The moment this law appeared, the souls streaming back into the sky broke free of their restraints and returned to the bodies that had originally belonged to them.
Osiris frowned and turned to look into the distance.
A figure clad in a black imperial robe walked through the void, holding a slowly rotating silver sphere in his hand as he approached.
With every step he took, the Netherworld Death Realm beneath his feet dissipated a little.
At the same time, the phantom of another ghost city emerged behind him. Imperial Palaces appeared one after another in the air, radiating majestic imperial might.
That was Fengdu.
"Souls whose lifespans have not yet run out cannot be seized. That is the rule of Great Xia."
Emperor Fengdu's gaze fell upon Osiris, coldness surfacing in his eyes. "Since when did Great Xia's dead become yours to seize?"
Seeing Emperor Fengdu, Zhou Ping, who stood to one side with his sword in hand, opened his mouth as if intending to greet him, but he did not know what would be appropriate to say.
Instead, Emperor Fengdu studied him for a moment before speaking first. "You are Zhou Ping?"
"Yes." Zhou Ping nodded stiffly. "Hello."
"...Mm."
"Emperor Fengdu..." Osiris narrowed his pale eyes slightly. "It seems Yama was telling the truth. But... your strength has not fully recovered yet, has it?"
"It is enough to deal with you."
The silver sphere in Emperor Fengdu's hand glimmered, and an ancient, mysterious pressure of the Great Dao suddenly descended. A silver ring shot out from it, hurtling straight toward Osiris!
"Six Paths of Reincarnation?"
Surprise appeared on Osiris's face. He raised the crook in his hand and swung it at the silver ring.
Grayish-white spread across the entire sky once more, yet the silver ring seemed completely