"At the time, a black-clothed man stood beside my parents' bodies and smugly told me that this was the price of refusing the Holy Spirit Cult."
"I was nearly driven mad with rage. I wanted to kill him and avenge my parents, but he was actually a Soul King. As someone who had only just advanced to Soul Ancestor, I was no match for him at all. He quickly defeated me and brought me to their territory."
"He told me that although my parents' bodies were dead, their souls still remained. If I didn't want their souls to scatter and vanish, I had to obey their orders."
"I didn't want to listen to him either, but he really showed me my parents' souls. He also told me that he had methods to torture souls, methods that could turn my parents into vengeful spirits through agonizing torment."
"At the same time, he smugly told me not to think about asking the security force for help. They had people in the security force too. If they found out I had gone to report them, they would immediately turn my parents into vengeful spirits."
"I failed my parents. They had worked so hard to raise me, yet before they could enjoy any good days, they lost their lives because of me. I couldn't let them suffer even after death, so I could only obey his orders."
"I knew this organization called the Holy Spirit Cult was no good. Working for them would probably send me to hell after I died, but I really had no choice! I truly had no choice! Please, spare me! I can't die yet!"
As they watched Li Wu recount his experiences through tears and sobs, Tang Wulin and the others exchanged looks, their expressions somewhat strange.
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