Yan is portrayed as a large man with a scowling red face, bulging eyes, and a long beard. He wears traditional robes and a judge's cap or a crown which bears the character for "king" (王). He is the ruler of hell or di Yu and is also the fifth and final judge of Di Yu. He has a book with the names and dates of all the beings who will die and when. If you erase your name from the book you get a form of immortality preventing your soul from being ripped out of your body on your death date. The demons in charge of bringing souls before Yan Luo Wang are Ox-head and Horse-face whose names give a very accurate description of what they look like.
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