Chapter 1091: Chapter 642: Maintainer of Heaven’s Principle (Part 2)
“Have you decided to talk?”
The Yin Cha asked.
The Great Onmyoji remained silent.
“Ha, still a tough nut to crack.”
The Yin Cha threw her back into Hell again, and then turned the scroll.
This time, when the progress bar reached a quarter, they asked again.
“Ready to talk now?”
Yet, there was still silence.
The Yin Cha shrugged their shoulders, and the punishment continued.
When the progress bar reached halfway, Kamo Tadayuki’s soul body was pulled out again, but still faced with questioning, she remained silent.
“Wow, can she really endure this?”
Dorothy, watching on the side, was a little surprised. She didn’t expect the Great Onmyoji to have such backbone. Could this be the so-called spirit of the Japanese Samurai?
However…
“Wait…..”
The Judge on the high platform called out to the Yin Cha who were about to throw her back into Hell.
This handsome witch big sister quickly walked to Kamo Tadayuki’s side, then pinched the person’s mouth…
Alright, she really is rock hard, in the physical sense.
“Lord Yama, let’s switch to the Eight Hot Hells to thaw her out.”
Kamiizumi Hidetsuna looked at the old enemy, who had turned into a hard ice sculpture, and said to Yama on the platform.
Yama: “….”
The small King Yan Luo waved his hand in a speechless manner and approved it.
Thus, the Yin Cha Witches threw the ice sculpture back into the Eight Hot Hells.
This time, they didn’t drag the progress bar, and after waiting for a few seconds, they directly pulled her out.
“I confess, I confess, I confess everything.”
This time, before the Yin Cha Witches could ask, the Great Onmyoji, sweating profusely from the heat and shivering from the cold with her arms crossed, confessed proactively.
Dorothy: “……”
The homebody witch was stunned and then fell silent.
What, is that all there is to the spirit of the Japanese Samurai?
Apparently, the Samurai can commit seppuku for their masters, but they can’t withstand the tortures of Hell.
She turned to look at Ibuki Yuuki beside her.
And Miss Oiran was very happy at this time, for nothing was more satisfying than seeing an enemy tortured like this.
“So speak, where is the Izanagi?”
On the high platform, King Yan Luo looked sternly at the spirit confessing below, for no soul could lie before her.
“Heaven’s Guard Pavilion, ma’am, she’s in the Heaven’s Guard Pavilion.”
Now nearly driven to a mental breakdown by the torture, the Great Onmyoji confessed without a trace of hesitation.
……..
“The sinful soul Kamo Tadayuki, who has committed unforgivable atrocities by wantonly killing the innocent, forcing the virtuous into prostitution, indulging in corruption and aiding the wicked, is sentenced to the Animal’s Path to endure the suffering of eternal reincarnation.”
“Court adjourned.”
…….
This somewhat farcical trial finally came to an end, accompanied by the voice of Miss Judge, and the Yin Cha all dispersed, while Kamo Tadayuki’s soul body was dragged away by two strong Yin Cha.
“My lord, I was wrong, I know I was wrong.”
“Spare me, I don’t want to become an animal, I don’t want to.”
“Just let me be a human, really, being human would be fine….”
…..
The once arrogant Great Onmyoji was now no longer proud, crying and begging for mercy with true emotion, but unfortunately, everyone remained expressionless to her cries.
Alas, some people just won’t shed tears until they see the coffin.
However, Dorothy was a bit surprised, she didn’t expect the underworld to contain even the six paths of reincarnation, though these seem a bit inconsistent with the Witch World view.
Based on her understanding from a past life, the six paths are the Celestial Path, Asura Path, Human’s Path, Hungry Ghost Path, Animal’s Path, and Hell’s Path, the first three being the Three Good Paths, and the last three the Three Evil Paths.
Hell’s Path is the aforementioned Hell Map, Human’s and Animal’s Paths are understandable, but the Celestial, Asura, and Hungry Ghost parts don’t seem to exist in the Witch World, so how do they reincarnate?
