I get stronger every day I live.

Chapter 206 Reorganizing the Underworld and Slaying the Traitors
"Have you heard? All the ghosts in the eighteenth level of hell have been killed, and that killing god is still heading towards our hell."

"Holy crap, weren't all the people in the underworld wiped out by Buddhism? Where did this guy come from?"

"I finally gained my freedom, and I don't want to go back to hell to be tortured again."

"Hmph, no matter who he is, we must kill him. With so many ghosts like us, how can we not kill one person?"

The demons in hell were filled with righteous indignation, and they bared their fangs and claws, preparing to join forces to kill Lai Yang and reclaim their freedom.

However, when they actually encountered that god of death, they were so frightened by the murderous aura emanating from him that they were unable to move.

He emerged from the depths of hell, his aura of malevolence like that of a demon, forming an extremely ferocious and terrifying face that sent chills down one's spine.

"I'll only say one thing: go back and face your punishment, or your soul will be scattered to the winds." Lai Yang looked up at the group of evil spirits and said coldly.

"Who do you think you are to order us around?"

"We finally gained our freedom, and you think you can just tell us to go back like that? Even if you were the Celestial Emperor, you wouldn't have the right to order us around."

"That's right! So what if you're an Immortal Emperor? We can still devour you in one bite each!"

The demons of hell bared their teeth, revealing their gruesome deaths, and their ghostly aura erupted from their bodies.

"Stubborn to the end, courting death."

Upon seeing this, Lai Yang no longer held back. With a flash of sword light, he unleashed a vast crescent-shaped sword aura.

In an instant, hundreds of vengeful ghosts were annihilated by the vast sword energy, their souls scattered before they could even utter a mournful scream.

In an instant, the ferocious and threatening demons from a moment ago transformed into panicked and terrified birds and beasts, scattering in all directions.

However, now that they had encountered each other, how could Lai Yang possibly give them another chance to escape? He raised his hand and created a huge domain of laws that enveloped the space.

All the evil spirits were instantly pulled into the domain of laws created by Lai Yang. They frantically rammed against the barrier of the domain, but because their power was too weak, they could not break the domain and could not escape Lai Yang's control and restraint.

Lai Yang stepped forward unhurriedly, each swing of his sword taking away several lives.

"Spare me! Immortal Emperor, spare me!"

"You little devil, you dare not do it again! You little devil know you were wrong! I'll go back, I'll go back right away! Please, sir, spare our lives!"

“You don’t know you’re wrong, you know you’re about to be annihilated. I just gave you a chance, but you didn’t appreciate it. Why didn’t you do it sooner?”

Lai Yang's eyes flashed with disdain. He ignored the little devils' pleas for mercy and continued to slaughter the evil spirits in hell.

"Devil, you are the devil!"

"Since you won't let us go, we'll fight you to the death."

“We’ve already admitted our mistakes, so why won’t you let us go? We’re going to die anyway, so even if I die, I’ll still bite off a piece of your flesh.”

The ghosts are in all their forms: fear, resentment, madness, unwillingness, and resignation. No matter what emotions they express, they cannot escape Lai Yang's punishment and obliteration.

In less than half a day, Lai Yang had annihilated most of the evil spirits who had started the rebellion, and the rest were captured by the ghost messengers and imprisoned in hell.

When these evil spirits were slain, the Yin energy on their bodies was absorbed by the token of the Fengdu Emperor, and a portion of it was then fed back to Lai Yang, enhancing his primordial spirit and cultivation.

Although the effect was minimal, it was only killing weak evil spirits.

Where most of the power went through the token of the Fengdu Emperor is easy to understand with a little thought.

And so, Lai Yang slaughtered his way through, while the ghost messengers cleaned up the mess.

Basically, powerful evil spirits are imprisoned in the deepest part of hell, and Raiyang came up from the deepest part.

This situation actually made the subsequent workload easier and easier, and suppressing Lai Yang was a piece of cake.

At the same time, somewhere in the underworld.

Four of the Five Ghost Emperors were sealed here by a Buddhist formation.

The Western Ghost Emperor tricked the four people into coming to this place. Then, with the help of the Buddhist forces, he activated a powerful array to suppress and seal the Eastern Ghost Emperor, the Southern Ghost Emperor, the Northern Ghost Emperor, and the Central Ghost Emperor. He attempted to devour and seize their power for his own use, and then become the new Fengdu Emperor, ruling the entire underworld.

"The mighty Western Ghost Emperor, you actually willingly become a lackey of Buddhism, we have treated you as a brother in vain."

"Hmph, ghosts strive for higher places, and water flows downhill. The underworld has long been the domain of Buddhism, and Buddhism is thriving. I, the Ghost Emperor, am merely following the way of Heaven. What's wrong with that? If there's any fault, it's your stubbornness. If you were willing to follow me and serve Buddhism earlier, how could you have ended up like this? In the end, it's all your fault for choosing the wrong side."

