"Primordial World: I'm an Iron-Eating Beast, and Houtu Overhears My Thoughts ()"!
After hearing Gungun's words, Houtu and all the other Ancestral Witches were utterly stunned.
Taiyi had fallen too?
Well... that was not wrong. The Pangu True Form she and her siblings had manifested with the Twelve Divine Fiends Formation had blasted him apart. Now only his primordial spirit remained in the world, so he counted as one of the deceased. Under the rules of reincarnation, all the deceased had to come to the Netherworld to be judged, after which their fate would be determined by the merit and karmic obstruction they had accumulated in life.
But...
Taiyi was an Innate Deity. Even without his physical body, his primordial spirit would not grow muddled with the passage of time or be corroded by resentful qi, much less readily stray onto the demonic path. In truth, leaving him alone would not disrupt the workings of reincarnation or the stability of the Primordial World.
Still... she was not only the Master of Reincarnation, but also an Ancestral Witch of the Witch Race. She had the opportunity and the justification to capture him, and now she had the strength as well. Why should she not do it?
At this thought, the bewilderment on Houtu's face gradually faded, replaced by a bright smile. She reached out to stroke Gungun's head and asked with a smile, "Gungun, you've only just become the Netherworld Emperor, and already you want to do something that will shake the Primordial World?"
Gungun bowed slightly, making it easier for Houtu to stroke his furry head. With a look of righteous conviction, he said earnestly, "Whether it shakes the Primordial World doesn't matter. Since you appointed me Netherworld Emperor, Ancestral Witch, I must consider the interests of reincarnation and offer