Within the passage from the living world to the Pure Land.
A soul with a slightly bewildered expression was flying toward the Pure Land.
This person was Ryōshiki, who had used a secret technique in preparation for one final gamble.
"Why did my technique fail?"
"Are this planet's soul rules really this strict?"
Almost the moment Ryōshiki abandoned his body, he was forcibly dragged here.
The rules governing how souls remained in the living world differed from planet to planet, but given his Soul Strength—
He had never encountered a situation where he would be captured instantly.
But now that things had come to this, Ryōshiki had no way to return.
He could only take advantage of the considerable energy still within his body to see what this Super Energy Star's Soul Sanctuary was like.
Suddenly, Ryōshiki, who could no longer feel temperature, felt a cold wind sweep past him.
His body turned cold, and the energy within him rapidly flowed in one direction.
"Who is it!? A guardian!?"
Ryōshiki had once heard Meishiki say that every planet's Soul Sanctuary had guardians.
The guardians would drain all the energy carried by souls in order to preserve the tranquility of the Soul Sanctuary.
Ryōshiki had not researched souls much. The energy within his soul existed solely because he was a High-level Otsutsuki.
He could not stop the energy from draining away at all, nor did anyone answer his question.
Before long, Ryōshiki grew weak, and his senses became blurred.
A figure flashed past at incredible speed and struck Ryōshiki's head with one palm.
Ryōshiki's final expression was one of utter terror, because he saw the soul of a God Tier Otsutsuki.
But before he could think of anything else—
His soul had already been completely shattered, transformed into pure energy, and