Facing the gazes of the four Ghost Emperors, who seemed ready to devour him alive, the Western Ghost Emperor remained unfazed, displaying a victorious expression.

"If you dare to betray the Underworld, aren't you afraid that the Witch Goddess will destroy you?"

"Hmph, even the Goddess of the Underworld is in dire need of protection. Once I have absorbed your power and become the Emperor of Fengdu, taking over the Underworld, my first priority will be to help the Heavenly Dao completely suppress the Underworld. What can the Goddess of the Underworld do to me, no matter how strong she is?"

"Damn bastard! If we manage to escape, we'll make you pay!"

"Hahaha, you won't have that chance."

Bang!
Suddenly, a loud bang came from afar, and the towering Yinshan Mountain was cut in half by a sword aura.

The five Ghost Emperors were all taken aback and subconsciously turned their heads to look in the direction from which the sword energy had come.

"Wow, it's so lively here! What are you guys playing? Would you mind if I joined you?"

Lai Yang, carrying a bald head in his hand, casually tossed it in front of the Western Ghost Emperor and slowly walked over from afar.

Everyone's gaze fell on the head on the ground. It was the head of a Buddhist bodhisattva, with a compassionate expression on his face, as if he had been killed before he could even react.

Sensing the dangerous aura emanating from the newcomer, the Western Ghost Emperor's expression changed slightly.

Just then, several powerful Buddhist figures stepped forward to block Lai Yang, surrounding him and trying to prevent him from getting closer.

Lai Yang continued his unhurried advance, his hair-thin sword energy piercing through the bodies of the Buddhist experts, severing their life force, instantly turning them into corpses that fell to the ground, where they were then devoured by the ghost messengers.

Such delicious flesh and blood are rarely available to them; for them, even a single bite is a great source of nutrition.

"Halt! Don't come any closer! Who are you? Leave the Underworld immediately, and I, the Ghost Emperor, might spare your life. Otherwise, I will cast you into the Avici Hell, where you will suffer torment worse than death for eternity, never to rise again." The Western Ghost Emperor wanted to extract the power of the four Ghost Emperors, so he had to maintain the formation's operation with his own power. Once he left his current position, the four Ghost Emperors, with their cultivation levels, would surely be able to escape instantly.

They definitely won't let him go then, and he'll be doomed. Seeing that Lai Yang wouldn't listen, the Western Ghost Emperor panicked. He was afraid that the other party would ruin his plan with a sword, so he immediately shouted, "Wait, I am the Western Ghost Emperor. Fellow Daoist, you can ask for anything, and I can satisfy you."

“Fellow Daoist, do not trust this villain. We are the Five Ghost Emperors of the Underworld, and we have been framed and trapped here by this treacherous person. If you can help us escape, we will remember your kindness and you will be an honored guest of our Underworld.” One of the Four Ghost Emperors seemed to see hope for escape and hurriedly said.

"Don't trust them. They are in dire straits themselves. I am the future ruler of the underworld. What they can give you, I can give you as well. In addition, I can directly appoint you as the head of the Five Ghost Emperors, as long as you help me refine their power," the Western Ghost Emperor said in a deep voice.

Seeing this, Lai Yang took out the token of the Great Emperor of Fengdu from his body and said calmly, "I am the Great Emperor of Fengdu, personally appointed by the Goddess of the Underworld. I am now in charge of all affairs of the Underworld. By order of the Goddess of the Underworld, those who rebel and cause trouble in the Underworld shall be killed without mercy! Those who belong to the Buddhist sect shall also be killed without mercy!"

"The Great Emperor of Fengdu!?"

Upon hearing these four words, the five Ghost Emperors all showed expressions of shock.

The position of Emperor of Fengdu had been vacant for thousands of years when suddenly a human immortal emperor appeared and became the Emperor of Fengdu in the underworld, personally appointed by the Goddess of the Witch Earth.

The token exuded the aura of genuine authority, and with their cultivation and strength, they could naturally tell that the token was authentic.

"How is that possible? How could you possibly be the Emperor of Fengdu? I should be the one sitting on the throne of the Emperor of Fengdu!" The Western Ghost Emperor looked somewhat frantic.

The position he had longed for had been snatched away by someone, and by a human immortal emperor who had absolutely no connection to their underworld.

This is like competing with someone for the CEO position in a company; everyone is fighting tooth and nail.

Then one day, someone suddenly appeared in the company and took the president's position that everyone dreamed of.

Tell me, does this make you feel like you're going to explode?

However, Lai Yang didn't care what the Five Ghost Emperors thought. He simply chose to rationalize his actions in this way and reveal his identity to the Underworld. Whether they believed him or not was none of his business. He just needed to do his job.

