Dao Lao swaggered into the hall, grumbling at Judge Yan as he gestured for Haoyun to place the recovery bin beside a holographic system that had been set up in the center of the hall, resembling the incubation system but several times larger. After Judge Yan entered a series of commands, a faint blue light shield emitted from a holographic screen, enveloping the recovery bin. The shield then retracted, taking the recovery bin with it into the screen. A progress bar indicating data retrieval appeared on the screen.

"All right, now we wait for the interrogation results," Judge Yan said, somewhat expectantly.

Seeing Haoyun's questioning gaze, Dao Lao explained, "After years of battling against mold spirit energy, the realms of spirits and gods have gradually developed methods to deal with it. One of these methods is how to gather information about mold spirit energy. Although we currently only possess the ability to extract partial memories of mold spirit energy, these intercepted intelligence reports are enough to help us consolidate our advantage in the divine battle, better counteract the attacks of mold spirit energy, and ultimately help us win the divine battle."

"Why didn't we just leave this mold spirit energy here for analysis? Why go through the trouble of bringing it back to the base and then sending it back here again?" Haoyun asked, puzzled.

"Because all matters related to mold spirit energy must be managed by us first. Only after we have documented and sealed the mold spirit energy can other departments of the realms of spirits and gods, under our supervision, conduct various interrogations," Dao Lao replied.

"So, the memories of the mold spirit energy that have been 'processed' by us are easier to intercept?" Haoyun asked again.

"That's right. Mold spirit energy that has been 'processed' is forcibly sealed. This seal greatly reduces its activity and danger, essentially rendering it harmless and allowing us to handle it as we see fit," Dao Lao answered.

"So, actually, the realms of spirits and gods have figured out how to subdue mold spirit energy. It's just that to subdue mold spirit energy, it has to be processed through the incubation system and then placed in the recovery bin?" Haoyun nodded, understanding.

"Yes, you could put it that way," Dao Lao nodded.

"In that case, why hasn't the realms of spirits and gods developed a weapon along these lines? That way, we could just shoot mold spirit energy directly and subdue it. That would save a lot of trouble!" Haoyun suggested.

"Many officials have thought of this idea. But unfortunately, it seems that it's not that easy to do. So far, the weapons development department of the realms of spirits and gods has not been able to realize this idea. That's why, for now, we can only use the old method of driving mold spirit energy out of the invaded person's body, capturing it, and sealing it away," Dao Lao said somewhat helplessly.

At the same time, Dao Lao made a throat-slitting gesture, indicating that the usual method of driving mold spirit energy out of the invaded person's body usually involved directly killing the invaded person. After all, most invaded individuals were not good people, and even if they were killed, they deserved it.

Speaking of invaded individuals, huh? Where's Liu Erwa? Haoyun only realized now that only Judge Yan was waiting in the hall, not Liu Erwa.

So, Haoyun hurriedly asked, "Huh? Where's Liu Erwa? And where's Master Gu? Judge Yan, you didn't execute Liu Erwa while we were away, did you?!"

"Oh my! Look at you! Do you really think of us as executioners? This time it's a joint law enforcement action between the Underworld Spirit Realm and the Extradition Officials. Without Dao Lao's approval, would we unilaterally punish the prisoners?" Judge Yan replied sternly.

"Then, Liu Erwa—" Haoyun was about to ask again when he heard Master Gu's voice coming from the entrance of the hall.

"Haha, Dao Lao, Haoyun, you're back already? Sorry to keep everyone waiting! I just took Liu Erwa to the Judgment Hall and went through the procedures again with the reincarnation execution officials. Now, we're just waiting for the investigation results of the mold spirit energy, and then we can finally determine whether Liu Erwa is guilty and how to deal with him."

Hearing that they were about to decide how to deal with Liu Erwa, Haoyun felt anxious. On the one hand, based on Liu Erwa's previous life experiences, Haoyun fully understood why a mentally challenged child would behave with such resentment before and after death. But on the other hand, Liu Erwa's unauthorized escape from the Underworld Spirit Realm and intrusion into the human world, causing Xu Fang to be unable to conceive, indeed seriously violated the rules of the Underworld Spirit Realm.

Although it was proven that the real reason Liu Erwa committed the violation was the intrusion of mold spirit energy into his soul, disturbing his consciousness, Liu Erwa did harbor evil intentions, which gave the mold spirit energy an opportunity. So, if Judge Yan and Master Gu insisted on punishing him according to the law, it would also be understandable.

Haoyun also wanted to advocate for Liu Erwa to some extent. But he also knew that Judge Yan and Master Gu were giving him face, mostly because of their personal relationship with Master Gu. So, he understood that he wasn't suitable for constantly lobbying the two respected figures. After all, dealing with souls was their job, and logically, Haoyun had no right to interfere with other people's work.

The interrogation of mold spirit energy took longer than expected. Even after Haoyun, accompanied by Master Gu, toured the entire Judgment Hall, followed Master Gu to eat some specialty snacks in the City of Spirits, and visited several attractions in the City of Spirits, they still hadn't received the results of the mold spirit energy interrogation.

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Coming out, after all, the feeling that the realms of spirits and gods gave Haoyun was incredibly powerful and omnipotent. But facing a mold spirit energy that could only create fourth-level bad luck, it took so long to deal with it. It seems that this mold spirit energy is not that easy to deal with, Haoyun thought. If this were facing mold spirit energy that could create tenth-level bad luck? Haoyun didn't dare to continue thinking down that road.

