Eighth Yama said in a deep voice:
"Find out who they are and scatter their souls to the winds. Let's see if they still dare set their sights on the Ghost Realm."
Ninth Yama said calmly:
"Brothers, please calm yourselves. Do not fall into the evil cultivators' trap. The Ghost Realm must not descend into chaos."
Tenth Yama was the youngest of the ten and had the mildest temper. With a faint smile, he said:
"Since Eldest Brother summoned us, he must have made some discoveries. We need only follow his arrangements.
What I am more curious about is those four human cultivators. How did they become involved in this matter? And why did Eldest Brother not crush the divine souls of all four, instead drawing down Soul Thunder? It has been a long time since I last saw Soul Thunder in the Ghost Realm."
First Hall Yama rubbed his brow and said:
"You think I did not want to? Their backing is exceedingly formidable. The Eastern Ghost Emperor personally sent me word that those four must not suffer any mishap in the Ghost Realm. Besides, it was precisely their appearance that exposed the Underworld Ghost Messengers' dereliction of duty, which led to everything that followed.
The four of them have indirectly helped the Ghost Realm. How could we repay kindness with enmity? The leader, Ranxi, cultivates a divine soul technique called the 'Soul Refining Art.' Who has the ability to pass such a technique to a human cultivator without being punished?
As for the Soul Thunder, Ranxi used a secret art to reverse the operation of the Boundary-Breaking Formation in order to reclaim her companion's Soul Power. That spared me a great deal of trouble. She fulfilled the Eastern Ghost Emperor's instructions and resolved the deadlock at the time.