The Western Ghost Emperor is clearly colluding with Buddhism, and since he has already formed an irreconcilable feud with Buddhism, the Western Ghost Emperor is naturally on his kill list.

The next moment, Lai Yang slowly raised the sword in his hand, pouring the power of the Great Dao of Strength into it, and with a sword carrying the power to tear apart heaven and earth, he fiercely slashed at the Western Ghost Emperor.

"You dare touch me?!" The Western Ghost Emperor's expression changed with fear, as he sensed the aura of death within the sword energy.

In order to save his life, he had no choice but to abandon the formation, and that sword strike broke the Buddhist seal, releasing the four suppressed ghost emperors.

"The Western Ghost Emperor!!!"

After escaping, the burly Northern Ghost Emperor stared at the Western Ghost Emperor with wide, tiger-like eyes, as cruelly as a peerless ferocious beast.

The Western Ghost Emperor felt his scalp tingle under his gaze, and his face turned extremely ugly.

The other three Ghost Emperors did the same, all casting murderous glances at the Western Ghost Emperor.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the Western Ghost Emperor immediately tried to escape from the underworld and seek refuge in Buddhism.

However, how could the four Ghost Emperors who had been tormented by him be willing to let him escape? They immediately joined forces to deal with the Western Ghost Emperor, and a fierce battle broke out.

Not long after, the Western Ghost Emperor was devoured by the four Ghost Emperors, leaving only a terrified head.

"Spare me! Aren't we good brothers? I was wrong. I shouldn't have listened to the slander of the Buddhist sect. I was also bewitched by those bald monks. I didn't really want to harm you. We're good brothers! Please, spare me! I'll never dare to do it again!" The Western Ghost Emperor begged in fear.

“You don’t just know you were wrong, you know you’re going to die. From the moment you chose to betray the underworld, you should have known this would be your fate.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Western Ghost Emperor was completely annihilated by the Ghost Emperors of the Underworld.

After dealing with the Western Ghost Emperor, the four Ghost Emperors looked at each other in bewilderment before returning to Lai Yang's presence.

They carefully examined the humans before them, hesitated for a moment, and then called out—

"Eastern Ghost Emperor greets the Great Emperor of Fengdu."

"The Northern Ghost Emperor greets the Great Emperor of Fengdu."

"The Ghost Emperor of the South greets the Great Emperor of Fengdu."

"Central Ghost Emperor greets the Great Emperor of Fengdu."

Although they all felt more or less dissatisfied and questioned Lai Yang, their parachuted superior, they did not immediately and openly express their attitudes due to the authority of the Witch Goddess and the fact that Lai Yang had just saved their lives.

Lai Yang nodded, his expression calm and composed. He then said to the four Ghost Emperors in front of him, "You have all heard what I just said. From now on, we will suppress the rebellion in the Underworld. Any ghost that causes trouble and refuses to listen to advice will be killed on the spot. In addition, I do not want to see another person in the Underworld who is related to Buddhism. Leave no one alive."

"Yes."

The Four Ghost Emperors understood the current situation in the Underworld. Their immediate priority was to stabilize the situation before making any further plans.

Upon hearing Lai Yang's words, the Four Ghost Emperors scattered to help suppress the chaos in the Underworld and rescue its members.

With the addition of the Four Ghost Emperors, Lai Yang's work suddenly became much easier.

Gradually, the evil spirits that caused trouble were suppressed and killed, and the Buddhist monks who remained in the underworld were mercilessly slaughtered. Their flesh and blood were devoured by the ghost messengers, and their remains were never found.

After everything was over, the underworld returned to peace, but it was a scene of ruins everywhere, and it would take a lot of effort to rebuild the order of the underworld.

The underworld is in chaos, and countless powerful demons and monsters have taken the opportunity to escape. It will not be an easy task to capture them all.

Lai Yang had already promised the Witch Goddess to help rebuild the Underworld, so naturally he wouldn't just leave like that.

Lai Yang temporarily remained in the underworld, assuming the position of the Fengdu Emperor, guarding the underworld and preventing interference from external factors.

The underworld has just undergone a major upheaval and is severely weakened. It is inevitable that some unscrupulous people will take advantage of this opportunity to harbor some improper thoughts.

Countless ghost messengers have perished, and half of the Yama Kings have died. The four Ghost Emperors alone may not be able to defend this vast underworld.

The underworld is a vital place of authority in the underground world, and it must never be taken away by anyone else.

Lai Yang arrived alone at the gate of the underworld's cycle of reincarnation. As soon as he stepped inside, the surrounding scenery changed rapidly.

Once everything returned to normal, the figure of the Witch Goddess reappeared before him.

She slowly opened her deep eyes, which held the mysteries of endless reincarnation, and spoke in a clear voice:

"Fellow Daoist, you have done well."

(End of this chapter)