I manage female characters in all the heavens.

Rather, it's because—

Moving.

It was an indescribable feeling, as if a wanderer who had been adrift for millions of years had finally returned home, as if a ship lost in the darkness had finally seen a lighthouse.

Their souls cheered, rejoiced, and couldn't help but worship.

As they worshipped, wisps of subtle faith power emanated from them, merging into the vast torrent of faith emanating from "Nie Xiaoqian".

The expression on the face of the Yinming Supreme Saint Prison Lord changed completely.

"She...she's consolidating her divine status?!"

He had lived for tens of thousands of years and had personally witnessed how the gods of ancient times condensed their divine positions, so he was very familiar with this kind of celestial phenomenon.

That Netherworld Demon, after killing his avatar, actually replaced him and gained the faith and submission of those demons. Driven by the wishes of all living beings, he passively embarked on the path of becoming a god through faith!

And what's even more terrifying is—

The power of faith emanating from her, which seemed to come from nowhere, was truly immense!

The immense power of faith, which had been quietly surrounding the other party, now began to operate under the influence of the collective will of all beings, directly merging with it and propelling the other party on a headlong rush towards godhood.

He became a candidate for godhood recognized by heaven and earth, standing on equal footing with him, and even going further than him!

At this rate, the other party will really become a god soon!

He was extremely anxious and urged his giant claws to tear at the barrier of faith, wanting to kill her before she could condense her divine position.

But it was all too late.

Now, his struggle with Nie Xiaoqian is no longer a struggle between individuals, but a clash between beliefs.

If he cannot defeat Nie Xiaoqian in the realm of faith first and remove her from the position of a candidate for godhood, he will have no way to kill her. Her immense power of faith will spontaneously protect her, making her impervious to all magic!

The Yinming Supreme Prison Lord was furious. One mistake had led the other party down this path!

She shouldn't have tried to save effort by using an avatar to deal with him, and even led a large army. If she had just used her true form to strike with a claw, even if she couldn't kill "Nie Xiaoqian", the situation wouldn't have gotten to this point!

He was filled with regret. "Nie Xiaoqian" had reached this point, and could have become a god at any time if she wanted to. What he had pursued for tens of thousands of years was about to be lost forever, and he could do nothing but watch. He was filled with regret!

The power of faith enveloped "Nie Xiaoqian" like a tide, and her body slowly rose in the golden light, leaving the ground and flying into the sky.

The power of faith emanating from her seemed to be summoned, and began to guide her toward the path that heaven and earth had already laid out.

A mysterious message, like the first ray of light at the beginning of time, was directly imprinted into Nie Xiaoqian's mind.

She closed her eyes and carefully considered the contents of the message.

After a long while, she opened her eyes, a smile playing on her lips.

"I see……"

She got it.

This world is essentially a world in the Dharma-ending Age where the laws of Heaven have collapsed, humanity has declined, and gods and Buddhas have perished.

But this does not mean that the world has completely lost its order.

Although the Heavenly Rules are broken, they still operate spontaneously, preventing the world from completely collapsing.

And at the heart of that heavenly law is a broken divine tablet.

That was the only divine position left in the world after the collapse of the ancient underworld system.

The position of the City God.

Although he is just a city god, he is an insignificant figure in the underworld system, and his jurisdiction is limited to a single city.

But in this era of collapsing heavenly order, the extinction of the underworld, and rampant demons, the position of City God is the only remaining orthodox divine position in this world.

As long as this divine position can be condensed, one can become the only true god in this world.

By then—

Completely control the entire underworld, become the ruler of the Yellow Springs, reshape the cycle of reincarnation in the underworld, end the chaos between the Yin and Yang realms, and save all living beings from suffering...

These are no longer just dreams.

The condition for re-establishing this divine position is the power of faith.

A sufficiently vast and pure power of faith.

And this is precisely the kind of quality that "Nie Xiaoqian" has in abundance.

Although she had only been in this world for less than two years, she had already accumulated a massive amount of faith power in the worlds of Legend of the Condor Heroes, The Twin Heroes, The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, and The World's Number One.

Although the power of faith from those lower-level worlds would be greatly diminished when placed in this world, its sheer quantity is simply enormous.

It was so immense that it instantly brought her to the critical juncture of condensing her divine position.

"So... I can become a god anytime I want?"

