Under the crushing pressure of his aura, the other three also dropped to their knees.
None of them tried to defend themselves. They simply begged for mercy.
"Spare us, my lord! Spare us!"
"Please give us another chance to make up for our crimes!"
Qi Dao glanced at them and said nothing.
Getting detailed information on the more than thirty Soul Masters at the Spirit Hall Main Hall in Gengxin City in just half a day would not have been easy. Getting information on Miles and these five Soul Kings, however, had been simple.
So Qi Dao already knew who deserved to die and who could live.
He had made his decision before he arrived.
His gaze swept over them. "Which of you are Olide, Kane, and Wang Mao?"
The three men whose names he called went deathly pale and began trembling uncontrollably.
"My lord, Miles forced us into it!"
"If we hadn't gone along with him, he would have made our lives miserable."
"Please see the truth, my lord!"
"We had no choice!"
Once one spoke, the other two hurried to excuse themselves as well. Their stories were much the same.
The two whose names had not been called breathed a sigh of relief.
They were greedy too, but they had at least held to their last shred of principle as Spirit Hall Soul Masters. They had never killed recklessly or seized property by force. At worst, they had skimmed funds from their superiors.
And if they had not skimmed those funds, Miles would have taken the money anyway.
Neither had imagined that holding to that line would one day save his life.
Qi Dao listened to the three men's explanations, then shook his head slightly.
Li Luo sighed as well.
He had gathered the information himself and knew