Wenren Sheng then used the Summoning Art to test them and had to admit that the Red-haired Otherworldly User had not lied.
Their souls could not be summoned.
Could a person have consciousness without a soul? Anyone from this world would certainly say no.
But Wenren Sheng was different. He knew that in his previous life, this had been reality.
His previous life had been a materialistic world. Reincarnation of souls and such were all delusions. Human consciousness was nothing mystical—it was simply a collection of bioelectric signals produced by a highly developed brain.
In fact, many animals could prove that they possessed self-awareness. Dolphins and killer whales, for instance, could pass the mirror test. They knew that the image in the mirror was themselves rather than some other creature.
Since even animals had it, consciousness was not all that mysterious.
Those seven people had completely abandoned their souls and flesh in pursuit of conscious immortality.
They had even abandoned their Otherworldly Users.
Having understood this, he did not meddle further. He directly called the Patrol Division and had them pack up the seven computer arrays, along with the seven consciousnesses inside, and take them away.
Years City would naturally be taken over by Little Illusion's priests afterward. After all, it was a fully developed city with a population of one million.
"Old Wen, you really didn't disappoint me. You brought back such a huge haul the moment you made a move." Inspector Liu called soon afterward.
"It was alright," Wenren Sheng said blandly.
"Then I have a few more matters here. Handle them while you're at it."
"Send them over for me to see."
"Mhm." His voice was full of hope.
Two minutes later, Wenren Sheng said, "I'm busy. You can handle these matters yourselves."
"Uh..." Hope turned to