"These living souls belonged to ordinary people. They aren't powerful, but there are so many of them. You collected them by slaughtering cities and destroying kingdoms, didn't you? You were behind the destruction of the Langxia Kingdom!" The sight suddenly reminded Shen Luo of that Heavenly Mechanism City disciple's journal, and he shouted as realization dawned.
"The Langxia Kingdom? Ghost Yan, you slaughtered an entire kingdom's living beings just to advance Doll City!" At Shen Luo's reminder, Little Master also realized what had happened and shouted.
"Heh heh, heaven and earth are merciless, treating all things as straw dogs! For us puppet masters to pursue power, gathering vast numbers of divine souls is inevitable. Heavenly Mechanism City is shackled by an empty reputation, actually decreeing that we may only kill Yin Beasts and must not attack ordinary living beings. With our hands and feet bound like that, how could we ever achieve greatness?" Ghost Yan sneered, admitting that he had been responsible for the Langxia Kingdom's destruction.
"Killing people and taking their souls defies heaven and violates the Dao. The Heavenly Dao turns in cycles, and every cause has its consequence. Aren't you afraid of heavenly retribution?" Little Master demanded harshly.
"Heavenly retribution? I've already survived the True Immortal Tribulation and attained an immortal body. Ahead of me lies nothing but a broad, smooth road. What heavenly retribution could still befall me? As for you two, you've ruined my plans time and again. Today, I'll execute you on heaven's behalf and refine your divine souls into Doll City as well!" Ghost Yan burst into wild laughter, spat out a mouthful of blood essence, and infused it into the Spirit-Gathering Pearl.
The gray-white radiance of the Spirit-Gathering Pearl abruptly brightened severalfold, and the entire pearl flashed and merged into the Doll