"Honestly, I just don't understand what anyone saw in an idiot like you back then. You clawed your way up to become a Red-robed Bishop and served as the hall master here for over a decade, so you really thought no one could control you anymore? Being arrogant and tyrannical would have been one thing, but now you even wanted to kill everyone here. How vicious.
Being a traitor would have been one thing too, but you even wanted to tarnish Spirit Hall's reputation. We were too lenient with bishops like you in the past. We failed to properly assess your character before sending you out to serve as hall masters across the lands. Once we return, we must investigate every temple and branch hall. Anyone of poor character and bad reputation will be stripped of their position."
Gui Mei stared coldly at Miles and spoke with displeasure. As the elder in charge of punishments, he had neglected his duty in this regard. Once he returned, he would investigate every Red-robed Bishop and Platinum Bishop. If he found anyone like Miles, they would be executed without mercy!
"Y-you... You're an elder of Spirit Hall?" Miles's eyes nearly split with fury. He had actually encountered an elder from the Elder Hall here, and one who answered to the Pontiff's Palace at that. Didn't that mean everything he had just exposed had been heard?
"I am Gui Mei, an elder of Spirit Hall and overseer of punishments. Miles, you intended to rebel and committed grave crimes. Today, you and your subordinates are sentenced to death," Gui Mei said coldly, his face stern.
"Ninth Soul Skill, Ghosts and Goblins."
Countless enormous shadowy hands instantly stretched up from underground, seizing Miles and the fifteen Soul Emperors. With a single squeeze, the shadowy hands crushed