"Ah, it seems like this method of dealing with mold spirit energy isn't powerful enough! Interrogating a four-star bad luck spirit energy, and it's still a very weak mold spirit energy, yet it takes so long to deal with," Haoyun said, looking at the system time, unable to help but complain.

"Cough, cough, cough, that's not entirely accurate," Dao Lao coughed and said, "If we look back, each strand of mold spirit energy has existed for a very long time. The events stored in their memories are also numerous. Moreover, many of the things in their memories exist in a unique fragmented form. So, after intercepting the information each time, we have to decipher these pieces of information first and then compare and reassemble them to find the part we need. Furthermore, mold spirit energy itself is very cunning, so many of the information in their memories can be misleading. This requires a lot of time to compare and identify, and then we can extract the real useful information from it."

After speaking, Dao Lao scolded through the system, "Hey! Can't you keep your mouth shut? Can't you just run through your brain before you speak?! You always blabber! Look at how embarrassed you've made Judge Yan!"

Haoyun also felt that he had spoken too bluntly just now and felt a bit embarrassed. He stuck out his tongue and quietly waited for the interrogation results.

So, the group chatted idly, not knowing how much time had passed. Finally, with a "ding" sound, the interrogation of the mold spirit energy was finally completed. Judge Yan immediately ordered the system to display the audiovisual data related to Liu Erwa.

This footage was recorded from the first-person perspective of the mold spirit energy.

At the beginning of the video, there was a chaotic void rushing rapidly out of the frame, giving the feeling that the mold spirit energy was moving quickly, accompanied by demonic whispers. But before long, a black mist suddenly filled the entire screen. Then, a light spot appeared at the center of the black mist, rapidly expanding outward and causing a burst of light. After the burst, the scene of the village from Liu Erwa's previous life appeared on the screen. The village was deserted, as previously understood, it was a village abandoned long ago due to war.

Everyone knew what happened next. The footage from the mold spirit energy's first-person perspective once again presented the battle scene. However, from the mold spirit energy's perspective, it could be seen that it was very excited about the fierce battle below. Moreover, long before the large-scale firefight broke out, it flew down from the sky and kept shuttling rapidly between the people inside and outside the village. Obviously, the masking ability of the mold spirit energy not only prevented the realms of spirits and gods from sensing its presence but also made these ordinary lower realm creatures unable to sense it passing by, even passing through their bodies.

The mold spirit energy kept shuttling among the crowd, looking very much enjoying the battle happening around it. It hovered like this until the invading army was completely wiped out by the reinforcements. Then, as if receiving an order, the mold spirit energy turned and soared into the sky. At this time, a group of extradition officials had already descended in the sky. The mold spirit energy remained in stealth mode and flew straight towards a lone extradition official hovering on the side of the sky, naturally entering the extradition official's wide black robe.

Then, the footage of the data turned black. After a brief silence, the sound of Liu Erwa's howling suddenly came from the screen: "No! Don't! Let me go! Sob, sob, sob. I want my parents! Sob, sob, sob!—"

Everyone knew that this was Liu Erwa's reaction when he saw his parents' souls being taken away by other extradition officials.

Liu Erwa continued to cry in the black screen, and then another voice suddenly came from the screen: "I understand your feelings about being separated from your parents, but don't worry too much. Maybe you can still see them? Of course, as long as you keep quiet and listen to me obediently. Hehehe."

Everyone frowned. Because they knew that the voice coming from the pitch-black screen was exactly the same as what Liu Erwa heard from his first-person perspective after Eight Brother administered the Restorative Divine Water to him. This indicated that all the information they had previously obtained was correct.

After a brief conversation between Liu Erwa and the extradition official, the black screen returned to silence. But not long after, there were gusts of wind in the picture, as well as the sound of beasts roaring, seemingly near and far. Haoyun knew that at this time, the extradition official had already led Liu Erwa's soul into the realm of the underworld.

Of course, more importantly, the subject playing the first-person perspective of the image data at hand, this mold spirit energy did enter the boundary area of the underworld under the protection of that extradition official. Judge Yan's face instantly became very serious. Haoyun noticed that Judge Yan's eyes seemed serious and flickered with a complex emotion.

However, Haoyun didn't have the time to read Judge Yan's expression because another voice came from the screen at this moment. Based on what was said, this person was the official responsible for issuing Liu Erwa's entry permit. After explaining a few forms to the extradition official, there were several heavy and forceful sounds of stamping. Then, the official approved Liu Erwa's soul entry application and informed the extradition official to take Liu Erwa through the 138th green channel to the Judgment Hall numbered 2010611, to receive the judgment from the presiding judge.

Liu Erwa was still crying out, "I don't want to! I want my mom and dad! I want to go back to them! Sob, sob, sob."

But the extradition official naturally ignored him, and the officials in the Judgment Hall were not surprised by the crying soul that couldn't let go of its attachment to the previous life. Therefore, the presiding judge, Paul, ignored Liu Erwa and simply reiterated that they should quickly leave through the green channel. As for how to deal with Liu Erwa's refusal to reincarnate, that would be the work of the reincarnation execution officials and the reincarnation management department.

"Let's go, Liu Erwa. Whatever you choose, we will continue with the necessary procedures," said the extradition official, Elianna.

Liu Erwa continued to cry with his head lowered, ignoring the extradition official.

Suddenly, a sound similar to the interweaving of low-frequency electric currents and airflow surged in the video. The originally pitch-black screen seemed to undergo electromagnetic interference-like fluctuations. This interference only lasted for a second before the screen returned to light, this time with a pure emerald green light.