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**Chapter 983: The Lord of the Netherworld Isn't That Strong!**
"It seems there won't be any accidents."
Im stood with his hands behind his back, observing the fierce battle between Great Yama and Sanast from a close distance through a layer of hazy purple space.
The place he was currently in was another layer of space within the Netherworld, accessed via a technique he had developed, similar to the Door-Door Fruit's ability.
Therefore, Im called it the 'Door of Space'.
Simple and easy to understand.
Speaking of which, he had previously worried that this technique might not work here.
After all, no one knew if another layer of space existed within the Netherworld.
Whether it was the Door-Door Fruit or his 'Door of Space', their essence wasn't to create new space out of nothing.
They merely opened a 'door' for oneself to travel between two worlds.
If there was no other space in the Netherworld, then the 'door' would be meaningless.
Fortunately, the result was not disappointing.
Although the color of this space was a strange purple, it was otherwise exactly the same as the 'Door-Door Space'.
No matter how fiercely Yama and Sanast fought outside, the seemingly violent energy and force couldn't affect him in the slightest, nor could they detect his presence.
To be honest, Im really liked this feeling.
However, there was one thing he still didn't understand.
Logically, souls lose their Devil Fruit abilities after death, meaning Ability Users shouldn't exist in the Netherworld. However, despite being in a soul state here without actually being dead, he could still use his Space Fruit ability. Why?
Im didn't understand the fundamental reason, but he felt it was a good thing.
In the future, as long as he mastered the method to allow more people to project their souls and come to the Netherworld, the World Government wouldn't have to worry about Ability User issues and could dispatch any forces to support the situation here in the Netherworld at any time.
And the reason he was here was naturally to be ready to intervene at any moment.
The matters concerning the Netherworld were extremely important to Im.
After all, controlling this place meant controlling life and death and reincarnation.
In the future, as long as he agreed, resurrection abilities similar to 'Impure World Reincarnation' could also take effect in the Sea Star. Conversely, he could also make such abilities ineffective at any time!
Besides that, there were the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
If someone died in the Sea Star in the future, whether they would be reborn as a human, a pig, or even which family they would be born into, could all be controlled.
Therefore, to ensure the success of this Netherworld Conquest Plan without any mishaps, Im decided to personally ensure Yama's safety and deal with Sanast, this Reaper Army Commander.
Originally, just like with Shimotsuki Ryuma, he had planned to act himself.
But Yama said that for a mere Sanast, there was no need for Father to condescend; she could handle it herself.
At the time, he still had some doubts, because this Sanast sounded like he was on the same level of strength as Shimotsuki Ryuma. Could Yama be his opponent?
However, Yama immediately stated that although her sentience had just awakened, she was still a Lord of the Netherworld.
Although she was definitely not as strong in the Sea Star Underworld as she was in the Giant Underworld, she was still considered a Deity, and her soul essence was immeasurably higher than Sanast's.
Furthermore, as 'Yamato', she inherently possessed the 'Soul Cutting' trait, which had a certain countering effect on all spiritual entities.
Crucially, this trait was granted by another Lord of the Netherworld, King Yama.
These two factors combined were enough to compensate for the hundreds of years of difference in training between the two sides.
Although it seemed somewhat unreasonable, this World had never been reasonable in the first place.
In addition, Yama also borrowed another blade from him, 'Xihe'.
This was a perfect Nichirin Blade crafted using the techniques of a Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword, incorporating the highest purity Gorilla Sand Iron Ore, Scarlet Ore, and Seastone.
Its scabbard was crimson red with golden flame markings on the surface. The tsuba was shaped like a dark red sun, while its blade was an ultimate black.
But once someone gripped the sword hilt and drew it, the blade would rapidly turn a brilliant gold from the base upwards, simultaneously emitting a warm radiance.
It would also continuously increase in temperature with the user's grip strength, eventually manifesting as fiercely burning golden flames.
This was actually the sunlight power absorbed by the Gorilla Sand Iron Ore and Scarlet Ore at the Sun Mountain Top in the Demon Slayer World over thousands of years.
If regular Nichirin Blades could only kill 'demons' other than Muzan Kibutsuji, then this 'Xihe' was something that even Muzan Kibutsuji, who had broken through his physique limits, could no longer ignore.
It could be said to be a natural counter to all dark beings who fear sunlight.
Of course, this referred to Muzan Kibutsuji in his 'Demon King Form', not the current Muzan Kibutsuji in his 'Perfect Form'.
The latter was no longer considered a 'demon', but a perfect human in a sense.
However, this Sanast, as the 'Reaper Army Commander', was also a death god recognized by the Will of the Sea Star Underworld, belonging to the proper underworld gods.
They would not fear sunlight like ordinary ghosts; at most, they would feel uncomfortable and dislike it.
So, Yama actually miscalculated in this regard.
She thought sunlight would counter Sanast.
Of course, judging by the current situation, whether it was a counter or not didn't matter at all.
