Multiverse Skill System

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"You're welcome, we're friends!"

Houtu had heard this sentence from Yi Shuihan before, and she was very disappointed at the time, but now she can take it calmly. Friends are not necessarily friends forever, and what Yi Shuihan did has gone beyond the definition of friendship.

Now that Houtu has become a saint, she knows exactly what happened back then. To save her, Yi Shuihan even dared to defy the Heavenly Dao, which is enough to explain everything.

"Hmph, one day I'll make this friendship..."

As if struck by a thought, Houtu revealed a bright smile. Even though she was next to the eerie and terrifying Cycle of Reincarnation, it still made people feel as if they were under the warm sunshine, and all negative emotions were swept away as a result.

"Have you figured out how to build a system for reincarnation?"

Sensing that the atmosphere was getting out of control, Yi Shuihan began to change the subject.

"What do you recommend?"

Houtu asked in response.

"I wouldn't call it a suggestion, but I do have some ideas. We could actually establish an underworld, specifically to manage the cycle of reincarnation. The underworld would have Yama, the Ten Kings of Hell, and the Black and White Impermanence..."

Yi Shuihan proceeded to describe his impression of the underworld in great detail. In fact, his world did have an underworld, only with slight alterations to the details. The realm of reincarnation in Yi Shuihan's world was far less grand and sophisticated than the one in the primordial world; its level was considerably lower. The reincarnation in the primordial world was at least formed by a quasi-saint level ancestral witch, while Yi Shuihan's underworld... well...

"...Based on the merits accumulated, one's next reincarnation will determine what form they will take..."

"...The land of reincarnation is close to the sea of ​​blood, so we can ask the Styx River to help guard one of the six paths. In exchange, one of the six paths will be the Asura path. The Asura race is a race that the Styx River created not long ago, and it is perfect for guarding the six paths of reincarnation."

"Okay, whatever you say."

Houtu agreed to Yi Shuihan's suggestion without hesitation, showing that she completely trusted Yi Shuihan.

"The manpower of the underworld, such as Ox-Head and Horse-Face, can be taken over by the Wu Clan. This can be considered as leaving a way out for the Wu Clan."

Would the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa agree to this?

Houtu wasn't completely confused; she remembered Hongjun's words.

"Of course, it's impossible for them to completely agree. You just need to give up some positions to them. Anyway, you're in charge of reincarnation. As long as you're in reincarnation, you'll still be the one in charge of the underworld. But you'd better finalize this matter quickly, otherwise you'll have to pay even more when the Three Pure Ones become saints."

"Okay, I'll notify them to come right away."

Chapter 1064, The West Wants to Get Involved

The importance of the Underworld is self-evident. Everyone understands that controlling the Underworld is equivalent to controlling the lifeline of those below the Great Luo Golden Immortal level. Without becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal, one's lifespan will eventually reach its limit, and then one will die.

The existence of the underworld allows for reincarnation and rebirth, which, in a sense, gives all beings an opportunity to ascend to the Great Dao.

Of course, if they were directly annihilated in a battle, then the underworld would have nothing to do with them.

Sages live as long as heaven and earth, but this is not the case for their disciples. You cannot expect all disciples of sages to be powerful beings at the level of Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Moreover, doing things in the underworld will definitely earn you merit, which is a sure-fire way to make money, since the underworld exists to make the rules of heaven and earth more perfect and to facilitate reincarnation.

Both the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa wanted to get involved in the underworld, even to take a dominant position. However, it was clear that with Houtu's presence, their plans could not succeed, and they could only retreat and take a secondary role.

Nuwa was alright; although she had no disciples, she could select some demons from the demon race to enter the underworld. The Three Pure Ones were in a more awkward position, as they didn't even have any disciples and couldn't place any people in their ranks. Moreover, since they hadn't yet become saints, they weren't very confident in facing Houtu and Nuwa.

Fortunately, Houtu wasn't very interested in the power of the underworld. In the end, the Three Pure Ones barely got an acceptable result: they had the power to appoint four of the Ten Kings of Hell. Nuwa got the power to appoint two of the Ten Kings of Hell, and Houtu only wanted two of the Ten Kings of Hell. The remaining two were not yet decided.

