Transmigrating over ten thousand years late, I was forced to become a mighty presence

Chapter 407: Chapter 186: The Fall of the Lord of Mount Tai?_1

“They’ve arrived so quickly?”

“Damn it, why such a coincidence?”

Several Netherworld Commanders looked at the Emperor’s Carriage that had already arrived in front of the 10 Yin Hall with ugly expressions, cursing silently in their hearts.

After realizing that the situation had changed, they wanted to head to the Fengdu Grand Hall to report the suspected arrival of the Emperor’s incarnation to the 10th Hall Yama.

Although the 10th Hall Yama wanted to expand the kingdom of Hell’s influence into the Primal Chaos Realm, constrained by the Great Schism of the Primal Chaos Realm, they couldn’t constantly monitor the situation within Fengdu City and had to initiate ritual contacts to communicate with the Yama Kings.

But the Emperor’s Carriage had arrived so quickly that it blocked all eight present Netherworld Commanders from leaving the 10 Yin Hall.

Black Impermanence took the initiative to welcome the arrival, and even though some Commanders were dissatisfied, they dared not openly refuse.

In the face of the suspected arrival of the Emperor’s incarnation, no one dared to ignore the Carriage to go directly to the Fengdu Grand Hall to make the report.

The precedent set by the Netherworld Commander Wasp was still fresh in their minds.

The Day Wandering God swept over Black and White Impermanence with a cold gaze, took a deep breath, and said,

“Follow me to welcome this grand Emperor’s palanquin.”

With these words, the Day Wandering God took the lead and stepped forward, followed closely by the other Commanders; only Black and White Impermanence remained behind in the 10 Yin Hall, exchanging a smile before quickly catching up.

Outside the 10 Yin Hall, as the thunderous sound of the Six Paths of Reincarnation came to a stop, Bull Head looked toward the eight Netherworld Commanders emerging from inside.

At the forefront, the Day Wandering God gazed at the Emperor’s Carriage, then knelt on one knee and said,

“The Day Wandering God respectfully welcomes the grand Emperor’s palanquin!”

Following his lead, the other seven Commanders also made their salutations.

“The Night Wandering God respectfully welcomes the grand Emperor’s palanquin!” n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Horse Face respectfully welcomes the grand Emperor’s palanquin!”

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No matter what the Netherworld Commanders present actually thought, at least the surface etiquette was impeccable, leaving no room for fault-finding.

Inside the Emperor’s Carriage, Shen Yuan’s gaze withdrew from the numerous temples inside Fengdu City.

Countless Netherworld Demon Gods slept within those temples in Fengdu City.

Some were Ghost Objects who had survived within the Netherworld for ten thousand years, while others had been City Gods dominating regions during the previous Age of Spirit Energy Tide.

The 10 Netherworld Commanders had seized all of the Netherworld’s fortunes, these could not awaken until the rules of Heaven and Earth were sufficiently restored, but they still formed an essential foundation of the Netherworld.

Shen Yuan’s eyes swept over the eight Commanders in front of him, each of their cultivations at the Peak of the Return-to-Void Stage, but his instinct told him that if they were to truly engage in battle, it would not be out of the question for these Commanders with their foundation to slay Void Refining True Monarchs even from a higher realm.

Especially the two Commanders at the front, the Day and Night Wandering Gods, from whom Shen Yuan could sense a mighty Divinity Path Will, almost surpassing the Divine Monarchs appointed by the Heavenly Court.

The only difference was that Divine Monarchs were entirely rooted in the Incense Offering Divinity Path, whereas these 10 Netherworld Commanders, aside from the Divinity Path of incense offerings, had their own Ghost Path cultivation. Even if their Divinity Path foundation were completely stripped away, they could still exert formidable strength.

A more crucial point was that the 10 Netherworld Commanders were administrators of the Primal Chaos Realm’s Netherworld Ministry and, being in Fengdu City, they had the natural endowments of the Netherworld backing them.

It would be manageable to strip the Divinity Path foundation from one or two Commanders, but facing so many Commanders at once, even with the Gods Purging Divine Power supported by the mountainous throne, would be difficult to exert.

Because, in some sense, it was Shen Yuan’s confrontation with the entire Netherworld, and even mastering the Incense Offering Divinity Path Origin was far from an easy task.

Having quickly understood the threat that these Commanders posed, Shen Yuan let go of the thought of suppressing them by force, and a dignified and indifferent voice slowly emerged from within the Emperor’s Carriage.

“Rise.”

“Thank Your Majesty!”

The Day Wandering God slowly stood up and once more made a salute, with almost perfect speech and demeanor.

After finishing all this, the Day Wandering God narrowed his eyes and looked toward the White Tiger and Vermilion Bird, the two Envoys who had entered the city with Shen Yuan.

“To report to Your Majesty, the two envoys of Great Xia have come with matters concerning the entire Netherworld’s structure to discuss with us.

As Netherworld Commanders, our duty lies foremost with the Netherworld’s affairs. If there is any negligence, we beg Your Majesty’s punishment!”

While speaking, the Day Wandering God turned to Black and White Impermanence and said:

“Black and White Impermanence, you’re responsible for inviting His Majesty to the resting palace. Once we have dealt with the Great Xia envoys’ affairs, I will personally visit the resting palace to apologize to His Majesty.”

In the Emperor’s Carriage, Shen Yuan’s eyes sharpened; he immediately realized that the Day Wandering God’s words were merely an attempt to stall for time.

Shen Yuan had come to the city with the Emperor’s authority and headed straight for the 10 Yin Hall to impose pressure on the Commanders using the identity of an Emperor who had just slain the Netherworld Commander Wasp.

If the Day Wandering God had actively asked Shen Yuan his purpose for the visit after the greeting, Shen Yuan could have taken the opportunity to mention the Netherworld order, the balance between Yin and Yang, and thus get involved in the struggle between the Netherworld and the Yang World openly and legitimately.

If the Day Wandering God acknowledged the Emperor’s identity, he could only bow and obey.

But if he refused Shen Yuan’s involvement, Shen Yuan could use it as a pretext to strip the Day Wandering God of his Divinity Path foundation and suppress him.

However, the Day Wandering God showed no intention of asking proactively and instead directly used the two Great Xia Dynasty’s envoys as an excuse to shift the focus of the event to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau’s Esteemed Emissaries, avoiding Shen Yuan’s edge.

Moreover, in doing so, the Day Wandering God spoke humbly, mentioning the responsibilities of the Commanders and the Netherworld’s structure, leaving no fault for even a true Emperor to find.