Yang Chen now understood somewhat. In disbelief, he said, "So in other words, that Yan you mentioned at the beginning, and you as well, are both laws split off from Yama?"
"Exactly. We are bodies separated from Yama's laws. But once life formed, different thoughts naturally arose. My thoughts are to fulfill Yama's duties and Yan Luo's past dreams, while Yan's thoughts are to overturn Yama's ideas. In his eyes, possessing everything brings far more accomplishment than so-called perfect laws."
Luo sighed. "In the earliest days, Yan and I still worked together with one heart and one mind. We used our divided bodies to escape the heavenly and earthly lightning tribulation, then joined forces to perfect the laws and fulfill Yan Luo's past dreams, wishing to create a Dao of Reincarnation equal to those of other worlds and planes."
"But as time passed, Yan was no longer content with the status quo. He believed that the beings of other planes should have been born to submit beneath the feet of the Netherworld. Thus, using the privileges of reincarnation, he enslaved all the yin souls from the various great planes—those who had not died in their respective lands. He turned those yin souls into his ghost soldiers, making them submit to him and serve his use."
Yang Chen was slightly startled. "Doesn't that mean those yin souls no longer have any hope of reincarnation?"
"Everything has its advantages and disadvantages. Although the reincarnation Yama created back then was far more complete than the reincarnation of the Heavenly Dao's self-governing laws, its flaw was also obvious. So long as someone like Yan exists, reincarnation becomes nothing but a dream. Over countless years, Yan has used the privileges Yama created to enslave all those who reincarnated into the Netherworld from the various great