Rise of Humanity

Hell had eighteen cities with eighteen mansions, with each mansion accommodating a judge and each judge ruling over a city. The Serene Darkness City, Serene Shadow City, and Serene Soul City were in charge of the Prison Realm affairs; while the cities to the more important realms were placed deeper toward the heart of Hell.

However, the Book of Life and Death was the same for all realms in the Six Paths World, all its data could be accessed from any hall.

“The Book of Life and Death is kept in the Six Paths Paragon in the Serene Darkness Mansion.” Lan Si God lead Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin’er and said, “Emissaries, please bear with me for some time, I need to contact my connections in the Serene Darkness Mansion to get us into the paragon.”

The three of them reached the front of the Serene Darkness Paragon, the mansion was heavily guarded, armed guardians stood guard and patrolled around the mansion, making it nearly impossible for anyone to sneak in.

Lan Si God stepped forward, he whispered with one of the officers while furtively placing a godly pearl in the officer’s hand. The officer glanced around before quietly keeping the godly pearls and nodding at the other guards.

Lan Si God gestured toward Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin’er, and they walked into the mansion.

Behind them, the guards around Serene Darkness Mansion laughed and said, “Officer Zuo, that godly pearl is a precious treasure, you’ve earned big time from that alone! We demand a feast to celebrate it!”

“Of course, of course.”

Zhong Yue heard them and he shook his head as he thought, This Hell is really rotten to the bones.

The three of them walked deeper into the mansion and finally reached the Six Paths Paragon. Although named a paragon, the Six Paths Paragon was actually a stage shaped like a paragon. It was carved from a pure jade star and had eighteen levels.

Even Zhong Yue’s 30 thousand feet tall Avatar would appear incredibly small when compared to the Six Paths Paragon.

However, this was Hell they were in now. Here, without the constraints of his mortal body, Zhong Yue’s Yuan Shen could grow to as large as a planet; thus, the paragon didn’t appear as stunning as it usually would.

Size is relative—to an ant, ordinary humans were huge; to ordinary humans, Qi Practitioner Avatars would seem like gods to them, and for Qi Practitioners, the god Avatars would feel like something beyond their imaginations.

Two gods were standing guard in front of the Six Paths Paragon, their grotesque appearance suggested that they were from the Wei Shen Celestial Race, and they stood side by side with their weapons crossed together.

Lan Si God whispered, “Emissaries, this is as far as I can go. The guardians in here are the gods from the Wei Shen Celestial Race. They are both as strong as Deity Overlords, with statuses below that of judges. Figures like me can no longer affect their decisions.”

Zhong Yue nodded, he walked toward the Six Paths Paragon with Qiu Jin’er and raised the tablet at the guardians.

The Wei Shen gods glared their eyes wide to the front while they ignored the two, allowing Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin’er to walk past their weapons. All of a sudden, Zhong Yue stopped and waved his hand in front of one of the Wei Shen god.

Qiu Jin’er’s heart skipped a beat and nearly exclaimed out of shock while Zhong Yue returned his hand and mumbled puzzlingly, “The guardians… they seemed to be… stunned?”

Lan Si shouted out of shock, he quickly moved forward to take a clearer look, and indeed, the two Wei Shen gods were stunned like two statues on the ground.

“Yes, they are stunned! Even their arcane energy, psyche and totem patterns are all stunned!”

Cold sweat burst out of Lan Si God’s forehead, he then looked at the Six Paths Paragon in fear, “The intruder, he must be here… Quick, quick, we need to alert the judges!”

“No.” Zhong Yue cleared his throat and said, “Not yet, not before I check the Book of Life and Death. What’s the big deal even if the intruder is in the paragon? Do you think he can stir any trouble right in front of me? In turn, if the judges are alerted, not only that I will be exposed, I will not be able to check the Book of Life and Death and fail the mission given to me by the higher-ups!”

Then, he lead Qiu Jin’er into the paragon, leaving Lan Si behind trembling in fear.

Qiu Jin’er was also feeling uneasy, she whispered, “Senior martial brother…”

“Don’t talk.” Zhong Yue whispered back, “We just need to get to the Book of Life and Death for the Prison Realm which is located within the first three levels. Whoever the intruder is, he is definitely from a higher realm and will be on the higher levels, we won’t bump into him.”

Upon hearing this, Qiu Jin’er was eased a little.

One who dared to invade hell and was capable of evading the capture of the 18 judges while also completely stunning two gods would have to be a supreme expert. Although Zhong Yue seemed to confident, he had no idea if he would be able to fight back against such a cultivator.

The two of them walked into the first levels of the Six Paths Paragon, they looked up and were astonished.

