Above the Blood Sea.
"...I think I should make one thing clear first. I don't want to take up the position of Yin Emperor, nor do I want to obtain the underworld's final inheritance."
Rolling his eyes, Bai Zhi spoke to the Pink Haired Girl in ancient costume before him.
"You've got the wrong person with that title. You should find someone more suitable."
"Your Majesty is the Unique Apt Candidate. The boat would not choose wrong."
The Pink Haired Girl looked at him intently as she spoke with utter seriousness.
"Once Your Majesty obtains the underworld's final inheritance, the entire underworld will fall completely under Your Majesty's control. At that time, Your Majesty will possess everything in the underworld, and the entire world will be entirely under Your Majesty's control."
"This is a modern civilized society. We can't cling to such feudal, outdated ideas. I'm a Three-Good Student, a model youth, and a successor of communism. Your Majesty, my ass."
Bai Zhi curled his lip.
"More than that, I care about your exact identity, what exactly happened here in the past, and the current state of the underworld... Forget those matters for now. Explain those things to me in detail first."
"Me? I'm only a remnant soul now. There are many things I can't remember clearly anymore, but I vaguely recall that I used to be a Yellow Springs God. I've forgotten what my Divine Duty was... It hasn't been long since I woke from my slumber."
Frowning slightly, the Pink Haired Girl seemed to be doing her utmost to recall something.
"As for the underworld, it has suffered severe damage and contamination. This contamination is very difficult to cleanse, and many things have been affected by it..."
"Are there any others like you?"
Bai Zhi raised a brow