Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 369 The Power of the Netherworld God Kingdom, On the Eve of Human Reform (Paying Off Debts)
The Netherworld God Kingdom.

"Sirius, how has the plan been progressing these past few years?"

On the throne, Qin Ming looked down at a row of figures.

The giant axe has existed for tens of millions of years in the microcosm and thousands of years in the primordial universe. He has devoted almost all his energy to perfecting the "Secret Pattern Record," but the Soul Clan in the Netherworld God Kingdom has not stopped.

"Master, the Soul Palace members have been very successful in infiltrating the demon race, having already penetrated many key nodes. Once the Netherworld opens, they can be directly absorbed into the absorption range."

The Lord of Sirius said respectfully.

Because it almost never leaves the primordial universe, the Lord of Sirius handles many matters, large and small, within the primordial universe of the demon race.

For example, in the original timeline, the Lord of Yuan'ao possessing the wondrous artifact was the responsibility of the Lord of Tianlang.

With the Lord of Sirius in charge of dealing with the demon invasion, the success rate was predictable.

Not only is it incredibly powerful, but it is also the patriarch of the Sirius clan, one of the eighteen royal clans of the demon race, and knows too many secrets of the demon race.

Besides being familiar with the demon race, the Lord of Sirius is also exceptionally knowledgeable about the entire primordial universe.

After all, the Lord of Sirius broke through in the early stages of the Primordial Universe, and since it doesn't go to the Cosmic Sea, it can only wander around the Primordial Universe. It is the most suitable person to be in charge of the Soul Clan's intelligence.

Creating the Netherworld was no easy task.

Qin Ming's plan is to first expand within human kingdoms, accumulate sufficient experience, and then extend outwards until reaching the entire primordial universe.

The biggest problem is how to collect souls.

Qin Ming's plan mainly consists of two aspects.

On one hand, they refine the Ten Thousand Soul Banner branch poles, which are specially designed to collect souls over an extremely large area.

On the other hand, a vast system of soul-reaping messengers was established, which actively collected souls by sensing the death characteristics of the Netherworld Gate.

When the Netherworld became Qin Ming's divine kingdom, Qin Ming discovered a very terrifying situation while exploring.

With the Ten Thousand Souls Banner advancing to the eighth rank, the Netherworld Divine Kingdom's perception of death reached an almost astonishing level, capable of detecting not only the deaths of life forms within the universe.

Even life and death within the divine realm can be located!
What is the concept?
This means that Qin Ming was able to locate the divine kingdom wandering in the spatial turbulence!

If you can pinpoint the location, you can launch a surprise attack.

This is absolutely a terrifying thing.

However, Qin Ming does not intend to expose this matter for the time being. This ability is too dangerous and would cause panic among all alien races, and even lead to the extermination of all alien races.

"Irina, how are things going in the Netherworld Kingdom? If a large number of souls enter, can stability be maintained?"

Qin Ming then looked at Irina, who was not far away.

Irina had long since faded from the extraterrestrial battlefield, because a thousand years ago she had successfully broken through to the realm of the Cosmic Venerable, and with her genetic multiplier exceeding that of others, her strength had reached that of a top-tier cosmic overlord.

After slaughtering a group of alien venerables on the battlefield outside the realm, he decisively withdrew to focus on helping Qin Ming handle many internal affairs of the Netherworld God Kingdom.

The Netherworld Kingdom is too vast.

At its inception, it was already 10,000 light-years in diameter. Over thousands of years, it has grown to 12,000 light-years by devouring the souls of immortals and even Venerables on the battlefields beyond the realm.

The Blood Luo World is only 1 light-year in diameter, yet its life population far exceeds that of a cosmic kingdom. One can only imagine how many lives the Netherworld God Kingdom can sustain.

"Master, the laws compiled by the Yin Law Division of the Netherworld God Kingdom are complete, and are jointly enforced by the Punishment of Evil Division, Reward of Good Division, and Investigation Division, and everything is running smoothly."

The system of the Ten Kings of Hell, responsible for judging living beings, and the system of soul-reaping messengers have been perfected.

With the authority granted to me by my master, I can also monitor the entire Netherworld Kingdom and control the overall situation.

Even if a large number of souls suddenly flood in, we can still function normally.

However, the matter of reincarnation needs to be handled personally by the owner.

Irina said respectfully.

"very good."

Qin Ming nodded slightly.

Within the Netherworld God Kingdom, there are not only the Soul Hall, the Heavenly Craft Hall, and the Hall of All Things, but also a large team responsible for internal management.

After the departments such as the Underworld Law Division, the Punishment Division, the Reward Division, and the Investigation Division appeared in the Netherworld, Qin Ming ordered his subordinates to carry them out.

The Ten Kings of Hell system was specifically established for the purpose of reincarnation.

As the core executors of the underworld's judgment system, they govern the netherworld according to their assigned duties, conduct layer-by-layer trials and sentencing of the deceased, and ultimately guide reincarnation.

Each hall has a clearly defined jurisdiction, judgment standards, and operating mechanism, which together constitute the underworld order of karmic retribution.

For example, the First Hall, as the first hall of the underworld, is responsible for receiving the souls of the recently deceased and conducting preliminary judgments.

Good souls need not be punished; the Tenth Court will arrange for them to be reincarnated into a good realm.

Depending on their crimes, evil spirits suffer for a short time if the crimes are minor, and are directly transferred to other temples for trial according to their serious crimes if the crimes are serious.

As the entrance to the underworld, it emphasizes that one's thoughts in life determine one's fate after death.