Sanast was clearly not Yama's opponent.
However, it would still take Yama some time to completely defeat him.
Therefore, Im's gaze then shifted towards Hashirama Senju.
Within the vast Sea of Trees, Hashirama Senju had already brought out his Wood Golem and Wood Dragon.
At the same time, he was controlling countless trees to engage in a frontal clash with the Black Robed Shinigami.
One person fighting three thousand and not falling into a disadvantage in the slightest!
The more Im watched, the more the look of appreciation in his eyes intensified.
As a Transmigrator, being able to see Hashirama Senju with his own eyes was certainly a little exciting.
Although he had always complained about Hashirama Senju not directly unifying the Ninja World back then, but instead playing the game of distributing Tailed Beasts for balance, which led to a series of wars and tragedies later on, and also severely harmed the innocent Tailed Beasts.
But now, as the Ruler of the World Government, he actually liked Hashirama Senju's personality – easy to control.
That's why he had immediately rejected Yama's request earlier.
He absolutely had to find a method to resurrect this Hashirama Senju, and then transfer him to the Sea Ninja Village, along with that Madara Uchiha.
However, this matter still needed to be discussed with the 'Sage of Six Paths' in the Ninja World.
In fact, this was also one of the reasons why Im decided to temporarily ignore the affairs of the World Government and stay in the Sea Star Netherworld for a period of time.
Although the Demon War on the Ninja World side was also very important, it was still not as important as the Netherworld here.
Firstly, Yama was not certain about King Yama's rebirth time. She said it would be about ten-plus days, but the exact number of days was unknown.
According to her, when King Yama was just reborn, that would be his weakest time, so he had to act at the first opportunity.
Secondly, Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura might also attack. If they really came, he would also need to talk to them.
About two days later, Im personally witnessed Sanast, clad in his crimson robe, first having his crimson scythe cut off by a single strike from Xihe.
He himself was then soul annihilated under the burning Hellfire released by Yama.
The soaring firelight dyed the entire crimson sky with a faint purple hue.
Not long after, Hashirama Senju also smashed the last Black Robed Shinigami on the spot.
"It took this long to defeat a Sanast who is weaker than Shimotsuki Ryuma."
Im realized he had somewhat overestimated Yama's strength.
It seemed that even a Lord of the Netherworld wasn't necessarily that strong.
Or perhaps it was because this wasn't the Titan World, or because her growth time was too short?
Hmm, most likely it's due to both factors...
(End of Chapter)
"It seems there won't be any accidents."
Im stood with his hands behind his back, observing the fierce battle between Great Yama and Sanast from a close distance through a layer of hazy purple space.
The place he was currently in was another layer of space within the Netherworld, accessed via a technique he had developed, similar to the Door-Door Fruit's ability.
Therefore, Im called it the 'Door of Space'.
Simple and easy to understand.
Speaking of which, he had previously worried that this technique might not work here.
After all, no one knew if another layer of space existed within the Netherworld.
Whether it was the Door-Door Fruit or his 'Door of Space', their essence wasn't to create new space out of nothing.
They merely opened a 'door' for oneself to travel between two worlds.
If there was no other space in the Netherworld, then the 'door' would be meaningless.
Fortunately, the result was not disappointing.
Although the color of this space was a strange purple, it was otherwise exactly the same as the 'Door-Door Space'.
No matter how fiercely Yama and Sanast fought outside, the seemingly violent energy and force couldn't affect him in the slightest, nor could they detect his presence.
To be honest, Im really liked this feeling.
However, there was one thing he still didn't understand.
Logically, souls lose their Devil Fruit abilities after death, meaning Ability Users shouldn't exist in the Netherworld. However, despite being in a soul state here without actually being dead, he could still use his Space Fruit ability. Why?
Im didn't understand the fundamental reason, but he felt it was a good thing.
In the future, as long as he mastered the method to allow more people to project their souls and come to the Netherworld, the World Government wouldn't have to worry about Ability User issues and could dispatch any forces to support the situation here in the Netherworld at any time.
And the reason he was here was naturally to be ready to intervene at any moment.
The matters concerning the Netherworld were extremely important to Im.
After all, controlling this place meant controlling life and death and reincarnation.
In the future, as long as he agreed, resurrection abilities similar to 'Impure World Reincarnation' could also take effect in the Sea Star. Conversely, he could also make such abilities ineffective at any time!
Besides that, there were the Six Paths of Reincarnation.
If someone died in the Sea Star in the future, whether they would be reborn as a human, a pig, or even which family they would be born into, could all be controlled.
Therefore, to ensure the success of this Netherworld Conquest Plan without any mishaps, Im decided to personally ensure Yama's safety and deal with Sanast, this Reaper Army Commander.
Originally, just like with Shimotsuki Ryuma, he had planned to act himself.
But Yama said that for a mere Sanast, there was no need for Father to condescend; she could handle it herself.
