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

"...Yama, which minor deity is that?"

The Earth Mother Goddess lowered her eyes, looked at the white-haired girl beside her, and asked softly.

Lu Yu: "The Hindu god of the underworld."

He nodded calmly, raised the hand holding the ceremonial tablet, and pointed his fingertips directly at the figure in the sky that was dodging the pursuit of the silver halo.

"This underworld is my incarnation."

"Letting the outside god come and go as he pleases is really going too far..."

The god's eyes were clear, yet as cold and merciless as if one had fallen into an ice cellar.

"Then—let's ban air travel..."

In the underworld, which is formed from one's own body, even gods are powerless to resist the sage's words that become law.

Yama, who was still resisting the attacks of the Fengdu Emperor in mid-air, had no time to react before he realized that he had lost control of his airborne state and was falling from the sky the next second.

Just as he was about to land on the ground, he managed to roll over to avoid landing face-first.

As the target fell, the silver ring flew towards it, slashing at Yama's arms on the ground. The opponent hurriedly dodged, but was still struck in the flesh.

Immediately, blood flowed from the wound, and it could not be healed.

The Emperor of Fengdu gathered his strength and retrieved the silver ring. With solemn eyes, he bowed towards the position of the Sage before looking at Yama, who lay on the ground with an incredulous expression.

"What... do you still think you can compare?"

Yama looked at the god who had merely raised a hand and pointed at him with terror in his eyes, the regret in his eyes impossible to conceal:

"Words become law... Words become law..."

This is an existence that he, as the chief god, can not match. This is an ineffable existence. Why did it appear when the Great Xia was in decline?

The Hindu god of the underworld is now filled with sorrow:

"...Could it be...that your Great Xia gods have been deceiving us all along?"

You did not reincarnate; you were just hiding in the shadows, waiting for us to revel in your deaths and try to seize your power, only to be wiped out by you... Do you want to see this kind of joke?

As Yama thought this, he felt a chill run through his entire body.

Pingxin remained as calm as ever, gazing indifferently at Yama on the ground. His finger twitched slightly, pointing at him once more—

“...I said..."

The Great Xia Underworld

Except for the Great Xia Underworld God —

"No one is fit to be a god."

A tearing pain silently descended upon Yama at that moment. He didn't even have time to speak before he could only watch helplessly as the light spots emanating from his body flew out and floated into the air.

That was his divine power, the very essence of the supreme god...

At this point, Yama was powerless to struggle. The phrase "longing for rain after a drought" perfectly describes his state of mind.

"...Who...who exactly are you...?"

The Emperor of Fengdu appeared beside him at some point and stepped on Yama's head.

The emperor's eyes were filled with rage for Yama, who had been hiding in Fengdu for so many years, and with disdain and contempt for the foreign pantheons who had watched the gods fight from the sidelines a thousand years ago during the divine war.

"You are no longer a god. As an ant not protected by the Great Xia Dynasty, how dare you look directly at the gods?"

Pingxin merely smiled gently, holding her scepter, and shook her head as she looked at the Emperor of Fengdu who was nodding to her.

"Don't worry about it..."

She would never give such vulgar things a second thought.

Moreover, in her view, Yama was already on the path to certain death.

“It has been tens of millions of years since Your Majesty last parted ways…”

The Emperor of Fengdu, his voice hoarse, looked at the saint before him who was both his teacher and friend, and suddenly found himself speechless.

"...I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I failed to protect Fengdu..."

Those thieves divided this place into six parts; after five pieces were stolen, only this irreplaceable core remained…

At this point, the Emperor of Fengdu even felt a sense of shame that he hadn't felt in many years.

When Lady Pingxin passed away, she entrusted him with the management of the Six Paths of Reincarnation in the underworld, but in the end, he failed to protect this entrustment.

"You've done a great job..."

Pingxin shook his head.

"Whether it was before that accident or after this cycle of reincarnation..."

“A thousand years ago, you managed to transform your divine body and divine power into a national monument to protect the Great Xia Dynasty;

A thousand years later, you willingly gave up your mortal life to return to your divine position and once again protect Fengdu…

Pingxin looked at the city, which had hardly changed from the past, and the scepter in his hand gleamed slightly.

"This has gone beyond everything you should have done..."

Emperor Fengdu, you are a truly deserving emperor.

Not because of my request, but solely on your own merits, it remains the same.

The Emperor of Fengdu paused for a moment, then finally sighed deeply:

"These are things I should do; others have done far more than I have."

As he spoke, he looked at the little Di Ting, who had somehow returned to its original size. The little black beast was perched on the girl's shoulder, its eyes filled with sadness.

Lu Yu felt the divine beast trembling on his body, soothingly stroked its horn, and finally seemed to have made up his mind, taking a step forward and kneeling on one knee before the Earth Mother Goddess:

"...Your Majesty, as you return to the Underworld, the Six Paths of the Primordial World also enter the realm. However, I dare to ask for your help."

Hearing the girl's thoughts, Di Ting hurriedly tried to stop her from continuing.

"Lu Yu! You're crazy!! That will make you...uhhhh!!"

His mouth was covered by Lu Yu, so he could only make a few breathy sounds.

Looking at the girl before him, who held a unique significance for the primordial world and for him on various levels, Pingxin seemed to have guessed what she was going to say. He hesitated for a moment, but seeing the determination in the girl's eyes, he finally nodded.

"You said."

Lu Yu took a deep breath, looked up at the saint before her who had shown her so much kindness, and spoke in a calm tone, yet uttered words that made even the pitifully writhing Yama on the ground shatter his pupils:

"Please reclaim the five stolen fragments and let the Six Paths return to the Great Xia..."

Deep within her heart, a voice resonated—a voice only the little divine beast capable of hearing human hearts could audible.

"Since I have the final say,"

Then I will bring back to this world all the ghosts and heroes who died in battle for them in the underworld, so that they may be reunited—”

The girl's kneeling motion caused her long white hair to fall down her back. She hadn't cut it all year except for her bangs, and her hair, which was originally waist-length, was now partially hanging down to the ground.

She seemed particularly persistent about this matter, even removing herself from covering Xiao Diting's mouth and raising her hands together in front of her:

"...and those despicable people who steal from the underworld shall receive their due punishment."

"Impossible... Hahaha... Human, what nonsense are you thinking?"

Before Pingxin could speak, Yama on the ground burst into wild laughter. He seemed to have heard something amusing, and even his body, which had been weakened by the continuous loss of divine power, was energized.

"Those fragments have already been refined, and you still want to take them back? That's ridiculous... Not to mention, those gods aren't so easily punished... Even if, even if your words become law, so what?"

As he finished speaking, Yama's voice grew softer and softer, as if he had exhausted all his strength.

Lu Yu ignored the barking of the spineless dog and looked intently at Ping Xin, seemingly waiting for her reply.

Pingxin looked helplessly at the girl in front of her, knowing that this child was just as stubborn as the little god who often accompanied her to the underworld, and that once she made a decision, she would never change it.

She could only nod slightly before the angry mythical beast was about to speak:

"allow."

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That's it!

I, the author, will be starting my internship on the 15th!

I'll be coding on the computer every day now, but then I'll resume the two daily updates mentioned in the introduction.

Weekend bonus chapters will have to wait and see... No worries, there will always be bonus chapters, it'll definitely happen next time! ^_^

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