The position of the Lord of the Underworld has not yet been determined. The Lord of the Underworld is on the same level as the Heavenly Emperor, the ruler of the Heavenly Court, and in the primordial world, their status is below that of a Sage. Even a Sage cannot easily kill them.

"How about letting Fellow Daoist Taiyi become the ruler of the Underworld?"

Houtu dragged Yi Shuihan into this, but a look of surprise flashed in Yi Shuihan's eyes as he watched the show from the sidelines.

As for whether or not he should become the ruler of the local government, Yi Shuihan didn't really have much of an opinion. After all, his vision was not limited to this prehistoric world; he was destined to become a saint-level being sooner or later.

However, if he could become the Lord of the Underworld, with the blessing of his Heavenly Status, he might be able to reach the peak of Quasi-Saint more quickly, which would still be of some benefit to him.

If it were someone else, the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa would definitely try their best to stop it. After all, occupying the position of the Lord of the Underworld means representing the righteousness of the Underworld and is conducive to controlling the entire Underworld. If the chosen Lord of the Underworld has the courage and they support him, he may not be unable to compete with Houtu, the Lord of Reincarnation.

Yi Shuihan is an extremely special existence in the prehistoric world. He is very mysterious and powerful. The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa both regard Yi Shuihan as being on the same level as them. Whether it is worth it to provoke Yi Shuihan for the sake of the Lord of the Underworld is a question.

Especially for the Three Pure Ones, the more they knew, the more wary they became of Yi Shuihan. Whether it was a true or false saint, or a saint system, or even a force that had a system for cultivating saints, they did not want to offend them even if they were certain to become saints, without knowing their specific background.

Among the Three Pure Ones, Laozi chose to acquiesce. Tongtian held the Lord of the Underworld in the lowest regard among the Three Pure Ones. He had a good feeling about Yi Shuihan and regarded her as a friend, and he did not object to her.

The only difference was Yuanshi, whose expression kept changing; he really didn't want Yi Shuihan to become the ruler of the underworld.

“This is not appropriate. Fellow Daoist Taiyi does not belong to our Primordial World; he is an outsider. How can we entrust such an important position as the Lord of the Underworld to him? I'm afraid our teacher would not allow us to do so.”

Yuanshi racked his brains and finally came up with a reason. It has to be said that this reason was actually quite plausible. Even Yi Shuihan thought it seemed to make sense after hearing it.

When Yi Shuihan came to the prehistoric world, he chose not to join it, which made him a target of the Heavenly Dao. He didn't dare to do anything too outrageous in the prehistoric world, lest the Heavenly Dao find an opportunity to punish him.

Yi Shuihan hadn't thought of this aspect before, but now that he thinks about it carefully, he really can't become the ruler of the underworld. Heaven wouldn't allow it unless he's willing to join the prehistoric world and be branded with its mark.

For Yi Shuihan, it wasn't worth it to be branded with the mark of the primordial world just to become the ruler of the underworld, so he gave up the idea of ​​becoming the ruler of the underworld.

"I've been the lord of the underworld before. Hades from the Saint Seiya world is equivalent to the lord of the underworld. Besides, I have an underworld in my personal world. The lord of the world is far more prestigious than the lord of the underworld."

Consoling himself, Yi Shuihan felt much better.

“Indeed, as Fellow Daoist Yuanshi said, I am not suitable to be the ruler of the Underworld.”

Rather than being passive, Yi Shuihan prefers to be proactive. If he insists on trying, he believes Houtu will definitely support him, and Tongtian and Laozi will not object. If the Lord of the Underworld is not recognized by the Heavenly Dao, it will be awkward.

Yuanshi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yi Shuihan had expressed no opinion about him.

"The underworld needs the innate spiritual treasures, the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, to suppress its fortune. Why not let the owner of these two innate spiritual treasures be the ruler of the underworld?"

Even though it was something that was destined to be impossible, Yi Shuihan had some opinions after Yuan Shi pointed it out. He no longer intended to just stand by and watch, and offered his suggestions.

"The Book of Life and Death? The Judge's Pen?"

