Promotion to Yin Commander, Awarded the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner

Beneath the earth, within the Underworld.

The yin aura was bleak and chilling, and ghosts stretched endlessly.

Countless halls, pavilions, terraces, towers, mountains, and flowing waters had been built here.

At a glance, the place was eerie and frigid.

If a living being from the Yang World came here, it would soon be corroded by the yin aura and become a living corpse.

This was where the Ninth Hall stood.

At this moment, the Yama King sat high above, looking down.

Below him stood the Ten Great Yin Commanders and the various Judges, arranged on either side.

Standing squarely in the middle of the great hall was an Upper Underworld Prison General—the former Marquis Lingyou of the human world.

Behind Marquis Lingyou, a stretch of black mist emerged. In the gloomy hall, it appeared even colder.

Within the black mist, the Military Tally of the Middle Underworld Prison General emerged.

The Lone Boat Eerie Mist manifested, condensing into a human form. It bowed and said, "This subordinate pays respects to the Ninth Prince."

"You have rendered great service. There is no need for such ceremony."

From his high seat, the Yama King's true body—towering a hundred zhang tall—looked down with solemn majesty and said, "The intelligence you brought back this time is of the utmost importance. You are hereby promoted to the position of Upper Underworld Prison General, and, as an exception, awarded the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner!"

Everyone present changed expression slightly.

In the Underworld, during the Ancient Era and even the later Crimson Nether Era, the Upper Underworld Prison General had commanded ten thousand ghost soldiers.

But in recent years, the Upper Underworld Prison General had usually possessed only three thousand banners.

Only a Yin Soldier Commander was qualified to possess the Ten Thousand Ghosts Banner.

The Yin