sizes and colors, and could only be identified by their aura.
Soon, Huo Yuhao withdrew his thoughts and asked the obediently standing Butterfly beside him,
"What was the third test the Goddess of Life gave you?"
"It wouldn't be related to the Underworld, would it?"
Xia Die nodded, her purple hair, coated with a layer of radiance, swaying gently, her gentle and ethereal voice ringing out beside Huo Yuhao.
"Hmm."
"The third test is about re-establishing the rules of the Underworld."
The Goddess of Life didn't say that the God of Life's test needed to be kept secret, so Xia Die could reveal it freely.
The Goddess of Life didn't even limit the number of test takers; Xia Die could easily find someone else to take the test for her.
Huo Yuhao's lips twitched involuntarily. It really was related to the Underworld.
Ever since the Goddess of Life obtained the central authority of the God Realm, her bottom line had become increasingly lower.
Has the central hub of the divine realm been tainted with Tang San's meme?
How come whoever holds it immediately gains a flexible moral compass?
The third trial is like this; the next six trials will probably also involve archery first, then drawing the target.
However, this is also a good thing for Xia Die.
Passing the divine trial is basically a done deal.
Now, the first thing to consider is how to re-establish the rules of the Underworld.
"Re-establish the rules of the Underworld?"
"Indeed, it needs to be re-established.
The original operation of the Underworld was too inefficient; even reincarnation required a ten-thousand-year journey."
"Without reason, it's fine; with reason, it's torture."
"First, we need to solve the inefficiency problem.
The Underworld certainly can't rely on just one person to support all its functions; there must be subordinates."
"Die Bao, has the Underworld provided the relevant enforcement equipment?"
Xia Die nodded emphatically, closed her eyes, and a phantom dark purple book appeared in Huo Yuhao's hand.
"This is a phantom of the ultimate artifact, the Book of the End."
"While it lacks the ability to define the end point like the original, it retains its basic functions."
"As long as the aura of the target's soul is recorded, the phantom will automatically reveal the deceased's identity information and life story."
"The phantom of the Book of the End also has a strong deterrent effect on the deceased, and can even invoke the power of death to attack."
"Then this is a phantom of the Pen of Beginning.
The phantom of the Book of the End, combined with the phantom of the Pen of Beginning, can, to a certain extent, determine the deceased's next life."
"I… don't really like this function."
A foot-long, ancient golden pen phantom floated in front of Huo Yuhao.
"Now I understand." "
The Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen."
However, a problem arises: the authority of the Book of the End and the Pen of Beginning is too high; even a phantom possesses the power of life and death over the souls of the deceased.
The selfish desires of life are endless. If the holder were to add a stroke to the Book of Death with the golden pen, the impact would be enormous.
The fairness of reincarnation would be broken, and death would no longer be synonymous with fairness.
"Too much authority."
"Butterfly, can the Underworld formulate laws?
If so, I can find someone who is very knowledgeable in this area."
Xia Die, sensing her newfound control over the Underworld, nodded slightly and said,
"Okay!"
Huo Yuhao casually flipped through the Book of Endings and smiled, saying, "Then there's no problem.
As long as we establish strict and precise laws, down to every single stroke, we can ensure that these two artifact phantoms won't be abused." Huo Yuhao
planned to bring Kerudela over and have her use Xia Die's highest-level authority to establish strict laws for the Underworld.
As for the reference materials for the laws, they would use the Fengdu Black Law from his previous life, also known as the Northern Emperor Black Law, or in full, the "Northern Yin Fengdu Tai Xuan Demon-Suppressing Black Law Spirit Book."
It was a set of laws that even judges were strictly required to follow when urinating; violators would have no chance of survival.
Of course, it couldn't be copied verbatim; it had to be edited and modified.
This wasn't Huo Yuhao's concern; he would let Kerudela communicate with Xia Die herself to complete the formulation of the Underworld laws.
At the same time, based on the established laws, they could also create a promotion system for the Underworld.
The Underworld system will temporarily be based on the Chinese Underworld system, leaving ample room for expansion.
After all, the Underworld could become a divine realm in the future, and there will certainly be many Underworld Gods; their respective positions must be secured.
He simulated the system's operation in his mind using his Spirit Realm mental power.
Although there were some stumbles, it was barely functional.
Future modifications based on actual conditions should make the Underworld system run more smoothly.
Therefore, Huo Yuhao used his mental power to materialize a 10cm thick draft of the Underworld system and handed it to Xia Die.
Xia Die: "(⊙_⊙;)"
Die Bao blankly hugged the thick stack of papers, looking up at Huo Yuhao in a daze.
Huo Yuhao, stroking his chin, said,
"That's all for now. It's a bit rough overall, and some plans might not even match reality."
"But there's nothing we can do; the situation in Douluo Continent is inherently complex."
"However, according to my simulations, it should be able to function barely, and it should definitely be able to handle the initial situation in the Underworld."
"My dear Diebao, quickly finish reading this information. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."
Xia Die suddenly understood why her sister Su Tong was so tired every day.
Looking at the thick draft in her arms, she felt that her father might have some misunderstandings about her.
Even if she didn't eat or drink, it would probably take her a whole day to finish reading this book.
Seeing Xia Die's bewildered expression, Huo Yuhao helplessly rubbed her head and then pointed to the papers, saying,
"That's a manifestation of spiritual power. Place it on your forehead, and the information inside will automatically flood into your brain."
"This level of information transmission won't even make you dizzy."
Xia Die suddenly understood, picked up the draft, placed it on her forehead, and a large amount of information began to flood into her mind.
The draft gradually became transparent and then completely disappeared.
"If Bai'er and Medemos knew that knowledge could be acquired this way, they would be so excited,"
Xia Die thought with a smile, feeling the vast amount of knowledge flowing through her mind as she thought of the ill-fated couple, Bai'er and Medemos.
Because Bai'er and Medemos often endured rigorous training on Seagod Island, suffering torture at the hands of the elders, they always wore masks of pain when facing midterms and finals.
Especially after Aglaia took over as the head of the academic department, she adopted the excellent tradition of monthly exams from Xilu City, conducting monthly assessments covering both theory and practice.
Even the results affected the student's development. Originally, Shrek Academy's core disciples were determined in the first year.
Aglaia felt this was too absolute and relaxed the core disciple assessment, allowing first-year students to still hold freshman assessments to select core disciples.
Other students could also become core disciples by improving their overall ranking through further study.
Poseidon Island strongly supported this approach, and Mu En thought it was excellent, even suggesting that the inner academy could adopt this assessment system to comprehensively cultivate the disciples' overall qualities.
This was a real hardship for Bai E and Maidemus, who had to cram all night as the exam approached.
Especially since this unfortunate couple also loved intense studying, Maidemus would secretly read while Bai E slept, the clatter of pages almost giving Bai E PTSD.
Fortunately, thanks to their exceptional learning talent, even with last-minute cramming, their grades were consistently among the best.
Maidemus even consistently held the top spot in their grade.
Na Ke Xia even commented that Maidemus possessed the potential of a great sage!
If he could put down his physics and turn to the physics in books, Maidemus would surely lead the future academic world of Douluo Continent.
(End of Chapter)
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