The Three Pure Ones and Nuwa were unaware of these two spiritual treasures before, but now, after Yi Shuihan mentioned them, the secrets of heaven were revealed, and they understood the cause and effect involved.

"and many more!"

Just then, a voice came from afar. Anyone who dared to interrupt at this time must be no ordinary person.

After a few breaths, Zhunti and Jieyin appeared before the crowd.

“Zhunti and Jieyin, what are you doing here? The matters of the underworld are for us to discuss, not for you.”

Yuanshi retorted with a harsh look.

"The matter of the Underworld is a major event concerning the entire prehistoric world. We come representing the West. Under the Heavenly Dao, all beings are equal. How can we allow the East to completely control the Underworld? We in the West must also participate. Even if our teacher knows about this, I believe he will not blame us."

Zhunti spoke with righteous indignation, as if he had transformed into a savior, doing the work of saving all living beings.

"As expected, it's still that shameless Zhunti."

The same thought simultaneously crossed Yi Shuihan's and the others' minds.

Chapter 1065, The Book of Life and Death in the Hands of the Guide

When Zhunti said this, he was actually certain that the Three Pure Ones couldn't confront Hongjun. Hongjun was in the process of merging with the Dao, and he could actually be regarded as the Heavenly Dao. There was no need to confront Hongjun at all. If there had been any problems when Zhunti said this, Hongjun would have appeared, but Zhunti didn't, which naturally meant that he tacitly agreed with Zhunti's words.

For Hongjun, who is also the Heavenly Dao, whether Zhunti and the others participate in the affairs of the Underworld is actually irrelevant. His main concern is that he doesn't want Houtu to have sole control over reincarnation.

Yi Shuihan speculated that the reason Hongjun did not invite Zhunti and Jieyin at that time was not the will of Heaven, but the influence of his own subconscious.

"I have an idea regarding the Lord of the Underworld. My senior brother has a benevolent corpse that could be the Lord of the Underworld. I think it's excellent."

Before everyone could recover from Zhunti's words, Zhunti immediately spoke again, without any attempt to conceal his intentions, directly vying for the position of Lord of the Underworld.

Jieyin remained silent, but when Zhunti spoke of his good corpse, a golden light flashed from his body, and a Taoist priest emerged from it. This Taoist priest resembled Jieyin by about 80%, but his face lacked the sorrow that Jieyin usually wore; instead, it was full of kindness, and he was quite good-looking.

"If you put it that way, all three of us Pure Ones have benevolent corpses, so wouldn't we all be able to become the rulers of the underworld? Moreover, we are the true descendants of Pangu, so it would be much more reasonable for us to control the rulers of the underworld than for us to guide them."

Yuanshi was quick-witted and retorted, and Laozi and Tongtian nodded in agreement with Yuanshi's words.

Faced with Yuanshi's questioning, Zhunti showed no anger whatsoever; instead, he laughed.

"Did Fellow Daoist Taiyi previously suggest that the Lord of the Underworld should be the owner of the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen?"

Zhunti asked Yi Shuihan.

"good."

When Zhunti asked this question, Yi Shuihan had a feeling that the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen might be in Jieyin's hands.

This possibility surprised Yi Shuihan, because the chances of Jieyin possessing the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen were extremely low. In fact, these two innate spiritual treasures should have appeared in the world with the cycle of reincarnation. The fact that they did not appear when the cycle of reincarnation appeared meant that they had been intercepted by someone else.

As standard innate spiritual treasures of the underworld, the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen should be in the Blood Sea region. It's unlikely that they would have ended up in the West, especially not in the hands of the Guide. It would be more plausible if they were in the hands of the Styx River.

When Jieyin calmly took out the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen, everyone present was stunned, including Yi Shuihan.

"This is definitely not the kind of guide I know. Could it be some kind of time traveler?!"

The first time Yi Shuihan doubted Jieyin's identity.

"Now what do you say? My senior brother is the destined ruler of the underworld, and the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen are proof of that."

Zhunti said smugly.

The atmosphere at the scene became somewhat silent. No one could refute Zhunti's words, especially Yi Shuihan, who was the most embarrassed and had never expected things to develop this way.

No one wanted the benevolent corpse who was guiding the way to become the ruler of the underworld. At this moment, the Three Pure Ones, Houtu, Nuwa, and even Yi Shuihan were all standing in the same trench.

