The Underworld.
This plane used to be called the Hazy Realm.
When mortals died, their souls would be pulled into the Hazy Realm. Most of the vast space in this plane was flat, dark, boring, and monotonous. There were no obvious topographical features.
The Hazy Realm had the following features:
1. Stable.
2. Suppression magic: All magic is suppressed. (Casting difficulty increases, casting effect decreases.)
The Underworld existed in a special space in the multiverse. When mortals died, their souls would naturally go from the main material plane to the Underworld through the River Styx, but it was difficult for them to go by their own will. Servants of God could come here from the realm (divine kingdom) of the god and bring the soul of the god they served back to the divine kingdom. Due to the agreement between the devils and Klemvaux, the Nine Hells had portals that led to the Underworld, and the demon lords would sometimes create portals from the bottomless abyss to come here. In these two cases, demons could use these portals to bring souls back to the plane they lived in.
The astral plane could not go directly to the Underworld, and had to go through the River Styx to reach it.
Most of the inhabitants of the Underworld were souls of the dead, waiting to be sent to the plane of the god they believed in. These souls were petitioners who lacked the characteristics of the realm. They had no immunity, resistance, or special properties. The souls of the faithless formed a living wall outside the Judgement City (the Wall of the Faithless), and the false believers were punished to work in the city. They were sometimes tortured by the demons.
This was a rather ordinary plane, and the only feature was the crystal tower. Klemvaux and Jergal's crystal realm stood in the middle of the Judgement City.
It was a gloomy, dull, and crowded with the condemned.
The crystal tower was a shining tower made of transparent stone. When Cyric was still the God of Death, this tower was called the Skeletal Castle, but Klemvaux changed it into a symbol of his promise to publicly and equally judge the dead.
The Underworld itself was not big.
But it was the source of the River Styx, and also the transit point for countless souls.
Whether good or evil gods, they had to transfer the souls of their believers to the divine kingdom from here. This was an ancient agreement between the God of Death and other gods. To some extent, the God of Death had to maintain a neutral attitude, because even the devils had a corresponding agreement with the God of Death.
Such was the view of good and evil in the Multiverse.
There were many mortals who should head to the Baator Inferno and the Bottomless Abyss after death.
But!
Whether it was the Gods or the Grim Reaper, there was an existence that they could not tolerate, and that was the [Soul Stealer]!
They were a bunch of lunatics who challenged order.
These people had almost no principles to speak of. Be it good souls or evil souls, they were all wealth to them. They stole these souls and sold them to other planes, completely ignoring the good and evil of the multiverse. Due to the existence of the Soul Stealers, even the kind-hearted Saint Samurai could fall into the abyss of hell after death.
If the order collapsed, the rules would cease to exist.
In exchange for the devil's help, Naruto sold these souls.
It could be imagined that for a long time in the future, the gods would need the Servants of God from another world to retrieve the souls that had been taken away by the demons. This was because they would always have believers that needed to be redeemed and not forgotten somewhere in the lower planes.
This was the duty of the gods!
When Søren's incarnation reached the Underworld, it was already a ruin full of holes.
The only thing that was still intact was the Crystal Tower, because even Asmodeus would not easily challenge Jergal. Countless souls had been taken away by the demons, and Naruto used these souls as bargaining chips in exchange for the support of the demons. When Naruto died, most of the Servants of Death that served him had already fallen. These were all one with the Gods. The entire Underworld seemed empty, with only a few ownerless souls floating around. This time, the Death Pantheon was almost completely rebuilt. The Underworld had undergone a huge reshuffle, and the demons were the biggest winners. The City of Judgement was almost empty, but there were still countless souls floating in the River Styx.
The Grim Reaper's duty was to maintain order.
As the [King of the Dead], Søren did not need to judge all the souls. Only some of the more important souls were worth handing over.
So.
After coming to this plane, the first thing that he needed to do was to create the [Servants of Death].
This was another form of angel. Mortals called them [Angels of Death], but Søren was more used to calling them [Servants of Death]. They were the assistants of the King of the Dead, responsible for judgment, transportation, and delivery of souls. Some of the powerful dead that were reluctant to leave the mortal world were also brought back by these servants of death.
"Summon the Kingdom of God!"
A light gate opened in the center of the Underworld. As Søren obtained the title of [King of the Dead], the petitioners could also reach this plane.
In the golden light.
Some Shadow Angels flew up from around the Great Temple. They came through the light gate and knelt down on one knee in front of Søren's incarnation.
There were a total of twelve Shadow Angels.
Nine of them were men, and three were women. Søren drew a little divine light from his forehead, and then gave this divinity to the power of [Death], and then injected it into the bodies of these Shadow Angels.
A total of 36 divinity points.
With Søren's divinity, the Shadow Angels in front of him changed rapidly. They changed their shape and turned into the appearance of the Servants of Death. Their weapon also became a death scythe that harvested souls. These Angels were promoted to [Otherworld Servants], and they would help Søren restore the operation of the Underworld.
"I am the King of the Dead! The Lord of the End of All Things! "
Søren's majestic voice echoed in the Underworld. He pointed his finger to the wisest of the Otherworld Servants and said in a deep voice, "I give thee the domain of [Truth]! Thou shall judge the sins of mortals on my behalf! … "
Words were law.
The invisible divine power formed the power of the law. An eye made of white light was integrated into the body of the Servant in front of him, and then the first [Angel of Judgment] was born.
"I give thee the domain of [Slaughter]! Thou shall harvest the souls of traitors on my behalf! … "
A little blood light appeared.
Søren drew a little more divinity from his forehead and injected it into the strongest of the Otherworld Servants. It was a female Angel, and she quickly turned into the form of a [Slaughter Angel].
"I give thee the domain of [Tracking]! Thou shall guide Styx's soul on my behalf! … "
A little bit of divinity fell.
Søren selected the most agile of them and gave them the domain of [Tracking], and they were responsible for guiding Styx's soul.
Three rays of light rose.
After Søren selected the most outstanding of them, the three chosen Otherworld Servants were promoted to [Otherworld Oracles]. They would be the leaders of the Servants of Death, and they would help Søren re-establish the order of the Underworld.
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