On the battlefield, Ling's role was immensely important.
Because the mental world had retreated, all the various troops deployed at the start had effectively been abandoned.
If they had died in battle when the mental world retreated, they might still have had a chance to return to their bodies.
But now, they had lost their chance to leave the Intermediate Realm.
The soldiers themselves still had no idea what had happened to them. They continued joining the battle, wave after wave charging into the Gates of the Yellow Springs, until they all died not far beyond the gates.
This time, they no longer had any chance of resurrection.
When they died, their souls stepped out of their bodies. Whether they accepted it or not, their souls entered the Road to the Yellow Springs and began walking step by step toward the depths of the underworld.
Ling's existence at this moment was to guide these souls forward.
As they passed by Ling, the souls seemed to understand the structure of the underworld and where they would ultimately belong.
Afterward, these souls would be affected by the underworld, and their consciousness would be washed away little by little. Once they entered the depths of the underworld, they would become part of it, becoming true undead.
Looking at the souls lined up, Ling spoke.
"The underworld has finally come to life."
By this point, Beka had also taken control of the entire battle. Having recovered only part of his combat strength, Beka had no intention of personally taking action and merely directed things from the rear.
In Beka's eyes, the battle at hand no longer counted as a major war. The commanders could handle everything themselves.
This was the perfect time to see what these commanders were made of. If he intervened now,