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

Something was churning and surging within that eerie, crimson ripple.

Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone and the ghosts, a black hand emerged from the ripples, followed by an arm, a shoulder, a head…

Until the entire body...

An aura of pressure emanated from that person, first slightly, then continuously amplified, as if announcing his arrival to all beings.

Lu Yu and Lin Qiye frowned almost simultaneously upon sensing this familiar aura.

That was a deity with a fierce aura.

"It is Yama."

Lu Yu frowned and took a few steps forward to Di Ting's side.

"Little Di Ting, we're about to begin."

The black behemoth raised its head, its eyes clear: "...It's you...little girl."

Lu Yu was stunned for a moment, then realized: "...Yes, it's me, Di Ting."

"...Alright, it's good that I'm still alive. Being able to see Her Majesty one more time is the greatest fortune I can have after death..."

The mythical beast raised its paw and gently approached the deer.

"That child is too slow as an anchor point, so let me fulfill his wish on his behalf, as a final gift to him..."

Lu Yu nodded, touched his hand to the paw pad still stained with blood, and smiled at him, saying:

"Listen carefully, a sage has descended upon the world, the six realms have returned, and you too will achieve perfection..."

She blinked her clear eyes, which contained a pure and unwavering conviction.

Even she could distinguish between the two Di Tings, so how could the little divine beast not know how much its other self loved this Netherworld and those gods?

They shouldn't stop here. Even if the underworld is empty, it's still their home...

"...When the cycle of reincarnation is completely reset, it will also be the time when those ghosts and gods return once more—"

Lu touched her chest with her other hand and whispered:

"Speaker, activate the teleportation..."

"Anchor point... Great Xia Listening."

As the sound faded, the space where the man and the beast were located briefly froze.

Suddenly, a breeze blew in from who-knows-where, bringing with it the damp scent of the riverbank and the unique fragrance of red spider lilies from the underworld…

A massive magic array spread out beneath Di Ting, and the intensity of the violent winds it generated even caught the attention of Yama, who had just descended from the heavens.

Just as Yama was about to look over, he heard a voice from the other side:

"Yama".

The voice of the Emperor of Fengdu echoed in mid-air, and even seemed ethereal and indistinct due to the fierce winds blowing.

"You stole the fragments of my Fengdu, and now you even dare to leave a divine projection here. What exactly do you want to do?"

The gods of Great Xia, their brows furrowed in anger, glared at the outsiders in the sky, their eyes filled with fury.

"Does this mean you think too little of the gods of our Great Xia Dynasty?"

Yama laughed out loud: "Simple, I just wanted this last piece of yours."

"I was originally guarding this last fragment, thinking that I could take it away once your imperial might dissipated, but who knew you would come back?"

Yama sized up the Emperor of Fengdu sitting on the high platform, a half-smile playing on his lips: "However, you are much weaker than before..."

If he kills the master of Fengdu here, wouldn't he be able to take the last fragment directly?

As Yama thought about it, his gaze toward the Emperor of Fengdu became filled with fervor.

"If it were the old you, I would naturally run as far away as possible, but things are different now, Emperor Fengdu,"

The foreign gods looked at the emperor with utter disdain.

"We have long seen through the true nature of you Great Xia gods. You are all reincarnated beings, and your original strength is only one-tenth of what it used to be. Do you still think you can crush us like before?"

His laughter echoed in the air, seemingly brimming with confidence.

"Perhaps you don't know yet? The various divine kingdoms in the mist are already showing signs of joining forces, aiming to wipe you out before your Great Xia God is fully revived."

"In that case, do you think your reincarnated gods alone can withstand the attacks of all our pantheons? What a joke."

Lin Qiye, who was underground, had a strange expression on his face when he heard Yama's words. An Qingyu, who was beside him, raised an eyebrow and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what that god said?"

Lin Qiye laughed: "Have you forgotten what Xiaolu said?"

Upon hearing this, An Qingyu realized what was happening and burst out laughing: "Yes, a reincarnation?"

"Hahaha... Do they think that the gods who appeared in Cangnan that time were also reincarnations?"

If he really thought that way, he would only consider Western gods to be a bunch of blind jokes...

"Moreover, even without the sages, the gods of our Great Xia will still not fear those external gods!"

Lin Qiye looked up at the extremely arrogant Yama, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit.

"They were forced to reincarnate to protect us. Now that Great Xia is in danger, we will do our best to protect Great Xia when they return and wait for them to reunite."

The two gods in the sky faced each other, and the air itself seemed tense.

However, one of the gods overlooked the fact that the strange phenomenon underground was gradually spreading throughout the entire Fengdu.

By the time Yama realized what was happening, a massive array had already appeared on the ground of the city.

In the center of the array, a lotus platform with intricate and beautiful patterns is blooming as if stretching out its body, and quickly spreading across the entire array.

An aura solidified in a corner, but before we could figure out what it was, a second aura appeared in another direction in the next instant...

Then came the third, the fourth...

The fifth course —

The sixth path.

When the sixth aura took root in that place, even a momentary leak of aura was enough to make Yama hesitate and retreat, as if a hill had seen a continuous mountain range.

His hands trembled almost imperceptibly, and he suddenly looked at the Emperor of Fengdu: "What is that? Your backup plan?"

He forced a smile and sighed, "You're not still thinking of putting up a last-ditch effort, are you? When did you start doing such futile things?"

"Useless effort?"

A girl's cold laugh echoed from the ground.

"You actually dare to think that way?"

Lu Yu looked at the god in the sky without flinching. Even though it was just a shadow, it was still many realms higher than Lu Yu, who was still in the Chuan Realm. But she was not afraid.

Standing beside the girl were her captain and teammates, who simply placed their hands on her shoulders, as if conveying all their strength.

They are one.

No one would argue with that statement.

"...Yama, take a good look...after all, this is the last time you'll see him."

Before the arrogant god could even retaliate, the first rays of dawn pierced through the black mist he had created.

A faint figure emerged from the center of the formation—

The red silk robe, with its cuffs embroidered with golden dragon and cloud patterns, remained perfectly still even in the strong wind. The deity, holding a scepter, sat regally on the altar, his dignified and noble appearance radiating a gentle and refined temperament.

Those eyes, which held all things in the world, slowly opened. Looking at the divine beast on the ground, whose face was already streaked with tears, she raised her hand and stroked its head, her touch as warm as when she left it years ago.

"...It's been so long...Diting, you've grown up..."

The divine beast whimpered and howled incessantly, its tear-filled eyes watching the god before it gradually solidify into a real being. Upon sensing that identical aura, it could no longer bear the pain of a thousand years and threw itself into the god's embrace.

The embodiment of the underworld gently caught the bewildered child at that moment and sighed deeply.

"You're back late, Di Ting..."

I will never leave you alone again...

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As explained earlier, the ancient gods transformed into the earth (which was essentially returning their origin to the Heavenly Dao), and then the Heavenly Dao lent its power to another Heavenly Dao, which led to the primordial world that followed.

So the goddess is still the same goddess, but the other later deities are not.

That was a miracle of another world being reborn.

See? A happy ending! It's all good in the end! Don't worry! I'm the author of the happy ending!