Netherworld

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Netherworld (冥界)
Alias(es)	Netherworld Space; Netherworld World; Netherworld God Country; Main Netherworld 233 234 577
Affiliation	Ruled by Qin Ming, the Lord of Netherworld / Great Emperor Fengdu 350 600
Occupation/Role	A soul-processing realm and distributed reincarnation order that judges the dead, administers karmic recompense, and governs the Six Paths of Reincarnation 577 661
Status	Active; expanded from the Original Universe into Source Worlds and the Infinite Chaos Source Space 706 739
First Appearance	Chapter 233

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Sixth-Level Myriad Souls Banner / Netherworld Space	234	The Banner’s inner world became a Netherworld Space capable of World Suppression and Law Chains Seal.
Netherworld God Country — 10,000 light-years	350	Expanded explosively after absorbing the Divine Kingdoms of Lord Tianlang and Youmo.
Stabilized Divine Kingdom — 1 trillion light-years	575	Developed dedicated living regions and Netherworld regions; the Six Paths of Reincarnation rotated at its center.
Distributed Six Paths framework	577	Six Paths of Reincarnation was integrated into the Netherworld’s operational laws, establishing the main Netherworld–Nether Soil network.
Chaos-law evolution — 3 trillion light-years	578	After stabilization, the Netherworld’s chaos laws evolved and revealed the Ten Laws and world-origin laws.
Reincarnation symbiosis — 30 trillion light-years	593	Soul Channels linked the Three Thousand Original Universes, creating reciprocal growth between the Netherworld and their Nether Soils.
God King-level Myriad Souls Banner	594	Gained the Netherworld Edict, allowing Qin Ming to grant authority, power, and True Spirit imprints to selected members.
Expanded Netherworld — 50 trillion light-years	612	Continued expanding beyond the fifty-trillion-light-year mark.
Expanded Netherworld — 1 quadrillion light-years	622	Its scale supported a second enfeoffment that granted God King-level power to key figures.
World-class Chaos Source source world	696	Completed its transformation from a small world into a source world equal in scale to the Origin Continent.
Chaos Source-level Netherworld	739	Its rapid transformation ultimately reached the Chaos Source level, while its network spread across 3,600 Source World Clusters.

Background

The Netherworld originated as the inner world of Qin Ming’s Myriad Souls Banner. When the Banner reached its Sixth Level, its former domain-like nature developed into the Netherworld Space, whose foundation became the souls’ new world rather than their former Divine Kingdoms. The nascent world could even draw a vast external world out of Space Turbulence. 233 234

After Qin Ming absorbed the Divine Kingdoms of Lord Tianlang and Youmo, the Netherworld God Country grew to 10,000 light-years in diameter. Qin Ming then began shaping it into a complete destination for the dead: souls would enter the Netherworld, soul power would join the Soul River, and a trace of True Spirit would proceed to reincarnation. 350

The Netherworld publicly expanded across the Human Race’s 1008 Cosmic Nations through Netherworld Gates, Summoning Banners, jailers, and supporting personnel. Its first large-scale judgment demonstrated that even dead Undying beings could be detained, judged, and punished. 425 426

After the assimilation of Jin’s World, Qin Ming redesigned the Netherworld around a distributed framework. The main Netherworld remained the core world containing the Myriad Souls Banner, while subsidiary Nether Soils were established within Original Universes and Source Worlds. Soul Channels linked every local system back to the main Netherworld. 571 575 577

The system expanded through the Three Thousand Original Universes, the Origin Continent, the Demon Realm, and eventually the Dark World Cluster. By connecting Source Worlds through Nether Soil, the Netherworld became both an afterlife order and a strategic network capable of sustaining armies, collecting fallen souls, and reinforcing worlds under its jurisdiction. 593 683 705 711

Structure and Administration

Main Netherworld

The main Netherworld is centered on the Netherworld God Country, where the main body of the Myriad Souls Banner resides. It functions as the central authority, final destination, and contingency system for all connected Nether Soils. 577