The homebody witch was a bit curious.
“The six paths of reincarnation actually refer not to six races, but to six fates for souls.”
Seeing her confusion, the Good Sister explained again.
“The Celestial Path is the abode of good souls, where souls cast into this path will live a life free of worries, with a high chance of becoming witches with decent aptitude. While they may not achieve great success, they won’t struggle for survival.
The Asura Path is the abode of warrior souls, who may reincarnate as witches or humans. But if they become witches, they are almost certain to be Armed Witches; if human, they will be fierce warriors, destined for eternal battlefields.
The Human’s Path is for relatively ordinary lives, where they might become mortals, struggling in the netherworld all their lives.
The Hungry Ghost Path is the path of greed, where souls with strong desires are cast. They might be human or beast, with strong desires ultimately unmet, painfully yearning without obtaining. If they can’t overcome their desires, they won’t transcend.
The Animal’s Path might not only be beasts, but also humans, destined for lives of servitude without hope of liberation.
The final Hell’s Path, which you saw earlier, is the land of punishment, where each round of punishment is a reincarnation of extreme pain.”
Miss Shepherdess said so.
“I see.”
Dorothy nodded, somewhat understanding.
But what’s the point of setting this up, Good Sister?
The homebody witch was still puzzled.
According to the daily habits of witches, most would likely not end well, probably overfilling the Asura and Hell’s Paths.
“It’s just to try and correct a strayed path.”
Seeing through her sister’s confusion, Denisha sighed and spoke thusly.
The Witch World had embarked on a path of killing and war due to her revenge, and now, witches and the three great calamities were essentially indistinguishable. The brave who once slew dragons had turned into evil dragons.
Of course, due to the strength of the Three Kings, the Witch World today is prosperous, but as the strongest Prophecy Witch of the age, Miss Shepherdess could vaguely sense an impending calamity brewing.
Just as the witches once attacked heaven, obliterating angelic pride, one day, someone would invade the Witch World, bringing the high and mighty Witch Sky Island to earth.
This violent delight will have a violent end.
Asa Vanni’s madness, who should’ve become the Fourth King, was already a warning from the Fate of the Western Universe to the Witch World.
Though Denisha wasn’t really concerned about all this, after all, the Witch Clan was merely a tool for her revenge.
Their judgment of her wasn’t incorrect. The Divine King is indifferent; she has never loved mortals.
It’s not that she doesn’t understand human hearts; she simply doesn’t care. Their life or death means nothing to her.
If one day the witches perished completely, without the burden of witch faith, the Divine King would sever all ties, becoming the first Saint of the Western Universe, an incarnation of absolute heavenly reason.
She stands just one step away from becoming a Saint, like a balloon tethered by a string. That string, the witches’ faith in her, will snap, and she will ascend.
Denisha had long anticipated such an outcome but didn’t care much, as nothing in the world mattered to her.
But now…..
Miss Shepherdess didn’t know what her disgraceful true self thought, but she herself didn’t want to become a heartless Maintainer of Heaven’s Principle. Such omniscience and omnipotence pale compared to watching her adorable sister every day.
So, maybe she could attempt to slightly save the already off-course Witch World.
Of course, turning a large ship is difficult, and the attitudes formed over hundreds of thousands of years can’t change overnight. By transforming the Underworld and incorporating moral judgment in the underworld, it might subtly influence the Witch World’s atmosphere.
The witches’ wanton and arrogance stem from lack of management, as goodness isn’t praised and evil isn’t punished, inevitably leading to chaos. It’s time to establish rules to cage this rampant beast.
But there’s no need to tell Dorothy about these.
Her sister had already done enough for her back then, and as her elder sister, she couldn’t always rely on her. Miss Shepherdess would try to deal with the consequences she once caused.
So, all Dorothy needed to do was to live happily in her everyday life.
Miss Shepherdess genuinely hoped for this.
….Prayer of the Divine King….