As they approached the commercial center, the Daoist Master of Reincarnation stopped again. He saw thick black smoke billowing from the corridor ahead, through which golden rays of light could be seen shining through.
"Hui Shuo!" Wang Yao's spirits lifted, and he strode forward. Before he even stepped into the black smoke, he saw the black smoke in front of him sway slightly.
"Lord Yue... Lord Yue..." A voice suddenly came from the black smoke. Wang Yao looked closely and saw that it was Wuying. However, Wuying was now only a head. His head was already small and thin, and it was covered by thick black smoke. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see it at all.
“You…” Wang Yao stared at Wu Ying, speechless.
"Huang Sheng is dead. The holy monk is performing a ritual to help him pass on to the afterlife, fearing that the corpse's aura will pollute the corridor." Wu Ying's voice came through the black smoke. Wang Yao couldn't see his expression, but he could feel a deep sense of helplessness in his words, which he could only try his best to suppress.
"How are you? You only have a head left. Will that delay your reincarnation?" Wang Yao asked Wuying after calming himself down.
There are too many dead ghosts. Huang Sheng is just one in a billion. Wang Yao can't possibly lament over every single one of them. He can only avoid talking about it. It's more useful to worry about the living ghosts.
"I don't know, but it should be fine as livestock, at least," Wuying replied calmly.
"Lord Dao, this Shadowless One was a great contributor to Floor Zero. Now that he's in this state, does the Underworld really have the heart to let him become a beast?" Wang Yao frowned as he looked at the Lord of the Samsara Dao who had arrived later. Reincarnation was within his jurisdiction, so he could resolve the matter in person.
"Didn't I just tell you? Reincarnating after the great calamity of the underworld is not a good opportunity. Moreover, this ghost body only has such a small part left. If it is reincarnated as a human, it is very likely that its consciousness will not be complete. It is better to become an animal to replenish the ghost body first."
As the Lord of the Cycle of Reincarnation spoke, he noticed Wang Yao's grim expression and hurriedly explained the situation to him in more detail.
"Lord Yue Lao, you may not know this, but a ghost's body is actually composed of a soul and yin energy. The entire ghost's body is 70% yin energy and only 30% soul. So as long as the ghost's body is lost within 70%, there is not much of a problem with reincarnation. But this ghost only has a head left. The loss is more than 70%."
"Generally speaking, if a ghost loses more than 50% of its body, it will affect its constitution after reincarnation. However, since this genius ghost has made great contributions to my underworld, I will definitely arrange for my subordinates to find him a good family. As long as he is properly cared for after reincarnation, it will not be difficult for him to have a normal lifespan."
"But if more than 70% is lost, it will affect his intelligence after reincarnation. Even if we find him a good family, he will be mentally challenged. It is easy to imagine how difficult it will be for him to survive in the human world. He can't even be a wild beast. It would be better for him to be a beast of prey first to make up for the missing ghost body."
"Lord Yue Lao, please rest assured, I will personally oversee this matter. As animals, they usually only need a year or two in the human realm. When that time comes, I will find him a good family so he can be reborn as a human. This is the most appropriate solution," said the Lord of the Samsara Dao.
After listening to the words of the Daoist Master of the Cycle of Reincarnation, Wang Yao understood that what he said made sense. At least as livestock, one could at least make a living, but if one were a stupid beast or a stupid person, one would probably starve to death. It would be a violent death, so it would be better to be livestock.
Moreover, the Lord of the Samsara Dao assured Wang Yao that Wuying would be able to reincarnate as a human soon, albeit a few years later. This was the most appropriate option he could currently choose for Wuying.
But when he turned his head to look at Wuying's lonely head shrouded in black mist, he found it hard to bear the thought of him becoming a chicken or duck to be slaughtered.
"You... there's no way to recover from this?" Wang Yao asked, frowning.
“Nothing is absolute in the Six Realms. In the hands of a powerful being, his situation is nothing more than a trivial matter. But which powerful being would be willing to exert effort for a mere genius?” Before Wuying could speak, the Lord of the Samsara Dao spoke up from the side.
"A powerful being? According to you, the Ten Kings of Hell above can subdue him?" Wang Yao's eyes lit up upon hearing the words of the Daoist Master of the Samsara Path.
"I wouldn't dare say that all ten masters could cure it, but it's possible that at least one of them has a cultivation method that can resolve the situation of Wuying," the Dao Master of the Samsara Path nodded. After speaking, he thought for a moment, then looked at Wang Yao.
"The affairs of the underworld are extremely complicated. If Lord Yue Lao really is going to ask the lord upstairs to save this genius, please don't say it was my idea."
Wang Yao nodded, knowing that this Dao Lord was afraid that the King of Hell upstairs would be too embarrassed to help Wu Ying with his injuries, and then come back to cause trouble for this talkative Dao Lord of the Samsara Dao, which would be an undeserved disaster for him.
"Don't worry, I will definitely find a way to heal your injuries so that you can live a normal life without any worries," Wang Yao said, turning to Wuying.
"My lord, let's not talk about my matter for now. The protective shields at the other checkpoints have probably expired. Let's hurry over there. Although there are no more high-level corpse puppets attacking now, the sources of corpse energy in the entire West Fifth District should have increased considerably. The losses at the other checkpoints are probably still increasing."
Wuying reminded Wang Yao that it had always been his responsibility to pay attention to the time limit of the shield. Now that the situation had stabilized slightly, things would still be bad without the "Glass" shield.
“Uh…” Wang Yao was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had been in the Underworld Affairs Zone for quite some time, definitely more than three hours.
After all, they had attacked back to the first line of defense from the depths of the Underworld. Although the Lord of Reincarnation led them on their journey when there were no vengeful spirits, they encountered too many vengeful spirits along the way, which took up a lot of time.
However, the journey back from the first line of defense was smooth because the roads had been cleared. They only got delayed for a while at the Cat Demon's place. But the round trip must have taken at least more than three hours. Wang Yao felt that it might have taken a whole day and night.
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