Zombie Life Begins in Hongxi Village

Immediately afterwards, a brand new plot reward message flooded into his consciousness.

"Reward received: A wisp of the Origin of Reincarnation, formed from the rules of the Netherworld and the Cycle of Life and Death."

"What?! It's actually the origin of reincarnation!"

The simple reward message made Lin Yi jump up from the sofa, her face showing shock.

I never expected that the S+ level story reward for "Zhong Kui Marries His Sister" would be such a good thing.

Although there isn't much explanation, it's obvious that once the word "origin" is involved, there's nothing simple about it.

He chose to accept it without hesitation.

Instantly, a deep purple-gold light emerged from the blue teardrop and appeared in his hand.

The light was not dazzling, but it possessed a divine charm that was impossible to look directly at.

He wouldn't have been able to grasp it if he hadn't gained a new understanding of the rules of space.

Looking at it, Lin Yi seemed to see countless cycles of reincarnation.

He seemed to see the first living beings born from chaos at the beginning of time, multiplying in ignorance, and dying in the primordial chaos...

Their souls wandered between heaven and earth, gradually converging into an invisible river.

The river is the stage for the life and death of countless creatures. Every drop of water is the beginning and end of a life, and every wave is the origin and destination of a soul.

Just then, the Hades mark between his brows suddenly emitted a dark blue light, as if it had been ignited by the source of reincarnation.

The two lights intertwined, casting a flowing shadow on the walls of the study.

"So that's how it is!" A sudden realization flashed through Lin Yi's mind.

What is Hades' divine role?

It is the position granted by the Book of Man, the authority to govern one's own reincarnation within the netherworld system.

Judging the dead, allocating reincarnations, and managing the balance of Yin and Yang—the essence of these powers is the application of the rules of reincarnation.

The origin of reincarnation is precisely the manifestation of the rules of reincarnation.

This connection between the origin of reincarnation and the divine order might lead to interesting changes.

Without further hesitation, he imprinted that trace of the origin of reincarnation into the Hades mark between his eyebrows.

The azure mark of Hades' divine authority and the purplish-gold origin of reincarnation instantly intertwined.

Lin Yi watched quietly as the two rays of light, azure and purple-gold, gradually merged, permeated, and intertwined within her soul, like an observer.

An hour passed, and the edges of the two beams of light were no longer clearly defined, but had become a gradient of color.

An hour later, the iridescent color began to shrink towards the center, and the dark blue and purple-gold colors completely merged into one.

As the last wisp of purple-gold light completely merged into the deep blue, a roar resounded from the depths of Lin Yi's soul.

Rumble!

That sound wasn't a real sound, but rather a resonance at the level of rules.

The ghosts within a radius of dozens of miles simultaneously felt a tremor emanating from the depths of their souls.

They lay prostrate on the ground, as if paying homage to a newborn ruler.

……

Within Lin Yi's soul, a brand new crystal core is taking shape in the original location of the Hades' divine office.

The color of the crystal core was no longer a deep blue, nor a pure purple-gold, but a color that was somewhere in between, yet deeper than both—purple-red.

Like congealed blood mixed with molten gold, it gleamed with an ancient and majestic glow.

The shape of the crystal core was no longer the runic structure of the Hades' divine office, but a complete and self-contained divine essence—

This is... the divine essence of a primordial deity!

The circle has a series of interconnected rings in the center, symbolizing the endless cycle of reincarnation.

At the same time, his divinity naturally merged with his primordial power.

The power of divinity seeped into his zombie ancestor body like newly formed blood vessels, giving his power the attributes of the netherworld and reincarnation.

From then on, Hades' power was no longer an external force that he needed to borrow through the Hades Mark, but rather a part of himself—as natural as breathing, requiring no deliberate effort.

Even his divine soul became an innate divine soul, greatly increasing his potential.

"Hahaha..." Lin Yi felt the aura of the innate godhood and could no longer help but burst into laughter.

Although his original position as Hades was of high rank and great power, it was essentially just a post authorized by the Book of Man.

He was merely a user of the divine authority, not its owner!

Just like a professional manager in a company—no matter how high the position or how much power, if you don't own the shares, the board of directors has the right to dismiss you at any time.

Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva can appoint him, and he can also dismiss him.

As long as the sword of the Book of Humanity's rules hangs over his head, he will forever remain just a high-level employee in the Netherworld system.

But it's different now.

If we consider Hades' divine role as a sophisticated receiver specifically designed to receive signals from the rules of reincarnation...

Therefore, his current innate divine status is a super signal source independent of the human-computer network.

Although the authority is still the same authority, the foundation of that authority has changed.

It was borrowed before, but now it's mine.

Neither Ksitigarbha nor the Book of Man can arbitrarily strip him of his divine status.

Because this authority no longer comes from anyone's appointment, but from his own divine nature, the origin of his own cycle of reincarnation.

Of course, divinity only determines the independence and potential of authority.

His strength did not increase dramatically due to the condensation of his divine essence.

What changed was its foundation; it went from being a tree planted in someone else's land to a tree rooted in its own soil.

The tree's height remained unchanged for the time being, but from now on, it no longer needed to depend on others for its growth.

……

Just as Lin Yi's divine status was completely stabilized, an invisible wave spread out in all directions from him.

The dark blue divine mark between the eyebrows of Shou Bo, who was waiting outside, lit up without warning.

The light gradually changed from a deep blue to a dark red, like a drop of thick red ink falling into clear water, slowly spreading, penetrating, and replacing it.

A mysterious power surged from the talisman, flowing through his body's meridians. It caused no pain or discomfort, yet subtly altered his entire demeanor.

His divine register also transformed into an acquired divine status.

Although their strength hadn't increased significantly yet, that vague sense of confidence suddenly found a foothold—

Like the roots of a tree finally taking hold in its own soil.

His aura was more stable than before, and the solidity of his divine body had also subtly increased.

It wasn't just Uncle Shou.

In the Netherworld plane, Shi Jian, Uncle Jiu, and other ghosts and gods, and even Ren Tingting, who was far away on the battlefield of Oubalo, felt this change.

From this moment on, their foundation was no longer the Book of Man, but Lin Yi, the Lord of the Underworld.

Lin Yi thus became a true feudal lord.

They were not vassal kings granted by the central government, but monarchs with independent royal power.

……

Just as Lin Yi was in the study with her eyes closed, familiarizing herself with the mysteries of the divine status, a yin-yang passage suddenly appeared out of thin air in the center of the study.

The edge of the passage surged with a ghostly blue light unique to the rules of the underworld, yet it made no sound.

A figure dressed in a dark blue Zhongshan suit walked out of the passage. His hair was neatly combed, his face was refined, and his temperament was calm. It was Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.