As a result, grievance pearls were priceless despite their lack of expense; often, there was no market for them even at a price.
At that moment, Ari held two grievance pearls in his hands. Aside from the one that had belonged to A Yue, there was also the one left behind by A Huo, who had vanished without a trace. Since a grievance pearl had formed, however, it proved that A Huo had surely perished. Of the eight cloaked figures, only six remained.
Poor A Yue's vengeful soul had only just begun to emerge when a terrifying blast of energy shattered it.
A Huo and Xu Yi, along with the others who had died, sank into the cold pool. Not one of their souls rose to the surface.
"Damn you all. You should all die, you swine-like band of thieves and soldiers. You're all worth more dead than..."
Before Ambassador Song could finish speaking, a sword thrust through his chest with a squelch. His face, twisted by fury, was filled with disbelief.
Even as he died, Ambassador Song could not believe that lowly thieves and soldiers, dogs fit only to be kicked, would dare attack him in front of everyone.
"A Xing!"
Ari's square, rocklike face finally changed.
"Big Brother, even if we're thieves and bandits, we'll never be slaves. Otherwise, A Huo and A Yue would never rest in peace, even in death. People like that, who are no better than swine and dogs, dare insult us. What's the point of living if we can't even hold our heads high?"
A Xing cleanly pulled out his sword, took out the Soul Collecting Bottle, and captured Ambassador Song's soul inside. He removed the Sumeru Ring, flicked out a Corpse Dissolving Pill, and in an instant turned Ambassador Song's body into