Looking around, the first level of the paragon was seemingly boundless, there were countless golden books hovering in mid-air with godly rays around them. The books were flipped continuously as the godly words were inscribed into them at an incredible speed.

The books recorded every detail of every living creature; their past, current, and future lives. Everything was calculated through profound equations and their entire lives seemed to be predestined before they even happened!

The volumes were collectively known as the Book of Life and Death, and it was the one and only treasure that dictated the lives of all in this Six Paths World!

The books were much bigger and complex than the Ancestral Star Zhong Li Celestial Race’s Lang Ya Board. Every race had a book of their own, and it recorded every member of the race!

No wonder some disobeyed the rules. After all, no one would like to have their future destined, not even I am willing to, let alone the stronger gods! Zhong Yue thought, However, I have to write my name in the book, or otherwise, I will be exposed if there are any inspections on our identities. Even so, I shall define my own destiny, and write a legacy of my own in the Book of Life and Death!

He and Qiu Jin’er let out a stern yell, and the two grew like giants. They sat back to back and started searching for the Book of Life and Death of the human race, monster race, and Bai Zhe Clan.

“I found the human race’s Book of Life and Death!” Qiu Jin’er exclaimed, she dipped her finger on the book and the pages were flipped. Countless names flashed past their eyes, but most of the humans were destined to be only slaves and livestock for the other races.

Only a handful were destined to be gods, but even they couldn’t regain their memories in their next life, and would only reincarnate like others until the end of their souls.

As Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin’er read the book, their brows locked further—there wasn’t even a human Heavenly Deity in the Prison Realm.

“Quickly, add in our names and fabricate our lives. We don’t have much time!” Zhong Yue said.

The two of them surged their psyche and started fabricating details for themsevles and Jun Sixie into the book. Zhong Yue fabricated their destinies, stipulating that they would become gods in this life then killed by their enemies not long after.

Then, they fabricated their destinies for the next hundred lives before ending with the end of their souls’ longevity.

Right after, the two of them found the Book of Life and Death for the monster race and did the same for Shi Buyi and Old Man Six Paths.

“Senior martial brother, there Book of Life and Death for the Bai Zhe Clan is not in here!” Qiu Jin’er whispered.

Zhong Yue frowned, the Prison Realm would only have the humble races in it while the Bai Zhe Celestial Race was a high-class celestial race, it was impossible for one to be reincarnated into the Prison Realm.

“Jin’er, leave now. I will check it out in the higher levels!” Zhong Yue said quickly, “Don’t worry, I will take down the mask and leave Hell immediately as I encounter any danger. If you don’t see me in a short while, leave as well!”

Qiu Jin’er nodded and left.

Zhong Yue calmed himself and mumbled, “Brother Bai, Brother Bai, let’s hope everything goes well…”

He then proceeded to the second level, then the third, and so on in seek for the Bai Zhe Clan’s Book of Life and Death.

Not in the third level… not in the fourth as well…

He went to the sixth level, but still couldn’t find the book. Fortunately, he didn’t meet with the intruder.

Seems like the intruder comes from a strong race in the high realm, he would be in the higher levels. Zhong Yue thought as he left for the seventh level where he eventually found the Bai Zhe Clan’s Book of Life and Death.

Rays flashed across Zhong Yue’s eyes, and he instantly fabricated Bai Canghai’s identity in the book. As soon as he finished, he suddenly frowned as he noticed a flaw that would expose Bai Canghai’s identity.

If Brother Bai’s name appears in the Myriad Realm’s Book of Life and Death, doesn’t that prove that he is not from the Prison Realm? It’s a flaw that can’t be neglected… I wonder if I can tear down this page and bring it down to the Prison Realm’s Book of Life and Death?

Then, Zhong Yue clenched on the page and tried to tear it down. Immediately, the book flared out in blinding lights and resisted his strength.

Zhong Yue frowned, he cast out the divine sabers as【Dragon Shear】at the Book of Life and Death.

Ka-cha—

That one page he needed was partially torn off from the book, and Zhong Yue exclaimed jubilantly in his heart, Senior Martial Brother Feng Xiaozhong, you are really a great helper!

He quickly cast the【Dragon Shear】again, and just right before the paper was about to be torn away, a someone walked down from the eighth level with the same white mask and white cloak, dressed as a white Wu Chang just like Zhong Yue!

“You…?” The puzzled duo both exclaimed in shock.

“I am the Hell Overseer!” They answered in unison, “I am auditing the Book of Life and Death to assess the judges’ performance of their duties!”

The ambiance turned eerily silent but was quickly broken a few seconds later when Zhong Yue exerted a little force and pulled the paper down from the book.

The newcomer’s eyes lit up, a smile suddenly spread behind the white mask with a low laugh, “Brother, can you help me tear out a page as well?”