Starting with Rikishi, the ten souls of Boshiki, Tsuchishiki, Fūshiki, Yunshiki, Ranshiki, Enshiki, Ginshiki, Chishiki, and Yingshiki...
Were all sent into the passage leading to the Pure Land.
None of them had ever died before, and after arriving here, they all looked somewhat bewildered.
Since they had never cultivated their souls, at most, their souls could remain lucid for a short while.
A chilling wind swept past.
The ten souls of the Divine Garden Clan began to feel cold.
Their expressions gradually became more and more dazed.
Only Yingshiki, who cultivated shadow laws and had some connection to the soul, retained the clearest mind.
The other nine Otsutsuki souls drifted forward in a muddleheaded state.
Yingshiki's body gradually stiffened as well.
"What's going on!? Why has my Karma failed?"
"Is this the resting place for this planet's souls!?"
"Yes. Welcome. Become my nourishment."
A voice rang out from midair.
Yingshiki saw soul power leaking from the other members of the Divine Garden Clan, all drifting toward the air.
A figure emerged in midair, an almost solid soul body.
The instant Yingshiki saw Shimei, immense killing intent erupted from him.
Then...
Yingshiki's soul was severed at the neck, split into two, and he lost consciousness.
Shimei nodded in satisfaction. Then, with a wave of his hand, he sent out a fierce gust of wind.
All the Divine Garden Clan souls shattered, turning into pure energy that flowed toward Shimei.
In the span of a breath, Shimei's body had completely solidified.
He looked toward the end of the passage.
That was the Pure Land, where an immense amount of soul energy was stored.
If he swallowed all those souls in one go, he could directly reach the standard of a Star God.
In the universe, all beneath Star Gods were ants.
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