The second through eighth courts are responsible for judging evil souls who have committed different sins, and punishing them in different areas of the eighteen hells according to their crimes.

Crimes such as murder, arson, adultery, theft, killing, and sowing discord can lead to hells like the Avici Hell or the Boiling Oil Hell.

The core responsibility of the Ninth Court is to review the judgments of the previous eight courts and ensure equal sentencing.

The core responsibility of the Tenth Court is to arrange the reincarnation of the deceased souls based on the judgments of the previous nine courts.

These are Qin Ming's requirements for the large-scale and systematic development of the Netherworld.

However, although these departments have been established, they are still in their initial stages, and specific problems need to be discovered and corrected in future operation.

Moreover, Qin Ming also needs to handle the core capabilities of many of these departments one by one.

For example, the First Hall is responsible for receiving the souls of the recently deceased and conducting preliminary trials. The most crucial element of this process is a treasure that can access their memories.

Qin Ming already had an idea for this. That is, to use the authority of the Netherworld Divine Kingdom itself to set up the 'Mirror of Karma' in front of the palace, and to use 'soul searching' to examine all memories and directly confront the good and evil deeds of one's past life.

Qin Ming will need to build this Mirror of Retribution himself.

Or perhaps after being sent into reincarnation, one must cross the 'Bridge of Helplessness'.

The Bridge of Helplessness is actually designed to work in conjunction with the River of Souls, absorbing the soul energy and integrating it into the River of Souls beneath the Bridge of Helplessness.

Only a trace of true spirit remained to be reincarnated.

This includes things like the six realms of reincarnation; he needs to do all of these.

This is one of the reasons why he wanted to learn weapon crafting.

"Continue to improve the Ten Palaces system; I will handle the rest."

Qin Ming raised his head slightly.

The establishment of the Netherworld is not something that can be decided on a whim and immediately put into practice; doing so would only lead to disastrous consequences.

"Before that, I will first carry out reforms within the Qianwu Universe to abolish the slave system, and then gradually promote it throughout the human kingdoms, secret realms, and even the divine kingdoms."

During this time, you will need the Soul Reaper to assist you.

This is also a test before the Netherworld begins its operation.

Qin Ming continued.

There are also many unreasonable systems within human groups that need to be modified and improved.

The first thing to be affected was slavery!

Qin Ming doesn't need to create a 'pure land' without internal strife, but rather to regulate it within a reasonable range.

The enslaved lives are often those of inferior bloodlines.

They have low potential and a very low chance of becoming strong, so the higher-ups in humanity didn't care about them in the past and left them to their own devices.

They are like the humans of the secret realm or the humans of the divine kingdom.

Unless one is incredibly lucky, it's difficult for a strong individual to emerge, so humans naturally won't invest too many resources in it.

After all, the overall environment for humans is not good, and other groups are eyeing us covetously.

The slightest misstep could lead to the overthrow of the entire race, and limited resources can only be invested in 'geniuses'.

The Earth lineage may seem to belong to the ninth rank of bloodline, but its soul aptitude far surpasses that of any human race, giving birth to a large number of powerful individuals.

The situation was far more dire for the lower classes.

However, since Qin Ming developed the Dawn series of potions, after thousands of years of promotion, they have been basically popularized among various lower races.

The Dawn series of potions, apart from the highest-end which can boost genes by up to 10 times, mostly consist of bloodline potions, such as the ninth-grade bloodline potion, the eighth-grade bloodline potion, and so on.

With the addition of the God of War potion, the combination of the two unleashed the potential of those at the bottom.

Over these thousands of years, the vast majority of immortals who have appeared have come from the lower classes, as well as humans from secret realms and divine kingdoms.

After all, their base number is too large.

Therefore, even if Qin Ming doesn't implement this policy, the future leadership of humanity will need to change it to allow humanity's potential to be better unleashed.

In fact, Virtual Universe Company has already opened up to everyone.

The restrictions on humans in secret realms and divine kingdoms are no longer in place; only those at the cosmic level can now log in.

The regulations, including those concerning those below the planetary level who are not considered 'citizens,' have become an 'issue' for the next Supreme Human Conference.

Qin Ming was merely a promoter and a pioneer.

"Please rest assured, Master, we will assist in the reforms within the human race to ensure its stable and smooth operation."

Irina remained calm.

After thousands of years of development, the Soul Reaper system has become extremely large and can connect to the Netherworld Gate at any time to summon elite powerhouses of the Soul Palace.

Even if an accident occurs, it can be quickly suppressed.

With the support of the higher-ups, even if there are some minor disturbances, they won't cause any real trouble.

"That's good."

Qin Ming nodded slightly.

Then, one by one, powerful figures of various forms stepped forward to report their respective 'work'. The various systems within the Netherworld God Kingdom were already in operation, and naturally, there were many things to do.

After gaining a general understanding of everything, Qin Ming sighed as he looked at the figures below.

It's funny to say.

Among the many high-ranking members of the Netherworld God Kingdom below, there are almost no top-tier human powerhouses; the few who are actually kings born from the outer battlefields.

Even so, they were all trained by Qin Ming one by one.

no way.

The truly top geniuses of the human race are resurrected after death, while those who remain in the Netherworld God Kingdom are naturally relatively mediocre.

"This can't go on. We still need a group of strong human beings to serve as high-level leaders."

Qin Ming frowned slightly.

The beings within the Netherworld God Kingdom are absolutely loyal to themselves, but they are not mindless puppets; they still have their own thoughts.

A balance needs to be struck in this process.

(End of this chapter)