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[Acquired Infamous Information (Unidentified): Soul Furnace.]

"Soul Furnace?" Bai E repeated the term, touching upon knowledge he had never heard before.

"Yes," Franca nodded, "Do you think that the Exorcism Essential Oil, which can harm those Spiritual Energy creatures, is an easily accessible substance? The only thing that can harm the soul is Spiritual Energy itself."

Her words were cold, but this was the truth.

"…" Even with some mental preparation, Bai E could not help but instantly think of the agonized figures who were thrown into the furnace to be burnt and screamed out in pain to extract Exorcism Essential Oil.

Was it cruel? Of course, it was cruel. In any world view that Bai E had previously understood, such an act would undoubtedly be labeled as "evil."

Yet in this world... without burning a part of the population, it would not be possible to save another part.

The one making this decision must be suffering more than anyone else.