She blinked, somewhat surprised, but mostly delighted.

However, the message from heaven and earth also clearly told her another fact—

Once one chooses to believe and become a god, one will be bound by the constraints of divine position and the power of faith, and will never be free again, destined to be forever imprisoned in the underworld, with no further connection to the mortal realm.

In layman's terms, it means they will be bound to the divine position and can no longer run around freely.

"Hmm...that is a problem."

She stroked her chin, deep in thought.

But she quickly made a decision.

"It doesn't matter."

She grinned, a glint of disdain in her eyes.

She didn't care about the constraints of divine status or the influence of wishes. If something really went wrong, she could just open a dimensional gate and run to another world. She didn't believe that divine status could control another world!

Without further hesitation, she cast all distracting thoughts aside.

Then, she opened her heart and completely surrendered herself to that vast torrent of faith.

"Condense the divine position!"

boom--!!!

Golden light shot up from her body, like a giant golden pillar reaching to the heavens and illuminating the entire world!

The intensity of that light far surpassed the golden light of the Bodhisattva's image before, carrying an indescribable, pure, and sacred majesty!

On the battlefield, whether they were demons or ghosts, they all involuntarily knelt down, prostrating themselves on the ground, not even having the courage to look up at the light.

That aura of authority did not come from the oppression of power, but from the reverence deep within the soul.

That is absolute suppression on a life level.

That is an insurmountable chasm between God and man.

Chapter 237 The Netherworld Emperor (A Chinese Ghost Story - Completed)

Within the golden light, "Nie Xiaoqian's" body began to change.

Her figure did not grow taller or larger, but she exuded an unprecedented sense of presence, as if she represented the will of the entire world just by standing there.

Her hair grew at a visible speed, cascading down to her waist like a black waterfall.

In her eyes, golden light and deep darkness flickered alternately, as if they contained the mystery of life and death.

On her forehead, a mysterious rune appeared—it was the mark of the City God's position, the covenant she had signed with heaven and earth, and the symbol of the only remaining legitimate divine authority in this world.

The process of forming the divine position did not last long.

The City God's tablet was already dilapidated and urgently needed a qualified master to repair it.

The appearance of "Nie Xiaoqian" was like a ray of light suddenly shining in the darkness, giving that broken divine throne hope for a new life.

It almost eagerly opened its arms to her, handing over all its authority to her.

A moment later—

The golden light receded.

Nie Xiaoqian opened her eyes again.

Her gaze seemed to pierce through layers of space, reaching the Yinming Supreme Prison Lord far away in the underworld.

At this moment, her body was already enveloped by the immense power of faith, piercing through the barrier between the Yin and Yang realms, and involuntarily flying towards the underworld.

In the sky, the giant claw that was still trying to stop her melted away as quickly as ice and snow touching a branding iron when it came into contact with the divine aura on her body!

"Do not!!!"

Deep within the underworld, the Supreme Lord of the Underworld, the Lord of the Prison, let out a furious and unwilling roar.

A vast faith swept in, surging into the underworld with overwhelming force.

And "Nie Xiaoqian," swept up by that power of faith, entered this dark world she had never set foot in before, as if a god had descended.

The sight that came into view made her frown slightly.

The underworld here was completely different from what she had imagined.

There is no imposing Yama's Palace, no solemn Judge's Office, no Bridge of Helplessness where ghost messengers escort the souls of the dead, and no Terrace of Longing for Home where Meng Po brews her soup...

There was only boundless darkness, and countless vengeful spirits floating in it.

A sense of decay, coldness, and despair permeated the air.

These are the souls of the dead who should have been judged, purified, and reincarnated when the underworld was operating in an orderly manner.

However, due to the collapse of the underworld and the invalidation of its rules, they could only be trapped in this darkness forever, unable to escape, and gradually turned into vengeful spirits and evil ghosts who only knew how to devour their own kind.

And in the deepest part of this darkness, there stands a pitch-black mountain, towering majestically between heaven and earth.

That is the true form of the Yinming Supreme Saint Prison Lord.

His body was so enormous that it occupied the core area of ​​the entire underworld, becoming inextricably linked with this netherworld.

Nie Xiaoqian saw through his true nature at a glance.

This guy isn't some kind of natural mountain spirit or water monster, nor is he some kind of demon or monster that has cultivated into a spirit.