At the time, he still had some doubts, because this Sanast sounded like he was on the same level of strength as Shimotsuki Ryuma. Could Yama be his opponent?
However, Yama immediately stated that although her sentience had just awakened, she was still a Lord of the Netherworld.
Although she was definitely not as strong in the Sea Star Underworld as she was in the Giant Underworld, she was still considered a Deity, and her soul essence was immeasurably higher than Sanast's.
Furthermore, as 'Yamato', she inherently possessed the 'Soul Cutting' trait, which had a certain countering effect on all spiritual entities.
Crucially, this trait was granted by another Lord of the Netherworld, King Yama.
These two factors combined were enough to compensate for the hundreds of years of difference in training between the two sides.
Although it seemed somewhat unreasonable, this World had never been reasonable in the first place.
In addition, Yama also borrowed another blade from him, 'Xihe'.
This was a perfect Nichirin Blade crafted using the techniques of a Supreme Grade Great Grade Sword, incorporating the highest purity Gorilla Sand Iron Ore, Scarlet Ore, and Seastone.
Its scabbard was crimson red with golden flame markings on the surface. The tsuba was shaped like a dark red sun, while its blade was an ultimate black.
But once someone gripped the sword hilt and drew it, the blade would rapidly turn a brilliant gold from the base upwards, simultaneously emitting a warm radiance.
It would also continuously increase in temperature with the user's grip strength, eventually manifesting as fiercely burning golden flames.
This was actually the sunlight power absorbed by the Gorilla Sand Iron Ore and Scarlet Ore at the Sun Mountain Top in the Demon Slayer World over thousands of years.
If regular Nichirin Blades could only kill 'demons' other than Muzan Kibutsuji, then this 'Xihe' was something that even Muzan Kibutsuji, who had broken through his physique limits, could no longer ignore.
It could be said to be a natural counter to all dark beings who fear sunlight.
Of course, this referred to Muzan Kibutsuji in his 'Demon King Form', not the current Muzan Kibutsuji in his 'Perfect Form'.
The latter was no longer considered a 'demon', but a perfect human in a sense.
However, this Sanast, as the 'Reaper Army Commander', was also a death god recognized by the Will of the Sea Star Underworld, belonging to the proper underworld gods.
They would not fear sunlight like ordinary ghosts; at most, they would feel uncomfortable and dislike it.
So, Yama actually miscalculated in this regard.
She thought sunlight would counter Sanast.
Of course, judging by the current situation, whether it was a counter or not didn't matter at all.
Sanast was clearly not Yama's opponent.
However, it would still take Yama some time to completely defeat him.
Therefore, Im's gaze then shifted towards Hashirama Senju.
Within the vast Sea of Trees, Hashirama Senju had already brought out his Wood Golem and Wood Dragon.
At the same time, he was controlling countless trees to engage in a frontal clash with the Black Robed Shinigami.
One person fighting three thousand and not falling into a disadvantage in the slightest!
The more Im watched, the more the look of appreciation in his eyes intensified.
As a Transmigrator, being able to see Hashirama Senju with his own eyes was certainly a little exciting.
Although he had always complained about Hashirama Senju not directly unifying the Ninja World back then, but instead playing the game of distributing Tailed Beasts for balance, which led to a series of wars and tragedies later on, and also severely harmed the innocent Tailed Beasts.
But now, as the Ruler of the World Government, he actually liked Hashirama Senju's personality – easy to control.
That's why he had immediately rejected Yama's request earlier.
He absolutely had to find a method to resurrect this Hashirama Senju, and then transfer him to the Sea Ninja Village, along with that Madara Uchiha.
However, this matter still needed to be discussed with the 'Sage of Six Paths' in the Ninja World.
In fact, this was also one of the reasons why Im decided to temporarily ignore the affairs of the World Government and stay in the Sea Star Netherworld for a period of time.
Although the Demon War on the Ninja World side was also very important, it was still not as important as the Netherworld here.
Firstly, Yama was not certain about King Yama's rebirth time. She said it would be about ten-plus days, but the exact number of days was unknown.
According to her, when King Yama was just reborn, that would be his weakest time, so he had to act at the first opportunity.
Secondly, Otsutsuki Hagoromo and Otsutsuki Hamura might also attack. If they really came, he would also need to talk to them.
About two days later, Im personally witnessed Sanast, clad in his crimson robe, first having his crimson scythe cut off by a single strike from Xihe.
He himself was then soul annihilated under the burning Hellfire released by Yama.
The soaring firelight dyed the entire crimson sky with a faint purple hue.
Not long after, Hashirama Senju also smashed the last Black Robed Shinigami on the spot.
"It took this long to defeat a Sanast who is weaker than Shimotsuki Ryuma."
Im realized he had somewhat overestimated Yama's strength.
It seemed that even a Lord of the Netherworld wasn't necessarily that strong.
Or perhaps it was because this wasn't the Titan World, or because her growth time was too short?
Hmm, most likely it's due to both factors...
(End of Chapter)
