Slayer of Gods: I lied; I became the agent of the Nine Gods.

The door is open, so naturally we have to go in.

Di Ting took the first step, entering the world inside the door.

Lu Yu and Lin Qiye exchanged a glance. As the team leader, the young man stepped forward without hesitation and followed Di Ting into the unknown ancient capital.

Lu Yu put away the shimmering branch of the Misty Valley in his hand. This thing cannot be brought into Fengdu at will, after all, it is already the underworld, and apart from the other shore flower, not many creatures can survive there.

"Fatty, Cao Yuan, once you go inside, don't stray too far. Try to stay together."

Lu Yu called out softly to the few people behind him who were still marveling at the grandeur of the bronze gate.

"Old Fish, don't try to analyze everything you see. This is Ghost City. If you anger the owner of this place, I won't save you."

An Qingyu: "Don't worry, I still know how to assess the situation. And... do you really have to call me that like Fatty? Am I that old?"

"Isn't this great? My birthday is December 31st, and I'm the youngest in the whole team, so any of you can call me that~"

An Qingyu, whose birthday is November 23rd: "..."

You're the one whose birthday is on the last day of the year, you're in the right.

The interior of Fengdu is not quite what anyone imagined.

What they perceived as a gloomy, terrifying, or grand and solemn scene turned out to be nothing more than an ordinary household when they stepped inside.

Ordinary family courtyards are arranged in a neat and orderly fashion on both sides of the street, and are even decorated with various paper flowers.

If there's anything different, it's that the colors here are mostly red and white interspersed, creating a picture that, while seemingly harmonious, looks somewhat eerie.

Some courtyards still have cut-out "Fu" (福, meaning good fortune) characters pasted on their gates and walls, but as time goes by, the colors have become faded and unclear.

Looking up, all I could see was a desolate and lonely scene.

Fengdu is like a city forgotten in a corner.

This place has become a small space, with mountains and water, as well as the sky and the sun and moon.

Under the crimson moonlight, the distant palace stands shrouded in mist, seemingly awaiting someone's return.

"Fengdu Six Heavenly Palaces".

An Qingyu looked at it from afar and immediately recognized the true nature of the palace.

"...Unfortunately, this divine kingdom was divided into six, and only one remains..."

The girl sighed softly beside him, it was hard to tell whether it was more resentment or bitterness.

[Warning: Li Deyang is about to return to his post. Please be aware.]

"..."

In the silence, Lu Yu, who was walking forward with the group, couldn't help but turn around and look at the man following behind who was not saying a word.

A hundred years of human life is but a fleeting moment for a god, but how many centuries are there for a reincarnated god?

Li Deyang was destined to regain his divine status, and the moment he ascended the throne in Fengdu, he had already made up his mind to sever all ties with his past.

His children and father were still making dumplings, waiting for him to come home...

This is the moment when everything is back in its place, and even if she cannot stop it, she wants to try to record it with her own eyes.

Lin Qiye, with his sharp eyes, noticed that there were giant ants trying to burrow in not far away. Just as he was about to raise the knife in his hand, he saw that the giant ants were surrounded by paper figures that appeared out of nowhere.

Immediately afterwards, these paper figures, wielding knives and halberds, launched repeated and heavy attacks on the giant ant.

The paper figures moved in an orderly fashion, like soldiers guarding the entire city of Fengdu. Even though their master had not yet returned, they remained steadfast in their posts, driving away the invaders.

"Those paper figures..."

Lin Qiye pointed to the group of paper figures that looked strangely familiar, as if they had been copied and pasted, and asked with some confusion:

Why don't they attack us?

Judging from this, the giant ants started fighting as soon as they peeked out; it looks like they'll attack any outsider...

But as they reached the steps leading to the Heavenly Palace, not a single paper figure or obstacle appeared.

Lu Yu smiled and said, "Because we entered legally."

She looked ahead, gazing up at the silent mythical beasts standing on the steps marked with various black stains, her eyes reflecting the layers of stairs, while her heart witnessed the vicissitudes of life.

“As the guardian of the underworld, Di Ting has treated us who were brought here as guests, not enemies. This will still apply even if the master is not here.”

All of this in the primordial world had not yet appeared, and Di Ting was just a child, yet he had to face... the fact that those familiar people were no longer there...

So what if it's just the Dharmakaya?

Mythical beasts are simple-minded.

They are still the friends and family I know...

Not far away, the dried-up riverbed seems to vividly recall the once surging River of Oblivion.

The bare, dark red soil on the shore seemed to have patches of red faintly visible, and in a daze, listening felt as if I had returned to a moment of peace when I was taken home by Lady Pingxin while idly idling among the red spider lilies...

The wind blew by, still the familiar chill, yet so unfamiliar that he involuntarily wanted to shrink back, at least that way he wouldn't be cold.

"Let's go... Listen carefully."

Deer called out from behind, and Di Ting subconsciously raised its front paws, hovering in mid-air for a long time before slowly landing on the dark, mottled steps.

"jingle---"

The scene of black mottled patches on the steps and scarlet bloodstains spreading to the bottom of the steps alternated and changed before my eyes.

I don't know who touched my heartstrings.

The mythical beast stood stiffly on the steps, and in an instant, it grew taller and transformed into a black behemoth before everyone's eyes, with a single horn, a tiger's face, and a lion's body...

In the center of the black sclera, a dark gold vertical pupil gleamed with an obscure light, seemingly carrying endless pain.

"What's up with him?"

Lin Qiye took a few steps back, avoiding the suddenly enlarged body of Di Ting, his eyes filled with worry.

No one could answer the question, not even Lu Yu. She could only watch the changes in the divine beast and the pain in its eyes, her heart filled with mixed emotions.

What is this all about...?

Did we remember the future, or did we glimpse the past?

Why are auspicious beasts protected by the Heavenly Way?

Because they are the only ones in the entire world, with no other of their kind, they are unique beings.

Only when the previous Di Ting (a mythical beast) dies will the next Di Ting appear.

Therefore, the moment Di Ting appeared in this world, he already knew that "he" was no longer there.

He remained a solitary divine beast, free yet without any ties.

The girl suddenly woke up.

care?

and many more……

The concern of Di Ting...

The winds of the underworld whispered in everyone's ears, bringing with them the only explanation—

They heard, amidst low, hoarse, and painful roars, the giant beast uttering human language, yet each sound was a lamentation of blood…

"Ksitigarbha... Ksitigarbha..."

"This hell is vast and empty; have you attained Buddhahood yet...?"

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Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva once vowed, "I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty; I will not attain enlightenment until all sentient beings are liberated."

As I mentioned earlier, some readers might wonder why the mythical beast is described as so big and cute (which is a bit far-fetched). This is just foreshadowing what's to come!

I couldn't resist writing about the Great Xia gods who didn't appear in the original work. After all, we can tell from the fact that the Great Sage witnessed the deaths of his fellow disciples that not all the gods of the Great Xia went to be reincarnated, and many of them died while resisting foreign enemies.

So, with so many ghosts and gods in hell, it's not very reasonable that only the Emperor of Fengdu appeared in the end.

There should be the River of Oblivion and the Naihe River, just as there are Meng Po and Dizang; they should not be forgotten either.

This can be considered a way to complete the description of the gods of the Great Xia Dynasty in the original work... It's all fan fiction~ You can also treat it as original creation~ There will be original content tomorrow too, if you don't like it, just treat it as a side story~

Could I ask for a free little gift? (winks) (shyly twists her waist like a deer)