Soul-Reaping Bureau
Mysteries: I Slay Gods with One Slash
- Original Name:
- 辑魂司 (jí hún sī)
- Gender:
- Neutral
- Kind:
- Organization
- Scope:
- Novel-specific
- Status:
- Active
- Source:
- AI
- Occurrences:
- 234
- Chapters:
- 41
- Context Up To:
- Ch. 50
- Wiki Model:
- GPT-6.1 Terra
- Updated:
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Soul-Reaping Bureau (辑魂司) |
| Alias(es) | Soul-Capturing Bureau |
| Affiliation | Seven Gods of the Human Race 12 31 |
| Occupation/Role | Protects ordinary people and confronts supernatural threats 12 13 |
| Headquarters | An ancient palace in a mountain forest 21 |
| Known jurisdiction | Muyang City, the Nineteenth Jurisdiction 22 |
| First Appearance | Chapter 6, through Su Yang’s black jade pendant 6 |
Organization and duties
- Sword-Bearers possess First Sequence Abilities and serve as the Bureau’s frontline fighters. Zhao Shengshen says there are only a few hundred in the current generation 12 17.
- Sword-Guardians possess other Sequence Abilities and support the Bureau in roles suited to their powers 24 29.
- Corruption response: Sword-Bearers and Sword-Guardians are tasked with killing mutated holders of the three corrupted Sequences: Extraction, Omniscience and Eternal Life 13 27.
- Identity tokens: Members carry distinctive black jade inscribed with their names and Bureau roles 6 11 12.
- Civilian cooperation: Zhao Shengshen works as city education director to help the Bureau cooperate with government departments 11 12.
Authority and benefits
A First-Tier Sword-Bearer receives a monthly salary of 500,000 yuan, law-enforcement authority within their jurisdiction and authority to judge supernatural beings that threaten its people. Members who abuse their power or disregard law and justice can lose their privileges and be expelled 24.
Zhao Shengshen says the Nineteenth Jurisdiction’s death benefits are more than half again as generous as those in other jurisdictions 24.
Awakening tradition
Seven hundred years before Su Yang’s initiation, an oracle commanded that everyone joining the Bureau awaken their Sequence Ability through Maiden’s Soul, a contained vengeful spirit. Members believed that extreme fear would force an ability to manifest; candidates who fainted from fear had their memories erased and were turned away 18 19 24.
For Su Yang’s ceremony, the members evacuated the bar and watched him face Maiden’s Soul alone. Their surveillance failed when he touched her; the Dead Man’s Book secretly absorbed her and awakened his ability. An unusually complete oracle followed her disappearance, and Zhao Shengshen was not punished 17 20 24.
Locations and equipment
| Location or item | Details |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | An ancient mountain palace containing a colossal, featureless statue. White-robed Omniscients assemble there to receive and repeat oracles 21. |
| Muyang branch | A city-center bar concealed by Zhao Shengshen’s Domain. Ordinary people perceive it as a grocery store, while Sequence Ability holders can see the bar 17. |
| Maiden’s Soul | Class C containment object C-0188, used in awakening ceremonies. Her name in life was He Tong; the Dead Man’s Book absorbed her during Su Yang’s initiation 19 20. |
| Suffocation Screen | Class C containment object C-0311, used to seal the Northern Suburb Cemetery 27. |
| Omniscience Eye | An A-rank containment item used to detect Sequence Ability use. It failed to detect the Domain associated with the tentacles at Teacher Zhao’s home 36. |
| Communication devices | Most jurisdictions use a special D-grade containment object resembling a Sound Transmission Talisman. Zhao Shengshen’s branch instead uses a mobile group chat for messages and missions 33. |
Known members
- Su Yang — First-Tier Sword-Bearer recruited by Zhao Shengshen 24.
- Zhao Shengshen — Fifth-rank Sword-Guardian and director of the Muyang jurisdiction; his Third Sequence Domain can influence people’s perceptions 11 17 25.
- Lina — Third-rank Sword-Guardian whose Second Sequence Ability enhances fighters 26 29.
- Old Wang — Bureau member whose Teleportation Domain can move colleagues to people marked with his Anchors 42.
- Gai Fengyan — Sword Envoy who leads Sword-Bearers during the attack on Muyang City 43 48.
- Heng Hong — Blind Demigod of the Omniscience Sequence who severed his divinity to delay corruption 44.
- Su Yang’s parents — First Sequence holders who left items at Bureau Headquarters. Their reported whereabouts become a source of suspicion for Su Yang 12 20 49.
History
War with the Fierce Ghosts
Ten years before Su Yang’s cemetery mission, the Bureau fought the Fierce Ghosts, an organization that worshipped an Ancient God. Gai Fengyan’s fiancée died in the war. According to Zhao Shengshen, the Fierce Ghosts killed hundreds of thousands of people, after which the Bureau began treating every organization that worshipped other gods as an enemy 26.
Su Yang’s recruitment
Gai Fengyan gave Su Yang a black jade pendant identifying him as a Sword-Bearer. Zhao Shengshen later brought him to the Muyang branch to awaken his ability and officially welcomed him as a First-Tier Sword-Bearer 6 17 24.
Su Yang’s first mission took him to the sealed Northern Suburb Cemetery, where he fought three mutated corpses while Zhao Shengshen and Lina remained outside. He defeated them using his blood but concealed that fact from the Bureau 27 28 31.
Altered reality and the attack on Muyang
After reality began changing, Su Yang found records showing an altered history in which he had entered a Bureau assessment two years earlier. Old Wang subsequently detected two Anchors belonging to Zhao Shengshen, and a second director appeared at the branch 40 42.
Heng Hong later awakened Su Yang’s sealed memories, revealing that the Bureau’s deities had been corrupted. As Muyang fell into chaos, Gai Fengyan redirected the Sword-Bearers from finding a soul-containment book to protecting civilians. At the branch, Zhao Shengshen ordered members to take containment items and prepare to fight the Fierce Ghosts and Blood Village 46 48.
Notable quote
“Bear the sword of a god and walk the world. Remember that the glory you hold at this moment comes from the support of countless people!” 9