"Boss, a customer has come in and wants to buy a system at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level."

The stalemate was broken by the appearance of the Styx.

"I have something to attend to! You go ahead and do your work. We can discuss the matter of the Lord of the Underworld another time."

Hou Tu provided divine assistance.

“That’s right. The matter of the Lord of the Underworld isn’t urgent. We can wait for now.”

Yuanshi agreed, and even Laozi seemed to be planning to temporarily refrain from mentioning the Lord of the Underworld.

Zhunti was a little dumbfounded, and quickly said

“Fellow Daoist Taiyi, just let him handle what he needs to do. The position of Lord of the Underworld is of great importance, so it’s best to decide on it first. My senior brother’s benevolent corpse is the best candidate. There’s no need to continue the discussion.”

Jieyin, who had been sitting calmly to the side, suddenly changed his expression. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything. It was obvious that everyone was boycotting the two of them, so there was no point in him saying anything!

"Anyway, the Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen are in my hands. Even if they disagree for the time being, they will definitely give in later. Without them, the Underworld simply cannot function."

With this in mind, the guide calmed down once again.

Yi Shuihan had been paying close attention to Jieyin and was somewhat impressed by his reaction. He was able to remain calm under such circumstances, which was much better than that of the likes of Yuanshi.

"The Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen are indeed a problem. As long as Jieyin controls them, he will be invincible. I need to find a way to get them. However, it seems that this really has little to do with me. Even if Jieyin becomes the Lord of the Underworld, what impact will it have on me?"

Suddenly, Yi Shuihan realized that the ones who should be most anxious right now are the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa.

Although Yi Shuihan did not want to see Zhunti and Jieyin gain power for certain reasons, in truth, Zhunti and Jieyin had not offended him, so he had no reason to deliberately target them.

"If Jieyin were to become the ruler of the underworld, I would have a knot in my heart! If my heart is not at peace, my path will not be smooth, and it will also have a certain impact on me. Even if it's just to vent my anger, I must prevent Jieyin from succeeding."

While a thousand thoughts raced through his mind, Yi Shuihan also learned from Minghe about the identity of the major customer and the system he wanted to buy.

Yi Shuihan recognized the customer; it was Di Jun. He wanted to buy the Emperor System that Minghe had introduced to him before, and he had only now decided to buy the system, probably because he was stimulated by Houtu's ascension to sainthood.

Although Nuwa is a saint of the demon race, she will not obey Dijun. In fact, in the eyes of other demons, Nuwa is of a higher status than Dijun. For Dijun, who aspires to become the supreme Heavenly Emperor, this is something he is unwilling to see.

Di Jun actually wanted all the saints to submit to him, and to achieve this goal, strength was indispensable, so he placed his hopes on the system.

"Are all the items for the transaction ready?"

"It's already been handed over to me; it's in here."

"Deliver the goods first? He certainly has the guts."

Yi Shuihan accepted the spatial treasure handed over by Minghe, examined it, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Give the things to him."

After exchanging for the Emperor System, Yi Shuihan handed it to Styx. He wasn't worried that Styx would swallow it halfway through. If Styx dared to do so, Yi Shuihan wouldn't mind making the Blood Sea evaporate completely.

Chapter 1066, The Ever-Changing Situation

After the Styx River was seen off, the scene fell silent once again.

"Everyone should be aware of the current situation. The Book of Life and Death and the Judge's Pen must remain in the Underworld, otherwise the Underworld will be meaningless. However, apart from your junior brother's support, we will all oppose your desire to become the ruler of the Underworld."

Yi Shuihan opened the window and spoke frankly, directly pointing out the current situation.

“We will not hand over the Book of Life and Death and the Judge’s Pen unless our senior brother becomes the ruler of the local government. These are innate spiritual treasures, not just some ordinary tea.”

"Zhunti shouted."

"I have a suggestion: why don't we all have a contest, and whoever wins will become the ruler of the underworld?"

Yuanshi suddenly said.

"How can that be! You don't have the Book of Life and Death or the Judge's Pen. If we lose, we have to hand them over, but if you lose, you won't lose anything?"