Devouring the Stars: Soul Master

Chapter 424 The Path of Reincarnation! The Foundation of Qin Ming

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In the sky, Qin Ming led a group of universe lords and sped past.

Starting from the Gate of the Underworld, or the 'Gate of Hell,' after passing through the Road to the Underworld, one sees the other shore flowers blooming on both banks, symbolizing the separation between the living and the dead.

Needless to say, it's a death trap.

The Road to the Underworld and the Spider Lily are actually special plant life forms cultivated by the World Tree's avatars, which can be seen on one side of the World Tree.

The World Tree also has the ability to be cultivated.

By utilizing its vigorous vitality, life can also be created.

However, this kind of cultivation only applies to plant life.

They were sent through the World Tree's avatar, and the area where they were located served as a checkpoint for entering the Netherworld, preventing any living beings from 'sneaking' into the Netherworld God Kingdom.

Qin Ming is confident, but by no means arrogant.

With the World Tree guarding it, there is the strongest defense. With the Netherworld God Kingdom now having a diameter of hundreds of billions of light-years, any life that dares to trespass will only face certain death.

Here, Qin Ming set up a special place called 'Looking-Homeward Terrace', which allows the souls entering the Netherworld God Kingdom to take one last look at the place in front of them.

From that moment on, they were separated by life and death.

Then we entered the Ten Courts!

From the Mirror of Retribution in the First Court, which reflects past sins and examines everything in this life, to the Second Court, which deals with serious crimes, and finally to the Tenth Court, where the Wheel-Turning King presides over reincarnation, a complete chain of judgment is formed.

He also took them all over the eighteen hells of Fengdu.

Each level of hell is different, and there are various smaller hells inside. Anyone who enters one will suffer a fate worse than death, and the resentment within is overwhelming.

Even the Lord of the Universe would feel terrified if he entered it.

"Qin Ming, you established these eighteen hells just to punish the mistakes they made? For example, the Blood Demon King, I remember he was already sentenced to death!"
Will they be punished even after death?

Walking through the Netherworld Hell, the Lord of the Desolate Mirror shuddered as he watched the blood pool hell regenerate from the countless strange blood beasts that devoured him.

If it were just one place, that would be one thing, but this is happening everywhere in this layer of hell!

Among them were many who had been granted titles of king or marquis, and he even saw a cosmic venerable among them.

When slavery was abolished, several cosmic venerables were behind the scenes manipulating things, and Qin Ming directly sentenced them to death.

"Of course! But if they just die, wouldn't that be too easy for them?"
Tooth for tooth, blood for blood!

Since they enjoy tormenting others so much, let them have their turn.

Qin Ming glanced at the Lord of the Desolate Mirror.

Among the many universe lords of the human race, the Lord of Desolation is also an extremely bloodthirsty one, and there are many problems within his race as well.

However, he was the oldest cosmic ruler among humankind, the founder of the Mercenary Alliance, and also made great contributions to the human race.

Those who do good will be rewarded, and after being reincarnated, they will be given a better birth and better treatment, and their blessings will extend to their descendants.

Those who commit evil are punished and sent to the eighteen hells; after their punishment ends, they are reincarnated.

Qin Ming remained calm and continued speaking.

"It's just that this project is very large."

Therefore, I plan to establish a 'Book of Life and Death' system in the underworld.

To statistically analyze and complete the life of each individual, calculating everything that happens before and after death.

It has a Zerg Queen, six Queens of the Universe, and a host of Universe Lords assisting it, as well as the secret technique 'Virtual Universe' obtained from the Primal Ancestor.

It might take some time to accomplish.

The cycle of cause and effect, retribution is unhappy.

Death is not the end.

Qin Ming's voice startled all the universe lords behind him.

Book of life and death?
Statistics for everyone?

Does that include them?
Before this, Qin Ming had always been very amiable because his contributions to humanity were so great that everyone benefited from them, and there were no conflicts between anyone.

But Qin Ming knew very well.

These cosmic rulers each have their own personalities and their own hidden agendas.

Some even have large families.

To say that it caused harm to the region is an understatement.

There are many descendants similar to the Blood Demon King, but they are valued for their cultivation talent and are not punished.

Furthermore, in the past, the human race was still able to maintain sufficient unity when facing pressure from many powerful races, but after this battle, humanity has become the absolute overlord of the primitive universe!
When there are no external enemies, internal strife is more likely to break out!
This is the nature of life.

Qin Ming decided to issue a warning in advance.

Before you do anything, think about the consequences!

"How can a martial artist not be involved in killing?"
If killing is punishable, how can one become a powerful martial artist?
Even the God of War potion you created requires countless battles to develop."

"The giant axe spoke," the giant axe said.

The Giant Axe Arena he founded was rife with killing, and many of its members were bloodthirsty.

"There's no need to worry about that. The Netherworld has a complete set of laws, including a calculation method for battles between martial artists."

Normal fighting will not send you to the eighteenth hell.

This system is complex; it contains both sins and 'merits,' and it's not a simple one-size-fits-all approach.

Qin Ming shook his head slightly; he had naturally considered this point long ago.

The Netherworld has been operating for tens of thousands of years, absorbing countless talents and designing an extremely complex set of laws through repeated cycles of operation.

Like a giant axe, it is equally bloodthirsty!

But his contributions to humanity are also unparalleled.

