Once your life soul fell into someone else's hands, it meant handing your life over to them. With a single thought, they could kill you.
Though these men were Heavenly Generals, their life souls remained in their own possession and had never been handed over to anyone. They were not permitted to give them to others—not even the Jade Emperor had the right to demand them.
If the Jade Emperor forcibly demanded them, and the matter reached the ears of the Three Pure Ones, then even if he was not removed from his position, he would still face severe punishment, which would be announced throughout the Three Realms.
Therefore, such a thing had never occurred in the Heavenly Court. Even if it had, it involved only a very small number of people.
Now that these Heavenly Generals had heard Shen Gongbao's words, they all summoned their life souls and allowed Shen Gongbao to collect them.
After what had happened at the West Heaven Gate, they had been destined for death. Since the Jade Emperor was willing to spare them, they were naturally overwhelmed with gratitude. So what if he wanted their life souls? They would give them!
Shen Gongbao delivered the life souls of this group of Heavenly Generals to the Jade Emperor.
"You will continue guarding the West Heaven Gate. I do not wish for such an incident to happen again. Do you understand?" the Jade Emperor said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Also, I do not wish for anyone else to learn of what happened today. If word spreads elsewhere, I can immediately make every one of you vanish into ash!"
The Jade Emperor looked at the Heavenly Generals and continued.
"I am doing this because I do not wish to see turmoil arise within our Heavenly Court. The Heaven