• Fengdu City — the Netherworld’s central city, containing the Ten Halls and major judgment facilities. 705
• God-Conferring Platform — an Origin Law-condensed platform surrounded by the River of Oblivion; it is used for major enfeoffment ceremonies. 600 622
• Six Paths of Reincarnation — the foundational operational law governing life, death, soul, matter, world, and Causality. 622
• World Tree Clone — coordinates reincarnation across connected worlds and maintains the expanding system’s order. 705
• River of Oblivion — Qin Ming’s Soul River avatar; its tributaries guide dead souls from local Nether Soils into the greater system. 584
• Soul Moon — the central origin of the Netherworld, which has illuminated and grown alongside it since its formation. 665

Nether Soil Network

Nether Soil is a local, subsidiary Netherworld established within an Original Universe, Source World, or Myriad World. It allows souls to be judged and reincarnated locally rather than forcing every soul across Infinite Chaos Source Space to the main Netherworld. 577

• Each Nether Soil connects to the main Netherworld through a Soul Channel. 577
• A local system can include a tributary of the River of Oblivion, the Mirror of Karma, a projection of the Book of Life and Death, and embryonic Eighteen Hells. 584
• Netherworld Reception Tokens can open Ghost Gate Pass, establish Nether Soil, and connect a world to Netherworld authority. 702 705
• If a local world or Nether Soil is destroyed, its souls can be transferred to the main Netherworld as a final safeguard. 577

Governing System

Qin Ming established the Netherworld’s management and military structure through a grand Investiture Ceremony. 600

• Five Directional Ghost Emperors — govern the Netherworld’s five regions. Ganwu, Lord of Darkness, Lord of Chaos City, Xue Yong, and Zuoshan Ke were appointed to these positions. 600
• Ten Halls of Yama — conduct judgments and operate the Six Paths of Reincarnation. 585 600
• Six Heavens of Luofeng — assist the Yama Kings and supervise nether affairs. 600
• Four Great Judges — reward good, punish evil, and assist in judgments. 600
• Seventy-Two Departments — manage specialized administrative duties. 600
• Heavenly Craftsmanship Hall and Wan Wu Hall — support the Netherworld’s artifact refinement and other affairs. 600
• Nether Army — originally organized under seventy-two marshals and three thousand generals; later supplemented by the Twelve Reincarnation Legions and the Pioneering Department. 600 663

Abilities & Functions

Soul Dominion

The Netherworld can receive, restrain, and process souls through the Myriad Souls Banner and its associated systems.

• Dead souls can serve as coordinates for locating and reaching distant areas. 234
• Within the Netherworld, intruders endure the suppression of the entire world. 234
• World Suppression and Law Chains Seal can reduce an Immortal Army Lord’s aura below that of an ordinary Realm Lord. 234
• In a deployed Netherworld Domain, all dead souls within range are forcibly drawn into the Netherworld. 623
• The system can be overwhelmed by mass-casualty events; even accelerated judgment could not immediately process souls from more than a thousand Chaos Prefectures. 642

Ghost Gate Pass and Teleportation

Netherworld Gates provide transport between the main Netherworld, local Nether Soils, and distant battlefields.

• Gates can function in the Cosmic Sea, where Divine Kingdom Teleportation and Dark Universe travel are unavailable. 437 438
• Cosmic Sea travel through a Netherworld Gate consumes more energy and opens more slowly than within the Original Universe. 438
• Ghost Gate Pass can be opened through Soul Projection coordinates or Reception Tokens. 623 705
• A gate can transport armies directly to another region, as demonstrated during the Netherworld’s assault on the Origin Continent. 623

Judgment and Reincarnation

The Netherworld judges souls according to karma and determines their subsequent fate.

