Above the gray fog

When Xu Shi heard the sound, he was startled. His eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, looking for the source of the sound.

Hundreds of years passed by, and Lin Shan's voice was already unfamiliar to him, making it difficult to recognize it immediately.

His eyes swayed from side to side in surprise. In an instant, he vaguely caught a vague figure. It was the outline of a human figure and did not belong to any regular visitor in the underworld.

The figure is looming, like a ghost, but it carries a familiar aura that cannot be ignored.

Just as Xu Shi's mind was shaking, trying to search for the owner of this voice in the depths of his memory, the figure gradually became clear.

He saw Lin Shan's face, that unique temperament, and that calm posture, all of which were like sunlight breaking through the fog, reminding him of some past events.

His expression changed from bewilderment to shock to realization.

After not seeing each other for a long time, meeting again, even in the otherworldly realm of the underworld, made Xu Shi feel a sense of excitement and honor that he had not seen for a long time.

He gathered his thoughts and quickly restored the solemnity and calmness that a judge should have. However, the unconcealable light in his eyes betrayed the fluctuations in his heart at this moment.

After talking to the assistant next to him for a few words, he appeared in the small pavilion outside the judge's palace.

Lin Shan sat upright on the stone chair.

Xu Shi bowed solemnly, "Xianxian Lin, it's been a long time."

"Sit down and talk about the underworld. How is the underworld lately?" Lin Shan motioned to Xu Shi to sit opposite.

"It has been very stable in the past hundred years. I learned from some souls that the development of the human race is very smooth now. I heard that the population has grown to hundreds of billions." Xu Shi said with emotion.

"You were considered a great hero of the human race back then. Now that the underworld is getting bigger and bigger, it needs someone in charge." Lin Shan said.

For a smart person like Xu Shi, he already understood the meaning of Lin Shan's words before he finished speaking, but he still pretended to be confused, "That's not bad. If there is any big event, the underworld is full of people now." More than a dozen judges worked together to come up with the result.”

"Well, you still need a person in charge. You are conscientious and have worked in the underworld for thousands of years. How about I canonize you as Yama?" Lin Shan's voice was calm.

Hear the words.

Xu Shi's heart was filled with ups and downs. For him, this was an unprecedented honor and a heavy responsibility.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately stood up from the stone chair, with a tall and straight posture and a firm gaze. His voice was loud and solemn, echoing among the four walls of the Judge's Hall, "I sincerely obey the will of Xianxian Lin."

Lin Shan smiled, and the next moment, golden light suddenly emitted from Xu Shi's body,

In the golden light, a set of majestic costumes of the King of Hell gradually appeared.

A black robe with gold patterns embroidered on the bottom slowly landed on his body. The texture of the robe seemed thick, but it was as elegant as clouds. There was an unknown totem embroidered with gold thread on it, which looked vivid and flying, symbolizing the supreme power. authority and dignity.

Then, a crown engraved with mysterious patterns fell steadily on his head. The crown was dotted with bright gems that seemed to be able to discern the good and evil in people's hearts.

In his hand, there was a scepter at some point. The head of the scepter was inlaid with a huge gem, which was shining brightly.

Finally, he stepped on a pair of black and gold boots made of mysterious animal skin.

Xu Shi was wearing a brand new costume, and his temperament changed drastically at this moment, from a dutiful judge to Yama who managed almost all affairs of the underworld.

Like the judges, there is no upper limit on the number of Yamas, but there are two prerequisites for canonizing Yamas.

The first condition is that there are enough souls in the underworld, and the second condition is that Lin Shan must be canonized in person.

Lin Shan's priesthood in the underworld is Emperor Dongyue, one of the highest rulers of the underworld.

According to the classification in myths and legends, only Emperor Fengdu and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva can be ranked alongside Emperor Dongyue.

Before Xu Shi could speak, Lin Shan took the lead and asked, "I want to open another underworld next to the human underworld for other worlds to use. I need to transfer two people from here, preferably the judge priest. Do you have any recommendations? ?”

"Anyone who can be canonized as a judge by the underworld must have great abilities. All judges are qualified." Xu Shi did not ask any unnecessary questions, but just gave the answer Lin Shan wanted, "If you want me to recommend, I recommend Nangong Xiaoming and Wang Keyao.”

"Both of them have made great contributions to the human race, and both were canonized as judges of the underworld. However, these two people are too obsessed with the earthly world. Nangong Xiaoming's sister Nangong Xiaoyu, and Wang Keyao's brother Wang Ling are both still in the earthly world. , this obsession will make them retain their strong humanity, which is not conducive to their duties as judges," Xu Shi said slowly.

"Well... they are all familiar names. If they are not dead yet... they should have become gods by now, right?" Lin Shan asked with interest.

"Nangong Xiaoyu and Wang Ling have both died many times. Originally, after the death of extraordinary people, their souls will return directly to the sea of ​​origin. But as the underworld gradually becomes stronger, extraordinary souls can also be dragged down. These extraordinary souls cannot be If the underworld exists for too long, it will be pulled by the Sea of ​​Source all the time, and it must be reincarnated immediately. After extraordinary reincarnation, it will lose all abilities and memories. There is a very small chance that the memory and some abilities will be restored in the next life, but more The high probability is that they will spend their lives doing nothing and undergo a new round of reincarnation. Nangong Xiaoyu and Wang Ling could have served in the underworld, but they were unwilling to take the initiative to return to the earth to reincarnate." Xu Shi explained.

Lin Shan nodded slightly, and then asked, "What do you mean by retaining a position that is not conducive to human nature? Shouldn't retaining human nature be a good thing?"

Xu Shi smiled bitterly, "To put it bluntly, the work in the underworld is dark and gloomy. One has to repeat the same thing for hundreds or even thousands of years. If there is too much human nature, it will lead to damage to the mental consciousness, loneliness and solitude, which people can't stand."

"Well... I'll wait for you here, you go and bring them both over." Lin Shan said.

"Yes." Xu Shi responded, and turned into a gloomy cloud of smoke and flew to the Judge's Hall next to him.

In less than five minutes, three clouds of smoke flew back.

"Lin Xianfeng, it's really you!" Wang Keyao was very excited when she saw Lin Shan, "Lin Xianfeng, do you still remember me? The first time we met was in the Fox Clan Satellite City, and the second time was when we fought Jia Da, do you still remember?"

"I have a little impression..." Lin Shan nodded slightly. She was talking about the time when she met Lin Shan. In fact, Lin Shan definitely met her more than these two times.

"Lin Xianfeng, I heard you have a mission for us?" Nangong Xiaoming looked at Lin Shan and asked. He had just met Lin Shan not long ago, but at this moment, there was still an unusual yearning in his eyes.

"Well, I want you to go to the underworld next door to be a guide and plan the operation." Lin Shan said. He could clearly see that the humanity of Wang Keyao and Nangong Xiaoming was incompatible with the underworld.