The First Time I Led an Army into Battle Alone, I Ran Into a Tough Opponent Like Bai Yuchan (Continued)

He muttered, his voice shattered:

"It was nothing more than an empty promise made to lesser creatures...

How could it... possess such tremendous power!?"

Lin Chen stood with his hands behind his back, like an Underworld Yama about to pass judgment.

He looked down upon this dying evil god and delivered the final verdict that nailed shut the coffin:

"You still do not understand, even at death.

It is precisely because the gods of China are willing to stake their own divine status and eternal life on a single promise made to 'lesser creatures.'

That is what responsibility means!"

Lin Chen raised his hand, his voice abruptly soaring with the majesty of judgment:

"Therefore, evil fiend! Die in fulfillment of the oath!

You shall forever be a ghost of the netherworld, a prisoner beneath the steps of my underworld court.

In hell, await your judgment!"