Xu Yuan stood on the stone and looked around.
There was truly nothing in Emptiness.
He could not even find another fragment of a world.
Was this his "punishment"?
Because he had refused to surrender his Identity as Assistant General?
Xu Yuan looked down and suddenly spotted a small bone device on the ground.
He had studied White Bonecraft himself, so he recognized it at once as some kind of recording device.
Sure enough.
The next moment.
A deep voice came from the device:
"Your name is Zang Ai, yes? You killed eighteen of my household servants on the First Layer of Nine Nether Prefecture."
"I hear you also defied orders from officials at every level and refused to hand over your Waist Token."
"In that case—"
"This fragment of Avici Hell will be your eternal home."
"Stay here and suffer forever."
"Let anyone who dares do the same take warning from your fate!"
The voice fell silent.
Scorching flames began to rise from the black stone.
It was going to burn him now?
Then he had better leave, and fast!
But there was one thing to do first.
Earlier, through a branch of Fate, he had stolen something from that skeleton. It was inside this rock!
Xu Yuan drew his Long Sword and gave the rock a light thrust, splitting it in two.
Sure enough, a bundle of cloth lay inside, though he could not tell what it held.
Xu Yuan lifted it out and gently unfolded it. Inside lay a jade Identity plaque.
Three characters were engraved on it:
"Xu Jingchen."
The plaque looked exactly like Xu Yuan's Waist Token, except that it was made of jade and bore a name.
Xu Yuan hefted it, then put it away.
*Looks like I'll have to find out just who