Yama spoke slowly. "I need to apologize for this."
Li froze for a moment, then heard Yama say, "I forgot that you're human."
Li nearly spat blood. What was wrong with being human? Did humans deserve to be discriminated against?
Yama let out a meaningful sigh. "We had actually planned to come here earlier, but you need to understand what this place was meant for."
Li paused. This place represented the Six Paths of Reincarnation, so it was meant for...
"You mean only souls were originally allowed to enter?"
Yama nodded lightly. "Or rather, the living are forbidden from approaching. The half of your lifespan you expended was the admission fee you paid."
Li nearly spat blood again. "Is there anything else? Just tell me everything at once."
Yama continued, "Next, we'll probably have to enter through the Human Path. Originally, if the rest of us had entered first, we would have entered the Hungry Ghost Path when we reached the Six Paths of Reincarnation. But since you entered first, this place will most likely assume that we are entering through the Human Path."
Li opened his mouth. "What difference does that make?"
"I already said that the Six Paths used to resemble parallel worlds, but now they have become tower-shaped. In other words, they are now layered. If we entered through the Hungry Ghost Path, we could pass through the Naraka Path and reach the final Hall of Yama. But now, we have to descend all the way from the Human Path."
Hearing Yama say this, Li understood. It seemed they would have to travel a much longer route.
"Time is of the essence. Let's go down." As Li spoke, Kirisis behind him said, "Li, you're alive. What did you see on the outside of the Heaven-Reaching Tower just