If statistics were to be compiled, their contributions would be extremely high!

The reason for using "meritorious service" instead of "virtuous deeds" is naturally because this system is designed from a human perspective, and it still has many internal problems.

If we have to talk about merit, then it can be considered 'humanitarian merit'.

After all, this is only a preliminary system, and it will definitely need to be modified repeatedly to make it more suitable.

At that moment, Qin Ming led many universe lords through the eighteen hells, explaining the entire process to them in detail.

"If that's the case, then it's alright."

The giant axe nodded slightly; a single slash would cause serious trouble.

In that case, who would dare to fight?

But according to Qin Ming, it's definitely a good thing for the human race.

He loves fighting, he loves fighting against strong opponents!
The core purpose of creating the Giant Axe Arena was also this: to unleash human potential through the most primal and bloody battles.

Before Qin Ming rose to prominence, humanity was under immense pressure!

We must do everything we can to cultivate more geniuses.

He looked down on those who deliberately tormented the weak and took pleasure in slaughtering them, and he couldn't be bothered with them.

He was naturally happy to see Qin Ming take charge.

After leaving the eighteen hells, Qin Ming took them on a tour of the many judicial institutions of the Netherworld, such as the Punishment of Evil Department, the Reward of Good Department, the Swift Reporting Department, the Life and Death Department, and so on, totaling seventy-five departments.

The Netherworld is so vast that numerous institutions have sprung up within it.

This amazed all the lords of the universe.

Of course, some people remained outwardly calm, but inwardly they were secretly shocked by Qin Ming's ruthlessness.

Qin Ming was too kind in the past.

They offered so many benefits, but this time they revealed their ruthless side.

Only the Lord of Chaos City had his eyes shining.

Very good!
He is the true manager of the human race, but due to a combination of factors such as strength, he often has to compromise.

Why was he so fair?
Only in this way can he gain the trust of others and take on the responsibility entrusted to him by the original ancestor, leading humanity to gradually become stronger.

With Qin Ming's Netherworld, it will be a huge deterrent to the human race and even the entire primitive universe, making things much easier for him in the future.

The expansion of human territory presents an opportunity, but it will inevitably cause enormous chaos.

If not handled properly, many problems will arise.

The appearance of the Netherworld was nothing less than the best antidote for him.

"Qin Ming, if you want to establish a 'Book of Life and Death' system, why not connect it to the virtual universe!"
The virtual universe can monitor the entire primordial universe, but its computing power is limited to only one Machine Race Universe Lord, which might be somewhat lacking.

The Lord of Chaos City spoke.

"Hehe, Senior Uncle! I had the same idea."

Qin Ming smiled. Sure enough, only the Lord of Chaos City truly understood how much such a system would benefit the human race.

He had already obtained the 'Virtual Universe' secret technique from the original ancestor. This was undoubtedly a tenth-order secret technique, and its complexity was astonishing.

However, the conditions for its execution are too demanding.

If we could first connect with the Virtual Universe Company, that would be ideal, as it would greatly benefit the subsequent expansion of the Underworld, the reward and punishment of good and evil, and even reincarnation.

"There's no need to worry about computing power. Among the universe lords we killed this time, several were mechanical beings. Although they didn't have souls, I can revive them again after the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was upgraded!"
The Zerg Queen and her allies can also lend a hand.

After saying that, the two stopped talking without continuing.

This is of great benefit to the entire human race, but not to some of the universe's rulers.

These matters were naturally discussed in detail by the two of them later.

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The group continued flying, appearing above the Soul River clone and looking down at a bridge spanning the Soul River.

"Finally, there is the Bridge of Helplessness. Crossing the Bridge of Helplessness allows one to enter the cycle of reincarnation."

Numerous souls walk on the Bridge of Helplessness, their souls gradually dissipating and eventually turning into starlight that falls into the River of Souls.

Only a sliver of true spirit ultimately entered a special space behind the bridge.

"In my vision, the final cycle of reincarnation can be called the Six Paths of Reincarnation."

These are the six realms: the realm of gods, the realm of humans, the realm of asuras, the realm of animals, the realm of hungry ghosts, and the realm of hell. Each of these realms has its own unique characteristics.

Look, that is the true spirit, who determined their reincarnation through the Ten Courts of Justice.

However, the Six Paths are not yet perfect and require the assistance of Soul Reapers.

But I already had an idea in my mind.

Perhaps this won't be necessary in the future.

A glint flashed in Qin Ming's eyes as he looked at the soul-summoning messengers holding banners.

This method is too inefficient.

However, with the advancement of the Myriad Souls Banner and his ideas about the 'virtual universe', he is quite confident that he can create a true 'Six Paths of Reincarnation'!
Once the trial is completed, one can enter into it and be reincarnated according to the trial.

"This is the process of reincarnation. Afterwards, the Netherworld will be fully revealed and spread throughout humanity and the entire primordial universe. At that time, we will need your assistance."

Qin Ming's voice was calm, yet it carried an undeniable authority.

This is the foundation of his future!

That is his way!

He is going to walk the path of the soul, but not simply the path of the soul.

It is the cycle of reincarnation!

The Netherworld, the Six Paths of Reincarnation, and even the structure of the Netherworld Divine Kingdom are all preparations in this direction.

There must be absolutely no problems.

(End of this chapter)