• The Mirror of Karma examines a soul’s merits, sins, and Causality. 584 642
• The Book of Life and Death records the basic information of living beings in connected worlds. 584
• Souls pass through the Ten Halls’ judgment process before being assigned punishment, reincarnation, or Netherworld service. 642 661
• Serious offenders may be sentenced to the Eighteen Hells. 584 649
• The system follows the Fengdu Black Code, though its standards require adaptation for worlds with radically different survival conditions. 649 705

Netherworld Edict

The Netherworld Edict allows Qin Ming to enfeoff chosen individuals with Netherworld authority.

• Recipients receive a portion of Netherworld authority and can invoke part of its laws. 594
• An edict places an undying True Spirit imprint within the core of the Myriad Souls Banner. 594
• If the Banner remains intact and sufficient resources are available, an enfeoffed individual can be remolded after body and soul annihilation. 594
• Edicted power remains usable outside the Netherworld, though it weakens without nearby Nether Soil. 594

Purification and Refinement

The Netherworld can purify souls, bloodlines, and hostile Chaos Source lifeforms.

• The Six Paths of Reincarnation can provide a complete rebirth free from Born Chaos Source Lifeform bloodline pollution. 702
• The Soul Grinding Disk can grind corpses and even Law Secret Patterns into refined energy. 672 696
• Refined invading Born Chaos Source Lifeforms can be remade into Netherworld War Beasts. 711
• The Netherworld retains soul power after reincarnation, while the purified True Spirit enters a new cycle. 635

Battlefield Rebirth

Netherworld forces gain exceptional resilience within the coverage of its Soul Domain and Nether Soil.

• Slain Netherworld War Beasts can return through Soul Channels with their memories and strength intact. 711
• Enemy True Spirits collected on the battlefield can be refined into new Netherworld combat power. 711
• Netherworld powerhouses within the Six Paths domain can be reborn after their Divine Bodies are destroyed. 623
• Nether Soil can draw upon a Source World’s origin to empower local defenders beyond normal World-Level Chaos Source limits. 726

Expansion Timeline

Region / Scope	Development
Human Race’s 1008 Cosmic Nations	Netherworld Gates opened simultaneously, beginning the public expansion of the Netherworld. 425
Entire Original Universe	A Soul Domain and soul network extended across even hidden Divine Kingdoms. 529
Three Thousand Original Universes	Three thousand Soul Channels supplied the Netherworld while receiving reciprocal support through Nether Soil. 593
Origin Continent	The Six Paths of Reincarnation and Netherworld judgment were integrated into the continent’s life cycle. 661 696
Dark World Cluster	More than 100,000 Source Worlds and Myriad Worlds became connected during the early expansion. 706
Million-world network	Soul Channel entrances rose from roughly 100,000 to over one million as Nether Soil spread. 711
3,600 Source World Clusters	The expanding system created major management pressure on the Five Directional Ghost Emperors and other administrators. 739

Key Connections

• Qin Ming / Great Emperor Fengdu — creator, ruler, and central authority of the Netherworld; his true body can mobilize Netherworld power wherever he is. 600 697
• Myriad Souls Banner — the Netherworld’s core treasure and the location of enfeoffed members’ True Spirit imprints. 577 594
• World Tree Clone — maintains reincarnation order across connected Source Worlds and Myriad Worlds. 705
• River of Oblivion — Qin Ming’s Soul River avatar; guides souls through the Netherworld and supports local Nether Soils. 584 705
• Ten Halls of Yama — the principal judgment body, led by the Queen during the establishment of order in conquered universes. 585
• Seven Lords — Lord Yuan, Xing Mang, Wu Lan, Jin, Minghuang, Naigu, and Moman witnessed the Netherworld’s million-world network and recognized its wartime potential. 711

Notable Quote

“All living beings of my Origin Continent, regardless of birth, strength, or race, shall enter the Netherworld after death and undergo judgment. Good and evil shall have their recompense; Causality shall never fail.”
— Great Emperor Fengdu 661